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Episcopal Diocese of New JerseyJournalof the225th Diocesan ConventionWildwoods Convention CenterWildwood, New JerseyFebruary 27-28, 2009808 West State StreetTrenton, New Jersey 08618-5326Phones: (609) 394-5281 - (877) 394-5281Fax (609) 394-9546E-mail: Diocese@newjersey.anglican.orgWebsite: newjersey.anglican.org
The next Diocesan Convention will be held, God willing,at theCrowne Plaza Conference Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey,onFriday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6, 2010.2
Table of ContentsSection AOrganizationOfficers of the Diocese . 1Life Members of Convention . 1Retired Bishops of the Diocese . 1Bishop’s Staff and Associates . 1Committees of the Convention - Appointed by the President 2Committees of the Diocese - Appointed by the Bishop . 3Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convention 10Officers of the Diocese – Elected by Convention . 14Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convocation . .15Other Diocesan Organizations. 16College Chaplains 18Clergy Serving in Institutions . 18Convocational Areas . .19Canonical List of Churches. . 22Canonical List of Clergy . 25Licensed Clergy List 34Lay Deputies Present at Convention 35Bishop Councell’s Journal . 43Bishop Romero’s Journal . 50Parochial Visitations . 56Official Acts . 59Diocesan Statistics . 60Necrology 61Section B Convention BusinessRules of Order . 62Convention Minutes .70Bishop’s Address. . . .116Section C Reports - 2008Altar Guild . 126Anti-Racism Commission. 127Audit Committee 129Bishop’s Appointments .130Board of Missions . 137Commission on Ministry . . 140Committee on Priesthood . .140Committee on the Diaconate and School for Deacons .142Committee on Life Long Christian Formation .143Ministry Institute. . 144Commission on Ministry with Disabled. 146Committee on Resolutions. .146Companion Diocese . 161Congregational Development . 163Darfur Committee . 164Diocesan Council . 166Diocesan Investment Trust . 169Environmental Committee 1702
Table of ContentsSection C Reports - 2008 (continued)Education for Ministry . 171Historiographer .172Insurance Committee . 176Loan and Grant Committee 177Migrant Ministry 182New Jersey Chaplaincy . 183Nominating Committee . .184Recovery Ministries of the Diocese of New Jersey 196Registrar’s Report 198Resolutions of Courtesy for 2009 . 200Right Onward Committee .200Standing Commission on Clerical Compensation . 201Standing Committee . 209Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons 211Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons –Document 7A - Proposed Amendment of Article II,Section 2 of the Constitution 224Standing Committee on Constitution and CanonsSupplementary Report – Document 7B . 228Trinity Cathedral, Dean’s Reflections 232Trinity Cathedral, Financial Situation . 236Union of Black Episcopalians . 237Urban Ministry is Revitalized 239Youth Council . 240Section DFinancial ReportsExhibit I: Treasurer’s Report and the 2009 - 2010 Budgets 242Exhibit II: The 2009 - 2010 Fair Share Report . 249Exhibit III: Comparative Report of Trust Funds for theYear Ending December 31, 2008 . 259Exhibit III-1: Addendum: Catalog of Funds for theYear Ending December 31, 2008 . 266Exhibit IV: Budget for Year Ending December 31, 2008 . 269Exhibit V: Fair Share Report for Year EndingDecember 31, 2008 283Handouts (From the Handout Table at Convention)A: Auditor’s Report - Administrative Offices - December 31, 2007With Comparative for December 31, 2006 . 291B: Comparative Report of the Aged and Infirm, 2007-2008 . 312C: Comparative Report of the Widows, Widowers andOrphans Fund, 2007-2008 . 313D: Loan Funds, Five-year Report –2004-2008 . 314E: Fair Share by Parochial Income 2009 . 318Vital2StatisticsVital Statistics for the year 2008 .325
Section AOrganization 2Officers of the DioceseLife Members of ConventionRetired Bishops of the DioceseBishop’s Staff and AssociatesCommittees of the Convention Appointed by the PresidentCommittees of the Diocese Appointed by the BishopCommittees of the Diocese Elected by ConventionOfficers of the Diocese Elected by ConventionCommittees of the Diocese Elected by ConvocationOther Diocesan OrganizationsCollege ChaplainsClergy Serving in InstitutionsConvocational AreasCanonical List of ChurchesCanonical List of ClergyLicensed Clergy ListLay Deputies Present at ConventionBishop’s JournalParochial VisitationsOfficial ActsDiocesan StatisticsNecrology
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Officers of the DioceseDiocesan Bishop - The Rt. Rev. George E. Councell,XI Bishop of New JerseyPresident, Ex Officio of the ConventionChancellor – Canon John Wood Goldsack, Esq.Treasurer – Reginald WhitmanSecretary of the Convention – Emma A. WarrenChurch Attorney – Steven J. Lewis, Esq.Registrar/Historiographer – The Rev. Canon Laurence D. FishLife Members of ConventionDaphne BurdettCanon John Wood Goldsack, Esq.Canon Eugene M. Haring, Esq.Jacquelin TootellNorma R. TuckerRetired Bishops of the DioceseThe Rt. Rev. G. P. Mellick BelshawThe Rt. Rev. Joe Morris DossBishop’s StaffThe Rt. Rev. Sylvestre D. Romero, Assistant BishopThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, Canon to the OrdinaryThe Rev. Canon Elizabeth R. Geitz, Deployment Officer and Canon forMinistry DevelopmentCanon Wanda V. Greene, Chief Financial OfficerCanon Kepner M. Short, Director of Youth MinistryCanon Cynthia McFarland, Director of CommunicationsAssociatesThe Rev. Debra Clarke, Dcn.The Rev. Canon Laurence D. FishCecilia AlvarezDeborah CrallRonald GritzSection A - 1Ann NotteSarah PaigeMary Ann RhoadsEmanuel StraussMichael WilkesCurtis Wilson
Committees of the ConventionAppointed by the President2009 Convention AppointmentsChancellor – Canon John Wood Goldsack, Esq.Parliamentarian – Canon John Wood Goldsack, Esq.Archivist/Historiographer – The Rev. Canon Laurence D. FishAssistant Secretary of Convention – Mary Ann RhoadsConvention Coordinator – Ann NotteBalloting CommitteeThe Rev. John W. Hain, Sr., Dcn., ChairThe Rev. Louis J. De Sheplo, Dcn.Jerry AllenThe Rev. Frederick B. May, Dcn.Daphne BurdettThe Rev. Leslie G. Mazzacano, Dcn.Norma R.TuckerThe Rev. Douglas J. ReansThe Rev. Elmer L. SullivanCommittee on Classification of CongregationsThe Rev. John V. Zamboni, ChairCarolyn BelvinCommittee on the Credentials of Lay DeputiesThe Rev. Charles D. Sasso-Crandall, ChairElectra BurdickCarolyn CainMary Julia CapassoMary DiGennardoCommittee on Deceased MembersThe Rev. Canon Ronald G. Albury, ChairMary Ann Rhoads, StaffCommittee on ResolutionsPaul Ambos, Esq., ChairThe Rev. Terence BlackburnMargaret HughesThe Rev. Dirk C. ReinkenCynthia A. MillerThe Rev. Jane L. RockmanMary Ann Rhoads, StaffJohn A. SullyCommittee on Rules of Order and Dispatch of BusinessCanon John Wood Goldsack, Esq., ChairThe Rev. Dean HenryPaul Ambos, Esq.The Rev. Peter T. ManzoDaphne BurdettCommittee on Validation of the MinutesThe Rev. Robert H. Legnani, ChairThe Rev. Canon Ronald G. AlburyKathleen O’Hagan2Section A - 2
Committees of the DioceseAppointed by the BishopAnti-Racism CommissionThe Rev. Terrence W. Rosheuvel, ChairThe Rev. Joan E. FlemingAnnette BuchananThe Rev. Andrea Rose-Marie HaydenSusan EspenshadeThe Rev. Martha M. McKeeCharles O. HughesThe Rev. C. John Thompson-QuarteyCesar ImbertThe Rev. Mark R. Van SantSebastian VasquezBishop’s Advisory Commission on LiturgyThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, ChairThe Rev. Valerie L. BallingTerry CooperThe Rev. Terence BlackburnDeborah FordThe Rev. Philip B. Carr-JonesNanci MillerThe Rev. Peter S. Cornell, Dcn.Norma R. TuckerThe Rev. Andrea Rose-Marie HaydenThe Rev. Francis N. HebertThe Rev. Linda L. Moeller, Co-ChairThe Rev. Canon Martin U. N. OguikeThe Rev. Arthur P. Powell, Co-ChairThe Rev. Valerie T. RedpathBishop’s Advisory Commission on MusicThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, ChairThe Rev. Russell A. Griffin, SSCCharles M. BanksThe Rev. Francis N. HebertStephen BearseThe Rev. Dennis Witt NicholsDeborah FordBrent Miller, Co-ChairMark TrautmanGladstone TrottJeffrey UngerThomas WhittemoreVernon WilliamsCommission on Church ArchitectureThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, Ex OfficioThe Rev. Bruce Montgomery, ChairThe Rev. William Otis Breedlove, IIPeter MorganThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, StaffCharles NakashCommission on MinistryThe Rev. John C. Belmont, Jr., ChairThe Rev. Deborah A. CookConstance WhiteThe Ven. Victoria Cuff, Dcn.The Rev. Lynn H. Johnson, Dcn.2Section A - 3
Committee on Lifelong Christian FormationThe Rev. Deborah A. Cook, Co-ChairVacancy, Co-Chair2010The Rev. Sheelagh A. ClarkeEve ChamberlainThe Rev. Andrea Rose-Marie HaydenLori CooperSuzanne Johansson2011The Ven. Victoria Cuff, Dcn.Donna DevlinThe Rev. Polly McWilliams KaseyNancy H. MillerThe Rev. Mary Jean B. Metzger2012The Rev. Justin FalcianiLisa HoffmanThe Rev. Emily A. GriffinSusan LegnaniElizabeth LaVeta2013The Rev. Gregory A. BezillaDeb EllwoodThe Rev. Lisa G. E. CatonThe Rev. Joanna E. George, Dcn.The Rev. Lisa S. Mitchell, Liaison for EFMCanon Kepner M. Short, StaffCo-Chairs:Staff:Ex Officio:Committee on the DiaconateThe Rev. Lynn Johnson, Dcn.The Ven. Victoria Cuff, Dcn.The Rev. Canon Elizabeth R. GeitzThe Rev. Linda L. Moeller, Directress of School for Deacons2010The Rev. Catherine P. Esposito, Dcn.The Rev. Anna S. Powell.2011The Rev. Debra Brewin-WilsonThe Rev. Emily C. Holman, Dcn.2012The Rev. Carolsue J. Cummings, Dcn.The Rev. David L. Laquintano2013The Rev. William C. ParkerThe Rev. Thomas E. Sweeny, Dcn.Co-Chairs:Staff:Nancy MetcalfCarroll C. WilsonNancy H. MillerCedric RichardsonCommittee on PriesthoodThe Rev. John C. Belmont, Jr., Co-ChairConstance White, Co-ChairThe Rev. Canon Elizabeth R. Geitz2Section A - 4
Committee on Priesthood, continued2010The Rev. Pedro S. GuzmanThe Rev. Philip H. KaseyDawn McDonald2011The Rev. Gregory A. BezillaThe Rev. Margaret R. HodgkinsThe Rev. Terrence W. RosheuvelJames NishimuraCarroll E. Wilson2012The Rev. Kuruvilla K. ChandyThe Rev. Ophelia G. LaughlinThe Rev. Ronald N. PollockAlicia GrahamHerbert Thomas2013The Rev. Jane T. BradyThe Rev. Carolyn H. EklundThe Rev. Edmund W. ZelleyVincent TortorelloRobert LewisCommission on Ministry With DisabledThe Rev. Sheelagh A. Clarke and Donna Devlin, Co-ChairsThe Rev. Susan E. RichardsonElaine BaileyBrother John BaptistNoelinda CassellBarbara CoppensDeb EllwoodCharlotte HaydenJoan ManzoElizabeth Papp, SecretaryJennifer ReidPhyllis VolkerMark WillisThomas Devlin,Associate MemberCommittee of the Church Pension FundThe Rev. Philip W. Stowell, ChairThe Very Rev. Lloyd G. ChattinJacquelin TootellThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, StaffFred Vereen, Jr.Canon Wanda V. Greene, StaffCompanion Diocese CommitteeThe Rev. Canon Servio R. Moscoso, ChairThe Rev. Pedro S. GuzmanJohn AckermanThe Rev. Emily C. Holman, Dcn .Hillary Thomas DorerThe Rev. Lisa S. MitchellFelix EstepaThe Rev. Dr. Francisco PozoArnetha JacksonThe Rev. John G. SteedCharles NakashThe Rev. C. Scott TrullVincent TortorelloThe Rev. Mark R. Van Sant2Section A - 5
Congregational Development CommitteeDeborah Crall, ChairThe Rev. Debra K. BullockJean DeVittoThe Rev. Justin FalcianiRichard Macauley, Sr.The Rev. Emily A. GriffinLawrence L. StroudThe Rev. Jonathan B. PercivalThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, StaffThe Rev. Dr. Virginia M. SheayThe Rev. James M. TuckerThe Rev. Robert Turner, Dcn.Convention Arrangements CommitteeThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, Ex OfficioAnn M. Notte, ChairThe Rev. Valerie L. BallingDaphne BurdettThe Rev. Mark H. ChattinBrent F. MillerThe Rev. Idalia S. CraigCharles PerfaterThe Rev. Canon Martin GutweinMary Ann Rhoads, StaffThe Rev. Dr. Jeffrey M. KirkJames SullivanThe Rev. Linda L. MoellerNorma R. TuckerThe Rev. Dr. Edward J. MurphyThe Rev. Arthur P. PowellThe Rt. Rev. Sylvestre D. Romero, StaffDarfur CommitteeThe Rev. Dr. Hugh Brown, ChairThe Rev. Gregory A. BezillaGlendon BellThe Rev. Jane T. BradyAlicia GrahamThe Rev. Sharon L. Sutton, Dcn.Matt BollingerThe Rev. Martin U.N. OguikeEcumenical CommissionThe Rev. Richard W. Townley, Jr., ChairThe Rev. Jane T. BradyThe Rev. Anna S. PowellThe Rev. Bruce MontgomeryEnvironmental CommissionThe Rev. Joseph R. Parrish, Jr., ChairThe Rev. Debra Brewin-WilsonHarry L. AllenThe Rev. Catherine P. Esposito, Dcn.Barbara BachThe Rev. Fletcher HarperSr. Linda ClareThe Rev. Barbara A. D. Jensen, Dcn.Harvey CottrellThe Rev. Nancy Hite SpeckJames CramerThe Rev. Dr. Franklin E. VilasTom CraneThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-MinorEllie DunnThe Rev. Paul A. WestmanLinda FieldThe Rev. Richard C. WredeTheresa Gregory2Section A - 6
Environmental Commission, continuedRay HellingsVirginia Lamarche-BeaufaysLisa RedfieldGail ReillyPatricia SaylesJohn WoodHispanic CommissionThe Rev. Dr. Francisco Pozo, ChairThe Rev. J. Rodney CroesFrancisca AscueThe Rev. Kathleen De John, Dcn.Deborah Crall, StaffThe Rev. Carolyn H. EklundFelix EstepaThe Rev. Pedro S. GuzmanJorge GaleanoThe Rev. Canon Servio R. MoscosoCesar ImbertThe Rev. Joseph R. Parrish, Jr.Zulema MeloThe Rt. Rev. Sylvestre D. Romero, StaffRosa Peña-BrownThe Rev. Salvador RosSergio LopezNelsis RuizLuz SanchezRobert Taylor, Sr.Rosa TerminelleSebastian VasquezHunger Task ForceThe Rev. Paul A. Van Sant, Sr., ChairThe Rev. Frank M. GossCarolyn CainCynthia ShoyerInsurance CommitteeThe Rev. Philip W. Stowell, ChairThe Rev. Debra Brewin-WilsonWilliam G. Bloor, ConsultantThe Rev. Dr. Frank K. JagoCynthia A. MillerDavid MulcahyThe Rev. Dr. Alan K. SalmonThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, StaffArdelle ZervosCanon Wanda Greene, StaffLoan and Grant CommitteeThe Rev. Francis A. Hubbard, ChairThe Rev. Matthew S. EnglebyFelix EstepaThe Rev. Philip H. KaseyEdward FilipskiCanon Wanda Greene, StaffJay R. HamEdward H. Higgins, Jr.John Holt2Section A - 7
Migrant MinistryThe Rev. Pedro S. Guzman, ChairThe Rev. Salvador RosWilfredo CortezCanon Wanda Greene, StaffMinistry to the ImprisonedThe Rev. Johnine V. Byrer, Dcn., ChairThe Rev. Gail L. Bennett, Dcn.Emmanuel S. BourjollyThe Rev. Frederick R. Pray, Dcn.Henry H. MurrayThomas RiggEllen WanserPlanned Giving CommitteeThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, Ex OfficioThe Rev. Dean Henry, ChairThe Rev. Russell A. GriffinRichard EllwoodThe Rev. Margaret R. HodgkinsCanon John Wood Goldsack,The Rev. Canon Martin U. N. OguikeEsq.The Rev. Canon Lee Powers, StaffDavid Ludgin, Esq.Robert RodgersCharles WatsonRecovery Ministries of the Diocese of New JerseyThe Rev. Catherine E. Brunson, Dcn., ChairThe Rev. Mary Ann Jensen, Dcn.Paula HorvathThe Rev. Nancy H. SpeckRobert LowryThe Rev. Mark R. Van SantHarriet StuartJoseph SweeneyCurtis WilsonRight Onward Visioning CommitteeThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, Ex OfficioAnnette Buchanan, ChairThe Rev. Philip Carr-JonesHenry FosterThe Rev. Kuruvilla K. ChandyMargaret HughesThe Rev. Sheelagh A. ClarkeMeg SmithThe Rev. Kathleen DeJohn, Dcn.Johanna TineoThe Rev. William F. FeusThe Rev. Terry L. MartinThe Rev. Austin B. MurrayThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, StaffThe Rev. Lyndon C. Shakespeare2Section A - 8
Stewardship CommissionCanon Charles Perfater, Chair2010The Rev. Patrick R. CloseEunice OwensThe Rev. Joseph R. Parrish, Jr.Robert Rodgers2011The Rev. Dr. Hugh BrownDonna DevlinThe Rev. Dr. David L. SnyderDavid Waite2012The Rev. C. John Thompson-QuarteyClara GregoryThe Rev. Donald L. TurnerCanon Charles PerfaterThe Rev. Canon Servio R. Moscoso - Liaison between National Churchand the DioceseTrustees of Jane O. P. Turner FundThe Rev. Dr. Virginia M. Sheay, ChairCanon Wanda Greene, StaffJanet W. ByardHarold Hill, Jr.Women’s CommissionThe Rev. Nancy H. Speck, Chair2010The Rev. Susan E. Osborne-MottThe Rev. Nancy H. SpeckDeborah Kirk2011The Rev. Jacquelyn RoweThe Rev. Margaret SterchiPamela MaioloJean McFarland2012The Rev. Debra K. BullockThe Rev. Dr. Jill L. McNishLaurie MorganGreta Brown - Liaison between the ECW and Women’s Commission2Section A - 9
Committees of the DioceseElected by ConventionAudit CommitteeRichard S. Ellwood, Chair2010The Rev. Douglas C. HalvorsenThe Hon. Robert W. Scott2011Canon Charles PerfaterRichard S. Ellwood2012Herbert GeissJohn SchererDiocesan Council’s Appointments2010Ronald SheayMorris AndersonCanon Wanda V. Greene and Michael Wilkes, StaffCathedral ChapterThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, Ex OfficioThe Very Rev. René R. John, Dean2010The Rev. Jefferson HuletNaomi CressmanThe Rev. Dr. Deborah Anne MeisterGeoffrey Dunham, appointed2011The Rev. Margaret SterchiDonna DevlinDavid T. Hicks, appointed2012The Rev. Peter A. Molnar, D.D.Noreen L. Duncan, appointedNancy H. MillerDorothy SpolarichDiocesan CouncilThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, Ex OfficioElected Members2010The Rev. Bruce MontgomeryHenry FosterThe Rev. Canon Servio R. MoscosoJay HamThe Rev. C. John Thompson-QuarteyRonald J. Sheay2Section A - 10
Diocesan Council, continued2011The Rev. Pedro S. GuzmanThe Rev. Arthur P. PowellThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-MinorJames BathurstElsa FuentesRobert McGonigle2012The Rev. Valerie L. BallingThe Rev. Brian K. BurgessThe Rev. Paul A. Van Sant, Sr.Morris AndersonCheryl BrowneNoreen L. DuncanNon-Voting Members of Diocesan CouncilThe Rt. Rev. Sylvestre D. Romero, Assistant Bishop of New JerseyThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, Canon to the OrdinaryThe Very Rev. René R. John, Dean of Trinity CathedralGreta Brown, ECW PresidentCanon Wanda V. Greene, Chief Financial OfficerReginald Whitman, Diocesan TreasurerCanon Cynthia McFarland, Director of CommunicationsMary Ann Rhoads, SecretaryElected by Diocesan CouncilThe Rev. Bruce Montgomery, Chair of the Visitation CommitteeThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-Minor, Corresponding SecretaryThe Rev. Arthur Powell, Board of Missions RepresentativeRonald Sheay and Morris Anderson, Audit Committee RepresentativesThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-Minor and Cheryl Browne, Finance and BudgetCommitteeDiocesan Review Committee2010The Rev. Denise B. Cavaliere, Dcn.Donna DevlinThe Rev. Polly McWilliams Kasey2011The Rev. Debra Brewin-WilsonAndrea M. NowackStephan Sroka2012The Rev. Margaret SterchiThomas J. ScottThe Rev. Anne McRae WredeFinance and Budget CommitteeReginald Whitman, Ex Officio, Chair2010The Rev. C. John Thompson-Quartey Richard S. EllwoodThe Rev. Paul A. Van Sant, Sr.2Section A - 11
Finance and Budget Committee, continued2011The Rev. Derrick WedderburnTimothy D. CollinsRichard Engle2012Anthony FuscoCanon Charles PerfaterStephan SrokaDiocesan Council AppointmentsThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-MinorCheryl BrowneCanon Wanda V. Greene, StaffMichael Wilkes, StaffGeneral Convention - 2009DeputiesAlternatesThe Rev. Joan M. P. AndersThe Rev. Ronald N. PollockThe Rev. John V. ZamboniThe Rev. Gail L. Bennett, Dcn.The Rev. Joan E. FlemingThe Rev. Andrea Rose-Marie HaydenThe Rev. Canon Servio R. Moscoso The Rev. Mark H. ChattinCanon John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Georgeanne DorneyNoreen L. DuncanAlicia GrahamCanon Charles PerfaterPaul Ambos, Esq.Robert FoxCarole ForsytheProvincial SynodDeputiesAlternatesThe Rev. Joan M. P. AndersThe Rev. Ronald N. PollockThe Rev. John V. ZamboniThe Rev. Gail L. Bennett, Dcn.The Rev. Joan E. FlemingThe Rev. Andrea Rose-Marie HaydenThe Rev. Canon Servio R. Moscoso The Rev. Mark H. ChattinCanon John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Georgeanne DorneyNoreen L. DuncanAlicia GrahamCanon Charles PerfaterPaul Ambos, Esq.Robert FoxCarole ForsytheStanding Commission on Clerical Compensation2010The Rev. Douglas C. HalvorsenArthur G. Pedersen, IIThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-Minor, Chair Clive Sang2011The Rev. Denise B. Cavaliere, Dcn.David E. MageeThe Rev. Dr. W. Kenneth GormanEdith A. Rohrman2012The Rev. Valerie L. BallingSr. Cass Lavin-Spause, LSWThe Rev. Philip H. KaseyMary Lou Steed2Section A - 12
Standing Committee2010The Rev. Lisa S. Mitchell, PresidentSylvia Temmer2011The Rev. Karin R. MitchellThe Hon. Robert W. Scott2012The Very Rev. René John, SecretaryAnnette Buchanan2013The Rev. Joanna D. GrahamDeborah KirkStanding Committee on Constitution and Canons2010The Rev. Frank B. Crumbaugh, IIIPaul Ambos, Esq., Chair2011The Rev. Terence BlackburnThe Rev. Petrina M. Pyatt2012Paul DeSarno, Esq.Trial CourtMembersThe Rev. John C. BelmontVirgil Johnson, Ed. D.The Rev. Sheelagh A. ClarkeRichard Peirce, Esq.The Rev. Kenneth A. GluckowRobert Vogel, Presiding JudgeThe Rev. Wayne L. Smith2010AlternatesThe Rev. Dr. W. Kenneth GormanJames BathurstThe Rev. Douglas C. HalvorsenMark NovalskyThe Rev. Joseph R. Parrish, Jr.John WillThe Rev. Richard C. Wrede2011AlternatesThe Rev. Walter F. HarttDawn DonahueThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-MinorJohn HoehnThe Rev. Stephen WisnerMartin F. NelsonTrustees of Diocesan Investment TrustThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, President, Ex OfficioElected by Convention2010 John Holt2011 The Rev. David A. Stout2012 George J. Mullen, Jr.2013 Kathy LowryAppointed by TrusteesVacantHilton JerveyChristopher McCruddenRichard S. EllwoodCanon Wanda V. Greene, Staff2Section A - 13
Trustees of Diocesan Trust FundsThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, President, Ex Officio20102011Bruce BrandKurt Jordan201220132014Kathy LowryDavid F. HoytLynne M. DavisDiocesan Treasurer - Reginald WhitmanStaff Members - The Rev. Canon Lee Powers, Canon Wanda V. GreeneOfficers of the DioceseElected by Convention201020102011Treasurer – Reginald WhitmanChurch Attorney – Steven J. Lewis, Esq.Secretary of the Convention – Emma A. Warren2Section A - 14
Committees of the DioceseElected by nTrentonWatchungWoodburyBoard of MissionsThe Rt. Rev. Sylvestre D. Romero, ChairThe Rev. Derrick Wedderburn2011Rudolph Meyer2011The Rev. Helen M. Orlando, Dcn. 2010Nancy Sullivan2010The Rev. Pedro S. Guzman2012Paul Wolfgang2012The Rev. Nancy H. Speck .2011Georgeanne Dorney2011The Rev. Canon Servio R. Moscoso 2010Carolyn Hales2010The Rev. Karin R. Mitchell2011Lynette Darling2011The Rev. Matthew S. Engleby2011Norma R. Tucker2011The Rev. Carmen Viola, Dcn.2012Thomas O’Connor2012Diocesan Council’s AppointmentsFelix EstepaThe Rev. Arthur P. Powell20102011Bishop’s AppointmentThe Rev. Dr. Gina Walsh-MinorStaff: Deborah onWatchungWoodbury2011Deans of ConvocationThe Rev. John SosnowskiThe Rev. Martha M. McKeeThe Rev. Mark H. ChattinThe Rev. Valerie Tolocka RedpathThe Rev. Salvador RosThe Rev. Richard W. Townley, Jr.The Rev. Harry MazujianThe Rev. Brian K. BurgessNominating Committee - Convention 2009The Rev. Petrina M. Pyatt, ChairAtlanticThe Rev. Paul A. Van Sant, Sr.Carl Zerr, Jr.Burlington The Rev. Peter A. Molnar, D.D.Steven QuinnBurlington, Elected by CommitteeDr. James W. SullivanCamdenThe Rev. Margaret SterchiNaomi CressmanMonmouth VacantElizabeth PappNorthernThe Rev. Salvador RosArthur G. Pedersen, IITrentonThe Rev. Dirk C. ReinkenJane E. MillerWatchung The Rev.Theodore E. Moore, Dcn.VacantWoodbury The Rev. Petrina M. PyattChristine Hoehn2Section A - 15
Other Diocesan OrganizationsAltar GuildThe Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, PresidentNancy J. Gorman, SecretarySarah Hockings, TreasurerNanci Miller, DirectressThe Rev. Arthur P. Powell, ChaplainAtlantic City Mission BoardThe Rev. Canon Lee Powers, Staff LiaisonHarold Hill, Jr., ChairChurch of the Ascension, Atlantic CityThe Rev. Timothy HolderAbbie CarthyJoette HerreraJayne EellsKristine M. Brady, TreasurerChrist Church, Somers PointJeffrey L. MacNeillChurch of the Epiphany, VentnorJames Cramer, SecretaryTheodore Finkenauer, Co-ChairTheodore FoleySt. Augustine’s, Atlantic CitySt. Mark and All Saints’, GallowayJudith M. GibsonDelores M. SmithHoly Trinity, Ocean CityThe Rev. David L. LaquintanoThomas GillThe Rev. Dr. Augustine UnuigbeMelvin AlbrightGwendolyn DemonesJennifer CouthenSt. Mary’s, PleasantvilleHarold Hill, Jr.Patricia SmithEpiscopal Church WomenGreta Brown, President2010Charlotte Baker, SecretaryCamille Quinton, Vice-PresidentL. Marie Williams, UTO Coordinator Greta Brown, President2011Kathy Stephenson, TreasurerEdna Haney, Assistant TreasurerGirls’ Friendly SocietyJill Brzezynski, PresidentMargaret Lynch, Vice-PresidentEdgar I. VanDerveer, TreasurerLisa Auletta, Secretary2Section A - 16
The William Alexander Procter FoundationOfficers and Ex-Officio Members:President:Vice President:Treasurer/Finance Chair:Secretary:The Rt. Rev. George E. CouncellThe Rev. Philip W. StowellCatherine NewcombePaul Ambos, Esq.Properties Chair:ECP Oversight Chair:Rutgers Oversight Chair:Ex Officio:VacantD. Vance SmithKaren G. BemisThe Rev. Paul Jeanes, III, Rector ofTrinity Church, PrincetonThe Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister, Rector ofChrist Church, New BrunswickECP Chaplain:The Rev. Peter FrenchRutgers Chaplain:The Rev. Gregory A. BezillaNominating Committee:The entire board of trusteesExecutive Committee:President, Vice President, Secretary,Treasurer.The following also normally meet with theExecutive Committee: Finance Chair,Properties Chairs, ECP Oversight Chair,Rutgers Oversight Chair, ECP Chaplain,and Rutgers Chaplain.Members of the Procter Foundation Board, by Class:Class of 2009 (terms expire on December 31, 2009):Carolyn Groff (2) (Rutgers)Catie Newcombe (2) (Independent)The Rev. Philip W. Stowell (3) (Independent)The Rev. Joanne Epply-Schmidt (1) (Princeton)Vacancy (Independent)Class of 2010 (terms expire on December 31, 2010):Paul Ambos (2) (Rutgers)Don Taylor (2) (Rutgers)Alana King (2) (Princeton)Van Davis (1) (Princeton)Vacancy (Independent)Class of 2011 (terms expire on December 31, 2011):Dr. Andrew R. Murphy (1) (Rutgers)D. Vance Smith (2) (Princeton)Karen G. Bemis (2) (Independent)2Section A - 17
The William Alexander Procter Foundation, continuedGus Escher (2) (Princeton)H. Chris Spilker (2) (Rutgers)(1) Serving in a first term; (2) Serving in a second term; (3) Serving in athird termCollege ChaplainsThe Rev. Gregory A. Bezilla – Rutgers University, New BrunswickThe Rev. Lisa G.E. Caton – The College of New Jersey, EwingThe Rev. Idalia S. Craig – Rowan University, GlassboroThe Rev. Peter A. French – Episcopal Church at Princeton University,PrincetonThe Ven. Dr. John H. Hanson, Dcn. – Rutgers University, CamdenThe Rev. Margaret R. Hodgkins – Associate Chaplain, PrincetonUniversity, PrincetonThe Rev. Dirk C. Reinken – College of New Jersey, EwingClergy Serving in InstitutionsDaughters of the KingThe Rev. Paul A. Van Sant, Sr.NJVA Health Care SystemThe Rev. Robert W. MikolPrinceton Medical CenterThe Rev. Idalia S. CraigRefugee Detention Center, Elizabeth The Rev. Joseph R. Parrish, Jr.Somerset County Jail, SomervilleThe Rev. Johnine V. Byrer, Dcn.The Evergreens, MoorestownThe Rev. Douglas C. HalvorsenThe Rev. Martha McKeeTrinity Counseling, PrincetonThe Rev. Peter K. StimpsonMonmouth County Police Academy The Rev. Peter S. CookeThe Rev. Margaret Forsythe, Dcn.Hagedorn Psychiatric HospitalVirtua Memorial HospitalThe Rev. Lynn H. Johnson, Dcn.Visiting Nurse Assn. of Central Jersey The Rev. Frederick B. May, Dcn.2Section A - 18
Convocational AreasDesignated by the Bishop under Canon 30Atlantic Convocation(Cape May and parts of Atlantic and Ocean Counties)The Rev. John Sosnowski, DeanAtlantic City, AscensionAtlantic City, St. Augustine’sAvalon, St. John’sBarnegat Light, St. Peter’sBeach Haven, Holy Innocents’Cape May, AdventCape May Point, St. Peter’sGalloway, St. Mark and All SaintsLongport, RedeemerN. Wildwood, St. Simeon’sOcean City, Holy TrinityPleasantville, St. Mary’sSomers Point, Christ ChurchStone Harbor, St. Mary’sTuckerton, Holy SpiritVentnor, EpiphanyVillas, St. Barnabas’Waretown, St. Stephen’sWhiting, St. Stephen’sBurlington Convocation(Burlington County)The Rev. Martha M. McKee, DeanBeverly, St. Stephen’sBordentown, Christ ChurchBurlington, St. Barnabas’Burlington, St. Mary’sDelran, Trinity ChurchFlorence, St. Stephen’sLumberton, St. Martin-in-the-FieldsMedford, St. Peter’sMoorestown, Trinity ChurchMount Holly, St. Andrew’sPalmyra, Christ ChurchPemberton, Grace ChurchRiverside, St. Stephen’sRiverton, Christ ChurchVincentown, Trinity ChurchWillingboro, Christ the KingCamden Convocation(Camden and parts of Burlington and Atlantic Counties)The Rev. Mark H. Chattin, DeanBellmawr, Holy SpiritBerlin, Good ShepherdCamden, St. Andrew’sCamden, St. Augustine’sCamden, St. Paul’sCamden, St. Wilfrid’sCherry Hill, St. Bartholomew’sChews Landing, St. John’sClementon, St. Mary’sCollingswood, Christ ChurchCollingswood, Holy TrinityGibbsboro, St. John’sGloucester, AscensionHaddonfield, Grace ChurchHaddon Heights, St. Mary’sHammonton, St. Mark’sLaurel Springs, AtonementLawnside, AnnunciationMagnolia, Christ ChurchMaple Shade, St. John’sMerchantville, Grace Church2Section A - 19
Convocational Areas, continuedMonmouth Convocation(Monmouth and part of Ocean County)The Rev. Valerie Tolocka Redpath, DeanAllenhurst, St. Andrew’sAsbury Park, St. Augustine’sAsbury Park, Trinity ChurchAvon-by-the-Sea, St. John’sBay Head, All Saints’Belford, St. Clement’sBradley Beach, St. James’Brick, St. Raphael’sEatontown, St. James’Fair Haven, Holy CommunionFreehold, St. Peter’sKeansburg, St. Mark’sKeyport, St. Mary’sLakewood, All Saints’Little Silver, St. John’sLong Branch, St. James’Mantoloking, St. Simon’sMatawan, Trinity ChurchMiddletown, Christ ChurchNavesink, All Saints’Ortley Beach, St. Elisabeth’sPoint Pleasant Beac
Church Attorney - Steven J. Lewis, Esq. . The Ven. Victoria Cuff, Dcn. The Rev. Lynn H. Johnson, Dcn. Section A - 3. 2 Committee on Lifelong Christian Formation The Rev. Deborah A. Cook, Co-Chair Vacancy, Co-Chair 2010 The Rev. Sheelagh A. Clarke Eve Chamberlain The Rev. Andrea Rose-Marie Hayden Lori Cooper .
