Convocation 2011


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Thank you to Jordan Blackburn (Klem Photography) for the wonderful photos!


The 87th Annual Convocation ceremony took place on Monday, 24 October 2011 at Grace United Church.  A total of 14 students crossed the stage, and although it was a small graduating class, it is with great honour that we list the following

Graduands:

The Lay Worship Leader Certificate:
Edina C. Tillotson

Bachelor of Theological Studies:
Rebecca Jane Freeland-Hebert


The Master of Theological Studies:
Sarah Rose Floden
Andrew Barrett Craig (MTS Honours)
Tracey-Anne M. Stagg
Eleanore Margaret Koop (MTS, Spirituality Specialization)
Karola Susanne Radler (MTS Honours)


The Master of Studies in Diaconal Ministry:
Heather Ann Sandilands


Master of Arts in Pastoral Psychology and Counselling:
Jill Ellen Delarue
Beverly Anne Mennie
Sonya Patricia Quinlan-Jacob
Janis Louise Stewart


Master of Theology:
Susan Juanita Coldwell
Jocelyne Marie Roy

Rev Hugh MacGregor offered his welcome to Grace United Church.  William Ramirez and Geoff Wilfong-Pritchard from St Andrew’s College provided the musical accompaniment throughout the ceremony.  Principal and Dean, Dr Earle Sharam shared a reading and prayer for wisdom.   Thank you to all the graduates, families, Associate Faculty, Faculty, and Friends of St Stephen’s College, for celebrating with us during this special occasion. 

To display the importance of the students that leave St Stephen’s to share their knowledge and contribute to society, we have listed the thesis projects of the Master students who graduated this year.  For more information or to read the full theses, contact St Stephen’s College (780) 439-7311. 

ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE THESES of 2011:

JILL ELLEN DELARUE
Suicide Resiliency in People with HIV

HEATHER ANN SANDILANDS
Take a Deep Breath and Count to Nine: Using the Enneagrams's Wisdom of Tranformational Energy in Worship

SARAH ROSE FLODEN
The Holy Spirit in the Natural World

ANDREW B. CRAIG
God Keep Our Land: What is the Experience of God in Alberta's Wilderness?

BEVERLY ANNE MENNIE
Sojourning with the Spirit in Recovery from Mental Illness

SONYA QUINLAN-JACOB
A World Without Wheat: The Journey Toward Acceptance of a Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

KAROLA RADLER
"...whereas I am trying to think theologically": Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Hidden Dialogue with Carl Schmitt on Representation: A Theological Response to a Jurisprudential Challenge during a Political Crisis

JANIS STEWART
Through My Looking Glass: A Woman's Experience of Living Long-Term with Invisible Undiagnosed Chronic Physical Illness and Pain and its Impact Upon her Sense of Self

ELEANORE MARGARET KOOP
"Sadly There are no Diaries" Healing Ancestral Wounds: An Exploration of Two Grandfather's Personal Mennonite Texts, 1852-1945

TRACEY-ANNE STAGG
The Spirituality of Trauma Debriefers