Topic 50th Anniversary Planning Continues

Here are a couple of photos from the Topic 50th Anniversary team summer meeting held July 19, 2018. At the meeting more details were developed about the commemorative issue which the team hopes will be assembled by the fall of 2019 in advance of the 50th anniversary of the first ever issue published February 15, 1970.

For those of you who don't know, Topic is the official publication of the Diocese of New Westminster, published 10 times and year and delivered free of charge to members of the parishes of the diocese as a section of the national publication, The Anglican Journal.

Other items discussed were, creating awareness of the anniversary and innovative ways to distribute the commemorative publication.

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• In this photo we see all four communications officers and Topic editors of the diocese of New Westminster, and the first editorial board chair and first ever Topic editor. (L-R) Lorie Chortyk (1989-2000), Randy Murray (2009 – present), Joanne Leslie (1984-1989, Joanne was the first staff communications/public relations professional hired by the diocese of New Westminster), Elizabeth Murray, ODNW (Elizabeth was a pioneer in corporate communications at BC Tel {Telus} and was the first chair of the editorial board of Topic at its inception in 1969), Neale Adams, ODNW (2000-2009, Neale was also a volunteer board member of the first editorial board in 1969, beginning just a few months after his arrival in Vancouver from the United States), Conrad Guelke, ODNW (the first Topic editor and the person who pitched the name “Topic” to Archbishop Somerville and then-diocesan dean, Canon Herbert O’Driscoll). Other members of the committee not in the photo are: Lyndon Grove (Topic editor 1970s and 1980s {two terms [maybe more]}), the Venerable Ronald Harrison, assistant editor, photographer and photo editor 1970s – 1980s), and Jennifer Ewing, current Topic designer and Christ Church Cathedral communications designer). Photo: Rachel Taylor
• Diocesan Communications Officers and Topic Editors, Joanne Leslie (1984-1989), Neale Adams 2000-2009 and Randy Murray (2009 – present) browse some vintage issues supplied by Elizabeth Murray. Photo : Conrad Guelke