Hello, I'm Gerard Boyle and I am married to Margaret. We have three teenage sons, Andrew, Peter and Jonathan I was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Brian Noble on 2nd July 2002 in Shrewsbury Cathedral. Prior to my ordination I worked as a Sales Manager for a multi-national company in Bromborough. In September 2003, I became full-time Chaplain at the Catholic High School in Chester. My role as Chaplain and working here in the parish is very rewarding and I hope it enables me to fulfill the commitment I made at ordination. "Receive the book of the Gospels of Christ, whose herald you now are. Believe what you read, teach what you believe and practice what you teach.''

My name is Les Arch and I was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Brian Noble on 7th July 2007 in Shrewsbury Cathedral. I am married to Mary and we have three grown up children, David, Philip and Helen. I have been involved in St. Joseph's parish life for some twenty years, and it was Fr. Terry Boylan who suggested to me that I might consider becoming a deacon. The training involved studying the Catholic Certificate for Religious Studies ( CCRS) whilst training for the diaconate for three years. I hope to serve the people of the parish for many years to come.

Paul Walker, ordained on Saturday 20th June 2009 at Shrewbury Cathedral. (More to follow soon)

I am a sister of the Society of the Faithful Companions of Jesus. I spent many happy years teaching in Leeds, Brussels, Middlesbrough and Jersey, Channel Islands before coming to the Wirral in 1981 to teach at Upton, where I taught Maths and R.E. and later became School Chaplain. After retiring from school in 2008 I joined the team here at St. Josephs, as well as being on the Chaplaincy team at St. John's Hospice and feels privileged to be in both these ministries.

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