Nurses, a chef, an electrical contractor, an architect, several amateur musicians, and a statistician are among 21 people to be ordained deacon by the Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Rev Tom Butler, at Southwark Cathedral at 11.00 am on Sunday 30 September. Five will be stipendiary priests, working in parishes full time, while the others are either non-stipendiary (NSM) or 'ordained local ministers' (OLM). Prebendary Ronald Swan, Master of the Royal Foundation of St Katharine, will conduct the retreat beforehand and preach at the ordination service.

On Saturday 6 October, last year's 25 deacons will be ordained priests: 9 at Croydon Parish Church, 11 at The Ascension, Lavender Hill, and 5 at St Paul's, Thamesmead.

New deacons (Cathedral, 30 September) with the parishes where they will serve:

From CROYDON EPISCOPAL AREA

Sharon Blain (OLM) The Good Shepherd, Tadworth
Michael Carter (OLM) St Peter & St Paul, Lingfield
Derek Harding (OLM) United Benefice of Godstone, South Godstone & Blindley Heath
Frances Long (NSM) Caterham TM and Chaplaincy, Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Trust
Malcolm Pudney (NSM) Christ Church, Lower Nutfield
Ruth Rainbird (OLM) Limpsfield & Titsey and St Mary, Tatsfield
Rosie Ratcliffe (Stipendiary) St Matthew, Croydon
Danielle Robinson (NSM) St Mary Reigate and Chaplaincy, Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Trust
Peter Turrell (OLM) The Good Shepherd, Carshalton Beeches
Keith Veen (OLM) St Peter, Croydon

From KINGSTON EPISCOPAL AREA

Jackie Annon (OLM) All Saints, Tooting
Victor Cuthbert (OLM) St Matthew, Surbiton
Paul Dawson (Stipendiary) Emmanuel, Wimbledon (Dundonald)
John Hillier (OLM) St Mary the Virgin, Merton
Peter Milligan (NSM) St Margaret, Putney
Sarah Mullallay (NSM) Battersea Fields United Benefice
Jane Roberts (NSM) The Ascension, Pollards Hill
Rita Eileen Serbutt (OLM) St Mary & St John, Balham
Rachel Taylor (Stipendiary) St Mary, Wimbledon

From WOOLWICH EPISCOPAL AREA

Peter Organ (Stipendiary) St Michael, East Wickham
David Lambert (Stipendiary) St George, Camberwell

New priests (Saturday 6 October) - to remain in their present curacies unless otherwise indicated:

CROYDON EPISCOPAL AREA: Croydon Parish Church, 11.00 am. Ordination by the Bishop of Croydon, the Rt Rev Wilfred Wood. Preacher: Canon Jeffrey John.

Arthur Bowyer (OLM) St Andrew Kingswood
Martin Cawte (NSM) All Saints Sanderstead
Jane Cowan (OLM) Holy Trinity Redhill
Joanne Farman (NSM) part-time Chaplain, St George's Hospital, Tooting, part-time in the Parish of Limpsfield & Titsey
Diana Gamble (OLM) All Saints Sanderstead
Hugh Grear (Stipendiary) Warlingham Team Ministry
Linda Harknett (NSM) St Nicholas Sutton
John Hawkins (NSM) St John West Wickham
Janice Stevens (OLM) United Benefice of Warlingham, Chelsham & Farleigh

KINGSTON EPISCOPAL AREA: The Ascension, Lavender Hill, 11.00 am. Ordination by the Bishop of Southwark (The Bishop of Kingston will not be present on this occasion). Preacher: The Venerable David Gerrard, who is also leading the pre-ordination retreat.

Wendy Aird (NSM) Immanuel & St Andrew Streatham
Richard Allen (NSM) All Saints Tooting
Gabrielle Ayerst (NSM) St Andrew and St Mark Surbiton
Caroline Clarke (NSM) Holy Trinity Clapham
Fiona De Quidt (NSM) St Paul Kingston Hill
Dr Jane Freeman (Stipendiary) St John, Waterloo
Victoria Hackett (NSM) St Andrew Earlsfield
Mary Hawes (NSM) St Leonard Streatham
Dorothy Penniecooke (OLM) The Church of the Ascension, Balham
Robert Ritchie (NSM) All Saints Kingston-upon-Thames
Neil Summers (NSM) Richmond Team Ministry

WOOLWICH EPISCOPAL AREA: St Paul's, Thamesmead, 11.00 am. Ordination by the Bishop of Woolwich, the Rt Rev Colin Buchanan. Preacher: Canon Andrew Nunn.

Elaine Cranmer (Stipendiary) St Luke's, Charlton
Alan Dupuy (NSM) St Augustine's, Forest Hill
David Riley (OLM) St Dunstan Bellingham
Sara Scott (NSM) Holy Trinity Rotherhithe
Susan Woolley (OLM) St John's, Catford

SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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