Bishop Townshend has accepted the request of the Reverend Canon June Hough to retire as the Rector of the Church of the Ascension, London, effective December 1st, 2023.

Canon June was ordained a deacon on May 1st, 1986 and priested on December 17th. She served as Assistant Curate of St. George’s, London and Rector of St. Peter’s, Dorchester before continuing her ministry in the Dioceses of Nova Scotia and Ottawa. She came home to Huron on 2008 to lead the Anglican Parishes of East London and subsequently served as Rector of the Church of the Ascension, from which position she is retiring. Canon June has served as Regional Dean of Wellington and Archdeacon of Erie. Her committee involvement includes Diocesan Council, Diocesan Sub-Council, the Nominating Committee, Fresh Start, the Bishop’s Charge Committee,  and Strategic Planning. She was named a Canon of the Cathedral on November 20th, 2011.

We give thanks for Canon June’s ministry and wish her well in her retirement.