St Michael and All Angels Lancing
Father Barry Carter, SSC
Father Barry Carter (known as "Father Barry" to his parishioners) became Vicar of St Michael's in June 1995. He was trained at King's College, London and St Stephen's House, Oxford. He was ordained in Worcester in 1978 and married to Deborah in the same year. He and Deborah have two grown-up sons.
Father Barry served first in the Parish of Evesham and then in the Parish of Amblecote in the Diocese of Worcester. In 1984 he came to Sussex and the Diocese of Chichester as Vicar of Woodingdean, Brighton.
Thanks to Kay Martin for the photo.
Father Barry is a member of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) and is in agreement with the principles of Forward in Faith. He is also a Priest Associate of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, a Priest Associate of the Holy House of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, a member of The Mothers' Union and a member of The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament.
On his day off and on holiday he goes birdwatching with Deborah and enjoys taking digital photos of the birds they see through their spotting telescope. They produce notelets and greetings cards with the photos and sell them in aid of St Michael's Church. He and Deborah are members of the RSPB and of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
The picture on the right is of a stonechat, photographed at the Widewater Lagoon, Lancing.
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St Michael’s Vicarage
117 Penhill Road
Lancing
West Sussex
BN15 8HD