Wengen  

Your winter team of volunteer Chaplains:

17-31 December: Revd Alan Cross
31 December-14 January: Revd Dr James & Mrs Clare Heard
14-28 January: Revd Stuart Stobart
28 January-11 February: Revd Roger Scoones
11-25 February: Very Revd Tim & Mrs Karen Wright
25 February-11 March: Revd John & Mrs Sarah Birchall
11-25 March: Revd Kevin & Mrs Helene Billson
25 March-8 April: Revd John Currin
8-22 April: Mrs Sabine & Dr Chris Kirby

Meet The Current Chaplain

Hello I’m John Currin,

I’m now a retired minister in the Church of England having served  several parishes in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Hampshire. By background I have been a mountaineer, climbing widely in the UK as well as in the Alps, Dolomites and Himalayas. There is something very special and spiritual about mountain environments which I continue to deeply appreciate. I’m very fond of Wengen and  the special warmth and prayerfulness I have always found in St Benard’s Church and I’m very much looking forward to being there again.

I have two friends from my last parish accompanying me Chris and and his wife Ali who are both longstanding members of the congregation.

Chris is a retired Telecoms engineer with a great love of music, he is a very able guitarist and is a wiz with anything electrical. He enjoys concerts and plays regularly in the church worship group.

Ali is also now retired having worked for thirty years in the NHS as a nurse and midwife. Together with Chris they have raised three children and Ali serves the church in many different capacities. In her spare time she enjoys walking in the New Forest, visiting historic houses and with great enthusiasm swimming in the sea and also in freshwater lakes when she has opportunity.