The Cathedral of the Incarnation is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Service League Trust Grant: Dean Armstrong, Anton Haskevych and Kevin White. For years, the Cathedral Service League was among the central women’s organizations serving the Cathedral community. This Grant, which was established to support young adults preparing for study or vocational training after high school, is its legacy.
Dean Armstrong is a 2024 graduate of Wantagh High School who joined the Cathedral at a young age. His time leading Sunday School classes informed his love of mentoring and his decision to pursue a degree in early education at SUNY New Paltz this fall.
Anton Haskevych is a 2024 graduate of Garden City High School, who moved from war torn Ukraine with his family two years ago. In 2022, when he was the equivalent of a high school sophomore, Anton began making phone calls from his hometown near the occupied city of Kherson to churches and organizations in the US in the hope of relocating here. Anton reached the office of the cathedral, where Director of Music, Larry Tremsky picked up the phone. Anton begins his undergraduate studies this fall at UC Irvine, in Southern California.
Kevin White is a graduating member of the Wellington C. Mepham School’s class of 2024. Having grown up at the Cathedral, Kevin has contributed to the life of this community in many ways. For years, he played the donkey in the Christmas pageant, and he has since moved on to serve as a lector on Sunday mornings. Kevin begins undergraduate studies this fall at SUNY, Oneonta.
As Dean, Anton and Kevin pursue further education, the Cathedral offers thanksgiving for the gifts they have offered our community, and blessings for the work ahead.