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Joyful Celebration of Lay Ministry at Guildford Cathedral

Article published on: 25th July 2025

Our first ever Lay Ministry Celebration took place at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday 5 July, a service in which we honoured our Licensed Lay Minsters and our Lay Associate Minsters who had completed the inaugural two-year Foundations in Ministry course.

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Lay ministers ready to light up the diocese

Article published on: 2nd July 2025

Saturday morning will see the diocese hold its first ever Lay Ministry Celebration service at Guildford Cathedral, as we mark the Foundations in Ministry's inaugural cohort completing the two-year course alongside the licensing and relicensing of our new and current Licensed Lay Ministers.

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Celebrating our newest priests and deacons in the diocese

Article published on: 30th June 2025

We celebrated 28 individuals this weekend who became the diocese's newest deacons and priests at our Petertide ordinations at Guildford Cathedral.

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How Janet Williams was called

Article published on: 28th June 2025

Today marks the start of our ordination services at Guildford Cathedral! This morning, we'll be welcoming our newest priests, and then tomorrow, we'll celebrate our deacons. Today we hear how Janet was called to ordained ministry ahead of her deaconing, with her fellow candidates tomorrow.

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How Tom Wilcox was called

Article published on: 27th June 2025

We're only one day away from the first of our ordination services, where we'll be welcoming our newest priests to the diocese. We've been celebrating our soon-to-be newest Reverends, our deacons, by sharing the stories of how they were called to ordained ministry. Today we hear Tom's story.

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How Jon Ruddock was called

Article published on: 26th June 2025

Our ordination services will be taking place in just a few days, where we'll be welcoming our newest deacons and priests. We've been celebrating the individuals by sharing the stories of how they were called to ordained ministry. Today we hear Jon's story.

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How Matt Regan was called

Article published on: 25th June 2025

We're only a few days away from our ordination services to welcome our newest deacons and priests. We're continuing our series celebrating how they were called to ordained ministry by sharing Matt's story.

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How Miranda Ransi was called

Article published on: 24th June 2025

In a few days, we'll be holding our ordination services, celebrating our newest deacons and priests. Today, we hear Miranda's story as we continue our series on how they were called to ordained ministry.

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How Hannah Mayo was called

Article published on: 23rd June 2025

It's now just under a week until our 2025 ordination services, where we celebrate our newest deacons and priests. We're continuing our series sharing the stories of how they were called to ordained ministry. Today, we hear Hannah's story.

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How David Huggins was called

Article published on: 22nd June 2025

This time next week, our deacon candidates will be preparing themselves to be the newest ordained ministers in the Diocese of Guildford. We continue to celebrate each of them by sharing the stories of how they were called. Today, we hear David's story.

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