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THE CLERGY

Vicar
Revd Stephen Heygate

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THE READERS

Geraldine Moulden
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CMS LINK MISSIONARIES

St Denys is sponsoring Alan & Anne Lacey for 3 years.  
They are working in Uganda for the Church Mission Society.

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Number 4 - July 2008

Number 3 - March 2008

Number 2 - November 2007

Number 1 - July 2007

 

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The Vicar - Revd Stephen Heygate

I started as vicar of St Denys and Priest in Charge of St. Philip's in Evington in May 2000 being 51 years old when I arrived, having served 10 years at my last parish of Cosby and prior to that two years as a curate in Aylestone, both in the Leicester Diocese.

I spent 17 years trying to say no to God and avoid ordination, a futile exercise, I was 39 years old when I was ordained. In my attempt to avoid the commitment that I knew God wanted me to make I had worked in a flour mill for a year, a graduate research chemist with ICI before becoming a Probation Officer for Leicestershire Probation Service for 15 years, the last eight of which was in the specialised area of domestic work; adoption, Wardship and divorce. In a sense I had 17 years apprenticeship for the work of a parish priest.

In July 2005 Marion, my wife, and will have been married for 34 years; she claims she would have served less than half that time for murder. We have two grown up children both of whom have now flown the nest.

My main interest outside the church is mountain walking and each year I am granted parole to go mountain walking in Scotland (known as ‘Munro bagging’ to those involved – there are 284 and I gained my 100th in 2004 – my total is currently 113).

As far as my church affiliations are concerned I would see myself as ‘slopping around the low side of middle’. My main concern is to see the church play a more central part in our host community. 

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