Ministry Staff

St. Vincent's is served by many people, almost all of whom are volunteers.
From faithful people serving coffee after church to others patiently
teaching Sunday School week after week, ministry is offered and needs sought
to be met.

But there are a few who have been called to a particular kind of ministry in
the Chaplaincy, which allows them the opportunity to do the work of the
Church in a special kind of way:

Fr. Haynes Q. Hubbard: Team Rector and Senior Chaplain, with Responsibility
for the whole of the Algarve, with particular responsibility for the Western
Section. Based in Praia da Luz, Fr. Haynes has administrative oversight of
the Chaplaincy for St. Vincent's, but works with the other Chaplain and the
Readers to ensure that ministry is offered throughout the Algarve for anyone
who desires to participate.

Born in Norfolk England and educated at University of Kings College,
Halifax, Nova Scotia then later at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto,
Fr. Haynes was ordained into the Diocese of Niagara and prior to accepting
his appointment in the Algarve he was Rector of the parish of Dunnville,
near Niagara Falls, Ontario. Outside of his work as a Parish Priest he
enjoys travel and, together with his wife Susan, who speaks Portuguese and
Spanish, has led various humanitarian and Christian missions in Central and
South America. Fr. Haynes and Susan have three children: Sebastian,
Gabriella and Caspian.

Over the past year Praia da Luz has been much in the news because of the
tragic events surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Because Fr.
Haynes and his family arrived just after that happened, they have somewhat
been caught up in it, and allowed themselves to try and reach out to those
affected by that event, particularly the McCanns themselves.

For some sense of that story, you can see this clip:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/durham/20080502.html

 

Fr. Michael Grantham: Team Vicar and Chaplain, with responsibility for the
Eastern Section.