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The deadline for the next issue of Crossings is September 1, 2002

In compiling Alumni/ae Happenings, we have taken care to ensure accuracy in spelling and dates; however, if there are errors, we apologize and ask that you let us know.

Summer 2002 Update

Ordinations

These graduates and students have been ordained as transitional deacons:

Christy Brothers ’02 on May 10 at Holy Faith Episcopal Church, in the Diocese of the Rio Grande

Mark Grotke ’02 on May 31 at St. Michael and All Angels’, Isla Vista, CA, in the Diocese of Los Angeles

Martha Kuhlmann ’02 and Dennis Tierney ’02 on June 1 at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, in the Diocese of California

Kate Lewis ’02 on June 2 at St. Augustine’s, Santa Monica, in the Diocese of Los Angeles

Richard Helmer ’02 on June 8 at Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, MO, in the Diocese of West Missouri

Katherine Baginski-Doar CAS’02, Betsey Hawley ’02, Suzanne Watson ’03, Ken Wratten ’03, and John Williams ’02 on June 22 at Trinity Cathedral, San Jose, CA, in the Diocese of El Camino Real

Dennis Parker ’02 on June 22 at St. Michael and All Angels’, Portland, in the Diocese of Oregon

John Allen ’02 and Esther Poirier ’02 on June 29 at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle in the Diocese of Olympia

Joanne Leslie CTS’01 was ordained as a vocational deacon on June 8 at Holy Faith, Inglewood, CA, in the Diocese of Los Angeles.

The following graduates have been ordained as priests:

Robert Sipe ’01 on Dec. 14, 2001, for the Diocese of Idaho

Julie Wizorek ’01 on Feb. 9 at St. Patrick’s, Kenwood, CA, for the Diocese of El Camino Real

Dori Torrey ’01 on Feb. 16 at St. Michael’s, Carmichael, CA, for the Diocese of El Camino Real

Laura K. Toepfer ’01 on May 4 in the Church of the Holy Spirit, the chapel of Kenyon College, Gambier, OH for the Diocese of Rochester. She has served as Chaplain to Kenyon College and assistant Rector at Harcourt Parish, Gambier, since September 2001.

JoAnne Bennett ’01, Lisa Eunson ’01, and Christine Leigh-Taylor ’01 on June 1 at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, for the Diocese of California

Kelly West ’02 on July 17 at All Saints’ Pontiac, in the Diocese of Michigan

First Calls

John Allen ’02 is an Associate Pastor at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.

Mary Gavin ’02 is the Incumbent (AKA Rector) of Quill View Anglican Parish in the Diocese of Saskatoon, Canada, a cluster including congregations in Foam Lake, Quill Lake, Wadena, and Wynyard, Saskatchewan.

Betsey Hawley ’02 is the Associate Rector at Grace Church, St. Helena, CA.

Richard Helmer ’02 is the Vicar of Christ Episcopal Church Sei Ko Kai, San Francisco.

John Williams ’02 is the Associate Rector at Old Donation Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach, VA.

Dennis Tierney ’02 is the Curate at St. Bede’s, Menlo Park, CA.

Esther Poirier ’02 is the Vicar of the Church of Our Savior, Monroe, Washington.

Kelly West ’02 is the Curate at All Saints’Pontiac, MI.

Ken Wratten ’03 is the Vicar of St. Stephen’s, San Jose, CA.

Beyond Seminary

Kate Lewis ’02 will start a year-long CPE residency at Santa Monica/UCLA Medical Center in its newly formed Palliative Care Unit.

Bonita Palmer ’02 is the Facilitator of the Formation for Healing Ministries program in the Diocese of Cal-ifornia, a position which was funded by a grant from Trinity Church, Wall Street. She is a Spiritual Director for individuals and groups and a Complementary Medicine Consultant at St. Luke’s Hospital, San Francisco, in association with the Integrative Center for Culture and Healing

Anne Slakey ’02 was awarded a grant from the Episcopal Evangelical Education Society, which will be matched by the Diocese of Northern California. She will work to establish parish-based campus ministries at community colleges in the Sacramento area and plans to work out a model for ministry at community colleges that will transfer to other areas.

2000s

Betsey Hawley ’02 and Michael Monnot ’02 are engaged to be married. Their wedding is scheduled for September.

Kelly West ’02 and Brian Kirby ’03 are engaged to be married. Their wedding is scheduled for January 10, 2003, in Michigan.

Heath Civetta ’00 and Peter are parents of a son, Dominic Eli, born April 12. His arrival had been eagerly anticipated by 3-year-old Sophia.

Mary K. Morrison ’00 is now the Pastoral Associate at St. Luke’s, Los Gatos, CA. She was formerly the Program Director for CALL.

David Stock ’00 and The Rev. Emily J. Schnabl (Seabury Western ’00) were married in November 2001.

Jo Weber CTS’00 graduated from the School for Deacons of the Diocese of California on May 19.

1990s

Kurt Huber ’98 became the Vicar of St. Peter’s, Monroe, CT, on July 1.

Jennifer Baskerville ’97 will be joining the CDSP in late August as Director of Alumni/ae and Church Relations.

Margurita Swetman ’97 was installed as Rector of Grace Church, Union City, NJ, in the Diocese of Newark on May 18.

Luan Mendel ’95 has moved to Corona del Mar, CA, where she is Director of Operations for THINK Together, a non-profit organization that operates a network of 13 after-school homework and tutoring centers in low-income neighborhoods of Orange County.

Joan Jackson ’90 retired on March 31, 2002, as Rector of St. John’s, Kingston, NY, and has moved to Cape May Beach, NJ, where she is enjoying life in a great area and doing supply work.

Neil Lawson ’90 has been called to the Church of the Redemption, Southampton, PA. He was previously the vicar of Christ Church, Lemoore, CA.

1980s

Sosthenes Enyabo MTS’89 completed a B.A. Honors in Theology degree in May 2001 at the Reformed Theological College of the University of Cape Town. In March 2002 he was appointed Dean of Immanuel Cathedral in Arua, Uganda, Diocese of Madi/
West Nile. He reports that CDSP equipped him well for this new ministry.

Barbara Mudge ’82 has been elected Provincial Coordinator of the Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical Officers.

Gayle Harris ’81 was been elected the 7th Bishop Suffragen of the Diocese of Massachusetts on June 1.

Jeffrey Bullock ’80, ’99, reports exciting news including being appointed a Pastor-Theologian by the Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton Seminary. He also has had a number of book reviews published by Alban and a review and an article published by Theology Today on John Milbank and Robert Wuthnow. Jeff also reports that wife Nancy (Danow), a former member of the CDSP Board of Trustees, is Executive Director of Episcopal Community Services for the Diocese of Arizona where she also serves as Director for Episcopal Relief and Development and Episcopal Migration Ministries. Both Nancy and Jeff have become endorsers of the Ekklesia Project and Nancy will be attending their annual conference in Chicago this June.

1970s

Penelope Duckworth ’78, who has been the Episcopal Chaplain at Stanford University for 17 years, has been called as Rector of Calvary Church, Santa Cruz.

1960s

Ken Richards ’68 is now interim rector at St. Paul’s, Modesto, CA. He was formerly the rector of St. Michael’s, Ridgecrest, CA.

John Metivier ’66 reports on his current ministry as Presbyter-at-Large, based at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kenton, Harrow, UK: “On Sundays, I have the whole range of Anglican liturgy: transalpine, alleluia, ‘decently and in order’ BCP. I do enjoy it.”

Seen on Campus

April 29-30, on campus to advise CDSP on the the needs of pastors of ethhically diverse and financially limited congregations regarding continuing education and the D.Min. program:

Giles Asbury ’73, Program Executive for Province VIII

Jerry Drino ’67, Director of Intercultural Ministry Development, Province VIII

Jeff Paul ’83, Rector of St. Peter’s, Carson City, representing Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schori ’94

Floyd Naders-Gamarra, Multicultural Missioner for the Diocese of Los Angeles

Robert Two Bulls, Native American Missioner for the Diocese of Los Angeles

Gordon Lau ’76, Church of Our Savior, Oakland, CA

Missing was Katherine Ward ’94, St. Augustine, Oakland, due to illness.

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