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Who's who
Vicar
of Helmsley and Upper Ryedale:
The Reverend Timothy (Tim) Robinson (: 01439-770983
I have felt called to be an Anglican priest ever since I can remember. Early influences include watching Winston Churchill's funeral on television, singing in church choirs, playing the organ, discovering the smell of incense, and time spent with religious communities at Taizé, Scargill and Iona.
After college I taught music for a while in London before training for the priesthood at St Stephen's House Theological College, Oxford. I spent a very happy time as a curate in Acklam, a suburban parish in Middlesbrough before becoming vicar in North Ormesby, an urban village in the heart of the same town. In North Ormesby the church community raised quarter of a million pounds from the European Social Fund for sustainable regeneration: I am proud that the results can still be seen today.
Since 2000 I have been teaching in one of Middlesbrough's 'challenging' secondary schools. This has been a rich source of sermon material at Sharow, just north of Ripon, where I have been associate priest.
I am married to
Helen, a barrister. Between us we have four children; Hannah (22) and
Joe (20) from my first marriage; Tom (19) and Anna (17) from Helen's.
We will establish a base in Helmsley whilst the new Helmsley vicarage
is being built. We will also keep our family home in Ripon, to allow
us to see Anna through her final year at Ripon Grammar School and (we
hope) on to university.
I believe that
as an Anglican priest I am called to work with everyone in the community.
We as a church, both lay and ordained are here to serve Helmsley and
its surrounding villages. Please do contact me if we can help.
Our previous vicar, The Reverend Canon David Wilbourne, is now Assistant Bishop of Llandaff. A separate page about David Wilbourne, detailing his appointment, his publications and books can be found here.
We are deeply grateful to Canon Francis
Hewitt and Reverend Ben Nicholson for serving us so well during a sixteen
month interregnum.