For the first time in its 130-year history, St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Farmingdale has a female priest at the helm - to the delight of the congregation and the greater community. In August, The Reverend Christine Petersen- Snyder formally accepted leadership of the congregation, succeeding former Rector, The Reverend Theodore Bean, Jr. She is overjoyed at her appointment to St.

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