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The National Network organises quarterly Zoom gatherings of all SSM officers and advisers.

Forthcoming meetings (all 1930-2100 on Zoom):

Tues 24 February 2026 – Class and Vocations, led by the Diocese of Durham
Thurs 28 May 2026 – network meeting open to all SSMs
Thurs 10 September 2026 – network meeting

See the ‘Notes and Documents’ section below for notes of previous events and event recordings.

Once a year Network meetings are opened up to all SSMs (see Notes of past meetings below).

These Zoom gatherings build on two national conferences organised by and for SSM officers, including a seminar and Eucharist held at Southwark Cathedral to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the first ordination of SSMs on 9 September 2023. Previous live events included conferences in Shallowford in 2017 and the conference ‘Beyond Boundaries’ and at Oxford in February 2019 with Sarah Mullally, now Archbishop of Canterbury, as keynote speaker.

Network meetings have taken place regularly since the spring of 2020 and have generated a range of useful discussions and shared materials around best practice: SSM working agreements (see Resources page), clergy transitions, SSM curacies, the position of SSMs in vacancies, mentoring, ministry during the pandemic, SSM research, and the contribution SSMs can make to the next decade of the Church of England.