Last weekend saw the annual Petertide ordinations take place at Truro Cathedral.

This year 11 people were ordained as priests or Deacons by the Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton, during two services.

The Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Sarah Mullally, was invited to lead the pre-ordination retreat as well as give the sermon.

In the Anglican Church Petertide, also known as St Peter’s Tide, is the major one of two traditional periods for the ordination of new priests and is held on the Sunday nearest to St Peter’s Day.

Those priested were: The Reverend Gary Eve from the St Germans group of parishes; The Reverend Joachim Paul Winwaloe Foot who will serve in the parishes of St Martin with St Nicholas Looe, the parish of Morval and the parishes of Herodsfoot and of Duloe; The Reverend Jane Horton from the parish of Truro, St Mary; The Reverend Heather West who will serve in the Three Rivers Benefice.

Those deaconed were: Amanda Evans, assistant curate of the South Carnmarth Deanery based in Mabe Parish; Arwen Folkes, assistant curate of St Just in Roseland and St Mawes; Teresa Folland, assistant curate of Launceston; Annabel King, assistant curate of South Hill with Callington, Stoke Climsland and Linkinhorne; Kirsten Norfolk, assistant curate of Ludgvan, Marazion, St Hilary and Perranuthnoe; Nikki Thornhill, assistant curate of St Breoke and Egloshayle in Wadebridge; Linda Whetter, assistant curate of Probus, Ladock, Grampound with Creed and St Erme.