I am going to be Vicar of Holy Island and Team Leader of the Bro Cybi Ministry Area on the Isle of Anglesey in the Diocese of Bangor. It is undoubtedly a thin place with a rich history of Celtic Christianity. I am sure I will blog on such things as I get to know them.

For now, let me say that Bartley Green is a sacred place. It is not as ancient as Holy Island, but it is nevertheless a special place. It is a place where people are on the edge and struggle at times. It is a place of grit, grace and determination.

I am moving on simply because I feel called to do so.

There are places and people I have come to love deeply, and those people and this place have come to love me.

For it is in such relationships – relationships on the edge – that we are forged and flourish as human beings.