The Call to Mission
Next steps
We will be holding a series of Parishioner Events - one in each of our constituent parishes - between mid-January and early February 2026.
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You are all invited …
Come, listen, join in …
These Parishioner Events will be to share the emerging plans for our communities and to make sure that all parishioners have the chance to help work out the details. ​Meetings are scheduled as follows:
ASHTEAD:
BANSTEAD:
COBHAM:
DORKING:
EFFINGHAM:
EPSOM:
EWELL:
LEATHERHEAD:
TADWORTH:
Have your say …
Please get involved before the meetings: we are asking you to identify opportunities arising within our plans, challenges that you think they present and questions you have. There are several ways for you to contribute your suggestions:
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Fill in one of the ‘You are invited’ postcards that are available in each of our churches and return it to the church by Sunday 14th December
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Submit your comments online at
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Email directly to epsomdeanerynewsletter@gmail.com
What will ‘success’ look & feel like?
The "Word who is Life" is the fruit of several years’ work in Arundel & Brighton and represents a vision for building the Kingdom of Heaven in our parishes through a hugely ambitious process of change that must be inspired by the Holy Spirit. "Success" will be the existence of thriving, growing, spirit-filled communities that live this vision.
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Some elements of the Plan may be achieved quickly; others will take time to come to fruition. Over the coming months and years, the Plan aims to build communities with a stronger focus on the Mission of the Church, to bring the Good News of Salvation to the whole world, and we pray that we will see:
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communities re-committed to the celebration of the Eucharist
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clear plans for developing prayer, formation and mission with each other and with our schools
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a strong and mutually supportive clergy team in each Parish
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wide expansion of parishioner leadership, participation and engagement
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new ways of doing things to aid evangelisation, responding to a “change of era”
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a diocese restructured into 11 Parishes, each with multiple local communities
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a bringing together of some resources (e.g. property, IT) to better serve the mission
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freeing up of priests from administrative responsibilities to focus on celebrating the eucharist, preaching, serving local pastoral needs, and leading parish communities