Alumni Newsletter
Kara Wagner Sherer (Seabury Western ’03) elected ninth bishop of Rochester
The Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer, Seabury Western Class of 2003, was elected to be the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Rochester on Feb. 24, 2024.
Derrick Fetz ’07: Creating Art From Prayer Beads
The. Rev. Derrick Fetz, Seabury Western Class of 2007, is featured in the 13th annual Bad Art by Good People fundraiser, presented by the Champaign County Arts Council (Urbana, OH). The Bad Art by Good People fundraiser features non-artist celebrities competing to...
Book Recommendation: The Cloud of Unknowing {Distilled}
Fr. London is the creator of the Deacons as Theologicans and Diaconal Theology path in the Diaconal Formation Collaborative. During the month of April, Apocryphile Press is lowering the price of its best-selling e-books to just $2.99. "The Cloud of Unknowing,...
IN MEMORIAM: Twyla Zittle, Seabury Western ‘06
The Rev. Twyla Jeanne (Williams) Zittle, Seabury Western Class of 2006, died Friday, April 5, 2024 in Fountain, CO. Born on December 12, 1948 in Colorado Springs to Thomas and Mae (Murray) Williams, Zittle graduated High School from Wasson High School and then...
IN MEMORIAM:Alvaro Araica ’95, ’09
The Rev. Alvaro Araica died December 31, 2023 at age 63, after a long illness. A priest from Nicaragua where he was ordained a deacon in 1987 and priest in 1989, Araica came to the United States in 1992 for graduate study and spent the rest of his ministry in...
IN MEMORIAM: John David Stanway, Seabury Western ’99
The Venerable J. David Stanway died March 3, 2024 at the age of 83. Best friend and dearly beloved husband of Judith Mackenzie Stanway. Loving father to Heather (Mark Ross), Beth (Tom Klemmer), and John David (Danielle Bennett). Much loved Poppy to Jacob and Suzie...
Pres. Jackson, Seabury Western, ’04 Preaches on “Day 1”
The Rev. Dr. Micah T. J. Jackson, President of Bexley Seabury Seminary and Seabury Western Class of 2004, preached the 3rd Sunday of Easter on the Podcast “Day 1”, the voice of historic Protestant denominations. Jackson proclaimed in his sermon that “Jesus’ disciples...