On Sunday 6th August the Bishop of Tuam, Limerick, and Killaloe, Rt Revd Michael Burrows, announced the appointment of the Revd Vicki Lynch as Priest in Charge of the Drumcliffe  Ennis with Kilnasoolagh Group of Parishes.  The Introduction will take place at St Columba’s Church, Bindon St., Ennis on Friday 8th September 2023 at 7:30pm.
Vicki was born and brought up in Cumbria in the northwest of England and moved to London to attend university.  While living in Kent, she met her husband, Steve and they moved to Coore in West Clare with their three children in 1995.
Over the years Vicki has worked in a variety of social care and community development roles, including managing Clare Haven Refuge and designing and delivering youth personal development programmes. Vicki trained in the Church of Ireland Theological College and was ordained a Deacon in St Columba’s Church, Ennis in 2009.  In 2010 Ordination to the priesthood took place in St Mary’s Cathedral Limerick. From 2007 she was the Youth and Community Development Officer for the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe and assisted in the parish of Drumcliffe Union with Kilnasoolagh.
In 2012 she was appointed minister of Christ Church United Methodist and Presbyterian Church, Limerick, and completed an MA in Consultancy and Leadership for Mission and Ministry.  In 2019 Vicki became Priest-in-Charge of Fiddown Union in the Dioceses of Cashel, Ferns, and Ossory, combining parish ministry and Ph.D. research in practical theology and community development.
On behalf of our parish and the Abbey Pastoral Area, we welcome Rev Vicki and wish her every blessing in her new appointment at St. Columba’s in Bindon Street.