Parish Council
Meet the Council

Rev. Dr. Norman Knowles 

Patricia Sunderland - Rector's Warden,  Synod Delegate

Sophie Ward - People's Warden, Synod Delegate, PWRDF

Carole Galt - Treasurer, Member-at-large

Valerie Farrell - Member at Large

David Johnston - Member at Large

Wendy Elsdon - Member-at-large, Safe Church Leader, Alternate Synod Delegate

Paul Warkentin - Member-at-large

Michelle Work - Member-at-large, Alternate Synod Delegate

 

Rev. Dr. Norman Knowles
Incumbent, St Michael and All Angels
Dr. Norman Knowles 
Professor, St. Mary's University Calgary 

Dr. Knowles holds degrees in History from Huron University College at Western, Queen’s and York. He joined the St. Mary’s University community as one of its founding faculty in 1997. His areas of teaching and research are the history of ideas and 19th-century and early 20th-century North American social, cultural and religious history. He is the author, co-author or editor of eight books. He has contributed essays to many academic journals and anthologies over the years. Most recently, he co-authored a two-volume history of “Canada, Conflict and Compromise” published by the University of Toronto Press. He is currently completing a biography of a 19th-century Muskego missionary in Rupert’s Land, James Settee.
Past Incumbent, St Michael and All Angels

Rev Michael Wimmer

Michael grew up in South Africa. He met his future wife Pat in Johannesburg as a young man, and went on to University. In 1965 he went to the United Kingdom for theological studies at the Community of Resurrection in Yorkshire, England. Michael married Pat in London in 1967. They now have 4 adult children and 4 grandchildren.  

Michael was ordained Deacon in the Suffolk Cathedral of England in 1967. He served in parishes in South Africa from 1967-1983.  In Canada he was located first in Haida Gwaii from 1984-1985, and then from 1985-1993 he was assigned as the Dean of the Cathedral in Prince Rupert. He served as senior chaplain to Missions to Seamen in Vancouver from 1993-1998. During this time he also served 2 years as the Executive Officer for the Diocese of Edmonton. 

Michael retired in 2005 and moved to Nanaimo where he did relief work in the Diocese of British Columbia from 2006-2007.  He was appointment Rector of St. Michael and All Angels in 2008. 

His favourite colour is green.  His favourite soft drink is Coke.  His favourite sport is Cricket. In his spare time he enjoys model trains and has a passion for motor cars.