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28 June 2009 sees Gill, Shaun and
Sally ordained as priests after their ordination as deacons on 29 June 2008,
when these three long-standing
members of the Team left the Epping Team to begin new ministries as deacons.
Our prayers go with Gill and Sally and Shaun
as they embark on this exciting new phase of their lives and we
give thanks for all that they have contributed to the life of
the team over the past years.
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Geoffrey wrote in 2008:
"29 June
is an especially joyful day for us. Gill, Sally and
Shaun will offer themselves to God’s service in a new
way when they are ordained as deacons. Each of them has
travelled a different faith journey but there is a
common factor in that journey. For a time and a space
they shared our life in the Epping District Team
Ministry and in the life of St. John’s. From this shared
life they drew inspiration, strength and confidence.
They discovered more deeply the love of God for them as
it was given through our Christian community life. When
they go forward for ordination they will take with them
something of being part of our faith journey here. They
will take many moments when God spoke to their hearts in
the midst of living out the Gospel with us. There is a
sense, then, that we go with them and as they are now
given to the Church in a wider way—they will minister in
new places—so we are sending them out from our midst.
They are therefore a significant part in our community
vocation story. They go surrounded by our love and our
prayers. They are part of the fruit of vocation we are
offering to the Church." |
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Gill Anderson |
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Gill began
worshipping at St John's in 1990 and has been involved in all sorts of
capacities. She set up Toddler Church at St John's and instigated
the UpFront initiative which has seen teams of lay people being
trained to lead a monthly service in each church in the team.
Gill was
licensed to the Team as a Reader in 2002. |
Gill is now working at
St
John's Loughton with Trinity and St Nicholas and is to be
ordained at St John's Loughton at 3pm, presiding at her first
Eucharist on 29 June in Loughton.
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Shaun Moore |
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Shaun has
been involved at St John's for many years - and latterly as Sacristan.
He, too, has a background in teaching, but retired recently from
teaching RE in order to devote his time to ordained ministry.
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Shaun has been working with The Rev'd Tim Davis serving
the Parishes of St Mary with St Edward & St Luke, Leyton, after he
is ordained he will be taking up the role of chaplain to Snaresbrook
Court. He is to be ordained at 10:30am Sunday 28 June at St
Mary Walthamstow
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Ordinations from the Team
- 2008 and 2009
