Rev'd Richard Reakes to join the Diocese of Leicester

St Michael's • 4 May 2021

For those of you who were not in our churches on Sunday, we announced that Rev'd Richard Reakes has been appointed Rector of The Four Saints Benefice in the Diocese of Leicester.

The benefice is made up of the villages of Countesthorpe, Foston, Peatling Magna and Willoughby Waterleys. He will be instituted and inducted on Sunday, 8th August by Rt Rev'd Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester. Richard’s last Sunday in the benefice will be 18th July.

Richard says, ‘Claire and I will be very sad to leave Gloucestershire, where we have been blessed to be part of a wonderful community and have been extremely happy for the past seven years. Our ministry here has been rewarding in so many ways and we thank each and every one of you for enriching our journey. Now it is time to move on and we look forward to an exciting new chapter in our lives in Leicestershire.’

Rev'd Malc Allen says: 'I join many others who will greatly miss Richard and Claire. Richard’s personal brand of ministry, in particular, has been a real blessing to the communities he served, to others he worked with and to me personally. However, as with the apostles and disciples before us, God moves us on to do a new work in a new place, according to his plans and purposes for the Kingdom, and so, we pray every blessing for a fruitful and happy next chapter of their lives.'

Please join us in praying for Richard and Claire as they prepare for this new season and move to Leicester.

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