Sunday 30-June Cluster Services
8am Communion Service (Book of Common Prayer)
at St Barnabas
10.30 Ordination Service
at the Cathedral
6pm Evening Prayer (Book of Communion Prayer)
at St Nicholas
Sooz, our new curate writes:
Hello everyone!
My name is Sooz Magee and I am very excited to be joining you, along with Colin, my husband and our kids Maeve and Charlie. We also share our home with Belle our cat, who is a very important member of our family.
I grew up in Stourbridge and it is where I gained my Nursey Nursing Diploma at Stourbridge College. During that time I became a Christian, just before my 20th birthday back in February 1999. My faith journey has been bumpy, life giving and has helped me to persevere and be sustained, throughout life’s ups and downs.
I spent the first half of my twenties engaged in Christian missionary work both here in the UK and abroad. In that time, I completed a number of training courses related to Christian Counselling and Christian Discipleship. Whilst completing the course in Christian Counselling I was involved in supporting people who were homeless, and this experience sparked my interest in working with those on the fringes of society. In 2020, I completed an applied BA Theology degree, where I began to realise God was calling me to ordained ministry.
As a family we enjoy days out to our favourite National Trust places, such as our favourite cliff walk in Brean. We like to discover new independent coffee shops and enjoy Syrian food. I relax by being creative such as attending drawing workshops and making the garden look pretty. I am very much looking forward to meeting you all, as I serve my curacy title post at St Wulstans, St Barnabas, Christ Church and as part of a cluster with St. Nicholas, across the three parishes.
To be ordained Deacon:
- Michael Edwards, who will serve at St Peter’s Church in Bengeworth, Evesham
- Peter Greaves, who will serve in the Kidderminster Ismere Team
- Dean Hall, who will serve in the benefice of Tardebigge, Redditch
- Sooz Magee, who will serve at the churches of St Wulstan, St Barnabas and St Nicholas in Worcester
- Gilly Maxim, who will serve in the Worcester City West Team
- Tim O’Leary, who will serve at All Saints, Worcester
- Prajna Pal-Lad, who will serve at All Saints in Evesham
- Chris Smith, who will serve in Kingswinford and Wall Heath
- Sarah Tranter, who will serve in the Halas Team in Halesowen
To be ordained Priest:
- Martin Allen – serving at St Laurence’s Church, Alvechurch and Holy Trinity, Redditch
- Mike Bunclark – serving in the Worcester Southeast Team
- Fiona Carter – serving in the benefice of Christ the King, Redditch
- Claire Cox – serving at St Mary’s Church, Oldswinford, Stourbridge
- James Homer – serving in the benefice of Elmley Lovett with Hampton Lovett and Elmbridge with Rushock and Hartlebury and Ombersley with Doverdale
- Rachel Homer – serving in the Halas Team, Halesowen
- Val Houghton – serving in the benefice of Brierley Hill
- Norman Jevons – serving in the benefice of Darby End and Netherton and the benefice of Dudley Wood and Cradley Heath
- Jen Jones – serving in the benefice of Teme Valley South
- Jamie Klair – serving at All Saints with St Helens in Worcester
- Sally Knowles – serving in the Worcestershire West Rural Team Ministry
- Linda Nicholas – serving at St Peter’s Church, Ipsley
- Jayne Parker – serving in the benefice of Pershore w Pinvin, Wick & Birlingham
- Ben Somervell – serving at Holy Trinity Church in Old Hill, Dudley
- Esther Treasure – serving in the Dudley Team
- Richard Wood – serving in the Worcester Southeast Team