2023 Silver Star Banquet: Reflectors of Holiness Session

BY HALEY OSNESS

The 2023 Silver Star Banquet for the Reflectors of Holiness Session took place June 9 at the College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

The event brings together cadets, their families, and those who have made an impact on their journey toward officership in The Salvation Army.

The Fellowship of The Silver Star began in 1930 to recognize and express gratitude toward cadets’ family members and influential life mentors.

Territorial President of Women’s Ministries and Territorial Secretary for Spiritual Life Development Commissioner Colleen Riley welcomed attendees and Training Principal Major Nigel Cross gave the invocation.

CFOT Director of Personnel Major Charity Kramerius led the fellowship into, “Thou Hast Called me from the Byway.”

Next, Cadet Jocelyn Boyd spoke on behalf of the Reflectors of Holiness Session. As a fifth-generation Salvationist with brothers who are also officers, Boyd delivered her parents’ fourth Silver Star and thanked them for their unconditional love and support.

“They raised us in such a way that instilled within us the values of loving God, family and others,” she said.

Boyd shared how her journey toward becoming an officer was not flawless; at times, she struggled to find her way.

“I turned to God from my place of broken-