Twenty people from diverse walks of life and all ages from twenty-eight to seventy-two will be ordained as Priests and Deacons in the Diocese of Durham at ceremonies to be staged at Durham Cathedral on June 30, 1st July and Seaham Harbour on the 2nd July 2018.
Each one has been called to ordained ministry after amassing a wealth of experiences in a wide range of places and jobs and include everyone from a former footballer to a retired miner.
| Paul Barker | Sunderland, St Chad |
| David Bond | South Hetton |
| Frances Cooper | Gainford and Winston |
| Simon Grundy | Herrington, Penshaw and Shiney Row |
| Carol Harris | Wheatley Hill, Thornley and Wingate with Hutton Henry |
| Emily Hudghton | Stockton Parish Church |
| Mark Hudghton | Shildon |
| Mark Mawhinney | Seaham Harbour and Dawdon |
| Sabine Tenge-Heslop | Harelaw and Annfield Plain |
| Graham Young | Sunderland, St Mary and St Peter |
| Cameron Abernethy | Cockerton |
| Paul Arnold | Preston-on-Tees |
| Alexander Crawford | Gateshead, St Helen and Bensham, St Chad |
| Michelle Delves | Stranton, All Saints |
| Brenda Forrester | Washington |
| Clive Hall | Stranton, All Saints |
| Mark Harrison | Chester le Street |
| Pouya Heidari | Bishopwearmouth, St Gabriel |
| Philip Murray | Stockton-on-Tees, St Peter |
| Maeve Sherlock | Durham, St Nicholas |
Full details of Ordinands and their pen pictures
Pictures from ordinations
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