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WHO'S WHO IN THE BEACON BENEFICE
Our clergy and volunteers are here to support you. Please use the information below to contact us when you need to
If you need to contact a member of the clergy on a confidential matter, to seek advice or to unburden yourself please do not hesitate to do so
Rector:
Vacancy
Associate Priest :
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The Reverend Andrew Leach 
Andrew was ordained Deacon in 2010 and priested in 2011 and was created Associate Priest in July 2013 after a spell as our Curate. He lives in Painswick and is married to Elaine. They have one daughter, Catherine.
Telephone : 07564 448692
E-mail: ajpleach@gmail.com
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Churchwardens:
The churchwardens are volunteers elected annually from amongst members of the congregation. They organize everything from cutting the grass to organizing the smooth running of church committees and the Sunday services. Churchwardens are the unsung heroes of typical Anglican church parishes and do their best to absorb all the tensions that exist in any healthy family.
| Painswick |
Sue Welbourn |
01452 812721 |
cedarhouseonline@talktalk.net |
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Margaret Radway |
01452-813440 |
Margaret.Radway@tiscali.co.uk |
| Cranham |
Linda de Cossart |
07778 215801 |
decossart@icloud.com |
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Keith Ardron |
01452-617648 |
keithardron@gmail.com |
| Edge |
Viv Barrett |
01452 814564 |
vebarrett@btopenworld.com |
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Martin Freeman |
01452 814805 |
freeman855@btinternet.com |
| Pitchcombe |
Sally Goodman |
01452 812290 |
sallanwill@plus.com |
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Pippa Medcalf |
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pippa.medcalf@nhs.net |
| Sheepscombe |
Tessa Lentel |
01453 758095 |
TessaLentel@aol.com |
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Gordon Horner |
01452 812128 |
Gordon.horner@btinternet.com |
| Harescombe |
Tamsin Leeper |
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tamsinleeper@btinternet.com |
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Brian Stanley |
01452 813753 |
brians319@aol.com |
Other Non-Stipendiary and Retired Clergy
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The Revd Canon Michael Irving
Ordained at 38 after working in the hotel industry in London and as an  Outward Bound instructor for seven years in Cumbria. Has served as a parish priest in four parishes in Gloucester Diocese, the last Minchinhampton where he was for 12 years. He retired in 2008. He was one time Director of Ordinands. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. He is married to Clare and they have three adult children.
E-mail : mi@vale-view.co.uk
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 The Revd David Newell
David is an active retired priest. He was ordained in 2003 as a local minister after a career as an agricultural consultant in the Ministry of Agriculture. He lives in Painswick with his wife Jean. His other interests include gardening, tennis and travelling.
E-mail : d.newell083@btinternet.com
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Licensed Readers
Sue Hartley Licensed since 2010. Home church Cranham but happy to work across the Benefice. Works full time for NHS as Healthcare Assistant. Assists as Deacon for Eucharistic services, takes services of the word (including. BCP) and special services e.g. All Souls, Remembrance, Christingle, Crib Service.
Mike Campbell has been involved at St Mary’s since moving into Painswick with his wife, Chris, and border collie, Wesley, in 2005. Mike is currently Secretary to St Mary’s PCC, and a member of both Deanery and Diocesan Synods. Mike began training with WEMTC as a Reader in September 2012, and was licensed as a Lay Minister in September 2014, having been ‘fast-tracked’ because of his previous training as an Accredited Methodist Local Preacher.
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All the Clergy, Churchwardens, Readers and the Mission Team may also be contacted via the Benefice Office (See Below)
The Lychgate Office
The Benefice Office is situated in the Lychgate, which is the small half-timbered building at the West end of the churchyard. It was built at the turn of the Twentienth Century out of the oak timbers which were rescued from the spire of the church after it was struck by lighning and caught fire several years before. The exterior walls are inscribed with passages from Scripture and the barge boards are carved with decorations in the form of bells.
Office Address : The Lychgate Office, Stroud Road, Painswick,
Gloucestershire. GL6 6UT
Church Office Telephone : 01452 814795
(There is an answering machine )
E-mail : lychgateoffice@btinternet. com
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