“For in the one Spirit we were all baptised into one body” 1 Corinthians 12: 13

I’m Diane, the soon-to-be Associate Vicar here in the North Wakefield Benefice and I’m really excited that I’m going to be joining you permanently this month. My family and I are currently settling into the vicarage in Wrenthorpe, slowly working through all the boxes and adjusting to the quirks of our vicarage. Then after my licencing I’m looking forward to really getting to know you all and the gifts that God has given each of you as I start to learn how you all fit into this body because we all have a part to play in building God’s kingdom here in North Wakefield. It’s always a great adventure seeing how the gifts we have can be used to help each other to grow.
One of the things I’ve learned over the last thirty odd years of being a Christian is that everyone has a contribution to make. No-one is too young or too old, too unfit or too unworthy to be able to contribute to the work we do together. The people God called in the Bible were all of those things too – Samuel was young, Abraham was old, Moses was a murderer and Peter was a denier. God used all of them to do amazing things despite and often because they weren’t perfect. And he can and will use the gifts he’s given to each one of us if we’re willing to trust him to do it.
Over the next weeks and months and years, things will change. That’s an inevitability when people come and go and I know it’s hard. My prayer is that we trust each other and trust God and remember that its His Kingdom we’re building here which is bigger than any of us. When I was on placement with you I began to get to know you and I know there are a lot of very gifted people in all the churches. I know you all have a huge amount of love for the communities you are each a part of and I am looking forward to really getting to know them all and loving them as you do.
In the meantime, please pray for me and my family as we settle in and get to find our way around everything. Thank you to everyone who has offered suggestions to get the shed built! As soon as the weather permits we’ll get that done. Please also be patient with me as I attempt to learn everyone’s names – it will take time, especially whilst I’m only with each church only one Sunday a month! I’ll do my best to get my head around it as fast as I can. God bless you all.

Revd Diane Komorowski
(soon to be Associate Vicar for the North Wakefield Benefice)