Graduation Day for Laura Freeze

May 16, 2026

Congratulations to Laura Freeze, who graduated from the A. C. Marble School for Theological Formation, an affiliate of the Iona Collaborative at Seminary of the Southwest and diocesan training school for the Diocese of Mississippi.

Thank you to all who helped make this day happen and were there in support.

Laura will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on June 10 at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans. 

 

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