Following the review process and presentation of the list to Diocesan Council, Archbishop John Stephens is pleased to announce the 2026 nominees to the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster.

This year's nominees will be admitted to the Order at the Investiture Service on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s-Wesley Church in Vancouver (1022 Nelson St #100, Vancouver, BC).

The nominees are: 

Parish Nominees

Nominee

Parish

Joe Baker

St. Dunstan’s

Lynn Barker

Christ Church, Hope

Erin Barr

St. Laurence, Coquitlam

Eric Bozman

St. Agnes, North Vancouver

Gary Brown

St. Michael's, Surrey

Barbara Carington Smith

 St. Mark, Ocean Park

Judith Carling

St. Michael's Multicultural

Jan Constantinescu

Salal + Cedar

Dorothy Cresswell

All Saints, Agassiz

Nancy den Boesterd

St. Thomas, Chilliwack

Carol Eades

St. Hilda's, Sechelt

Dave Eno

St. John the Baptist, Sardis

Felly Farinas

St. Mary the Virgin, Vancouver

George Fee

St. Christopher's, West Vancouver

Susan Foulds

Christ the Redeemer, Cloverdale

Jim Greatbank

St. Anne's, Steveston

Tony Hodgson

St. Helen's, West Point Grey

Andy Holisky

St. Stephen the Martyr

Allison Humphreys

St. Margaret, Cedar Cottage

Jim Kelly

St. George's, Fort Langley

Doni Koskela

Church of the Epiphany

Ros LeComte

St. Alban the Martyr, Burnaby

Dick Martin

St. Matthew's, Abbotsford

Vivian McGie

St. Catherine's, Capilano

Brian McIntyre

All Saints, Mission

Barry McParlan

St. Faith

Sarah Nation

Christ Church Cathedral

Ruby Ng

St. John the Apostle, Port Moody

David Parry

St. Clement, Lynn Valley

Lata Immaraju

Holy Trinity, Vancouver

Len Reimer

St. Cuthbert, North Delta

Margaret Rolfe

St. Christopher's, West Vancouver (St. Stephen's nominee)

Sandy Scherban

St. Alban's, Richmond

Vern Seel

St. Timothy

David Sims

St. Anselm's

Elsie Stephen

St. Augustine's, Marpole

Chris Stringer

St. Francis in the Wood, West Vancouver

Joanne Thomson

St. Mary the Virgin, Sapperton

Jennifer Tilbury

St. David's, Delta

Cheryl Tobias

St. Thomas, Vancouver

Elliott Trueman

St. Bartholomew's, Gibsons

Robert Turnbull

St. John's, Shaughnessy

Ryan Walsh

Holy Cross, Vancouver

Jean Welsh

St. John's, North Vancouver

Catriona Wilson

St. Philip’s, Dunbar

Reece Wrightman

St. James', Vancouver

Don Yule

St. Mary's, Kerrisdale

Archbishop’s Nominees

Rick Barr

Amelia Cline

Robert Dickson

Stephanie Elder

Talia Ferris

Irene Pang

Lea Starr

Paul Thiessen