Bishop
Garry Weatherill commissioned the Rev'd Arthur Tanner as Priest of Leigh
Creek and the Northern Mission in The Church of the Good Shepherd, Leigh
Creek on 22 February 2007
It was a
joyous occasion celebrated by the members of the ecumenical congregation
at Leigh Creek, Arthur's ecumenical colleagues, and other people from
the Diocese who travelled to Leigh Creek for the occasion.
On right:
The Rev'd Arthur Tanner is presented to the
Bishop by The SA Gen.Secretary of BCA, The Rev'd John Dihm (UCA), Mr
David Squires and Mrs Heather Hage (Leigh Creek) and Archdeacon Mark
Thomas
The Bishop commissions the
Rev'd Arthur Tanner as Priest of Leigh
Creek and the Northern Mission in The Church of the Good Shepherd
Arthur Tanner's colleagues from the Wakefield
Ministry District, Mark
Thomas and David McDougall
Arthur's ecumenical colleagues, John Dihm
and Pastor Apollos
Mrs Jane Tanner chats with Leigh Creek people at the
commissioning
Arthur and Jane Tanner chat with the Registrar,
Trevor Briggs
Sally Lightburn enjoyed the accompaniment of the
lively organ music
Mr and Mrs Ted White,
Jamestown speak with David Squires
Thr Rev'd Brian Roberts (National
Director BCA) presents Bishop Garry with some BCA souvenirs to help him keep his cool - a stressball and a
hat
