GLOUCESTER, MASS. – The engagement of Christin Shafer and Ryan Yurchick, both of Gloucester, Mass., was announced by her parents, Ruth and Robert Shafer, 179 Oberholtzer Road, Gilbertsville.

Ms. Shafer is a 2002 graduate of Boyertown Area High School and a 2006 graduate of Kutztown University with a bachelor of fine arts degree in communication design. She is a product and graphic designer with Boston Warehouse Trading Corp., Norwood, Mass.

Her fiancé is the son of Lann and Ronald Yurchick of Wilcox, Mass. He is a 2002 graduate of Johnsonburg Area High School, a 2007 graduate of Lock Haven University with a bachelor of science degree and a 2010 graduate of Lehigh University with a master of education degree. He is a health teacher at Briscoe Middle School, Beverly, Mass., and a coach at the North Shore Throwers Club.

A July 19, 2015 wedding is planned in Cape Ann, Mass.