catholicweekly.com.au 2 NEWS 31, January, 2021 FROMPAGE 1 “It was certainly a surprise, but I really want to share this with others as my work in the Church has been undertaken in a somewhat collegial man- ner with others,” he said. “It’s been a great honour and privilege to interact with people like that, people with integrity and intelligence and commitment to the church’s ministry. “I’m just delighted to be able to play my part in it all.” That part has been a broad one, including Mr d’Apice’s role on the finance council for the Archdiocese of Sydney for many years, as well as the Diocese of Broken Bay, as the inaugural chairperson of Cal- vary Care Ministries while he has also worked with Catholic Church Insurances. Sydney businessman Greg Sanderson has been awarded an Order of Australia medal, recognising his philanthropic and fundraising work, includ- ing fundraising for St Vincent’s Private Hospital and the Cur- ran Foundation. He said he felt “flattered” to receive the award. Working with St Vincent’s had been nothing but “the greatest pleasure,” he added, and he is in awe of the Sisters of Charity who established the hospital and continue to serve the community with such dedication. Elizabeth O’Carrigan from Summer Hill has been award- ed anOrder of Australiamedal for her service to education in NSW, which has been spent in Catholic education. Currently the director of Catholic education in Wag- ga Wagga, Elizabeth’s distin- guished career in education leadership includes almost a decade serving as a regional director of the former east- ern region of Sydney Catholic Schools. Awards honour service to nation Dr Michael McDonald of Gerroa on the NSW south coast has been awarded anOr- der of Australia medal for his service to the Catholic Church and to the community, which includes involvement in Good Samaritan Education school boards, Church governance and the St Vincent de Paul Society, and Juvenile Justice NSW. “I was humbled and lost for words really,” he said. “Most of this week has been in areas in which I’ve volun- teered and been privileged to meet many fine people who’ve dedicated their lives to the various works they’ve been in- volved in. “I really value the notion of supporting the education of young women and provid- ing them with opportunities to have a significant role and place in Australian society. “We need to provide oppor- tunities for people, particular- Father Paul Stenhouse MSC, clockwise from top left, Dr Michael McDonald, Anne and MarkWard,William d’Apice. ly young people who are more disadvantaged than ourselves in a variety of ways, to allow them to flourish into the sort of human beings that they all could be.” Anne and Mark Ward of Canowindra have both been awarded Order of Austral- ia medals in recognition of their service to its close-knit community of around 1800 people including significant volunteer work at their local Catholic parish, St Edward’s, Canowindra. “We are very honoured to receive it and are thrilled to receive it together because everything we do is really as a team,” said Anne. “What’s lovely about these awards is that they just recog- nise ordinary Australians do- ing ordinary things well. “We’ve been very lucky to be able to take on leadership roles in all sorts of organisa- tions and to give back to our small community of Canowin- dra which has been so incred- ibly good to us over the years.” A highlight of their work has been overseeing the fundrais- ing and building of a disabili- ty-friendly house for a young local family who had been do- ing it tough, which was recent- ly completed with the support of volunteers. They also were instrumen- tal in the work of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the town, Lyndon House. Their good friend and fel- low St Edward’s stalwart David O’Dea also received a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to the community and to the wine industry. “Dad’s been heavily in- volved in the parish over the 60 years he’s lived inCanowin- dra, from calling bingo to giv- ing Communion and serving on the parish council,” said his son Stephen. “In the wider community whatever was needed to be done he was usually involved in it or the chairperson of it. “He helped to embed Lyn- don House in Canowindra and gave a lot of succour to the people there as well as being a local innovator in the grape industry. “Mum gave him her full support and they were part of a group of who just got in- volved in whatever the com- munity needed whether in it was the local agricultural show society, sporting clubs and facilities and tourism.” Announcing the Australia Day 2021 Honours List, Gov- ernor-General David Hurley congratulated the “diverse and unique” recipients and thanked them for their self- lessness, commitment and dedication. “Most would consider the achievements that they are being recognised for to be ‘or- dinary’ or just what they do,” he said. 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