Anglican Diocese welcomes sixth Bahamian female to the clergy

From The Bahamas-

The Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and The Turks & Caicos Islands will ordain its sixth Bahamian female to the clergy, bringing the number of women serving to seven.(The Rev'd Erma Ambrose, Rector at Church of the Good Shepherd, Grand Bahama, was not ordained in The Bahamas)

Letha Strachan will be ordained deacon on Tuesday, August 24 on the Feast of St. Bartholomew The Apostle, at St. Barnabas Anglican Church on Blue Hill Road, at 7 p.m. The chief celebrant will be the Right Reverend Laish Zane Boyd, Sr., Diocesan Bishop. Canon Basil Tynes, Rector of St. Barnabas will preach the sermon.

Strachan, who was born in Nassau to Philip and Jepena Strachan, grew up in St. Barnabas Church, is a 2009 graduate of the University of the West Indies and Codington Theological College, Barbados.

As a deacon, she will be assigned to the parishes in Grand Bahama under the supervision of the Venerable Archdeacon Harry Bain of the Northern Bahamas Archdeaconry.

Prior to testing her vocation, Strachan was employed as a primary school teacher and worked at the Harbour Island All-Age, Columbus Primary, and Mable Walker Primary Schools. She also taught at the Bishop Eldon Primary School, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

She joins other female clergy in theDiocese in the persons of the Rev'd. Angela Palacious(hospital chaplain), the Rev'd. Beryl Higgs(retired), the Rev'd. Erma Ambrose(Rector at Church of the Good Shepherd, Grand Bahama), the Rev'd. Willish Johnson(Rector at St. John the Baptist with St. Martin, Abaco), the Rev'd. Paulette Cartwright(assistant curate, St. Andrew's Parish, Exuma), and the Rev'd. Marie Roach(assistant curate, Christ the King, Freeport).

http://www.thenassauguardian.com/Anglican-diocese-ordains-its-seventh-female-clergy-1st-on-pg-4