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SUMMARY:The Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2026 of Seminary of the Southwest
DESCRIPTION:Please join the community of Seminary of the Southwest for the two ceremonies it holds each year to celebrate graduation – an evening service of Holy Eucharist and a formal morning Commencement. These services recognize and celebrate graduating students and award degrees in divinity\, religion\, counseling\, chaplaincy and pastoral care\, and spiritual formation and diplomas in Anglican studies and in theological studies. \nIt was recently announced that 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe\, will preach at the Commencement Exercises. Honorary doctorates will be presented to Bishop Rowe\, Rt. Rev. Austin Rios ‘03\, Bishop of California\, Clarke Heidrick\, and the Honorable Lora Livingston\, both former Board of Trustee members from 2016-2025. \nTuesday\, May 19th\nHoly Eucharist on the Occasion of the\nCommencement for the Class of 2026 of Seminary of the Southwest\nwith the Presentation of the Seminary Crosses\n5:30 p.m.\nChrist Chapel at Seminary of the Southwest \n501 E. 32nd St.\nAustin\, TX 78705 \nReception to follow. \nWatch event livestreams here.\n–\nWednesday\, May 20th\nCommencement Exercises for the Class of 2026\nThe Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest\nA service of morning prayer\n10:00 a.m.\nEpiscopal Church of the Good Shepherd \n3201 Windsor Road\nAustin\, TX 78703 \nPreacher: the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe\, 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church \nReception to follow. \nWatch event livestreams here.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/the-commencement-exercises-for-the-class-of-2026-of-seminary-of-the-southwest/
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SUMMARY:Monday Connection with Ora Houston
DESCRIPTION:Join us for lunch and a talk by Ora Houston at the next Monday Connection! \nMonday\, June 1\, 2026 \n11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nWeeks Center \nRSVP below by May 26\, 2026 \n\n \n  \nOra Houston\, daughter of O.H. Elliott and Thelma M. Elliott\, was born in Rome\, GA.\, and has lived in east Austin for most of her life. She attended Blackshear Elementary School\, Kealing Jr. High School\, the ‘old’ L.C. Anderson High School\, and received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology and sociology from Huston-Tillotson University—all in Austin’s newly-defined District 1. \nHouston’s father graduated from the University of Kansas in 1933. Her mother was one of the first women of African descent to graduate from the School of Social Work at the University of Texas. Houston credits her parents with instilling in her the desire to serve her community and to engage in social and civic activism. \nHouston’s long professional history of service-oriented work includes 27 years with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and\, prior to that\, 2 years as a caseworker with Child Protective Services and Austin-Travis County MHMR. After retirement\, Houston worked in the office of Texas Senator Gonzalo Barrientos from 1999 to 2003. \nHouston was the first Austin city council representative for Austin’s District 1\, serving from 2015 to 2019. District 1\, along with 9 other districts\, was created by the Citizens Districting 10-1 plan. Houston was a founding member and leader of Austinites for Geographic Representation\, the group that secured geographic representation in the Austin city government through a citizens’ petition and initiative. \nHouston has participated in many local organizations and commissions. She was a member of the Citizens Advisory Task Force of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan and a member of the collaborative council of the Travis County Model Court for Children and Families. Houston was vice chair of the Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Team and part of the Disproportionality Committee of Family and Protective Services. She is an active member of St. James’ Episcopal Church—an inclusive\, multicultural\, multilingual congregation. \nHouston has received a number of awards in recognition of her community involvement\, including the Pioneer Spirit Award\, Outstanding Women in Texas Government (1998;) Public Citizen of the Year\, Texas Chapter\, National Association of Social Workers (2009;) Outstanding Civic Engagement\, Austin Branch\, NAACP (2011)\, and outstanding alumni\, Huston-Tillotson International Alumni Association (2012.) \nHouston lives in the home her parents built in 1954 on East 22nd. When she isn’t volunteering or doing advocacy work\, Houston enjoys caring for her plants and birdwatching. She is the proud parent of two adult children\, Askia Shomari and Gina Houston.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/monday-connection-with-ora-houston/
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