▁di pl oma ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁pass ▁degree ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁teacher ▁training . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁V ann ▁entered ▁West c ott ▁House , ▁Cambridge , ▁an ▁Ang lic an ▁the ological ▁college . ▁There , ▁she ▁studied ▁the ology ▁and ▁under to ok ▁training ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁ord ination ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Ord ained ▁min istry ▁V ann ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁as ▁a ▁de acon ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁parish ▁de acon ▁at ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁Church , ▁F li xt on ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁at ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Church , ▁Bol ton ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁cur ate ▁at ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Church , ▁Bol ton . ▁Additionally , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁at ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁Institute ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁V