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 | Mrs Patsy Thomson | patsy.j.thomson@gmail.com | 01381 600708 |
| 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 | Rev Canon Alison Peden | pdo@scotland.anglican.org | 07899 782991 |
| Brechin | Rev Canon Fay Lamont | flamont53@sky.com | 01382 453818 |
| Edinburgh | (1) Rev Canon Marion Chatterley | marion.chatterley@blueyonder.co.uk | 0131 667 6847 |
| Edinburgh | (2) Rev Richard Cornfield | rich.cornfield@gmail.com | 0131 556 1335 |
| Glasgow and Galloway | Rev Canon Alison Peden | pdo@scotland.anglican.org | 07899 782991 |
| Moray, Ross and Caithness | Rev Iain Macritchie | iain.macritchie@nhs.net | 07760 209440 |
| St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | Rev Canon Alison Peden | pdo@scotland.anglican.org | 07899 782991 |
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
