A group of 35 men and women will be ordained as deacons on Saturday, taking positions from church planting, indigenous ministry, school chaplaincy to parish work.
Archbishop Dr Glenn Davies has been addressing the group this week at the pre-ordination conference and will ordain them at a service at St Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday, February 1st, 2014 at 10am.
The number is one more than were ordained at last years service.
Sydney Anglican churches are being asked to remember the ordinands in prayer.
The full list of ordinands is -
- Toby Campbell Cranebrook with Castlereagh
- Eleanor Castle Anglican Retirement Villages
- Victor Chen Hurstville
- Matthew Dodd Merrylands
- Glen Elsegood Pymble
- David Forward Lindfield
- Jim French Youthworks
- Andrew Goddard Peakhurst/Mortdale
- Thomas Habib Yagoona
- Brett Hall Rosemeadow
- Michael Hastie Roseville
- Adam Hotson Oak Flats
- Cameron Howard Kingswood
- Anna Jackson Panania
- Joshua Johnston Northmead and Winston Hills
- Patrick Jones Castle Hill
- Faye Lo Chatswood
- Michael Mak Oatley
- Scott Maxwell Asquith/Mt Colah/Mr Kuring-gai
- Thomas Melbourne Emu Plains
- Nicholas Moll St Anne's, Strathfield
- Ian Morrison Centennial Park
- Stephen Morrison Freshwater
- Matthew Paterson Department of Evangelism and New Churches
- Ross Ryan Blakehurst
- Donovan Simmons Glenhaven
- Kristan Slack Moorebank
- James Smith Roseville
- Conor Smyth Vaucluse and Rose Bay
- Kate Snell Barker College
- Kevin Stepniewski St George North
- Donald Taylor Mittagong
- Mark Taylor Clovelly
- Philip van't Spyker Berowra
- Mark Wormell Broadway