Who’s Who
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Vicar
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Revd Robert Otule became Vicar of All Saints Newmarket in September 2022.
Robert was a Reader from 2012 to 2015 in the Diocese of Chelmsford and was ordained as Curate in 2018. He was then priested in 2019, and continued to serve in Chelmsford until his move to All Saints in 2022. Robert is a keen evangelist seeking to share the gospel of Christ with all who will listen. He enjoys watching TV documentaries and police dramas, and has recently flirted with the sport of golf. Robert enjoys a bit of amateur dramatics which he says helps him in his ministry with children in the church. He is married to Florence, and they have three young children.
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Associate Curate
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Bob was licenced in June 2020 as a Lay Minister and as a deacon in September that year. He has recently finished training at Trinity College, Bristol, while his wife Dee is completing an MSc in Applied Linguistics at the University of Bristol. Prior to that, they’ve been teachers, school directors and church planters in such diverse places as Cornwall (where they met), Birmingham, Ivory Coast and Senegal in West Africa for 12 years, and finally in Ipswich. They love hospitality and getting out into the fresh air for long walks. Their daughter is currently working for a development agency, with projects in Malawi and Kenya, while their son, based in London, works in marketing. Bob’s curacy will be split between All Saints and the Rural Resourcing Church / Lightwave Community based around Red Lodge. |
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Associate Curate
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Rick was ordained a Deacon in July 2022 and is currently an associate curate. He has been a member of the All Saint fellowship for 23 years, and is member of the worship group and ministry team. He is very interested in outreach and community ministry. Rick is married to Kim, and they have three grown up daughters, and 6 grandchildren. He is still in full-time employment as a Training and Security Manager. When Rick has completed his ordination training, he will be a Self-Supporting Minister dedicated to the All Saints Parish. In his spare time he likes reading, travelling and spending time with his lively grandchildren. |
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Associate Deacon Revd Su Shaw
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Su Shaw is our Associate Deacon. Prior to ordination, Su was a Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) in her home village of Cheveley and the surrounding parish partnership. She is a P/T Prison Chaplain with a particular interest in the re-settlement of Young Offenders, evangelism and Community Ministry. Su is an ex-Buddhist who came to faith in Christ in 1996 . Su is a big Rock music fan and enjoys music festivals, her campervan , beach-combing and Celtic Christianity. |
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Church Warden
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Paul became Churchwarden for the second time officially in June 2022 having previously served for six years from 2015 - 2021. Paul came to Christ in his early forties and has been an active member of All Saints since 2008. As well as Churchwarden, Paul sits on the Deanery Synod as one of the All Saints representatives and has served and is serving on many other Committees, including the Resources Committee. Paul is also one of the Junior Church leaders working alongside other team members to nurture and share the Good News with the younger generation. Paul is a family man and is married to Louise, who is also an active member of All Saints, and between them they have five grown up children and eight ever growing grandchildren. Paul works full time for a large multi national engineering design company and he is an electrical engineer. Outside of his busy Church and family life, Paul enjoys nothing more than sitting quietly by a lake or river hopefully catching a fish or two or just enjoying God's creation. Paul and Louise enjoy travelling around in their motorhome and taking their Cocker Spaniel, Lottie, on walks. Sharing a glass of Rioja with his best mate whilst watching a good game of rugby, is also one of his favourite ways to spend an afternoon. |
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Church Warden
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Chris has been a part of the church family since he first gave his life to Christ at the age of 40. During this time he has served on the PCC and been involved with teaching the younger children and teenagers within the church. He currently coordinates our ‘Men of Faith’ group’s prayer sessions and social activities. Chris spent several years heading up our Outreach and Mission initiatives before standing down at the end of 2020. He is currently one of our Church Wardens and is vice chair of the PCC. Chris is a family man, married to Joy, and has five daughters, two grandsons and six granddaughters. Chris worked in the print media for twenty three years and after that, 21 years in financial services before taking early retirement in October 2017. As well as a busy church and family life he particular enjoys walking Isla his golden retriever, country walks, real ale, reading crime thrillers and growing vegetables on his allotment. He is also a passionate Liverpool FC supporter. |
