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The Board of Trustees of The Osborn welcomed Susan Harriss, the Rector of Christ’s Church in Rye, to its membership last Fall. Canon Harriss graduated from Denison University and the Union Theological Seminary; she was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1980. Prior to her appointment at Christ’s Church, she served as a school chaplain and canon pastor at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.
A long-standing member of the Christ’s Church congregation is Osborn Board Chairman Jack Miller who also went on to work at St. John’s in long range planning after her tenure there. The two shared a common interest in end of life care and had an in depth discussion about the book, “Being Mortal,” by oncologist Atul Gawande. Not long after that conversation, Mr. Miller approached Canon Harriss about taking a board position at The Osborn and she gladly accepted. “The Osborn is widely-known as offering the best quality care for elders in the area,” said the Canon. “I accepted his invitation with great enthusiasm.”
Canon Harris is committed to working with The Osborn community by providing pastoral care and supporting spiritual inquiry. “As people age, their relationship with their spiritual lives often changes and they have many questions.”
Reverend Harriss and her husband, Kenneth Ruge, pastor of the Reformed Church in Bronxville, live in Bronxville.