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We are delighted to announce that Revd Mary Moore has been appointed as house for duty priest in the North Monmouthshire Ministry Area, with particular care for the Grosmont Pastoral District.Born in West London, Mary moved to Wales more than a decade ago and has used her skills in British Sign Language to become part of the Deaf community and Deaf ministry within Southeast Wales - supporting the different Deaf churches and groups and instigating a small team to continue this support and outreach.Bishop Cherry said: “Mary is no stranger to Grosmont having lived there since before she was ordained. This role will enable her to take a lead in the life of the churches in this part of the Ministry Area and bring renewed energy and stability to the congregations there.”Mary grew-up in a Christian family and gave her life to the Lord when she was 15. She worked for many years in education, learning British Sign Language to a good level. She used this skill to support Deaf students in colleges and university. Sign language has become a huge part of how she expresses herself, especially in worship and ministry. God began calling her to 'do more' when she was living in Leicestershire and she began theology study with the support of the church in Kibworth where she worshipped.Moving to Wales, where Mary and husband John had friends and family, fulfilled a desire to live as sustainably as possible, learning many new things; caring for animals, growing food, establishing an orchard and keeping bees.Mary said: "Life has evolved in often unexpected ways, especially for me as God drew me into ministry here, opening opportunities to use my Sign Language skills in ways I had not anticipated."Being part of a community is important and both John and I love being here. To be able to minister with the community where we live is a real gift from God."Life is full of new opportunities and revelations which God places in front of us. I pray for the courage to explore them all to the full.”Mary and John have a wide, blended and diverse family who are spread across the world and travelling to see them is always an adventure. They love animals and currently have a Mini Dachshund and a young Great Dane as well as a small cat.During her spare time Mary enjoys being creative to both relax and learn new skills. She enjoys patchwork, embroidery and making clothes as well as basketry and more recently starting to learn to carve.Mary's licensing service will be held on October 15th at 7.30pm in St Nicholas Church, Grosmont.