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Former Archdeacon to mark 60 years as a Priest

Published: 6th June 2019

Trinity Sunday marks the 60th Anniversary ofFrank Bentleys ordination to the Priesthood. 

Frank, who is a former Archdeaconof Worcester, will be celebrating with a special service on the feast of CorpusChristi, 7.30pm Thursday 20 June at Fladbury Parish Churchwhen Bishop John will preach and to which all are welcome.

Frank wasordained Priest in Wells Cathedral in 1959 and served his curacy and twoincumbencies in that Diocese. In 1975 he moved to the Diocese of Worcester tobecome Vicar of St John in Bedwardine in Worcester then in 1985 he was invitedto become Archdeacon of Worcester and Residentiary Canon of theCathedral, serving in those roles until his retirement in 1999.

Franksaid: I have had an extremely happy ministry and was a parish priest at a timewhen many of us saw our congregations grow. It has been a great privilege to beallowed to be and do for the whole of life just what you believed you weremeant to be and do.

Frank was evacuated from London to rural Somerset . Hefound his vocation very early at a time when ordination seemed an impossibledream for an ordinary village boy but in 1945 he was fortunate enough tobe among the first children to pass the 11plus examination and so go to thegrammar school the dream became a real possibility and he is still exercisinghis ministry. He firmly believes that if God calls he will enable, hencefor him this anniversary is a time to give thanks both for a God given vocationand for Gods enabling.

Thecelebration of Franks 60 years within the Priesthood takes place at a Sung Eucharistat Fladbury Church on Thursday 20 June at 7.30pm towhich all are welcome.

Page last updated: Thursday 6th June 2019 1:39 PM

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