Your prayers are asked for all candidates as they prepare for ordination in the coming months. In the context of The Society, your prayers are specifically asked for the candidates listed immediately below. A selection of prayers is available here.

In terms of the composition of the list, either the candidate is registered with The Society, or the parish / parishes in which the candidate serves / will serve is / are registered with The Society, or the ordaining bishop is a bishop of The Society and is acting in that capacity.  

Any additions or corrections to this list of Society-related ordinations for 2025 are to be sent by email to director@forwardinfaith.com as soon as possible, please – thank you.

Ordinations to the Diaconate

Edward Parker-Sunderland at 11am on Saturday 28^th June in Wakefield Cathedral by the Bishop of Leeds

Nathan Barrett at 11am on Saturday 28^th June in St Andrew’s, Holborn by the Bishop of Fulham

Oliver Baldwin at 11am on Saturday 28^th June in St Andrew’s, Holborn by the Bishop of Fulham

Georges Iskander at 11am on Saturday 28^th June in St Andrew’s, Holborn by the Bishop of Fulham

John Laverick at 11am on Saturday 28^th June in St Andrew’s, Holborn by the Bishop of Fulham

Samuel Williams at 11am on Saturday 28^th June in St Andrew’s, Holborn by the Bishop of Fulham

Antonio Joseph at 11am on Saturday 28^th June in Southwark Cathedral by the Bishop of Southwark

Alex Walker at 2pm on Sunday 29^th June in Manchester Cathedral by the Bishop of Beverley 

Ben Almond at 10.30am on Sunday 29^th June in Norwich Cathedral by the Bishop of Norwich

Kevin Coaker at 10:30am on Sunday 29^th June in Wells Cathedral by the Bishop of Bath and Wells

Michal Kmet at 7pm on Monday 30^th June in Leicester Cathedral by the Bishop of Richborough

Ewan Gillings at 3.30pm on Saturday 5^th July in Hereford Cathedral by the Bishop of Hereford

Ordinations to the Sacred Priesthood

Tim Newton at 3pm on Saturday 14^th June in St Nicholas, Arundel by the Bishop of Lewes 

Alex Honey at 6.30pm on Monday 16^th June in St Michael, Heavitree by the Bishop of Oswestry 

Mark Naylor at 3pm on Saturday 21^st June in Wakefield Cathedral by the Bishop of Beverley 

Simon Fern at 3pm on Saturday 21^st June in Wakefield Cathedral by the Bishop of Beverley

Ben Jennings at 2pm on Sunday 29^th June in Manchester Cathedral by the Bishop of Beverley 

Calum Mullet at 4pm on Sunday 29^th June at Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton by the Bishop of Blackburn

Joseph Kochanski at 4pm on Sunday 29^th June at Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton by the Bishop of Blackburn

William Allen at 5pm on Sunday 29^th June in St Andrew, Holborn by the Bishop of Fulham  

Simon Billington at 5pm on Sunday 29^th June in St Andrew, Holborn by the Bishop of Fulham 

James Bartle at 7pm on Tuesday 1^st July in Newcastle Cathedral by the Bishop of Beverley

Nicolas Boisson at 6pm on Sunday 6^th July in All Saints, Northampton by the Bishop of Richborough

Graham Hains at 11am on Saturday 19^th July in St Michael, Croydon by the Bishop of Fulham

Charles Cowper at [TBC] on Saturday 13^th September in St Luke, Holbrooks by the Bishop of Oswestry 

Jeff Graham at 2pm on Saturday 27^th September in St James, Colchester by the Bishop of Richborough

The Bishops of The Society will be celebrating the following Chrism Masses:

Bishop of Beverley

6pm on Sunday 6^th April at St Peter & St Leonard, Horbury in Wakefield

6pm on Sunday 13^th April at St Aidan, Grangetown in Sunderland

12pm on Monday 14^th April at St John & St Mary Magdalene, Goldthorpe

11:30am on Tuesday 15^th April at Manchester Cathedral

Bishop of Blackburn

6pm on Sunday 13^th April at St Christopher, Blackpool

Bishop of Chichester

12pm on Wednesday 16^th April at Chichester Cathedral

for all clergy and for all parishes in the Diocese of Chichester

Bishop of Fulham

11am on Tuesday 15^th April at St Andrew, Holborn in London

Bishop of Oswestry

11am on Thursday 10^th April at Exeter Cathedral

11am on Saturday 12^th April at Holy Nativity, Knowle in Bristol

11am on Monday 14^th April at Lichfield Cathedral

Bishop of Richborough

11am on Saturday 12^th April at Winchester Cathedral

12pm on Monday 14^th April at Chelmsford Cathedral

12pm on Tuesday 15^th April at Rochester Cathedral

12pm on Wednesday 16^th April at St Mary, Walsingham

2025 marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, and the Nicene Creed which we recite at Mass each Sunday as a proclamation of our faith.

In Advent, we began our 'Year of Faith' with the launch of a four-session course that looked at the themes of faith, the creeds and liturgy.  These resources are available HERE  

Now available is a six-session course that looks more closely at some of the key themes of the Nicene Creed to help us go deeper into what this says about our faith and how we can live it out in our lives.  Ideal as a Lent course, but can be used at any time of the year, this resource has been produced by Bishops and Priests of The Society.  Each session has an introductory video and some study notes, with suggested questions for discussion, which will allow the resources to be flexible to adapt to individual parish needs.

The videos are available as YouTube videos and can be accessed by the links below.  If you require downloadable versions please contact Fr Adam Edwards father.adam@hotmail.com

Session One - God the Father

The video is available HERE

Study notes are HERE 

Session Two - The Incarnation

The video is available HERE

Study notes are HERE 

Session Three - Redemption

The video is available HERE

Study notes are HERE 

Session Four - The Holy Spirit

The video is available HERE

Study notes are HERE 

Session Five - Holy, Catholic and Apostolic

The video is available HERE

Study notes are HERE 

Session Six - The Last Things

The video is available HERE

Study notes are HERE 

The Ordination and Consecration of the Bishop of Richborough will take place in Canterbury Cathedral at 2:30pm on Thursday 27th February 2025

With grateful thanks to the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, the ordination will follow the established custom used for the Ordination of the Bishops of Oswestry and Beverley.
 
All are welcome. Links to register your attendance will be made available in the coming week for those wishing to attend.
Clergy wishing to robe will need to book a ticket once further information is released and must be on the National Clergy Register.

The service will also be livestreamed via the Cathedral YouTube channel.
 
Please continue to pray for Fr Luke as he prepares for his ordination and consecration as a Bishop in the Church of God and for all those whom he will serve across the See of Richborough and the wider Church of England. A novena, which begins on Wednesday 19th February, is provided here.

Register to attend in the congregation.