Abbot’s Announcement
To: All members of the Order of Saint Luke
It is with great delight that I formally announce that our balloting is now closed and that we celebrate the election of Sr. Heather Josslyn Cranson as our Abbot-elect, Sr. Celia Halfacre as our Prior General-elect, Br. Scot Bontrager as our Chancellor General-elect. and Br. Brett Isernhagen as our Provincial General-elect.
These new officers will be installed at our October retreat.
Please join me in congratulating them on their election and thanking them for being willing to serve the Order of Saint Luke in this way. I look forward to their leadership.
Abbot Elizabeth
General Officers-elect
Sr. Heather has been a member of the Order since 1999 and has served the order as Provincial General since 2016.
When not at Retreat or Spring Council, Sr. Heather teaches music and religious studies at Regis College, chairs the Board of Discipleship of the New England Annual Conference, and drags her daughter Seraphina and her husband Matt into as many small adventures as she can.
Sr. Celia has been a member of the order since 2007. She has served the order as Chaplain General and Provincial Companion.
Br. Scot has been a member of the Order since 2007, he has been Prior of the Perkins Chapter and the Trinity Chapter. Br. Scot has served as web scribe and “tech bro” for many years.
Br. Scot is a systematic theologian, pastor of a United Methodist congregation, and makes techno music. He has been known to play with computers from time-to-time.
Br. Brett has been a member of the Order since 2016 and is currently the prior and a founding member of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter. He lives in Virginia (USA) and is passionate about helping members make connection with others in the Order.
