St Michael's celebrates Lucy Barbour's ordination
Lucy was ordained on 29 June at Gloucester Cathedral
It was a weekend of celebration across the benefice as Lucy Barbour, our current curate, was priested in Gloucester Cathedral last Saturday (29 June 2024).
Lucy has been a valuable minister across our churches for many years, pioneering new ventures such as Church on the Hill and Cafe Church alongside diligently encouraging existing and new team members to grow their leadership skills.
However, in anticipation of the significance of the moment her ordination to the priesthood would be, Lucy enjoyed a retreat with her fellow ordinand cohort where she was able to prayerfully prepare for taking the next steps into all that God has called her to be. Then, in the glorious setting of Gloucester Cathedral, Lucy was priested in a service led by the Bishop of Tewksbury, the Rt Revd Robert Springett.
Lucy observes that “the journey to priesthood has been both long and quick in different ways. Last week, I was able to spend some quality time reflecting on how God has been with me on that journey. Most significant has been the people. So, to be surrounded and prayed for by people who have journeyed with me and then to celebrate Communion with the church that I have come to love so much was such a joy and a gift.”
This was a wonderful moment on Lucy’s journey and we look forward to sharing many more with her in the years to come.
The Revd Ben Williams adds, "Lucy’s journey is an inspiration for us all. We are all invited into a life-long journey of faith and adventure with God and while our vocational expressional may look different to hers, we hope our benefice of churches is a place where you can explore how God is calling you to love and serve him in our cultural moment."
You can read more about the ordinations, watch the livestream recording and see a collection of images from the weekend on the Diocese of Gloucester website:
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