Bishop David ordained four presbyters at a joyful service in Down Cathedral on Sunday 27 August: Revd Claire Pearson for the curacy of Sydenham; Revd Cosmin Pascu for the curacy of Holywood; Revd Stu Armstrong as Diocesan Curate with special responsibility for the Parish of Craigavon and Revd Timothy Eldon for the curacy of Drumbeg. Revd Greg Downes, Director of Kingfisher Ministries and Theologian and Missioner of St Mary’s Cogges near Oxford spoke on ‘authentic ministry’.
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The ordinands with Revd Greg Downes who led their retreat -
Bishop David with Revd Timothy Eldon, preacher, Revd Greg Downes, Revd Cosmin Pascu, Revd Claire Pearson and Revd Stu Armstrong -
Revd Stu Armstrong -
The Armstrong family -
Revd Claire Pearson -
Claire Pearson with husband Matthew and baby -
Revd Timothy Eldon -
‘Team Drumbeg’ – Revd Willie Nixon with Tim Eldon and Marion Wilcox -
Revd Cosmin Pascu -
The Pascu family -
The congregation -
The congregation 2 -
Dean Hull reads the Gospel -
Greg Downes preaches on authentic ministry -
The Declarations -
Kneeling for prayer -
Laying on of hands, Stu -
Laying on of hands, Timothy -
Laying on of hands, Cosmin -
Laying on of hands, Claire -
Presbyters are welcomed -
Cosmin with Canon Gareth Harron and representatives from Holywood Parish -
Bishop David, Cosmin and Greg -
Bishop David, Timothy and Greg -
Bishop David, Stu (with Crocs) and Greg -
Bishop David, Claire and Greg -
Bishop David