July 2025

I am not going to attempt to summarise the Revd Larry Wright’s nine years of ministry in Kings Norton within the 300 words available to me here. I could not do him justice. Instead, I will let the photographs on pages 39 and 40 celebrate some of the high points of his time among us. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words and is often more eloquent. The photograph on the opposite page was taken on Larry’s first day with us, at his Induction by the then Bishop of Birmingham, David Urquhart, in May 2016.

I would like to invite you to join us in church on Larry’s last Sunday at St Nicolas’ on 27th July, when he will be preaching at both the 9.00 and 10.30 Communion services. Please do come and share in thanking him for all he has done here, as we surround him and Amanda with our prayers and best wishes for the future. If you are unable to be with us on that day, you can also catch him at the 9.00 service on the 6th or the 10.30 service on the 20th July.

St Nicolas’ now enters a period of interregnum, the church’s term for the time between the departure of one vicar or rector and the arrival of the next. This is likely to last several months. During this period, legal responsibility for running the parish, decision-making authority, and oversight of church worship will lie with the Churchwardens (see p.20), supported by the Parochial Church Council.

Services over the coming months will be led by the remaining members of the Ministry Team, with support from clergy elsewhere in the diocese. Should any changes to the pattern of services need to be made, we will advertise them on the parish website and in future editions of this magazine.