Ruth was one of four women ordained in 1994 to concelebrate the Eucharist during Saturday’s service alongside the Archdeacon of the Meon, the Ven Kathryn Percival. The others – Canon Karina Green, Canon Sarah Chapman and the Rev Susie Collingridge – were also ordained in 1994, but in other cathedrals. Bishop Jonathan acted as their deacon at Saturday’s service.

The Rev Sandra Lloyd, who was one of those ordained in 1994 in our cathedral and became vicar of Niton, Whitwell and St Lawrence, gave the gospel readings. The Rev Amy Adeniran, one of the youngest women priests in our diocese, read from the Old Testament.

The sermon was given by Canon Angela Tilby, who preached at the 1994 ordination service in Manchester Cathedral. Canon Norman Chatfield, who preached the 1994 ordination service in our cathedral, led the prayers.

And the music was sung by the girl choristers of Portsmouth Cathedral Choir and included part of the Communion setting in G by Francis Jackson that was used in the 1994 ordination services. A new motet, Est enim in illa was composed for the occasion by organ scholar Nora Rechel.

The full list of those ordained in our cathedral in 1994 and pictured above is as follows:

(back row, left to right):

The Rev Sue Martin, the Rev Carol Smart, the Rev Rose Bullock, the Rev Sandra Lloyd, the Rev Jane Richards, the Rev Juliet Grace, Canon Jenny Lowater, the Rev Doreen Jackson, the Rev Catherine Bell (now Moss), the Very Rev Jane Hedges, the Rev Mary MacVicar, Canon Betty Hammond, and the Rev Margaret Sherwin.

(front row, left to right):

The Rev Fay Stranack, the Rev April Richards, the Rev Beryl Stares, the Rev Ann Burr and Canon Gill Hill.

Not pictured, but ordained at the same time were:

The Rev Jeanette Power and the Rev Ruth Jagger.