All Saints Church Banstead
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Our Readers

George has been a Reader since 1984 at All Saints', Banstead. His church links have been in South Africa, particularly as a chorister at the Cathedral in Bloemfontein and a Church Warden at St. John's, Mafeking. He was a committee member of GRIST.

He is married to Hartini, from Java, and has two children, Sarah and Ivan. George is a retired head teacher who has taught on three continents.

George Harcourt-Vernon
Mr George Harcourt-Vernon
 
Rosemary Whipp
Mrs Rosemary Whipp
Rosemary has been a Reader at All Saints' Church since 1990. She is a widow with three grown-up children and two grandchildren. Her other ministerial responsibilities are Baptism visitor for the Parish and Chaplaincy Assistant at HMP Downview.
 

Vivien and her family have worshipped at All Saints since 1980, where she was junior church leader for some years. She was admitted and licensed as a Reader for the parish at Guildford Cathedral in September 2001.

She continues to enjoy studying, and at present tutors Liturgy for the Guildford Diocesan Ministry Course, and trains participants on the Epsom Deanery communion assistants’ course. She is a member of the Diocesan Worship Committee.

Vivien Turner
Mrs Vivien Turner