Part A - The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Convention Journal Part A — Information & Reports For the 232nd Annual Convention May 13-14, 2016 232nd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Contents Schedule………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Map of Turf Valley Resort…………………………………………………………………………………………6 Diocesan Staff…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 Churches by Region………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 Indexes of Parishes, Congregations, and Missions…………………………………………………….11 Other Agencies, Institutions and Organizations………………………………………………………..16 Ecumenical Ministries…………………………………………………………………………………………….17 Church Schools………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 Individuals in the Formation Process………………………………………………………………………21 Rules of Order………………………………………………………………………………………………………..23 Selected Rules of Order…………………………………………………………………………………………..27 Reports Episcopal Acts…………………………………………………………………………………………….28 Necrology…………………………………………………………………………………………………...31 Other Reports (alphabetical)……………………………………………………………………….32 Tables and lists Canonical list of clergy…………………………………………………………………………………57 Bishops of Maryland……………………………………………………………………………………66 Lay delegates from previous convention………………………………………………………68 Youth delegates from previous…………………………………………………………………….72 Nominations—see Journal Part B Appointments Nominees Balloting Instructions Sample Ballot Sheet Resolutions—see Journal Part C Statistics—see website under Convention 2016 Allocations Financial Membership 2 232nd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Schedule THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016 5:00 pm REGISTRATION DESK OPENS – Hotel lobby (until 8 pm) FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 Beverage stations for coffee, tea & water are available at the back of the ballroom. 8:00 am REGISTRATION DESK OPENS – Hotel lobby Displays and Exhibits open Rehearsal for Convention Eucharist – Grand Ballroom 10:00 am Convention Eucharist – Grand Ballroom Celebrant: The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton Preacher: The Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen 11:15 am Break 11:45 am Opening Business Session – Grand Ballroom Election of secretary, appointments approved Report from Nominating Committee Casting of first ballot 12:15 pm Buffet Lunch – Grand Ballroom 1:30 pm Business Session – Grand Ballroom Report of first ballot Casting of second ballot 3 Presentation by the Very Rev. Mike Kinman Report of second ballot Casting of third ballot (if necessary) 2:45 pm Break 3:00 pm Business Session – Grand Ballroom Report of the Resolutions Committee Resolution discussion in small groups Reporting back of small group discussion 4:30 pm Break to go to workshops 4:45 pm Workshops 6:00 pm #1 – Amphitheatre #3 – Merriweather Room #2 – Crystal Ballroom #4 – Waverly Room Conclude for day – Dinner on own. A list of suggested local restaurants is in this booklet or you may ask at the hotel lobby desk. Evening Options: 6:30 pm Walk in West Baltimore: leaving Turf Valley at 6:30, beginning walk at 7 pm, returning by 8:30 pm. 8:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Bethany Lane United Methodist Church, 2875 Bethany Lane, Ellicott City 8:30 pm Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 7538 Main St., Sykesville 4 SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016 Beverage stations for coffee, tea & water are available at the back of the ballroom. 8:00 am Registration Desk re-opens Displays and Exhibits open Youth Breakfast with the bishop 9:00 am Morning Prayer– Grand Ballroom Preacher: The Very Rev. Mike Kinman 9:45 am Business Session Resolutions Treasurer’s Report 10:30 am Break 10:45 am Workshops #1 – Amphitheatre #3 – Merriweather Room #2 – Crystal Ballroom #4 – Waverly Room 12:00 noon Buffet Lunch – Grand Ballroom 1:00 pm Resolutions Other business Bishop’s Address 2:15 pm 5 Adjournment Map Turf Valley Resort Hotel Entrance Registration Ballroom Ballroom Entrance Parking Road in 6 Diocesan Staff BISHOPS OFFICE The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton Bishop of Maryland The Right Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen Assistant Bishop of Maryland cknudsen@episcopalmaryland.org The Rev. Scott Slater Canon to the Ordinary sslater@episcopalmaryland.org Ms. Caroline Bomgardner Executive Secretary to the Bishop cbomgardner@episcopalmaryland.org Ms. Maizie Heil Executive Secretary to the Assistant Bishop and Canon to the Ordinary mheil@episcopalmaryland.org ASSISTING OUR BISHOPS Transitions, Human Resources, and Benefits The Rev. Stuart Wright Canon for Transitions and Director for Human Resources swright@episcopalmaryland.org Ms. Dawn Kline Administrative Assistant (part time) dkline@episcopalmaryland.org Deacons The Venerable Michelle Doran Archdeacon for Deacon Formation (non-stipendiary) mdoran@episcopalmaryland.org The Venerable Carl W. Wright Archdeacon for Deployment and Pastoral Care (non-stipendiary) fathercarl@yahoo.com 7 Evangelism and Media The Rev. Daniel Webster Canon for Evangelism and Media dwebster@episcopalmaryland.org Mr. Jason Hoffman Associate for Digital Communications and Webmaster jhoffman@episcopalmaryland.org Ms. Jessica Pandolfino Database Administrator jpandolfino@episcopalmaryland.org Ms. Mary Klein Archivist (part time) archives@episcopalmaryland.org Finance Administration Ms. Karen Stewart Chief Financial Officer kstewart@episcopalmaryland.org Mr. Sam Marlow Staff Accountant (Payables) smarlow@episcopalmaryland.org Mr. Femi Oyedele Staff Accountant (Receivables) foyedele@episcopalmaryland.org Stewardship and Giving The Rev. Charles Cloughen Planned Giving Officer (part time) ccloughen@episcopalmaryland.org Mr. John Deason Director of Stewardship and Development (part time) jdeason@episcopalmaryland.org Ms. Kathy Grayson Major Gifts and Foundations Officer (part time) kgrayson@episcopalmaryland.org 8 Mission The Rev. Dr. Angela F. Shepherd Canon for Mission ashepherd@episcopalmaryland.org The Rev. Lauren Welch Deacon for Mission (non-stipendiary) lmwelch16@verizon.net Ms. Kate Riley Youth Missioner kriley@episcopalmaryland.org The Rev. Margarita Santana Latino Missioner msantana@episcopalmaryland.org Mr. Adam Barner Administrative Assistant abarner@episcopalmaryland.org Ms. Sally Swygert Facilities Coordinator sswygert@episcopalmaryland.org Sharon Tillman Director of Diocesan Initiatives stillman@claggettcenter.org Cynthia Dedakis Missioner for Music cdedakis@episcopalmaryland.org Tom Robertson Director, Claggett Center trobertson@claggettcenter.org 9 Churches by Region Anne Arundel (9) Epiphany, Odenton St. Alban’s, Glen Burnie St. Andrew’s, Pasadena St. Anne’s, Annapolis St. Luke’s, Eastport St. Margaret’s, Annapolis St. Martin’s in-the-Field, Severna Park St. Philip’s, Annapolis St. Stephen’s, Severn Parish Frederick (7) All Saints’, Frederick Harriet Chapel, Catoctin Parish Grace, Brunswick Grace, New Market St. James’, Mount Airy St. Paul’s, Point of Rocks Transfiguration, Braddock Heights Harford County (11) Ascension, Scarboro Christ Church, Rock Spring Emmanuel, Bel Air Grace, Darlington Holy Cross, The Rocks Holy Trinity, Churchville St. George’s, Perryman St. John’s, Havre de Grace St. John’s, Kingsville St. Mary’s, Emmorton Resurrection, Copley Parish 10 Baltimore North (17) All Saints’, Reisterstown Ascension, Westminster Epiphany, Dulaney Valley Good Shepherd, Towson Holy Comforter, Lutherville Holy Nativity, Baltimore Immanuel, Glencoe St. George’s, Hampstead St. James’, Monkton St. James’, Parkton St. John’s, Western Run St. Mark’s-on-the-Hill, Pikesville St. Thomas’, Owings Mills St. Thomas’, Towson Sherwood, Cockeysville Trinity, Long Green Trinity, Towson Patapsco Valley (14) Christ Church, Columbia Christ the King, Woodlawn Grace, Elkridge Holy Apostles, Arbutus St. Andrew’s, Glenwood St. Barnabas’, Sykesville St. Christopher’s, Linthicum St. Hilda’s, Catonsville St. John’s, Ellicott City St. Mark’s, Highland St. Mary’s, Woodlawn St. Paul’s, Mount Airy St. Peter’s, Ellicott City Trinity, Elkridge Baltimore South (26) Advent, Baltimore Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore Emmanuel, Baltimore Grace & St. Peter’s, Balt. Guardian Angel, Baltimore Holy Covenant, Baltimore Holy Trinity, Baltimore Holy Trinity, Essex Memorial, Baltimore Messiah, Baltimore Nativity & Holy Comforter, Cedarcroft Redemption, Locust Point Redeemer, Baltimore Resurreccion, Baltimore St. Bartholomew’s, Balt. St. David’s, Roland Park St. George’s & St. Matthew’s, Dundalk St. James’, Lafayette Square St. John’s-in-the Village, Huntingdon St. John’s, Mt. Washington St. Katherine of Alexandria, Baltimore St. Luke’s, Baltimore St. Mary the Virgin, Balt. St. Matthias’, Baltimore St. Michael & All Angels, Baltimore St. Paul’s, Baltimore Southern Maryland (8) All Hallows’, Davidsonville All Saints’, Sunderland Christ Church, Port Republic Christ Church, West River Middleham & St. Peter’s, Lusby St. Andrew the Fisherman, Mayo St. James’, Lothian St. Paul’s, Prince Frederick Washington County (7) St. Andrew’s, Clear Spring St. Anne’s, Smithsburg St. John’s, Hagerstown St. Luke’s, Brownsville St. Mark’s, Lappans St. Paul’s, Sharpsburg St. Thomas’, Hancock St. James’ Chapel, Hagerstown Western Maryland (7) Emmanuel, Cumberland St. George’s, Mt. Savage St. James’, Westernport St. John’s, Deer Park St. John’s, Frostburg St. Matthew’s, Oakland St. Peter’s, Lonaconing Indexes of Parishes, Congregations, and Missions AA—Anne Arundel BN—Baltimore North BS—Baltimore South F—Frederick H—Harford P—Patapsco SM—Southern Maryland W—Washington Co. WM—Western Maryland Advent, Church of the, Baltimore……………………………………………………………………….………….BS All Hallows’ Parish, Davidsonville……………………………………………...................................................SM All Saints’ Church, Annapolis Junction…………………………………………………...……..(Closed 2005) All Saints’ Church, Baltimore………………………………………………………………………..(Closed 1970) All Saints’ Church, Reisterstown……………………………………………......................................................BN All Saints’ Parish, Frederick County………………………………………......……………………………………F All Saints’ Church, Sunderland……………………………………………….....................................................SM All Souls’ Church, Brooklyn (sold)…………………………………………………………..…...(Closed 1985) Antietam Parish, Washington County, See St. Paul’s Church, Sharpsburg Ascension and Prince of Peace, Church of…………………………………………………….(Closed 1987) Ascension Church, Scarboro, in Deer Creek Parish…………………………….......................................HC Ascension, Church of the, Middle River………………………………………………………..(Closed 2013) Ascension, Church of the, Westminster ……………………………………….......................................BN Bishop Paret Memorial Church, Locust Point, See Church of the Redemption Cathedral Church of the Incarnation………………………………………………………………………….....BS Catoctin Parish, Frederick County, See Harriet Chapel, Catoctin Parish Christ’s Church, Baltimore………………………………………………………………………….(Closed 1987) 11 Christ Church, Columbia……………………………………………………………………………………………...PV Christ Church Parish, Port Republic………………………………………….................................................SM Christ Church, Rock Spring Parish……………………………………………………………………………….HC Christ Church Parish, West River……………………………………………..................................................SM Christ the King, Episcopal Church of, Woodlawn………………………………………………………….PV Churchville Parish, See Holy Trinity, Churchville Copley Parish, Gunpowder Hundred, Joppa………………………………..…………………………….....HC Deer Creek Parish, See Ascension Church, Scarboro and Grace Memorial Church, Darlington Emmanuel Church, Baltimore……………………………………………….....................................................BS Emmanuel Church, Bel Air………………………………………………….........................................................HC Emmanuel Church, Cumberland……………………………………………..................................................WM Epiphany Church, Odenton………………………………………………….......................................................AA Epiphany, Church of the, Govans, Baltimore………………………………………………..(Closed 1969) Epiphany Church, Dulaney Valley……………………………………….….……………………………………BN Garrett County Missions, See St. John’s Church, Deer Park Good Shepherd, Church of the, Ruxton, Towson………………………………………………………...…BN Grace and St. Peter’s Church, Baltimore…………………………………………………………………….…BS Grace Church, Brunswick……………………………………………………………………………………………..F Grace Church, Elkridge……………………………………………………………………………………………….PV Grace Church, Mt. Winans, Baltimore…………………………………………………….……(Closed 1969) Grace Church, New Market…………………………………………………….......................................................F Grace Memorial Church, Darlington in Deer Creek Parish…………………………………………….HC Guardian Angel, Church of the, Baltimore…………………………………….............................................BS Harper’s Choice Mission, Columbia, See Christ Church, Columbia Harriet Chapel, Catoctin Parish……………………… …...……………………………………………………….F Havre de Grace Parish, See St. John’s Church, Havre de Grace Holy Apostles, Church of the, Arbutus…………………………………………………………………………PV Holy Apostles Parish, Frederick, Carroll & Howard Counties, See St. James’, Mt. Airy Holy Comforter, Church of the, Lutherville………………………………………………………………….BN Holy Commandment, unorganized mission………………………………………………...(Closed 1991) Holy Covenant, Church of the, Baltimore……………………………………..............................................BS Holy Cross, Church of the, Baltimore…………………………………………………………..(Closed 2006) Holy Cross-St. Philip’s………………………………………………………………………….…….(Closed 2014) Holy Cross Church, The Rocks………………………………………...………………………………………….HC Holy Evangelists, Church of the, Canton……………………………………………………...(Closed 1996) Holy Nativity, Church of the, Baltimore……………………………………………………………………….BN Holy Spirit, Church of the, Aberdeen …………………………………………………(Closed 1968) Holy Trinity, Church of the, Baltimore………………………………………………………………………....BS 12 Holy Trinity Church, Churchville………………………………………………………………………………...HC Holy Trinity Church, Essex…………………………………………………........................................................BS Holy Trinity Church, Point of Rocks……………………………………………………………….(Sold 1974) Holy Trinity Parish, Sykesville, Baltimore, Carroll & Howard Counties, See St. Barnabas’ Church Immanuel Parish, Glencoe………………………………………………………………………………………….BN Linganore Parish, Frederick and Carroll Counties, See Grace Church, New Market Los Tres Santos Reyes, Baltimore………………………………………………………………(Closed 2008) Memorial Church, Baltimore……………………………………………….......................................................BS Messiah, Church of the, Baltimore………………………………………………………………………………BS Messiah, Church of the, Edgewood …………………...(1970 merged with Resurrection, Joppa) Middleham & St. Peter’s, Calvert County……………………………………………..……………………..SM Middleham Church, Lusby, See Middleham & St. Peter’s Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore (sold) …………………….…………………………….(Closed 2012) Nativity, Church of the, Cedarcroft, Baltimore…………………………………………………………….BS Our Father’s House, Altamont, See St. John’s, Deer Park Our Saviour, Church of, Baltimore……………........................(1972 merged with Holy Covenant) Prince of Peace, Church of the, Fallston ………………………………………...……...(Closed 1991) Queen Caroline Parish, See Christ Church, Columbia Redeemer, Church of the, Baltimore……………………………………………………………………………BS Redemption, Church of the, Locust Point…………………………………………………………………….BS Reisterstown Parish, Baltimore County, See All Saints’ Church, Reisterstown Resurrection, Church of the, Baltimore……………………………………………………………………….BS Resurrection, Church of the, Joppa, See Copley Parish Gunpowder Hundred St. Alban’s Church, Williamsport……………………………………………………………….(Closed 1971) St. Alban’s Parish, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County………………………………………………...AA St. Andrew the Fisherman, The Church of, Mayo………………………………………………………..SM St. Andrew’s Church, Lock Raven, Baltimore……………………………………………..(Closed 2013) St. Andrew’s Church, Clear Spring…………………………………………………………………………….WC St. Andrew’s Church, Glenwood…………………………………………………………………………………PV St. Andrew’s Church, Pasadena………………………………………………………………………………….AA St. Ann’s Church, Smithsburg…………………………………………………………………………………….WC St. Anne’s Church, Annapolis……………………………………………………………………………………..AA St. Barnabas’ Church, Baltimore…………..………………...(1974 merged with St. Christopher’s) St. Barnabas’ Church, Sykesville………………………………………………………………..……………….PV St. Bartholomew’s Church, Ten Hills, Baltimore………………………………………………………….BS St. Bede’s Chapel, Canterbury House, Westminster……………………………………(Closed 1968) St. Christopher, Church of, Linthicum Heights…………………………………………………………….AA 13 St. Clement’s Church, Indian Spring…………………………………………………………..(Closed 1971) St. David’s Church, Roland Park…………………………………………………………………………………BS St. George’s Parish, Dundalk (merged with St. Matthew’s, Sparrow Point) See St. George’s & St. Matthew’s Parish St. George’s Church, Hampstead………………………………………………………………………………..BN St. George’s Church, Mount Savage…………………………………………………………………………..WM St. George’s Parish, Perryman……………………………………………….(Services suspended 2012) St. George’s & St. Matthew’s Parish, Dundalk……………………………………………………….……..BS St. James’ Chapel, St. James’ School, Hagerstown……………………………………………………….WC St. James’ Church, Lafayette Square, Baltimore…………………………………………………………...BS St. James’ Church, Irvington……………………………………………………………………...(Closed 2009) St. James’ Church, Lothian………………………………………………………………………………………...SM St. James, Church, Mount Airy……………………………………………………………………………………...F St. James’ Church, My Lady’s Manor, Monkton……………………………………………………………BN St. James’ Church, Parkton………………………………………………………………………………………...BN St. James’ Church, Trappe (99-year lease)………………………………………………….(Closed 1956) St. James’ Church, Westernport………………………………………………………………………………..WM St. John the Evangelist, Shady Side…………………………………………………………….(Closed 1989) St. John’s Chapel, Gambrills……………………………………………………………………….(Closed 1979) St. John’s Church, Deer Park……………………………………………………………………………………WM St. John’s Parish, Ellicott City…………………………………………………………………………………….PV St. John’s Church, Frostburg……………………………………………………………………………………WM St. John’s Church, Havre de Grace……………………………………………………………………………..HC St. John’s Church, Huntingdon, Baltimore………………………………………………………………….BS St. John’s Church, Kingsville……………………………………………………………………………………..HC St. John’s Church, Mt. Washington, Baltimore…………………………………………………………....BS St. John’s Church, Relay…………………………………………………………………………..(Closed 1967) St. John’s Church, Western Run Parish………..……………………………………………………………BN St. John’s Parish, Hagerstown…………………………………………………………………………………WC St. Katherine of Alexandria, Church of, Baltimore……………………………………………………..BS St. Luke’s Chapel, Sands………………………………………………………………………....(Closed 1982) St. Luke’s Church, Brownsville………………………………………………………………………………..WC St. Luke’s Church, Eastport, Annapolis……………………………………………………………………..AA St. Luke’s Church, Baltimore…………………………………………………………………………………....BS St. Margaret’s Church, Coventry………………..……………………………………………(Closed 2014) St. Margaret’s Church, Annapolis…………………………………………………………………………....AA St. Mark’s Chapel, Deale, Tracey’s Landing, See St. James’ Church, Lothian St. Mark’s Church, Highland……………………………………………………………………………………PV St. Mark’s Church, Lappans…………………………………………………………………………………...WC 14 St. Mark’s Church, Petersville………………………………………………………………...(Closed 1966) St. Mark’s on-the-Hill, Pikesville…………………………………………………………………………......BN St. Mark’s Parish, Frederick & Washington Counties, See St. Luke’s Church, Brownsville St. Martin’s in-the-Field, Severna Park…………………………………………………………………....AA St. Mary, Church of, Woodlawn……………………………………………………………………………….PV St. Mary the Virgin, Church of, Baltimore………………………………………………………………...BS St. Mary’s Church, Hampden………………………………………………………………....(Closed 1999) St. Mary’s Church, Emmorton………………………………………………………………………………...HC St. Matthew’s Church, Baltimore ……………………….….(1972 merged with Holy Covenant) St. Matthew’s Parish, Oakland………………………………………………………………………..….....WM St. Matthew’s Parish, Sparrows Point (merged with St. George’s, Dundalk) See St. George’s & St. Matthew’s Parish St. Matthias’ Church, Baltimore………………………………………………………………………………BS St. Michael and All Angels, Church of, Baltimore…………………………………………………...…BS St. Michael’s Chapel, Reisterstown………...(Perpetual lease and reserved for special use) St. Paul’s Chapel, Crownsville…………………………………………………………………...(Sold 1964) St. Paul’s Church, Perry Hall………………………………………………………………….(Closed 1972) St. Paul’s Church, Mt. Airy…...………………………………………………………………………………….PV St. Paul’s Church, Poplar Springs, See St. Paul’s, Mt. Airy St. Paul’s Church, Sharpsburg…………………………………………………………………………….….WC St. Paul’s Parish, Baltimore…………………………………………………………………………………….BS St. Paul’s Parish, Point of Rocks………………………………………………………………………………..F St. Paul’s Parish, Prince Frederick………………………………………………………………………….SM St. Paul the Apostle, Church of, Baltimore……………………………………………...(Closed 2007) St. Peter’s Church, Ellicott Mills……………………………………………………………………………...PV St. Peter’s Church, Lonaconing……………………………………………………………………………..WM St. Peter’s Church, Solomon's, See Middleham & St. Peter’s St. Peter’s Parish, Anne Arundel County, See Epiphany Church, Odenton St. Philip’s Church, Annapolis………………………………………………………………………………...AA St. Philip’s Church, Cumberland…………………………………………………………….(Closed 1966) St. Stephen’s Chapel, Thurmont…………………………………………………………….(Closed 1967) St. Stephen’s Church, Severn Parish…………………………..……………………………………………....AA St. Stephen’s Chapel, Baltimore (formerly St. Stephen the Martyr)…………………..(Closed) St. Thomas’ Church, Owings Mills…………………………………………………………………………..BN St. Thomas’ Church, Hancock………………………………………………………………………………..WC St. Thomas’ Church, Towson…………………………………………………………………………………BN St. Timothy’s Church, Catonsville……………………………………………………….…(Closed 2013) St. Timothy’s Church, Frederick…………………………………………………………....(Closed 2015) 15 Servant Church of Christ, Columbia……………………………………………………....(Closed 1971) Severn Parish, Anne Arundel County, See St. Stephen’s, Severn Parish Sherwood Parish, Cockeysville…………………………………………….……………………………….BN Spesutia Church, Harford County, See St. George’s Parish, Perryman The Gathering, Walkersville………………………………………………………………...(Closed 2008) Transfiguration, Church of the, Baltimore …………… (1974 merged with Holy Nativity) Transfiguration, Church of the, Braddock Heights…………………………………..……………….F Trinity Church, Long Green…………………………………………………………………………………..BN Trinity Church, Towson………………………………………………………………………………………..BN Trinity Church, Elkridge.………………………………………………………………………………………PV Trinity Church, Waterloo, See Trinity Church, Elkridge Washington County Mission………………………………………..(Relationship dissolved 1980) Western Run Parish, Glyndon, See St. John’s Church, Western Run Parish Westminster Parish, See St. Margaret’s Church, Annapolis Zion Parish, Urbana………………………………………………………………..(Burned, Closed 1961) Other Agencies, Institutions and Organizations Reported by the Secretary of Diocesan Council annually Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center Bishop Claggett Center Brotherhood of St. Andrew Chase Home Episcopal Church Fellowship (Church Club) Corporation for the Relief of Widows and Children of Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maryland Cursillo-Secretariat (Maryland Episcopal Cursillo Fellowship) Diocesan Investment Fund 16 Episcopal Community Services of Maryland Episcopal Housing Corporation Episcopal Refugee and Immigration Center Alliance (ERICA) Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) Episcopal Women’s Caucus (EWC) George F. Bragg Church School Fund, Inc. Integrace, Inc. (formerly Episcopal Ministry to the Aging, Inc.) Saint Mary’s Outreach Center United Thank Offering and Book of Remembrance Ecumenical Ministries AIRS-AIDS Interfaith Residential Services 1800 N. Charles Street, Suite 700, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410-576-5070 Fax: 410-576-5074 Central Maryland Ecumenical Council 5400 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21239 410-467-6194 Ecumenical Advisory Council The public policy office in Annapolis comprised of the Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Methodist advocates who work on social and economic justice issues that come before the Maryland General Assembly and local governments. 41 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 410-268-4122 Ecumenical Institute of Theology A graduate school of theology open to anyone with a Bachelor’s Degree, for one course or to continue for a Master’s or Doctoral Degree. 17 Saint Mary’s Seminary and University 5400 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21210 410-323-3200 www.stmarys.edu/ei Episcopal Appalachian Ministries (National) Post Office Box 51931, Knoxville, Tennessee 37950-1931 800-956-2776 www.visit-eam.org Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies 956 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, Maryland 21204 410-494-7161 info@icjs.org Joseph Richey Hospice A residential hospice program for terminally ill persons. 838 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410-523-2150 Center for Poverty Solutions A statewide non-profit organization with the mission to eliminate the root causes of poverty through research, education, direct service, advocacy and community mobilization. 2521 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 410-366-0600 ext.108 Listening Hearts Ministry 3000 Chestnut Avenue, Suite 405A, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410-366-1851 www.listeninghearts.org Maryland Interfaith Legislative Committee The largest & oldest interfaith organization that meets monthly on legislative & regulatory issues on social and economic justice— comprised of Christian, Jewish & Islamic faiths. 41 State Circle Suite 4, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 410-268-4122 Well For the Journey 7600 York Road, Towson, Maryland 21204 410-296-9355 www.wellforjourney.org 18 Church Schools Epiphany Early Learning Center, Timonium www.epiphanyearlylearning.net Grace Church Child Care Center, Elkridge www.gracechurchchildcarecenter.com Good Shepherd School, Towson www.goodshepherd-towson.org Pre-School for the Arts at St. Anne’s, Annapolis www.preschoolforthearts.org Redeemer Parish Day School, Baltimore www.redeemerpds.org St. Anne’s School of Annapolis www.stannesschool.org St. David’s Day School, Baltimore www.stdavidsrolandpark.com St. James’ Academy, Monkton www.saintjamesacademy.org St. James’ Nursery School, Mount Airy www.stjamesmtairy.org St. James’ Church Preschool, Parkton www.stjamesparkton.org Saint James School, Hagerstown www.stjames.edu St. John’s Parish Day School, Ellicott City www.stjohnspds.org 19 St. Margaret’s Day School, Annapolis www.st-margarets.org St. Martin’s in-the-Field Day School, Severna Park www.stmartinsdayschool.org St. Paul’s School, Brooklandville www.stpaulsschool.org St. Paul’s School for Girls, Brooklandville www.spsfg.org St. Peter’s Episcopal School, Ellicott City www.stpeterspreschool.org St. Thomas’ Parish Co-op Day School, Owings Mills www.stthomasparishdayschool.org St. Timothy’s School, Stevenson www.stt.org The Wilkes School at Grace and St. Peter’s, Baltimore www.wilkesschool.org Trinity Episcopal Children’s Center, Towson www.tecckids.org Trinity Church Day School, Long Green www.trinitychurchdayschool.com Trinity School of Frederick www.trinityschooloffrederick.org 20 Individuals in the Formation Process As of March 2016 Priestly formation Seniors: Spencer Hatcher Nancy Hennessey Amy Myers Jessica Sexton Joseph Wood St Mark’s, Lappans (DSP) All Saints, Frederick (GTS) Cathedral of the Incarnation (L) St. Paul’s, Baltimore (VTS) St Anne’s, Annapolis (VTS) Middlers: none Juniors: Lisa Bornt Robert Bunker Daniel McClain Pan Conrad Joanne Tetrault Ascension, Westminster Christ Church, Columbia Cathedral of the Incarnation St. Anne’s, Annapolis Redeemer, Baltimore Postulants: Joseph Zollickoffer St. Mark’s on the Hill Candidates: none Postulants in other stages of formation: none School Key: DSP Divinity School of the Pacific GTS General Theological Seminary VTS Virginia Theological Seminary 21 EI SSW L Ecumenical Institute Seminary of the Southwest Loyola Diaconal formation Seniors: Linda Boyd Cynthia Christopher Vaughn Vigil Frank Bailey Redeemer, Baltimore St Thomas’, Towson Guardian Angel, Baltimore St John’s, Ellicott City Middlers: Joan Kelly Jo Marie Leslie Eric Whitehair Corby Zeren Holy Trinity, Churchville St. Anne’s, Annapolis St. John’s, Huntingdon St. Anne’s, Annapolis Juniors: Patti Sachs St. James, Lothian Postulants Paula Waite Elizabeth Siciliano St. Anne’s, Annapolis Christ Church, West River In addition to the individuals listed here currently in formation, there are aspirants in discernment and individuals preparing to begin formation in the fall of 2016. 22 Rules of Order 1. The daily sessions of the Convention shall be opened with Divine Service, or appointed prayers at such hours as may be appointed by the bishop and the Committee on Arrangements for each Convention. 2. The Convention, upon its first assembling, shall be called to order by the bishop, or if there be no bishop, or if the bishop be absent, by the president of the Standing Committee or by some member of that body appointed by those of its members who may be present. 3. When the president takes the chair every member shall be seated and remain uncovered until the members shall have left the Convention. 4. Each member of the clergy entitled to a seat in the Convention shall register at the Secretary’s desk by delivering to the Secretary the prescribed registration blank duly executed, which shall be checked against a role furnished by the bishop or other ecclesiastical authority of the diocese, which role shall be evidence of the right of the members of the clergy to seats until the Convention shall have formally acted on the question. Each Lay delegate shall also register at the Secretary’s desk by delivery to the secretary the prescribed registration blank duly executed, which shall be checked against a role prepared from the certificates received from vestries. The Lay delegates whose certificates have not yet been forwarded to the secretary shall then lay their certificates upon the table, with the declaration subscribed by the Constitution, and with them the prescribed registration blanks duly executed. If by means of such registration a quorum of both Orders appear, the presiding officer shall announce the fact, and declare the Convention is organized and ready for business: Provided that whenever it is necessary to call the role of the Clergy and Lay delegates the surname only shall be called except where there may be two or more of the same name, in which case they shall be designated by the addition of their Christian names. 5. In case of the absence of the bishop, or of a vacancy in the Episcopate, the person who called the Convention to order shall announce that there is a quorum present. The Convention shall then proceed to elect a president according to the Seventh Article of the Constitution; who shall, so soon as the election is completed, take the chair and declare that the Convention is organized and ready for business. 6. The first business after the declaration is made, either by the bishop or the president, shall be the election of a Secretary and an Assistant Secretary. The Chair shall then appoint the Committees mentioned in the Order of Business. The Chair shall also appoint all other committees for the appointment of which no other provision is made, unless otherwise ordered by the Convention. 7. When any member is about to speak or deliver any matter to the convention, the member shall arise, and with due respect, address the president. 23 8. If two or more members shall arise at the same time to speak, the president shall decide who shall speak. 9. No member shall speak more than twice in the same debate, nor longer than five minutes at one time, without leave of the Convention. At the conclusion of any speech, the president alone, or any member of the Convention, if the member’s motion is supported by at least four seconds, may call for a vote without debate on a proposal for a recess of Convention so that the members may informally confer and discuss the issues of the debate. If passed by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting, the members of the Convention will form small groups for ten minutes at the end of which debate will resume. 10. No motion shall be debated until the same be seconded, and, if desired by any member, reduced to writing and read by the Secretary. 11. When a motion is made and seconded, no other motion shall be received, except to adjourn, to lay on the table, to postpone to a certain time, to postpone indefinitely, to commit or to amend; and motions for any of these purposes shall have precedence in the order herein named. If a motion to lay on the table an amendment be carried, the matter before the Convention shall be proceeded with as if no such amendment had been offered. The motions to lay on the table and to adjourn shall be decided without debate. The motion to adjourn shall always be in order, if the mover has the floor. 12. When a proposed amendment is under consideration, a motion to amend the same may be made. No other amendments shall be in order, but a substitute for both amendments may be received, which, if adopted, shall operate as an amendment to the original proposition. No proposition on a subject different from the one under consideration shall be received under color of an amendment or substitute. 13. If a question contains several distinct propositions, the same shall be divided at the request of any member, and a vote taken separately, except that a motion to strike out and insert shall be indivisible. 14. All questions of order shall be decided by the president, without debate; but any member may appeal from such decisions, and on such appeal no member shall speak more than once, without express leave of the Convention. 15. When any member rises to a point of order, the member who has the floor shall be seated until the point of order is decided by the Chair. 16. A question being once determined, shall stand as the judgment of the Convention, and shall not be again drawn into debate during the session, except with the consent of twothirds of the Convention, upon a motion to reconsider made by a member who voted with the majority and seconded by a member who also voted with the majority. 17. No questions shall be taken on any report unless upon a motion to print or recommit it; but reports shall, as of course, lie upon the table. If a committee deem any action of the Convention desirable, it shall be its duty to present in writing such resolutions, acts, or 24 canons, as it may think it should adopt which only shall be subject to the action of the Convention. Every act which divides a parish, or in any way affects parish boundaries, shall distinctly set out the new boundaries which it is intended to establish. The Convention will not act upon any proposed resolution, act, or canon which does not conform to the provisions of this rule. 18. All elections shall be by ballot unless otherwise ordered; the votes of the Clergy and Laity shall be counted separately, but the vote shall be regarded as a joint one, and the election shall be decided by a majority of the whole number of votes taken together, except where a vote by orders shall be required under the provisions of the Constitution. Nominations from the floor by a member of the Convention shall conform with the requirements of Canon 1-240, Of Nominations. After opportunity according to the Order of Business has been given to nomination for any election, if there shall be no greater number of nominees than there are places to be filled in the election, on motion unanimously adopted, the secretary or some other person designated in the motion may be instructed to cast the ballot of the Convention for the person or persons so nominated, and such person or persons on a ballot so cast shall be duly elected. If after nominations are made, an election by ballot of the members of the Convention is required to determine a choice, the election shall be postponed, unless otherwise ordered, until such hour as may be appointed for the election in the Order of Business, and the secretary shall, before the hour appointed for such election, have prepared and printed for the use of the members in voting official ballots containing names of nominees followed by the name of the parish or mission from which each nominee comes. 19. The president shall appoint a chief teller and such additional tellers as are required from the Clerical Order or from communicants in good standing as defined in Canon 2-170, and neither the chief teller nor such additional tellers need be delegates to the Convention. After the clerical and lay votes shall have been counted by the respective tellers, the teller first named by the Chair shall combine them in one joint ballot, which the teller shall present to the Convention, reading out the names of the persons voted for, the number of clerical and lay votes for each separately, and the sum total of votes received by each person. The Chair shall then state to the Convention the result of the joint ballot. After the first ballot and before the next ballot is taken, the tellers eliminate from the official ballot such nominees in each order, beginning with the nominee in each order who received the least number of votes on the first ballot, as may be necessary to reduce the number of nominees in each order to twice the number of vacancies to be filled from that order. If after the second ballot all vacancies have not been filled, by the consent of a majority of those present a motion may, then or after any succeeding ballot, be entertained for the unanimous election to the vacancy or vacancies still existing in each order the nominee or nominees of that order who have received the highest number of votes, but less than a majority, on the preceding ballot and the same shall be declared duly elected. If alternates are necessary, then by the consent of a majority of those present, a motion may then be entertained for the unanimous election as alternates in each order such number of those nominees in each order having the next 25 highest number of votes on the last full ballot and the same shall thereupon be declared duly elected. 20. The Bishop’s Annual Address shall be given at such time as may be designated by the bishop, the Committee on Arrangements, and the dispatcher of business. 21. Resolutions shall be brought to the floor of the convention in the order in which the Resolutions Committee deems expedient to the business of convention. No resolution to receive, acknowledge, affirm or reaffirm an act of a previous General Convention or convention of the Diocese of Maryland will be brought forth for consideration. 22. A majority of two-thirds of the members present shall be required to suspend any Rule of Order or shall make any change in the Order of Business; but “Orders of the Day” may be intercalated in the Order of Business by a majority vote. 23. “Robert’s Rules of Order” shall be the parliamentary guides in all cases not provided for in the foregoing rules. 24. The foregoing Rules of Order shall be deemed the Rules of Order for all future Conventions until altered or rescinded, and the same shall be published in the Journal of each Convention. The Order of Business as annexed shall be generally followed but may be altered from time to time upon recommendation of the dispatcher of business. (Amended 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1992) 26 Selected Rules of Order Rules most likely to be helpful to delegates 7. When any member is about to speak or deliver any matter to the Convention, the member shall arise, and with due respect, address the president. 8. If two or more members shall arise at the same time to speak, the president shall decide who shall speak. 9. No member shall speak more than twice in the same debate, nor longer than five minutes at one time, without leave of the Convention. 10. No motion shall be debated until the same be seconded, and, if desired by any member, reduced to writing and reading by the secretary. 11. When a motion is made and seconded, no other motion shall be received, except - to adjourn - to lay on the table - to postpone to a certain time - to postpone indefinitely - to commit [to a committee for study] - or to amend 14. All questions of order shall be decided by the president, without debate, but any member may appeal such decisions, and on such appeal no member shall speak more than once, without express leave of the Convention. 15. When any member rises to a point of order, the member who has the floor shall be seated until the point of order is decided by the Chair. 18. All elections shall be by ballot unless otherwise ordered; the votes of the Clergy and Laity shall be counted separately, but the vote shall be regarded as a joint one, and the election shall be decided by a majority of the whole number of votes taken together, except where a vote by orders shall be required under the provisions of the Constitution. 21. Resolutions shall be brought to the floor of the convention in the order in which the Resolutions Committee deems expedient to the business of convention. No resolution to receive, acknowledge, affirm or reaffirm an act of a previous General Convention or convention of the Diocese of Maryland will be brought forth for consideration. 27 Report from the Episcopate May 4, 2014-May 8, 2015 Ordinations to the Diaconate Matthew Arnold Rodgers June 14, 2014 Cathedral of the Incarnation John Dayton Willard June 14, 2014 Cathedral of the Incarnation Sarah Elizabeth Saxe June 14, 2014 Cathedral of the Incarnation Robert John Frederick June 14, 2014 Cathedral of the Incarnation Kirk Eugene DeVore June 14, 2014 Cathedral of the Incarnation Emmett Bernard Anderson January 10, 2015 Cathedral of the Incarnation Ashley Elizabeth Urquidi January 10, 2015 Cathedral of the Incarnation John Michael Hayes January 10, 2015 Cathedral of the Incarnation Bishop Burnett Bishop Burnett Bishop Burnett Bishop Burnett Bishop Burnett Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Ordination to the Priesthood James Francis Perra September 9, 2014 Anne Louise Nicholson October 11, 2014 Sarah Elizabeth Saxe December 13, 2014 Matthew Arnold Rogers December 28, 2014 John Payton Willard January 11, 2015 Church of the Redeemer Bishop Sutton St Margaret’s (Washington) Bishop Sutton St Martin’s in the Field Bishop Cook St James, Monkton Bishop Sutton Memorial, Bolton Hill Bp. Glasspool Transferred In James Gary Hamilton Paula Dasko Barker Rock Hal Schuler Joshua Rodriguez-Hobbs Samuel Nsengiyumva Travis Kerry Smith Anne Coghill MacNabb May 14, 2014 May 15, 2014 June 5, 20, 2014 October 15, 2014 January 26, 2015 March 3, 2015 March 19, 2015 Diocese of Michigan Diocese of Chicago Diocese of Washington Diocese of Northwest Texas Diocese of Fond du Lac Diocese of North Carolina Diocese of Virginia Transferred Out Stephen Kent Marcoux Sanford Harover Groff Pierre-Henry Buisson Alice Elizabeth Webster Stephanie Pauline Yancy Julia Anne Fritts May 7, 2014 August 26, 2014 September 10, 2014 January 21, 2015 March 19, 2015 May 5, 2015 Diocese of Washington Diocese of Southeast Florida Diocese of Arizona Diocese of East Carolina Diocese of North Carolina Diocese of Connecticut 28 Licensed to Officiate Ifeanyi Emmanuel Elezie Patrick Arthur Pierce Rene Elizabeth Martin Walter Franklin Burgess James Colomb Holmes Robert Chester Lehman Edward Jefferson Peck Frederick W. Walker John Ndungu Karanja May 15, 2014 May 28, 2014 June 23, 2014 June 30, 2014 August 14, 2014 October 10, 2014 Diocese of Nigeria Diocese of Central Pennsylvania Diocese of Iowa Diocese of Easton Diocese of Washington Metropolitan Washington Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America October 28, 2014 Diocese of Central Pennsylvania November 17, 2014 Diocese of Washington January 1, 2015 Diocese of Kenya Celebration of New Ministry Thomas Stewart Lucas May 15, 2014 Carl Walter Wright May 18, 2014 Travis Kerry Smith October 12, 2014 Samuel Nsengiyumva November 16, 2014 Paula Datsko Barker December 23, 2014 Anjel Lorraine Scarborough April 11, 2015 Nativity, Cedarcroft St. Andrew’s, Pasadena Grace, Elkridge Ascension, Westminster St. Alban’s, Glen Burnie Grace, Brunswick Clergy Removed or Deposed Shawn Nathaniel Hill June 3, 2014 Canonical Consent to the election of a Bishop Alan M. Gates Diocese of Massachusetts Brian R. Sears Diocese of Mississippi Robert Stuart Skirving Diocese of East Carolina James Russell Kendrick Diocese of Central Gulf Coast Audrey Cady Scanlan Diocese of Central Pennsylvania Canonical Consent to the election of a Coadjutor David Mitchell Reed Diocese of West Texas Peter David Eaton Diocese of Southeast Florida Canonical Consent to the election of a Bishop Suffragan Heather Elizabeth Cook Diocese of Maryland 29 Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Cook Bishop Sutton Canonical Consent to the election of a Bishop Coadjutor The Diocese of West Texas The Diocese of the Dominican Republic Canonical Consent to the resignation of The Right Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE Dioceses of Massachusetts Consent for the Reinstatement of Clyde M. Watson, Jr. as priest Diocese of Virginia Miscellaneous Acts Blessing of the Claggett Inn, October 19, 2014 Bishops Sutton, Ihloff, and Rabb Rededication of Catonsville Mission, October 26, 2014 Bishop Sutton Blessing of the Rectory, Christ the King, December 7, 2014 Bishop Sutton Confirmations-Receptions-Reaffirmations Date No. Parish/Region 5-11-14 3 Christ Church, Calvert County 5-17-14 44 St. John’s Church, Ellicott City 5-18-14 16 St. Anne’s, Annapolis 5-18-14 14 St. Martin’s in the Field, Severna Park 5-18-14 9 St. Andrew’s Church, Pasadena 5-18-14 @ the Cathedral of the Incarnation 1 St. Paul’s Parish, Mt. Airy 5 St. Andrew’s, Clear Spring 7 Middleham & St. Peter’s Parish, Lusby 3 Church of the Holy Cross, the Rocks 1 Emmanuel Church, Baltimore 5-21-14 10 St. James’ Chapel, St. James’ School, Hagerstown 6-1-14 7 Emmanuel, Cumberland 6-8-14 @ St. Thomas’, Hancock 6 St. Thomas’ Parish, Hancock 6-15-14 6-22-14 6-29-14 6-29-14 30 1 St. Andrew’s, Clear Spring 7 7 St. James’, Lothian St. Alban’s Church, Glen Burnie St. Peter’s Church, Lonaconing St. John’s Parish, Frostburg 3 Bishop Bishop Creighton Bishop Rabb Bishop Creighton Bishop Creighton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton 8-3-14 10 8-31-14 2 9-14-15 1 9-21-14 4 10-5-14 5 10-12-14 18 10-12-14 6 10-19-14 2 10-26-14 8 11-9-14 8 11-9-14 11 11-16-14 5 4 11-16-14 14 11-23-14 4 12-7-14 15 12-14-14 3 12-21-14 11 3-1-15 2 3-8-15 8 3-22-15 14 4-12-15 2 4-12-15 6 4-19-15 19 4-19-15 2 4-26-15 2 Trinity Church, Towson All Saints’ Parish, Reisterstown St. Michael & All Angels, Baltimore Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Baltimore St. Paul’s Church, Prince Frederick St. John’s Church, Havre de Grace Grace Church, Elkridge Church of the Advent Trinity Church, Towson Holy Trinity Church, Essex St. Margaret’s Church, Annapolis @ Emmanuel Church, Bel Air Emmanuel Church, Bel Air Christ Church, Rock Spring St. George’s Church, Hampstead St. John’s Parish, Frostburg St. John’s Church, Hagerstown Ascension, Scarboro Iglesia Episcopal de la Resurreccion St. James’, Mt. Airy Church of the Holy Comforter, Lutherville St. Paul’s, Baltimore St. Thomas’, Towson Holy Apostles, Arbutus Church of the Good Shepherd, Towson Grace and St. Peter’s, Baltimore St. Paul’s Church, Sharpsburg Bishop Ihloff Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Cook Bishop Cook Bishop Cook Bishop Sutton Bishop Cook Bishop Cook Bishop Sutton Bishop Creighton Bishop Cook Bishop Sutton Bishop Cook Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Sutton Bishop Rabb Bishop Sutton Bishop Rabb Bishop Sutton Necrology—List of Clergy Who Have Died in the Past Year Philip B. Roulette November 7, 2015 Wesley Wubbenhorst March 15, 2016 Edward S. Warfield March 18, 2016 31 Diocesan Reports The Archivist The ability of the Archives of the Diocese of Maryland to meet our canonical mandate, as well as sustain our ministry of stewardship depends upon donations to the Garner Ranney Archives Fund, one-hundred percent of which goes to support our daily operation. Sustaining the repository of the official records of this diocese is essential to the mission of the diocese and the church at large, and telling our story is a vital part of our ongoing ministry. Again this year nearly 450 research requests were personally answered, including email requests, phone inquiries, researchers’ visits to the archives, and staff questions. The vital records of three closed parishes were processed and filed. Part of the responsibility of the diocesan archivist is education, as well as embracing a mandate to encourage, teach about and help implement parish archives. Two parishes took advantage of a visit from the archivist to help sort and plan their archives: the Church of the Messiah, Baltimore, and Church of the Nativity, Cedarcroft. The archivist also mounted two exhibits in the Peabody Room in the Diocesan Center, one of which highlighted the early ministry of the Rev. George Kromer of Church of the Guardian Angel, Baltimore, and the Rt. Rev. David Leighton. The other exhibit spotlighted architectural details of the Cathedral. The Rev. Lance Gifford, the loyal weekly volunteer at the Archives, gave over 101 hours of his time transcribing the personal letters of our nineteenth-century bishop, William Whittingham. The Archives also had the good fortune of having a college intern who worked ten hours a week from May through July. Kenneth McCabe made a newspaper index of The Communicator, the diocesan newspaper from 1959-1967, as well as an index of pre-nineteenth-century hymnals in our collection. He also entered correspondence into our database, sorted and filed typed transcriptions of Whittingham letters, shredded, scanned, filed and did research—a learning process for him and a boon to the Archives. The nature of archives is to be ever growing. Although our space is finite, new material continues to be added. One of our future needs will be to rearrange the Archives to take advantage of every square foot of space. And, of course, the tremendous expense of digitizing our huge card catalogue is always on the horizon. Your support is always most welcome. Submitted by: Mary O. Klein, archivist 32 The Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center The tragic sinking of the El Faro last fall reminds us that seafarers risk their lives year round in service of our global economy. This year, much of our ministry has been about listening, especially to accounts of terrifying winter storms all the way across the Atlantic. With respect to shore leave, we have some hope, but no confirmation, that by 2017 regulations may require all terminals to provide free escort to seafarers between the vessel and the terminal gate. Meanwhile, however, most cargo crews docking in Baltimore go ashore with seafarers’ center personnel, specialized private drivers (not affordable by all crews), or not at all. Our challenge is to sustain and communicate (whether by deeds, words, or manner) our faith—even on days when we are too short-handed to fulfill many requests—that seafarers are loved by God. Crewmembers are understandably eager to go ashore for personal errands, a change of scenery, or brief visits with loved ones now living in this area whom they haven’t seen for years. It is a joy for us to say Yes, and a struggle to have to say No. We have been challenged this year by the July departure of our wonderful Episcopal Service Corps intern Dan Shearman, and the December departure of our equally wonderful half-time Lutheran colleague Pastor Gerry Rickel. But we continue to be blessed by a faithful group of volunteers from several denominations, working long hours to serve seafarers. We honored twenty-year volunteer Allene Taylor during our 2015 cruise, which many of you supported. We are blessed by all your support, your money and magazines, and your participation along with Lutherans and others in Christmas at Sea. We handled over 1600 gifts, a new record, and are grateful to those who remembered our 3.5 pound weight limit per box! The Diocese of Maryland, St. Mark’s, Highland, and St. Margaret’s, Annapolis, have been among our generous financial supporters. Special thanks to St. James’, Monkton, for creating ten model ships filled with warm hats, gloves, etc., and for providing “Ashes to Go” for appreciative crews in port Ash Wednesday. To see the St. James project and more, please visit BaltSeafarers’ Facebook page. And please consider donating via Paypal at Baltseafarers.org. Also, mark your calendars for our next golf outing (probably October 13, 2016) and our next Harbor Cruise (probably April 26, 2017). Finally, if you feel drawn to seek and serve Christ in your brothers and sisters from around the world, email MaryHTDavisson@aol.com. Submitted by: The Rev. Mary Davisson—Director (MaryHTDavisson@aol.com) Mr. George “Bud” Nixon—President of the Board 33 Chaplain of the Retired Clergy, Spouses of Retired Clergy and Surviving Spouses of Retired Clergy I am in this position by appointment of the bishop and have been for some years now. The work supplements the pastoral work of the bishop to the retired clergy and their families. Our retired clergy number in the hundreds. Most have parish clergy of their own but the Chaplain joins in with ministry to them when appropriate and also ministers to those who are not connected with a parish here as well as those new to the Diocese and unsettled. Sometimes the Bishop and his office direct me to seek out specific individuals. There are also visits to clergy and other members of their family in the hospital. I also attend funerals of retired clergy and members of their families. Our annual luncheon hosted by the bishop brings our retired clergy and their spouses together for a relaxed and informative time including a speaker on a timely topic. Monthly meetings of our retied clergy and their spouses and surviving spouses are usually held the first Wednesday of the month at the Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore. The convener of the group is the Rev. Erv Brown. We begin with the Eucharist in the chapel at Noon with a rotation of celebrants for our attendees. This last year we had some interesting non-retired clergy as guest celebrants which included the new Rector of Redeemer and the Rev. N Ellis, a priest of the Anglican Church of Ghana, who is moving to this country. The Eucharist is followed by a bring-your-own lunch and beverage and then the program for the day and any business. This last year, we have moved to a more informal gathering devoting the program portion of the meeting o informal discussion including comments on recent books and articles that have been of interest to those present. The chaplain is also called upon to have a part in securing some financial aid for the retired clergy and their families through the bishop and the Pension Fund. The Church Pension Fund also provides continuing education for the Diocesan Chaplains through a national meeting every three years and regional meetings in the years between. I was not able to attend the national one this year. Submitted by: The Rev. William Dunning, Chaplain 34 Claggett Center The Claggett Center had a successful 2015 while undergoing a year of transition. Joe and Donna Kerner retired and Tom Robertson took over as the new Executive Director in April. Kim Wyand was hired as Conference Coordinator to support the newly opened Welcome Center. Sharon Tillman joined the Claggett staff January 1, 2016 as Director of Diocesan Initiatives. Her hire allows Claggett to partner more closely with the diocese in developing and supporting Christian formation throughout the diocese. Claggett experienced a banner year because of the addition of the Christiane Inn. The Welcome Center has been a great addition to complement the Christiane Inn. Another added feature is a visually-striking labyrinth that sits in the foreground as people peer towards Sugarloaf Mountain from the dining room. Many individuals have found it to be very beneficial during stays at Claggett. Claggett offered and hosted the first Chapman Dialogues, featuring the newly-elected presiding bishop, the Most Rev. Michael Curry. It became one of the most successful conferences Claggett ever offered. It also included several guest presenters sharing an array of programs and topics on nonviolence. In 2015 traditional Claggett programs continued, including the Men’s Retreat, Women’s Retreat, Women’s Weekend, and Musician’s Retreat. Claggett hosted the diocesan clergy conference, diaconate trainings, and numerous vestry, diocesan and congregational retreats. We also hosted an annual meeting of Episcopal Communicators from around the country and the provincial Daughters of the King annual retreat. It has been gratifying to see the variety of other nonprofits who come not only from the local and state areas, but represent national and international groups. Claggett proudly continues its traditional summer camp programs for children and youth from ages seven through high school. Staff assisted by youth and adult volunteers has provided loving and fun-filled Christian formation experiences since 1951. We also hosted Special Challenge Camp, Camp Amazing Grace, Rainbow Camp, and All God’s Children, a special program for Baltimore youth. We were especially blessed that Spencer Hatcher, who will finish her seminary work in 2016, was the Camp Director for 2015 and will return in 2016. We had a number of challenges with facilities and grounds. We repaired a portion of the sewage line below the old office building. We had several leakages at the pool that required extensive repairs. We had water damage in North Cottage that required total remodeling of the lower level. We are glad to report we completely resolved the multiple water problems that plagued it. 35 In 2016 we will begin and complete the two memorial patios adjacent to the entrance to Christiane Inn and build a landscape wall on the north end of that building. We plan to add shrubs and trees to complete the landscape plans. Other projects will include creating community worship areas closer to the adult conference center, which will make it more convenient for those staying in Christiane Inn. Submitted by: Tom Robertson, Executive Director Compensation and Benefits Committee We reviewed and selected health plans for clergy and lay employees of the Diocese. We reviewed compensation rates of supply clergy, comparing them to nearby dioceses, and concluded that those we offer are reasonable. We recommended to the Diocesan Council that a portion of the Health Insurance Reserve Fund (money left over from insurance premiums from the time the diocese was selfinsured) be used to offset the medical trust health insurance premiums of lay retirees. We are investigating other uses for this fund, one possibility being a Financial and Health Wellness Day for lay employees sponsored by the Church Pension Group. The committee reviews the salaries of most positions on the diocesan staff using data from non-profit organizations within Maryland. We find that the salaries are reasonable. The current salaries of the top four “officer” positions are: Bishop Diocesan: $185,445 Assistant Bishop: $130,000 Canon to the Ordinary: $111,420 Chief Financial Officer: $107,422 We approved housing allowances for 2016 for clergy employees of the diocese. Submitted by: Ms. Anne Gross and Mr. Michael Warlow, Co-chairs 36 Development Office and Planned Giving Task Force 2015 Bishops’ Annual Appeal for Ministry Thank you, thank you, thank you! Through your generous gifts, we supported 20 ministries in the diocese. The clergy of our diocese are truly leaders; 207 of the 818 gifts were from clergy and the total of all gifts was $214,319. I hope you will always remember that, “no gift is too large for God’s work.” I want to especially thank Adam Barner, Jason Hoffman, Sharon Tillman, and the entire staff for their work making the Bishop’s Appeal a success. 100 percent of our staff made gifts. All Saints Legacy Society We recognize the All Saints Legacy Society members who have remembered their congregation, the Bishop Claggett Center, the Diocese of Maryland or any Episcopal Institution in their will or estate plans. Our Diocesan Legacy Society now has 341 households from 54 congregations. These will be listed in your convention booklet. I have contacted each of the 105 congregations, and hope to grow our Legacy Society both in the number of congregations participating, and in the number of members from each congregation. We are organizing a Planned Giving Conference with Ken Quigley from the Episcopal Church Foundation in conjunction with our annual stewardship conference on Saturday, June 18, at St. John’s, Ellicott City. Stewardship This past June we held three stewardship conferences in different venues in the diocese, on June 3 at St. James’, Mount Airy; on June 10 at St. Luke’s, Annapolis; and on June 16 at St. Thomas’, Towson. These presented the principle of the Three Sided Coin of Stewardship, Evangelism and Education. Submitted by: The Rev. Charles Cloughen, Jr. Greetings from the development office. Kathy and I are excited to be joining Charles in his changing role in the development office. Kathy is hard at work making connections, talking to foundations and granting organizations on some major gifts to the work of the diocese including the Sutton’s Summer Scholars program. Meanwhile I am working on some changes to the way we do our annual appeal including a name change and some rebranding that will fit with the new branding effort here at the diocese. I am also working on expanding Project Resource, a project here in the diocese to increase the ability of each of 37 our congregations to raise and sustain resources to do the work of Christ in our communities. We are going to take a sabbatical from our yearly stewardship conference as we look at how we roll out Project Resource. Both Kathy and I are looking forward to a challenging and exciting year getting to know more folks around the diocese and figuring out how we can best support the amazing, life-giving work being done by so many. Please do not hesitate to reach out to either of us if we can be of assistance. Submitted by: John Deason (with Kathy Grayson) Diocesan Council The Diocesan Council held regular meetings in August and November 2015, and in February and April 2016 as well as a day-and-a-half joint retreat with the Standing Committee in June 2015 led by Joan Townsend, a consultant to the Diocese of Maryland for many years. Special thanks are offered to the parishes which hosted three of our four daylong meetings: Christ Church, Columbia; Epiphany, Timonium; and St. Martin’s in-theField, Severna Park. We are also grateful to St. James School, Hagerstown which hosted our November meeting. Some highlights* of the Council’s work over the past year follow below.       38 Regularly reviewed financial statements with chief financial officer Ms. Karen Stewart’s excellent narrative descriptions and valued assistance from treasurer Mr. Doug Vaughan and Program and Budget Committee chair the Reverend Mark Gatza; also approved the 2017 allocation formula with no change from 2016. Formed an ad hoc committee on Asset Management for Property Sales to recommend policy regarding the use of proceeds from the sale of diocesan owned property. Unanimously approved the Program and Budget Committee’s recommended 2016 diocesan budget, which is balanced and requires no borrowing. Passing the budget requires a quorum of three-quarters of the elected members. Approved the diocesan Grants Committee’s recommended endowment grants, totaling approximately $68,946. Approved the Millennium Development Grants which awarded over $25,000 to grassroots organizations around the world which help the poor. Received regular reports about the significant and considerable work that the bishops and diocesan staff accomplished diocesan-wide and beyond.  As a result of the joint retreat with the Standing Committee, committees were formed to work on four priority areas for the diocese: Small Congregations, Communications, Social Justice, and Christian Formation. *A full summary of the Council’s work is on file in the Bishops’ office. Diocesan Council Members 2015-2016: Officers & Ex-Officio/Appointed Members: The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, President The Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, Assistant Bishop Ms. Victoria Willard, 1st Vice Pres., Convention ‘17 The Rev. Canon Scott Slater, Canon to the Ordinary Mr. Jeff Ayres, Diocesan Chancellor Ms. Susan Beares, Chair, Council Planning Team Ms. Anne Gross, Council Secretary The Rev. Mark Gatza+, Program and Budget Ms. Karen Stewart, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Doug Vaughan, Diocesan Treasurer Elected Members: Mr. David Boyce, Convention ‘16 Ms. Carrie Brown, Convention ‘18 Mr. David Carroll, Patapsco Valley ‘16 The Rev. Garrett Carskadon+, Western MD ‘16 The Rev. Diane Fadely+, Convention ‘16 Ms. Nancy Horkan, Southern MD ‘18 The Rev. Thomas Hudson+, Convention ‘16 The Rev. Brad Ingalls+, Convention ‘17 Mr. Bill Lukens, Anne Arundel ‘18 Ms. Kathy Polk, Convention ‘17 The Rev. Ramelle McCall+, Convention ‘18 The Rev. Anne Weatherholt+, Washington County ‘16 Ms. Judy Wright, Convention ‘18 Boards and Committees that report to the Council include the following: Claggett Board and Construction Oversight Committee Compensation and Benefits Committee Convention Nominating Committee Convention Planning Committee Council Planning Committee Endowment Grants Committee Financial Advisory Board Financial Assistance to Congregations Committee 39 Millennium Development Goals Grants Committee Program and Budget Committee Property Committee Submitted by: Ms. Victoria Willard, first vice president Diocesan Property Committee The Diocesan Property Committee oversees and maintains the mission congregations and associated resources such as cemeteries that lack active congregations in the diocese. We also provide advice and guidance to parishes regarding building and property issues. Highlights of Committee actions in the past year are:            St. Mark’s, Peterville: Transfer of ownership to the current tenant is under way. St. Luke’s, Carey St.: Application of insurance proceeds from water damage used to improve lower level area of church for continued use. St. Luke’s, Brownsville: Sale of rectory property complete. Proceeds $60K. Diocesan Center: Miscellaneous repairs due to water and age. St. Hilda’s, Catonsville: Excess property including athletic fields and rectory sold to Christian Athletic Association. Diocese extended mortgage of $900K. St. Margaret’s, Coventry: Sold to a new ministry. Proceeds $110K. St. Andrew’s, Loch Raven rectory: Leased until June 30, 2016. St. Timothy’s, Frederick: Property under contract for sale March 2016. Holy Cross, Millington: Owner defaulted on diocesan mortgage loan. Preparing to market property. Holy Cross/St. Phillip’s, Cumberland: Sold. Proceeds $250K. Welcomed two new committee members and bid farewell with much gratitude for service to the Rev. Ken Saunders. Submitted by: Harry Andrews 40 Education Task Force (from Horizons 2015) This past year has been one of further refinement and as a result, The Bishop Eugene Sutton High School Scholars Summer Enrichment Program is scheduled to launch July 11- August 5, 2016! The program remains in partnership with Morgan State University’s Memorial Chapel and will be located on Morgan’s campus. Thirty rising ninth graders of diverse backgrounds have been recruited to absorb soft skills and life skills that will prepare them for the future. Here are a few examples of soft/life skills: conflict resolution, setting goals, making healthy choices, handling peer pressure, critical thinking, and more. A global component offered through the Tony Blair Foundation will use technology to bridge miles between Baltimore students and students in another part of the world. The 2016 athletic activity is tennis. Students come from three middle schools located within the Morgan Mile: Leith Walk, Montebello, and Waverly. Parent(s)/adult care-giver involvement is required. Students and adults will further realize the benefits of a high school diploma and the realistic goal of pursuing advanced education and/or earning a college or technical degree. More information about the program will be shared as it continues to unfold. We are thankful for the financial contributions that have allowed this ministry to move forward! The Education Task Force asks the bishop to officially change the task force’s name to: Standing Commission on Urban Education (SCUE). Task Force Members: Ms. Henri Banks, Morgan State University The Rev Dr. Thomas Bauer The Rev. Neva Brown The Rev. Dr. Bernard Keels, Director, Morgan State University Memorial Chapel Ms. Cheryl Pasteur, Holy Trinity, Baltimore The Rev. Dr. Angela F. Shepherd, Canon for Mission Dr. Patricia Welch, Dean, School of Education & Urban Studies Submitted by, The Rev. Canon Dr. Angela F. Shepherd, convener 41 Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and United Thank Offering (UTO) Representatives of The Episcopal Church Women and The United Thank Offering attended the Triennial Meeting from June 29 through July 3, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This meeting takes place concurrently with the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. The Triennial theme was “Stir Up the Spirit: ¡Celebremos!” Two of our clergy and one of our ECW lay persons offered workshops to 235+ women from throughout the Episcopal Church. Nancy Tillman was recognized as our “Distinguished Woman from the Diocese of Maryland.” The Rev. Sarah Lamming from our diocese was among those awarded monies from the ECW Scholarship Fund to aid in continuing her education. Also receiving stipends were the Young Adult Ministers serving in developing countries. During the General Convention and Triennial Meeting, the United Thank Offering celebrated its 125th Anniversary. At the UTO Ingathering, the Diocese of Maryland contributed $29,047 toward their worldwide good works. Since 1883, the UTO has collected and given away over $133,355,181 to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. In the last 10 years, $276,311.00 has been collected for UTO in the Diocese of Maryland. 33 grants have been awarded to Maryland for both domestic and international companion projects. This year, the grants are geared toward the Fifth Mark of Mission (“To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth”) when requesting monies. One grant application was received in our diocese and submitted to the UTO for consideration. We would like to thank all of the congregations, organizations and members for their monetary donations. The Blue Boxes are our way of giving thanks at all times and for all things. Please continue to support the UTO. Building on the Celebration of Episcopal Church Women that was held in spring 2015, we are planning a second gathering and luncheon for fall of 2016. This event will be an opportunity for all women in the diocese to worship together, share their ministries, learn about new programs, and hear about what is available to them through the denominational and Province III ECW and UTO organizations. Submitted by, The Rev. Diana Carroll, ECW Delegate Bernice Turner, ECW Delegate and UTO Coordinator Dorothy Arthur, ECW Alternate 42 Episcopal Service Corps-Maryland (ESC-MD) ESC-MD is a diocesan ministry affiliated with the denominational network called Episcopal Service Corps. We invite young adults into a year of intentional community living and service. This year there are 27 active programs throughout the Episcopal Church, totaling about 200 young adults. In ESC-MD there are 5 corps members in this, our fifth year. You may have met one of our corps members or alumni—otherwise known as Gileads—at St. Michael and All Angels, Church of the Redeemer, Holy Nativity and other congregations, or at a diocesan youth event or annual convention, Excel Academy, Great Kids Farm, Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center or House of Ruth. In these and other ways, the Gileads of ESC-MD are making a difference in the lives of countless people in the Baltimore area. Gileads work with their matched site 35 hours per week for their year of service. ESC-MD alumni are active on our advisory board and committees. They stay in Baltimore, go to law or medical school or seminary or other graduate programs, work for non-profits, start up their own businesses, teach in public schools, and work for our bishop. In December of 2010 we were designated a diocesan ministry by our Diocesan Council and recruited our first Gileads in the fall of 2011. This year we are blessed with our fifth class. These young come from all over the country to live in community for a year of service for room/board, supervised theological reflection, health insurance and a small stipend. We give thanks for the ESC-MD community: our bishops, diocesan staff, advisory board members, reflection leaders, spiritual mentors, worksite partner supervisors, friends, alumni, and donors of time, money and household items. For the first two years St. Mark’s on-the-Hill, Pikesville, was home to the Gileads and now home is St. Michael House in heart of Baltimore. But we do not want to lose sight of the original vision for another house in western parts of the diocese and are continuing with conversations. While our primary financial support comes through the worksite partnerships, we also are very grateful to donors who designate ESC-MD through the Bishop’s Appeal and other venues such as Team ESCMaryland which will run again in the Baltimore Running Festival on October 15. Donations from congregations and individuals ensure a quality program supporting discernment for the future of these young adults and ultimately for the Church and society. In order to spread the dream to other corners of our diocese, as well as to support the current house in Baltimore, we need to raise an additional $15,000 this calendar year alone. We also welcome new members of our committees and advisory board as well as potential worksite partners. Contact me at escmaryland@gmail.com. Submitted by: The Rev. Jan Hamill, Director 43 FOCUS and Clergy Chaplain In 2015 I attended meetings throughout the diocese to be a pastoral presence after the Heather Cook incident, including two special staff meetings at the Diocesan Center and a special meeting of FOCUS which I attended. Also, I attended two courts sessions in downtown Baltimore. I attended four ordination or reception services at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Memorial Church, Baltimore and St. John’s, Ellicott City. I visited clergy/clergy family members at the following hospitals: Anne Arundel (3), Sinai (3), University of Maryland at Kernans, Shepherd Pratt (2) St. Joseph’s (3), Franklin Square (3), Johns Hopkins (6), Harbor, Bayview (6) and GBMC. I attended celebrations of clergy’s concluding ministry at the Chapel at Buckingham’s Choice, Holy Apostles, Arbutus; and St. John’s, Hagerstown; and attended celebrations of new ministry at Grace Church, Brunswick; Church of the Advent, Baltimore; Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore; St. John’s, Frostburg; St. James, Mt. Airy; and Emmanuel, Cumberland. I attended clergy family funerals at St. Mark’s, Lappans; a Roman Catholic church in Perry Hall; Holy Trinity, Essex; St. Andrew’s, Clear Spring; Cathedral of the Incarnation; Good Shepherd, Towson; and St. Martin in-the-Field, Severna Park. Ministry offers many opportunities for me: I met with the bishop and diocesan Chaplains at the Diocesan Center, attended service of thanksgiving for the tenth anniversary of deacons’ ministry, visited clergy at home and at church for pastoral care, attended special service of thanksgiving at St. Peter’s Church, Ellicott City; attended service of reception at GBMC, attended service of welcome for Bishop Knudsen at the Cathedral of the Incarnation; attended a clergy Advent retreat at St. Hilda’s, Catonsville; took clergy to lunch, attended monthly lunches with clergy spouses, took communion to various rehabilitation centers/hospitals/residences, helped prepare the weekly prayer list for our pastoral team at the Diocesan Center, and kept in touch by telephone regularly with clergy or spouses who are ill or have other pastoral needs. This ministry offers many opportunities to assist/support/comfort clergy and clergy families. Please keep me posted on how you are doing and what I may do to be with you in a meaningful way. Blessings to you all in your various ministries. Submitted by: The Rev. Allen Spicer, Chaplain 44 General Convention Report Lay Ms. Alma T. Bell Mr. David G. Mallery Mr. Mark Garcia Mr. Russell R. Reno, Jr. Clergy The Rev. Adrien P. Dawson The Rev. Dina van Klaveren The Rev. Scott Slater The Rev. M. Dion Thompson First Alternate Ms.Kate Riley First Alternate The Rev. Ramelle McCall Bishops The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, the Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff, the Rt. Rev. John Rabb Over 400 resolutions were submitted to the 78th General Convention held in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 26 to July 3, 2015. Each was considered by a legislative committee and most made it to the floor of convention in some form to be acted upon during the eight-day session. All resolutions submitted, with the actions taken on each, can be found online at www.generalconvention.org. Highlights from the legislative actions of the 78th General Convention include the following:         A “paperless” convention as we replaced large three-ring binders with iPads to read and work on all legislation; The election of the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, bishop of North Carolina and former rector of St. James’, Baltimore, as the next Presiding Bishop; Passing resolutions about marriage equality for same-gender couples, including adopting the trial liturgy for same-gender couples to be used by all couples and adjusting the canons of the church to include same-gender marriages; Devoting significant funds for evangelism, anti-racism, and church planting; Recommitting to racial reconciliation work as a top priority; Updating alcohol use guidelines and better understanding the impact of addiction in culture, including church culture; Dismantling almost all “standing” committees at the denominational level and focusing more on task forces with a defined life span; The Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) report presented a way to streamline the top heavy bureaucracy of the Episcopal Church and push more of the work and money of the church to the more local and diocesan level. This General Convention was one of the most positive, collaborative, and Spirit-led conventions I have attended. It was as though the energy of Presiding Bishop Curry’s election allowed us to shift from a focus on what we fear is happening to the church to focus on what we imagine is possible for the future of the church. Presiding Bishop Curry gave us a phrase to name this process: The Jesus Movement. Getting on board and joining each other in the Jesus Movement framed the identity and work of the 78th General Convention. 45 Here are some examples of the Jesus Movement in action:    Bishop Sutton and 60 bishops led a march through downtown Salt Lake City, titled “Bishops Against Gun Violence” which included members of our own deputation and hundreds of participants. Our diocese hosted an ice cream social one evening outside to promote an alternate form of socializing without alcohol consumption. We served almost 400 people. Our deputation had lunch with the deputation from the Diocese of Puerto Rico and began discussion of a possible companion relationship. The Diocese of Puerto Rico passed a resolution last fall at their convention to formally establish a companion relationship with us and that same resolution has been submitted for this diocesan convention to consider. In addition to the volume of legislation (some of which is listed below to be read at each diocesan convention), we were blessed by vibrant worship each morning, shared with the delegates from Episcopal Church Women. Our own deacon Lauren Welch, president of the Association of Episcopal Deacons, read the gospel one morning. The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool, bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Los Angeles and former clergy in Maryland, was celebrant of a bilingual Eucharist in English and Spanish. We were also treated to a wonderful evening of music and dance in the famous Mormon Tabernacle. The Diocese of Maryland has been chosen as one possible host of the 2021 General Convention. We will learn more about that later this year. On behalf of the deputation I want to thank the diocese for placing your trust in this group of laity and clergy to serve in this important ministry on your behalf. We are not delegates, elected to represent a particular set of views from a specific diocese; rather, we are deputies, elected because you trust our judgment and our openness to the leading of the Holy Spirit to make decisions that shape the future of the entire Episcopal Church. Thank you for your confidence in us; it is our honor to serve the Diocese of Maryland. Faithfully submitted: The Rev. Adrien Dawson, Chair General Convention Constitutional Amendments to be read at Diocesan Convention Every diocesan convention secretary is required to make known to convention the “first reading” of constitutional amendments. B011: Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the Constitution of the General Convention (2012) Article II.7 is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7. It shall be lawful for tThe House of Bishops to may elect a Suffragan Bishop Suffragan who, under the direction of the Presiding Bishop, shall be in charge of the work of those persons of this Church who serve as chaplains in the Armed 46 Forces of the United States, and such other agencies as may be specified by the Presiding Bishop. The Suffragan Bishop Suffragan so elected shall be ordained and consecrated and hold office under such conditions and limitations other than those provided in this Article as may be provided by Canons of the General Convention. The Suffragan Bishop shall be eligible for election as Bishop or Bishop Coadjutor or Suffragan Bishop of a Diocese. D003: Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Article V, Section 1 is amended to read as follows: A new Diocese may be formed, with the consent of the General Convention and under such conditions as the General Convention shall prescribe by General Canon or Canons, (1) by the division of an existing Diocese; (2) by the junction of two or more Dioceses or of parts of two or more Dioceses; or (3) by the erection into a Diocese of an unorganized area evangelized as provided in Article VI. The proceedings shall originate in a Convocation of the Clergy and Laity of the unorganized area called by the Bishop Ecclesiastical Authority for that purpose; or, with the approval of the Bishop Ecclesiastical Authority, in the Convention of the Diocese to be divided; or (when it is proposed to form a new Diocese by the junction of two or more existing Dioceses or of parts of two or more Dioceses) by mutual agreement of the Conventions of the Dioceses concerned, with the approval of the Bishop Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese. In case the Episcopate of a Diocese be vacant, no proceedings toward its division shall be taken until the vacancy is filled. After consent of the General Convention, when a certified copy of the duly adopted Constitution of the new Diocese, including an unqualified accession to the Constitution and Canons of this Church, shall have been filed with the Secretary of the General Convention and approved by the Executive Council of this Church, such new Diocese shall thereupon be in union with the General Convention. D008: Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1. There shall be a General Convention of this Church, consisting of the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, which Houses will sit, debate, and vote separately, unless otherwise provided for by this Constitution or the Canons. The Houses by majority vote of each House may call for the Houses to sit, debate, and vote, or any combination thereof, together. The General Convention may by Canon establish procedures for such sessions. In all deliberations freedom of debate shall be allowed. Either House may originate and propose legislation, and all acts of the Convention shall be adopted and be authenticated by both Houses. 47 Historiographer After serving for 20 years as the diocese’s writer, researcher and teacher of the history of the Anglican colony and the Diocese of Maryland, I retired in 2015. It was a great adventure for me. I am grateful for our bishop’s kind remarks at last year’s convention and for the appreciative response of the deputies. I have been active in the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists, attending 17 annual meetings and writing many articles and reviews for the NEHA journal, for our church news, and for many congregations. Like my predecessor and mentor, F. Garner Ranney, I realize how important this diocese has been in our state and in the Episcopal Church. Based on my research with Mary Klein, our current archivist, we made the case that our church has been embedded in racism from its beginning in 1634.That led to Maryland's being among the first dioceses to respond to the General Convention’s 2012 resolution to report on our history of discrimination and our plans to overcome it. The recent progress we have made here illustrates the historian's motto, “If you don’t know where you’ve come from you don't know where you’re going.” I hope we will one day see a definitive written history of our diocese; it's a great story and we have wonderful archives. I have done some preliminary work but much more needs to be done. Submitted by: The Rev. P. Kingsley Smith, Historiographer Following Kingsley's retirement, Bishop Sutton asked me to step into the role and I happily agreed. In beginning my work as diocesan historiographer, I have been focused on cultivating a network of historically-oriented people across our diocese. My goal is to convene an Historiography Steering Committee at the diocesan level which would identify and support people in each region who are interested in this work of developing our historical record. If you would like to become involved, or know someone else who could be contacted, please communicate with me (revpaula.stalbans@gmail.com). Besides preserving documents of the past, our task includes collecting material concerning present matters that likely will be of interest to historians in the future. For example, what responses to the Baltimore riots have emerged from your church? It would be very useful to print, and perhaps even annotate, whatever documentary evidence may be residing in your computer! Submitted by: The Rev. Paula Datsko Barker, Ph.D. 48 Information Officers’ for LGBT Concerns This marks the 17th year of this ministry to the diocese. Great strides have been made for inclusion of LGBT persons, yet much remains to be done. We stand ready to assist you in issues related to inclusion, so please do not hesitate to contact us. In light of the events taking place in the Anglican Communion, we are concerned about the attempt to make the Episcopal Church a pariah. The rhetoric being employed by many candidates in the current presidential race makes it clear that honoring the worth of every individual is being called into question in many ways, inclusion being just one issue. Likewise we are heartened by our Presiding Bishop’s statements that in the Episcopal Church, “all” does, in fact, mean all. How well does your congregation measure up to meeting our Baptismal Covenant? Does the sign outside saying, “you are welcome here,” truly mean everyone? Let us know how we can be of assistance. Yours in Christ. Submitted by: Guy H. Wolf II, Ph.D. Fred L. Mason III The Order of Urban Missioners Pray for the city. How often have you said that during this past year? Since 2000 in Maryland, and since 2009 in New York, chapters of the Order of Urban Missioners have been meeting about once a month to do exactly that. Membership has included urban artists, neighborhood advocates, elected officials, social workers, volunteer tutors, and clergy, as well as some in discernment about lay or ordained ministry. We covenant annually to give our fears over to God, to live in love, and to support one another in prayer, especially in relation to our urban callings. Our monthly gatherings have included sharing, food, meditation, and Eucharist, and we always sing! Past meetings have occurred third Saturdays of the month at Holy Nativity. In 2015, a convergence of weather challenges, health events among the leadership, and other factors led us to re-visit the possibility of weeknight gatherings. 49 We were deeply blessed by the leadership of the Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen at a Liturgy of Covenanting on January 27 in the Peace Chapel of the Cathedral. As this is being written, we are hoping to confirm a new meeting place soon and to begin gathering on the first Monday evening of each month. We welcome inquiries from those who simply want to learn more or to visit one of our gatherings. Our current co-convener is Martha Montgomery (swmartha@aol.com), and I serve as chaplain and scribe. Submitted by: The Rev. Mary H.T. Davisson (MaryHTDavisson@aol.com ) Standing Committee Over the past year the Standing Committee has strived to faithfully serve the diocese through its regular canonical duties and while functioning as the ecclesiastical authority during Bishop Sutton’s sabbatical from January through March 2016. One of our more significant works was initiating a Mutual Ministry Review for the diocese. The Standing Committee is in the process of discerning the results of the review and will be releasing a report. Participating in the review were more than 300 members of our clergy, diocesan staff, Diocesan Council, convention delegates, and vestries. We thank all of those who participated. We are also working with the Diocese Council to move toward a planning process for the use and disbursement of funds from the sale of diocesan property. These discussions include identifying planning needs in the areas of both the closing of churches, newministry startups, and ministry restarts. The Standing Committee has completed its internal review of the 2013-2014 bishop suffragan search process and election and entrusts continued efforts to the work of the task force appointed by presiding officers for the purpose of studying episcopal elections and appointments of bishops (D004, General Convention 2015). During the period of April 2015 through February 2016, the work of the Standing Committee also included, but was not limited to the following actions: Consents for Dioceses  Diocese of Central Pennsylvania: The Rev. Audrey Cady Scanlan as bishop diocesan  Diocese of Central Gulf Coast: The The Rev. James Russell Kedrick as bishop diocesan  Diocese of Dallas: The Rev. George R. Sumner as bishop diocesan 50      Iglesia Episcopal Dominicana: The Rev. Moises Quezada-Mota as bishop coadjutor Diocese of Los Angeles: Election of a bishop coadjutor Diocese of West Texas: Election of a bishop suffragan Diocese of Northern Indiana: The Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Sparks as bishop diocesan Diocese of Eastern Oregon: The Rev. Patrick W. Bell as bishop diocesan Parishes - Imperilment  Consent to Bishop’s request for imperilment of Holy Covenant, Baltimore Consents for Ordination  Joseph Hart – received as a priest from the Roman Catholic Church  Frank Bailey – ordination to the diaconate  Ruth Elder – ordination to the diaconate  Jason Poling – ordination to the priesthood Recommendations for Admission to Candidacy  Frank Bailey – candidate for ordination to the diaconate  Ruth Elder – candidate for ordination to the diaconate  Jason Polling – candidate for ordination to the diaconate (transitional)  Joseph Woods – candidate for ordination to the diaconate (transitional)  Amy Myers - candidate for ordination to the diaconate (transitional)  Jessica Sexton - candidate for ordination to the diaconate (transitional)  Nancy Hennesy - candidate for ordination to the diaconate (transitional)  Spencer Hatcher - candidate for ordination to the diaconate (transitional) Property  Approved the request from All Saints, Sunderland, for the use of the rectory for Oxford House for Women  Approved the least of lots 2,3, and 4 of Grace, Elkridge for another year  Approved the transfer of the property at St. Mark’s, Petersville, to St. Mark’s Apostolic church  Approved the sale of property at St. Timothy’s, Frederick Release/Removal/Dissolution  Dissolution of the relationship of the Rev. C. Rodney Hudgen and Emmanuel Church Other actions  Consented to the appointment of the Hon. John Henderson to the Disciplinary Board for the unexpired term remaining due to the resignation of Anne Gross  Filled the vacancy of the position of president of the Standing Committee by the current Secretary Paul Durham, until the 2017 convention, due to the resignation of the Rev. Gregg Morris (due to a call to another diocese) 51   Filled the vacancy of the positon of secretary of the Standing Committee by Rev. Natalie Conway until the 2016 convention. Appointed the Rev. Mark Gatza as the replacement clergy member on the Standing Committee until the 2016 convention in accordance with Dioc. Canon 1-410, sec. 2. Submitted by: Paul D. Durham, Jr., President Treasurer The Diocese of Maryland ended 2015 with total revenue of $4.7 million. The revenue was performing at 97% or 3% below budget. This amount factors in the total amount of Shared Ministry Allocations expected from the congregations and not the actual amount received in 2015. As of December 31, 2015, there was an outstanding balance of $344,177 in the Shared Ministry Allocation revenue category. Since that time, and up to the writing of this report, we have received an additional $254,376 from our congregations leaving an outstanding balance of $89,800. Our total expenses were $4.9 million. In general, the overall expenses are within an acceptable range in accordance with budget performance. The total expenditures were at 100 percent at year end. As of December 31, 2015, we had a shortfall of $164,000. In the years 2014 and 2013, the short fall was $120,000 and $112,000 respectively. In 2015, we realized $1,272,000 in gains from sale of property. The total amount of sales was $1,797,000, with $853,000 of this amount in cash and a note for $900,000. Diocesan Council has dedicated $403,000 to new ministry. St. Hilda’s will receive $300,000 of this financing over the next three years and $103,000 of these funds will help grow our Latino ministry in 2016. 2015 Financial Highlights The audit of our financial statements was completed on March 31, 2016 by the auditing firm Gross Mendelsohn, Certified Public Accountants. We received a clean audit opinion. I wish to thank Karen Stewart, chief financial officer and assistant treasurer, the Diocesan Business Office staff and the Claggett staff for their hard work and long hours invested in this task while continuing their normal day-to-day operations of congregational, diocesan and Claggett program support. The full results of the audit were delivered to the Financial Advisory Board at their March meeting and will be delivered to the Diocesan Council at their April meeting. The audited financial statement can also be found on our website. 52 1. Congregational allocations made up 75 percent of our total revenue received in 2015. 2. In 2015 we budgeted the use of 5 percent of the three year rolling average of our unrestricted investments for use in our ministry. The total budgeted amount was $590,000. 3. We received and utilized $425,000 of restricted funds. This money accounts for nine percent of our total revenue. 4. As of the end of the year 2015, our fund raising effort, the “Bishops’ Appeal,” brought in $137,000. In 2015 we were able to achieve 92 percent of our goals. Compared to 2014 and 2013 with goal achievements of 88 percent and 76 percent, we are showing definite improvement in realizing our goals. I would like to thank our donors for their continued support. Several programs would not exist without their help. I would also like to thank all staff members, whose dedication and support helped this effort be successful, especially the Rev. Charles E. Cloughen, Jr. who heads this effort. 5. We utilized our funds efficiently, spending 97 percent on direct ministry, while spending only three percent of the revenue for administration and fund raising. In 2015 we used three percent of our total Shared Ministry Allocation for congregational financial assistance. For the year 2016, we have received 21 applications for congregational financial assistance and will fully utilize the amount budgeted in 2016 for this purpose. 6. In 2015, sixteen cents of every dollar contributed through your Shared Ministry Allocations was sent to the Domestic Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) of the Episcopal Church. We sent $597,000 to aid in ministries around the U.S. and the world. 7. The Bottom-Line: By canon, we are charged with presenting a balanced budget. Our budget is brought into balance by authorizing only the amount of expenses covered by anticipated revenue or cash due in throughout the year. As stated above we had a financial shortfall of approximately $164,000 in 2015. Our 2016 narrative budget is posted on our website. Investments The Investment Committee has the responsibility of overseeing and reviewing a portfolio under its trust. As of December 31, 2015, the market value was $29,700,000. In 2002 our portfolio had a market value of $18,600,000. Greystone Consulting, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, has been engaged by us as our consultant and they act as a resource in selecting and monitoring our various investment managers and asset allocations. Currently, we have engaged 15 managers in all, representing various asset classes. 53 Investing today is very complex. From an investment standpoint, the last several years have clearly been very challenging. The committee has met quarterly to review the results and strategies of the various managers, and is pleased with the performance, to date, of all firms. I am grateful to the Investment Committee members who offered their time and effort in providing oversight and counsel regarding the activities of the portfolio. In our portfolio, we have a Socially Responsible Investment Fund. This fund is designed to be invested in community development, support socially responsible corporations, and to help our investments be used in work toward the greater good. Congregations are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this fund, as well as to invest in other areas of our portfolio. For more information, please contact Karen Stewart. In Conclusion I would like to thank every congregation that paid their Shared Ministry Allocation on or before December 31, 2015. These payments bring God’s ministry forward across the world. This shared ministry reflects the fact that the Diocese of Maryland is located not only at 4 E. University Parkway, but is also comprised of the 105 individual congregations and affiliated schools and agencies within our diocese. Next, I would like to thank those congregations that sent in their 2015 parochial report on or before the March 1st deadline. Further, I would like to thank all the volunteers who served on all our boards and committees including but not limited to the Claggett Board of Trustees, Diocesan Council, Financial Advisory Board, Investment Committee, Program and Budget Committee, Property Committee, and the Standing Committee. I want everyone to know that we could not manage our affairs without the help of these volunteers. After all, stewardship concerns not only treasure, but also gifts of time and talents. Although we are collectively facing financial challenges, we are able to continue to encourage and to follow good stewardship practices utilizing all funds raised to benefit ministry and missions of our church in the Diocese of Maryland, the United States, and the World. Karen Stewart would like me to remind you that the Diocesan Business Office is a shared resource for each congregation. Please feel free to call her if you have any questions or concerns. Transparency of financial activities is of utmost importance. This is our diocese and we all have a part in ensuring stewardship and ministry fulfillment. Submitted by: Douglas E. Vaughan, Diocesan Treasurer 54 Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Seeing the Face of God in Each Other Antiracism Workshop was offered eight times in 2015 breaking a previous record of six in 2011. This was most likely due to the continued racial unrest that plagued our diocese and country throughout the year. The residual impact of chattel slavery continues to disrupt communities, church growth, and places of worship. However, your Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) continues to stand strong by offering opportunities for engagement, thought provoking conversation, and opportunities for individuals to make being antiracist a way of life. 2015 Summary       Promoted attending the annual White Privilege Conference, Louisville, KY. Recommended Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing For Racial Reconciliation as summer reading by individuals or groups. o At least three book studies were held: All Saints, Frederick, Diocesan Center, St. James’, Lothian. Second Annual Trail of Souls event featured the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey, author of Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing For Racial Reconciliation. 63 attended. A TRC subcommittee led by Ms. Nancy Barrick created a curriculum, Selected Character Traits Embodied in Biblical Heroes and African Americans in History. The resource features twelve categories with each focusing on a character trait, biblical hero, and an African American in history. For example Faith - Mary Magdalene and Pauli Murray. Episcopal Service Corps interns continue to dedicate time to race and racism as part of their studies. A TRC subcommittee, Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace -MD led by Ms. Laura McGuire and the Rev. Lauren Welch, deacon for mission, is working to connect Maryland Episcopalians doing justice, dismantling violence and striving to be peacemakers as individuals and faith communities. This group is planning regularly scheduled walks within city neighborhoods to be an ongoing presence in the neighborhood and learn from neighbors the best way for our churches to support the neighborhood. 2011 – 2015 Summary of Seeing the Face of God in Each Other Antiracism Workshop Total workshops offered – 27 Number of people completing a workshop – 500 Demographic breakdown: African American - 104, Asia – 8, Latina/o – 2, Pacific Islander – 1, White – 376; Clergy – 146, Laity – 340; mixture from the Diocese of Washington – 14. 55 Thank you to the following that hosted a workshop, some more than once: All Saints, Frederick; All Saints, Sunderland; Cathedral of the Incarnation ; Christ the King, Woodlawn; Diocesan Center; Epiphany, Dulaney Valley ; Frostburg State University; Grace Church, Elkridge; Greater Mt. Zion, AME Zion, Prince Frederick; Holy Trinity & St, Bartholomew’s; Messiah, Baltimore; Redeemer, Baltimore; St. Andrew’s, Glenwood; St. Anne’s, Annapolis; St. James’, Baltimore & Redeemer; St. James’, Westernport; St. John’s, Kingsville; St. Luke’s, Eastport; St. Mark’s-on-the-Hill, Pikesville; St. Martin’s-in-the-Field, Severna Park; St. Michael and All Angels, Baltimore; St. Paul’s, Prince Frederick; St. Philip’s, Annapolis; St. Philip’s, Annapolis and St. Martin’s-in-the-Field. The question may be asked, “So what?” There is no credible way to quantify the impact of these workshops. However, various people have indicated their minds were illuminated and, as a result, a passion to fight against the sin of racism arose. Some congregations have offered forums and book studies, while others have forged ecumenical relationships as a way to further the discourse that is so desperately needed. St. Philip’s, Annapolis, has been so bold as to hang a “Black Lives Matter” sign on their property even though it has been repeatedly vandalized. And then there are the silent individuals who read and ponder and quietly act on their own. It has been my pleasure to serve first as co-chair and then chair of TRC. The commission has done some phenomenal work making the Diocese of Maryland among the top dioceses who are taking racial justice seriously. After this convention new leadership will be sought. Remember, racism hurts everybody. Let us continue to dismantle the unhealthy and sinful system we have inherited. Submitted by: The Rev. Canon Dr. Angela F. Shepherd, chair 56 Canonical List of Clergy in the Diocese of Maryland, May 8, 2015 Those whose names are marked thus # were absent, but excused. Those whose names are marked thus * were absent without excuse. Bishops Charles Lindsay Longest (resigned) Albert Theodore Eastman (resigned) Robert Wilkes Ihloff (resigned) John L. Rabb (resigned) Eugene Taylor Sutton Heather Elizabeth Cook (resigned and deposed) Clergy #Charles Carroll Eads (retired) #Robert Frank Butehorn (retired) #Philip Kingsley Smith (retired) #Carl Berlinger Harris (retired) #Paul Sweeting Dawson (retired) #Harry Edgar Brunett (retired) #Edward Snowden Warfield, Jr. (retired) #Abraham Dickerson Salmon (retired) #David Alexander Jones (retired) #Anthony Wolcott Linsley Hollis (retired) #John Summerfield Cassell, Jr. (retired) #William Harris Fallowfield (retired) #Robert Place Patterson (retired) #John Bevan Wheeler (retired) #Philip Burwell Roulette (retired) #Peter Clopper Fulghum (retired) William Louis Smith (retired) #Lance Allen Ball Gifford (retired) #Frederick Jeffress Ramsay (retired) William Howard Correa Ticknor Michael George Rokos (retired) #William George Scarlett (retired) Norman Dale Crews (retired) Charles Omer Shaffer (retired) #David Walker Cammack (retired) 57 06/26/1959 06/26/1982 10/21/1995 10/10/1998 06/28/2008 04/30/2015 3/17/1947 7/8/1955 7/5/1956 9/29/1956 3/29/1958 6/26/1962 6/26/1962 2/18/1963 3/1/1964 6/22/1964 6/22/1965 6/22/1965 9/1/1965 2/15/1967 6/20/1967 1/1/1968 6/18/1968 6/23/1969 3/13/1970 6/22/1971 5/25/1972 6/22/1972 7/1/1972 7/15/1972 8/1/1972 Herbert Kingsley Lodder (retired) #Charles Richard McGinley (retired) #Henry Latane Hammond (retired) #Frederick Shepherd Thomas, Jr. #Gary LaVerne Gillard (retired) #Manning Lee Smith (retired) #William Jesse Redmon (retired) #Samuel Warren Edleman (retired) Floyd Allen Weatherholt, Jr. #Carl Norris Edwards (retired) #Edward Charles Rosenzweig (retired) *John Roy McDermott Van Howard Gardner (retired) #Paul Henry Moser (retired) Phebe Dillingham Lewald Coe McPherson #Milo George Coerper (retired) Charles Richard Holder #Dennis Arthur Testa (retired) #Joseph Parker Burroughs (retired) #Richard Gordon Bryant (retired) #Thomas West Claggett, III (retired) #Maria Michele Fedock (retired) Anne Louise Orwig Weatherholt #James Mark Shields (retired) January Elizabeth Hamill (retired) #Edward William Schmidt (retired) #Heyward Hunter Macdonald (retired) #Frances Dunning Fosbroke Cox #John Harry Cawthorne (retired) #Robert Edmund Daly, Jr. (retired) #James Clark Blackburn (retired) Jesse Leon Anthony Parker #David Norman Clark #Ronald Spencer Fisher (retired) Florence Livingstone Ledyard Mark Francis Gatza #George Richard Merrill (retired) #Nancy Burns Foote (retired) #Michael Grayson Schirmacher (retired) 58 1/1/1973 10/1/1973 2/1/1974 4/3/1974 6/28/1974 9/1/1974 1/15/1975 5/7/1975 5/28/1975 9/17/1976 11/21/1976 1/1/1977 5/21/1977 10/21/1977 12/3/1977 7/5/1978 7/7/1978 7/20/1978 11/1/1978 1/1/1979 5/12/1979 5/12/1979 9/1/1979 10/9/1979 4/26/1980 2/9/1981 6/1/1981 6/28/1981 8/1/1981 9/4/1981 9/10/1981 10/17/1981 7/23/1982 1/8/1983 3/19/1983 5/15/1983 6/2/1983 6/26/1983 8/15/1983 #Jack Glenn Flintom (retired) Clyde Allen Spicer, Jr. (retired) Eddie Michael Blue #Janice Evelina Gordon-Barnes (retired) #Norval Harrison McDonald #Ben Huddleston Smith, Jr. (retired) #Thomas Leon Culbertson (retired) *Blair Deborah Newcomb Kathryn Annmarie Reardon Wajda #John Edwin Howanstine, Jr. (retired) Beth Cooper McNamara *Elaine Jo Prince Charles Edward Cloughen, Jr. (retired) #Harold Ellsworth Bishop, Jr. (retired) Beverly Barfield Davis Braine (retired) #Columba Gilliss (retired) #William Ray Shiflet, Jr. (retired) #Robert Hazlett Speer, Jr. (retired) William Melbourne Dunning (retired) #Michael Warren Ellis (retired) #Ronald Homer Miller (retired) #John Randolph Price (retired) John David Cozzoli #Mildred Elsie Ida Johanna Kratovil (retired) #Jean Carla Neylon (retired) #Jon Paul Shematek #Hughes Edward Wahl (retired) Lauren Marie Welch James Robert Crowder (retired) #Thelma Alice Smullen (retired) #James Clifford Ransom (retired) #Wayland Eugene Thomas (retired) John Steiner, IV (retired) #George Russell Pruitt, Jr. (retired) Edward Henry Munro #Marshall Ulysses Thompson (retired) #Alfred Frank Laveroni (retired) #William Allan Knight (retired) Sarah Elizabeth Lewis 59 9/13/1983 2/1/1984 3/26/1984 4/24/1984 9/13/1984 1/1/1985 2/24/1986 3/7/1986 3/13/1986 4/18/1986 6/7/1986 6/7/1986 6/23/1986 7/18/1986 10/15/1986 5/7/1987 6/15/1987 11/3/1987 5/9/1988 6/7/1988 2/1/1989 2/13/1989 6/17/1989 6/17/1989 6/17/1989 6/17/1989 6/17/1989 6/17/1989 9/15/1989 11/16/1989 4/3/1990 6/6/1990 9/4/1990 5/1/1991 6/15/1991 6/15/1991 6/18/1991 12/2/1991 12/2/1991 #William Bruce McPherson, III Ellen S. Hurwitz #Christine Geer Barbara Jean Seras #Donald Stuart Dunnan William Forest Lee, III #John Robert Harmon (retired) Margaret Elizabeth VanAuker #Walter Clippinger Simmons (retired) Alice Moore Bassett-Jellema #Fielder Israel, Jr. (retired) Jansen Edward String #Kirk Alan Kubicek *James Barney Hawkins, IV #Gid Montjoy, IV (retired) #Roger Paul Butts (retired) Charles Lee Barton William Eugene Radcliffe, Jr. Barbara Anne Sears #Cynthia Tipton Mainolfi Zile Christopher Douglas Tang #Alice Elizabeth Duffy Babin (retired) Stephen A. Swift (retired) *Linda Pell Fernandez Scott Philip Bellows #Carole Robinson Douglas Miriam Atwell Mathews #Charles Dean Pugh (retired) #Sarah Euphemia Standiford (retired) #Mary Jane Tongue White (retired) Eric Neil Zile #William Eugene Bolin (retired) #John George McIntyre (retired) #Beatrice Moore Billups (retired) Virginia Francene Stanford Wesley Wubbenhorst David Anthony Stenner #Gerald Arnold Ash (retired) *Lura Kaval 60 3/8/1992 4/27/1992 5/19/1992 6/13/1992 8/10/1992 1/14/1993 5/5/1993 6/12/1993 3/15/1994 7/1/1994 9/8/1994 9/28/1994 1/2/1995 3/28/1995 4/1/1995 5/10/1995 6/10/1995 6/10/1995 6/10/1995 6/10/1995 6/15/1996 8/1/1996 1/17/1997 2/27/1997 4/18/1997 6/7/1997 6/14/1997 6/14/1997 6/14/1997 6/14/1997 6/14/1997 8/15/1997 12/4/1997 1/5/1998 2/3/1998 3/13/1998 3/24/1998 5/15/1998 6/13/1998 #John Roy Kenny, Jr. (retired) #William Morris Krulak (retired) #Carol Bustard Burnside #John Miles Evans (retired) Katrina Lynn Grusell Mark William Wastler #Theodore Grant Jones (retired) Angela Fontessa Shepherd Sandra Louise Kline-Mortimer Kenneth Oliver Phelps #Roger Tilden (retired) Ann Humphreys Copp Walter Earl Mullins #Sandra Kay Eury Rice (retired) Kerry Jon Smith #George Byrd Page Ward, Jr. (retired) Daniel Stoddart Meck, III #Martha Nell Macgill Thomas Brooke Carter (retired) #Arthur Everett Woolley, Jr. (retired) Taylor Magavern Smith *Doris Buchanan Johnson #Mary Fish Walton Scott Gerald Slater #Gina Arents Jane Goodhue Mayrer #Nancy Anne White (retired) Thomas Stewart Lucas #Thomas William Bauer (retired) #John William Klein (retired) Richard Arthur Ginnever #Paul Dennis Tunkle (retired) John Thomas Smith (retired) #Walter Vernon Lloyd Eversley (retired) #Frank Edwin Fortkamp (retired) Portia Royall Conn Hirschman (retired) Adrien Portia Dawson Allen Florence Robinson Annette Mary Chappell (retired) 61 10/13/1998 1/1/1999 1/21/1999 4/6/1999 6/12/1999 6/12/1999 8/11/1999 9/15/1999 11/12/1999 11/30/1999 1/1/2000 4/27/2000 5/2/2000 6/2/2000 6/2/2000 6/2/2000 6/10/2000 8/15/2000 11/13/2000 12/6/2000 12/7/2000 2/1/2001 3/27/2001 4/24/2001 6/2/2001 6/2/2001 6/2/2001 6/9/2001 6/14/2001 8/28/2001 10/4/2001 1/11/2002 4/5/2002 4/24/2002 5/5/2002 6/3/2002 6/8/2002 11/1/2002 6/14/2003 *Patricia May Ridgway Drost Mark Andrew Stanley *Brian Kevin McDonnell Schelly Reid-Levy Mary Helen Thomsen Davisson Jane O'Leary Virginia Ann Boyd #Eleanor Lois Holland (retired) Frances Andre LeBlanc Steven William Hagerman #Leroy Rowland Bonadie (retired) #Mary Ashley Eliot *Julie C. Wizorek Charles Edward Wilkerson Sally Burt Joyner-Giffin M. Joanna White Timothy Edward Kroh Wayne Harold Larson Kristen Fishbaugh Looney David Gordon Showers Mary Luck Stanley Loree Anne Penner William Clarence Anderson (retired) #Jennifer Ovenstone Smith Charles Spencer Mercer, Jr. Steven Lynn McCarty Meki To'alepai Caroline Rinehart Stewart Dina Els Van Klaveren Tracy Ann Bruce Carol Pinkham Oak Joseph Samuel Pagano Amy Elizabeth Richter Arthur Bradford Ingalls, Jr. #Melvin Edward Truiett (retired) #Thomas S. Rogers, III *John G. Earls Michelle Stuart Doran *Lydia Adriana Peter Martin 62 6/14/2003 4/2/2004 6/5/2004 6/5/2004 6/12/2004 6/24/2004 7/29/2004 10/4/2004 11/11/2004 11/16/2004 2/1/2005 2/4/2005 2/23/2005 6/4/2005 6/11/2005 6/15/2005 7/2/2005 10/25/2005 10/29/2005 10/29/2005 11/29/2005 1/25/2006 2/10/2006 4/26/2006 5/25/2006 6/10/2006 6/10/2006 6/24/2006 6/24/2006 9/1/2006 9/1/2006 11/13/2006 11/13/2006 11/28/2006 12/21/2006 2/13/2007 4/18/2007 6/2/2007 6/2/2007 Robert Martin McCoy (retired) Timothy Holiday Grayson Anjel Lorraine Scarborough Mickie Dion Thompson Nicholas Stephen Szobota #Elizabeth Mills Pickering Orens (retired) Alistair Hong So Garrett Harvey Carskadon Thomas James Hudson, O.P. *Janice Marie Raye *Theodore Tchamala Lewis Gabriel Bradford Linda Lee Benson Hollis *Anne Spottswood Chamblin Byrne *Gloria Regina Stromwell Karen Ann Crosby #Ruth Alice Goldbloom Mary Ellen Bourdeau Glenna Reed Huber Lori H. Babcock Gail Joan Landers John Charles Martin, Jr. #Kristofer Hans Lindh-Payne Stuart Wayne Wright Malcolm Arthur Ellis Matthew Justin D'Amario *Hector Raul Rodriguez #Mary Hartwell Brown (retired) #Hal Thomas Ley Hayek Allston Jacobs Joseph Stewart-Sicking Megan Elizabeth Stewart-Sicking Victor Curtis Hailey #William Reed Bell, Jr. Theresa Markley Brion Daniel Joseph Webster #Louis T. Wheeler, Jr. Meredith Kefauver Olsen #William Reeves Burt, Jr. 63 6/2/2007 6/16/2007 6/16/2007 6/16/2007 9/11/2007 12/5/2007 12/13/2007 12/21/2007 12/21/2007 12/21/2007 3/20/2008 6/7/2008 6/7/2008 7/5/2008 7/5/2008 7/6/2008 7/6/2008 9/7/2008 3/10/2009 3/12/2009 6/6/2009 6/6/2009 6/13/2009 6/26/2009 9/3/2009 9/20/2009 10/4/2009 10/5/2009 10/21/2009 1/7/2010 1/7/2010 1/8/2010 1/21/2010 1/26/2010 2/13/2010 2/16/2010 4/8/2010 5/20/2010 6/16/2010 Jessica Trout Holthus Maria Cristina Cafugauan Paglinauan Sara Lynn Shisler Goff #Nancy Burton Dilliplane Peter Woodrich Mayer Ramelle Lorenzo McCall Gregg Allen Morris #Nancy Ann Wakeman #Anthony Francis Warner Kenneth Hope Saunders III Thomas Wynn Allen Marta Dove-Vila Johnson Monique A. Ellison C. Rodney Hudgen Arianne Rice Weeks Dawn Ann Campbell Christopher Dreisbach Diane Camille Fadely Susan S. Keller Nathan Andrew Erdman Sharon L. Jones Watts Rosa Margarita Santana #Randy Kyle Callender Sarah Rebecca Lamming Neva Wilkins Mildred Brown Natalie Regina Hall Conway Katharine Trumbull Shahinian Diana Elizabeth Carroll *Robert Francis Solon Jr. John Kuriakose Maniyatt Dominique Francois Peridans Henry Thomas Slawson, III Wan Hong Lee (Barnabas) #Anne Louise Nicholson #James Francis Perra Carl Walter Wright Paula Datsko Barker Gordon John De La Vars James Gary Hamilton 64 6/19/2010 6/19/2010 6/19/2010 10/21/2010 1/28/2011 6/4/2011 6/4/2011 6/4/2011 6/7/2011 6/30/2011 9/8/2011 10/24/2011 1/27/2012 1/27/2012 2/14/2012 4/15/2012 6/2/2012 6/2/2012 8/30/2012 1/19/2013 1/19/2013 2/13/2013 4/10/2013 4/10/2013 6/1/2013 6/1/2013 6/1/2013 9/17/2013 9/17/2013 9/18/2013 10/5/2013 11/19/2013 12/17/2013 1/11/2014 1/11/2014 3/17/2014 4/15/2014 4/28/2014 5/14/2014 #Rock Hal Schuler Kirk Eugene DeVore Robert John Frederick Matthew Arnold Rogers *Sarah Elizabeth Saxe John Dayton Willard Joshua Rodriguez-Hobbs Emmett Bernard Anderson Jr. *John Michael Hayes *Ashley Elizabeth Urquidi Samuel Nsengiyumva Travis K. Smith Anne Coghill MacNabb 65 6/5/2014 6/14/2014 6/14/2014 6/14/2014 6/14/2014 6/14/2014 10/15/2014 1/10/2015 1/10/2015 1/10/2015 1/26/2015 3/3/2015 3/19/2015 Bishops of the Diocese of Maryland The Right Reverend Thomas John Claggett, D.D. (5) 1792-1816 The Right Reverend James Kemp, D.D. (15) Suffragan, 1814 1816-1827 The Right Reverend William Murray Stone, D.D. (23) 1830-1838 The Right Reverend William Rollinson Whittingham, D.D. (36) 1840-1879 The Right Reverend William Pinkney, D.D. (97) Coadjutor, 1870 1879-1883 The Right Reverend William Paret, D.D. (137) 1885-1911 The Right Reverend John Gardner Murray, D.D. (243) Coadjutor, 1909 1911-1929 The Right Reverend Edward Trail Helfenstein, D.D. (354) Coadjutor, 1926 1929-1943 The Right Reverend Noble Cilley Powell, D.D. (428) Coadjutor, 1941 1943-1963 The Right Reverend Harry Lee Doll, D.D. (535) Suffragan, 1955 Coadjutor, 1958 1963-1971 66 The Right Reverend David Keller Leighton, Sr., D.D. (639) Coadjutor, 1968 1972-1985 The Right Reverend William Jackson Cox, D.D. (684) Suffragan, 1972-1980 The Right Reverend Albert Theodore Eastman, L.H.D. (767) Coadjutor, 1982 1986-1994 The Right Reverend Barry Valentine, D.D. (810) Assistant Bishop, 1986-1988 The Right Reverend Charles Lindsay Longest, D.D. (848) Suffragan, 1989-1997 The Right Reverend Robert Wilkes Ihloff, D.D. (909) 1995-2007 The Right Reverend Donald Purple Hart (817) Assisting Bishop, 1997-1998 The Right Reverend John Leslie Rabb (942) Suffragan, 1998-2010 The Right Reverend Eugene Taylor Sutton (1030) 2008The Right Reverend Joe Goodwin Burnett (985) Assistant Bishop, 2011-2013 The Right Reverend Heather Cook (1083) Suffragan, 2014-2015 The Right Reverend Chilton R. Knudsen (938) Assistant Bishop, 201567 Lay Delegates and Lay Alternates to 2015 Convention Church Advent, Baltimore All Hallows, Davidsonville All Saints’, Frederick All Saints’, Reisterstown All Saints’, Sunderland Ascension, Deer Creek Ascension, Westminster Delegate Mark Garcia Carl F. Allen Clarence Harper Pamela Johnson Jeffrey Pike John Holbert William Lyon-Vaiden Cathedral of the Incarnation Balt. Clair Francomano Barbara Ruble Christ Church, Columbia Robert Bunker Donna Campagna Ellen Hoke Christ Church, Port Republic Russell Costley Christ Church, Rock Spring Bob Bunch Christ Church, West River Shelly Collinson Christ the King, Woodlawn Don Hooper Emmanuel, Baltimore Peter Graening Janness Hall David Jackson Emmanuel, Bel Air Dorothy Ward Emmanuel, Cumberland David Cox Ronald Growden Epiphany, Odenton Anna Barton Epiphany, Timonium Linda Wilson Good Shepherd, Towson Edwin MacVaugh Mary Snead Grace, Brunswick David Gunning Grace, Elkridge Dave Blackburn Grace, New Market Richard Larson Grace, Darlington Patricia Vajda Grace & St. Peter’s, Baltimore Guardian Angel Jean Lafferty Harriet Chapel, Catoctin Parish James Rauth Holy Apostles, Baltimore Anthony Cobb Holy Comforter, Lutherville Thomas Simpson 68 Alternate Daniel Schoos Nancy Hennessey Peter Whitford Margo Landon Sandra Hall Paulette Hammond Jason Green Angela Furlong Patricia Johnson Vaughn Vigil Holy Covenant, Baltimore Holy Cross, The Rocks Holy Nativity, Baltimore Holy Trinity, Baltimore Holy Trinity, Churchville Holy Trinity, Essex Immanuel, Glencoe Memorial, Bolton Hill Messiah, Baltimore Middleham & St. Peter’s, Lusby Nativity, Cedarcroft Redeemer, Baltimore Redemption, Locust Point Resurrection, Baltimore Resurrection, Copley Parish Sherwood, Cockeysville St. Alban’s, Glen Burnie St. Andrew the Fisherman, Mayo St. Andrew’s, Clear Spring St. Andrew’s, Glenwood St. Andrew’s, Pasadena St. Anne’s, Annapolis St. Anne’s, Smithsburg St. Barnabas’, Sykesville St. Bartholomew’s, Baltimore St. Christopher, Linthicum Hgts. St. David’s, Roland Park Susan Willis Mary Williams Carol Mullins Ken McElroy Cheryl Pasteur Jean Laveroni Michele Alves Elizabeth Sieck Alma Bell Michele Steppe Anne Gross Douglas Vaughan Janet Ayres Mary DeKuyper Patricia McLean Judith Wright JoAnn T’oalepai Gloria Amaya Amanda Roman Stephanie Everts Danielle Seiler William Shoemaker Jill Poffenberger Carol Evans Peggy Fitzpatrick David Richardson Pan Conrad Karen Davis Sharon McElfish Corby Zeren Christine Schmitz Melody Pitts Jean Kennedy Carolyn Janowski Barbara Pilert St. George’s, Hamstead Leslie Gee St. George’s, Mount Savage Denoma Stallings St. George & St. Matthew’s, Dundalk 69 Bernadine Coates M. Moise Vicki McAdory Christine Kinard Douglas Whatley Erin Kelly Joanne Tetrault Mark Walker Pat Kauffman William Lukens Steven Dethridge Laura Lee Provonche Jeffrey Witt Carol Barry St. James’, Baltimore St. James’, Lothian St. James’, Monkton St. James’, Mount Airy St. James’, Parkton St. James’, Westernport St. John’s, Deer Park St. John’s, Ellicott City St. John’s, Frostburg St. John’s, Hagerstown St. John’s, Havre de Grace St. John’s, Kingsville St. John’s, Mt. Washington St. John’s, Western Run St. John’s in the Village, Balt. St. Katharine of Alexandria, Balt. St. Luke’s, Eastport St. Luke’s, Baltimore St. Luke’s, Brownsville St. Margaret’s, Annapolis Nancy Barrick LaNae Croxton Marjorie Mack Charles Wolf Robert Hanley Sandra Kull Suzanne Zantop Blix Winston Ann Herring Judith Mason Barbara Frantz Ron Buchman Anna Loomis Phil Stackhouse T. James Truby Alice Skidmore Joyce Chabot Jan Biondo Anthony Rising Devon Holmes Alice Altstatt John Shilling Bard Wickkiser Elizabeth Lee Mary Dent Steve Kidwell David Boyce Charlie Lang St. Mark’s, Highland Richard Mitchell Charles Wingate St. Mark’s, Lappans Dian Nelson St. Mark’s on-the-Hill, Pikesville Kathleen Schotto St. Martin’s in-the-Field, Severna Pk. David Mallery Dan Tootle St. Mary’s, Emmorton Joe Shafer, Sr. St. Mary’s, Woodlawn David Carroll St. Mary the Virgin, Baltimore Leatrice Curtis 70 Nancy Horkan Paul Oswald Ted Franz Jack Folk David McKinley Anne McCorkle Garrett Nona Diggs Dianne Crews Eric Naeseth Tom Wenz Kathy Boyer Alyson Pye-Hopkins St. Matthew’s, Oakland St. Matthias’, Baltimore St. Michael and All Angels St. Paul’s, Baltimore St. Paul’s, Mount Airy St. Paul’s, Point of Rocks St. Paul’s, Prince Frederick St. Paul’s, Sharpsburg St. Peter’s, Ellicott City St. Peter’s, Lonaconing St. Philip’s, Annapolis St. Stephen’s, Severn Parish St. Thomas’, Hancock St. Thomas’, Owings Mills St. Thomas’, Towson St. Timothy’s, Frederick Transfiguration, Braddock Hts. Trinity, Elkridge Trinity, Long Green Trinity, Towson 71 Paul Durham Elizabeth Dellow Celestine Morgan Katie Mead-Brewer Keith Murray Phyllis Heffner Toni Lake Linda Santiff William Santiff George Ashbaugh Angela Mitchell April Johnson Orion Jones, Sr. James Dietrich Tracy Salvagno Simonetta Forsyth William Stewart O. James Talbott Christopher Snead Amy Shimonkevitz Donald Smith Toni Beaird-Wilson Nancy Hall Diane Pierce Dennis King Tracy Martin Mary Ellen Dore Edward Taber III Janis Bahner Mary Grigg Charles Toth Katie Curran Stephanie Foy Youth Delegates and Alternates to 2015 Convention Region Anne Arundel Frederick Harbor Northeast North Central Northwest Patapsco Valley Southern Maryland Towson-Roland Park Washington County Western Maryland 72 Delegate Bea Lunsford-Poe Fallon Wilson Robert Jackson Bryan Howl Thomas King Alternate Annika Schultz Caroline Miller

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