I retired from parish ministry in June 2017. I took a six month course on spiritual direction with Blackburn Diocese, and am on the Sheffield Diocese list of spiritual directors. I attend regularly at Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield, for personal spiritual direction and supervision.Still have permission to officiate, so can take services, funerals, weddings, baptisms etc if required.Presently helping out from time to time at Doncaster Minster and Adwick benefice.Took the 30 day exercises of St Ignatius at St Beuno's Jesuit retreat centre, North Wales in summer 2017.I am hoping to develop a community of people who would like to encounter the love of God through Jesus Christ, using some Ignatian methods of spirituality to enhance their life journey.Three children, six grandchildren (in Jersey, Devon and York) are my wife Sheila and my interest, when possible. I enjoy an occasional game of golf, and daily walking or cycling.