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The 219Th Annual Council Including Proceedings of the January 23-25, 2014 Meeting of the 219Th Annual Council Journal of The 219th Annual Council including Proceedings of the January 23-25, 2014 meeting of the 219th Annual Council Parochial Statistics Annual Reports Audits The Constitution and Canons of the Diocese of Virginia Current Directories Journal of The 219th Annual Council including Proceedings of the January 23-25, 2014 meeting of the 219th Annual Council Parochial Statistics Annual Reports Audits The Constitution and Canons of the Diocese of Virginia Current Directories The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council 1 2 The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council Table of Contents 5 Next Meeting of Council 6 Diocesan Officers 7 Members of Council 27 Clergy of the Diocese in Order of Reception 39 Necrology 49 Alphabetical Listing of Churches & Missions 57 Rules of Order 63 Program of the 219th Council 67 Proceedings 127 Resolutions 141 Amendments 143 Annual Reports 177 Properties Held 185 Report of Pledges 193 Report of Audits 200 Official Acts of Bishops 203 Official Acts of Standing Committee 205 Report of Confirmations & Receptions 215 Summary of Annual Parochial Reports 219 Communicants & Services Held 227 Income & Expenditures 235 Diocese of Virginia Financial Report 267 Trustees of the Funds Financial Report 293 Diocesan Missonary Fund Financial Report 319 Diocesan Program Budget 323 Legal Titles for Making Bequests 327 Constitution & Canons 362 Index to the Constitution & Canons 368 Directory - Bishops & Staff 447 Directory - Churches by Location Click on any content listing to link to the respective page. Clicking on the “ footer” of any page will return to the table of contents. The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council 3 4 The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council The 220th Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia is appointed to meet January 22-24, 2015, in Richmond, Virginia. The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council 5 Diocesan Officers As of the 219th Annual Council. The Bishop The Rt. Rev. Shannon Sherwood Johnston The Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Susan E. Goff The Assistant Bishop The Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick Jr. The Secretary The Rev. Deacon Edward W. Jones The Treasurer Mr. Michael Jr. Kerr The Chancellor John Paul Causey Jr., Esq. The Registrar Ms. Julia Randle The Trustees Jack W. Burtch Jr., Esq. Bradfute W. Davenport Jr., Esq. Elizabeth G. Hester, Esq. The Mayo Memorial Church House of the Diocese of Virginia 110 West Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-643-8451 800-DIOCESE Fax 804-644-6928 www.thediocese.net 6 The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council Members of the 219th Annual Council The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council 7 Members of the 219th annual council Canonically Resident Clergy The Rev. Peter Ackerman, St. Christopher’s, Springfield The Rev. John D. Adams, Retired The Rev. D. Wallace Adams-Riley, St. Paul’s Church, Richmond The Rev. Dr. Christopher M Agnew, Vauter’s, Loretto The Rev. Charles D. Aiken, St. Mark’s, Richmond The Rev. Charles D. Alley, St. Matthew’s, Richmond The Rev. Deacon Barbara Ambrose, St. Andrew’s, Richmond The Rev. T. Grant Ambrose, St. Mary’s Church, Arlington The Rev. Paul Andersen, Christ Church, Christchurch The Rev. David T. Anderson, St. James the Less, Ashland The Rev. Vienna Cobb Anderson, Retired The Rev. Anthony F. Andres, Holy Cross, Batesville The Rev. Pati Mary Andrews, St. Stephen’s, Catlett The Rev. Sara Ardrey-Graves, Emmanuel, Harrisonburg The Rev. Collins Asonye, Meade Memorial, Alexandria The Rev. B. Cass Bailey, Trinity, Charlottesville The Rev. S. Abbott Bailey, St. Andrew’s, Richmond The Rev. John Baker, St. Aidan’s, Alexandria The Rev. Rhonda W. Baker, Grace, Goochland The Rev. Harry W. Baldwin, Retired The Very Rev. Robert Banse, Trinity, Upperville The Rev. Ann Barker, St. John’s, Arlington The Rev. Gary J. Barker, Kingston, Matthews The Rev. Jane W. Barr, Non-Parochial The Rev. Philip R. Baxter, Retired The Rev. Ralph W. Bayfield, Retired The Rev. Rosemary Beales, Non-Parochial The Rev. Deacon Emmetri Monica Beane, St. Gabriel’s, Leesburg The Rev. Stephan P. Beatty, Non-Parochial The Rev. Robert A. Becker, Holy The Rev. Jo J. Belser, Church of the Resurrection, Alexandria The Rev. Gloria K. Berberich, Retired The Rev. Craig Biddle, Retired The Rev. Dr. Donald D. Binder, Pohick, Lorton The Rev. Rachelle E. Birnbaum, Retired The Rev. Donald E. Bitsberger, Retired The Rev. Thom W. Blair, Retired The Rev. Barbara K. Blakemore, Retired The Rev. Louise Blanchard, St. Stephen’s, Richmond The Rev. Ellis Tucker Bowerfind, St. Luke’s, Wellington, Alexandria The Rev. Mary W. Brake, Retired The Rev. Michael J. Brenneis, Non-Parochial The Rev. Penelope Bridges, St. Francis,’ Great Falls The Rev. Charles F. Brock, St. James’, Mount Vernon The Rev. Christopher Morgan Brookfield, Retired The Rev. Porter H. Brooks, Retired The Rev. Allen W. Brown, Retired The Rev. Dwight L. Brown, Grace, Berryville & St. Mary’s, Berryville The Rev. Mary Kay Brown, St. David’s, Ashburn The Rev. W. Hill Brown, Retired 8 The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council Members of the 219th annual council The Rev. Jonathan R. Bryan, Retired The Rev. Katherine S. Bryant, St. James’, Leesburg The Rev. Douglas Gray Burgoyne, Retired The Rev. William H. Burk, Church of the Creator, Mechanicsville The Rev. J. Michael Cadaret, Grace and Holy Trinity, Richmond The Rev. Deacon Donald H. Cady, Emmanuel, Greenwood The Rev. George M. Caldwell, St. Michael’s, Arlington The Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell, Richmond Hill The Very Rev. Catherine Campbell, La Iglesia de San Jose & Cristo Rey, Arlington The Rev. Grace Cangialosi, Retired The Rev. Peter M. Carey, St. Paul’s, Charlottesville The Rev. Diane Carroll, Hanover with Brunswick, King George The Rev. J. M. Carter, Retired The Rev. Sean Cavanaugh, Non-Parochial The Rev. Leslie E. Chadwick, St. Timothy’s, Herndon The Rev. Kathleen Chipps, Retired The Rev. Deacon Carey Chirico, St. George’s, Fredericksburg The Rev. Young Kwon Choi, St. Francis Korean, McLean The Rev. James H. Cirillo, Grace, Casanova The Rev. Constance Clark, Buck Mountain, Earlysville The Rev. Joseph Cochran, Non-Parochial The Rev. Laura Doud Cochran, St. Anne’s, Reston The Rev. Dr. E. Allen Coffey, Retired The Rev. Kim L. Coleman, Trinity, Arlington The Rev. Bruce Cooke, Retired The Rev. Richard S. Corry, Retired The Rev. Geoffrey D. Coupland, Non-Parochial The Rev. Ronald Crocker, Retired The Rev. David M. Crosby, Immanuel-On-The-Hill, Alexandria The Rev. James C. Dannals, Retired The Rev. Mary Fisher Davila, Non-Parochial The Rev. Alice D. Davis, Retired The Rev. Ann B. Davis, Non-Parochial The Rev. Gordon B. Davis, Retired The Rev. Richard A. DeMott, Retired The Rev. Susan W. Degavre, Non-Parochial The Rev. John J. Desaulniers, Retired The Rev. Robert W. Dickey, Retired The Rev. Patricia J. Dickson, Non-Parochial The Rev. Ann Dieterle, St. James’s, Richmond The Rev. W. Scott Dillard, Retired The Rev. Timothy W. Dols, Retired The Rev. William L. Dols, Retired The Rev. Dr. Dede Duncan-Probe, St. Peter’s-in-the-Woods, Fairfax Station The Rev. Andrew Dunks, St. Bartholomew’s, Richmond The Rev. G. Edward Dunlap, Retired The Rev. Jennifer Durant, Church of Our Saviour, Charlottesville The Rev. Robert W. Duvall, Retired The Rev. Kenneth C. Eade, Retired The Rev. Lindon J. Eaves, Retired The Rev. Susan N. Eaves, Retired The Rev. William E. Eberle, Little Fork, Rixeyville The Diocese of Virginia t Journal of the the 219th annual council 9 Members of the 219th annual council The Rev. Daniel W. Eckman, Retired The Rev. Dr. Stephen B. Edmondson, St. Thomas, McLean The Rev. Robert M. Elder, Retired The Rev. Deacon Mary Beth Emerson, St. Thomas’, McLean The Rev. Gail Epes, Non-Parochial The Rev. Dr. Margaret Ann Faeth, Retired The Rev. Mark Feather, St. James’, Leesburg The Rev. Richard E. Fichter, Christ Church, Gordonsville The Rev. Jeffrey P. Fishwick, Retired The Rev. K. Nicholas Forti, Non-Parochial The Rev. Donna Foughty, Non-Parochial The Rev. William G. Frank, Retired The Rev. Robert D. Friend, St. John’s, Tappahannock The Rev. Deacon Christina J. Garcia, Christ Ascension, Richmond The Rev. Christopher M. Garcia, Emmanuel, Greenwood The Rev. Frederico Garza, St. Philip’s, Richmond The Rev. Sarah Kinney Gaventa, St. Paul’s, Ivy The Rev. R. Douglas Geddes, Retired The Rev. Carmen Christine Germino, St. James’s, Richmond The Rev. Webster Gibson, Christ Church, Winchester The Rev. Ann H. Gillespie, Christ Church, Alexandria The Rev. John F. Glover, Retired The Rt. Rev. Susan E. Goff, Bishop The Rev. Mario Gonzalez Del Solar, St. Matthew’s, Richmond The Rev. Alexander Graham, St. Andrew’s, Burke The Rev. Bruce A. Gray, Retired The Rev. Michael Gray, Retired The Rev. Peter H. Gray, Retired The Very Rev. April Trew Greenwood, Westover, Charles City The Rev. Eugene E. Grumbine, Retired The Rev. Kathy R. Guin, St. Margaret’s, Woodbridge The Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick, Bishop The Rev. Peter R. Gustin, Non-Parochial The Rev. Theodore R. Haddix, Retired The Rev. Deacon Marty M. Hager, St. Thomas’, McLean The Rev. Leslie Hague, St. Michael’s, Arlington The Rev. C. Anne Hallmark, Emmanuel Church, Middleburg The Rev. Harold H. Hallock, Retired The Rev. James A. Hammond, Retired The Rev. Heewoo Daniel Han, Non-Parochial The Rev. Valentine Han, Holy Cross Korean, Fairfax The Rev. Deacon Holly Hanback, St. James’, Leesbrg The Rev. Carol J. Hancock, St. John’s, Centreville The Rev. Sherry Hardwick Thomas, Retired The Rev. Torrence M. Harman, St Mary’s, Whitechapel The Rev. Dr. David S. Harper, Olivet, Franconia The Rev.
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