St Mary’s hosted the Ordination Service for Rev’d Helen Randall on Saturday 21st September at which Bishop Ian Paton, our current acting Bishop, was the celebrant and ordaining bishop.
Rev’d Helen, who lives in Shetland, will be serving her curacy at St Magnus, Lerwick. It was a joy to welcome clergy and friends from both the Northern Isles and other dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Our thanks to members of St Marys and other churches of the diocese who helped us with all the practical aspects of worship and hospitality for this joyous occasion.
There was challenge too as Bishop Ian reminded us that for those who think “service is beneath them – leadership is beyond them”.
Photographs by Colin Smith.