On Sunday, May 29, 2022, members of the Parish of Christ Church Cathedral gathered after worship to celebrate the 100th birthday of long time parishioner and lay leader, Margery Kellett, ODNW.
Among many accomplishments, Margery was a Warden of the parish, 1981, 1982 and 1984.
She was the first Cathedral parishioner to be nominated and invested into the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster in its inaugural year of 2009.
Her Citation reads:
Margery is a member of Christ Church Cathedral and is being honoured today as an elder of the Anglican Church. Her years of faithful prayer, wise counsel, and solid guidance have inspired a succession of Deans and Bishops in this Diocese. As well as serving as Warden and Trustee of the Cathedral, Margery has given great support to the Sorrento Centre – the Conference Centre of the Anglican Church on Shuswap Lake.
The party was organized by Margery's daughter, Ros Kellett and it was attended by Margery's many friends and admirers. Folks in attendance included retired dean and rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, the Reverend Canon Herbert O'Driscoll and his wife Paula O'Driscoll who made the trip over from Victoria. Canon O'Driscoll was the incumbent when the Kelletts began attending the church in the 1970s.
PHOTOS BY JANE DITTRICH
CUTLINES CREATED WITH FILES FROM JANE DITTRICH
- Daughter Ros lights the candles on her Mother’s 100th birthday cake.
- Margery blows out the candles
- Margery with the Very Reverend Peter Elliott. Peter was Margery's priest for 25 of the 50 years she has worshipped at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver.
- The Reverend Canon Herbert O'Driscoll with Margery
- Set up in the parish hall for the celebration is a display board with photos of Margery and her family over the years.
- The guest of honour, Margery Kellett, ODNW enjoying her party. Her son the Reverend David Kellett is behind her to her right, and granddaughter Naomi seated on her left our right
- Margery enjoying the musical tribute whilst reading the text. A decades old Cathedral tradition is the singing of a "690 on Burrard", lyrics paying tribute to the honoured guest to the tune of a World War II song.
- Margery with Jane Dittrich