Rector
The Revd Dr Leonard Madden has been Rector of Bray since September 2024; he is married to Catherine, the Operations Executive of the Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland, and they have two rescue sighthounds, Rosie, and Fred.
Contact: rectorbray@gmail.com
Tel.: 087 037 9199. Day off: Monday
Diocesan Reader
David has been a member of our parish for over 40 years. He has served in many roles, including 25 years as the Secretary of the Select Vestry. More recently, he has been our Diocesan Lay Reader and brings a great depth of thought and attention to detail to our preaching team.
Director OF MUSIC
Parish Administrator
Adeleh has just joined us as Parish Administrator, and is enjoying learning her new role. When not working with us she is a trumpet and recorder player and teacher.
THe Honorary Secretary is Kathy Lee O’Toole. This position is one of the Parish’s senior appointments. The Secretary of hte Select Vestrty prepares documentatin for the monthly meeting, records the minutes, and when the emerging charity regulations kick in, will effectively assume the role of Compant Secretary.
The Honorary Treasurer is Joe Roe. Most parishes are effectively small businesses with significant turnover. The position of Honorary Treasurer is critical to ensuring financial activities and governance are conducted with integrity. Joe Roe has been our Treasurer for the past 10 years and has done extraordinary work in digitising and maintaining our records.
With three of our parish buildings listed as Grade One protected structures, and a variety of buildings and land to steward, the property team works to ensure that all our properties are well maintained, appropriately insured and developed in accordance with the ethos and needs of the Parish. Our properties are held in stewardship to ensure income for maintenance and to support our ministry costs.
Our Property Team assumes a range of responsibilities from minor maintenance to major refurbishment.
The Churchwardens are Francis Harte and John Leeson.
The Glebewardens are Arthur Fortune and George Wilkin.
In recent years a team of Sidespersons has been established to provide relief to our Wardens. Members of our team have served as Church Wardens in the past and support the current Wardens when they cannot be at church.
As the implications of the Charity Regulatory Authority become clear, we are developing a Finance Team to support the Treasurer in all aspects of our financial practice and governance.
Our Finance Team currently includes our Treasurer and our Administrator.
On average we run eight to 12 fundraising events each year. While some events are straight-forward, others require a huge commitment from a large number of parishioners. Our Fundraising Team plans and runs these events with the help of volunteers. Our intention is always to involve as many people as possible and we greatly appreciate the time and commitment given by so many.
At a time of rapid change we are working hard to make sure that our communications within the Parish and to those further afield are up-to-date and accessible. As we update our database in line with GDPR requirements and move to digital communications platforms, our Communications Team is involved with maintaining our online presence, including our website and social media accounts, as well as our newly digitised Parish magazine.
Our Safeguarding Panel has been established in line with the Anglican Church of Ireland’s policies for protecting children and adults from all forms of abuse. The Panel works to maintain a safe and inclusive environment and ensure the healthy participation of all members of the Christ Church Bray community.
The current panel consists of the Rector; Carol Reynolds, and Robert Sparkes. This Safeguarding Panel has been established in line with the Church of Ireland’s policies for protecting children and adults from all forms of abuse. The Panel works to maintain a safe and inclusive environment and ensure the healthy participation of all members of the parish community.
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