Chaplains
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Father Rob Kean Father Rob Kean joined the Chaplaincy in April 2017 from the Diocese of Chelmsford. Rob has been ordained since 2012, and served his curacy in the parishes of Black and Great Notley, then becoming Team Vicar in the Witham and Villages Team, before coming to St Vincent's Chaplaincy. He is married to Angela and they have two grown up children, Sam and Sophie. He is based at Praia da Luz in the western Algarve. Father Rob can be contacted by email here or Tel: +351 282 789 660, Mobile: +351 964 236 675 |
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Father Reid Hamilton Father Reid Hamilton serves east and central Algarve. Father Reid is from the USA, originally from Missouri but lately chaplain at Canterbury House in Michigan, supporting students and providing a space for spiritual exploration, radical thought and music. He and Deborah have decamped to the Algarve complete with two cats and a dog and are fast settling into their new surroundings. Father Reid set out his vision for his ministry in the Algarve: “The keynotes for me are love, prayer and community, that we deepen our knowledge of God’s love for us through prayer and share that love with those around us.” You can contact Father Reid by email here or Tel: +351 289 366 720 Mobile: +351 968 271 889. |
Licensed Lay Ministers
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Maureen Kyle - Licensed Lay Minister, Boliqueime Church Maureen retired to the Algarve in 2008 , having spent much of her life working for The Mothers Union both on the world wide trustee board and as diocesan president. Having been a Reader/licensed lay minister in Southwark diocese she is now licensed to the Chaplaincy but worships and ministers at Boliqueime. She has two married offspring and five grandchildren (at the last count) and visits them regularly. |
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Fiona Mayes - Licensed Lay minister, St Luke's church Shortly after her husband Stuart retired, Fiona and Stuart decided to spend most of the year in Portugal and they were delighted to find a C of E there. On Whit Sunday 2001, she realised God wanted her to study as a reader. The most difficult thing was trying to do the course by computer! She was licensed in Luz church on 10th Dec 2006 and mainly helps in St Luke's church. Does a great Joyce Grenfell as some of us can testify! |
Congregational Wardens
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Praia da Luz
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Boliqueime
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St Luke's
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Chris Wells
Chris became Congregational warden on 8 April 2019. Contact Chris by email here or Mobile +351 915 634 215 |
John West
John has been coming to the Algarve twice and sometimes three times a year since 2000. In 2006 he decided that the Algarve was where he wanted to retire to and duly arrived in September 2012, lock, stock, barrel (+ dog!) He joined the Central congregation around 2010 and thought how friendly it was and is now in his second year as Congregational Warden. John and Judi love the food in the restaurants up in the hills when they can escape. Contact John by email here or Tel: +351 289 542 759 |
Sandra Wilkinson
Sandra has been working for St. Luke's in different roles since 2003 when she and her husband retired to Portugal. She is currently Congregational Warden at St. Luke's and the Lay Vice-Chairman of the Church Council. Contact Sandra by email here or Tel: +351 289 102 349 |
Officers
Addresses
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Chaplaincy House
Apartado 2135, Casa Sao Vicente 8100-070 Boliqueime, Algarve Portugal |
Chaplain in the West and Registered Office
Casa do Jardim Rua José de Conceição Conde 8600-169 Luz-Lagos Algarve Portugal |