At the May 11, 2016 meeting of Diocesan Council, the governing body of the diocese, Bishop Melissa Skelton distributed a list containing the names of 49 Parish Nominees and 9 Bishop's Nominees to be invested into the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster (ODNW) on Saturday, November 5, 10:30am at The Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
Bishop Skelton reminded Council that under Regulation 22 (the canonical regulation that created the ODNW in 2009) she had appointed in 2015 three members of the Cathedral Chapter: Mrs. Ginger Shaw, Ms. Margaret Briscall and Ms Valerie Hobson for a two year term as her advisory committee on the parish nominees to the ODNW. The met on May 9, 2016 and the following nominees were accepted. Subsequently all nominees accepted their nominations.
PARISH NOMINEES
Ms Priscilla Archer Holy Trinity, White Rock
Mr John Binns St John the Apostle, Port Moody
Mrs Jenny Birtwell Christ Church Cathedral
Ms Colleen Butterley St Stephen the Martyr, Burnaby
Mrs Betty Carlson St James, Vancouver
Ms Brigette Castro St Michael, Vancouver
Mr Ray Duff All Saints, South Burnaby
Mrs June Exworthy St Alban the Martyr, Burnaby
Mrs Laurelle Findler St Hilda, Sechelt
Mrs Johanna Finlay St Mary, Kerrisdale
Mr Alan Finnie St Stephen, West Vancouver
Mrs Donnie Foerster St Timothy, Burnaby
Ms Sara Hanney St Clement, Lynn Valley
Mrs Linda Harrison St John the Evangelist, North Vancouver
Ms Kim Hodge St George, Fort Langley
Mr Stan Horton St Catherine of Alexandria, Port Coquitlam
Mrs Lynne Hurd St Mark, Ocean Park
Mr Jim Hylands St Christopher, West Vancouver
Mr Neville Kim Sing St Anne, Steveston
Mrs Molly Koning St Catherine, Capilano
Mrs Nancy Konsmo St Laurence, Coquitlam
Mrs Bev Kreller Christ Church, Hope
Mrs Liz MacDonald All Saints, Ladner
Mrs Audrey McAuley St Dunstan, Aldergrove
Ms Peggy McMillan St Agnes, North Vancouver
Mr Ed Meredith Holy Spirit, Whonnock
Dr Jock Munro St Philip, Dunbar
Ms Helen Nebbeling St Barnabas, New Westminster
Mr Don Neilson Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster
Mrs Mary Newman St Francis-in-the-Wood, West Vancouver
Ms Wendy Nilsen St Faith, Vancouver
Mrs Monica O'Brien St Helen, West Point Grey
Mr Tony Picher St Michael, Surrey
Ms Elsie Preedy St Oswald, Port Kells
Ms Heather Rhodes St Martin, North Vancouver
Mrs Helen Riel St Cuthbert, Delta
Mr Don Rodger St Thomas, Chilliwack
Mrs Anne Schaffar St John the Divine, Maple Ridge
Ms Margaret Strocel St Matthew, Abbotsford
Mrs Joy Stuart St Thomas, Vancouver
Ms Kathy Stubley St George, Maple Ridge
Ms Gail Tamagi Holy Cross, Vancouver
Mrs Grace Tanaka Holy Trinity, Vancouver
Mr Digby Turney St Mary the Virgin, Sapperton
Mr Fred Watson All Saints, Agassiz
Mrs Carol Williams Church of the Epiphany, Surrey
Mr Jim Wilson All Saints, Mission
Mr Jack Wood St Paul, Vancouver
Dr Robyn Woodward St John, Shaughnessy
Also in her report to Diocesan Council, Bishop Skelton informed Council that potential Bishop's Nominees were considered at a meeting with Archdeacons and the Dean on April 28. The following nominees have accepted the nominations and will go forward for investiture in the ODNW for 2016.
BISHOP'S NOMINEES
Dr Starr Allaby
Mr Christopher Barr
Mrs Joan Cope
Ms Sylvia Enga
Mr Simon Johnston
Mrs Margaret Jonsson
Mr Thomas Roach
Mrs Ginger Shaw
Mr Alex Starr