TWELVE people will be ordained into the Church of England over the weekend.

Matthew Ineson, 33, of Owton Manor, Hartlepool, will be ordained at St James Church, Hartlepool, tonight.

The other eleven will be ordained at Durham Cathedral tomorrow

Being ordained as deacons are: Richard Green, 35, of Darlington; Jane Grieve, 46, of Barnard Castle; Brian Magorrian, 35, of Sunderland; John McManners, 55, of Sunderland; and Jennifer Roy, 48, of Jarrow.

Being ordained as priests are: Ivan Aquilina, 35, of Jarrow; David Chadwick, 27, of Whickham; Andrew France, 32, of Hartlepool; Pamela Lucas, 32, of Easington; Paul Neville, 39, of Chester-le-Street; and Norman Shave, 40, of Stockton.