Posts from October 2024

Posts from October 2024

In Memoriam: Joy Stevenson (updated)

Joyce Owen Stevenson Requiescat in pace It is with great sadness that I inform you that Joy, the devoted wife of Bishop E. Mark Stevenson, has died. Their journey together in life has been a reflection of her name. Grieving her death with our bishop are their children, grandchildren, and a multitude of family and friends. Those who knew Joy have spoken of her compassion, generosity of spirit, and loving presence. More than a partner in marriage, she engaged in her own…

John Douglas Woodward: Conversation and Book Signing

October 27, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm  Shrine Mont — Art Hall  Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt: Artwork and Letters by John Douglas Woodward is a beautiful and engaging presentation of drawings and letters by John Douglas Woodward (1846–1924), a prominent American artist/illustrator during the 1870s and 1880s. He was on assignment for New York publisher D. Appleton and Co. to make on-the-spot drawings for illustrations for Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt (1881–1883), which has been called the most…