Joan Fernandes

Joan Fernandes is a young lay woman. She has an MSc in onocology and works for the Institute of Cancer Research in London. She has been a volunteer of the Divine Retreat Centre in Ramsgate for ten years and currently oversees their music and youth ministries. She is a member of the CHARIS National Service of Communion (CNSC) England.

She finds her work in science and her faith feed each other and help her to see God's hand in everything.

Canon Gerard Bradley

Canon Gerard graduated from King’s College London in 1983, having gained a Batchelor’s degree in Music. He worked for a short period as Assistant Choir Master at Portsmouth (RC) Cathedral and completed formation for priesthood at St John’s Seminary Wonersh.

Ordained as priest in 1991 by Archbishop Michael Bowen, his first post was as assistant priest in St Thomas of Canterbury parish, Rainham. From 1995 he was Assistant Priest at St George’s Cathedral, and from 1998-2000 full-time hospital chaplain to St Thomas’ Hospital.

In September 2000, he was appointed to join the formation staff at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh with responsibility for the Spiritual Formation programme and as house spiritual director.

Janet Iannicelli

After a sacramental conversion of the heart in 2001 through the Mission of Youth 2000 UK, the Lord gave Janet a burning heart for evangelisation.  Janet's life was set on fire by the Holy Spirit after a Life in the Spirit in 2005 which changed her life!

She worked for 20 years in the City within Investment Banking Operations whilst attending charismatic London prayer groups and being a trustee for a Catholic Youth Mission for six years.

After praying for her vocation for just over 20 years, the Lord honoured Janet’s prayer and she married Mauro Iannicelli in July 2019. After discernment, she joined her husband Mauro in full-time ministry to support their online teaching platform: 'Come & See Catholic Evangelisation Ministries' and they are based in Stratford, London.

Fr Emmanuel Mansford, CFR

Fr Emmanuel was born in the UK. He served as a missionary with NET Ministries from 1995-98 and joined the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in September 1998. He was ordained in 2007 and spent seven years at the Friars’ Mission in England. He has served as the Vocation Director and was the Director of Formation for the Friars in New York. He returned to England in 2023 and currently resides at St Pio’s friary in Bradford.

Fr Emmanuel has been involved in the Charismatic Renewal since 1992 and as a young adult was a member of the Upper Room community. He wrote his Master’s thesis on Baptism in the Holy Spirit, entitled, A Catholic perspective on ‘Baptism in the Holy Spirit’.

Allegra Mutanda

Allegra is a lay woman in full time ministry in the Catholic Church. She is originally from the DR Congo and a native French speaker but has been living in the UK since 1995.

Her faith came alive in 2001 after she attended the Life in the Spirit Seminars organised in her diocese at the time – which had a transformative effect on her personal life and subsequent career path.

She has extensive experience in evangelisation and parish ministry, having been involved in evangelisation since 2003 with the Sion Catholic Community for Evangelism and since 2020 as the Director of Evangelisation and Leadership for the parish of St Peter and the Winchester Martyrs in Winchester.

Gary Stephens

Gary is married to Joanne and they have seven children and seven grandchildren. He is leader of the Prince of Peace Community and is the CEO of the New Dawn Walsingham. Accredited with a Bachelor of Divinity, Gary speaks at numerous Catholic conferences, retreats and seminars both nationally and internationally. Gary is also a member of the Men of Saint Joseph.