Cycle of Studies

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Joan Anthony

Is Missioner for Congregation-based Formation and an ex-officio member of the DSOMAT Board. She is committed to nurturing the ministry of all the baptized.

Ralph Carskadden

has a background in the arts as well as ministry. He has worked as a parish priest, professor and liturgical consultant. He is known for his love of liturgy.

Dan Conklin

Studied at Oxford and Tubingen and served as priest in an Old Catholic congregation for many years in Germany. He currently is an associate priest at Epiphany Parish, Seattle.

Dawn Fitzgibbons

was first licensed as a Lay Reader at Good Shepherd, Vancouver in 1978. She is currently an active member of St. Paul's, Seattle and conducts Worship Leader Training for DSOMAT.

Mary Jane Francis

Trained first as a scientist and then as a priest. She is an experienced formation leader of adults who has developed a curriculum for gifts discernment.

Elizabeth Ryan Goldstein

(Libby) is a religious educator who offers a wide variety of classes and retreats on Scripture and Church History. She holds an M.Div. from Seattle University and is a member of St. Therese Parish, Seattle.

Aileen MacLaren Loranger

was educated in nursing and health education and promotion. She currently works as a parish nurse at St. Thomas, Medina.

Alan E. Mack

received degrees from Harvard University and Yale Divinity School. He taught in the DSOMAT from 1970-1990. He spent 22 years as a layman in the Orthodox Church and loves teaching, conducting quiet days and writing about liturgy, scripture and theology.

Jane Maynard

is a pastoral theologian who taught at CDSP before coming to the Diocese of Olympia. She has a strong interest in the history of women's ministry.

Stephen Moore

is the Vicar of All Saints', Bellevue and a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Lynnwood.

Joan Oliver

is a retired nurse educator who has also taught in a variety of adult religious education programs. Joan is a student at Western Seminary in Portland and a graduate of the Cycle of Studies. She is an active member at Good Shepherd, Vancouver.

Chris Steele

has a strong interest in peace and justice ministries. She has worked as a parish priest, chaplain and in public service. Her work in the public sector has focused on health legislation and reform, particularly as it relates to issues affecting vulnerable populations.

Diane Stipp

participated in developing the Eucharistic Visitor curriculum and for many years coordinated the Eucharistic Visitor program at St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle. She is involved in a variety of ministries in the Diocese.

Carol Story

has worked in the field of parish nursing since 1992. She serves on the National Health Ministries Association as Chair of Resources.

Patricia Taylor

has worked as a nurse, teacher, chaplain and parish priest. She has long been invested in peace and justice issues and has frequently worked with the marginally housed and homeless, a ministry in which she has experienced some of the best community she has known.