Originally Posted by Lost Tripper:
“i m not sure how many vicars decide to give up but surely he does not stop overnight with no regard to the congregation, services and visiting the sick. then there is the small matter of the large vicarage containing all his earthly possessions plus a great deal belonging to the church which has to be checked.
and how is he broke overnight just because he gave up his job the day before. do we assume that if he had put on his dog collar the next morning he would still have had money in his pocket and bank.
never mind , in the corrie way a new job is suddenly on the way the same day without searching or making applications or without anyone else applying, let alone being considered.
ah well”
Hmmm, I couldn't agree more.
We had our local vicar leave in 2015, and he gave
six months notice. Not sure whether this is commonplace or normal, but I am willing to bet that six months notice is much closer to the required notice time, than the six minutes Billy-boy gave.
There are a hundred ends to tie up, not least having to find a new place if he was just retiring, and the search for another vicar - our Church took 3 months to find one. There is waaaaay more to it than what I have just mentioned too. Lots of info on the link below... If you have a few minutes to spare - check out page 6 (The last few months; handing over the vicarage...) There is lots of of info on there about a vicar finishing at a particular Church or Parish,. And it is a long, drawn out process. You certainly couldn't just hand in your dog collar and leave on the same day.
Re Billy saying he is poor though, that is possible. Contrary to popular belief, some vicars are not very well paid, but they do get their accommodation free, expenses, and usually a vehicle that's paid for. So overall, they do OK. The new vicar in our Church didn't get any actual salary for the first year, as she was quite newly ordained, (though she did get a nice shiny 5 bed house rent-free, with bills paid, and her husband had an income.) If you were single, I am not sure how you'd cope for that first year; I guess the Church would help you somehow,
Anyhoo, here's that link to leaving your Vicar job!
http://southwark.anglican.org/downlo...guide_2007.pdf