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Parish Priest
It is with great pleasure that we are able to share the following announcement regarding our new Parish Priest:
‘The Bishop of Bath & Wells is pleased to announce that subject to satisfactory clearance from CRB, the Revd. Philip Hawthorn will be appointed as Priest in Charge of Charlcombe with Bath St Stephen.
Philip is currently approaching the end of his curacy within the Hardington Vale group of parishes near to Frome, having previously spent several years working within children’s media and broadcasting, particularly with the BBC. It is anticipated that his wife Lizzie and their family will move into the rectory over the summer … hopefully in time for the younger children to start school in September.
The licensing service is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 28th September at 7pm at St Stephen’s Church led by Bishop Peter and Archdeacon Andy and this will mark the start of Philip’s new ministry.’
Other members of our ministry team
The Reverend Alastair Davies is also part of our ministry team which he combines with his role as Senior Chaplain at the Royal United Hospital NHS Trust, Bath. Alastair previously served for 18 years with the Royal Air Force Chaplaincy Service.
Richard Brooke is a Licensed Reader.
Also linked with our church through the North Bath Local Ministry Group are the Reverend Antony Claridge, Parish Priest of Christ Church, Julian Road and the Reverend Professor Cliff Burrows OBE who assists Antony in his role at Christ Church.
Churchwardens
Our churchwardens are members of our congregations - St Stephen’s and St Mary’s have their own dedicated churchwardens and they play an invaluable role in the management, maintenance and ministry of the churches. John Greenwood and Liz O'Connell are the churchwardens for St Stephen's Church. Bill Fraser and Sally Pym are the churchwardens for Charlcombe Parish Church.
Parochial Church Councils
The Parochial Church Councils (PCC) of St Stephen’s and Charlcombe churches comprise the clergy and churchwardens of the parish, together with a number of elected representatives of the laity. Our church Treasurers are key members of their respective PCCs.
Mike King is the Treasurer at St Stephen's, and Judith Pepler the Treasurer of Charlcombe Parish Church.
School Governors
Our School Governors are elected by the PCC (see above) and govern our church school, St Stephen’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in its work.
Mrs Judy Palmer is the Chair of Governors.
Our headteacher is Mr Pete Mountstephen.
St. Stephen's People
Here are the other people who have responsibilities in the church. For a list of the main names with contact details, see Contacts.
Licensed Reader:
Richard Brooke
Churchwardens:
Liz O’Connell, John Greenwood (Chair of building sub-committee)
Sacristan / Verger:
Christian Duckworth
Music Director and Organist:
Andrew Russell
St Stephen’s PCC Secretary:
Mary Greenwood
St Stephen’s PCC Treasurer:
Mike King
Chair of School Governors:
Judy Palmer
Mothers’ Union and Librarian:
Pat Brocklebank
Sunday Children’s Groups:
Carolyn Brown
Parent and Toddler’s Monday Group:
Kate Woods
Child Protection:
Clare Gilliland & Lucy Rosedale
Brownies:
Gina Frost
Buildings Advisor:
David Howard
Church Cleaning Rota/CMS rep:
Heather MacKay
Parish News distribution:
Tony Stephenson
Bell Ringing (Acting Tower Captain):
Dave Kelly
Charlcombe Parish Church BVM
Churchwardens:
Bill Fraser & Sally Pym (also child protection)
Organist:
Nick Thorne
PCC Treasurer:
Judith Pepler
Friends of Charlcombe Church Treasurer:
Arthur Floyd
PCC Secretary:
Clare Alexander-Jupp
Rota Co-ordinator / Quiet Garden:
Richard Brooke