Journal of the 224th Annual Convention. The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut

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1 Journal of the 224th Annual Convention The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut 28

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3 PEOPLE, COMMITTEES, & COMMUNITIES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT 1335 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT (main) (fax) TABLE OF CONTENTS Officers of our Diocese, Committees, Commissions 2 Deaneries 3 Parishes & Mission Stations 5 Summer Chapels 9 Chapels of Institutions 9 Educational & Charitable Institutions 9 Clergy in the Order of Canonical Residence 1 Lay Delegates Attending Convention 21 MINUTES OF THE 224TH ANNUAL CONVENTION Friday 25 Bishop s Address 32 Saturday 42 Reports to Convention: 42 Resolution #1: 63 Resolution #2: 66 Resolution #3: 9 Resolution #4: 92 Resolution #5: 93 Resolution #6: 94 Resolution #7: 96 Resolution #8: 97 Budget 67 Episcopal Acts 1 Parochial Membership Statistics 16 Parochial Financial Statistics 112 1

4 OFFICERS OF THE DIOCESE, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS CLERICAL The Rev. Linda Spiers, President The Rev. Peter Stebinger The Rev. Harlon Dalton The Rev. Matthew Calkins The Rev. Ellen Tillotson Clerical Deputies The Rev. Dr. Barbara T. Cheney The Rev. Ellen Tillotson The Rev. James G. Bradley The Rev. Thomas J. Furrer Clerical Alternates The Rev. Robert (Jerry) Carroon The Rev. Mark Delcuze The Rev. Andrew Zeman The Rev. Robert M. Alves BISHOP DIOCESAN The Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith, B.A., M. Div., D.D. Office: 1335 Asylum Avenue, Hartford 615 Residence: 27 Rillbank Terrace, West Hartford 617 BISHOP SUFFRAGAN The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry, B.A., M. Div. Office: 1335 Asylum Avenue, Hartford 615 Residence: 14 Linwold Drive, West Hartford 617 BISHOP SUFFRAGAN The Rt. Rev. Dr. Laura J. Ahrens, B.A., M.Div., D.Min. Office: 1335 Asylum Avenue, Hartford 615 Residence: 47 Craigmoor Road, West Hartford 617 STANDING COMMITTEE LAY Ms. Susan Pokorny, Secretary Ms. Daphne Wilcox Ms. Elizabeth Adams Mr. Lyn Meyers Ms. Sylvia Ho DEPUTIES TO THE 29 GENERAL CONVENTION Lay Deputies Ms. Rachel Downs Mr. Ted Mollegen, Jr. Ms. Rose Fichera-Eagen Mr. Lyn R. Meyers Lay Alternates Mr. John F. Sutton Mr. Steven Horst Ms. Joyce Steimer Mr. Bruce T. Swan Clerical The Rev. Sandra H. Stayner Lay Melissa Haas DELEGATES TO THE PROVINCIAL SYNOD DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE & SECRETARY OF THE DIOCESE Canon John W. Spaeth, III, Canon for Stewardship and Administration (1981) 1335 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, 615 SECRETARY OF THE CONVENTION The Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry 1335 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, 615 ASSISTANT SECRETARIES Ms. June Aziz The Rev. Michel Belt The Rev. K. Dexter Cheney The Rev. Dcn. Agnes Johnson The Rev. Robert Stocksdale The Rev. Amy Welin 2

5 TREASURER Mr. Lynn A. Brooks (elected at 9/2/8 Meeting of the Executive Council to serve until this Convention when he was elected to a full term) ARCHIVAL ASSISTANT Margaret B. Smith CHANCELLORS Edwin G. Hebb, Jr. Esq., Chancellor Bradford S. Babbitt, Vice Chancellor THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT Members Ex-Officio The Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith (President) The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens John W. Spaeth, III (Vice President/Secretary) Edwin G. Hebb, Jr. (Chancellor) Bradford S. Babbitt (Vice Chancellor) Lynn A. Brooks, (Treasurer) Staff Members of the Council The Rev. Dcn. Marjorie R. Roccoberton (Canon to the Ordinary) Jean V. Handler, Executive Director (Camp Washington) Members At Large Members from the Deaneries BRIDGEPORT DEANERY Updated 12/8 DEANERIES The Rev. DeOla Barfield, Dean, 5179 Madison Avenue, Trumbull. CT 6611 Mrs. Marjorie Santiago, Sub-Dean, PO Box 2156, Bridgeport, CT 668 Mrs. Nancy B. Wilson, Secretary-Pro Temp, 57-A Iroquois Lane, Stratford, CT 6614 The Rev. Douglas Nissing, Treasurer, 755 Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport, CT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT DEANERY Updated 12/8 Mr. Robert Kissel, Dean, 12 Ivy Road, Plainville, CT 662 Robert Stocksdale, Sub-Dean, 2 Catlin Street, Meriden, CT 645 Wayne E. Pyle, Secretary/Treasurer, 14 Currier Way, Cheshire, CT 641 DANBURY DEANERY The Rev. Iris Peterson, Dean, 25 West Street, Danbury, CT 681 Alice Griffin, Sub-Dean, 28 Hemlock Road, Roxbury, CT 6783 David Allen, Treasurer, 8 Kellogg Street, Brookfield, CT 684 3

6 HARTFORD DEANERY The Rev. Jane White-Hassler, Dean, Grace Church, 124 Maple Hill Avenue, Newington, CT 6111 Barbara Belden, Sub-Dean, 411 Griffin Road, South Windsor 674 The Rev. Stephen Kelsey, Secretary, GHRM 12 Rector Street, East Hartford, CT 618 Brian Spooner, Treasurer, 14 Reed Court, Bloomfield, CT 62 LITCHFIELD DEANERY Updated 12/8 Mr. Gerard Ciccarelli, 21 Lester Lane, New Milford, CT, Dean 12/8 The Rev. Max Myers, St. Andrew s, Marble Dale, 247 New Milford, Tpke, Marble Dale, CT 6777 LOWER NAUGATUCK VALLEY William Cleaver, 6 Cedar Stone Road, Oxford, CT 6478, Dean The Rev. Amy Welin, Christ Church, 56 South Cliff Street, Ansonia, CT 641, Sub-Dean a/o 5/7/9 MIDDLESEX DEANERY Pam Ferguson, Dean, 456 Randolph Road, Middletown, CT 6457 The Rev. Jonathan Folts, Sub-Dean, St. John s, Essex, Main Street, PO Box 422, Essex, CT 6426 Petra Shearer, Treasurer, P.O. Box 673, Westbrook, CT 6498 MID FAIRFIELD DEANERY The Rev. John Branson, Dean, 55 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT 688 NATCHAUG DEANERY The Rev. David Carter, Dean, P.O. Box 21, Pomfret, CT 6258 No Sub-Dean or Secretary Mrs. Marianne Marsh, Treasurer, 661 Goshen Hill Road, Lebanon, CT 6249 NEW HAVEN DEANERY Diane Rowley,-Dean, 121 Cedar Street, Branford, CT 645 Barbara Casey, Secretary, 48 Russet Drive, Guilford, CT 6437 George Coulombe, Treasurer, 4 Alpine Drive, East Haven, 6516 NORTH CENTRAL DEANERY No Dean, Sub-Dean or Secretary David Hildreth, Treasurer, 113 Day Street, Granby, CT 635 SEABURY DEANERY Ann Cady, 655 East Main Street, Norwich, CT 636, Dean The Rev. Page Rogers, P.O. Box 81, Niantic, CT Updated 8/9 The Rev. Joan Phelps, 15 Freedom Way #11N, Niantic CT , Secretary George Warner, 15 Laura Avenue, Mystic, CT 6355, Treasurer?? STAMFORD DEANERY The Rev. Robert E. Gahler, Jr.? WATERBURY DEANERY Robert Pritchard, 376 Sir Walter Drive, Cheshire, CT 641, Dean The Rev. Martha Klein Larsen, 166 Overbrook Road, West Hartford, CT 617, Sub-Dean Emily Freel, 18 Snow Crystal Road, Naugatuck, CT 677, Secretary Betty Main, 77 Candee Hill Road, Watertown, CT 6795, Treasurer 4

7 PARISHES & MISSION STATIONS (As of June 28) TOWN PARISH STREET ADDRESS PHONE CLERGY Ansonia Christ Church 56 South Cliff St./PO Box 131, Rev. Amy Welin Avon Christ Church 35 Harris Road, Rev. John C. Whitnah Bantam St. Paul s 82 Bantam Road/PO Box 449, Rev. Elizabeth Starbuck Bethany Christ Church 526 Amity Road, Rev. Peter A. R. Stebinger Bethel St. Thomas 95 Greenwood Avenue, Rev. David A. Pople Bethlehem Christ Church Main St./PO Box 52, Bloomfield Old St. Andrew s 59 Tariffville Road, Rev. Erl G. Purnell St. Stephen s 59 Bloomfield Avenue, Rev. Wilborne A. Austin Bolton St. George s (GHRM)115 Boston Tpk./PO Box 9158, Rev. Stephen M. Kelsey, Rev. Dana Campbell Branford Trinity 119 Main Street, Rev. Henry C. Burdick III, Rev. Angela H. Rowley, Rev. Lucy LaRocca Bridgeport Calvary St. George s 755 Clinton Avenue, Rev. Douglas Nissing, Rev. Ellen Kennedy St. John s 768 Fairfield Avenue, Rev. Geoffrey Hahneman St. Luke s & St. Paul s PO Box 2156, Rev. Jose Diaz, Rev. Maria V. Agosto St. Mark s 41 Newfield Ave./PO Box 4182, Rev. Kyle McGee St. Mark s 5 Main St./PO Box 143, Rev. David F. Gurniak Bristol St. John s 851 Stafford Avenue, Rev. Audrey Murdock Trinity 173 Summer Street, Rev. Stanley Kemmerer Broadbrook Grace 44 Old Ellington Rd/PO Box 45, Brookfield St. Paul s Whisconier Rd., Rev. Andrew D. Buchanan Brooklyn Trinity 7 Providence Rd./PO Box 276, Canaan Christ Church East Main St./PO Box 965, Rev. Rosalie Richards Cheshire St. Peter s 59 Main Street, Rev. Sandra H. Stayner, Rev. David A. Stayner ClintonHoly Advent 83 East Main St./PO Box 536, Rev. Bruce Shipman Collinsville Trinity 55 River Rd./PO Box 374, Rev. Linda M. Spiers Danbury St. James 25 West Street, Rev. Martha Klein Larsen, Rev. Iris E. Peterson Danielson St. Alban s 254 Broad Street, Rev. Anthony C. Dinoto Darien Ascension (Deaf) c/o St. Luke s, Darien Rev. Erich Anderson-Krengel St. Luke s 1864 Post Rd./PO Box 3128, Rev. David Anderson, 5

8 Rev. Paul J. Carling, Rev. Andrew Walter, Rev. Lynda Tyson St. Paul s 471 Mansfield Avenue, Rev. Christopher Leighton, Rev. Daniel C. Morgan Derby Immanuel St. James 123 Minerva St./PO Box 859, Durham Epiphany Main St./PO Box 337, Rev. Beth Hoffman East Berlin St. Gabriel s 68 Main St./PO Box 275, Rev. Audrey Scanlon E. Haddam St. Stephen s Main St./PO Box 464, Rev. Rachel W. Thomas E. Hartford All Saints (GHRM) 444 Hills Street, Rev. Stephen M. Kelsey, Rev. Dana L. Campbell E. Hartford St. John s (GHRM) 12 Rector Street, Rev. Stephen M. Kelsey, Rev. Dana L. Campbell E. Haven Christ & Epiphany 39 Park Placem Rev. Richard E. Beattie E. Windsor St. John s 92 Main Street, Rev. Bruce N. Torrey Easton Christ Church 59 Church Road, Rev. Ellen B. Huber Enfield Holy Trinity 383 Hazard Avenue, Rev. Peter E. Bushnell, Rev. C. Jon Widing, Rev. Donald R. Page, Rev. Edward C. Goetz Essex St. John s Main St./PO Box 422, Rev. Jonathan Folts, Rev. Molly James Fairfield St. Paul s 661 Old Post Road, Rev. Bennett A. Brockman, Rev. Alice A. Mindrum, Rev. Nicki S. Kimes St. Timothy s 467 Congress Street, Rev. Matthew H. Calkins Trinity/St. Michael s, 554 Tuxis Hill Road, Farmington St. James 3 Mountain Road, Rev. Jeffrey S. Dugan Gales Ferry St. David s Routes 12 & 214/PO Box 296, Rev. Charles Baker Glastonbury St. James 2584 Main St./PO Box 26, Rev. Nancy E. Gossling, Rev. Paul M. Habersang Greenwich Christ Church 254 East Putnam Avenue, Rev. James Lemler, Rev. Pamela Strobel, Rev. Mark Fitzhugh, Rev. Constance Connelly St. Barnabas 954 Lake Avenue, Rev. Robert Alves 6

9 Groton Bishop Seabury 256 North Rd./PO Box 921, Rev. David L. Cannon Guilford Christ Church 11 Park St./PO Box 574, Rev. Anthony Dinoto Hamden Grace & St. Peter s 2927 Dixwell/PO Box 18565, Rev. Julie V. Kelsey Hartford Christ Church Cathedral 45 Church Street, Very Rev. Mark Pendleton, Rev. Allison J. St. Louis Good Shepherd 155 Wyllys Street, Rev. Richard M. Silbereis, Rev. Jose Martinez Grace 55 New Park Avenue, Rev. Richard A. Maxwell, Rev. Robert G. Carroon St. James (GHRM) 75 Zion Street, Rev. Stephen M. Kelsey, Rev. Dana L. Campbell St. Martin s 29 Cornwall St., Rev. Annika Warren St. Monica s 31 Mather Street, Rev. Charles Davidson Trinity 12 Sigourney Street, Rev. Donald Hamer, Rev. Barbara Briggs, Rev. Ronald Kolanowski Hebron St. Peter s 3 Church Street, Rev. Perry Perine Higganum St. James (MACM), Route 81/PO Box 574, Rev. Peter Floyd, Rev. Nihal Delanerolle, Rev. Brian Spinks, Rev. Alma Pollack Huntington St. Paul s 25 Church Street, Rev. Janet Waggoner Ivoryton All Saints Main St./PO Box 576, Rev. Brendan McCormick Kent St. Andrew s 5 North Main St./PO Box 39, Rev. Roger B. White Killingworth Emmanuel (MACM) Emanuel Church Rd./PO Box 686, Rev. Peter Floyd, Rev. Bryan Spinks, Rev. Nihal Delanerolle, Rev. Alma Pollack Lime Rock Trinity Route 112 (Lakeville), Rev. Robert P. Clements Litchfield St. Michael s 25 South St./PO Box 248, Rev. Jennings Matheson Madison St. Andrew s 232 Durham Road, Rev. Louise Kalemkerian Manchester St. Mary s 41 Park Street, Rev. Paul Briggs Marble Dale St. Andrew s 247 New Milford Tpk./Box 27, Rev. Max Myers Meriden St. Andrew s 2 Catlin Street, Rev. Robert Stockdale All Saints 21 West Main Street, Rev. Vernella Alford-Brown Middle Haddam Christ Church Moodus Rd./PO Box 81, Rev. Mark 7

10 E. Given Middlebury St. George s (GWEM) Tucker Hill Rd./PO Box 162, Rev. William Hardwick Middletown Holy Trinity 381 Main Street, Rev. Margaret H. Minnick, Rev. Edward C. Coolidge, Rev. Steven Ling Milford St. Andrew s (Devon) 283 Bridgeport Avenue, Rev. Virginia Hummel St. Peter s 71 River Street, Rev. Andrew Osmun Milton Trinity 536 Milton Rd./PO Box 839, Rev. Richard Wyland Monroe St. Peter s 175 Old Tannery Road, Rev. Kurt J. Huber Mystic St. Mark s 15 Pearl Street, Rev. Mark A. Santucci Naugatuck St. Michael s 21 Church Street, Rev. Marston Price New Britain St. Mark s 147 West Main Street, Rev. Patricia M. Hames New Canaan St. Mark s 111 Oenoke Ridge, Rev. Vicki M. Davis New Haven Ascension 33 Lamberton Street, Rev. Geoffrey A. Little Christ Church 84 Broadway, Rev. David C. Cobb St. Andrew s 266 Shelton Avenue, Rev. Tracy L. M. Johnson St. James 62 East Grand Avenue, Rev. Geoffrey A. Little St. John s 4 Humphrey Street, Rev. Sudduth Cummings, Rev. Kathryn Greene- McCreight St. Luke s 111 Whalley Avenue, Rev. Victor Rogers St. Paul & St. James 57 Olive Street, Rev. Barbara J. Cheney, Rev. Harlan A. Dalton St. Thomas 83 Whitney Avenue, Rev. Michael F. Ray, Rev. Maureen P. Lederman Trinity 129 Church Street, #75, Rev. Andrew Fiddler, Rev. Estelle Webb, Rev. Nathan Speck-Ewer New London St. James 76 Federal Street, Rev. Michel Belt, Rev. Douglass T. Lind New Milford St. John s 7 Whittlesey Ave., PO Box 179, Rev. Gail Keeney-Mulligan Newington Grace 124 Maple Hill Ave., Rev. Jane White-Hassler Newtown Trinity 36 Main Street, Rev. Kathleen Adams Shepherd, Rev. Carol E. Westpfahl Niantic St. John s 4 Main St., PO Box 81, Rev. E. Page Rogers No. Branford Zion 326 Notch Hill Road, Rev. Debra Anne Dodd 8

11 No. Guilford St. John s 129 Ledge Hill Road, Rev. Jane B. Stickney No. Haven St. John s 3 Trumbull Place, Rev. Matthew R. Lincoln Northford St. Andrew s (MACM) Middletown Ave., PO Box 96, Rev. Peter Floyd, Rev. Bryan Spinks, Rev. Nihal Delanerolle, Rev. Alma Pollack Norwalk Christ Church 2 Emerson St., Grace Union Park at Mott Avenue, St. Paul s 6 East Avenue, Rev. Nicholas Lang, Rev. Holley B. Slauson, Rev. Donna M. Downs Norwich Christ Church 78 Washington Street, Rev. S. Scott Hankins Oakville All Saints 262 Main St., PO Box 33, Rev. Andrew H. Zeman Old Greenwich St. Saviour s 35 Sound Beach Avenue, Rev. Victoria C. Miller Old Lyme St. Ann s 82 Shore Rd., PO Box 297, Rev. Peter T. Vanderveen, Rev. Mary Jane Donohue Old Saybrook Grace 336 Main Street, Rev. Charles L. Hoffman, Rev. Ellendale M. Hoffman, Rev. Judith Ann Cowper Orange, Good Shepherd 68 Race Brook Road, Rev. Robert E. Deming Oxford St. Peter s 1 Dutton Road, Rev. Lisa D. Hahneman Pine Meadow St. John s 51 Church St., PO Box 27, Rev. Salin M. Low Plainfield St. Paul s 27 Babcock Avenue, Rev. Eleanor A. Terry Plainville Our Saviour 115 West Main Street, Rev. Audrey Scanlan Pomfret Christ Church Route 44, PO Box 21, Rev. David Carter Poquetanuck St. James 95 Rt 2-A, Rev. J C Woods, Rev. Valerie W. Dixon Portland Trinity 345 Main Street, Rev. Steven Ling Putnam St. Philip s 63 Grove St., PO Box 628, Rev. Goodwin Agbo Quaker Farms Christ Church 47 Quaker Farms Road (Oxford), Rev. George Crocker Redding Christ Church Redding Ridge, PO Box 54, Rev. Marilyn Anderson Ridgefield St. Stephen s 351 Main Street, Rev. Mark Delcuze, Rev. Emily B. Richards Riverside St. Paul s 2 Riverside Avenue, Rev. Eugene C. McDowell, Rev. Patricia Cunningham Rocky Hill St. Andrew Apostle 331 Orchard Street, Rev. William P. Veinot Salisbury St. John s 12 Main St., PO Box 391, Rev. 9

12 John F. Carter Sandy Hook St. John s Washington Ave., PO Box 716, Seymour Trinity 91 Church Street, Rev. Gregory Welin Sharon Christ Church 9 South Main Street, Rev. Jon Widing Shelton Good Shepherd 186 Coram Avenue, Rev. Ballard Dorsee Simsbury St. Alban s 197 Bushy Hill Road, Rev. Hope Eakins So. Glastonbury St. Luke s 915 Main St., PO Box 155, Rev. Marion Stinson So. Norwalk Iglesia Betania 1 Trinity Place, Rev. Jose Diaz So. Windsor St. Peter s (Wapping) 19 Sand Hill Rd, PO Box 582, Rev. Thomas R. White Southbury Epiphany 262 Main Street North, Rev. Elizabeth A. B. Tesi Southington St. Paul s 145 Main Street, Rev. Judith Toffey Southport Trinity 678 Pequot Avenue, Rev. Nicholas T. Porter, Rev. Heidi M. Truax, Rev. Dawn Stegelmann Stafford Springs Grace 15 Highland Terrace, Rev. Thomas F. Beck Stamford Church of Christ the Healer 2 Brookdale Road, Rev. Kate Heichler L Eglise de l Epiphanie c/o St. John s, 628 Main Street, Rev. Wectnick Paul St. Andrew s 1231 Washington Boulevard, Rev. Richard Alton St. Francis 281 Long Ridge Road, Rev. Mark D. Lingle St. John s 628 Main Street Rev. James Wheeler, Rev. Bartlett W. Gage Stonington Calvary 27 Church Street, Rev. Mark K. J. Robinson, Rev. Sara L. Potter Storrs St. Mark s Chapel 42 North Eagleville Road, Rev. Nancy Cox, Rev. Amy L. Fallon Stratford Christ 2 Main Street, Rev. Robert B. Stuhlmann Tariffville Trinity 11 Church St., PO Box 127, Rev. Thomas J. Furrer, Rev. Eddie Slayton Thomaston St. Peter s/trinity 16 Main Street, Rev. Joseph A. Krasinski Torrington Trinity 22 Prospect Street, Rev. Ellen L. Tillotson, Rev. Audrey Scanlan Trumbull Christ Church (Tashua) 517 Madison Avenue, Rev. Judith Semple Green Grace 5958 Main Street, Trinity 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Rev. Ellen Kennedy Vernon St. John s 523 Hartford Tpk. PO Box 2237, Rev. James L. Kellaway Wallingford St. Paul s 65 North Main Street, Rev. Robert Miner 1

13 Washington St. John s 78 Green Rd., Box 1278, Rev. Randall Balmer, Rev. Catharine Randall Waterbury Christ Church 23 East Main Street, Rev. Charles A. Bevan, Jr. St. John s 16 Church Street, Rev. James Bradley, Rev. David G. Pritchard, Rev. Malinda Johnson Watertown Christ Church 25 The Green, PO Box 166, W. Hartford St. James s 19 Walden Street, Rev. Robert Hooper, Rev. Christopher B. Craun St. John s 679 Farmington Avenue, Rev. Joseph L. Pace, Rev. Anna S. Pearson St. Paul s (Deaf) c/o St. John s, West Hartford Rev. Erich Anderson-Krengel W. Haven Church of the Holy Spirit 28 Church Street, Westbrook St. Paul s (MACM) South Main St., PO Box 598, Rev. Peter Floyd, Rev. Brian Spinks, Rev. Nihal Delanerolle, Rev. Alma Pollock Weston Emmanuel 285 Lyons Plain Road, Rev. David Feyrer Westport Christ & Holy Trinity 55 Myrtle Avenue, Rev. John H. Branson, Rev. Elsa Worth Wethersfield Trinity 3 Main Street, Rev. Scott Lee Willimantic St. Paul s 22 Valley Street, Rev. Patricia Gallagher Wilton St. Matthew s 36 New Canaan Rd, PO Box 426, Rev. Mary G. Williams, Rev. John Satula Windham St. Paul s Plains Rd., PO Box 82, Rev. John Burton Windsor Grace 311 Broad Street, Rev. David Parachini Winsted St. James 16 Main Street, Rev. Jesse Y. Bigham Wolcott All Saints (GWEM) 252 Bound Line Road, Rev. George Hall Woodbury St. Paul s 294 Main St. South, PO Box 52, Rev. Margaret Sullivan, Rev. Frederick J. Kuhlmann Yalesville St. John Evangelist 36 Church Street, Rev. Peter Quinn Yantic Grace Chapel Hill Rd., PO Box 126, Rev. Peter D Alesandre SUMMER CHAPELS & CHAPELS OF INSTITUTION Summer Chapels 11

14 Ivoryton, St. John s Chapel A camp and conference center of the Church of the Incarnation, NY. Norfolk, Church of the Transfiguration Old Saybrook (Fenwick), St. Mary s-by-the-sea Chapel A summer Chapel supported by voluntary offerings from worshippers. Chapels of Institutions Armsmear (Home for Ladies), St. Elisabeth s Chapel, Hartford Berkeley Center, Chapel of St. Luke, New Haven Camp Washington, Transfiguration Chapel, Lakeside The Choate Rosemary School, Chapel, Wallingford Diocesan House, All Saints Chapel, Hartford Kent School, St. Joseph s Chapel, Kent Pomfret School, The Clark Memorial Chapel, Pomfret Rectory School, St. Andrew s Chapel, Pomfret Salisbury School, Chapel, Salisbury Seabury Retirement Community, Chapel, Bloomfield South Kent School, St. Michael s Chapel, South Kent Trinity College, Chapel, Hartford Wooster School, James Marshall Memorial Chapel, Danbury SUMMARY Cathedral in union with the Convention...1 Parishes in union with the Convention Mission Stations...1 Summer Chapels...3 Chapels of Institutions...13 EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS Maintained or conducted by a Church affiliation, incorporated and located in Connecticut, but not under the control of the Diocese. For information as to object, management, terms of admission, etc., address each institution. Trinity College, Hartford The Berkeley Divinity School, New Haven The Choate-Rosemary School, Wallingford The Kent School Corporation, Kent T The Pomfret School, Pomfret The Rectory School, Pomfret St. Thomas Day School, Inc., New Haven The Salisbury School, Salisbury South Kent School, South Kent The Wooster School, Danbury Episcopal Church at Yale University, New Haven University of Connecticut, Storrs, Chaplaincy Seabury Retirement Community, Bloomfield Armsmear, A Home for Gentlewomen, Hartford The George Beach Apartments, Hartford The Hunter V. and Elizabeth S. Berg Home, Southport The Eliza Huntington Memorial Home, Norwich St. Luke s Home, Middletown CANONICAL RESIDENCE 12

15 The date at the left indicates the year of Ordination, if in this Diocese, or the year of reception into the Diocese. Bishops Year Name From Ordained Deacon 1943 The Rt. Rev. Morgan Porteus, D.D. CT Bp. Budlong 9/29/ The Rt. Rev. Clarence N. Coleridge, D. Min. NY Bp. Stark 1/12/ The Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith, D.D.. CT Bp. Gray 6/11/ The Rt. Rev. Arthur E. Walmsley, D. Hum., NY Bp. Nash 6/ The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry M.Div. CT Bp. Walmsley 6/6/ The Rt. Rev. Jeffery W. Rowthorn, D.D. UK Bp. Stockwood 9/ The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, D.Min. Mass Bp. Johnson, 6/1/91 Clergy Year Name From Ordained Deacon 1935 Charles Geerts CT Bp. Budlong, Oct Perry F. Miller CT Bp. Budlong, July Arthur J. Monk CT Bp. Budlong, June 49 William R. Robbins CNY Bp. Manning, June Richard B. Kalter CT Bp. Budlong, June 5 Aaron Manderbach Pa Bp. Taitt, May William S. Glazier CT Bp. Gray, June 52 Arthur B. Robertshaw, III CT Bp. Gray, June Kenneth R. Robinson WMass Bp. Lawrence, June 46 Jervis S. Zimmerman CT Bp. Gray, March John B. M. Frederick CT Bp. Gray, June Gerald F. Gilmore NY Bp. A. Dun, June 48 Kenneth D. Thomas CT Bp. Gray, June Ralph E. Merrill CT Bp. Gray, June 56 Willoughby Newton CT Bp. Gray, June 56 George W. Razee CT Bp. Gray, June 56 Walter A. Debboli Alb Bp. Richards, May Arthur E. Bello Md Bp. Heron, Feb William S. Brison WMass Bp. Lawrence, May 57 Randall C. Giddings NwPa Bp. Sterrett, Sept. 45 Donald H. Peet CT Bp. Gray, June Douglas T. Cooke CT Bp. Gray, June 59 Rowan A. Greer, III CT Bp. Gray, June Robert N. Back Pa Bp. Remington, June 5# William N. Penfield NJ Bp. Washburn, June 52 George R. Bogdanich Okla Bp. Powell, April 55 Dana F. Kennedy RI Bp. Sherrill, Nov. 45 Randall S. Harris CT Bp. Gray, June 61 John W. Parker CT Bp. Gray, June 61 Allan H. O Neill SD Bp. V. VanDyck, May 54 Donald B. Pierce WK Bp. Nichols, June 54 Edward G. Bierhaus, Jr. Ind Bp. Kirchhoffer, June 57 13

16 Robert H. Wellner Be Bp. DeWolfe, April Richard E. Crews CT Bp. Gray, June 62 William F. Gender, III Be Bp. Warnecke, June James A. Birdsall LI Bp. DeWolfe, April 57 Edward C. Coolidge CT Bp. Gray, June 63 John A. Rogers CT Bp. Gray, June Richardson A. Libby, Jr. WDC Bp. Dun, June 6 Franklin K. Robinson NY Bp Gray June 54 David L. Cannon CT Bp. Gray, June Victor S. Ross, Jr. SVa Bp. Powell, July 53 R.G. Windsor Spellman WMass Bp. Ragg, May 46 Robert J. Miner RI Bp. Higgins, June George C. Anderhaggen CT Bp. Gray, June 66 Hobart J. Gary LI Bp. Randall, June Edward T. Adkins Mo Bp. Goodwin, Feb George N. Crocker CT Bp. Gray, June 67 Thomas L. Kilbourn CT Bp. Gray. June 67 Frederick J. Kuhlman CT Bp. Gray, June Thomas F. Beck Nwk Bp. Stark, June 63 Stephen D. Parker PR Bp. Swift, June Haig J. Nargesian Me Bp. Gilbert, May 48 Robert E. Taylor CT Bp. Esquirol, June 69 Ballard Dorsee WDC Bp. Creighton, June 67 William H. Low NH Bp. Hall, June 65 George E. Hall, Jr. NJ Bp. Banyard, April Robert R. McMurtry Me Bp. Kirkhoffer, May 5 Alfred J. Morris RI Bp. Bloy, Sept. 66 Richard R. Hadden CT Bp. Esquirol, June Richard VanWely Alb Bp. Brown, June 62 David A. Pople CT Bp. Hutchens, June 71 Richard L. Schuster CT Bp. Hutchens, June 71 Donald D. Gardner Mass Bp. Washburn, June 54 Robert W. Merchant Mil Bp. Burroughs, June 63 Steven E. Hulme Ia Bp. Smith, June Andrew W. Fiddler Nwk Bp. Stark, June 68 Edward G. Goetz CT Bp. Hutchins, June 72 David W. Boulton WMass Bp. Hatch, June 62 Richard T. Nolan Mass Bp. Burgess, June 63 Kenneth E. Hulme RI Bp. Higgins, June Richard A. Ellis WNY Bp. Hall, Feb. 57 Borden W. Painter, Jr. NY Bp. Donegan, June 63 Frank G. Kirkpatrick CT Bp. Hutchens, June 73 Alva G. Decker Del Bp. Stark, June 6 Donald R. Lillpopp Vt Bp. Lawrence, June 59 William D. Loring NY Bp. Banyard, Dec Robert E. Deming NH Bp. Higgins, June, 14

17 Russell L. Deragon RI (1954) Bp. Gray, June 54 Peter E. Bushnell CT Bp. Hutchens, June 74 Frederick L. Curtis CT Bp. Hutchens, June 74 William N. Tedesco CT Bp. Hutchens, June 74 John W. Rick, II Mo Bp. Cadigan, June 74 Bruce M. Shipman NY Bp. Donegan, June Mark A. DeWolf LI Bp. Ellison, May 59 Marcus B. Rogers NY Bp. Donegan, June 66 Frederick T. Bender Mass Bp. Washburn, June 58 Ronald S. Gauss NWT Bp. Henton, May 72 Malcolm Roberts, III CT Bp. Hutchens, June 75# Francis C. Howard WMass Bp. Whitsey, Oct. 57 Michael J.R. Tessman CT Bp. Hutchens, June 76 Raynor W. Andersen NY Bp. Donegan, June Peter D. Quinn RI Bp. Belden, Dec.73 Ronald A. Glaude CT Bp. Hutchens, June Richard L. Aiken NH Bp. Goodwin, June 56 Christopher L. Rose Bp. Porteus, June 78 David A. Owen Chi Bp. Burroughs, June 62 David G. Pritchard Ga Bp. Dun, June 54 Richard E. Mayberry NY Bp. Voegeli, June 71 Barbara West Dal Bp. Davies, June 75 Joan Horwitt CT Bp. Porteus, Sept Arthur H. Underwood Va Bp. Dun, June 5 Donald R. Page NJ Bp. Banyard, April 71 William P. Morton Pa Bp. DeWitt, June 7 Raymond L. Cox CT Bp. Porteus, June 9 79 James G. Wilson LI Bp. Sherman, June 67 Charles A. Bevan, Jr. SVa Bp. Banyard, April Ralph T. Durgin Me Bp. Sherman, June 72 Julia M. Gatta CT Bp. Porteus, June 8 Erik W. Larsen CT Bp. Porteus, June 8 Peter A. Stebinger CT Bp. Porteus, June 8 Richardson W. Schell Chi Bp. Montgomery, May 76 Kenneth R. Coleman NWPa (1967) Bp. Dun, June 53 James G. Bradley WVa Bp. Atkinson, June 75 David W. Brown Vt Bp. Gray, June 59 Peter R. Rodgers WMass Bp. Sherman, June John G. Macort, Jr. SeFla Bp. Armstrong, June 63 Andrea Smith CT Bp. Walmsley, June 81 Katheryn Keene-Babcock CT Bp. Walmsley, June 81 Priscilla M. Williams CT Bp. Walmsley, June 81 Thomas S. Hendrickson SHB Bp. Barrett, June 69 Kyle M. McGee WDC Bp. Blanchard, June 67 Elizabeth P. Rogers CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec Burton MacLean Eur Bp. Kennedy, Aug

18 Roger B. White CT Bp. Walmsley, June 82 Malcolm B. Greenlee CT Bp. Walmsley, June 82 Armand A. LaVallee RI Bp. Higgins, June 59 Richard H. Mansfield SO Bp. Donegan, Dec. 65 Robert G. Carroon Mil Bp. Hallock, April 62 David A. Norris CT Bp. Hastings, Oct Magar Bedrosian RI Bp. Hatch, June 58 Andrew L.C.C. Jones WVa Bp. Atkinson, June 74 Ruth H. Bersin CT Bp. Walmsley, June 83 Blanche H. Hamilton CT Bp. Walmsley, June 83 Glenis G. Mollegen CT Bp. Walmsley, June 83 Brendan P. McCormick (rec d as deacon from RC Church) June 83 Clark F. Coughlin Alb Bp. Hogg, Oct. 8 Victor A. Rogers Miss Bp. Evans, July 69 V. Alastair Votaw NH Bp. Blanchard, June 64 Gilbert S. Larsen NY Bp. Donegan, June 68 John B. Kelley Va Bp. Scarlett, May 53 Barry W. Miller NJ Bp. Cole, June 66 Jerome W. Meachen Ga Bp. Hargrave, June 67 C. Jon Widing Del Bp. DeWitt, June William Loutrel Ind(1978) Bp. Porteus, June 78 Joseph A. Krasinski NY Bp. Moore, June 82 Carl P. Daw, Jr. SVa Bp. Vache, June 81 Patricia F. Davidson LI Bp. Witcher, June 83 Robert L. Ficks III CT Bp. Walmsley, June 84 Mary Anne Ciriello CT Bp. Walmsley, June 84 Samuel S. Hankins CT Bp. Walmsley, June 84 Kent C. Smith CT Bp. Walmsley, June 84 Annika L. Warren CT Bp. Walmsley, June 84#9 Rosalie N. Richards NY Bp. Moore, June 81 Eleanor Lee McGee WDC Bp. Creighton, Oct. 74 Bernardo Lora NY Bp. Wetmore, April 79 Molly O. Louden CT Bp. Walmsley, Sept. 84 William J. Eakins WMass Bp. Hatch, June Zane W. Gordy Mo Bp. Mead, June 69 Peter R. Powell, Jr. WDC Bp. Krumm, June 76 Roddey Reid, Jr. NY Bp. Gravatt, Feb. 44 Michael F. Ray Alb Bp. Mason, June 69 Henry C. Burdick CT Bp. Walmsley, June 85 Ellen L. Tillotson ND Bp. Hopkins, July Robert J. Duval CT Bp. Walmsley, June 86 Thomas J. Furrer CT Bp. Walmlsey, June 86 Anne C. Seddon CT Bp. Walmsley, June 86 Anne B. Kimball CT Bp. Walmsley, June 86 Margaret H. Minnick Be Bp. Gressle, March 82 Robert E. Gahler RI Bp. Hunt, Oct

19 George W. Jenkins NJ Bp. Stark, June 65 Joyce M. Scales CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 86 Malcolm M. Barnum CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 86 Richard Beattie CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 86 Caroline G. Garside CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec Vernella Alford-Brown CT Bp. Walmsley, Feb. 87 Richard F. Tombaugh Mo Bp. Street, June 58 Bennett A. Brockman CT Bp. Walmsley, June 87 W. David Dobbins CT Bp. Walmsley, June 87 Mary Ann Logue CT Bp. Walmsley, June 87 JoAnn R. Munro CT Bp. Walmsley, June 87 Barbara E. Nixon CT Bp. Walmsley, June 87 Jane B. Stickney CT Bp. Walmsley, June 87 Crayton Dudley SwFla Bp. Doll, June 68 James R. Wheeler WNY Bp. Burt, June 79 Mary Ann Mann Pa Bp. Ogilby, June 84 Mark R. Wood FtW Bp. Davies, June Roger Alling, Jr. Be Bp. Carpenter, June 59 Overton W. Gilkes I Bp. Mandeville, Dec. 56 Charles L. Hoffman Mass Bp. Montgomery, June 68 T. Preston Kelsey II Cal Bp. Pike, June 61 H. Bacon Collamore CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 88 Janet Jaeger CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 88 George R. Ronkowitz (rec d as priest from RC Church) Dec James L. Kellaway WVa Bp. Sherman, June 77 John R. Gilchrist Mo Bp. Murray, June 67 Hope H. Adams CT Bp. Walmsley, June 89 Ann S. Charles CT Bp. Walmsley, June 89 Debra A. Dodd CT Bp. Walmsley, June 89 Bartlett W. Gage CT Bp. Walmsley, June 89 Patricia M. Hames CT Bp. Walmsley, June 89 Peter T. Vanderveen CT Bp. Walmsley, June 89 Richard G.M.Chambers NH (1967) Bp. Gray, June 67 Leander S. Harding Mass Bp. Wolf, Dec. 8 Pierre Wolff (rec d as priest from RC Church) Nov Charles L. Hoffman Mass Bp. Montgomery, June 68 Ellendale M. Hoffman Mass Bp. Brown, June 76 Kenneth L. Ornell PA Bp. Campbell, June 64 Jeffrey S. Dugan SVa Bp. Wolf, May 8 John L.C. Mitman Ia Bp. Hall, June 65 Cynthia Clark Knapp CT Bp. Walmsley, June 9 Patricia M.E. Portley CT Bp. Walmsley, June 9 Peter Hancock Vaughn CT Bp. Walmsley, June 9 Robert W. Cudworth CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 9 Karen C. Fedorchak CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 9 Patricia C. Joy CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 9 17

20 Bruce Mason CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 9# Scott J. Stevens CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec John H. Branson Nwk (1974) Bp. Smith, June 74 Sandra A. Belcher Mass Bp. Coburn, June 85 Joanne L. Neel-Richard Fla Bp. Cerveny, June 88 William P. Veinot Me Bp. Chalfant, June 88 K. Alon White CT Bp. Walmsley, June 91 Rachel J.Thomas CT Bp. Walmsley, June 91 Elizabeth C. Lewis CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 91 Elena M. Barnum CT Bp. Walmsley, Dec Joseph L. Pace Tenn Bp. Gates, June 79 Esther L. Chuboff CNY Bp. Whitkker, June 86 Cyril C. Burke NC (1966) Bp. DeWolfe, June 64 Gregory W. Welin CT Bp. Walmsley, June 92 Geoffrey Little CT Bp. Walmsley, June 92 John D. Limpitlaw CT Bp. Walmsley, June 92 Douglas F. Nissing Mo Bp. W.A. Jones, June 88 Thomas R. White Mass Bp. Appleyard, June 79 Mark K.J. Robinson WDC Bp Chalfant, June 88 Barbara T. Cheney Mich Bp Wolf, June Wilborne A. Austin CT Bp. Walmsley, June 93 Nicholas Lang (rec d as Priest from Ukranian Orthodox Church) Bp. Kushack, 73 Allyn B. Benedict CT Bp. Walmsley, June 93 Gilbert V. Wilkes CT Bp. Walmsley, June 93 Erl G. Purnell CT Bp. Walmsley, August 93 Mark Santucci CP Bp. McNutt, June 82 K. Dexter Cheney Mich Bp. Lewis, June 8 J. Salin Low Pa Bp. Moody, June 9 Jeffery H. Walker Tex Bp. Richardson, June 75 George C. Brower Tenn Bp. Donegan, June 63 Sherrill Scales NY Bp. Hobson, June Stephen M. Kelsey NMich Bp. Kerr, June Lynne A. Griffo Pa Bp. Walker, June 9 Sandra H. Stayner Pgh Bp. Hathaway, June 9 Terry M. Wysong CT Bp. Coleridge, June 95 R.C. Hooper CT Bp. Coleridge, June 95 Richard M. Silbereis NC Bp. Garver, June Kathleen Adams-Shepherd CNY Bp. Coburn, June 82 Robert M.Hall WVa Bp. Sherman, June 71 Julie Kelsey CT Bp Coleridge, June 96 David M. Carter NH (1986) Bp. Walmsley, June 86 Donald F. Allen CT Bp Coleridge, June 96 Marjorie R. S. Roccoberton CT Bp Coleridge, June 96 Gladys K. Whitney CT Bp Coleridge, June 96 Hugh W. Tudor Foley CT Bp. Coleridge, Oct William T. Pickering Pgh Bp. Appleyard, June 71 18

21 Alan N. Mason SO Bp. Higgins, June 63 Norman N. MacLeod III RI Bp. Hunt, July 89 Dana Lou Campbell CT Bp. Coleridge, June 97 Carolyn B.P.Dukenski CT Bp. Coleridge, June 97 Jaclyn S. Sheldon CT Bp. Coleridge, June 97 Everett C. Perine NJ Bp. Kerr, June Patricia A. Oglesby PA Bp. W.H. Clark, June 77 Harry A. Elliott WNY Bp. Bowman, Feb. 87 Bruce N. Torrey Roch Bp. Witcher, June 81 David F. Gurniak Fla (1961) Bp. Roberts, May 59 Nihal Delanerolle MN Bp. McNairy John F. Carter NY Bp. Coburn, June 1, 85 Harry L. Knisely Ia Bp. Stevenson, June 69 Robert W. Watson Md (1994) Bp. Gray, June 56 Ellen B. McKinley NJ (198) Bp. Walmsley, Dec. 8 Daniel E. Mattila MN Bp. Jelinek, Sept. 94 Matthew R. Lincoln WDC Bp. R.H. Haines Eloise E. Adams CT Bp. Coleridge, Dec. 98#21 Mary-Lloyd Brainard CT Bp. Coleridge, Dec. 98 William H. Padgett CT Bp. Walmsley, June Christopher Leighton Mass Bp. Appleyard, Sep. 79 Richard Mallory NY Bp. Donegan, June 71 Christopher L. Webber NY Bp. DeWolfe, Apr. 56 John C. Whitnah VA Bp. Lee, June 89 Kathleen Dorr LI Bp. Walker, June 95 Mary Ann Osborn FL Bp. Cerveny, June 86 Virginia K. Hummel NJ Bp. McKelvey, June 94 Laurence G. Byrne DE Bp. Tennis, June 94 Andrew G. Osmun Vt Bp. Appleyard, Oct 75 Judith S. Green Lex Bp. EW Jones, June 96 Robert K. Stuhlmann NJ Bp. Burgess, Nov 71 Peter D. Knight WMass ( 66) Bp. Gray, June 66 Allen, Russell H Mil (1968) Bp. Gray, June 68 June White-Hassler CT Bp. Smith, Sept. 99 Anthony Dinoto CT Bp. Coleridge, June 99 Mary Gates CT Bp. Coleridge, June 99 2 James R. Low Mass Bp. Stokes, June 69 William E. Hardwick Los Bp. Talton, June 92 Charles M. Baker, Jr. SC Bp. Haynesworth, June 87 Kurt J. Huber MI Bp. Wood, June 98 Douglas P. Schwert WMo Bp. Folwell, June 78 Amy L.Fallon NH (1998) Bp. Walmsley, July 98 Halsey Stevens RI (1965) Bp. Gray, June 65 Joan P. Phelps WMass (199)Bp. Walmsley, June 9 Anna S. Pearson Mass Bp. Johnson, May 92 Nancy Gossling CT Bp. Smith, June 19

22 Donald Hamer CT Bp. Smith, June Linda Spiers CT Bp. Smith, June DeOla Barfield CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 2 Donald Richey CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 2 Robert Sireno CT Bp. Smith, Dec. Jose Mestre CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 21 Wectnick Paul Hai Bp. Garnier, Sept. 77 Robert J. Brooks WDC Bp. Bailey, June 73 Matthew H. Calkins NY Bp. Grein, June 98 Nancy Cox VA Bp. Lee, July Mark E.Given Pa Bp. Morton, June 89 David A. Feyrer Be Bp. Warnecke, June 69 Margaret E. Normann NY Bp. Dennis, June 93 Robert E. Friedrich NH Bp. Moore, June 86 R. Sherman Beattie IN (1952) Bp. Gray, June 52 Amy M. Eagan Nwk Bp. McElvey, June 99 Emmett Jarrett AT Bp. Sherman, June 76 Marston Price Mass Bp. Cochrane, Aug 82 Robert E. Black HSB Bp. Lichtenberger, June 57 Daniel Morgan Ga (1993) Bp. Walmsley, June 93 Ellen Huber CT Bp. Smith, June 1 Horace Johnson CT Bp Smith, June 1 Erich Anderson-Krengel CT Bp. Smith, June 1 Vicki Davis CT Bp. Smith, June 1 22 Andrew Buchanan SJ Bp. Schofield, June 97 Janet C. Waggoner Ore Bp. Ladehoff Marian Stinson Los Bp. Borsch, June 91 Novella Lawrence NY Bp. Grein, Apr. 97 Lisa B. Hamilton Pgh Bp. Duncan, Dec. 99 John M. Miller MA Bp. Creighton, June 68 Donald F. Thompson Alg Bp of Algoma, Canada Beth B. Hoffman Pgh Bp. Duncan, June Helen M. Moore Chi Bp. Johnson, May 92 Barbara Conners OR Bp. Ladehoff, Dec. 96 Marilyn L.C. Anderson CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Harlon L. Dalton CT Bp. Smith, June 22 Valerie W. Dixon CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Kathryn Green-McCreight CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Malinda M.E. Johnson CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Ellen K.G. Kennedy CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Susan J. McCone CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Alice A. Mindrum CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Eleanor V. A. Terry CT Bp. Smith, June 2 Stephen Klots Mass Bp. Shaw, June Victoria Miller NY Bp. Grein, June 9 Moses Aderibole Nigeria Bp. Aderin, June 86 2

23 Andrew Zeman (1971) SVa Bp. Hutchens, Dec 71 Gail Keenney-Mulligan Okla Bp. Spears, May 84 John M. Miller, Jr. Mass Bp. Creighton, June 68 Estelle Webb Be Bp. Marshall, Oct 96 Pamela Strobel NY Bp. Grein, June 98 Michel Belt Nwk Bp. McKelvey, June Frederick Crysler Ky Bp. DeWitt, June 68 Elizabeth D.U. Starbuck Tex Bp. Sterling, June 93 Robert M. Stocksdale SD Bp. Heistand, June 91 Frank-Alsid de Chambeau LI Bp. Brady, June 61 Daniel Heischman WDC Bp. Krumm, May 76 James A. Mulligan OK R.C. Church, June 55 Jose A. Diaz PR Bp. Francisco Reus Froylan, July 87 Marilyn Gilbert EMich Bp. Beidel, Jr., July 98 David C. Cobb MD Bp. Stough, June 83 Donna Downs CT Bp. Smith, June 3 Joan E. Fittz CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 3 Diane L. Hovey CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 3 Agnes R. Johnson CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 3 Carolyn C. Legg CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 3 Gary A. Mongillo CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 3 Kyle W. Pedersen CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 3 Cathy J. Puskarz CT Bp. Smith, Dec. 3 Kate Heichler CT Bp. Smith, June 3 Tracy Johnson CT Bp. Smith, June 3 Audrey Scanlon CT Bp. Smith, June 3 David Stayner CT Bp. Smith, June 3 24 Robert M. Alves NC Bp. Walker, June 89 Jonathan H. Folts WTex Bp. Folts, June 96 Richard Maxwell NY Bp Grein, February 99 Kimberly S. Folts WTex Bp. McNutt, Jr., June 4 Godwin Agbo Kaduna Bp. Mark B. Pendelton W Bp. Carveny, June 91 Robert C. Hooper Mass Bp. Coleridge, June 95 Andrea Bowlby Mass Bp. June 4 Elizabeth Bagioni CT Bp. Smith, June 4 John Burton CT Bp. Smith, June 4 Maureen Peitler-Lederman CT Bp. Smith, June 4 Amy Welin CT Bp. Smith, June 4 25 J. Allison St. Louis WDC Bp. Dixon, January 1 Paul Carling VT Bp. Ely, December 2 James D. Cooke SO Bp. Thompson, Jr., June 98 Judith A. Cowper Be Bp. Walmsley, June 92 Nicholas T. Porter Eur Bp. Coleridge, June 94 Geoffrey Hahneman SVa Bp. Cilley, June 8 Lisa DiNunno Mass Bp. Bane, Jr., June 99 21

24 Stanley C. Kemmerer Mass Bp. Butterfield, June 69 Javier Franco Bp. Merino, October 84 Evette E. Austin CT Bp. Smith, June 5 Angela H. Rowley CT Bp. Smith, June 5 Heidi M. Truax CT Bp. Smith, June 5 Margaret H. Sullivan CT Bp. Smith, June 5 Diane R. Caggiano CT Bp. Smith, September 5 Marguerite W. Gillen CT Bp. Smith, September 5#3 Knute C. Hansen CT Bp. Smith, September 5 Marilyn D. Mitchell CT Bp. Smith, September 5 Amy L. Reichman CT Bp. Smith, September 5 26 Lynda Tyson CT Bp. Chilton, December 5 Molly James Me Bp. Chilton, December 5 Emily Richards Lex Bp. Sauls, May 3 Robert Ross CA Bp. Johnson, February 93 Sudduth Cummings Pgh Bp. Powell, December 71 John Corbiere Mass Bp. Porteus, January 79 Lois Keen Pa Bp. Townsend, January 99 Mark Fitzhugh Az Bp. Parsley, December 1 Scott Lee Ark Bp. Sanders, December 92 Audrey Murdock Cpa Bp. McLeod, October Jessie Bigham Mich Bp. McCream, December 67 Mark Delcuze SVa Bp. Atkinson, January 86 Bryan S. Bywater CT Bp. Smith, June 6 Carol Ann Hoidra CT Bp. Smith, June 6 Douglass T. Lind CT Bp. Smith, June 6 Angela H. Rowley CT Bp. Curry, January 6 Margaret H. Sullivan CT Bp. Smith, January 6 Heidi M. Truax CT Bp. Ramos-Orench, Jan 6 Robert J. Boulter CT Bp. Smith, December 6 Nicki S. Kimes CT Bp. Smith, December 6 27 Ismail Shahrokh Dezhbod, Deacon, (transfer from the Diocese of Jerusalem & the Middle East) Molly P. McGreevy NY Bp. Moore, June 89 Patricia Marie Therese Starrs Cunningham CT Bp. Smith June 7 Mary Jane Donohue CT Bp. Smith June 7 Ronald James Kolanowski CT Bp. Smith June 7 Ian Stephen Markham CT Bp. Smith June 7 José Lino Martínez González CT Bp. Smith June 7 Matthew Rhoades Scott CT Bp. Smith June 7 Susan Elizabeth Cavanagh Wyper CT Bp. Smith June 7 Max A. Myers WNY Bp. Garrison, Dec 99 Alex Dyer MN Bp. Jelinek, June 5 Carolyn Sue Archer CT Bp. Smith September 7 Doreen Ann Bottone CT Bp. Smith September 7 Douglas Brian Engwall CT Bp. Smith September 7 Lee Forshaw CT Bp. Smith September 7 22

25 Nancy Elizabeth Gage CT Bp. Smith September 7 Donna Claire Wodarek Gray CT Bp. Smith September 7 Christopher Michael Holms CT Bp. Smith September 7 Patricia Gladys Jackson CT Bp. Smith September 7 Elizabeth Ann Knauff CT Bp. Smith September 7 Edrice Veronica Viechweg CT Bp. Smith September 7 Susan Kraus NY Bp. Sisk, March 25 Richard C. Alton PA Bp. Walmsley, June Elsa H. Worth NH Bp. Robinson, December 6 David R. Anderson PA Bp. Griswold, June 89 Allison Read NY Bp. Sisk, March 3 Amjad John Samuel May 8 (trans fr. Diocese of Karachi, Anglican Church of Pakistan) Peter W. Floyd VT Bp. Francis, June 65 Charles A. Davidson SWFL Bp. Doss, February 98 (transfer from Church of West Indies) Catharine Randall RG Bp. Steenson June 7 Randall Balmer RG Bp. Steenson May 6 Grace Pritchard Burson CT Bp. Smith June 8 Sandra Lee Cosman CT Bp. Smith June 8 Paul Matthew Habersang CT Bp. Smith June 8 Bret Bowie Hays CT Bp. Smith June 8 Lucy Driscoll LaRocca CT Bp. Smith June 8 Daniel Duncan Lennox CT Bp. Smith June 8 Rita Teschner Powell CT Bp. Smith June 8 Dawn Marie Stegelmann CT Bp. Smith June 8 John A. Satula CNY Bp. Adams November 6 Lee Ann D. Tolzmann MD Bp. Ihloff June 1 23

26 LAY DELEGATES ATTENDING CONVENTION 28 ANSONIA, CHRIST CHURCH Margarita Valvaerde, Eunice Sabatini AVON, CHRIST CHURCH Richard Hall, Anna Whilby BANTAM, ST PAUL S Dwight Keeney BETHANY, CHRIST CHURCH Kenneth Paulsen, Sue Paulsen BETHEL. ST THOMAS Fred Scipione BETHLEHEM, CHRIST CHURCH Ellen Samoska BLOOMFIELD, OLD ST. ANDREW S Janice Bruckner BRANFORD, TRINITY CHURCH William C. Baskin, Diane Rowley BRIDGEPORT, ST. JOHN S Pamela Williams, Valzie Peterkin BRIDGEPORT, ST. MARK S William E. Barfield BRIDGEWATER, ST. MARK S Nancy Campbell BRISTOL. ST. JOHN S Mary Beth Wade BROADBROOK, GRACE CHURCH Sandra Alzak, Mary Wyse BROOKFIELD, ST. PAUL S Catherine Schrull BROOKLYN, TRINITY CHURCH Noel R. Frizell CANAAN, CHRIST CHURCH Lorma Davis CHESHIRE, ST PETER S Thomas Peters, Alan Blume CLINTON, HOLY ADVENT Michelle DiAcri COLLINSVILLE, TRINITY CHURCH Keith Viering DANBURY, ST. JAMES Leo K. Ludwick, Denise R. Holl, Lyn R. Meyers DARIEN, ST. LUKE S Frank Hemp DARIEN, ST. PAUL S William Jolly DURHAM, EPIPHANY Mary Lou Shoemaker EAST BERLIN, ST. GABRIEL S Holly Lee EAST HADDAM. ST. STEPHERN S Lynne Meyer, Gordon Cobleigh EAST HARTFORD, ALL SAINTS Mary Y. Collins EAST HARTFORD, ST. JOHN S John C. Williams EAST HAVEN, CHRIST & THE EPIPHANY Audrey Levi, Carol Ude EASTON. CHRIST CHURCH Kristin Miles HOLY TRINITY, ENFIELD Lisa Lillis, Brenda Roy ESSEX, ST. JOHN S Roger Deakin, Richard Lammlin FAIRFIELD, ST. PAUL S Charles Rhudy, Stephanie Campbell FAIRFIELD, ST. TIMOTHY S Marian Morehouse, Lili Whitmer FAIRFIELD, TRINITY/ST. MICHAEL S Earl J. Dugan FARMINGTON, ST. JAMES Frederick N. Rowland, Dennis Lane 24

27 GALES FERRY, ST. DAVID S James E. Pearce, Peter Landolt GLASTONBURY. ST. JAMES Richard Edwards, Donald Maricle, Joan Raynor, Barbara Massy GREENWICH, ST. BARNABAS Lori Samuels, John Sargent GUILFORD, CHRIST CHURCH Donald C. Jones HARTFORD, CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Sylvestius Nelson, Jilda Aliotta HARTFORD, CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Paul Zimmerman, Dorothy Jackson HARTFORD, GRACE CHURCH Paul Kline, Kathy Jaeger HARTFORD, ST. JAMES Vanessa Castro, Carlene Taylor HARTFORD, ST. MARTIN S Ann Campbell, Hubbard Warren HARTFORD, ST. MONICA S Terry Brown HARTFORD, TRINITY CHURCH Joseph Troiano, Stephen Smith HEBRON, ST. PETER S Kathryn Talbot, Kathleen Kniep HIGGANUM, ST. JAME S Howard J. Burr HUNTINGTON, ST. PAUL S (Shelton) Elizabeth Tuttle, Lilly Beall IVORYTON, ALL SAINT S Samuel B. Walker KENT, ST. ANDREW S Franklin Hemlin MADISON, ST. ANDREW S John Paulson MANCHESTER, ST. MARY S Elizabeth Bickley, Winthrop Porter MARBLE DALE, ST. ANDREW S Gerald Ciccarelli, Lois Ciccarelli MERIDEN, ST. ANDREW S Thomas Marshall, Winsome Donaldson MIDDLEBURY, ST. GEORGE S Janet Gilnack MIDDLE HADDAM, CHRIST CHURCH Donna Dube Hryb, Willie C. Fuqua MIDDLETOWN, HOLY TRINITY Pamela Feguson, Steven Horst MILFORD, ST. ANDREW S CHURCH (Devon) Gail Utitis MILFORD, ST. PETER S Paul Thoma MILTON, TRINITY Jeannine A. Broomhall MONROE, ST. PETER S Joy Dubail. Richard Orr NAUGATUCK, ST. MICHAEL S Kara Euvino, Alfred Sagendorf NEW BRITAIN, ST. MARK S Garrett Holland, Katharine Carle NEW CANAAN, ST. MARK S Katharine J. Adamson, Joy H. Luke NEW HAVEN, CHRIST CHURCH Nancy Horn NEW HAVEN, ST. ANDREW S Carrie Kelly, Jane C. Jevland (Eppley) NEW HAVEN, ST. JAMES ; James Honore NEW HAVEN, ST. LUKE S Emily A. Wilson NEW HAVEN, ST. THOMAS Dorothy Asch NEW HAVEN, TRINITY CHURCH Murray Harrison, Michael Reynolds 25

28 NEWINGTON, GRACE CHURCH Dorothea Morrison, Beverly Manning, Marie-Jeanne (Tobin) Aguiar NEW LONDON, ST. JAMES Grace Barnum, Randy Coffey NEW MILFORD, ST. JOHN S Kim Polhemus, Donna Sullivan NEWTON, TRINITY CHURCH Mark Benedict, Laurence Coleman NIANTIC, ST. JOHN S Richard Hall, Robert Jennings NORTH BRANFORD, ZION CHURCH Ann McGloin NORTHFORD, ST. ANDREW S Leslie Williams NORTH GUILFORD, ST. JOHN S Tony Shattuck, Judy Castellano NORWALK, CHRIST CHURCH Jean S. Chappell NORWALK, GRACE CHURCH John F. Sutton NORWALK, ST. PAUL S Anne M. Watkins, Walter Briggs NORWICH, CHRIST CHURCH Austin (Jay) Deming, Linda Duplessis OAKVILLE, ALL SAINTS Edward Chamberlain, Kurt Kuegler OLD LYME, ST. ANN S James Beattie, Anne Rowthorn OLD SAYBROOK, GRACE CHURCH Clive Cowper, David Kirpas, William F. Brinley ORANGE, CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Michael Burt OXFORD. ST. PETER S Linda Cleaver PINE MEADOW, ST. JOHN S Kevin Case, Robert Osborne, Richard Bartram PLAINFIELD, ST. PAUL S Deborah Langlois, Elizabeth Jenkins-Donahue PLAINVILLE, CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR Ronald Harrison POMFRET. CHRIST CHURCH Sky Bridgman POQUETANUCK. ST. JAMES (Preston) Valerie LaFleur PORTLAND, TRINITY CHURCH Sean Donadio PUTNAM, ST. PHILIP S Susan Moon QUAKER FARMS, CHRIST CHURCH Renee Knapp REDDING, CHRIST CHURCH Constance Borofsky RIDGEFIELD, ST. STEPHEN S Debra Slade, Robert Keyes RIVERSIDE, ST. PAUL S Gary Buonanno, Walter R. Devries SALISBURY, ST. JOHB S Danny Lake SEYMOUR, TRINITY CHURCH John Dibiaso SHARON, CHRIST CHURCH Philip Truax SHELTON, CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Linda Horbal SIMSBURY, ST. ALBAN S Jonathan Lynch SOUTHBURY, CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY Vickii Braucci 26

29 SOUTH GLASTONBURY, ST. LUKE S James Aresco, Hayden Pratt SOUTHINGTON, ST. PAUL S Darryl Kenney, John Stamp SOUTHPORT, TRINITY CHURCH Janet Wahnquist, Catherine Avery STAFFORD SPRINGS. GRACE CHURCH Joyce Steimer STAMFORD, EPIPHANIE EGLISE Ketty Jn Baptiste STAMFORD, ST. ANDREW S Susan Wabuda STAMFORD, ST. JOHN S Roslyn Mainville, Edgar Harding, Sylvia Stearns STAMFORD, CHURCH OF CHRIST THE HEALER Peter Romersa STONINGTON, CALVARY CHURCH Deborah S. Burgess. Carole Barnard STORRS, ST. MARK S Barbara Rossiter STRATFORD, CHRIST CHURCH Ian Sim. Hope Sim TARIFFVILLE, TRINITY CHURCH William Simanski, Paul Gilmore, Alexander Bayne THOMASTON, TRINITY/ST. PETER S James R. Hughes TORRINGTON, TRINITY CHURCH James Allen WEST HARTFORD, ST. PAUL S MISSION OF THE DEAF Antoinette Crosta WEST HAVEN, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Cosbie Marable WESTON, EMMANUEL Betsy Ready, Aleeta Attra WESTPORT. CHRIST & HOLY TRINITY Caleb Kenton Thomas, III, Elizabeth Gordon WETHERSFIELD, TRINITY CHURCH Donna Brown, Kristine Gonzalez WILLIMANTIC, ST. PAUL S Ronald D. Coons WILTON, ST. MATTHEW S CHURCH Pam Ely, Stephen Hudspeth WINDHAM. ST. PAUL S Kristin Benini WOLCOTT, ALL SAINTS CHURCH Ouida Green WOODBURY, ST. PAUL S Nancy Belfsky, Barbara Grant YANTIC, GRACE CHURCH Pat Hubbard 27

30 MINUTES OF THE 224 TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT Friday, October 24, 28 Christ Church Cathedral Hartford, Connecticut In accordance with the Constitution of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, the Two Hundred and Twenty-fourth Annual Convention of the Diocese was held on Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25, 28, in a place designated by the Bishop with the consent of the Diocesan Executive Council, viz, Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecticut. Registration was held at 96 Main Street from 1am-1pm. A forum to meet the Standing Committee candidates was held in the Cathedral at 11am. This session was moderated by the Rev. Linda Spiers, President of the Standing Committee. It was followed at 11:3am by a Question and Answer Session about the Diocesan Budget, moderated by Mr. Bates Lyons, Chair of the Program and Budget Committee. Lunch was offered at 96 Main at 12 noon. At 1:4pm, the Convention was called to order by the Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith, Bishop of Connecticut. He welcomed Convention to Hartford, and introduced the Very Rev. Mark Pendleton, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral. The Dean updated Convention about the ongoing renovation of the Cathedral exterior and highlighted some of the ministries of the Cathedral, particularly their weekend feeding programs. He invited all to attend the Friends of the Cathedral dinner on November 15, which will honor Rose Fichera-Eagen with the Canon Jones award.he pointed out the new touch screen kiosk in the Cathedral narthex which allows visitors to learn about the Cathedral and the Diocese. The Bishop reminded the members of Convention to turn off their cell phones and to refrain from making or receiving calls in the Cathedral when Convention is in session. The Bishop then introduced the Rev. Robert Taylor, retired rector of St. Paul s, Riverside, who will serve as the chaplain for the Convention. The Rev. Taylor led the Convention in opening devotions. Bishop Smith then introduced those seated in the Chancel of the Cathedral, including the Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry, Secretary of Convention, Chancellor Ed Hebb, Vice Chancellor Bradford Babbitt, Canon Jack Spaeth, Canon for Stewardship and Administration, Mr. Lynn Brooks, Treasurer, and the Rev. Deacon Marjorie Roccoberton, Canon to the Ordinary. The Bishop invited the Rev. Linda Spiers, President of the Standing Committee, to present the certification of the roll of the clergy. The Rev. Spiers is in her first of two years serving as President of the Standing Committee, having assumed the presidency of the Rev. Laura Ahrens, who resigned from the Standing Committee after she was elected bishop suffragan. 28

31 Report of Credentials The Bishop and Clerical Members of the Standing committee, in accordance with Canon XIII, at a meeting on 16 October 28 prepared a roll of clergy canonically resident in the diocese and entitled to a seat and vote at the annual convention on October 24 & 25, 28. The roll is submitted herewith: Bishops 7 Presbyters 35 Deacons 47 Total 359 In addition to the above clergy there are 16 presbyters and 8 deacons canonically resident in the diocese who are not entitled to a seat and vote by reason of not complying with Article IV of the Constitution. Respectfully submitted, The Rev. Linda Spiers, President of the Standing Committee The Bishop introduced Ms. Susan Pokorny, Secretary of the Standing Committee, to certify the roll of lay delegates to this Convention. He thanked Ms. Pokorny for her five years of service on the Standing Committee, and noted that her term will end with this Convention. Ms. Pokorny presented the credentials for the lay order as follows: The Secretary of the Diocese and the lay members of the Standing Committee in accordance with Canon XIII, at a meeting on 16 October, 28, examined the list of Lay Delegates to the Convention and report as follows: We have carefully examined the certificates of election and have verified the names of all delegates and substitutes properly attested and the roll is submitted herewith 256 qualified lay delegates. In addition, there are 8 lay members of the Executive Council, 3 lay members of the Standing Committee, 5 lay deputy members to the General Convention, and 4 elected lay Deans and Subdeans who are ex-officio members of the Convention with voice and vote. This is a total of 276 lay delegates. Respectfully submitted, Ms. Susan Pokorny, Secretary of the Standing Committee The Bishop thanked Susan again for her faithful service. The Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry was nominated Secretary of Convention. The motion was seconded, and she was elected to her second full term. The Bishop reminded Convention that all votes are made by a show of hands, to assist the Chair in determining vote, but also to accommodate those who are hearing impaired. The Bishop appointed the following persons to serve as assistant secretaries for this Convention: Ms. June Aziz (Christ Church Cathedral), the Rev. Michel Belt (St. James, New London), the Rev. Dexter Cheney (retired), the Rev. Deacon Agnes Johnson (St. Andrew s, Madison), the Rev. Robert Stocksdale (St. Andrew s, Meriden), and the Rev. Amy Welin (Christ Church, Ansonia). Tellers were also appointed by the Bishop to include, the Revs. Jane White-Hassler 29

32 and Bruce Torrey (Head Clergy Teller) and Mr. Robert Kissell (Head Lay Teller). They will be assisted by Canon Spaeth and Chancellors Hebb and Babbitt. The Bishop announced the election of Mr. Lynn A. Brooks as Treasurer of the Diocese. Mr. Brooks was elected to the position at the September 2, 28 meeting of the Bishop and Diocesan Executive Council to serve until this Convention, following the resignation last year of Mr. Guy Cambria. Mr. Brooks is the President of Briarwood College in Southington, a former Financial Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Connecticut College in New London. He is an attorney and an Annapolis graduate and navy veteran and a member of St. John s Church in West Hartford. The Bishop asked for, and received, the nomination of Lynn Brooks to serve as Treasurer of the Diocese. It was seconded. There were no additional nominations. Mr. Brooks was elected and welcomed aboard by Bishop Smith. The Rev. Thomas Furrer (Trinity, Tarriffville), Chair of the Nominations Committee, was asked by Bishop Smith to present the list of appointments to various committees, commissions and trustees. He referred people to the handout in their Convention packets. Names in italics are new appointees. Constitution and Canons The Hon. Edwin G. Hebb, Chair The Rev. Robert Taylor The Rev E. Page Rogers Ms. Helen Benoit Report of the Committee on Nominations 28 (Italicized entries to be elected at the Annual Convention) Mr. James C. Ervin Mr. Kevin Holland Mr. Bradford S. Babbitt, Vice Chair Committee on Resolutions The Rev. Joseph Pace, Chair The Rev. Edwin G. Hebb, ex officio Canon John W. Spaeth, III, Secretary of the Diocese The Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry, Secretary of Convention The Rev. Michel Belt The Rev. Nancy Cox The Rev. Thomas Furrer Mr. William Barfield Ms. Susan Ransom Mr. Bradford S. Babbitt Committee on Nominations The Rev. Thomas Furrer, Chair (25) The Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry, Secretary of Convention Canon John W. Spaeth, III, Secretary of the Diocese Committee on the Bishop s Address The Rev. Linda Spiers, President of the Standing Committee The Hon. Edwin Hebb, Jr. Chancellor Mr. Bradford S. Babbitt, Vice Chancellor The Rev. Canon Marjorie Roccoberton, Canon to the Ordinary Cathedral Chapter The Rev. Bruce Torrey (29) The Rev. Harlon Dalton (29) The Rev. Daniel Heischman (29) Mr. Richard DePatie (29) The Rev. Marilyn Anderson (21) The Rev. Michel Belt (21) Canon John W. Spaeth, III, Secretary of the Diocese The Rev. Joseph Pace, Chair, Resolutions Committee The Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry, Secretary of the Convention The Rev. Jennings Matheson (21) Mr. Edward Seibert (21) The Rev. Emiliano Amat, Deacon (211) The Rev. Audrey Murdock (211) The Rev. Jane White-Hassler (211) Mr. Dann Jung (211) 3

33 Ecclesiastical Court The Rev. Dr. Victor Rogers (29) Mr. Raymond J. Payne (29) The Rev. Robert E. Taylor (21) Commission on Ministry The Rev. Mark Santucci, Chair The Rev. Jose Diaz The Rev. Annika Warren Mr. Phillip Hovey Ms. Susan Pokorny, Standing Committee Liaison Mr. John Sutton The Rev. DeOla Barfield, Deacon The Rev. Thomas Furrer The Rev. Ellen Tillotson Commission on Liturgy and Music The Rev. Judith Greene, Chair Dr. John Anthony The Rev. Dana Campbell The Rt. Rev. James Curry Ms. Emily Perow The Rev. William Hardwick The Rev. Nancy Cox (212) Mr. Eric Rennie (212) The Rev. Peter Vanderveen Ex-Officio: The Rev. Donald Richey, Archdeacon The Rev. Canon Marjorie Roccoberton, Canon to the Ordinary Dr. Nancy Horn chair Committee I-P The Rev. Deacon Diane Caggiano- chair Committee I-D The Rev. Nancy Gossling chair, Committee II Mr. Thomas White-Hassler chair, Committee L Sna. Marjorie Santiago Miss Jane-Elizabeth Hardy The Rev. Canon Robert Brooks Mr. Kevin Jones The Rev. Mark Lingle The Episcopal Investment Funds (Donations and Bequests for Church Purposes) The Rt. Rev. Andrew Smith, Bishop, Mr. Richard Rohr (29) President Ms. Jane K. Inrig (21) The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry, Bishop Mr. Charles Walden (21) Suffragan, Vice President Mr. David E. A. Carson (211) The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, Bishop Ms. Marnie Mueller (211) Suffragan, Vice President Ms. Cynthia Steer (212) Mr. John W. Spaeth, III, Secretary Mr. Guy Cambria (212) Treasurer Mr. Clayton B. Spencer (213) The Hon. Edwin G. Hebb, Esq., Ex-Officio Mr. Timothy Schantz (213) Mr. Bradford S. Babbitt, Esq., Ex-Officio Mr. Lynn A. Brooks, Treasurer of the Mr. Lynn A. Brooks (28) Diocese Mr. Robert Morton (29) Trustees for Support of the Episcopate Mr. Lynn A. Brooks Mr. John Fiske The Hon. Edwin G. Hebb Mr. Charles Morgan Ms. Marnie Mueller, Chair Mr. Raymond J. Payne The Rev. Tom Furrer moved the adoption of names as presented. It was seconded and the appointments were approved by a show of hands. The Bishop asked that the Bishop and Diocesan Executive Council (BDEC) be given authority to fill any vacancies that might occur between Conventions. The motion was seconded and adopted. The Bishop extended resolutions of courtesy to visitors and guests. He introduced and welcomed Linda Snyder who has joined the diocesan staff in the office of Christian Formation. Bishop Smith extended our thanks to Dr. Calvin E. Woodland, President of Capital Region Community College for the use of their classroom space for the convention workshops and for the fine support of his staff. 31

34 Secretary of Convention Eleanor Applewhite Terry reminded Convention of the seating arrangements, particularly that non-delegates are to sit in the designated side sections of the balcony. The exceptions are canonically resident priests-in-charge who are ineligible to vote, non-canonically resident interim and non-canonically resident assistant clergy who are invited to sit with their parish delegations, but not vote. Also those for whom sitting in the balcony would pose a physically challenge are invited to sit on the Convention floor. Those delegates seated in sections other than those designated for voting delegates will not have their votes counted. Authorization to print or copy materials or to secure caucus rooms is required from either the Secretary of Convention or Canon Jack Spaeth. She asked that there be no distribution or placement of any written material in the vendor or registration area without her prior approval. She announced that the Committee on the Bishop s Address will meet in the Dean s Office following the conclusion of the afternoon session. Canon Marge Roccoberton, Canon to the Ordinary, was called upon to introduce the transitional deacons serving in Connecticut. They include: the Rev. Lucy LaRocca, serving at Trinity, Branford, the Rev. Julia Fritts, serving at St. John s, Stamford (from the Diocese of Maryland), the Rev. Sandra Cosman, awaiting a call, the Rev. Leigh Preston, serving at St. James, Hartford (from the Diocese of Atlanta), the Rev. Paul Habersang, serving at St. James, Glastonbury, and the Rev. Dawn Stegelmann, serving at Trinity, Southport. Canon Roccoberton also announced that four of our newly ordained transitional deacons are serving in other dioceses: the Revs. Bret Hays (St. John s Cathedral, Denver), Grace Burson (Grace Episcopal Church, Manchester, NH), Daniel Lennox (Christ Church, Alexandria, VA), Rita Powell (Diocesan Staff, South Dakota). Bishop Smith asked Canon Ed Hebb, Chancellor, to present the Order of the Day and to introduce the rules and procedures to govern our time together. He moved the adoption of the proposed Order of the Day as follows: Friday, October 24, 28 1:am-1pm Registration at 96 Main Mission Village open in Cathedral Auditorium Flu Shots available in Reception Room, 2 nd Floor Cathedral House 11:am-11:3 am Meet the Candidates Forum in the Cathedral 11:3am-12pm Question & Answer Session about the Diocesan Budget 12:pm Lunch available for those with reservations, 96 Main 1:pm Call to Order; Opening Prayers in the Cathedral 2:pm Bishop s Address, the Right Reverend Andrew D. Smith 2:45pm Presentation on Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, Chris George, Executive Director 3:pm Break; Opportunity to visit Mission Village, Cathedral Auditorium 3:3pm-5pm Workshops at Capital Community College, 95 Main Street 5:3pm Evening Worship with Sermon in the Cathedral 6:3pm Dinner Banquet begins with Social Hour at 96 Main. Dinner buffet served at 7pm. Music by Hot Cat Jazz Band. 32

35 Saturday, October 25, 28 7:3am Morning Prayer in the Cathedral 8:am-9am Registration at 96 Main and First Ballot 9:am Opening Prayers in the Cathedral 9:1am Audio-visual Presentation 9:3am Keynote Speaker: Ms Hellen Wangusa, Anglican Observer to the U.N. 1:15am Second Ballot, if necessary; Convention Reports & Resolutions 11:am Break 11:15am Convention Eucharist 12:3pm Lunch at 96 Main for those with reservations 1:3pm Convention Reconvenes with prayer. 1:4pm Continue Reports & Resolutions 3:pm Adjournment; Closing Prayers (approximate) The Order of the Day was accepted by a show of hands. Canon Hebb reminded Convention of the Special Order of the Day adopted in May of 1983: Anyone moving the adoption of a resolution may speak to it for up to five minutes. Any subsequent speakers pro or con will be limited to two minutes each. No one may speak a second time to the same resolution until all others wishing to speak have done so. He added that anyone addressing the convention must do so from a floor microphone. He pointed out that there are two floor microphones, one for pro comments, one for con, moderated by an Assistant Secretary. No parliamentary motions will be honored unless the delegate is at the floor microphone. It is acceptable to permit seconds from the seats, without moving to a floor microphone, and likewise a call for a point of order may be made from the seats as well. He reminded the Convention that only properly registered delegates may speak to a resolution or report on any matter unless they have permission of the chair and a 2/3rds vote of the Convention to speak. At this point, Dr. Calvin Woodland, President of Capital Community College, arrived and was given the opportunity to welcome the Convention to Hartford and to the College. He thanked Convention for our ongoing support and use of their facilities and asked that, as citizens of Connecticut, we continue to support the community college system in this time of impending budget decisions. Bishop Smith reminded Convention that votes will be taken by a show of hands. The Bishop noted that resolutions submitted in advance of the canonical deadline were included in the September packet mailed to all delegates and will be considered tomorrow. An additional resolution has since been submitted, but will require a 2/3majority vote to allow it to be addressed by Convention in the session tomorrow. He called upon the Rev. Joseph Pace, Rector of St. John s, West Hartford, and chair of the Resolutions Committee, to introduce the resolution so that Convention may consider whether to include it in the agenda for tomorrow. 33

36 The Rev. Pace introduced the following resolution, entitled: ON ALLOWING CLERGY TO EXERCISE PASTORAL CARE IN OFFICIATING AT SERVICES OF HOLY MATRIMONY FOR SAME SEX COUPLES Submitted by: The Rev. Mark Lingle, St Francis, Stamford; The Rev. Scott Hankins, Christ Church, Norwich; The Rev. Barbara Cheney, St. Paul-St. James, New Haven; The Rev. Paul Carling, St. Luke s, Darien; Elizabeth Adams, St. Francis, Stamford; The Rev. Dr. James Bradley, St. Johns, Waterbury; Susan Pokorny, St. Paul-St. James, New Haven; The Rev. Richard Mayberry, St. Francis, Stamford; The Rev. Ellen Tillotson, Trinity, Torrington; The Rev. Joseph Krasinski, St. Peters/Trinity Thomaston; The Rev. Mark Delcuze, St. Stephens, Ridgefield; The Rev. Michael Ray, St. Thomas, New Haven; The Rev. Nicholas Lang, St. Paul s, Norwalk; Mr. James R. Hughes, St. Peter's-Trinity Church, Thomaston; The Rev. Cn. K. Dexter Cheney, St. Paul & St. James, New Haven; The Rev. Molly McGreevy, St. Francis, Stamford; Marian Bradley, St. Timothy s, Fairfield; Mr. Lyn Meyers, St. James, Danbury; Ronald E. Coons, St. Paul's, Willimantic; Frederica Paine, St. Francis, Stamford; Richard Maxwell, Rector, Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford; Dr. Catherine Gorlin, St. Paul's, Norwalk; Walter Briggs, St. Paul's, Norwalk; the Rev. Harlon Dalton, St. Paul-St. James, New Haven; Brian Snover, St. Francis, Stamford, Ann Watkins, St. Paul s, Norwalk. RESOLVED: That the 224th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut implores the Bishop to allow priests in this Diocese to exercise pastoral wisdom and care and follow the lead of their consciences in whether or not to participate in marriage ceremonies of same sex couples. The Rev. Joe Pace invited the Rev. Mark Lingle to explain why this resolution was submitted after the deadline. The Rev. Lingle explained it is because the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on October 1, 28 to allow same-sex couples to marry. This was over a month after the canonical deadline for submission of resolutions. Bishop Smith stated the matter before Convention is whether to accept this resolution for consideration at the time resolutions are debated tomorrow. We are not voting on the resolution itself at this time, but whether to accept the resolution for consideration tomorrow. The Bishop called for a hand vote and ruled that it did receive the required 2/3 majority and will be included in the list of resolutions for debate tomorrow as Resolution # 8. Copies of Resolution #8 will be available to delegates as they leave the Cathedral later this afternoon. There were no other additional late resolutions. 34

37 THE BISHOP S ADDRESS by the Rt. Rev. Andrew Smith, Bishop Diocesan This past year has been significant for us as a diocese, and for me as your bishop. On the one hand we have sought to understand and deepen our life together as it is shaped and stretched by our faith and our diversity, and on the other hand we have embraced more and more consistently God s call for us to move forward in the mission which Christ has entrusted to the Church. God s People on Mission is a theme which I hope is becoming embedded in our Connecticut Episcopalian DNA. To be on Christ s mission for the reconciliation of all creation with God through Jesus is the primary joy and challenge of our Christian life. Our call is to make a difference in these times, when it is easy to become sidelined with the Church s internal conflicts, and the seductiveness of our culture lures us away, or the ravages of poverty and war and malaria seem so insurmountable. And yet, there are stories to tell. More and more parishes are expanding or refurbishing their buildings, or building new, to accommodate new members and ministries. Care for the poor, such as Church Street Eats sponsored by this Cathedral parish every Sunday, is a sign of our response to the Gospel. The number of parishes who are actively searching for new ways to do church oriented to those outside -- is a source of great joy in this diocese. We do seek to be transformed and transforming, out walking with Jesus, rather than inside worried about our own survival. Let s become the servant Church that people will want to join. As the disciples learned, when you walk with Jesus, you never know where you will go and you ll never guess what miracles you will see! Our mission in Christ extends far beyond our own diocesan borders. Through the leadership of our Companions in Mission Committee, we now have three international mission networks within our diocese. Each of these is an association of parishes and individual members of the diocese who are engaged in or want to start mission connections with dioceses and parishes in the Anglican Communion outside the United States. We have one network for the Americas, including our Companion relationship with Colombia, one for Haiti, and a third for Africa, including partnerships with Mozambique, Congo, Nigeria, and Kenya. Be sure to visit the mission village at this Convention, and ask how your parish can take its part in the life and mission in the Anglican Communion. Speaking of the Anglican Communion. In the past I had known something of the fellowship and mission which we share with other provinces of the Anglican Communion. In 28, with the opportunity for travel to three non-english-speaking overseas dioceses during my sabbatical, and then to participate in the Lambeth Conference last summer, I have come to appreciate, no, cherish, what God is doing in this Communion. March. What a joy it was to visit the bishop, clergy and people of the Diocese of Colombia. This missionary church is dispersed throughout that huge and complex country. Colombia is a diocese whose life and service to the poor depends on the private offerings of its members and its clergy (most of whom receive no compensation). It is a diocese where almost no one has access to a Book of Common Prayer, yet it is a diocese full of vigor and lively faith and joy and service in the midst of the poor. 35

38 April. I went with Kate and other Board members of the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem to visit churches, schools and hospitals in Jordan, the West Bank, Jerusalem and Israel. Although our sisters and brothers there are few in number, again I saw a determination and tenacity for the Gospel, and a clear focus of mission as they seek to raise the vision of peace and proclaim and work for reconciliation. In the Anglican presence in the Middle East we found gracious Arab hospitality and Christ-centered mission, serving in an area torn by ethnic and religious wars and historic mistrust. May. Six of us from the diocese spent almost two weeks in the Diocese of Boga, in the far eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The physical and emotional damage that has been inflicted by invading Ugandans, Rwandans and Congolese rebels on the tribes of eastern Congo is horrific. Yet here too, in a land without electricity, water, postal service, banks, or TV, Anglican clergy and laypeople together declare the glory of belonging to the One who transcends every tribe, Jesus Christ. The hospitality shown to us, the first group of foreigners to visit the diocese of Boga, was over-the-top joyful and deeply humbling. It has been a shock to learn that in the past two weeks rebels again have emerged from the forest, and armed fighting now envelopes the villages of the tribes with whom we so recently visited and worshipped. These Anglican Communion visits in South America, the Middle East and Africa prepared me to hope for the best at the Lambeth Conference in July. The Archbishop of Canterbury determined that there would be no resolutions debated or decisions voted. Rather the bishops of the Communion began with a three-day retreat, and then proceeded to listen and speak to one another from the claims of Jesus in the Gospel of John, and from our own experiences in mission and ministry. What came from that? For me, a deeper understanding of what it is to be called into communion it cannot mean agreement in all things and a huge new appreciation of what this Anglican Communion can mean for the entire world. Did we miss the presence of Bishop Robinson? Yes. Will we have a covenant? Will there be pastoral interventions? That remains to be seen. But I do know that even working through such questions keeps us in the room together, keeps us listening to one another and at prayer, and helps us fulfill the mind of Christ, that all may be one. In addition to mission, there have been two other focuses in these addresses: stewardship and youth. Here we continue to work together to deepen and strengthen the life of the diocese. Stewardship. The teaching and example of Jesus about how we employ what we have and that certainly includes what we do with our money -- is so very clear. I think more and more we are believing Jesus. To give for the Gospel Mission is in a different category from giving to or spending on other things. The Gospel is the most important work in the world. Yet we are in troubling economic times. Fear gets hold of us, and it is easy for any of us to pull back our church pledges. We have heard that some vestries already are expecting diminished giving and have told us they plan to slice their parish s ministry and outreach and contribution for diocesan mission. Economic anxiety is in the air. For each of us in bad times, we may have to cut back our spending, but let s resist the temptation to back down from giving for the mission of the Church. In fact, it s in times like these that people look to the Church more than usual for ministry, for personal, financial and faith support. We are here for one another and others. How counter that runs to conventional wisdom! In the season s political campaigns, have you heard a single 36

39 politician ask you to increase your giving for the common good? Or to sacrifice to provide for the needy and poor? But that is exactly what we ask of ourselves. We are different. Remember the boy who in the middle of nowhere gave everything he had to Jesus, his five bread loaves and two dried fish, and how more than five thousand were fed? So take courage! Christian stewardship is part of what makes us different, and brings change to the world, and Christian giving is our joy and lifestyle as true People of God. Youth are the members of the Church today, not tomorrow. Parishes with youth in fellowship, serving on Vestries and search committees, reading Scripture and administering the sacrament; parishes with staff dedicated to serving youth and young adults, with adults participating in learning classes, giving example of the importance of education no matter what our age all this and far more draws young people into a closer relationship with God and the Church. And again, thanks to the youth who are here in this Convention as out stewards, guiding and assisting us in our work. In 25 six parishes banded together to demand autonomy, outside the fellowship of the diocese which is a hallmark of Anglicanism. Since then, we have reached clear resolution with four of the six. Saint John s Bristol, and Christ and the Epiphany East Haven remain vibrant parishes of our diocese. Christ Church Watertown continues with a small worshipping congregation. Recognizing Saint John s as the Episcopal parish in Bristol, the Bishop and Diocesan Executive Council have decided to close the parish of Trinity Church, Bristol. Trinity s property currently is for sale. Of the two other parishes, the congregation in Groton has joined the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, and we have filed a suit to regain the assets of Bishop Seabury Parish. I have had recent conversations with the clergy of Saint Paul s Darien, and I hope soon also to meet with the lay leadership of the parish. There are two parishes which continue under Delegated Episcopal Pastoral Oversight, Saint Peter s South Windsor and Saint Paul s Brookfield. I have planned meetings with their clergy and lay leaders in the weeks just after this Convention. Change and the issues change brings always will be part of our lives. In spite of what some would wish, there never was a universal golden age of belief and practice in the Church. Therefore to know Christ and make him known always is a task lived in context of the time with its changing religious, cultural, social, material, global contexts which challenge us to know and love our living God in sometimes deeper and yes, sometimes new ways. As I said several years ago in a convention address, there is no Episcopalian whose faith has not been unsettled by these days and the issues they have brought us. My thanks to all as we have grappled privately and in public forums, thanks to all who have written and met with the bishops, and all who have held fast to the prayer of Christ for the unity of the Church, thanks to all who have cherished our diverse, complex and sometimes ragged life together. As Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks said to us in his address to the Lambeth Conference, we Anglicans are one faith group which extends around the globe and which recognizes diversity within our own communion, and also respects those who believe very differently from us. A few words about the implications of the decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court this month to broaden the State s definition of marriage. To offer gay and lesbian couples the right to marry is a significant change which challenges our Church s historic definition of Christian marriage 37

40 and poses major questions for our mission and ministry. The Book of Common Prayer assumes that the State s and the Church s definition of marriage agree, that they are the same. As of two weeks ago, they no longer do. Bishops Ahrens, Curry and I have been looking at three areas of complex questions arising from the Court s ruling. Are priests ordained in the Episcopal Church permitted to officiate at civil marriages of gay and lesbian couples? What standards of commitment should we have for ordained deacons and priests (or bishops) who are in same-sex relationships? In all things, how can we be the face of Christ, to invite, welcome and pastorally care for seekers and believers who are gay and lesbian, including those who seek to be married? I raise these today as questions. And I ask you to think about them with us. Before there can be policy on these matters, we your bishops plan to talk with the bishops of other dioceses where the definition of marriage has been changed. We also want to listen to laity and clergy whose lives are directly affected by the Court s decision. I have asked my Chancellors to research the civil and canonical questions. And I have asked the Standing Committee of the diocese, as the Bishop s Council of Advice, also to engage these issues. And as we think on these questions it s also necessary to remember that we are a member diocese of the Anglican Communion. In the meantime, the policies I announced last year for civil unions remain in effect and for now are extended to cover marriage of persons who are in same sex relationships. Let us hold each other in generous affection and prayer as we face this change in the historic definition of marriage made by the decision of the Supreme Court of Connecticut. Speaking of change, and Chancellors, we must take time, now, to recognize Canon Edwin G. Hebb, who several months ago indicated to me that with this Convention he will resign as Chancellor to the Bishop of Connecticut. It was in 1975, thirty-three years ago, that Ed accepted appointment as Vice Chancellor to Henry Bakewell. He moved up when he was appointed chancellor by Bishop Walmsley in Years before that he had started his own law firm with his partner Richard Gitlin, and Hebb and Gitlin grew and grew, becoming specialists in corporate law. The firm has been bought and bought again, and now is part of an international law firm of sterling reputation. And Ed Hebb is enormously respected within the legal community; one of the most joyful occasions I ever have attended was the evening when the Greater Hartford Bar Association presented Ed with a lifetime achievement award. I knew of Ed s wisdom, patience and knowledge, and was delighted when he seamlessly stepped into my life as chancellor to this diocesan bishop. We have been through Some Times together! I have grown so to respect, admire, treasure and love this man. He always has been a legal advisor, never an insister or dictator, and we have had disagreements. His favorite expression is, Well, Drew, let me ponder that. Even when he was not sure where we were headed, he always adhered to law, canon, and his living faith in God. Ed founded and chaired the annual conference for the chancellors of Province One, New England, he is known nationally among the chancellors and many bishops of this Church, and he has served as Church Attorney, representing The Episcopal Church, in the ecclesiastical trial of a bishop. For me personally Ed Hebb has been a teacher and an encourager. He has been a pure and gracious Christian light in my life. 38

41 Ed, on behalf of all of us, Thank You!! You have served this diocese for thirty-three years. You have said you have wanted to lay the burden of this office down and I know you want to spend more time at your home in Rhode Island and in Florida. We are so blessed by you, and by your ministry. A bit later today we will more properly bid you fare-well, but at this time, to ensure that you always have a place of honor among us, I want to name you Chancellor Emeritus of the Diocese of Connecticut. Thank you, Ed Hebb, and we pray every blessing for you and Janice and your family. So, no Chancellor? Just over a year ago, Ed began exploratory talks about church canons with Brad Babbitt, a member of Saint John s Church, West Hartford. He tried Brad out as an attorney with a first assignment. Thank God Brad passed the test with flying colors! At last year s Convention, at Ed s suggestion, I appointed Brad as Vice Chancellor of the diocese. Since then he has accepted more and more of the questions that come across our desks. And, with the Chancellor of Western Massachusetts, Brad is serving The Episcopal Church as a Lay Assessor for the Trial Court for a Bishop. With Ed s retirement, I asked Brad if he would accept appointment as Chancellor, and he has accepted. I am thrilled, could not be more happy. Thank you, Brad, we will welcome you a bit later to the Chancellor s chair, and thanks be to God! There is another new face among us today. A huge welcome to Lynn Brooks, whom weratified as Treasurer of the Diocese earlier this afternoon. Lynn is a member of Saint John s West Hartford, and already serves the diocese as a member of the Trustees for the Support of the Bishop. His day job is President and CEO of Briarwood College. Lynn now serves ex officio on the Finance Committee, Program and Budget and the Bishop and Diocesan Executive Council, and is a candidate today for election as a trustee of Donations and Bequests for Church Purposes. He will report to Convention for the first time today. Change is a constant in our Christian life and service. And, as many of us learned in seminary, it comes in two ways. There is change that comes with the passage of time months and years. Chronos. New Year s is an example of this kind of time. And then there is change that comes at a special time not necessarily related to any measured time. It s a right moment. Kairos. God acts in kairos time, right moments or seasons when God brings opportunity or blessing on the world. The birth of Jesus was a kairos time. I believe this is a kairos time for us, both you and me. Our diocese has come through a difficult time. While there is no perfect resolution to the church s controversies of the past several years, we are at a place at which many people have said they want to lay down the arguments and pick up the Gospel and move forward as the Church. Our faith is healthy, we have embraced anew the mission entrusted to us in our baptism, and we are on the threshold of a new chapter in our life together.. For me, I believe I too am at a turning point in my life. I have served as a bishop in the diocese for almost thirteen years, and this is the tenth Annual Diocesan Convention which I have chaired as diocesan. And in January 29 I will turn 65. Therefore, I believe this is a right time to begin the search for new episcopal leadership for the diocese, to choose a person as bishop to lead us with new vision for a new era. Today I ask the us to prepare for the election of the next Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. My intention is that next year s Annual Diocesan Convention, in October 29, will be an 39

42 electing convention. We will elect a new Diocesan Bishop. When the person whom we choose is consecrated or installed, which I hope will be in the spring of 21, I will hand over the bishop s pastoral staff to the fifteenth Bishop of Connecticut, and I will retire. It is a privilege beyond measure to serve as your bishop in this diocese. There is tremendous faith and energy among us and we have been given much to do. Of course we will continue to build and deepen our life, mission, teaching, and worship, while we enter this time of change. Don t nail down the lid yet! For instance. I have talked many times about a Bishop s Assistant for Mission, and our diocesan budget has provided a special appropriation for this work for several years. Increasingly our parishes seek to re-orient themselves from looking inward to their own survival to moving outward in vigorous mission. There are other parishes who need to be encouraged sometimes mightily to a new vision and vitality to be alive for Christ and the needs of the world. So in the near future I intend to find a person to join our staff for two years, specifically to encourage and guide our parishes in formation and renewal for mission. This Assistant for Mission position description will be posted on our website within a week. What a blessing it is to serve with my two bishops companion. If you attended one of last month s presentations on the Lambeth Conference that we three hosted, you caught a glimpse of how much Bishop Ahrens, Bishop Curry and I enjoy our call to serve as bishops together. Jim and Laura are an immense lively blessing for the Church. To all the staff, to the clergy, the laity, you are a wonderful diocese. As I have served among you, you have become for me a picture of the Kingdom of God in its variety, its richness, its potential, yes its struggles, and also its faithfulness to and love for the Lord. Christ Jesus is the source of life and hope for this broken world. And we are baptized into him to be his face, voice, hands, feet, to go and bring good news of the blessing of new life here in Connecticut and to all people. God s People, on Mission. It s the most important work in the world. May God s Name be praised! Thanks be to God. 4

43 Upon the conclusion of the Bishop s Address at 2:15pm, Bishop Smith called upon the Rev. Linda Spiers, President of the Standing Committee, to speak to Convention about the plans being established for the search for our new Bishop. The Rev. Spiers, on behalf of the Standing Committee, offered thanksgiving to Bishop Smith for his years of faithful ministry to the Church and the Diocese of Connecticut. She outlined the transition steps already in place. On September 11, 28, Bishop Smith informed the Standing Committee of his intention to retire, and they met with Bishop Clay Matthews of the Office of Pastoral Development on that same day. Bishop Matthews introduced the Standing Committee to the process outlined in the manual, The Raising Up of Episcopal Leadership: A Manual for Dioceses in Transition (revised 27). They were also given a manual called Quest: A Guide for Those Entrusted with the Search for a Bishop (mid 199 s). They also reviewed the Crowder Report (198) a report by the Committee to Evaluate the Structure of the Diocese of Connecticut that speaks to the process of electing a bishop in Connecticut. After reviewing these materials, the Standing Committee has since voted to hire a consultant to assist the diocese in the search process. Interviews are currently underway. A chaplain to shepherd the process is vital, and discussions are underway with a potential candidate. A oneday retreat for diocesan staff is being planned to honor and acknowledge the transition they face. A combined retreat of the Search/Nomination Committee, Transition Committee and Standing Committee has been scheduled for December 5-6, 28 and will be led by the search Consultant. The Presiding Bishop s Office has been contacted to schedule a date for the Consecration of the 15 th Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. This date will be announced when confirmed. The following statement was read by the Rev. Spiers and distributed to all delegates: Theological Statement for the Election of a Bishop The election of a Bishop is, first and foremost, an exercise in collective discernment. Such discernment: Takes seriously the fact that there is an existing community (warts and all) doing the discerning. Therefore the questions Who are we? and What is our mission? are prior to Who is our next bishop going to be? Is a spiritual process grounded in our relationship with Jesus Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit, and accountable to the church in and beyond the electing Diocese. Is a deeply human process that requires insight, understanding and judgment, brought about by careful listening, thoughtful speaking and abundant prayer. Humility and mutual respect are essential. There is no place for manipulation or coercion, no matter how subtle, sincere or well-intended. Our ultimate goal is to ascertain the will of God. (This theological statement is adapted from a statement written by the Rt. Rev. Harold A. Hopkins, which was published in the newsletter Leaven.) The Standing Committee distributed A Prayer for the Election of A New Bishop, along with information packets for each deanery to assist with the formation of the Search/Nomination Committee and the Transition Committee. The Standing Committee, in collaboration with the 41

44 bishop, will appoint these committees to guide the diocese through the election process. Each deanery is asked to nominate one lay and one clerical member (either priest or deacon) to each committee. Nominations for both committees are due to Linda Spiers by November 14. The Standing Committee will meet tomorrow during lunch, at 12:3 in the Cathedral Reception Room, and invites all Deans to join them to receive these packets and further instruction about criteria for these committees. The Rev. Spiers stressed the importance of the involvement in each deanery, to ensure the committees are composed of the necessary skills and a balanced representation of all constituencies of the diocese. She ended her remarks by introducing the members of the Standing Committee, and offering the following prayer: A Prayer for the Election of A New Bishop Everliving, creating and renewing God, we pray for your help in our search for a new bishop. Call and guide diligent and discerning members of our Diocese to the tasks of overseeing and implementing the search with skill and open hearts, and of managing the transition to a new bishop with sensitivity and grace. Inspire worthy servants of your church to stand bravely forward for election. Send your Holy Spirit upon the delegates who will vote for our next bishop, that our choice may follow your will. Support our new bishop every step of the way, from beginning to end, and give peace and knowledge of service well done, to our retiring bishop, Andrew. Give us all, in this season of change, patience, wisdom, and that gracious hospitality of soul that allows us to hear your voice and see your face in each other, even when we strongly differ. We ask your help in all these ways we see, and in al the ways only you can see, in the name of your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. -The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Connecticut. Bishop Smith then called upon Chancellor Ed Hebb to come forward to address the Convention. Chancellor Hebb offered his reflections upon his many years of service to the Episcopal Diocese. He gave thanks to his wife Janice, his friend Canon Jack Spaeth, Bishop Smith and members of the Diocese. Chancellor Hebb presented a motion to ratify the appointment of Mr. Bradford S. Babbitt, Esq., current Vice Chancellor, as Chancellor of the Diocese. The motion was seconded and ratified by a show of hands. Bishop Smith presented Chancellor Hebb with a gift: a framed tribute signed by every bishop Ed has served under during his 33 years as Chancellor for the Diocese of Connecticut. After a very short stretch break, the Convention gathered for a presentation by Chris George, Executive Director and Roger Saterstrom, volunteer with IRIS (Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Services). Before the presentation began, the Rev. Ben Brockman, retired from St. Paul s, Fairfield, rose for a point of personal privilege. He expressed his thanks to Bishop Smith for his years of faithful service and invited the Convention to rise and offer their applause as we begin the task of saying thank you and farewell to Bishop Smith. 42

45 Bishop Smith introduced Roger Saterstrom, member of Trinity, Newtown and the Sponsorship Developer for IRIS. He and Chris George gave a presentation about the ministry of IRIS and called attention to the situation of the 15 million refugees who populate our planet. The Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry, Secretary of Convention, made announcements about room assignments at Captial Community College for the upcoming workshops. Bishop Curry invited delegates to tour the Mission Village in the Cathedral Auditorium before heading over to the workshops. Candidates for Standing Committee will be available for conversation during registration tomorrow morning beginning at 8am. Bishop Smith announced the Convention stands in recess until Saturday at 9am. Workshops were held from 3:3pm-5:15pm. Followed by Evening Worship at 5:3pm in the Cathedral. Social hour began at 6:3pm at 96 Main Street, followed by Dinner at 7pm with entertainment from the Hot Cat Jazz Band. The following Workshops were offered: Anti-Racism A Transformation Is your church serving the community in which it is located? Is it providing a comfortable multicultural environment in which any may worship? The ethnic demographics of the United States are changing rapidly, which presents a grand opportunity for evangelism and building your church. This interactive workshop will give you food for thought on how to ensure your church offers a comfortable and friendly environment for a multicultural community to worship. Led by A. Bates Lyons Blogging our Mission Stories An Introduction to Internet Blogs with Mission Applications This workshop will introduce participants to what blogs are and how blogs are set up and administered. It will also provide a discussion of potential applications for parish life and mission. Led by the Rev. Matthew R. Scott Columbia-Connecticut Diocesan Partners This workshop, led by Bishop Andrew Smith, will share the exciting ways we are partnering with our brothers and sisters in Colombia to share ministry with them in that country. Come and hear about a joint AIDS project, building work, a music program for children- and how you can get away to the beautiful Caribbean coastal town of Cartegena next February! Led by Bishop Andrew D. Smith and Dean Mark Pendleton Getting Started on a Mission Project This workshop will offer a step-by-step process for dreaming, discerning and developing pairsh mission projects and/or partnerships. The workshop will be led by the Chair of our Diocesan Companion in Mission Committee. Led by the Rev. Kate Heichler 43

46 Jubilee Ministry: Seeking and Serving God in All Ways and in All People This workshop will discuss the scriptural basis for the Jubilee Ministry program of the Peace and Justice Ministries of the national church, and will also feature presentations by several Jubilee Ministry centers in our diocese. Led by Judith Moeckel, Diocesan Jubilee Officer The MDGs, the U.N. and Anglicans This worshop will focus on the work of the Anglican Observer s office and the MDG s, and how the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion are working with national and international structures to make progress toward the Millennium Goals. Led by Bishop James Curry and Martha Gardner of the Office of the Anglican Observer to the U.N. Welcoming and Resettling Iraqi Refugees in Connecticut This workshop will describe the current refugee crisis, and explain how congregations can join IRIS in welcoming Iraqi refugees (as well as those of other nationalities) to Connecticut. In addition to discussing the traditional sponsorship model, the workshop will explore a wide variety of ways in which a church can help refugees. Led by Chris George of IRIS, Roger Saterstrom and Husham Hussein 44

47 Saturday, October 25, 28 Christ Church Cathedral Hartford, Connecticut 7:3am Morning Prayer was held in the Cathdral. 8:-9:am Registration at 96 Main Street, and first ballot for the Standing Committee election. Bishop Smith called the Convention to order at 9:6am. Opening Prayers were led by the Rev. Robert Taylor. The Rev. Kate Heichler, Chair of the Companions in Mission Committee was invited to introduce a brief slide-show presentation which highlighted the diverse mission work done by parishes and members of the Diocese of Connecticut, both locally and abroad. Bishop Smith introduced Ms. Hellen Wangusa, Anglican Oberserver to the United Nations, as the keynote speaker. After her address, Ms. Wangusa entertained a few questions from the delegates. Following Ms. Wangusa s address, the results of the first ballot were announced, as follows: Clerical Order, Standing Committee: The Rev. Matthew Calkins, elected with 37 votes (out of 31 votes cast). Lay Order, Standing Committee: 314 votes cast). Mr. Steven Mullins, elected with 311 votes (out of The Secretary of Convention announced that the Standing Committee, including its newly elected members, would meet at 12:3 today in the Reception Room of the Cathedral House. All Deans and/or representatives of each Deanery are invited to join the Standing Committee at this meeting to receive information about the process to elect our next Bishop. Bishop Smith recognized the youth and young people who are serving as stewards for today s sessions of Convention. They were introduced by Emily Perow, Diocesan Youth Ministries Coordinator. REPORTS TO CONVENTION The newly elected Diocesan Treasurer, Lynn Brooks, gave a brief introduction to the Treasurer s Report printed below, which was submitted by John W. Spaeth, III, Treasurer Pro-tem. A motion was made and seconded to accept the report as submitted. The motion passed. Treasurer s Report Year ended December 31, 27 The position of Treasurer was vacatwed at the end of the 223 rd Annual Diocesan Convention on October 2 th, 27. The incumbent Treasurer, Guy Cambria, Jr., tendered his resignation effective with that closing. Mr. Cambria able served in that post for ten years and brought to us his unique gifts of organization and action during a period of fiscal change Bishop Smith brought tribute to him in his address and he was publicly thanked by acclamation of the convention delegates. He has been missed and we are grateful for the offering he gave to us during those years. We wish him Godspeed in his new retirement. 45

48 The report of the Director of Administration and Finance for 27 and the Report of the Bishop and Diocesan Executive Council is submitted as a Treasurer s Report for 27. At the beginning of the 224 th Annual Diocesan Convention, Bishop Smith will ask the delegates to affirm the appointment of a new Treasurer by electing Lynn A. Brooks to the post of Treasurer of the diocese Mr. Brooks is President of Briarwood College in Southington, former Vice President for Finance and Controller at Connecticut College in New London, a lawyer, an Annapolis graduate, and a member of St. John s, West Hartford. Mr. Brooks graciously accepted the appointment of the Bishop and Diocesan Executive coucil at its meeting of September 2 nd, 28 to serve until this 28 convention. We welcome Lynn Brooks to this important post and look forward to his reports beginning with the 225 th Annual Convention in October, 29. Repectfully submitted, John W. Spaeth, III Treasurer Pro-tem (1/21/7-9/2/8) Emily Perow, Diocesan Youth Ministry Coordinator was invited to present her report orally. She was accompanied by youth representatives Christina Weaver of All Saints, Oakville, and Charlotte Greene, Christ Church, Greenwich, who both shared about their experience at the Episcopal Youth Event in San Antonio. They challenged the Convention to strengthen the involvement of youth in the Church. The Rev. Audrey Scanlan was invited to speak on behalf of the Bishop s Fund for Children. In the past 13 years, the Bishop s Fund for Children has helped 116 different programs for at-risk children by giving out $2.5 million in grants. Support of the Fund comes from parishes and individuals throughout Connecticut. Representatives of the Bishop s Fund for Children are available for presentations at parishes. Please contact Audrey for more information. Audrey invited Kate Smith, Co-Chair of Bishop s Fund 5K for Kids and Leslie Pendleton, Assistant for the Bishop s Fund to present the annual award. 5 people and 42 teams showed up to run the race. $5, was raised this year- a new record! They announced the launch of their new web site: Nine parish teams pledged over $1. The team with the most individual donors was, St. James, West Hartford. The second runner up for most money raised is St. Stephen s, Ridgefield. The first runner up is Trinity, Newtown. The winner of the Big Trophy is (again!) Christ Church Cathedral. The Spirit Award is offered to the Rev. Kathy Adams-Shepherd for her support of the race in all aspects of the event (parish pledges, number of participants, team support, and even clean-up). Kate Smith also announced the upcoming Annual Clergy Spouse/Partner Retreat on November at Camp Washington. The speaker will be Margaret Guenther. Registration is extended through November 7. A motion was made to accept the following reports by title. It was seconded and passed. 46

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53 ABSTRACT OF THE JOURNAL OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE Since the report to the Annual Convention in October 27, the Standing Committee has met as follows: DATE LOCATION MEMBERS PRESENT October 18, 27 Diocesan House 1 October 2, 27 Cathedral, Hartford 9 November 15, 27 Diocesan House 6 December 13, 27 Diocesan House 8 January 17,28 Diocesan House 9 February 2, 28 Diocesan House 6 February 21, 28 Diocesan House 6 March 27, 28 Diocesan House 1 April 17, 28 Diocesan House 9 May 15, 28 Diocesan House 7 May 31, 28 Diocesan House 4 June 19, 28 Diocesan House 7 July 17, 28 Diocesan House 9 September 11, 28 Diocesan House 7 September 18, 28 St. Paul & St James, New Haven 7 October 16, 28 Diocesan House 9 The Committee welcomed the Reverend Harlon Dalton, the Reverend Matthew Calkins, and Elizabeth Adams who were elected at the 27 annual Diocesan Convention. The Reverend Calkins was elected to complete the one year term left vacant by the resignation of the Reverend Dr. Laura Ahrens. The Reverend Linda Spiers was elected President and Susan Pokorny was elected Secretary. The Committee continued to co-sponsor with Bishop Smith the Anti-Racism Training Initiative of the Diocese. The Committee voted to testify and recommend for ordination to the Priesthood: Matthew Scott Ian Markham Patricia Cunningham Mary Jane Donohue Ronald Kolanowski Lucy D. LaRocca José Martinez Daniel D. Lennox Susan Wyper Paul M. Habersang The Committee voted to testify and recommend for ordination to the Transitional Diaconate: Bret Bowie Hays Lucy Driscoll LaRocca Sandra Lee Cosman Paul Matthew Habersang Grace Pritchard Burson Dawn Marie Stegelmann Daniel Duncan Lennox Rita Teschner Powell 51

54 The Committee voted to testify and recommend for Candidacy to the Vocational Diaconate: Linda Sue Arsenie Elizabeth Harris Skaleski Kathryn Jaeger Sarah Carroll Herring Diane Peterson The Clerical Members of the Standing Committee in accordance with Title III, Canon 9, Section 8 of the Canons and Constitution, consented to the acceptance of the renunciation of the ordained ministry from the following: The Rev. Joyce M Scales The Rev. Moses Aberibole The Rev. Brian Bywater The Rev. Gilbert Wilkes The Standing Committee in accordance with Title IV, Canon 8, Section 1 of the Canons and Constitution consented to the acceptance of the renunciation of the ordained ministry by the Rev. Javier Franco. The Standing Committee found sufficient evidence and consented to the finding that the following had abandoned the Communion of the Episcopal Church in accordance with Title IV, Canon 1, Section 1 of the Canons and Constitution: The Rev. Ronald S. Gauss & The Rev. Allyn Benedict The Committee voted to consent for ordination and consecration of Diocesan Bishops in the following dioceses: Nevada Maryland Chicago Idaho Rochester Southern Virginia The committee voted to consent for the election, ordination, and consecration of Bishops Coadjutor in the following dioceses: Maine Texas Puerto Rico South Dakota Ecuador Central Texas The Committee voted to consent for the election, ordination, and consecration of Bishops Suffragan in the following dioceses: Alabama, Arkansas, & Dallas The Committee consented to real estate sales, encumbrances and other real estate matters involving the following parishes: St Paul's, Huntington Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown St Paul's, Willimantic Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford St Matthew's, Wilton Christ and the Epiphany, East Haven St Michael's, Litchfield Trinity Church, Torrington St Monica's, Hartford Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford Trinity Episcopal Church, Seymour Missionary Society of the Diocese of CT St. Mark s, New Canaan Christ Church, Ansonia St John s, Waterbury Holy Advent, Clinton 52

55 The Committee approved the voting lists for Clergy and Lay delegates to the 28 Annual Diocesan Convention. The Committee carried out its responsibilities under the provisions of the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church, National and Diocesan, and served as a Council of Advice for the Bishop, meeting with all of the Bishops and other church leaders on various Diocesan matters. Respectfully Submitted Susan Pokorny, Secretary 53

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