Welcoming the Revd. Richard Clement to Belgium!

On Saturday the 20th of April, the Second Secretary was pleased to be able to attend the licensing service for the Revd. Richard Clement to Saint George’s Memorial Church in Ieper.

The Archdeacon of North-West Europe, the Ven. Sam van Leer, presided. During the service, Revd. Richard was warmly welcomed by representatives from the parish, as well as by Sir Edward Crofton, Chair of the Friends of Saint George’s Memorial Church, by the Revd. Father Miguel Dehondt, Dean of St Martin’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Ieper, and by the Revd. Christian Bultinck, Pastor of the Protestant Church in Ieper. Also present at the service was His Excellency Martin Shearman, British Ambassador to Belgium.

The Central Committee also wishes the Revd. Richard many blessings as he begins this new stage of his ministry and we wish him all the best as he settles into life in Belgium.