Two new priests to be welcomed to Denbigh Mission Area

The service, led by the Bishop of St Asaph, the Rt Rev Gregory Cameron, will take place at St Mary's Church, Denbigh, at 3.30pm on November 17.

The Revs Daniel Morgan and Samantha Quilty will be welcomed into the area.

Mr Morgan joins the Denbigh ministry team from Mold, where he has been assistant curate.

As a teenager, Mr Morgan spent a lot of his time working on Welsh sheep and dairy farms before training in agriculture.

After working in the agricultural industry for some time, Mr Morgan qualified as a teacher and then taught biology in Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin, for many years, as well as in St Brigid's and Denbigh High for a while.

Commenting on Mr Morgan's new role, Mr Cameron said: "Dan brings a huge enthusiasm to ministry and is keen to relate the Gospel message to those outside the Church.

"He’ll be ideal working with the new plans for outreach in the Denbigh Mission Area."

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Ms Quilty comes to Denbigh having served in the Diocese of Newcastle as a hospital chaplain and as an associate priest on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

She worked on the island for eight years running Marygate Retreat House alongside her husband, Don, welcoming visitors from all over the world.

For the past 18 months, Ms Quilty has been working as a part-time hospital chaplain in two busy specialist hospitals in Newcastle part-time alongside her ministry on Holy Island.

Her husband is currently a prison chaplain in Newcastle and he will be joining Ms Quilty full-time in Henllan in the spring after a hand-over period at work.

Ms Quilty enjoys walking and gardening, as well as cooking, pottery and classic cars.

Commenting on Ms Quilty's new role, Mr Cameron said: "Sam comes to us with expertise in the nursing world, and a deeply pastoral heart.

"We are delighted to welcome her and her husband to the rural areas around Denbigh, where Sam is sure to develop a significant pastoral ministry."