At the end of June, family, friends, clergy and congregations from across the diocese will gather at Gloucester Cathedral to watch and celebrate the ordinations of 18 candidates.
Seven will be ordained as deacons and 11 will be ordained as priests, responding to God’s call to serve and marking an important milestone in their vocation and ministry.
The following candidates will be ordained as priests, on 27 June at 3pm:
Harry Bennett, Gloucester, St Catharine’s
Leah Collins, The Stroudwater Team
Vicky Falvey, The South Cotswold Team Ministry (to serve in the Parish of St Mary the Virgin Fairford)
Jennifer Fellows, Cheltenham: St Matthews and The Minster and Cooper’s Edge Mission Initiative
Debbie Godsell, The Benefice of Lower Cam with Coaley and the Parish of Slimbridge (Debbie also works with adults with learning disabilities at The Hatch Camp Hill)
Debbie Orriss, Gloucester Cathedral
Thomas Powe, Gloucester, St Paul and St Stephen’s (Thomas also works as a School Business Manager at Valley Bridge School, Gloucester)
The following candidates will be ordained as deacons on 28 June at 10.15am:
Kate Davies, The Beacon Benefice
Katie Etherington, The Benefice of Ashchurch and Kemerton
Andy Everett, The Vale and Cotswold Edge Team Ministry
Jonathan Harber, Cheltenham, St Luke’s
David Ridal, The South Cotswolds Team Ministry
Oliver Smith, The Benefice of the Moreton Vale Churches
Rosa Speyer, The Parish of St James, Quedgeley
Lorna Theophilus, The Benefice of Highnam, Tibberton with Rudford and Taynton and the Parish of Minsterworth
Denise Wang, The Benefice of the Rivervale Churches
Melissa Webb, The South Cheltenham Churches (to serve in the Parish of St Peter, Leckhampton)
Sarah Wood, The Benefice of Badgeworth, Shurdington and Witcombe with Bentham
We give thanks for the gifts, dedication and vocation they bring to their parishes and communities. Please keep all those to be ordained in your prayers as they prepare for this significant moment and the ministry that lies ahead.
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing some of their stories and reflecting on their journey of faith and calling.
All are warmly invited to attend the ordinations and support the candidates with presence and prayers. We will also be live-streaming both services on our YouTube channel, with links to the livestreams available from the front page of the diocesan website over the weekend of 27 and 28 June.
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