Nominees for Diocesan Elections
Nominees for Provisional Clerical Deputy to
General Convention (4 to be ranked)
The Rev.
Karen
Montagno
Christ Church,
Cambridge
The Rev.
Robert E.
Hensley
Grace Church,
Vineyard
Haven
The Rev.
Frederick P.
Moser
Church of the
Holy Spirit,
Wayland
The Rev.
Sabeth
Fitzgibbons
Church of Our
Redeemer,
Lexington
Nominees for Provisional Lay Deputy to
General Convention (4 to be ranked)
Mr.
Christopher
Ashley
St. John’s
Church,
Jamaica Plain
Mr.
Stephen B.
MacAusland
St. Paul’s
Church, Dedham
Ms.
Lallie Lloyd
Trinity Church,
Boston
Ms.
Helen
Gordon
St. Barnabas’s
Church,
Falmouth
Nominees for Lay Member of
Standing Committee (1 to be elected)
Ms. Karen
Mathiasen
Ms. Robin
Preston
Grace Church,
Everett
Christ Church,
Cambridge
Nominees for Board of Directors of the
Barbara C. Harris Center (2 to be elected)
Mr.
Zachary
Dunn
Grace Church,
Everett
The Rev.
Martha
Hubbard
St. Paul’s
Church,
Newburyport
Ms.
Beverly
Faison
Sneed
Grace Church,
Everett
Uncontested Elections
These nominees are unopposed.
Clerical Member of Standing Committee
The Rev. Johanna Barrett, Trinity Church, Topsfield
Clerical Deputy to Provincial Synod
The Rev. Elizabeth Steinhauser, St. Stephen’s Church, Boston
Lay Deputy to Provincial Synod
Ms. Nancy Jeanne Martin, Trinity Church, Boston
Clerical Member of the Cathedral Chapter
The Rev. Dr. Katharine C. Black, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston
Lay Member of the Cathedral Chapter
Ms. Jane Covey, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston
Member of Trustees of Donations
Ms. Ella Davilla Auchincloss, Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill
Treasurer of the Diocese
Mr. James F. Gammill, Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown
Secretary of the Diocese
Mr. Leon A. Brathwaite II, Church of the Good Shepherd, Waban
Resolutions on Clergy
Compensation and Benefits
Resolutions on Clergy Compensation and Benefits
(p. H-18) Submitted by the Compensation and Benefits
Committee of the Commission on Ministry
These two resolutions define Total Clergy
Compensation and provide a formula for
calculating minimum Total Clergy
Compensation.
Resolutions
1. Resolution creating a diocesan policy on
immigration (p. H-27)
Submitted by the diocesan Immigration Task Force
Responds to the June 2007 New Sanctuary
Movement resolution of the Executive
Council of General Convention
Calls for a diocesan education program for
clergy and congregations on the plight of
refugees and immigrants
1. Resolution creating a diocesan policy on
immigration (p. H-27)
continued
Promotes the use of the term “immigrant” in place
of the dehumanizing label “alien”
Encourages the provision of assistance and
sanctuary in churches for those seeking protection
from detention and deportation, in consultation
with the Bishop
Encourages congregations to sponsor refugees and
asylum seekers as appropriate
2. Resolution supporting transgender civil rights
(p. H-29)
Submitted by The Rev. Cameron Partridge,
The Rev. Christopher Fike and The Rev. Canon Edward Rodman
Supports enactment of laws that prohibit
discrimination based on gender identity or
its expression and that treat related physical
violence as a hate crime
Asks that the resolution be conveyed to the
State Legislature and Mass. representatives
in the U.S. House and Senate
2. Resolution supporting transgender civil rights
(p. H-29)
continued
Asks for a resolution to General Convention
requesting that “gender identity and
expression” be included in the Episcopal
Church’s canon on access to the discernment
process for any ministry, lay or ordained
3. Resolution affirming General Convention actions
on slavery and reconciliation (pp. H-30 - H-31)
Submitted by a coalition of members of the diocese
Affirms the Episcopal Church’s
acknowledgement of its historical
participation in the sin of slavery and its
legacy and lasting injury
Joins in the church’s expression of regret
and apology for its complicity
3. Resolution affirming General Convention actions
on slavery and reconciliation (pp. H-30 - H-31)
continued
Acknowledges that this diocese has
responded to General Convention
Resolution A123’s call for a report on the
church’s complicity in and economic benefit
from slavery in Massachusetts
Calls on parishes to engage in similar
inquiry and reporting
3. Resolution affirming General Convention actions
on slavery and reconciliation (pp. H-30 - H-31)
continued
Calls for commitment to becoming
“a transformed, anti-racist church” and
to work toward healing, reconciliation and
restoration
Asks that the diocese study and implement
how the church can be “the repairer of the
breach”
4. Resolution on Christian formation/education
regarding nonviolence (p. H-33)
Submitted by the diocesan Peace and Justice Committee
Urges appointment of a Peacemaking and
Nonviolence Focus Group to design
education for the diocese and its
congregations about the spirituality, history
and practice of peacemaking and
nonviolence in the Christian tradition
Asks that the focus group report to next
year’s Diocesan Convention
5. Resolution to General Convention endorsing a
feast day for Sts. Andronicus & Junia (p. H-34)
Submitted by the diocesan Liturgy and Music Committee
Requests the Episcopal Church’s Standing
Commission on Liturgy and Music to add to
Lesser Feasts and Fasts a May 17 feast day
for Sts. Andronicus and Junia, Apostles.
6. Resolution for continued trial use of feast day for
Sts. Andronicus and Junia (pp. H-35 - H-36)
Submitted by the diocesan Liturgy and Music Committee
Asks Diocesan Convention’s approval of
continued diocesan trial use of a May 17 feast day
for Sts. Andronicus and Junia, Apostles, pending
adoption by General Convention or until 2013
Charges the diocesan Liturgy and Music
Committee with preparing educational and
liturgical material, promoting the feast day’s
observance and annual reporting to Diocesan
Convention
7. Resolution confirming diocesan support for the
work of the Diocese of Jerusalem (pp. H-36 - H-37)
Submitted by the diocesan Committee on Palestine and Israel
Reaffirms diocesan commitment to the
Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and pledges
support through prayer and participation
Encourages financial support for the Home
for Elderly in Beir Zeit, a project selected in
consultation with Bishop Suheil Dawani
7. Resolution confirming diocesan support for the
work of the Diocese of Jerusalem (pp. H-36 - H-37)
continued
Authorizes the diocesan Committee on
Palestine and Israel to develop and
implement an education plan for the diocese
regarding the Diocese of Jerusalem’s future,
and to report to next year’s convention
Directs the committee to continue its
dialogue with Jewish religious leaders in
Massachusetts
Admission of Parishes and
Missions
Report of the Committee on Admission of
Parishes and Missions (p. H-52)
The committee will recommend that the
convention admit the Church of the Holy Spirit in
Fall River as a parish in union with the diocese.
The Church of the Holy Spirit is a new entity
resulting from the merger of three Fall River
parishes: the Church of the Ascension, St. John’sSt. Stephen’s Partnership and St. Mark’s Church.
Amendments to the
Diocesan Constitution
I. Amendment to Diocesan Constitution Article 18
(p. H-53)
Submitted by the Committee on Constitution and Canons
The amendment clarifies the process for
amending the Diocesan Constitution by
indicating that amendments become effective at
the adjournment of the current Diocesan
Convention unless otherwise directed.
This is the required second reading of this
amendment.
II. Amendment to Diocesan Constitution
Article 2, Section 2 (p. H-54)
Submitted by the Committee on Constitution and Canons
The amendment allows lay members of
Diocesan Council to vote at Diocesan
Convention.
This is the required second reading of this
amendment.