This post is one of four for which we are offering a 2-day Experience Programme on Thursday 7th - Friday 8th March 2019. The event invites you to come and view the rural vacancies we are currently offering, with a view to applying for one or more of them; interviews for which all take place in May.
Please download the attached advert, which has appeared in The Church Times, the itinerary for the days and the application form. Applications for the Experience Programme close at mid-day on Thursday 28th February.
Welcome to the benefices of Pockington Wold and Londesborough Wold, which are situated in the beautiful rural setting of The Yorkshire Wolds; attracting tourists for walking and cycling, the history and access to the east coast resorts. Pocklington, a large market town with independent shops and boutiques, an Arts Centre and renowned gardens at Burnby Hall, offers something for everyone. The surrounding villages are served by local shops, village halls and pubs, and are traditional farming communities. The community is increasing in size with areas of new housing development.
The large flexible space within Pocklington church lends its self to offer hospitality and use by various groups and for a variety of regular events, concerts and festivals. Further development and facilities are planned. Elsewhere, the church communities are an active part of village life and the upkeep and future development of the church buildings to provide toilets and flexible meeting space are linked to local events and introductions of new styles of worship. The churches try to capitalise on the tourist opportunities in the area and churches are open for visitors.
Members of the churches attended the Diocesan programme of LYCIG (Leading Your Church into Growth) in September 2016, and would love to develop this further.
We offer our priest:
We seek a Priest who:
For more information about this application process, please use this link
Deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 31st March 2019
Interviews are scheduled for Friday 17th May 2019
Full details about this opportunity can be found in the attached documents.
For an informal conversation please contact The Bishop of Selby by email at bishopofselby@yorkdiocese.org or Tel: 01757 429 982
The Diocese of York is a family of 607 churches and 125 schools in 470 parishes, which extends from Middlesbrough on the River Tees to Hull on the River Humber, and from the east coast of Yorkshire about as far west as the A1 road.
Led and guided by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, our vision is to be a family of Generous Churches Making and Nurturing Disciples. We are currently working through a Diocesan Strategy that focuses on:
Find out more about us at our microsite: https://jobs.churchofengland.org/dioceseofyork/
Our official website can be found here: http://dioceseofyork.org.uk/
Unfortunately it is not always straightforward for clergy from overseas to be appointed to posts in the Church of England. The policy of the UK Border Agency is that normally the organisation making an appointment has been able to prove that it is impossible to appoint a person who is a national of a European Economic Area country, before a visa giving permission to work will be issued to a person who comes from elsewhere.
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