Services to Papal Visit recognised in Queen's Birthday Awards

Queen at St John Beaumont School - Oct 2009 - image ICN archives

Queens Birthday awards were given for services to last year’s Papal Visit, interfaith work, education, charitable work and other faith-related projects. A list of those people from church and faith groups honoured in the List follows below:

 CBE

 Mrs Barbara Rogers. Headteacher, St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School and Arts College, Salford. For services to local and national Education. (Greater Manchester)

OBE

The Honourable John Barnabas Leith. For services to the Baha'i Faith and to Inter-Faith Relations. (Welwyn, Hertfordshire)

Miss Christine Byrne McCann. Formerly Headteacher, Notre Dame Catholic College for Arts, Liverpool. For services to Education. (Widnes, Cheshire)

Professor Mona Siddiqui. Director, Centre for the Study of Islam, University of Glasgow. For services to Inter-Faith Relations. (Westerwood, Glasgow)

Dr Kanwaljit Kaur-Singh. Chair, British Sikh Educational Council. For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Understanding. (London, SW19)

Miss Jenny Shalina Wynne. For services to the Papal Visit. (London, E14)

MBE

Mrs Patricia Ann Bazeley. For services to the Samaritans Central London Branch. (London, NW6)

Jonathan Leonard Bielby. Organist and director of Music, Wakefield Cathedral. For services to Choral Music. (Wakefield, West Yorkshire)

The Reverend Michael Alan Binstock. For services to HM Prison Service and to Jewish Prisoners. (London, NW11)

 The Reverend Prebendary Philippa Jane Boardman. For services to Heritage in East London. (London, E3)

 Dr Edward Kessler. Founding director, Woolf Institute. For services to Inter-Faith Relations. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Roger John Morey. For voluntary service to St Rocco's Hospice, Warrington, Cheshire. (Warrington, Cheshire)

Malachy John O'Sullivan. For services to the community in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. (Southend-on-Sea, Essex)

Robin Edgar Norman Oake, QPM. For voluntary service to the Order of St John in England. (Shrewsbury, Shropshire) |

Mrs Pauline Ellen Obee. For charitable services to St Francis Hospice and Rainbow Trust Children's Charity in Essex. (London, RM3)

Mrs Maxine Pittaway. Headteacher, St Christopher's School, Wrexham. For services to Special Educational Needs. (Shrewsbury, Shropshire)

 Mrs Ann Sankey. For voluntary service to the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade in Leicestershire. (Coalville, Leicestershire)

 Dr Rabbi Chanan Tomlin. For services to Education and to the Jewish community in Manchester and London. (Salford, Greater Manchester)

 Mrs Doreen Marie Yate. For voluntary service to the Samaritans in Pendle, Burnley and Rossendale, Lancashire. (Nelson, Lancashire)

OBE

Christopher George Edgar. Formerly head of Papal Visit Team, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The Reverend Canon Geoffrey Evans. Chaplain, St Nicholas' Church, Ankara, Turkey. For services to British interests and the community in Turkey.

MBE

Miss Elizabeth Hilary Jane Woods. Formerly manager and Charity Worker, The Garden Tomb Association, Jerusalem. For services to The Garden Tomb Association in Jerusalem.

 OBE

The Reverend Father Patrick McIndoe. For services to the Catholic Church and to the community of Sandaun Province, New Guinea

MBE

Igo Daure. For services to the community and to the United Church.

Ms Kay Wakerley Liddle. For services to the community, to the Bible Society and to religion.

The Reverend Dondoli Wawe. For services to the community and to Religion.

BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL

The Reverend Mondopa Mini. For services to the PNG Bible Church.

Paias Puwa. For services to the Catholic Church.

MBE

Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class Padre Philip John McCormack. Royal Army Chaplains' Department.

 Source: UK Gov