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 | Mrs Lis Burke | layreaderswarden@standrews.anglican.org | 01738 624150 |
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 the Provincial Director of Ordinands.
Provincial Officer
The Provincial Director of Ordinands has oversight of the discernment process and is responsible to the College of Bishops.
Rev Ian D Barcroft
PDO@scotland.anglican.org
General Synod Office, 21 Grosvenor Crescent , Edinburgh EH12 5EE
T 0131 225 6357
