Eden Breakfasts 

Eden Wild Goose
First Saturdays 8.30-10am
Carlisle Golf Club
 
Cost £11 per person for a full English and a speaker.
Bookings
David Johnson 01228 562383  07779 738711
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7 October Rt Revd Robert Saner-Haigh.
Rob was consecrated the Suffragan Bishop of Penrith in July 2022. He has served the majority of his ministry in Carlisle Diocese other than a time spent in the Diocese of Newcastle – originally from
Merseyside his initial studies were in history and archaeology at Birmingham. Rob is married with three children and lives in Kendal.

4 November Revd Edward Johnsen.
The Revd Edward Johnsen has been a Team Vicar in the Brampton area since 2006 and is currently Rural Dean. Brought up in an atheist / anti-church home environment, he rebelled and started going to
church at 17. He came north following 10 years of inner city ministry in Birmingham, and is married with three children. He also has a granddaughter, and a dog - who both joined him during the pandemic.

3 February Dave Roberts.
Dave has worked for the Diocese of Carlisle since 2012, for the last seven years as the Head of Communications. He previously worked in regional media - both in newspapers and for 15 years with ITV Border, latterly as Deputy Head of News. He and his wife, Nic, and their two boys attend St Paul’s Holme Eden where he is also a member of the worship group.

2 March David Bamford.
David considers himself an honorary Cumbrian, by virtue of the fact that his wife, Gillian, was born and brought up in Penrith and their three children were born in Kendal. A career in education took him from
Sedbergh to Kent to Chile (for 22 years) and eventually back to Cumbria, where he retired. David is a (self-)published poet and writer, amateur actor and a Reader in the Church of England. The title of his talk - 'Blessed are the peacemakers'.

6 April Sophie Dobinson.
Sophie is a deputy church warden at Scotby church, a teacher at Skelton School and a volunteer with organisations in Limuru, Kenya. During her latest trip, she helped to rescue a young girl from harm and support her into education through ‘Fikia Dada’, a local refuge centre. Sophie has been travelling to Kenya for over ten years helping in orphanages and schools supporting children of all ages.