new church life: november/december 2016
the luncheon audience. The runway featured:
• Caterina Fuller as Sarah Hibbard
• Clara Roth as Lillian Beekman
• Aspen Klippenstein as Alice Grant
• Rosemary Fuller as Mildred Pitcairn
• Maya Synnestvedt as Fidelia de Charms
• Caterina Fuller as Gabrielle Pendleton
• Amissah Synnestvedt as Lyris Hyatt
• Kristin King as her mother, Freya King
• Erica Cantley as Morna Hyatt
• Ashley Walsh as Mary Lou Williamson
And from the 1950s-1960s:
• Portia Wille O’Brien as cheerleader
• Margaret Gladish as a prom girl
• Carol Henderson as a phys ed student wearing the traditional
blue gym suit
Entertainment included a dazzling presentation, In Dreams, by the ANC
Dance Ensemble, directed by Sarah Gladish. The dancers included:
• Arabella Guzman-Baker
• Rebecca Liu
• Alana O’Grady
• Teryn Rose
• Brianna Salvatori
• Lauren Sheedy
• McKenna Smith
• Sophie Zhong
See photos of the fashion show on page 589.
general church board
At the September 30-October 1 meeting of the General Church Board
of Directors a report on the International Church noted that there are
64 congregations worldwide, supported by 83 active ministers. There are
12 elementary schools, three theological schools, two distance-learning
theological schools, a summer secondary school (the British Academy
Summer School), plus the Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools
and Bryn Athyn College.
There are 55 active ministers (66%) outside of North America, serving
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