Two new members have been admitted to the Order of St Asaph.

Norma Rowles and Jane Edwards were awarded the honour during a service at St Asaph Cathedral (Saturday 2 May) to celebrate the feast day of St Asaph.

The Order of St Asaph honours and celebrates outstanding service to the Diocese by leading lay members of the diocesan family and expresses gratitude for many years of service.

Norma has been a Vice-President of the Diocesan Standing Committee, as well as being a Licensed Lay Reader and holding various posts in the Denbigh Mission Area.

Jane has been a verger and server at St Asaph Cathedral, helping to coordinate many large diocesan services,  including the recent Royal Maundy Service.

At the same service, members of the clergy marking significant anniversaries were invited to join Bishop Gregory in celebrating the Eucharist. There were:

• Canon Glyn Conway (60 years)
• Canon Ian Day (50 years)
• Canon Sarah Hildreth-Osborn (20 years)
• Bishop Bev Mason (25 years)
• Canon Alan Suter (50 years)
• Canon Peter Wykes ( 25 years)

You can see a gallery of photographs from the service below.