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Kevin Scully

Kevin was appointed Priest in Charge in November 2000 and was made Rector a year later. He has served all his ministry in inner London. He was curate at St Mary's, Stoke Newington and then was on the staff of St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney. He has also served as the Stepney Area Vocations Advisor, Director of Ordinands and Warden of Readers. Kevin is the author of two books of religious meditations Sensing the Passion and Women on The Way, both published by Triangle Books. He was on the editorial panel and contributed to Called to Be Saints and This is Our Calling and Consuming Passion. His books, Into Your Hands and Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas, were published in 2008 and 2009 respectively by the Bible Reading Fellowship. BRF has also commissioned Simple Gifts - Blessings In Disguise, which is due for release in 2012. Kevin took three months study leave in 2006 to look at the parallels between the work of the priest and the actor. His reflections, in the form of a book, Imperfect Mirrors, was published by Shoving Leopard in July. (Michael Marten, the photographer whose image is being used on the cover of the book, has reflected on the process of achieving it on his blog.) He has contributed a number of articles and reviews to various publications, Church Times, Quiet Spaces and the Expository Times among them and is involved in the Gospel Imprint initiative. Kevin regularly teaches and leads workshops in liturgy. He was born in Australia and moved to Britain in 1988. A former actor and playwright, ten of his stage works have been produced and two radio dramas have been broadcast. His drama, There's One in Every Unit, was seen on stage in Felixstowe in 2009. Kevin has a long association with ministry among Deaf people. A Stage Two accredited signer, he is a long-term member of the Working Party supporting ministry with Deaf People in the Diocese of London. He is married to the opera singer Adey Grummet.

Judith Blackburn SSM

Judith was licensed to the team at St Matthew's by Pete Broadent, Acting Bishop of Stepney, on January 23, 2011. She is a member of the community at St Saviour's Priory, where she is assistant leader and Bursar. She has served as a priest to the parishes of St Paul and St Mark, Old Ford and St Peter's, Bethnal Green. Judith often leads retreats and quiet days, and is used by a number of people as a spiritual director.

Helen Loder SSM

Helen officially retired in 2010 and, as such, is no longer on the diocesan register of clergy at St Matthew's. However, she still worships with us and, from to time, takes her place at the altar and preaches. Because of her valuable contribution, we keep her name on the notice boards and on this website. She grew up in Brighton and showed one of her many rebellious signs by joining the Society of St Margaret in 1968, the Summer of Love. She had trained and worked as a teacher before joining the community at St Saviour's Priory in Haggerston. She has worked in a number of parishes in the East End as a parish sister. The community, one of the few Anglican orders to allow members to abandon the habit, has been to the forefront of liturgical and social change. Helen was one of the first women from a religious community to be ordained in 1994 and has written on the impact of this. She served her curacy in St Michael's London Fields. She is serving her third term as leader of the community.