| Team Rector of the Pendleton Team Ministry and Team Rector designate of the All Saints, Salford Team Mark moved from being Bishop’s Chaplain in the Peterborough Diocese in January 2005; prior to that he was a suburban/rural Assistant Curate, rural Incumbent, Rural Dean and Archdeaconry Sub-Warden of Readers in the Ely Diocese, then briefly a School Chaplain in Suffolk. He hails from Blackburn and Altrincham, then graduating from Aberdeen University prior to a career as a district officer with the Forestry Commission in the Scottish Borders, Lake District, East Anglia and the English Marches. Mark is a season-ticket holder at Blackburn Rovers FC, and loves upland walking with faithful labrador Poppy; he sings in the Cathedral Voluntary Choir, and plays club tennis locally; family, friends and people-in-general are among his other interests, along with a fatal attraction to challenges! In the new Salford All Saints Team, in addition to co- ordinating and other responsibilities as Team Rector, Mark is the Parish Priest for St Thomas’ Pendleton with Holy Angels Claremont, and St Aidan Lower Kersal, and has a particular involvement with schools, and youth work with Pendleton Rovers FC. In addition to Salford Deanery work, Mark serves on the Diocesan Synod, is a co-Tutor of a group of newly-ordained curates, and serves as an Archdeaconry of Manchester rep. on the Diocesan Church & Society Committee, being particularly involved in the Historic Churches, and Urban Faith & Life, Task Groups. Mark is also a member of the Diocesan Evangelism Task Group, the Prayer Book Society (Manchester Branch) Committee, and chairs the Manchester Cathedral Country Home Main Committee, out at Mellor. team |
