We are led by a talented clergy team which includes our Team Rector, Revd Canon Philip Ritchie, our associate Minister Revd Sandy Southee and two honorary curates, Revd Canon Dr Roger Matthews and Revd Dr Graham Hamborg. We also rely on the commitment and expertise of many lay people who offer wholehearted service to God in a variety of ways.
St Mary’s makes full use of active DCC and Ministry Leadership Teams who give vital impetus, wisdom and direction to our ministries. Our Clergy include;
Revd Canon Philip Ritchie - Team Rector
Revd Sandy Southee -
Associate Minister
The call to ordained ministry was
an exciting call late in life for me.
I
was ordained, aged 57, in 2000 and served my curacy at St. Michael’s Galleywood
and St. John’s Moulsham.
At the same
time I was serving as an Anglican chaplain in the Mid-Essex Health Trust
(having worked as a nurse in the same Trust) so working part-time unpaid in the
Church.
I became an Associate Minister
at St. John’s Church in 2004, after which I had a spell just working as a
hospital chaplain before I came to St. Mary’s as Associate Minister in
2007.
It has been a great joy to return
to our home church with my husband Pete.
We’ve been married 46 years and have 3 children, a daughter-in-law,
son-in-law and 5 grandchildren.
My main
interests are my family and friends.
I
enjoy holidays with Pete and riding on the back of his motor-bike!
I love reading, journaling, keeping the
family photos and helping out in the garden.
I’m immensely grateful to Pete for his love and support in my present
role and for the love I share with family, friends and congregation.
It’s great to be part of the Great Baddow
Team Ministry and an all-age congregation that loves Jesus as our Lord and
Saviour and wants to share the good news of His love with those around us.
Revd Dr Graham
Hamborg -
Honorary CurateI have been
in ordained ministry since 1977, in parish ministry until a few years ago. I
was a curate in Birmingham,
then a team vicar in Slough, then a vicar in
Twyford, Berkshire. My wife Ruth and I came to
Chelmsford in
2004 so that I could take a post with the Diocese of Chelmsford as a Continuing
Ministerial Development Adviser – that means that I provide in-service training
for clergy and other licensed ministers. A main part of my work is to arrange a
programme of training for the curates of the diocese. I also teach Old
Testament to ordinands and readers-in-training at St Mellitus College, which
serves Chelmsford
and London
dioceses. Hobbies include keeping hens, playing my 60s and 70s rock music loud
when no-one else is around and walking holidays. My wife Ruth teaches at Brentwood School. We have five adult children, Jo,
Pete, Chloë, Rosie and Rob.Ever since we
arrived here we have valued the worship at St Mary’s – relaxed, contemporary,
dignified, all ages represented. It has been a pleasure and privilege both to
receive much and to contribute to its life and ministry.
Revd Canon Dr Roger Matthews - Honorary Curate
The members and leaders of St Mary’s have
been a huge encouragement to us as a family, Di now serves as a member of the
Ministry Leadership Team and our grown-up children maintain strong links here.
I count it a great privilege to be based here.
Revd Tim Pigrem - Permission to Officiate
