Who's Who at Saint Andrew's Ombersley
Priest in charge
Reverend Canon Peter Kerr
Peter is also Priest in Charge for Saint Mary's, Doverdale, Saint James', Hartlebury and Saint Mary's, Bishops Wood, Crossway Green. He is also the a Canon of Worcester Cathedral
Peter can be contacted at The Rectory, Main Road, Ombersley (telephone number 01905 620950)
and is also normally available on Tuesday evenings
in the vestry at Saint Andrew’s (from 7:00pm until 8:00pm) to arrange weddings or
baptisms or simply to talk things over. If you are thinking about a wedding you may
like to visit the C of E website on
Church Weddings .
If you would like Peter to visit you at home or in hospital don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Churchwarden
Mrs Elizabeth Hooper
Liz has lived in the village for 19 years and has been a churchwarden
for 5 years. She has close connections with Ombersley First School where
she is a governor. In addition to Churchwardenly duties Liz (with others)
organises a number of the children’s activities in the church; the ‘Tuesday
Sunday School’ known as ‘God Club’, and the youth
music group, Doverdale and Ombersley Gospel Sounds (the
D.O.G.S.!).
Telephone: 01905 620827
Churchwarden
Mr Robert Thornton
Robert, who is a newish resident of Ombersley, has recently taken up duties as our second churchwarden. He is a chartered chemical engineer, and is now retired.
Telephone: 01905 621773
Verger and Sexton
Mr Basil Lamb
Basil and his wife Diana are longstanding members of the village. Basil has been verger and sexton for over 20 years and is a helpful first point of contact for any issues relating to the church.
Telephone: 01905 620680
PCC Secretary
Sally Rees
Although she no longer lives in the village, Sally lived at School Bank for many years and continues to be regular choir members after moving to Malvern.
Telephone: 01684 564721
PCC Treasurer
Our new Treasurer is James Martineau who lives at the Storks Ombersley.