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to the website for Readers

in the Diocese of Lincoln

Contacts: Warden of Readers: Dr Sally Buck 01522 50 40 89 07908 569 408 Diocesan Office: Marie Isaac 01522 50 40 22 Admin Chairman of The John Marshall 01205 723097 Governing Body: Secretary General: Shirley Keyes 01673 857151 2017 Reader Service Congratulations to colleagues licensed in Lincoln Cathedral on the 7th October 2017. Photo: - Readers from left... Helen Copson (Barrowby with Gt. Gonerby) Roger Goodrum (Saxonwell Group) Christine Collins (Mablethorpe with Trusthorpe) Christopher Godwin (Barrowby with Gt. Gonerby) Carolynne Hannabuss (Bonby)

What does a Reader Minister do? Readers are lay people in the Church of England, from all walks of life, who are called by God, theologically trained and licensed by the Church to preach, teach, lead worship and assist in pastoral, evangelistic and liturgical work. The office of Reader is the only lay ministry in the Church of England which is voluntary, nationally accredited, Episcopally licensed and governed by canon. There are now over 10,000 Readers, with men and women represented almost equally.

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Celebration of Lay Ministries

Saturday

27th October

9.30-11.30 in the Cathedral.

Please visit the Eventbrite page at goo.gl/DuWzRd to

reserve tickets.

You can book as many tickets as you want (and you will

not need a ticket for entry - they are simply to give us an

idea of numbers).

The Reader AGM will follow at 12.30 in the King Room at

Edward King House. Shirley Keyes will be in touch with

you soon about that - and you will need to RSVP to her

about the AGM separately.

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 Association of Readers in the Diocese of Lincoln. Website Manager John Marshall

During the Service, the Bishop of Grantham - The Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Chamberlain Admitted & Licenced the five new Readers - see above. He also Licenced as Readers on transfer from other Dioceses: Claire Sauer (Marston) and David Stark (Heckington with Helpringham). The Rt Revd Dr David Court, preached the sermon - encouraging us in our ministry - to be 'confident in Christ'.