Who's Who at St John's

Charles Richardson - Vicar

Fr Charles has been Vicar of St John's since March 1998.

Before coming to this parish he was Rector of St Clement and All Saints, Hastings, where he was also appointed Rural Dean of Hastings. He also has experience of non-parochial ministry. From 1986 until 1991 he was the Selection Secretary and Vocational Advisor of the Advisory Board of Ministry, during which time he also served as Priest Vicar at Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's, Westminster.

Vocation continues to be a special interest of his. He was until recently Woolwich Area Vocations Adviser in the Diocese of Southwark; he is a National Pastoral Selector for the Ordained Ministry and is currently editing a book on vocation, "This is Our Calling".

Rosemary Shaw - Honorary Curate

" I am an honorary assistant priest having served my title at St Christopher's (Pembroke College Mission) in Walworth. Most of my ministry has been in hospital chaplaincy. I was the Aileen Kerr Fellowship holder in the Maudsley Chaplaincy and during that time completed an MA in Pastoral Studies (Heythrop, London). Up to the end of 1999 I was a chaplain at King's, which enabled me to use my social work training and counselling skills, obtained at the Westminster Pastoral Foundation.

Since February 2002 I have been Anglican Chaplain to Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals.

I am involved as a personal tutor in SEITE and a workshop facilitator on the SPA course and I am also a spiritual director.

My interests are reading, theatre and cinema. I am married to Peter who is an RC and we have a son Andrew who is at university. My experience in the struggle of women to be priests has made me concerned about a church that is truly inclusive for all regardless of race, disability, gender or sexuality. "

Jonathan Sedgwick - Honorary Curate

Jonathan was licensed as Honorary Curate on 17th of December 2000 by the Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler, the bishop of Southwark.

Brian McHenry - Lay Reader

Churchwardens