CCSD

Mary-Jane Jorden

Mary Jane has been an active member of the Anglican church since coming to faith as a student. Most roles in the past have included an element of listening - having walked with people discerning their calling within the Diocese of Ely on the Vocations Team, offering pastoral ministry to young families within church and village as an Authorised Lay Minister, on the leadership team of a Fresh Expression of church.

In 2013 she completed the course 'The Art of Spiritual Direction' and became a tutor shortly after. She finds it a privilege as a Spiritual Director to walk alongside others, to see how their lives intersect with Jesus' life.

She started out as a French teacher and then whilst raising a family volunteered at the Citizens' Advice Bureau and then worked as a GP receptionist but is now retired.

She enjoys the space, sky and history at Wicken Fen, walking the dog and gardening, being outdoors as much as possible.

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Helen Randall

Helen has been practicing spiritual direction since training with CCSD in 2005-2008, and joined the tutor team in 2012. She was accepted as a Methodist Local Preacher in 2023 and serves in the Ely & Newmarket Circuit. She had formerly been admitted as a Reader/Licensed Lay Minister with the Church of England in 2009, and served in Ely Diocese until 2018. She enjoys teaching and accompanying others in their journey of life and faith, and occasionally leads retreats and quiet days around East Anglia.

Formerly, she worked in both local government and charity sectors, in a range of roles that included administration, civic and charity governance, customer and public relations, work with the Gypsy Traveller community, and volunteer and staff management. But she’s a country girl at heart and now enjoys gardening - she has a lot of it to do - and solitude in the great outdoors. She is married to Stephen and lives in a rural hamlet near Ely. Their garden is listed with The Quiet Garden Trust, for others to share.

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Margaret Edwards

Margaret has been practicing Spiritual Direction since training with CCSD in 2019 and joined the tutor team in 2023. This is her first year as part of the flagship team.

Although an active member of the local Anglican parish church, she has a very broad ecumenical background. She developed her own spiritual understanding through her former roles as Assistant Head at a Roman Catholic Primary School, and as a Deacon at a local Baptist Church for a number of years.

On returning to Cambridge, after training at Christ Church College in Canterbury, Margaret volunteered at BBC Radio Cambridge producing a Weekly Book Review and then helping to write a produce a short thought for the day on Q103 Radio based in Histon. She is currently in the process of retiring from teaching, although she still does some hours at her school.

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Paul Hills

Having retired as a Baptist minister Paul Hills now primarily maintains a ministry of mentoring and spiritual direction.  He held pastorates in Stoke-on-Trent, Bristol, Chippenham (Wilts) and Winchester. He then became a Regional Minister for the Eastern Baptist Association. This brought him into fruitful contact with the Anglican dioceses, Methodist Districts, Roman Catholic dioceses and the United Reformed Church Province in East Anglia.  Having studied and taught in the sciences prior to ordination, he continues an interest in the relationship between Christianity and the scientific endeavour. He now lives near Ely where he volunteers as a Day Chaplain at the Cathedral.  He also spends as much time as possible enjoying his grandchildren!

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Trevor Bossley

Trevor has spent most of his working life in property management and maintenance in local education.

He attended Waverley Abbey and completed the diploma course in biblical counselling at Waverley Abbey as well as a 4-year course in psychodynamic counselling. Trevor has been involved in church music ministry, pastoral work, and mentoring students in his local church. He is married to Maria, and they have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.

Since his retirement from Ridley Hall College and completing the 2-year course in spiritual direction and the Ignatian Exercises he now offers S/D to Ridley Hall students amongst others.

Trevor enjoys the occasional away-day fishing in a quiet place, playing stringed instruments and gardening.

 

 

Julie Uttridge

Following an initial nursing career, then in Clinical Research Trials, alongside a strong pastoral ministry, Julie’s walk with faith took her along a reflective contemplative path. This led to an interest in both Celtic and Ignatian spiritualities, particularly their shared belief in finding God in all things - resulting in a desire to enable others to encounter God in the everyday and ordinary. Living in Edinburgh at the time, Julie subsequently trained in Spiritual Direction over a number of years with Epiphany Group Scotland and the Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow – both of which she is still very much involved with. Since returning to Cambridgeshire, Julie joined the team at CCSD in 2023. a wealth of experience