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Who's who

For details about the parish, please telephone the office on 01227 768072 or send an email to office@martinpaul.org. The office is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10.00 am until 12 Noon. The parish's Administrator is Mrs Ann Vousden. The office is located in the Parish Hall, whose address is St Martin's and St Paul's Parish Centre, Church St (St Paul's), Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1NH.

 

Many people are involved every week to make sure that the church functions as it should. Here are some of them by title; over the next few weeks, we will be adding photographs and biographical information.

 

 Canon Noelle Hall, the Rector

Canon Noelle Hall is the Rector of the parish, having moved to Canterbury from Sittingbourne in 2000.

 

Noelle is married to Malcolm and can be contacted by telephoning 01227 462686 or sending an email to noelle-at-thinker117.freeserve.co.uk. If you cut and paste this email address into your email browser, you will need to replace the -at- with an @ sign. The Rectory is at 13 Ersham Road, Canterbury, CT1 3AR.

 Paul Ratcliff, the Curate

Paul joined the parish as a curate (ie a clergyman still in training) in the summer of 2009. He was brought up in London and lived in Leicester for five years before moving to Whitstable in 1988. A research scientist by profession, he worked first in the Space Science research unit at the University of Kent and subsequently for the Ministry of Defence. Formally a convinced atheist, rather in the Richard Dawkins mould, Paul came to faith in 1998. His passions are mission and evangelism, the justice agenda, and the science-faith debate.

 

Paul's telephone number is 01227 463505.

 Nick, the Parish Youth Assistant

Nick is aged 27 and will be our Youth Worker until the Summer of 2011 while exploring the possibility of ordination and working with students at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has spent two years in South London engaged in youth work and before that was in Tenterden. Interests include being a DJ, clubbing, football, computer games, and music production.

 

• Email: youthworker@martinpaul.org
• Phone: 01227 768072

 The Churchwardens

 

Pictures: (Left) Andrew Bartlett and David Beddall, Churchwardens of St Martin's Church
(Right) Sue Spillett and Christopher Wacher, Churchwardens of St Paul's Church

 

 Readers

We have two Readers in the Parish, Canon Rosemary Walters (see left photo)and Dr Edwina Bell (photo on the right). If you are not sure what a Reader does, read on.

 Authorised Lay Minister

Brian Munday is an Authorised Lay Minister (ALM) in the parish, assisting with services including occasional preaching. He also chairs the parish's education group and co-leads a home-based Bible study group. Brian plays golf when his back permits, and chairs the board of a large social services organisation in the South East.

 

 The Director of Music, the Organist, and members of the choirs

The Director of Music is Dominic del Nevo and the Organist is Susan Honnor.

 

 Members of the Parocial Church Council - usually abbreviated to the PCC

 

 Secretary of the PCC

Ruth Matthews is Secretary of the parchial Church Council and deals with a myriad of reports

 

 The Social Committee

The Social Committee is organised by Jackie Curd, who is also the designated Premises Supervisor for the Parish Centre. The Committee provides excellent meals at parish lunches, teas, and suppers, and also organises parish events such as Open Gardens and fêtes to raise money for good causes.

 

 The Parish's Administrator, Mrs Ann Vousden

 

 Retired clergy

The retired clergy who still find time to help us by taking some services include Bishop Richard Llewellin, Canon Gordon Manley, the Revd Michael Reeve, and the Revd Grahame Whittlesea.

 

 Child Protection Officer, Mrs Nancy Burroughs

 

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Updated 04 Jan 11

 

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