We are delighted to announce that The Bishop of Southwark, The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, will ordain 17 people as Deacons, on Saturday 29 June at 11am at Southwark Cathedral, to serve in the Diocese of Southwark. We are pleased to say that The Rt Revd Christopher Lowson, retired bishop of Lincoln and now an Honorary Assistant Bishop in this Diocese, will be conducting the pre-ordination retreat and will preach at the ordination service.
The following will each serve their curacy in the parish indicated in the Croydon Episcopal Area:
- Debra Elsdon Limpsfield & Tatsfield Team Ministry
- Graham Hains Croydon, St Michael & All Angels W St James
- Paul Holden Merstham & Gatton Team Ministry
- Tabitha Singh Shirley, St John
- Victoria (Vic) Stone Horley Team Ministry
The following will each serve their curacy in the parish indicated in the Kingston Episcopal Area:
- Oliver (Ollie) Butlin South Wimbledon, St Andrew
- Daniel (Dan) Grayson Angell Town, St John The Evangelist
- Amanda Emberley Balham Hill, The Ascension
- Zimuzo (Zim) Okoli Clapham, Holy Trinity
- Rachel Gardner Streatham, Immanuel & St Andrew
- Michael (Mike) Addis Balham Hill, The Ascension
The following will each serve their curacy in the parish indicated in the Woolwich Episcopal Area:
- Bethany Austin Sydenham, St Bartholomew
- Alexandre (Alex) Garziglia Walworth, St Christopher (Pembroke C M)
- Wayne Barron Newington, St Paul
- Joanne (Jo) McCrone Eltham, St John The Baptist
- Anna Mills Lee, St Mildred
- Owen Morgan Charlton (United Benefice)
Bishop Christopher commends our Deacon candidates to your prayers: “I ask you to surround with your prayers the seventeen candidates as they prepare in coming days to be ordained, God willing, to the office and work of Deacons in the Church God, serving in parishes across the Diocese. May they be guided in all that lies ahead by their faith in God and love for others and please pray too for their families and all who have surrounded them with love and encouragement along the way. The Bishops of Croydon and Kingston, and the Bishop designate of Woolwich, together with Bishop Peter Wheatley will be joining me for the ordination and we ask God to bless them and fill them with the Holy Spirit as they embark on their journey, and may their service be an example to others of God’s everlasting love as they receive the grace of Holy Orders.”
To find out more and to read their biographies please go to: https://southwark.anglican.org/exploring-your-call/meet-our-new-deacons/
