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| Sam Rushton's Ordination as Deacon |
| was held at The Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity, Bristol |
| on Sunday 3rd July. It was a lovely service and we emerged to brilliant |
| sunshine. |
| Here is a short history from Sam herself. |
| Eleven years ago, the birth of our first son proved a deeply spiritual |
| experience. It initiated a search for answers, which lasted three years, |
| during which my vicar, bore with my deliberating, dithering, and downright |
| defiance with amazing patience and hopefulness. Finally (he breathed a |
| sigh of relief) I was baptised and confirmed at St Michaels', Stoke Gifford, a |
| church, which has supported me and allowed me to do quite extraordinary |
| things all the time I've been there. After a health scare in 2002, I decided |
| that I could no longer postpone following the crazy yet curiously persistent |
| idea that I, a Christian of less than five years, should become a vicar. |
| Sometimes the learning curve has been so steep as to appear vertical, but |
| here I am, still climbing, concentrating on taking just the next step ... and |
| then the next... |
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| Sam with Adam (front) Matthew and husband Peter. |
| Officiating at the service was our new bishop of Swindon Lee Rayfield. |
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