UPDATED ON 23rd MARCH 2024
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The Rev Rob Leveritt — our Benefice's new Rector — and his wife Sarah are settling in at the Rectory. Many people from across our Benefice and from further afield (including Market Harborough, from where Rob and Sarah have moved) will attend Rob's Licensing Service on Monday 25th March, at 7:30pm, at St Mary’s Church, Benhall, IP17 1JL. The Service will be a celebration of Rob's journey so far, and his calling to join us here and now at Alde River.
Please join in prayer and thanksgiving to God as we all move forward together.
POSTED ON 5th NOVEMBER 2023
Subject: Appointment of our New Priest in Charge
From: "brian.boulton" <brian.boulton@btinternet.com>
Date: 05/11/2023, 21:03
Dear all,
As promised, here is the confirmation of the appointment of Rev Robert Leveritt to be our Priest in Charge. He is expected to take up the post in February 2024.
To be announced across Alde River Benefice on Sunday 5th November
The Right Revd Martin Seeley, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, is delighted to announce that The Revd Robert Leveritt has been appointed as Priest in charge of the Alde River Benefice. Rob is currently curate in the Harborough Anglican Team in the Diocese of Leicester. A date for Rob’s licensing service will be confirmed in due course.
The Bishop has asked me to pass on his thanks to all those involved in the process of Rob’s appointment, and he assures you of his prayers. Please pray for Rob, his wife Sarah and family as they prepare for their move.
This appointment is subject to completion of legal formalities.
I have attached a photograph of Rev Rob taken from his Parish website, and also the official notification of his new appointment by Leicester Diocese. We await details of the date and location of his Licensing.
Best wishes, Brian
Brian Boulton,
Churchwarden
With grateful thanks for his ministry, and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Rob Leveritt, Curate in the Benefice of Market Harborough and The Transfiguration - Little Bowden with Lubenham and Great Bowden, has been appointed as Priest in Charge of the Alde River Benefice in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Rob's licensing date is still to be confirmed.
First published on 3rd November 2023