No such thing as an ordinary ordination!

Posted on February 21, 2026 
Filed under Bathurst Diocese, People, Sydney Diocese

Tara Sing reports on this morning’s ordinations at St. Andrew’s Cathedral.

“In some ways, this year’s ordination was delightfully routine. It was another very warm February morning, there were a bunch of eager (and slightly nervous) ordinands preparing to make lifelong promises to the Lord, and the pews were, once again, filled to the brim with family, friends and church communities ready to pray with them and cheer them on.

However, there is nothing ordinary or mundane about an ordination ceremony! …

This year’s ordination also saw the Rev Robert Nichols ordained for ministry into a diocese outside of Sydney. The Bishop of Bathurst, Mark Calder, also stood alongside Sydney’s Archbishop and bishops to lay hands and pray for the new deacon.

‘He will be serving in the parish of Cudal-Molong,’ said Mr Calder. …”

– See the full post at SydneyAnglicans.net.

Photos thanks to the Diocese of Bathurst.