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WEDDIHG www.nyjournalnews.com RK Sunday, April 9, 2000 The Journal News ENGAGEMENTS ENGAGEMENTS Schroeder Turner Wichman Ezratty Her fiance, son of Carol and Samuel Ezratty of New City, is a social studies teacher at Pomona Middle School. a and Louis Wichman of Dix Hills, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sheryl B. of Pomona, to Daniel A. Ezratty of New City. k-The future bride is a mu-sie teacher at Montebello School.

She graduated from Half Hollow High School in Dix Hills and received a bachelor's degree in music education from Syracuse New York College at Oswego. Her fiance, son of Linda and Timothy Turner of Stony Point, is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, attending flight school at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla He graduated from North Rockland High School and received a bachelor's degree in teaching from the SUNY Oswego. They plan to marry in October 2001. Ruth and Fred Schroeder of Stony Point announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer, to David Turner of Stony Point The future bride is studying toward a master's degree in elementary education at St Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill.

She graduated from North Rockland High School and received a bachelor's degree in communications from the State University of A graduate of Ramapo High School, he received a bachelor's degree in business from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a master's degree in teaching from Iona College at its Rockland campus. A June 2001 wedding is planned. Xenakis Weathers bee Ng Reichert lege at Plattsburgh. Her fiance, son of Adele and Hayden Weathersbee of Columbia, S.C., is an on-premise manager for Henry J. Lee Distributors in Hilton Head.

He graduated from Hammond Academy in Columbia, S.C., and received a bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. A November wedding is planned. versity in Wayne, J. Her fiance is the son of Diane Reichert of Stony Point and the late Rudolph Reichert A paralegal with the Land America Title Insurance Co. in New York City, he is a graduate of North Rockland High School and holds a bachelor's degree in history from the State University of New York at Albany.

A June wedding is planned. Sau King Lee and Kwok Kwan Ng of Totowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elaine Ying Ng, to Eric George Reichert ofCliffsidePark.N.J. The future bride is a registered nurse at Passaic Beth Israel Hospital in Passaic, N. J. She graduated from John Dewey High School in Brooklyn and received a bachelor's degree in nursing from William Paterson Uni Helen and Stanley Xenakis of Pearl River announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine Anne of Hilton Head, S.C., to Bryan Weathersbee of Hilton Head.

The future bride teaches fourth grade at Hilton Head Elementary School. She graduated from Pearl River High School and received a bachelor's degree in sociology from the State University of New York Col Benedict Foley Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alan Benedict of Eastches-ter have announced the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Allison, to Daniel Robert Foley of West Nyack. The future bride is a funeral director at the Westchester Funeral Home in Eastchester.

A graduate of Tuckahoe High School, she received a bachelor's degree in economics from St Lawrence University and an associate's degree in mortuary science from the State University of New York at Canton. Her fiance, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Foley of West Nyack, is a New York City firefighter. He graduated from Clarkstown South High School and received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Iona College, where he 'is now studying toward a master's degree in education.

A September wedding is planned. Murphy Dudek Jill and James Murphy of Stony Point announce the engagement of their daughter, Colleen, to Brian Dudek of Nanuet The future bride is a site manager at the ElderServe at the Hudson adult day care program in Riverdale. A graduate of North Rockland High School she received a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C. Her fiance, son of Pat and Hank Dudek of Nanuet, is an account executive with Medcore in New York City. A graduate of Nanuet High School, he received a bachelor's degree in animal sciences from the State University of New York College at Cobleskill.

They plan to marry next April Tesseyman McNamara Adele and Brian Tesseyman of Nanuet announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer of River-dale, to Brendan McNamara of the Bronx. The future bride is a registered nurse in the depart-' ment of neurology ambulatory care at Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. A graduate of Albertus Magnus High School, she received a bachelor's degree in nursing from the College of Mount St Vincent in Riverdale, where she is now studying for a master's degree in nursing with certification as an adult nurse practitioner. Her fiance, son of Patricia McNamara of the Bronx and the late John McNamara, is a funeral director with the John Krtil Funeral Home in New York City. A graduate of the Mount St Michael Academy in the Bronx, he attended the State University of New York College at Farming-dale and received a bachelor's degree in mortuary science from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Services in New York City.

They plan to marry next April. Juni Waddell Mary and Arthur Juni of Nanuet announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline to Derek M. Waddell of Pearl River. The future bride is a teacher at A Starting Place in Pearl River. A graduate of Nanuet High School, she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the State University of New York College at Oneonta Her fiance, son of Laurie and Larry Waddell of Pearl River, is a surveyor's assistant with RRR Surveyors in Pearl River.

A graduate of Pearl River High School, he received a degree in fire technology from Rockland Community College. No date has been set for the wedding. Reday Walsh Susan and Patrick Jordon Jordon Essick Susan M. Essick and Patrick J. Jordon of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, were married Feb.

19 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Fort Lauderdale. The bride, daughter of Ann and Larry Essick of Congers, is a registered nurse in the surgical intensive care unit of North Ridge Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. A graduate of Clarkstown North High School, she received an associate's degree in nursing from Rockland Community College, and a bachelor's degree in communications from the State University of New York College at Oneonta. Her husband is the son of Irene Jordon of Sea Lakes Ranch, Fla, and the late Gerald Jordon. He is an anesthesiologist in partnership with ANES-CO Anesthesia in Fort Lauderdale.

He graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, and a doctor of medicine degree from the University of South Florida Medical School in Tampa The newlyweds are at home in Fort Lauderdale after a wedding trip to St. Lucia, West Indies. Houlihan Johnson Eileen and Stephen Re-day of Thiells announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Ann of New York City, to Thomas Michael Walsh of Chester, N.Y. lege. Her fiance, son of Rosemary and Michael Johnson of Garnerville, is an apprentice at Westrock Mechanical in Tallman.

A graduate of North Rockland High School, he received certification in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology from the Lincoln Technical School in Mahwah, N.J. An October wedding is planned. Anne and John Mellett of New City announce the engagement of their daughter, Deirdre Houlihan, to Michael Johnson of Gar-nerville. The future bride is also the daughter of the late William Houlihan. An accounting assistant with Shiseido Cosmetics in Oakland, N.J., she is a graduate of Clarkstown South High School and attended Rockland Community Col Queens.

Her fiance, son of Peggy and Richard Walsh of Chester, is an associate with the law firm of Gibbons, Del-Deo, Dolan, Griffinger and Vecchione in Newark, N.J. He is a graduate of Cha-minade High School in Min-eola, N.Y.; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., with a bachelor's degree in management; and St. John's University School of Law. They plan to marry next March. The future bride is an associate in the international tax division of Arthur Andersen in New York City.

She is a graduate of Al-bertus Magnus High School; the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, with a bachelor's degree in government; and St John's University School of Law in Grant Kelemen Davis Janetzko State University of New York at Buffalo. Her fiance, son of Sabina and Dennis Kelemen of Thiells, is a software developer with Delex Systems in Vienna, Va He graduated from North Rockland High School and holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from SUNYBuffalo. Diana and Richard Grant of Delmar, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Stacy of Alexandria, Va, to Kenneth Richard Kelemen of Alexandria The fliture bride is a librarian at USA Today in Arlington, Va A graduate of Bethlehem Central High School in Del-mar, she received both bachelor's and master's degrees in library sciences from the Sally and Al Davis of Haverstraw announce the engagement of their daughter, Suzanne Marie of West-wood, N.J., to Joseph Vincent janetzko of Westwood. The future bride is an administrative assistant at ESMFerolie in Montvale, N.J. She graduated from Al-bertus Magnus High School and attended Rockland Community College.

Her fiance, son of Linda and Joseph Janetzko of Bar-negat, is a fleet manager for Rinaldi Truck Rentals in Nanuet He is a graduate of Park Ridge High School in New Jersey and Bergen Community College. An October wedding is planned. Getting married? The deadline for publication is two months from the date of your wedding. A vertical photograph may be submitted with wedding announcements. Engagement information should be sent at least six months before the wedding date.

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one of 13 icons on display at the center, Sokolov said, he focused on the eyes to capture the "quiet, deep emotion" behind Jesus' kindness and humanity. Modern believers see God "more like a (compassionate) father than a monster or judge," as often depicted in traditional icons, he said. In a subtle variation on traditional technique, he framed the face with three gems two emeralds and a tourmaline using tiny nails to attach them to the surface of the lime-wood backing. Sokolov framed "Mother of God, Korsunskaya," an image of Mary t( I Paf' 1 I Wast)ingtonPost i '''t': I NTHQNTS PIER 9 I iMo'itjWhif The Washington Post WASHINGTON Alexander Sokolov is working to change the face of Russian iconography, subtly but perceptibly. The fall of the Soviet regime a decade ago has brought renewed interest in worship in his country, he said.

But many people entering an Orthodox church for the first time are disappointed, not awed, when they look into the blank-eyed, flattened faces on the walls, ceilings and floors. Instead of discovering a mystical pathway to God, they see "formal painting without soul," "decoration" without feeling, said the artist, in town for a brief exhibition of his work at the Russian Cultural Centre in Washington. Sokolov, 40, is part of a new generation of Moscow-based iconogra-phers. Twenty years ago, when the painting of icons was still prohibited by the Communist government, there were "very few" masters of the Byzantine style, he said. Today, there are "at least 10 good icon painters" and numerous others studying and practicing the art.

Despite this revival of interest, many contemporary Russians do not understand or identify with icons even when they make an effort to do so, Sokolov said. The problem is not with the medium itself, a centuries-old art form that depicts biblical events, but with the "main rule" of Christian iconography: A painter "is not to put his own passions into his work." Sokolov has accepted commissions to paint individual icons or murals or to piece together ceramic-tile mosaics at churches and monasteries in Russia, Poland, the United States and Japan. In most cases, as required by the "very conservative" Orthodox hierarchy, he has followed the common practice of copying existing icons by previous masters. Mere copying has no soul. "It's not my song," he said.

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