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Members of Diocesan Synod and Committees

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Members: Archdeaconry of West Ham, Archdeaconry of Harlow, Archdeaconry of Southend, Archdeaconry of Colchester

Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance

Committees of Diocesan Synod

 

President: The Bishop of Chelmsford

Vice Presidents: Revd Canon Martin Wood, Canon Dr Susan Atkin

Ex-Officio: The Area Bishops, The Dean, the Archdeacons, the Chancellor, the Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance, Chelmsford's representatives on General Synod.

Bishop's Nominations
Clergy: Revd Canon Duncan Green, Revd Norbert Mutuku, Revd Denis Huntley, Revd Louise Williams, Revd Canon Ade Ademola, Revd Canon Ivy Crawford, Revd Canon Ann Easter
Laity: Piers Northam, Lesley Barlow, John Brown, Don Cardy, Derek Smith

Co-opted Members
Clergy: Revd Paul McLaren-Cook 
Laity: Marion Ketley, John Child and Trevor Ireland
    
Secretary: John Ball

Members

ARCHDEACONRY OF WEST HAM

1. Barking & Dagenham

Clergy Revd Canon Roger Gayler
Revd Steven Hanna
Revd Clive Pooley
Laity Ray Decsombes
Jean Loader

4. Havering

Clergy

Revd Morag Finch
Revd Richard Finch
Revd Martin Howse
Revd Sue Brewster
Revd Chris Wragg
Revd Russell Moul

Laity

John Bloomfield
Mary Moore
Anthony Nicolle
Carole Sherratt
Larry Morris
Olliver Southgate
Lynne Bennett

5. Newham

Clergy Revd David Haokip
Revd Quintin Peppiatt
4 vacancies
Laity David Martins
Shirley Biro
Pauline Ellis

7. Redbridge

Clergy

Revd Edmund Cargill Thompson
Revd Marie Segal
Revd Andrew Fenby
Revd Dr Elizabeth Horwell
Revd Gareth Jones
Revd Annie McTighe

Laity Stuart Chillingworth
Elizabeth Colton
Raymond George
Malcolm Leonard
David Ranger
Richard Moules

8. Waltham Forest

Clergy Revd Steven Saxby
Revd Shaun Moore
2 Vacancies
Laity Canon Justin McKenzie
Diana Kennedy
Colin Setchfield
Rosalind Tatam
1 Vacancy

 

ARCHDEACONRY OF HARLOW

2. Epping Forest

Clergy Revd Geoffrey Connor
Revd Nina Coulthard
Revd Bryony Morrison
Revd Dr Joyce Smith
Laity Canon Marion Joslin
Bob Taylor
Janet Whitehouse
1 vacancy

3. Harlow

Clergy

Revd Brian Surtees
Revd Stewart Gibbs
Revd Noelle Taylor

Laity Patricia Balkwill
Christine Cox
1 vacancy

6. Ongar

Clergy Revd Vernon Ross
1 vacancy
Laity Ann Bard
David Irving

 

ARCHDEACONRY OF SOUTHEND

9. Brentwood

Clergy Revd Ian Jorysz
Revd Patrick Sherring
Revd Chris Goldsmith
Laity Mark Jobin
Greg Potts
Jill Willmott
1 vacancy

10. Basildon

Clergy Revd Canon Martin Wood
Revd Paul Carr
Revd Jo Delfgou
Revd Esther McCafferty
Laity Peter Furness
Michael Ginn
Linda Russ

11a. Chelmsford North

Clergy Revd Jane Anderson
Revd Karen Best
Revd Michael Hall
Revd Canon Carla Hampton
Laity Peter Cousins
Gwilym Morris
Roger Shilling
1 vacancy

11b. Chelmsford South

Clergy Revd Lee Batson
Revd Mones Farah
Revd Carol Ball
1 vacancy
Laity James Gilder
Stephen Hogben
Christine Horton
Canon Harry Marsh

12. Maldon & Dengie

Clergy Revd Sandra Manley
1 vacancy
Laity Peter Manley
James Slodzik

13. Hadleigh

Clergy Revd David Childs
Revd David Tudor
Revd Marian Sturrock
Laity Margaret Henning
Ron McLernon
1 vacancy

14. Southend

Clergy Revd Shaun Conlon
Revd Stuart Kimber
Revd Simon Roscoe
Laity Christine Ballard
Jacqueline Bliss
Marian Peterson

15. Thurrock

Clergy Revd Darren Barlow
Revd Alex Gowing-Cumber
Revd Michelle Reynolds
Revd Peter Rabin
Laity Katia Cumber
Laurence Martin
Pamela Kirby 

16. Rochford 

Clergy Revd Michael Lodge
Revd Alun Hurd
Laity Ian Gale
Gordon Simmonds

 

ARCHDEACONRY OF COLCHESTER

17. Witham

Clergy

Revd Anne-Marie Renshaw
Revd Geoff Bayliss

Laity Christine Brown
Mike Robinson
1 vacancy

18. Hinckford

Clergy Revd Eoin Buchanan
Revd Margaret King
Laity Maurice Hamblin 
Brian Vidler
1 vacancy

19. Braintree

Clergy Revd Charles Mason
Very Revd Canon Philip Need
Laity Isabel Adcock
John Turton

20. Colchester

Clergy

Revd Ray Gibbs
Revd Paul Norrington
Revd Canon Peter Walker
Revd Mary West
1 Vacancy

Laity Canon Dr Susan Atkin
Diana Benge-Abbott
Mark Cole
Roger Ennals

23. Dunmow & Stansted

Clergy Revd Paul Wilkin
1 Vacancy
Laity Rosemary Ayles
Alastair Bone

24. Harwich

Clergy Revd Peter Mann
Revd Samantha Winney
Laity Laura Garnham
Claire Scargill

26. Saffron Walden

Clergy Revd David Tomlinson
Revd John Richardson
Laity Susan Howell
Susannah Lacon
David Morgan
Robin O'Neill

27. St Osyth

Clergy Revd Philip Johnson
Revd Guy Thorburn
Laity Wendy King
Patricia Stanbury-Sandford
1 vacancy

 

Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance

Chairman: John Spence 01245 465108
Vice Chairman: Anthony Nichole 01708 344315
Secretary: John Ball 01245 294409
Legal Adviser Brian J Hood 01245 262212

All members of the Diocesan Synod are members of the Diocesan Board of Finance as of right.

Committees of Diocesan Synod

BISHOP’S COUNCIL

Chairman: The Bishop of Chelmsford, 01277 352001
Secretary: John Ball, 01245 294409
The Area Bishops
The Dean
The Archdeacons
The Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance
The Vice Presidents of Synod:

Elected from the Barking Area:

Lesley Barlow
Anthony Nicolle
Canon Justin McKenzie
Canon Marion Joslin

Elected from the Bradwell Area:

Robert Hammond
Roger Shiliing
Canon Harry Marsh
Gordon Simmonds
Revd Dr Chris Goldsmith

Elected from the Colchester Area:

Mark Cole
Robin O'Neill
John Brown
Canon Dr Sue Atkin
Revd Andy Colebrooke

Bishop's Nominees:
Canon Don Cardy
Derek Smith
Peter Morriss

BISHOPS COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE

Chairman: The Bishop of Chelmsford, 01277 352001
Secretary
: John Ball, 01245 294409
Canon Dr Susan Atkin
Canon John Spence
Revd Canon Martin Wood

BUDGET COMMITTEE

Chairman: Canon Don Cardy, 01245 237220    
Secretary: John Ball, 01245 294409
Archdeacon of Harlow
Canon John Spence
Peter Morriss
Canon Harry Marsh
Anthony Nicolle
Gordon Simmonds
Derek Smith

INVESTMENTS SUB-COMMITTEE

Chairman: Peter Wilby       
Secretary: Anna Franklin, 01245 294420
The Archdeacons
Canon John Spence
Revd Henry Heath
Sharon Quilter
Lance Lepper
Paul Fosh
David Morgan
Anthony Nicolle

HOUSES SUB-COMMITTEE

Chairman: Derek Smith, 01621 852567
Secretary: Anna Franklin, 01245 294420
The Archdeacons

Chair and Vice Chair of the Finance Committee

Barking: Canon Marion Joslin  

Bradwell: Revd Jo Delfgou, Michael Ginn

Colchester: Revd Mary West,

Appointed by the Finance Committee: Revd Sue Brewster and Peter McCafferty.

AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE

Chairman: Peter Morriss
Secretary: John Ball, 01245 294409
Robert Andrews
John Brown
Canon Harry Marsh

STAFF SUB-COMMITTEE

Chairman: Sue Morgan            
Secretary: John Ball, 01245 294409
Archdeacon of Harlow
The Vice Presidents of Synod: Revd Canon Martin Wood
Canon Dr Susan Atkin

DIOCESAN MISSION AND PASTORAL COMMITTEE

Chairman: Diocesan Bishop
Secretary: Nathan Whitehead, 01245 294412
The Bishops
The Archdeacons

Barking

Mary Moore                                                                                                                                                             
Christine Cox               
Revd Frances Quist
Vevet Deer                                                                                                                       

Bradwell:

Br Laurence Martin
Roger Shilling
Revd Andy Griffiths
Danny Sedano

Colchester

Rosemary Ayles
Mark Cole
Judith Hasler
Very Revd Philip Need
Dan Barnes Davies 

AREA MISSION AND PASTORAL COMMITTEES

Chairman: Respective Area Bishop
Secretary: Nathan Whitehead, 01245 294412
The Archdeacons
Elected Members of Pastoral Committee Members from each Episcopal Area.

DIOCESAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chairman: Dr James Bettley, 01621 892450
Secretary: Mrs Sandra Turner, 01245 294423
The Archdeacons
David Andrews
Graham Beighton
John Bloomfield
Edward Bryant
Richard Burbidge
John Burton
Mrs Nancy Coulson
Keith Derry
John Fulbeck
Revd Canon John Howden
David Lloyd
Revd David Newman
Peter Richards
David Sloman
Brian Stacey
Brenda Watkins
Malcolm Woods

DIOCESAN BOARD OF PATRONAGE

Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Secretary

David Morgan
Revd Canon Peter Walker
Nathan Whitehead (01245 294412)
Laity Mary Evered
John Winterbotham  
Roger Shilling
1 Vacancy
Clergy Revd Sue Brewster
Very Revd Canon Philip Need

 

VACANCY IN SEE COMMITTEE

Chairman: Very Revd Peter Judd, 01245 294492
Secretary: John Ball, 01245 294409  

Each Area Bishop
The Dean
The Archdeacons
Vice Presidents of Diocesan Synod
Members of General Synod

Barking:

Canon Marion Joslin                                          
Stuart Chillingworth    (020 8505 3746, e-mail: schillingworth5@aol.com)
Canon Justin McKenzie     (020 8539 8437, e-mail: justinboro@btinternet.com)
Jacqueline Hall     (020 8989 4037, e-mail: jackie.hall@publishingtechnology.com)

Bradwell:

Roger Shilling      (01245 460786, e-mail: roger@rshilling.demon.co.uk)
Canon Harry Marsh      (01245 478038, e-mail: harry.marsh@talktalk.net)

Colchester:

Graham Cook        (01799 586343, e-mail: cook.gwj@virgin.net)
Susannah Lacon    (01371 830971, e-mail: sml44@cam.ac.uk)
Very Revd Canon Philip Need     (01376 324887, e-mail: thedeanofbocking@tiscali.co.uk) 

 

LONDON OVER THE BORDER COUNCIL (No fixed Term)

Chairman: The Archdeacon of West Ham, 020 8989 8557
Asst Sec: Mrs Debbie Kelly, 020 8989 8557
The Area Deans of Thurrock, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Havering and Barking & Dagenham
The Lay Chairs of Thurrock, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Havering and Barking & Dagenham
Bishop's Nominee: Canon Justin McKenzie

LITURGICAL COMMITTEE

(Responsible to the Bishop of Chelmsford)
Chairman: The Dean, 01245 294492
Secretary: (Revd Chris Collingwood)
Revd Philip Banks        
Revd David Rooke
Revd Stan Swift

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Chairman: Lesley Barlow, 01992 573171
Director: Rob Fox, 01245 294400

Barking:

Revd Bryony Morrison
Revd Gill Hopkins
Malcolm Leonard
Ellen Kemp
John Turley
1 Vacancy

Bradwell: Revd Ian Jorysz
Revd Annabel Copeland
Linda Barnard
Pauline Collier
1 Vacancy
Colchester:

Revd Canon Pat Prestney
Revd John Hall
Revd Simon Garwood
Mrs Christine Hutton
Claire Scargill

 

BISHOP’S STAFF

The Bishop of Chelmsford
The Area Bishops
The Archdeacons
The Dean
The Bishop’s Adviser on Mission & Ministry - Revd Canon Dr Roger Matthews
The Bishop’s Adviser on Women’s Ministry - Revd Jenny Tomlinson
The Chief Executive