We are delighted to announce the appointment of Reverend Lucy Brencher as Priest in Charge for the Benefice of Alne and the Benefice of Skelton with Shipton and Newton on Ouse.

Bishop John has said: 'Lucy has considerable experience of rural mission and ministry having served her title in Rural Ainsty and latterly been leading the parishes of Acaster Malbis, Appleton Roebuck, and Acaster Selby alongside ministry in the Copmanthorpe Group in which she has developed services and community events to engage local people, especially the young. She also served the Tadcaster Benefice during their last vacancy. I am confident that with God’s grace, this will be a great adventure for the area.’

Revd Lucy says of her appointment: ‘I will be delighted to be the new Priest in charge. I am very much looking forward to meeting everyone, worshipping together, and discerning ways to grow deeper in our faith and broader in our outreach to our village communities. I pray that there will be great blessings as we step out with God's guidance to serve him in our villages.'

We do not have a start date as yet but wanted to let the local community know we are delighted to have a new priest in charge after such a long period of interregnum.