Three members of the same family to be ordained at Exeter Cathedral, on the same day
Julie Wheeler, Miriam Brandon-Wheeler and Charles Wheeler will be among 16 others being ordainedJulie Wheeler, her son Charles and daughter-in-law Miriam Brandon-Wheeler are among 16 people across Devon who will be ordained deacons on Saturday.The diocese said it was "unusual" for three members of the same family to be ordained at the same time.
"It has been a long journey for me over many years but I know it has been the right decision," she said.Julie, from Sidmouth, said she had been active in the ministry of the church for 20 years and ordination was the next step. "It intertwines varying vocations: to serve the church, to be a parent and to be a trusting child of God."
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