As we approach the ordination services in the Diocese of Chester, please hold in your prayers all those who are to be ordained priests and deacons at Chester Cathedral.
Ordination of Priests
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The following will be ordained priest on Saturday 19 June 2021 at Chester Cathedral from 5pm
Phil Bishop – Weaverham, St Mary the Virgin
Rob Croft – Christleton, St James
Sam Durdant-Hollamby – Hoole, All Saints
Marie Flint - Stockport and Brinnington comprising St Mary Stockport, St Thomas Stockport and St Luke Brinnington
Gilly Hall - Cheadle, All Hallows
Hana Helvadjian - Lache-cum-Saltney, St Mark
Catherine Johnson - Cheadle, All Hallows
Paul Lewis – Poulton Lancelyn, Holy Trinity
Anna Leyden – Chester, Christ Church
Martin Makin – Bredbury, St Mark
David Murray - Sale, St Anne
Jen Pilling - Thornton-le-Moors with Ince & Elton, St James the Great
Anthony Rigby – Elworth, St Peter
George Roach - Higher Bebington, Christ Church and Tranmere, St Paul with St Luke
Danny Sedano – Frankby, St John the Divine with Greasby, St Nicholas
Frances Skinner - Great Meols, St John the Baptist
Richard Skinner – Hoylake, St Hildeburgh
Simon Stride - Stalybridge, Holy Trinity
Christine Turner - Seacombe, St Paul, Poulton, St Luke & Liscard The Resurrection, St Mary
Debbie Wilkinson - Birkenhead Priory, Christ the King
Claire Wilson – Bunbury, St Boniface & Tilstone Fearnall, St Jude
Ordination of Deacons
The following people will be ordained deacon on Sunday 04 July 2021 at Chester Cathedral
Peter Bennett - Crewe, All Saints and St Paul with St Peter with St Andrew with St John the Baptist,
Jim Britcliffe - Alsager, St Mary Magdalene
Anna Cerval-Pena - Sutton, St James, Wincle, St Michael, Wildboarclough, St Saviour & Bosley, St Mary the Virgin
Jill Elston - Lymm, St Mary the Virgin
Jonny Frost - Hurdsfield, Holy Trinity
Chris Jones - Plas Newton, St Michael
Ricky Montgomery - Great Sutton, St John the Evangelist
Jennie Prince - Wilmslow, St Bartholomew
Holly Torr - Oxton, St Saviour
Katie Wade - Gee Cross, Holy Trinity
Vocation Stories
As we pray for our ordinands, we wanted to feature some of the people responding to God's call.
Revd Hana Helvadjian
Revd Jonny Frost
