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Incumbent: St Mary, Leigh and St Peter & St Paul, Westleigh (in plurality)
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/82233/7925
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Office Holder
Salary/Stipend:
Location:
Leigh
Closing Date:
21/02/2025
Vacancy Category:
Clergy: Archdeacon
Business Unit:
Diocese of Manchester
Organizational Unit:
Church Commissioners
Introduction
These benefices are seeking an Incumbent to lead them in mission and evangelism, prayer and service.
St Mary, Leigh and St Peter & St Paul, Westleigh are two distinct benefices in the Leigh Mission Community, Deanery of Salford & Leigh, with significant opportunities for mission and evangelism.
The new Incumbent will work with established ordained and lay colleagues across the two benefices. There is a strong desire to work more confidently together, whilst acknowledging the distinctiveness between the two benefices.
St Mary is the historic parish church of Leigh. St Peter and St Paul are distinct churches within the Westleigh benefice with strong local and community outreach. Liturgically, all three churches are grounded in modern catholic traditions.
We are looking for an Incumbent with the following qualities:
• A collaborative priest, who can delegate and who can raise up and support lay and ordained leaders;
• A priest who is comfortable with modern Catholic liturgy and civic ministry;
• A good communicator with excellent organisational skills, who is resilient,
persistent and able to lead change;
• A prayerful, warm and considered person who will encourage the congregation to pray both
individually and corporately;
• An incumbent who would take an active and committed part in the Mission Community and the wider Deanery.
These benefices are at a key time in their ministry as they seek to discern their life and ministry individually, together and as part of Leigh Mission Community. A comfortable four-bedroom parsonage is available for the successful candidate.
Please see the Parish Profile, Role Description and Person Specification for full details.
Enquirers are welcome to speak informally to the Ven. Dr Rachel Mann, Archdeacon of Salford and Bolton. Please contact her P.A. to arrange via this email: pa.archbolton@manchester.anglican.org
Closing date for applications: Friday 21st February 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 19th March 2025
