Guyanese born, Reverend Canon Roxanne Eversley, lights a candle within the huge corridor of of the historic 109-year-old Holy Innocents Church, within the south London suburb of South Norwood, England, the place she served for a few years. She’s going to turn out to be the primary Dean of Cultural Range along side the residentiary function of Canon Librarian at Southwark Cathedral, London, England after a ceremony this month.
Photograph by Tangerine Clarke
Reverend Canon Roxanne Eversley will turn out to be the primary Dean of Cultural Range along side the residentiary function of Canon Librarian at Southwark Cathedral, when she is elevated throughout a ceremony this month in London, England.
The Georgetown Guyana born “Mom Roxanne,” as she is fondly known as, earned the function specifically created for her, because of the distinctive contributions, and her love and fervour for liturgy in her numerous neighborhood.
The well-versed Anglican clergy with over thirty-years working in lots of features of the home of prayer, is well-known, and liked within the Caribbean diaspora, the place she’s going to share her brilliance and ability units.
Throughout an interview within the huge corridor of the historic 109-year-old Holy Innocents Church, within the south London suburb of South Norwood, England, final month, Rev. Eversley spoke passionately about her continued service to the church after migrating to London in1992 to be married to her now decease husband.
The clergywoman, now, the spouse of Neville Eversley, additionally a Guyanese nationwide, is poised to imagine her function the place she’s going to keep it up working intently with the Vocation Workforce and linking with the vocational features of the Diocesan Anti-Racism Constitution. It will permit her to share her indelible expertise as a unifying drive throughout the numerous realm of London.
The as soon as Vicar of the United Benefice of Holy Innocents and St. Mark, South Norwood, Croydon, the place she has served for a few years, is happy to start a brand new chapter within the historical past of the Anglican Church.
“I served as vicar of two parishes, Holy Innocence, and St. Mark after migrating to the UK in 1992 to be married. My husband died in 2002, and I remained a widower till I received married to Neville in 2020. I continued my service to St. Mark, till I used to be not too long ago elevated to Canon, and can tackle the function of Canon Librarian at Southwark Cathedral, in London,” she stated.
“My journey began after I lived in Guyana. I attended Elem Pentecostal Church, conveniently situated reverse my Dennis Road Campbellsville dwelling,” she stated, including that her craving to serve the Lord, additionally led her to St. Theresa Roman Catholic, the place she attended with mates. She additionally worshiped on the Assemblies of God Church on Sunday evenings, nevertheless, her most pleasing expertise was shared together with her dad when she attended the early morning service on the Anglican Church.
However regardless of attending church with family and friends, she didn’t instantly affirm to any faith. She continued work within the area of accountancy, and later as a graduate recruitment and high quality administration specialist when she arrived in London.
“Once I got here to Nice Britain all these years in the past, and joined the church, at the moment, my Vicar, the Reverend Lopez, a Jesuit priest, who’s now deceased, had stated to me, Roxanne, you realize I’m towards the ordination of girls to the priesthood. I stated I do know, why are you telling me that. He then stated for those who put your self forth to be educated as a priest, I’d assist you all the best way,” she defined.
“He died earlier than I left the parish, so after I was leaving to attend theology faculty, I stated, I hope he’s rejoicing in heaven,” she remarked with due to her mentor, who impressed her to excel in her vocation.
Reverend Eversley began the discernment course of in earnest, and attended the vocation steerage unit because it was known as in the summertime of 2006. By then, she had already commenced studying theology in 2003. In 2007, she started her research at Theological Faculty in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England, after studying all of the features of the Church of England.
Through the discernment course of, she served as one of many space administrators of Ordinands for Croydon, in addition to a nationwide bishop’s adviser on the Shared Discernment Course of.
Mom Roxanne broke down boundaries by changing into the primary lady senior scholar at a time when the school was an all-male establishment. Along with shattering the glass ceiling, she was ordained dDeacon in 2009, and in 2010, elevated to the priesthood earlier than assuming duties at South Norwich.
The priest, additionally served as an assistant dean at Sion Faculty, a college that helps the schooling and fellowship of Church of England Clergy in London.
Canon Roxanne Eversley appears to be like ahead to taking over her new duties that can little question be properly obtained in the neighborhood she has devoted a lot of her life serving.
Canon Eversley’s information as space director of Ordinands for Croydon, and nationwide bishop’s adviser on the Shared Discernment Course of, have ready her for this elevation, and because the most certified to convey collectively congregants in London, the most important metropolis of England, with a inhabitants of 8,000,000.
