Rector
Phaedra Kay Pamphilon-Green
The Revd Phaedra Pamphilon-Green is Rector of St Mary’s. She first trained as a Reader in 1998, and while visiting Ethiopia with Christian Aid, sensed a call to full-time ministry. She was commissioned as a Church Army Evangelist in 2007 and began her ministry as a hospital chaplain, during which time she studied for a master’s degree in Pastoral Theology. She was ordained in Lincoln Cathedral in 2014 and has served in parish and chaplaincy ministry ever since.
Phaedra has a particular concern for pastoral care and for making the Church a place where everyone can feel welcomed, valued and at home. She enjoys painting Icons, music, walking, running and cycling. She also enjoys pilgrimage and has walked the Camino de Santiago and St Oswald’s Way.
Phaedra is married to Antony, who is a bell-ringer. They have three grown-up children, Joshua, Harriet and Oliver, and two grandchildren, Jemima and Benjie.
Associate Minister
Mary-Beth Hawrish
Mary-Beth was ordained in 2009 and began ministry in St Andrew’s, Oxshott. For eight years, she served as curate and then associate minister at St Andrew’s, Oxshott, where she did her ministerial training. She subsequently served as a vicar in Hampshire and joined St.Mary’s in 2020.
Previously she worked as a lawyer in the City of London, as a media journalist and in various roles in Church communications, both in her native Canada and the UK.
Mary-Beth is married to Len and has a daughter and son-in-law.
Claire King
Claire was elected to the PCC of St Mary’s in 2024 and as Church Warden in April 2025, having served for several years on the PCC of St Andrew’s, Oxshott. She and her husband Malcolm have lived in Stoke D’Abernon for 48 years and worshipped at St Mary’s since 2020. They have 3 grown-up children each with their own families.
Until retirement, Claire worked freelance as a food scientist and as Director/Company Secretary to Malcolm’s Cobham-based geophysical consultancy. She is a keen gardener and choral singer and loves the strong musical traditions of St Mary’s. Claire and Malcolm, together, enjoy holidays skiing, hill walking in the Lake District and exploring the delights of the French countryside.
Ian Read
Matthew Brown
Matthew is our Organist and Director of Music.
He graduated with a first-class honours degree from the University of Bristol specializing in the organ and the harpsichord. Whilst he was at Bristol he was an Organ Scholar at St Mary Redcliffe Parish Church which prides itself on its high-quality music programme. As Organ Scholar Matthew was responsible for playing for services and rehearsing and conducting the choir, in particular coaching the boys and girls choirs.
He founded the Queenes Chappell a young professional solo voice consort.
Matthew is excited to work with and help develop our choir which will be one of his focus areas.