NEW clergy were ordained over the weekend to serve in Droitwich and parishes across the Worcester Diocese.
Giles Joiner, who serves in the Saltway Team in Droitwich, was among the nine candidates who had completed their first year and were ordained priests at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday.
The candidates are now able to preside at the Holy Communion.
A further six candidates were ordained Deacons on Sunday and are entering their first year of training as a curate.
The ordination services were led by the Bishop of Worcester, Dr John Inge or the Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick.
Giles Joiner said: “I can’t believe how quickly the last year has gone, I have been made to feel so welcome by everyone across the Saltway team and am incredibly thankful for the teaching and support that the vicar I am working with has given to me in a year that has seen a lot of change for the team.
“It has been a real joy seeing God work in the lives of those we encounter and to have been able to play a small part in helping people discover the love that God has for them.”
