The Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, will ordain 20 people as Deacons, on Saturday 24 June at 11am at Southwark Cathedral, to serve in the Diocese of Southwark. The Very Revd Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, will preach.
The following, will each serve their curacy in the parish indicated in the Croydon Episcopal Area:
- Kerry Jane Evans Horley Team Ministry
- Jonathan (Jon) Fox All Saints w St Margaret, Upper Norwood
- Ian Nott The Good Shepherd, Carshalton Beeches
- Joshua Pollard St Alban the Martyr, South Norwood
The following, will each serve their curacy in the parish indicated in the Kingston Episcopal Area:
- Gillian (Gilly) Bailey-Smith St James, Clapham
- Dr Giacomo (Jack) Belloli St Paul, Wandsworth (Wimbledon Park)
- Grey Collier St John w St Andrew, Waterloo
- Sarah Cornick St Thomas w St Stephen, Telford Park
- Sarah Curl St Margaret, Putney
- Jonathan (Jonny) Fitter St Michael & All Angels w St Stephen, Wandsworth
- Natalie Jones St Peter, Norbiton
- Dr Matthew Linfoot All Saints, Tooting
- Alex Mutyaba St Mark, Kennington
- Dr Hannah Swithinbank St Philip & All Saints w St Luke, Kew (United Benefice)
- Sarah Williams All Saints, Kingston upon Thames
The following, will each serve their curacy in the parish indicated in the Woolwich Episcopal Area:
- Andrew (Andy) Blacknell Herne Hill
- Christopher (Chris) Henriette The Good Shepherd w St Peter, Lee
- Ejovwokoghene (Ivan) Ibuno St Phillip & St Mark, Camberwell
- Dominic (Dom) Toms St James, Kidbrooke
- Peter Welby St Mary Magdalen w St Olave, St John & St Luke, Bermondsey
Bishop Christopher commends our Deacon candidates to your prayers: “Each one of our brothers and sisters to be ordained, God willing, Deacon at Petertide, has been on a journey of faith and discernment that has led them to this day. The Church has now discerned God’s call on their lives and their ordination as Deacons will be a moment of great joy – both for them and their families as well as for the Church and the parishes where they will serve. The Bishops of Woolwich, Croydon and Kingston join me in welcoming each of them to the Diocese. They bring diverse gifts and I commend them and their parishes to your prayers as they continue to learn, to grow and experience all that God has in store for them.”
To find out more and to read their biographies please go to: https://southwark.anglican.org/exploring-your-call/meet-our-new-deacons/
Note: Some of these Deacons will serve in stipendiary ministry, which means they receive the equivalent of a salary, and some will be unpaid for their work as Deacons.
