Next month we are blessed to yet again have a large and wonderful cohort of ordinations in the Diocese:

Order of Deacon 

To be held at the Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Brussels, on Sunday 28th June: 

Andrea Bianchi to serve as Assistant Curate at Christ Church, Vienna 

Corinne de Klerk to serve as Assistant Curate at St Andrew’s Church, Zurich 

Katherine Fortier to serve as Assistant Curate at St John’s & St Philip’s, The Hague 

Eirik Gjerlow, to serve as Assistant Curate at St Edmund’s, Oslo 

Tollin Thumra to serve as Assistant Curate at Christ Church, Amsterdam 

Dominik Viehoff to serve as Assistant Curate at City Kirche, Vienna 

Order of Priest  

Seth Barker to continue to serve as Assistant Curate at All Saints, Vevey (4th July) 

Samuel Haiser to continue to serve as Assistant Curate at City Kirche, Vienna (5th July) 

Graeme Lloyd-Roberts to continue to serve as Assistant Curate at St Alban’s, Copenhagen (4th July) 

Owen Prewett to continue to serve as Assistant Curate at St Alban’s, Copenhagen (28th June, Brussels) 

Jacob Quick to continue to serve as Assistant Curate at St Edmund’s, Oslo (5th July) 

Stephen Razafindratsima to continue to serve as Assistant Curate at St George’s, Paris (11th July) 

William Gulliford (Diocesan Director of Ordinands) reflects that; 

“The Diocese in Europe forms people for ministry in unique ways. Our chaplaincies are a network of remarkable communities serving God in such a range of places. Those being ordained have undergone two years of discernment and about three years of intense study of Theology and Pastoral Care. The learning continues in training after ordination as well. Those coming forward to be ordained to the diaconate are impressive people, supported by families who have all made sacrifices to see this come about. Those preparing for the priesthood, likewise, have shown they have the commitment, insight, humility and preparedness to learn which will inform a lifetime of ministry. 

We hope and trust that the Spirit will bestow all gifts and fruits on those to be ordained in this Diocese and the wider Church. Come Holy Ghost our souls inspire and lighten with celestial fire!” 

Please join us in prayers of thanksgiving for all those being ordained.  We also ask that each of them and their families are surrounded by the Love of God as they embark on this journey of ministry.