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COMMITMENT TO ANGLICAN FAITH
As another busy year draws to a close twelve members of the Adelaide Anglican community are looking forward to a new year that will see an exciting development in their faith journey. On November 30 Archbishop Driver ordained an outstanding group of people from a range of cultural and career backgrounds to the Priesthood, to the Transitional Diaconate and to the Permanent Diaconate. Held in St Peter’s Cathedral on Saint Andrew’s Day the ordinands included four women, three people of Asian descent, a married couple and individuals across a variety of ages, life experiences and previous careers including former South Australian Premier Lynn Arnold. All of the ordinands are taking up a variety of positions throughout the Diocese and will greatly enrich the pastoral lives of all they come in contact with. With ordination numbers not seen for decades, Archbishop Driver says it is exciting to see such enriching diversity in the Anglican Church. “The high number and calibre of candidates being ordained this year highlights the meaningful commitment to the Anglican faith in our Diocese,” the Archbishop says.
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“We have already ordained two other people this year so that will make it 14 for the year – that’s
a bit of a record for a decade or two. I think you would have to go back to the 60s or 70s to get those numbers.
Those to be ordained included:
“There is a trend for increased vocation in the Adelaide Diocese that reflects two things. Firstly some renewed confidence in the Church and secondly a greater diversity of ministers emerging in chaplaincies and ministries.”
Duncan Andrews (Holy Trinity North
Three of the ordinands, married couple Sam and Coria Chan from China and Bernie Wyuen Khui Leo from Malaysia, will bring even further cultural diversity to the already culturally rich Adelaide Anglican Diocese.
To the Priesthood:
Terrace and Trinity Hills) Michael Lane (Pulteney Grammar and Anglicare Chaplaincy) Paula Thorpe (St Columba College) Luke Woodhouse (Holy Trinity North Terrace and Trinity Bay) Bernie Wyuen Khui Leo (Holy Trinity North Terrace, International Students ministry)
There are equally diverse career backgrounds with a number of the ordinands coming from education including a former Head of Curriculum and Learning at St Columba College, Michael Lane; former Deputy Head of Tyndale Christian School, Grant Moore and Paula Thorpe who is a teacher at St Columba College.
To the Transitional Diaconate
Former SA Premier and CEO of Anglicare SA, Lynn Arnold, 64, will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate.
St Peter’s Cathedral and St Mark’s College)
After four years at the helm of Anglicare, Dr Arnold began studying at St Barnabas’ Theological College earlier this year in preparation for ordination and has now taken an important step towards this goal.
Samuel Chan (Mandarin Ministry, Unley) Lynn Arnold (Part time appointment St Peter’s Cathedral – Faith in the Public Square) Grant Moore (Part time appointment Simon Hill (Largs Bay) To the Permanent Diaconate: Dianne Schaefer (Hospital Chaplaincy, RAH) Coria Chan (Mandarin Ministry, Unley) Linda Brooker (Hon. Deacon Assistant, The Barossa)