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Fr Gerry Proctor MBE (6th Episode) priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE

Episode 6

This is Fr Gerry Proctor MBE ’s life story

A Roman Catholic Priest with the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

In this episode Fr Gerry Proctor sums up

his life and work as a Roman Catholic Priest with the Archdiocese of Liverpool. And we wrap up the story so far.

This is an amazing story a total privilege to hear and to share with you.

This is the sixth episode .

Formby Podcast would like to thank Fr Gerry Proctor MBE for an enlightening few days of discussion, chat and recordings. It has been my absolute pleasure.

Contact to be recorded

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Or message on instagram

@FormbyPodcast

For other works see

@absoluteformby - a community what’s on page for a small town in North West England

art work see instagram

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Fr Gerry Proctor MBE (5th Episode) priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE

Episode 5

This is Fr Gerry Proctor MBE ’s life story

A Roman Catholic Priest with the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

In this episode Fr Gerry Proctor heads off to Adelaide Australia to study base Christian Communities with the intention of bringing this idea into Liverpool.

Now home as Parish Priest for the Parish of St Margaret Mary’s, Piltch Lane, Liverpool. Pulling together the Anglican community and the Catholic Communities, developing the ecumenical church. And filming a fly on the wall documentary for 6 months with Granada TV.

2004 Fr Gerry Proctor is back in South America training in Spanish .

Then we go to today’s ambitions and achievements in Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor has written a PHD Thesis an MPhil at Liverpool Hope University based on works in South America and St Margaret Marys - ‘The future of the church as a place for small communities’

Fr Gerry Proctor has received a MBE for works in the Liverpool Community , Engage Liverpool.

Now he is working with the De La Salle brothers to create a catering school The La Salle Hotel School in Croxteth. He needs to raise £2 million to realise the next project / dream .

This is an amazing story a total privilege to hear and to share with you.

This is the fifth episode; we have one more to come .

Formby Podcast would like to thank Fr Gerry Proctor MBE for an enlightening few days of discussion, chat and recordings. It has been my absolute pleasure.

Contact to be recorded

[email protected]

Or message on instagram

@FormbyPodcast

For other works see

@absoluteformby - a community what’s on page for a small town in North West England

art work see instagram

@arti.iiiiiii

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE

Episode 4

Published February 2026

This is Fr Gerry Proctor MBE ’s life story

A Roman Catholic Priest with the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor talks about his mission work community projects in 1980s South America.

Ecuador working with the youth. Teaching life skills.

In Bolivia 1989/1990 close encounters with gun men, raids.

Working in Bolivia for 2 years in a Latin American prison with Cafod, getting prisoners released.

Then the call back came from the Diocese of Liverpool.

We hear stories from the journey home. The stories follow Fr Gerry Proctor’s move from South America back to Liverpool.

Now back in Liverpool, Fr Gerry Proctor is given the role as Parish Priest for the Parish of St Margaret Mary’s, Piltch Lane, Liverpool. Feeling totally inspired by his travels. We hear about his welcome home.

This is an amazing story a total privilege to hear and to share with you.

This is the fourth episode; we have more to come .

Formby Podcast would like to thank Fr Gerry Proctor MBE for an enlightening few days of discussion, chat and recordings. It has been my absolute pleasure.

Contact to be recorded

[email protected]

Or message on instagram

@FormbyPodcast

For other works see

@absoluteformby - a community what’s on page for a small town in North West England

and for other works - art work see instagram

@arti.iiiiiii

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE 3rd Episode priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE

Episode 3

Published January 2026

This is Fr Gerry Proctor MBE ’s life story

In this episode we follow his mission work in South America, Equedore .

Amusing recollections of rides up mountains to distant communities. And tales of culinary tastes.

An ordained Roman Catholic Priest with the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor talks about his positions as a priest in the community working with the youth within schools. Introducing them to Taize, a new pioneering way to pray with Brother Roger .

And then off to Equador . South America with a parish of 60,000 people living in the foothills of the Andes the parish ranged from the peaks of the Andes to the Pacific Sea . Amazing stories are shared here absolutely no regrets.

This is the third episode; we have more to come .

This is an amazing story a total privilege to hear and to share with you.

This is the third episode; we have more to come .

Formby Podcast would like to thank Fr Gerry Proctor MBE for an enlightening few days of discussion, chat and recordings. It has been my absolute pleasure.

Contact to be recorded

[email protected]

Or message on instagram

@FormbyPodcast

For other Formby Podcast works see

Community work - @absoluteformby - a community what’s on page for a small town in North West England

Art work and for other works - art work see instagram -

@arti.iiiiiii

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE

This is Fr Gerry Proctor MBE ’s life story

Now an ordained Roman Catholic Priest with the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor is ready to greet the world .

He would like to travel.

In this episode Fr Gerry Proctor takes up a parish working in South America . Amazing stories are shared here.

This is the Second episode; we have more to come .

Formby Podcast would like to thank Fr Gerry Proctor MBE for an enlightening few days of discussion, chat and recordings. It has been my absolute pleasure.

See instagram @FormbyPodcast for other works

Contact to be recorded

[email protected]

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Fr Gerry Proctor MBE

This is Fr Gerry Proctor MBE ’s life story

Looking into his family’s life; going back to distant priest relatives.

Taking us from his home life in Formby Merseyside.

Then up to school days at St Mary’s Crosby where he was winning awards as Head Boy and early youthful 6th form years in the church.

This is the first episode; we have many more to come .

Formby Podcast would like to thank Fr Gerry Proctor MBE for an enlightening few days of discussion, chat and recordings. It has been my absolute pleasure.

See instagram @absoluteformby for other works

Contact to be recorded

[email protected]

Dr Anne Merriman is now a Roman Catholic Nun with the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs), founded by Mother Mary Martin.

It’s 1973 and Dr Anne has had a calling. She leave as the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs) and goes back home to Liverpool to be with her mother

Join us for the next episode.

Hospice Africa 005 - Dr Anne Merriman recorded by Formby Podcast in March 2025

Hospice Africa

Hospice Africa

Vision:

Palliative Care For All in Africa.

Mission:

To bring peace to the suffering in Africa through the affordable and accessible palliative care.

What We Do.

Hospice Africa provides palliative care to patients and palliative care training for providers across Africa.

http://www.hospice-africa.org

[email protected]

Hospice Africa details

UK Registered Charity Number: 1024903

Company number: 02835469

Recorded by Formby Podcast 2025

Contact us [email protected]

Thanks to Dr Anne Merriman Chris and Maria Merriman

And all Hospice Africa volunteers fundraising for Hospice Africa in shops in Old Swan Liverpool and Ainsdale .

Hospice Africa is a -

Registered Charity No. 1024903

UK Registered Company 2835469

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/hospice_africa_ainsdale/profilecard/?igsh=N3p2aTZ6NmxiYXQ2

Contact Formby Podcast

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In this episode Dr Anne Merriman is now a Roman Catholic Nun with the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs), founded by Mother Mary Martin.

Here she talks about graduating in Ireland as a Doctor in 1963.

Now as a newly qualified Doctor with a dream of working in Africa her first post was to work in Nigeria. She shares here medical stories of life in Nigeria.

Having worked for 10 years in Nigeria she heads back to the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs) in Ireland. They want her to get more medical qualifications to specialise as a physician so off she goes to the University of Edinburgh.

After Edinburgh Dr Anne goes back to Nigeria until she follows a new calling. She decides after many years to leave the religious life. Dr Anne comes home to Liverpool look after her Mother. We finish here with her decision in 1973 to leave her permanent vows giving up her life as a nun with the Medical Missionaries of Mary MMMs and come home to Liverpool.

Join us for the next episode.

Hospice Africa 004 - Dr Anne Merriman recorded by Formby Podcast in March 2025

Hospice Africa

Hospice Africa

Vision:

Palliative Care For All in Africa.

Mission:

To bring peace to the suffering in Africa through the affordable and accessible palliative care.

What We Do.

Hospice Africa provides palliative care to patients and palliative care training for providers across Africa.

http://www.hospice-africa.org

[email protected]

Hospice Africa details

UK Registered Charity Number: 1024903

Company number: 02835469

Recorded by Formby Podcast 2025

Contact us [email protected]

Thanks to Dr Anne Merriman Chris and Maria Merriman

And all Hospice Africa volunteers fundraising for Hospice Africa in shops in Old Swan Liverpool and Ainsdale .

Hospice Africa is a -

Registered Charity No. 1024903

UK Registered Company 2835469

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/hospice_africa_ainsdale/profilecard/?igsh=N3p2aTZ6NmxiYXQ2

Contact Formby Podcast

[email protected]

In this episode, Dr. Anne Merriman travels to Dublin to join the Roman Catholic religious order, the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs), founded by Mother Mary.

In 1957 as a MMM Nun she began her medical training in Dublin graduating in 1963.

Hospice Africa

Hospice Africa

Vision: Palliative Care For All in Africa.

Mission: To bring peace to the suffering in Africa through the affordable and accessible

http://www.hospice-africa.org

[email protected]

Hospice Africa details

UK Registered Charity Number: 1024903

Company number: 02835469

Recorded by Formby Podcast 2025

Contact us [email protected]

Thanks to Dr Anne Merriman Chris and Maria Merriman

And all our volunteers fundraising for Hospice Africa

Hospice Africa is a -

Registered Charity No. 1024903

UK Registered Company 2835469

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/hospice_africa_ainsdale/profilecard/?igsh=N3p2aTZ6NmxiYXQ2

Contact Formby Podcast

[email protected]

Hospice Africa

Dr Anne Merriman

Talking about her early days

Family

School

Education choices

Then life pathways

Hospice Africa

Vision: Palliative Care For All in Africa.

Mission: To bring peace to the suffering in Africa through the affordable and accessible

http://www.hospice-africa.org

[email protected]

Hospice Africa details

UK Registered Charity Number: 1024903

Company number: 02835469

Recorded by Formby Podcast 2025

Contact us [email protected]

Thanks to Dr Anne Merriman

Chris and Maria Merriman

And all our volunteers fundraising for Hospice Africa