Fr Simon Marsh
I’M THE VICAR (Anglican Parish Priest) of Bramhall, a large, welcoming and energising parish in the suburbs of Stockport, Cheshire, UK. I love reading, writing, and discourse on pretty much any subject under the sun. Open to people, open to learning something new every day, I find my life as a priest as challenging, absorbing and life-enhancing after 24 years as I did when I set out on this adventure with God.
I love the Church dearly … and a great deal of my time is happily involved with the Church’s life and mission in the world; but I spend a healthy proportion of my life in the “wider world”, too, breathing God’s good fresh air out there, absorbed in photography, love of good conversation, love of good coffee and food, love of people generally, and family and friends particularly, and I stand in awe and wonder before the majesty of God’s creation. In Church-speak I’m a Liberal Catholic who wants to celebrate, every day, the open-armed and open-hearted generosity of God.
My wife, Jilly, and I share interest in family, friends, gardens, our holidays, and plenty of time together. We’re both members of the Total Fitness Club - keeping middle-age in trim!