Meet our Ministry team – or those brave enough to have their photos taken… It will give you an idea of who to look out for if you come along to a service. Please go to our Contact page if you need to get in touch.

Our Vicar, the Rev Harvie Nicol, joined us on April 17th 2024. Harvie is currently on long-term sick leave.

Whilst he is away, we are very grateful for the ministerial support from a number of other parishes in Bury and North Manchester. We particularly want to say ‘thank you’ to Ian Butterworth, Janet Lyssejko, Ian McVeety, Paul Sanderson, Ian Stamp, Margaret Trivasse and others – without whom we wouldn’t be able to continue our provision of Eucharistic church services. Those named obviously have other commitments too and it may not be possible to always cover all of the services that we are used to.

Ian

Ian Banks is our Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) in the Walmersley Road Benefice. He also has the Bishop of Manchester’s permission to preach in Heywood. As well as leading and preaching on a Sunday morning, Ian supports Nigel with Sunday@Seven and along with Cath looks after our occasional Cafe Church services. He co-leads the module in Worship and Liturgy for the Manchester Diocese Authorised Lay Ministry course and is a contributor to The Preacher Magazine.

Margery, Barbara and Nigel

• In 2022, Reader Emeritus Margery Spencer and Reader Emeritus Barbara Silvester celebrated 25 years of being licensed as Readers.
• Authorised Lay Minister (ALM) Nigel Silvester leads our Sunday@Seven services and became Emeritus in Autumn 2022.
• Barbara and Nigel ‘retired’ in Autumn 2023 but still continue to lead Sunday@Seven.

Significant others (too shy to share their photos)

As above, we are extremely thankful for the very active support of clergy from elsewhere in the local Mission Community and beyond. Without them the vast majority of our services wouldn’t happen.

Cath Hilton helps to lead at Cafe Church and Sunday@Seven. In addition, she is a Trustee for the Mothers’ Union. Cath and Rosemarie Taylor take the second Sunday Family Service at Christ Church.

and those who keep the show on the road:

• Wardens: Rosemarie Ashworth and June Banks. June runs the Wednesday ‘office’ whilst Harvie is away.
• Safeguarding Co-ordinator: Joan Wild
• PCC Treasurer & Webmaster: Ian Banks
• PCC Secretary & Planned Giving: June Banks
• Health & Safety: Vacancy
• Electoral Roll: Debbie Cooper
• Hall Manager: June Banks
• Sacristan: David Robinson
• Deanery Synod: Ian Banks and David Robinson