Two of the new curates to be appointed at for St Wulfram’s Church, Grantham, have been named.
These two new curates, Hannah & Kate, will form two of the three new curates for St Wulfram’s as part of its diocesan role as a resource church. The announcement of the third curate will take place later
They now prepare to be ordained on Sunday, 26 June at Lincoln Cathedral.
Hannah Grivell, pictured above with her husband, Tim, and 5-month-old daughter, Miriam, are currently living in Cuddesdon where she is training, and looking forward to moving to Grantham in June, along with their two cats Leo and Kione.
Tim works from home for the online bank Monzo as an Analyst, and Miriam is just getting used to going to Nursery.
Before Hannah started Ordination Training, she lived lived in Belper, Derbyshire and worked for a tour operator in Derby, arranging trips abroad for Scouts and Guides, which gave her some opportunity to travel.
She and Tim met at University in Northampton, where she gained a BA in Politics. She is very passionate about singing, having gained a diploma in singing performance, and is particularly excited about the excellent choirs at St Wulfram’s.
She said: “My other hobbies include baking, swimming, and, more recently, attempting embroidery.
“In the past, I’ve been a member of General Synod, which I enjoyed to the extent one can enjoy such a thing! This gave me a much deeper knowledge of the national Church, which has, in turn, given me a greater respect for local Churches.
“I am ready to get into Parish ministry, focusing on the local needs of a community, which I am pleased will be in Grantham through St Wulfram’s. I have grown up in the Church of England, with my Church background being Anglo-Catholic. I am thrilled, therefore, to be coming to St Wulfram’s to really immerse myself into the worshipping life of the Church, and get involved in the many wonderful mission opportunities presented with being a part of this town centre Church. St Wulfram’s feels like it is at the heart of the community, which I think is so important for any Church, and we can’t wait to join it.
“I’m really looking forward to meeting you all.”
Kate Hough is currently living just outside Lincoln, splitting her studying between attending St Mellitus college, Nottingham and a placement at St Swithins in the centre of Lincoln and St Faiths in the West End of Lincoln
She said: “Two of the most rewarding aspects of ministry I have been involved in through my training are with the Night Light Mental Health Crisis Café, and being a coach on the re-work courses that the church runs a course to help people get back into work.
Prior to her training, Kate worked for a furniture manufacturer running their Customer Service and Logistics Departments. We were involved in lots of different refurbishment projects including Church projects, where they were looking for new furniture for the Church.
She said: “My church background has been mostly rural or semi-rural churches, with either a central or more Anglo-Catholic tradition. Whilst at University, I attended Bangor Cathedral, which gave me a perspective on more urban churches, and having subsequently been placed at an evangelical charismatic city centre church has given me a deeper understanding of the specifics of this type of urban Churchmanship.”
She will be moving to Grantham with her dog Purdey and two Cats, Nuzzle and Cally. In her time off she enjoys getting out into the countryside with Purdey,
During her childhood her father was in the Army and her mother’s family farmed around Lincolnshire, so she spent her childhood living between Canada, Ropsley and Londonthorpe before eventually moving away from the Grantham area completely.
She said: “When I came to visit the Parish and meet Fr. Stuart, I had a moment of nostalgia going past the Grantham 2nd Scout building where I many happy times as a Beaver, Cub and Scout.
“I’m really excited to be coming back to Grantham and to be a part of St Wulfram’s. I believe that there is a beauty to liturgical and Sacramental worship. Especially in today’s society which can be loud, chaotic, & often
feel non-stop, there is something important about being able to offer a sacred space in which to meet God.”
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