St Paul's Canterbury

Rev.Susanne Rev. Susanne Chambers- Parish Priest

Susanne began her professional career as a Registered Nurse in Sydney, training as a General Nurse, Midwife and in Paediatrics. A Diploma of Theology was achieved in Perth in 1986 followed later by a Graduate Diploma in Ministry. She was made a Deacon in 1987 and ordained a Priest in 1992. Her appointments include being Assistant Curate Fremantle/Beaconsfield 1987-90, Assistant Minister St John’s Toorak 1990-92, Assistant Minister Williamstown 1991-95, Associate Priest Burnie 1995-99, Area Dean North-West Tasmania 1996-99, Priest in Charge St. Thomas’ Upper Ferntree Gully and Coordinating Chaplain to Angliss Health Service from 2000. Susanne was made Incumbent in 2004. She has also concurrently served as Area Dean of Waverley-Knox during 2006-7. At present Susanne is taking part in a four year Spiritual Directions course with Living Well. Jonathan her husband is also a priest and works with Anglicare as The Senior Chaplain Anglican Criminal Justice Ministry for Vic. (His ‘love’ is a small, red 1968 Datsun 2000)
They have three sons who are very keen on their basketball.

Susanne enjoys: her family, dinner with friends, cooking when she has time, drinking fine red wine and a wee single malt!, driving in the hills or going down to the ocean, listening to music/playing music, pottering in the garden and reading books on spirituality/theology.

Elizabeth-Anne Nixon

Elizabeth-Anne Nixon joined St Paul's in the Spring of 2010, looking forward to maintaining and developing its fine tradition of Anglican Church music. Elizabeth-Anne has studied with two of Australia's leading organists, Robert Boughen (Qld) and John O'Donnell (Melb), as well as with one of Europe's virtuoso early music specialists, Lorenzo Ghielmi in Milan (Italy). She has sung in choirs since the age of 6 and has been professionally involved in choral direction and accompaniment over the past 20 years. She came to St Paul's after working for 9 years as organist of the Canterbury Fellowship, worshipping at Trinity College. Since settling in Melbourne with her husband and daughter, Elizabeth-Anne has also developed a strong commitment to teaching and accompanying, including her work at Wesley College and St. Michael's Grammar School.

Kate Lord

Kate Lord

Since becoming a Christian at the age of 15, Kate has been passionate about bringing young people into intellectually and spiritually engaging relationships with God. She believes that children are disciples-in-training, not disciples-in-waiting. As such, Kate endeavours to help young identify and develop their God-given gifts, and to use them to minister among their own families and friends. This is not a quick process, but involves getting to know young people and journeying beside them as they seek to find their way in and make sense of the world in the 21st century.
Kate has spent much of her life working with children, teenagers and young adults. From an early age, she undertook positions of leadership within the Guiding and Scouting movements. She continues to be a Cub Scout leader where her two sons attend. After leaving home, Kate joined the Navy, where she had the opportunity to meet, lead and minister to young adults from all walks of life. For the past ten years, Kate has worked with children, youth, young adults and their families at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Ringwood. While there, she developed, among other ministries, playgroups for young families and dinner groups for young adults. She comes to us eager to continue to develop such ministries, as well as to foster relationships with the local schools through such programs as Kids' Hope.
Kate is currently studying a Master of Divinity at Melbourne University and a Diploma of Ministry at Trinity College. In her spare time, she enjoys camping and outings with her sons, as well as socialising (including online), reading, yoga, craft, and the occasional spot of gardening.

Tom Lambert

Dr Tom Lambert

has retired from the medical profession and is an Honorary Lay Minister. He exercises a ministry of pastoral care within the life of
the parish.