Diana Vezmar-Bailey

DIANA VEZMAR-BAILEY

ORDAINED 11-12-78
RELIEVED OF THE PRACTICE OF ORDAINED OFFICE  1-10-89

WHAT DOES IT PROFIT THE CHURCH TO GAIN ITS LIFE AND LOSE ITS SOUL?

This stole was one of the original 80 stoles that were on display on Sept. 16, 1995 when I set aside my ordination before Heartland Presbytery (see stole #1 for details).

Following the loss of her ordination, Diana left the Presbyterian Church and entered the wilderness.  She and her partner, Leslie Chartier, found their way to Madison, WI and to James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, a community full of people like Diana and Leslie who had left a wide variety of faith traditions in search of a place of welcome.  Diana is now the Coordinator of Member Programs at the First Unitarian Society in Madison; she and Leslie are still grateful members of James Reeb.

Martha Juillerat
Founder, Shower of Stoles Project
2006