Friends and family of 51视频鈥檚 24 graduates and three honorary doctorate recipients celebrated the seminary鈥檚 sixty-fifth commencement on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at St. Matthew鈥檚 Episcopal Church, Austin. The Rt. Rev. , bishop of the Diocese of Chicago preached at the Commencement Holy Eucharist.
The seminary awarded master鈥檚 degrees in divinity, religion, counseling, chaplaincy and pastoral care and spiritual formation and diplomas in Anglican studies and in theological studies.
Honorary degree recipients were Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate ; Secretary of the Diocese of Texas Canon ; and educator, worker for justice and founding member of Austin鈥檚 St. James鈥� Episcopal Church, .
Monday evening, May 23, the seminary celebrated Evensong in Christ Chapel on the seminary campus. Dean and President Cynthia Briggs Kittredge preached and presented each graduate with a seminary cross which was designed many years ago by prominent Texas jeweler, James Avery. A reception honoring the graduates followed the service.
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