St Oswald's Church, Sowerby

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House for Duty Assistant Priest - York Diocese
Sowerby, Sessay and Thirkleby with Kilburn and Bagby

A House for Duty Assistant Priest is sought for this new plurality near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. It comprises the three benefices of Sowerby, Sessay and Thirkleby with Kilburn and Bagby, and includes an area of vale as well as the edge of the Hambleton Hills.

The benefices are being brought together in January 2012, when the Priest-in-Charge of Sowerby and Sessay, the Revd Nicola Carnall, also becomes Priest-in-Charge of Thirkleby with Kilburn and Bagby. There is a scheme in progress to make these five parishes into a plurality.

We are looking for an Assistant Priest who will share in worship, mission and pastoral care throughout the plurality. The minimum duty will be the equivalent of two full days per week including Sunday duties. A modern former vicarage is provided in the picturesque village of Kilburn, famous for its White Horse and 'Mousey Thompson' furniture. The market town of Thirsk (home of James Herriot) is 7 miles from Kilburn, half a mile from Sowerby.

The post offers a variety of opportunities for parish ministry alongside the Priest-in-Charge. The ministry team includes three Readers and many other committed and capable lay people.

The qualities most desired are an enthusiasm for all aspects of parish ministry and enjoyment of working with others. Ability to travel around the whole group, with access to a car, is essential.

Appointment to this position is subject to satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Criminal Records Bureau.

Closing date: Easter 2012

For further details and application form please contact:
    The Revd Nicola Carnall
    The Vicarage
    The Close
    Sowerby
    Thirsk YO7 1JA
    telephone: Thirsk (01845) 522814
    email: vicar@stoswaldsowerby.org.uk

More information about St Oswald's Church, Sowerby can be found on their website: www.stoswaldsowerby.org.uk

Sowerby to form closer links with neighbouring parishes

Following discussions over the past two years, a new 'plurality' of parishes is being formed, bringing together the benefices of Sessay and Sowerby with the benefice of Thirkleby with Kilburn and Bagby.

On Friday 27 January 2012 the Revd Nicky Carnall will be licensed as Priest in Charge of Thirkleby with Kilburn and Bagby (as well as Sowerby and Sessay) at 7.00pm at All Saint's Church, Thirkleby.

At some point soon after that, the new plurality will be formed and Nicky will become the Incumbent (Vicar) of all five churches, continuing to live in the Vicarage in Sowerby.

Clearly the new grouping is going to mean change for all the parishes. The most obvious change will be that the pattern of Sunday services will need to be altered after the licensing in order to provide Communion services in Thirkleby, Kilburn and Bagby.

In Sowerby it is expected that the 8am service will move to 8.30am each week. It will be Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays of each month, and Early Worship on the second and fourth. The 9.30am services will all move to 10.30am. The first Sunday will be an All Age Service, the second and fourth Sundays will be Holy Communion and the third Sunday will be Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer will be held at St Oswald's at 6.30pm on the first and third Sundays of each month, with a joint service at Sowerby Methodist Church on the second and fourth Sundays. It may be necessary to alter the new pattern of services occasionally, and in any case it will be reviewed after six months to see how it is working.

St Oswald's is a beautiful and historic Church of England Parish Church in the village of Sowerby, just outside Thirsk. It is attended by people of all ages who live in the village and surrounding area, and by many visitors to this scenic part of North Yorkshire.

St Oswald's has a thriving ministry to children and young people, a variety of music styles, opportunities for learning about the Christian faith in small groups or simply being quiet and reflective together.

We enjoy close links with other local churches - our sister church, St Cuthbert's, Sessay; Sowerby Methodist Church; and the Thirsk Team Ministry. We are also members of the local Churches Together Group.

This website tells you a lot more about the ministry of St Oswald's Church. If there is any further information you would like, please do not hesitate to contact Revd Nicky Carnall.

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