Order of the Diocese of New Westminster
The Diocese is pleased to share this year's nominees for the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster (ODNW). The honour is awarded in recongition for dedicated service to the life of the church in the diocese.
This year the parishes of the diocese nominated a total 40 people for the Order. Bishop John Stephens has nominated an additional eight people.
There will be an Investiture Service on at 10:30am on November 2, 2024 at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster. Further details about the service will be shared in the coming months.
The 2024 nominees are:
Parish Nominees
Ray Allen - St Alban the Martyr, Burnaby
Rowland Amos - St Thomas, Chilliwack
Holly Anonby - Church of the Epiphany, Surrey
Sandra Baldo - St Michael, Broadway
Brenda Binns - St John the Apostle, Port Moody
Lourdes Cabral - St Timothy, Burnaby
Heather Esposito - St Laurence, Coquitlam
David Facey-Crowther - St Paul, Vancouver
Graham Featherstone - All Saints, Agassiz
Heather Forbes - St John the Baptist, Sardis
Kelly Foulds- St Helen, Surrey
John Galvani - St Francis-in-the-Wood, West Vancouver
Nichola Hall - St Mary, Kerrisdale
Hayward Bonnie - St Matthew, Abbotsford
Liz Hodgson - St Helen, West Point Grey
Wim Hunfeld - Holy Spirit, Whonnock
Michael Immaraju - Holy Trinity, Vancouver
Blanche Kishi - St Anne, Steveston
Jean Kyle -St Agnes, North Vancouver
Donna Lawrence - St John the Evangelist, North Vancouver
Kristine Lewis - St Thomas, Vancouver
Martin Elinor - St Christopher, West Vancouver
Gayle McMynn - St David, Tsawwassen
Doreen McQueen - St Mary the Virgin, Sapperton
Brian Mix -St Philip, Dunbar
Lin Neifert - St Dunstan, Aldergrove
Lorna Nicol -Christ Church, Hope
Grefa Pinera - St Mary the Virgin, South Hill
Betty Ross - St John the Divine, Maple Ridge
Wayne Sample - St James, Vancouver
Betty Schellenberg - St Stephen the Martyr, Burnaby
Percy Smith - St Mark, Ocean Park
Susan Stensgard -Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster
Ian Thomas - St Clement, Lynn Valley
Ann Turner - St George, Fort Langley
Catherine Warren - St John, Shaughnessy
Jan Wilmot - St Cuthbert, Delta
Donna Wong-Juliani - Christ Church Cathedral
Doug Wood - St Margaret, Cedar Cottage
Rod Yetman - St Michael, Surrey
Bishop's Nominees
Brigid Coult
Andrea Montgomery Di Marco
Jane Hope
Kaye Kerlande
Jasper Kessler
Pauline Mabias
Joan Seidl
Meg Stevens