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As Rev Judith Grieve has moved on to Westerhope, we have entered a period of interregnum - during this time the overall management of the running of the parish falls to the PCC and Churchwardens, overseen by the Area Dean.  The PCC has produced a parish profile providing an overview of the church and the area for prospective candidates.  The post has now been advertised - this is an open-ended process, so we remain in interregnum until someone applies and is appointed.

 

Tens of thousands respond to invitations to

Back to Church Sunday

Congregations increased by nearly a quarter at more than 4,200 churches on Back to Church Sunday on 25 September 2011 - an average of 19 extra people per church.

Overall, 18 per cent of participating churches reported that nearly 14,000 extra people attended church on Back to Church Sunday 2011 in Great Britain; over 10,000 of these attended Church of England churches.  Based on these numbers, it could be estimated that:

*  An extra 77,000 people attended Back to Church Sunday 2011 (over 58,000 in the Church of England)

*  Since the first Back to Church Sunday in 2004,  nearly

230,000 have come back to church

The Bishop of Hertford, the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, says "We know that three million people in England say they would come back to church if they had an invitation, and I encourage even more churches to register in 2012.  It's a simple initiative that really does work."