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 REV'D CHRIS THORPE
Vicar of Sheriffhales and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral chris@christhorpe.org St Andrew's Vicarage11a Manor CloseShifnal TF11 9AJ 01952 463694 Revd Chris Thorpe is the vicar of Sheriffhales and Shifnal parishes. He was ordained in 1988 and has held posts in Letchworth in Hertfordshire, in Walsall and in Bilston, Wolverhampton. Before Ordination he worked in marketing for a number of different companies. Chris specialises in helping churches to work at the heart of their community. He wrote a paper called "Breaking the Bread of Community Engagement" as part of the Church of England's "Faithful Cities" Report. He also leads a course of training for the Lichfield Diocese, called Community Ministry and facilitates a curates support group. In 2010 SCM Canterbury Press published Chris' latest book "Touching the Sacred". The parishes identified the need for help in reaching children, young people and families as their key priority for Chris when he was appointed. Chris is married to Sarah and father to Sophie and Jake.  |
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 Revd SARAH LAWRENCE
Curate 01952 463 944 or 07766 348 170 revsarahlawrence@yahoo.co.uk Revd Sarah Lawrence is half time curate at Shifnal, Sheriffhales and Tong. She was ordained Deacon in 2008 in Lincoln Diocese, and was non-stipendiary (voluntary) curate at the Car Dyke Group near Sleaford for two years. The family moved to Shropshire in 2010 and she was ordained Priest. Sarah trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, during which time she completed an MPhil in Church History. Before that she was a church Youth Worker in Histon, near Cambridge. She enjoys working with children, young people and families. Sarah was born and brought up in Cheshire, so is not far from home here in Shropshire. Her husband, Chris, is a chaplain in the RAF, currently posted to RAF Cosford. They have two children, Bethan (5) and David (4), who are at school in Shifnal. 
REV FATHER JIM NORTON
ASSISTANT PRIEST 01952 595343 jhknorton@yahoo.com Fr.Jim was ordained in 1981 at Lichfield Cathedral and served at St.Matthew’s Donnington Wood. He later moved to St.Katherine’s, Gloucester as Curate. Fr.Jim served for over 10 years as Vicar of St.George’s New Mills and Rural Dean of Glossop in the Diocese of Derby. He was next appointed as Team Rector of Buxton and Rural Dean of Buxton. In 2002 he returned to his native Shropshire
and joined the staff at St.Andrew’s Shifnal and in 2004 was made Priest in Charge of Christ Church, Little Drayton (half
time) and then Priest in Charge of St.Mary’s Red Lake Ketley (half time).
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