Dear all
The Vice Dean of Chelmsford Cathedral (Ivor Moody), who was the Chair of Essex, Mind & Spirit; The Essex Faith Covenant & The Essex Interfaith Forum has sadly retired.
Here is his *Farewell + Thanksgiving Service*

Includes:
*📖 Reading @4:10
*🙏Other dedications & prayers
* His life including work with Essex, Mind & Spirit, Essex, Faith Covenant & Essex Interfaith Forum
*👋 His farewell Speech
*⁠📸 Photos
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Click here for video

Below is also Ivor's last Chairman's Report which summarises some of the work done with Essex, Mind & Spirit which was discussed at our AGM on 16th March. Our new elected Chair for Essex, Mind & Spirit is Paul McNamara, who like Ivor, has many roles including the following! Paul McNamara M.B.A.C.P. Dip. Int. Therapeutic Counselling Spiritual Care Lead, Chaplaincy Team Lead. Chair of The Religion & Belief Staff Network NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Goodmayes Hospital Susanna Offor will now be leading the Mid-Essex EMS Cluster Group and will mainly be based at Farleigh Hospice where she is a Chaplain. The Steering Group, which in the past, was added onto the Mid Essex event will now be separated to it’s own meeting of the core members: namely our 4 Cluster Group Leads with anyone we co-opt onto the Steering Group. The next Mid Essex event will take the form of a Human Library event organised by Hannah Kelly, the new Chair of The Essex Faith Covenant in conjunction with Essex Mind & Spirit. More details to follow. It is a time of change, but one which we hope will both be a consolidation of all the past work under Ivor’s Chairmanship and yourselves, and a new chapter for EMS as we look to the future with hope and new energy to promote that important relationship between mental health and spirituality.

West Essex Mind & Spirit Network Event photos