Your first contact should be your Rector or Chaplain (if you are at school, college or university). They will know you best and be able to talk with you about the range of ministries that are possible.
Lay Readership
If you think you may be called to be a Lay Reader, you should speak about it first with your Rector or chaplain, who may then contact your diocese’s Warden of Lay Readers:
| Diocese | Name | Telephone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Mrs Avril Hern | avrilhern@mac.com | 01467 642536 |
| Argyll and the Isles | Mr Donald Shell | donald.shell@googlemail.com | 01631 562688 |
| Brechin | Dr Peter Smart | smartpeterdr@btinternet.com | 01674 840789 |
| Edinburgh | Mrs Janet McKinnell | janet.mckinnell@btinternet.com | 01368 850604 |
| Glasgow | Mr Kevin Boak | kevin@boak.fsworld.co.uk | 01436 676852 |
| Moray, Ross and Caithness | Rev Canon Ian Pallett | pallett3000@btinternet.com | 01349 862204 |
| St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | Rev Bob Harley | robert.harley@gmx.co.uk | 01575 575515 |
Ordained Ministry
If you think you may be called to ordained ministry (deacon or priest), you should speak about it first with your Rector or chaplain, who may then contact your Diocesan Director of Ordinands:
| Diocese | Name | Telephone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen and Orkney | Rev Vittoria Hancock | vittoriahancock@gmail.com | 01339 755919 |
| Argyll and The Isles | Contact the Bishop, the Rt Rev Kevin Pearson | bishop@argyll.anglican.org | 01631 570870 |
| Brechin | Rev Kirrilee Reid | rector@allsaintsglencarse.org | 01738 860386 |
| Edinburgh | (1) Rev Canon Marion Chatterley | marion.chatterley@blueyonder.co.uk | 0131 667 6847 |
| Edinburgh | (2) Rev Richard Cornfield | richard@psandgs.org.uk | 0131 556 1335 |
| Glasgow and Galloway | Rev Canon Tom Montgomery | tmontgomery1@hotmail.co.uk | 01292 313731 |
| Moray, Ross and Caithness | Rev Iain Macritchie | iain.macritchie@nhs.net | |
| St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | Rev Canon Dom Ind | ind.dominic@gmail.com | 01786 832368 |
Provincial Officer
The Provincial Director of Ordinands has oversight of the discernment process and is responsible to the College of Bishops.
Rev Canon Dr Alison Peden
PDO@scotland.anglican.org
General Synod Office, 21 Grosvenor Crescent , Edinburgh EH12 5EE
T 0131 225 6357
