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Journal of the 58Th Annual Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas JOURNAL OF THE 58TH ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS November 17-19, 2016 Lubbock, Texas THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Most Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop & Primate The Reverend Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies OFFICERS OF THE SEVENTH PROVINCE President: Ms. Sherry Denton, Diocese of Western Kansas Vice-President: The Right Reverend Edward Konieczny, Diocese of Oklahoma Secretary: Ms. Kate Huston, Diocese of Oklahoma Treasurer: Deacon Nancy Igo, Diocese of Northwest Texas DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS The Right Reverend J. Scott Mayer, Bishop of Northwest Texas Table of Contents Diocesan Directory Bishop's Sta ff--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Churches of the Diocese as of Convention 2016------------------------------------------------- 2 Clergy of the Diocese of Northwest Texas in Order of Canonical Residence-------------- 3 Committees and Commissions ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Licensed Lay Ministers as of Convention 2016--------------------------------------------------- 9 5gth Annual Diocesan Convention Minutes of the 53th Annu a ConvI ention---------------------------------------------------------- 13 Attachment A: Final Report of the Credentials Committee--------------------------------- 30 Attachment B: Bishop Mayer's Appointments 2017------------------------------------------ 33 Attachment C: BishopMayer's Address to Convention-------------------------------------- 35 Attachment D: Convention Eucharist Sermon by Gay Clark Jennings--------------------- 43 Attachment E: 2016 Annual Diocesan Convention Necrology List------------------------- 46 Attachment F: 2017 Budget and Apportio n ments --------------------------------------------- 4 7 Reports to Convention Standing Committee---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 Northwest Texas Episcopal Board of Trustees Minutes-------------------------------------- 53 Executive Counci I Minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72 Comm ission onM in i st ry----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 Ecumenical and lnterreligious Officer Report -------------------------------------------------- 80 Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Report-------------------------------------------------------- 82 Education forMinistr y (EfM) Coordinator Report--------------------------------------------- 84 Ministry to Retired Clergy and Spouses Report------------------------------------------------ 85 University of the South Report--------------------------------------------------------------------- 86 Bishop's Reports------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88 Statistical Reports 2015 Fin a n c i aI an d Vi taI Statistics ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 0 THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS website: www.nwtdiocese.org 1802 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401 phone: 806.763.1370 fax: 806.472.0641 BISHOP The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer CANON TO THE ORDINARY The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer DIOCESAN ADMINISTRATOR AND REGISTRAR (19) Ms. Elizabeth Thames DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES Deacon Nancy Igo FINANCE MANAGER Mrs. Anna Mora ARCHDEACON The Venerable Chris Wrampelmeier DIOCESAN YOUTH COORDINATOR / SAFEGUARDING GOD’S CHILDREN TRAINING COORDINATOR Mrs. Renee Haney SECRETARY OF CONVENTION (19) Mr. Michael Pullen TREASURER (19) Mr. Carrol Holley CHANCELLOR (19) Mr. Tom Choate Page 1 Churches in the Diocese as of Convention 2016 Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene (Parish) St. Mark’s, Abilene (Parish) Trinity, Albany (Congregation) St, Andrew’s, Amarillo (Parish) St. Peter’s, Amarillo (Parish) St. Mary the Virgin, Big Spring (Parish) St. Peter’s, Borger (Parish) Good Shepherd, Brownfield (Mission) St. George’s, Canyon (Mission) St. John the Baptist, Clarendon (Mission) St. Mark’s, Coleman (Mission) All Saints’, Colorado City (Mission) St. James’, Dalhart (Mission) St. Paul’s, Dumas (Mission) St. Thomas’, Hereford (Mission) St. Luke’s, Levelland (Mission) St. Christopher’s, Lubbock (Parish) St. Paul’s on the Plains, Lubbock (Parish) St. Stephen’s, Lubbock (Parish) Holy Trinity, Midland (Parish) St. Nicholas’, Midland (Parish) St. Barnabas’, Odessa (Parish) St. John’s, Odessa (Parish) San Miguel Arcangel, Odessa (Mission) St. Matthew’s, Pampa (Parish) All Saint’s, Perryton (Congregation) St. Mark’s, Plainview (Parish) Emmanuel, San Angelo (Parish) Good Shepherd, San Angelo (Parish) St. Michael’s and All Angels’, Shamrock (Congregation) St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater (Mission) Grace, Vernon (Mission) College Ministries as of Convention 2016 Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry, Lubbock United Campus Ministries, San Angelo Page 2 CLERGY OF THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS IN ORDER OF CANONICAL RESIDENCE (As of Annual Convention, 2016) The Bishop The Right Reverend James Scott Mayer, ordained Bishop 21 March 2009 (received from Dallas, 9 August 1994). TX Tech U BBA 77 ETSS MDiv 92. The Presbyters 1. The Rev. James Vincent Aveni, Jr., ordained 13 November 1999. Priest, St. John the Baptist Mission, PO Box 1864, Clarendon, Texas 79226. Amarillo College Assoc 76. WTSU BGS 78. Our Lady of the Lake U MSW 80. 2. The Rev. David Jefferson Mossbarger, received from West Texas, 25 February 2003. Rector, St. Barnabas’ Parish, 4141 Tanglewood, Odessa, TX 79762. SMU BA, ETSS MDiv 85. 3. The Rev. John Phillip Corbett, received from Rio Grande, 18 March 2003. Priest, Good Shepherd Mission, Brownfield. PO Box 635, O’Donnell, Texas 79351. Eastrn New Mex U BA 60. 4. The Rev. James Hudson Smart, ordained 8 May 2004. Priest, St. Mark’s Parish, 3150 Vogel, Abilene, Texas 79603. McMurry Col BS 70, Tex Tech U JD 73. 5. The Rev. Richard Louis Nelson, Jr., received from Wyoming, 11 December 2004. Non-Parochial. PO Box 82, Burton TX 77835. U Mo BA 98 ETSS MDiv 04. 6. The Rev. Celia Norman Ellery, ordained 18 December 2004. Rector, Good Shepherd Parish, 720 S. Abe Street, San Angelo, Texas 76903. Ark Tech U BA 77. SWTX St MA 82. ETSS MDiv. 7. The Rev. Beverly Schmidt Couzzourt, ordained 30 September 2006. Non-parochial, 2106 7th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79015. WtxSt U BGS, 81. 8. The Rev. Joseph David Williams, ordained 30 September 2006. Priest, St. Peter’s Parish, PO Box 138, Borger, Texas 79008. Frank Phillips Col. TxTech U. 9. The Rev. Dr. Philip Carroll Ray, ordained 12 November 2006. Rector, St. James’ Parish, 801 Denver, Dalhart, Texas 79022. K SU BS 65. U Mo DDS 69. Angelo St U MS 91, ETSS CITS 06 10. The Rev. Mary Elizabeth Glover, received from West Missouri, 14 November 2006. Rector, St. Mark’s Parish, 3150 Vogel, Abilene, Texas 79603. McMurry Coll Abilene TX BS 78. S Mary’s U San Antonio TX JD 88. ETSS MDiv 01. 11. The Rev. Jennifer Holder, received from Dallas, 01 April 2008. Chaplain, Canterbury Episcopal Ministry, 2407 16th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79401 and Priest in Charge, St. Christopher’s Parish, 2807 42nd St., Lubbock, TX 79413. U TX BA 73. Brite Divinity School MDiv 99, DMin 06. 12. The Rev. James Paul Haney, V, received from Kansas, 19 August 2008. Rector, St. Paul’s-on-the-Plains Parish, 1510 Avenue X, Lubbock, Texas 79401. TX Tech U BA 85. SWTS MDiv 95. 13. The Rev. Jean Pearson Scott, ordained, 20 September 2008. Non-Parochial. 3203 23rd Street, Lubbock, Texas 79410 U NC Greensboro BS 73, MS 76, PhD 79. Reading for Orders NWTX 08. 14. The Rev. Kara Leslie Stalcup Wischmeyer, received from Dallas, 4 March 2009. Non-Parochial. 4520 13th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79416. Emory U AA 88, Emory U BA 90, Texas Tech U MEd 94, Candler TS Emory U MDiv 98. 15. The Rev. Barbara Kirk-Norris, received from Kentucky, 14 August 2009. Associate Rector, Holy Trinity, 1412 West Illinois, Mikdland, Texas 79701. Hiwasee Coll AS 87, Middle TNSU BS 90, U TN Knoxville MS 93, VTS MDiv 04. 16. The Rev. Walter Lawrence (Chip) Prehn, received from West Texas, 12 August 2010. Head of School, Trinity Midland. 3500 W Wadley, Midland, Texas 79707. Texas A&M U BA 79, Nash MDiv 85. Page 3 17. The Rev. Nathaniel Luke Back, received from Oklahoma, 19 August 2010. Rector, Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander, Abilene, Texas 79602. OU BA 95, OU MEd, VTS MDiv 02. 18. The Rev. Amanda Jane Price Watson, ordained 25 September 2010. Assistant Priest, Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander, Abilene, Texas 79602. Del Mar Junior College AA 64. UT BA 66. Texas A&I Corpus Christi, St. Mary’s Seminary Houston, NWTX SOM 16. 19. The Rev. James David Perdue, received from Oklahoma, 31 August 2010. Rector, St. Stephen’s Parish, 1101 Slide Road, Lubbock, Texas 79416. OU Pharm Degree 72. SSW MDiv 08. 20. The Rev. Robert Frederick Pace, ordained 10 December 11. Rector, St. Andrew’s Parish, 1601 South Georgia, Amarillo, Texas 79102. Austin Col BA 88. TCU MA 90, PhD 92. SSW MDiv 12. 21. The Rev. Scott Robert Lee, ordained 14 January 2012. Non-Parochial, 2509 Brookhaven Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. TTU BS 96. SSW MDiv 12. 22. The Rev. Canon Joseph Michael Ehmer, received from West Tennessee, 1 July 2012. Canon to the Ordinary, the Diocese of Northwest Texas, 1802 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401. U Fla BS 74. RPI MBA 82. ETSS MDiv 99. 23. The Rev. Albert Moreno (Casas), received from Northern Mexico 1 July 2012, Vicar San Miguel Arcangel Mission, 907 North Adams Avenue, Odessa, Texas 79701. Pontificia Universita’ Gregoriana
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