Priest in Charge

The Revd Phil White MA has been Priest in Charge since 2001. Phil White is also half time training officer for the East Riding Archdeaconry.

Assistant Curate

Mary Hollis was ordained priest in June 2007

Reader

Jeannette White was licensed Reader in November 2003

Honorary Assistant

The Revd Joy Carr is a retired priest who shares in the ministry

Church Warden

Graham White was elected Churchwarden in 2003.

Margaret Robson
was elected Churchwarden in 2006.

Verger

Jenny Roper is also Brownie Guider and a former Churchwarden

PCC secretary

Aprille
She writes an accurate set of minutes and often remembers things other people have forgotten. She also has a gift for flower displays.

Church Treasurer

Muriel
She is always cheerful even when things are tight financially. She is really good at making church finances easy to understand and getting the figures to add up.

Church Helper

Vincent
sets our various heating systems to come on at the right time. He enjoys reading about politics (he has a degree in it). He does all sorts of helpful jobs around the Church and Community Centre.

Singer & Café Volunteer

Joanne
has recently retired from fund raising for Macmillan’s. She is one of the café volunteers and sings in the worship group.

Jean
works with special needs children. She has a musical gift which she uses to enrich the worship of the church. She leads the music group.

Encourager, helper

Mary Walker
is one of those people at St James who is a real encourager. She takes an interest in young and old, helping with Seekers, all age worship, as well as Mother’s Union. Mary is involved in various ways in the Scarborough community, and is a keen advocate of fair trade issues.

Cafe & arts centre finance tracker

Keith Walker
Seen here serving in the Cockleshell Café. Keith is a retired doctor. He does an amazing job keeping track of the cafe and arts centre finances. He is wholehearted in all he does at St James and in the community, a list too long to relate here.