Two more lay people, who have made an outstanding voluntary contribution to the life of the Prayer Book Society, have been honoured with its highest award - The Kilmister Award.
Sandra Llewellyn was the first recipient at the recent PBS Annual Conference.
Each week Sandra, with her husband Brian, works through each parish vacancy advertised in the Church Times, the Church of England website and diocesan websites. Each parish profile is scrutinised, to identify which are using the Book of Common Prayer. The resulting spreadsheet gets wider distribution via the PBS website and social media channels.
“This helps clergy looking for parishes where the Prayer Book is used, known and loved,” said Bradley Smith, Chairman of the Prayer Book Society as he made the award. “You have our sincere thanks for the tremendous voluntary work that you do,” he said.
As a priest, her husband Brain is not eligible to receive the Kilmister Award.
The second recipient was Kirsten Lewis, Secretary of the Truro Branch of the PBS. “This lady’s commitment to the Prayer Book Society and the Book of Common Prayer is truly outstanding,” said Bradley. “Kirsten is always telling people about the work that we are doing, and for that we are so grateful.”
Kirsten attends every Archdeacon’s Visitation in the Truro Diocese to ensure that every churchwarden has material about the PBS. She is also a member of the Diocesan Synod.
The Kilmister Award is named after Tony Kilmister, the Society’s Founder. It was established to recognise and celebrate the unsung heroes and heroines of the Society who, in many and varied ways, do valuable work to further the PBS cause. Recipients of the Award receive a handsome medal engraved with the PBS logo, and a framed certificate.
The Trustees always welcome nominations from members for future potential recipients.
