Vacancies

Priest in Charge (House for Duty) of St David’s Eastwood

St David’s church is a modern catholic church, praying and worshipping in the heart of Eastwood, which is at the western end of Southend.

As a parish we are looking for a prayerful person who will:

• help lead us forward in a collaborative ministry, encouraging again the growth of our church
• serve the parish through its offering of daily prayer and an ever developing liturgical life

We are looking for a priest within the catholic tradition, who is open to embrace a more modern and profound expression of the church’s liturgical life. If you think you may be that person, we would very much like to hear from you.

St David’s has passed a Resolution under the House of Bishops’ Declaration.

Closing date: 17^th June 2025

Interviews: 17^th July 2025

Details on www.chelmsford.anglican.org/vacancies or from the Acting Archdeacon of Southend a.southend@chelmsford.anglican.org Tel 01268 779345

Vicar (House for Duty) of St Mary the Virgin South Benfleet

St Mary’s is a beautiful Grade 1 Listed Church, which has been a faithful Christian presence since Anglo-Saxon times. It is situated in the South Benfleet conservation area, and has excellent train and road links towards London and the Essex Coast.

Do you feel called to:

• help to nurture our congregation in the Anglo Catholic tradition
• give us fresh insight and materials to help guide the study of Scripture
• help us give pastoral care and support to those seeking advice and counselling within the parish
• help us build upon the relationships we have with local schools through events, fellowship and friendship

We would love our new priest to lead our worship in a clear direction, to spread the word of our Lord to the new generation, encouraging the wider community to worship at St Mary’s.

St Mary’s has passed a Resolution under the House of Bishops’ Declaration.

Closing date: 17^th June 2025
Interviews: 17^th July 2025
Details on www.chelmsford.anglican.org/vacancies or from the Archdeacon of Southend a.southend@chelmsford.anglican.org Tel 01268 779345

(London Borough of Bromley)

The Bishop of Rochester and the Bishop of Richborough, in consultation with our Patron (Keble College, Oxford), seek to appoint a Society priest who will offer an evangelistic, pastoral, sacramental and liturgical ministry to the benefice.

We are praying for a priest who will:

• hear God’s call to contemporary urban life and ministry in this place.
• confidently and joyfully celebrate the sacraments of the Church.
• be a gifted pastor, communicator and teacher of the Faith.
• provide prayerful, visionary and missional leadership for the parish.
• lead us in developing further our evangelistic outreach and pastoral care.
• nurture, support and grow a diversity of lay ministries.
• fully engage with, share and strengthen the wider life and ministry of our Deanery and Diocese.

In return we offer:

• a beautiful church in a prominent location in the parish.
• a rich catholic liturgical life and musical tradition.
• a modern five-bedroom vicarage.
• good local schools and amenities.
• a hospitable community.
• a supportive deanery within the Diocese of Rochester and wider Richborough family of parishes.

Full details are in the Parish Profile, which can be downloaded from the ‘Vacancies’ section of the Diocesan website (www.rochester.anglican.org) or by following this link: https://www.cofepathways.org/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=8536

[Applications should also be made using this link]

Any queries, or to arrange an informal discussion with the Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley about this vacancy, please contact her EA (Fiona Porter) by emailing fiona.porter@rochester.anglican.org

Closing date for applications: Midnight on 15^th June 2025

[Interviews will be held on Monday, 14^th July]

The wider a group’s diversity, the smarter, wiser, and more compassionate and creative its decision making becomes.  We are committed to achieving diversity throughout our Diocese by seeking UKME/GMH colleagues and those from a wide range of backgrounds, to help us create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Vicar (House for Duty) of St Mary the Virgin South Benfleet

St Mary’s is a beautiful Grade 1 Listed Church, which has been a faithful Christian presence since Anglo-Saxon times. It is situated in the South Benfleet conservation area, and has excellent train and road links towards London and the Essex Coast.

Do you feel called to:

• help to nurture our congregation in the Anglo Catholic tradition
• give us fresh insight and materials to help guide the study of Scripture
• help us give pastoral care and support to those seeking advice and counselling within the parish
• help us build upon the relationships we have with local schools through events, fellowship and friendship

We would love our new priest to lead our worship in a clear direction, to spread the word of our Lord to the new generation, encouraging the wider community to worship at St Mary’s.

St Mary’s has passed a Resolution under the House of Bishops’ Declaration.

Closing date: 19^th May 2025

Interviews: 19^th June 2025

Details on www.chelmsford.anglican.org/vacancies
or from the Archdeacon of Southend a.southend@chelmsford.anglican.org Tel 01268 779345

Are you being called to serve the parish of St Andrew’s Church, Deal, Kent as their new parish priest?

This vacancy in the Diocese of Canterbury is now being advertised and my prayer is that a priest with sacrificial and evangelistic zeal for the Gospel, pastoral love for his people and confidence in their liturgical and sacramental ministry will respond to this call with joy! May St Andrew Our Lady of Walsingham and St Thomas of Canterbury pray for us! The Society of the Holy Cross The Society Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (Anglican)