Mary M. Wills

REV. MARY M. WILLS

This stole was crafted in honor of the 25th anniversary of the ordination of women to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament - in 1981 - by the Committee on Women's Concerns of the Synod of Lincoln Trails.

It is given to the Shower of Stoles in loving memory of The Rev. Mary M. Wills - whose life was a constant testimony to God's inclusive love.

Given by:
The Rev. Carol M. McDonald
The Rev. Joy Wilson Myers
The Rev. Tricia Dykers-Koenig
The Rev. Jill M. Hudson
The Rev. Barbara A. Anderson
The Rev. Katherine T. Horne
The Rev. Ann Philbrick
The Rev. Joan M. Marshall
The Rev. William H. Lawser
The Rev. Douglas J. Tracy
The Rev. Lucy Rupe
Elder Virginia K. Miller
The Rev. Stephen C. Kolderup

We have no further information on Mary Wills.  This stole, though, is a clear symbol of the high regard with which she is remembered by her colleagues, all of whom listed here are active leaders in the denomination regionally and nationally.

Martha Juillerat
Founder, Shower of Stoles Project
2006