TWELVE deacons will be ordained by the Bishop of Durham tomorrow.
The Right Reverend Dr Tom Wright met and chatted with the 12 at Durham Cathedral on Tuesday, before conducting tomorrow’s ceremony.
The new deacons are: David Carr – St Mary’s, Horden, east Durham; Caroline Friswell – St John’s, Greenside, Gateshead; Emma Johnson – St Mary’s, Cockfield and St John’s, Lynesack, County Durham; Vicki Mellor – St Nicholas’, Durham; Christopher Pearson – St Mary’s, Norton and St Chad’s, Stockton; Alison Richardson – St Paul’s, Spennymoor and Whitworth, County Durham; Leon Rogers – East Darlington team; Liz Strafford – Durham North team; Matt Tarling – St Cuthbert’s, Blaydon and Holy Trinity, Swalwell; Ruth Thomas – St Giles’, Durham; David Tolhurts – Middleton St George and Sadberge, near Darlington; and David Tomlinson – St John’s, Shildon, County Durham.
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