Liz Sands - Commissioned Minister

This has been a quiet year with no major changes.

Barbara Hosier has joined the Welcoming Team and with Brian and Ian does a fantastic job, thank you all.

Thank you also to all the sidespeople, you do a vital job. If anyone is interested in joining the team please come and have a chat.

I have continued to learn who’s who and to get to know new people and groups and to incorporate them into the ‘map’. This is still work in progress due to other commitments. I’m hoping to have some more time to spend on it soon.

I am currently looking at all the things I am involved in and with God’s help deciding where my priorities should be.

Tony Sheffield - Commissioned Minister

Commissioned as a lay minister at St Cuthbert’s North Wembley April 2007

Parish work consists of

• Leading small groups,

• visiting parishioners at home, hospital or nursing/residential homes.

• Leading morning prayer as required

• Leading Meditation as require

• Assisting with chalice, serving and preparing for communion.

Brenda Thomas - Commissioned Minister

Fairly quiet year pastorally but

• Enjoyed sharing Communion with those unable to come to St John’s

• Organised an outing for some members of St John’s and the Violet Avenue Friday group and helped to organise the All Souls Service and Festival 07

Highlights

• Conducting Doris Branch’s funeral

• Commissioned Minister’s weekend at the London Bible College

• Weekend retreat with friends from St John’s

• Looking forward to whatever this year brings

Jane Upchurch - Commissioned Minister

• Lead the late morning part of the service twice a month while Rob on Sabbatical

• Now on the team for every third Sunday morning

• Host and co-lead Godspace with Elizabeth

• Planning a monthly meeting at Barr Lodge every second Sunday morning

• Support the seventeen-year-olds with their Youthchurch

• Training to be a Spiritual Director with SPIDIR

• Developing my writing including writing poetry for Scripture Union’s ‘Word Live’