Our ordination services are a time to celebrate and welcome new deacons (those to be given the title Reverend) and priests (deacons who have been training under an incumbent for a year) into the diocese. This year's Petertide ordinations will be taking place in Guildford Cathedral on 1 and 2 July.
Tickets for the service will be allocated to the ordinands for distribution and the service will also be livestreamed on Guildford Cathedral's YouTube channel. You can follow the service by downloading the order of service to your mobile device via the relevant links below.
Saturday 1 July 10.30am | Ordination of Priests
The Bishop of Guildford, the Right Reverend Andrew Watson, will preside at the Ordination of Priests in Guildford Cathedral this year. Download the order of service here.
The candidates intended for ordination at the service are:
| Candidate | Serving Parish |
|---|---|
| Dave Bixby | Walton-on-Thames |
| Gill Caldwell | Great Bookham |
| Josh Cleaver | Egham Hythe |
| Julie Couchman-Boor | Camberley St Martin |
| Dawn Lucas | Knaphill with Brookwood |
| Christine Mogford | Stoke-next-Guildford |
| David Packham | Nork with Burgh Heath |
| Sue Phillips | Chertsey |
| Ruth Sheldon | Thames Ditton |
| Bryan Silletti | Cobham |
| Tori Silletti | Cobham |
| Jackie Stone | Cove |
| Joel Willmer | Guildford Christ Church |
| Stella Wiseman | Badshot Lea & Hale |
Sunday 2 July 10.30am | Ordination of Deacons
The Bishop of Guildford, the Right Reverend Andrew Watson, will preside at the Ordination of Deacons in Guildford Cathedral this year. Download the order of service here.
The candidates intended for ordination at the service are:
| Candidate | Sending Parish | Serving Parish |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Allan | Alfold & Loxwood | Alfold & Loxwood |
| Lucy Bush | Westway | Woking St Peter |
| David Camp | Badshot Lea & Hale | Badshot Lea & Hale |
| Jill Gooding | Aldershot Holy Trinity | Aldershot Holy Trinity |
| Erik Heemskerk | Utrecht | Cranleigh |
| Rachel Johnson | Woking St Peter | Woking St Peter |
| Corinne Jones | Guildford Holy Trinity & St Mary | Guildford Holy Trinity & St Mary |
| Ellie Lister | Westcott | East Horsley |
| Jonny Lowe | Chipping Norton | Stoughton |
| Kayleigh Magrath | Hornsey | West Molesey |
| Alistair Milne | Hampton Wick | Guildford St Nicolas |
| Judith Mitchell | Epsom St Martin | Epsom St Martin |
| Berenice Page | Walton-on-Thames | Addlestone |
| Janet Ruthven | Farnborough St Peter | Farnborough St Peter |
| Mandie Shirnia | Egham | Egham |
| Heather Valletta | Woking St Mary of Bethany | Camberley St Paul |
Want to find out more about ordained ministry?
If you're wanting to explore more about what it means to be an ordained minister in the Church of England, then please do visit our Ordained Ministry page.
You can also read the stories behind the latest individuals who have been called to the priesthood by clicking the button below.