With files contributed by Laura's family.
Laura Godwin, ODNW passed away February 2, 2021.
She was born in 1924 and attended St. Nicholas Anglican Church, in Burnaby Heights.
Even though Laura was born in a simpler time, life wasn’t always easy for folks living during the1920s-1950s. They faced a changing way of life with new technologies, poverty, troubling times like the Great Depression, and World War II (we can draw some parallels here). Her resilience and faith kept her pure of heart sustaining her through some very difficult times such as these.
After the War, during which she'd served in the Air Force, she met Frank Godwin and they married and settled in Vancouver.
Laura Godwin was invested into the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster, November 3, of 2018. Her Citation reads as follows:
Laura followed her parents’ footsteps into active ministry at St Nicolas parish in Burnaby. Over the years, she has embraced many jobs in the parish-Treasurer, Altar Guild, sidesperson, collection counter, assisting with Home Communions, taking part in the parish Phone Tree, supplying the kitchen for Coffee Hour, and becoming a founding St Timothy Host for the Food Bank. Her willingness to embrace new ideas and new ways of doing things make her an incredibly valuable member of the parish of St Timothy.
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Laura is invested into the ODNW and congratulated by Archbishop Skelton. November 3, 2018.
Photo: Wayne Chose