Diocese of New Jersey Journal O F Th E of the 2 2 2 222Ndndnd Diocesan Convention
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Diocese of New Jersey Journal o f th e of the 2 2 2 222ndndnd Diocesan Convention Hilton Conference Hotel Cherry Hill, New Jersey March 3-4, 2006 808 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08618-5326 Phones: (609) 394-5281 - (877) 394-5281 Fax (609) 394-9546 E-mail: [email protected] Website: newjersey.anglican.org Table of Contents Section A Organization ................................................................. 1 Convention Officers ................................................................... 3 Life Members of Convention ...........................................................3 Retired Bishops of the Diocese ................................................ 3 Bishop’s Staff and Associates ................................................... 3 Committees of the Convention - Appointed by the President .. 4 Committees of the Diocese - Appointed by the Bishop ........... 5 Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convention ............ 10 Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convocation ........... 15 Other Diocesan Organizations ................................................ 16 College Chaplains ................................................................... 17 Clergy Serving in Institutions ................................................... 17 Convocational Areas ................................................................ 17 Canonical List of Churches ..................................................... 20 Canonical List of Clergy ........................................................... 23 Licensed Clergy List ................................................................ 32 Lay Deputies Present at Convention ...................................... 33 Bishop’s Journal ...................................................................... 41 Parochial Visitations ................................................................ 50 Official Acts ............................................................................... 52 Diocesan Statistics .................................................................. 53 Necrology ................................................................................. 54 Section B Convention Business ................................................ 55 Rules of Order .......................................................................... 56 Convention Minutes ................................................................. 63 Bishop’s Address ................................................................... 105 Section C Reports for 2005 ..................................................... 114 .. Alcohol and Drug Dependency and Recovery Ministries ..... 115 Anti-Racism Commission ..................................................... 116 Bishop’s Appointments ......................................................... 119 Board of Missions .................................................................. 125 Christian Formation Commission ........................................ 128 Commission on Church Architecture .................................... 130 Commission on Ministry ........................................................ 130 Commission on Ministry With Disabled ............................... 132 Committee on the Diaconate ................................................ 133 Committee on Resolutions. .................................................. 135 Companion Diocese Committee .......................................... 153 Congregational Development ............................................... 154 Daughters of the King ............................................................ 155 Diocesan Altar Guild .............................................................. 156 Table of Contents Section C Reports for 2005 (continued) Diocesan Investment Trust .................................................. 157 Education for Ministry ........................................................... 159 Episcopal Church Women .................................................. 159 Historiographer .................................................................... 160 Nominating Committee ....................................................... 165 Oasis Task Force ................................................................. 176 Planned Giving Committee .................................................. 177 Registrar’s Report ............................................................... 177 Special Resolutions ............................................................. 178 Standing Commission on Clerical Compensation. ........... 179 Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons ............ 186 Stewardship Commission ................................................... 213 Trinity Cathedral ................................................................... 214 Youth Council ....................................................................... 220 Section D Financial Reports ....................................................... 223 Treasurer’s Report ................................................................... 224 Exhibit I: The 2006 and 2007 Budgets ............................... 226 Exhibit II: 2006 Pledge Report ............................................. 234 Exhibit III: Trust Funds .......................................................... 240 Exhibit IV: 1A- Aged and Infirmed Clergy Fund 2004 ......... 245 1B - Aged and Infirmed Clergy Fund 2005 ........ 246 2A - Widows, Widowers and Orphans 2004 ..... 247 2B - Widows, Widowers and Orphans 2005 .... 248 Diocesan Investment Trust - Fourth Quarter 2005................. 249 Audits: Administrative Offices of the Diocese of New Jersey - Year Ended December 31, 2004 ......................... 250 Bishop’s Discretionary Fund - Year Ended December 31, 2004 ........................ 274 The Episcopal Evergreens Fellowship Fund, Inc. - Year Ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 ...... 285 Vital Statistics for the year 2005 ............................................ 295 The next Diocesan Convention will be held, God willing, at the Hilton Conference Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, 2007. Section A Organization Convention Officers Life Members of Convention Retired Bishops of the Diocese Bishop’s Staff and Associates Committees of the Convention - Appointed by the President Committees of the Diocese - Appointed by the Bishop Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convention Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convocation Other Diocesan Organizations College Chaplains Clergy Serving in Institutions Convocational Areas Canonical List of Churches Canonical List of Clergy Licensed Clergy List Lay Deputies Present at Convention Bishop’s Journal Parochial Visitations Official Acts Diocesan Statistics Necrology 2 Convention Officers The Rt. Rev. George E. Councell President, Ex-Officio of the Convention XI Bishop of New Jersey Chancellor Vice-Chancellor The Hon. Canon Eugene M. Haring, Esq. John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Secretary Assistant Secretary Emma A. Warren Gair Helfrich Treasurer Church Attorney Peter Hausman The Hon. Robert W. Scott Registrar and Historiographer The Rev. Canon Laurence D. Fish Life Members of Convention Daphne Burdett Jacquelin Tootell John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Norma R. Tucker The Hon. Canon Eugene M. Haring, Esq. Retired Bishops of the Diocese The Rt. Rev. G. P. Mellick Belshaw The Rt. Rev. Joe Morris Doss The Rt. Rev. Vincent K. Pettit Bishop’s Staff The Rev. Canon Lee Powers, Canon to the Ordinary The Rev. Canon Thomas A. Kerr, Jr., Deployment Officer The Rev. Canon Elizabeth R. Geitz, Canon for Ministry Development and Deployment Officer Canon Wanda V. Greene, Chief Financial Officer Canon Kepner M. Short, Director of Youth Ministry Canon Cynthia McFarland, Director of Communications Associates The Rev. Debra Clarke, Dcn. Ann M. Notte The Rev. Canon Laurence D. Fish Sarah Paige Cecilia Alvarez Mary Ann Rhoads Deborah Crall Michael Wilkes Roy T. Fithen Curtis Wilson Ronald Gritz 3 Committees of the Convention Appointed by the President 2006 Convention Appointments Chancellor The Hon. Canon Eugene M. Haring, Esq. Vice-Chancellor John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Archivist/Historiographer The Rev. Canon Laurence D. Fish Parliamentarian The Hon. Canon Eugene M. Haring, Esq. Assistant Secretary Gair Helfrich Convention Coordinator Ann M. Notte Balloting Committee The Rev. Philip B. Carr-Jones Jerry Allen The Rev. John L. Langston, Dcn., Chair Daphne Burdett The Rev. Elmer L. Sullivan Norma R.Tucker The Rev. Louis J. De Sheplo, Dcn. The Rev. John W. Hain, Sr., Dcn. The Rev. Eddie L. Lillard, Sr., Dcn. The Rev. Robert W. Thomas, Dcn. Committee on Classification of Congregations The Rev. John V. Zamboni, Chair Carolyn Belvin Committee on Credentials of Lay Deputies and Clerical Members The Rev. Charles D. Sasso-Crandall, Chair Electra Burdick Dorothea Sewter Muriel Sprock April Zieger Committee on Deceased Members The Rev. Canon Ronald G. Albury, Chair Ann M. Notte, Staff Liaison Committee on Resolutions The Rev. Terence Blackburn Paul Ambos, Esq., Chair The Rev. Terry Martin Margaret Hughes The Rev. Dirk C. Reinken Cynthia A. Miller John A. Sully Mary Ann Rhoads, Staff Liaison Committee on Rules of Order and Dispatch of Business The Rev. Dean Henry Paul Ambos, Esq. The Rev. Peter T. Manzo, Chair Daphne Burdett The Hon. Canon Eugene M. Haring, Esq. 4 Committee on Validation of the Minutes The Rev. Canon Ronald G. Albury Kathleen O’Hagan The Rev. Robert H. Legnani, Chair Committees of the Diocese Appointed by the Bishop Anti-Racism