Stephen has been Rector of Zion since 2011.  A native of Omagh, Co. Tyrone, he is married to Laura, a solicitor, and they have three daughters, Esther, Elizabeth and Sophia (a Jack Russell called Bryn and a tortoise called Tiddles).

Stephen read Law at Jesus College, Oxford before training for ordination in the Church of Ireland Theological College and Trinity College, Dublin.  He holds an LLM in Canon Law and is the Provincial and Diocesan Registrar.

It is our privilege to share our family life with our Church family in Zion and we look forward to welcoming you to  our church.

Margaret Healion is both Parish Administrator and Diocesan Reader. She has looked after the Parish Office since 2014 and has served as Zion Reader since being commissioned in 2015.

Margaret holds degrees in Design & Communications and in Philosophy, and a Diploma in Professional Ministry. She worked in Advertising for over twenty-five years, many of those as Creative Director of a large agency. She paints, reads, loves to travel and has co-authored a book on Canadian Grizzlies with her husband, photographer David Campbell.

After returning to college to study Philosophy in 2005, Margaret worked in the Harold’s Cross Hospice as a volunteer, which led to her calling to serve in Lay Ministry. “Being fortunate to be able to spend more time with my father toward the end of his life had a profound effect on my view of everything. I feel very lucky to have been found, so to speak, and love the work I do in and for Zion Parish”.

“I enjoy looking after the Parish Registers, helping to arrange the big moments in people’s lives and organising the charity projects we, as a church family become involved in. As Reader I particularly enjoy leading prayer and occasionally preaching. If I were to think of one word that informs my ministry it would be inclusion. Something I am grateful to have benefitted from here at Zion Church”.

Margaret is in the Parish Office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, generally during the morning time. You will find her in church at 10.30am on Sundays.

David has been organist and choir director at Zion Church since 1997. He is responsible for the music at the main Sunday morning service and holds rehearsals with the choir at 9.45 on Sundays, twice a month and occasionally on weekday evenings.

Previous appointments were at Tullow Church (Carrickmines),  Christ Church Leeson Park and Rathfarnham Parish Church.  David studied organ with Eric de Courcy in Waterford and then with Sidney Greig and David Lee in Dublin. He is a member of the Executive of Church Music Dublin (click) and also is organist at the Church of the Three Patrons, Rathgar.

While church music has been the driving force throughout David’s adult life, he also is deeply involved in the arts community and worked at the Arts Council for 32 years. Currently he manages the finances of an art gallery, artists’ studios and a dance company.

See also Choir page, under Worship.

Sue Barber has lived and worked in our community for many years. She is a member of many organisations within Zion Parish and she has served as the School Administrator since 2001.

In school Sue supports the Principal, Board of Management and staff with general administrative duties, puts many plasters on many, many knees, and provides a warm welcome for all visitors to the school. Sue can be located on the premises four days a week between 9am and 2.30pm. Wednesday is customarily her day off but this is flexible so do phone (01 491 0065) before turning up, please.