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The Rev. Howard Thompson accepts
one gift and presents another
day – June 23 – Howard was ordained
and presented with his blue stole.
Afterwards, he and his wife, Debra,
were presented with gifts. The children
also were given presents for New
Church Day by Howard, followed by a
celebratory luncheon.
BRYN ATHYN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church graduated two men with Master’s of
Divinity degrees on May 25, one woman with a Master’s in Religious Studies,
29 men and women with Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees, and
another 29 with Associate (two-year) degrees.
The two new ministers – ordained and inaugurated
into the priesthood of the General Church the
following day in the Bryn Athyn Cathedral by the Rt.
Rev. Thomas L. Kline – are Christopher A. Barber
of Woodbury, New Jersey, and Alan M. Cowley of
Riverdale, Maryland. Chris was the valedictorian and
will teach religion next school year in the Academy
Secondary Schools. Alan preached in the cathedral
and, as noted above, has accepted appointment as
acting pastor of the Michael Church in London,
England.
The MARS graduate was Rebekah Maddock of
The Rev. Eric. H. Carswell gives the
Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and – no surprise – she was
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also the valedictorian.
The associate and bachelor degree recipients represented eight countries,
including Canada, Germany, Ghana, Lesotho, Nepal, Serbia, South Africa and
the United States; and nine states, including Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas, plus the
District of Columbia.
The valedictorian for the baccalaureate recipients was Jessica G. David of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Bachelor of Arts recipients included: Dana Ayers*, Emily Ball,
Amulya Raj Bista, Joy Brown, Calysha Butcher, Bethany Earle, Kathlyn
Gatti*, Benjamin Glenn, Patrick Huber, Dara King*, Palesa Mphatse,
Nontobeko Msweli, Thomas Muller, Bailey Niall, Anita Pokharel, Ian
Rose, Caleb Schnarr*, Ashley Werkheiser and Milica Zikic. Bachelor of
Science recipients included: Mark Apedo, Kenneth Blair Jr., Jessica David*,
Katharine Gravatt*, Landon Heinrichs, Raven Posey, Dominic Renz,
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