An extraordinary variety of people were recently ordained into leadership roles in the Anglican Church in Tasmania. The group included an industrial photographer (now working for the University of Tasmania), a worker at Boyer in the veneer industry (who also runs a Donut King franchise), a former teacher, a grandmother, a former orchestral player, and a High School lab technician.

Those ordained as Priests were Helen Phillips, a former teacher who now works full-time for the Church with children and families across the state; Louise Pascal from New Town parish who is also a chaplain at Calvary Hospital, Ellen Clark and Martin Woolley from the Hamilton parish, Ian Harvey from Burnie (who works with the Mission to Seafarers at the Burnie Port) and Lance McCallum from the New Norfolk parish.

They were ordained by the Rt Revd John Harrower, the Bishop of Tasmania, on Saturday 4 December, 10am, at St David's Cathedral, Hobart.

Bishop Harrower said, "I'm always amazed at the variety of people God calls into leadership in the Anglican Church. We are a church whose leaders have wide life experience, and that is one of our ongoing strengths within the Tasmanian community."

"Some of these people will work full-time in the church, whilst others will continue their careers alongside their role as Priest. It's wonderful to see God continuing to rejuvenate the church throughout Tasmania."

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