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AGENDA 156TH CONVENTION EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CALIFORNIA October 22,2005

Time Location 8:00 - 9:20 AM Registration Cathedral Nave '9:00 Call to Order Gresham Hall Secretary's Announcements Introduction of New Clergy, Interims; Necrology Report of Committee on Dispatch of Business Morning Prayer: Celebration of Graduates of Academia Teologica Latina 9:30 Report of Committee on Nominations Report of Committee on Canons Second Report of Resolutions Committee 10:15 Bishop's Address Gresham Hall Assessment Task Force Report Instruction on First Ballot 10:45 Vote 1st Ballot —Registration Tables Cathedral Nave 11:15 Breakout Groups • Jubilate Deo Final Report Wilsey Conference Center • Windsor Report Chapter Room • ,Episcopal Election Discussion Gresham Hall • Hearings on Resolutions Dining Room and Library 12:15 - 1:15 PM Lunch and Celebration of Academia Teologica Latina Plaza Continuation of Resolutions Hearings Dining Room and Library i:20 Keconvene Gresham Hall Margaret Wosser Award —Gift Planning Department Report of the Bishop's Task Force on Marriage and Blessing CDSP Report 1:45 Report and Action on Resolutions 2:15-2:25 Report on 1St Ballot and 2nd Ballot 2:25-3:15 Report and Action on Resolutions Report and Action of the Personnel Practices Committee 3:15 Report of the Diocesan Treasurer Report of the Division of Program and Budget Action on the Proposed 2006 Operating Budget 3:30 Report of the Standing Committee 4:30 Report on 2nd Ballot Bishop's Appointments, Announcements, and Courtesy Resolutions 5:00 Adjourn

DioCal 004354 The Bishop's Appointments to Convention Committees For the 156th Diocesan Convention

Committee on Credentials: Mary Louise Gotthold, Registrar Nigel A. Renton, Secretary Jane Kallgren

Division of Program and Budget: James C. Wall, Chair Anne Reisman James R. DeMersman Tim Sullivan Jim Forsyth, Ex Officio The Rev. Susan M. Thompson The Rev. Cn. Michael K. Hansen, Ex Officio Katharine von Fischer The Rev. Gary W. D. Ost

Committee on Dispatch of Business: The Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck, Chair Nigel A. Renton William H. Orrick, III, Esq. The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing The Rev. Cn. Michael K. Hansen

Committee on Nominations: Dr. Ronald C. Johnson, Chair The Ven. Dorothy K. Jones Mary Louise Gotthold The Rev. George S. Sotelo The Rev. Cn. Michael K. Hansen, Ex Officio

Committee on the Bishop's Address: The Rev. Dr. John H. Eastwood, Jr. The Rev. Cn. Michael K. Hansen

Committee on Resolutions: The Rev. Channing R. Smith, Co-Chair The Rev. Cn. Michael K. Hansen, Ex Officio Kathy E. Henry, Co-Chair The Rev. Edward E. B. Thompson The Rev. Cn. Michael L. Barlowe, Ex Officio

Committee on Canons: William H. Orrick, III, Esq., Chair Phillip S. Boone, Jr., Esq. James A. Barringer, Esq. Cynthia R. Rowland, Esq.

Committee on Personnel Practices: The Rev. Bruce D. O'Neill, Chair Joan Jacobson (Consultant to Diocese) Christopher Butler David Lawson Joan Clerk Thomas D. Matthews Sarah Crawford, Ex Officio Cn. Holly McAlpen Jim Forsyth, Ex Officio Jeannie Thomas Bridget Gleason

DioCal 004355 MINUTES 156TH CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CALIFORNIA Saturday, October 22,2005 Grace Cathedral San Francisco, California

Bishop Swing called the 156th Convention of the Diocese of California to order at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2005. He then recognized Secretary of the Convention, Nigel Renton, who declared that a quorum was present.

Mr. Renton then appointed the following assistant secretaries:

Mary Louise Gotthold, Registrar Dr. Ronald C. Johnson and the Rev. Cn. David Forbes, Nominations and Balloting The Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck, Dispatch of Business

REPORT OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE

Mr. Renton then read the report of the Credentials Committee, which noted that the following canonical clergy are ineligible to vote, having become canonically resident after April 1, 2005:

Michele Racusin Jane M. A. McDougle Janet M. Holland David H. Starr, III Kathryn M. Bellm Jeffrey B. Littlefield Este Gardner Cantor Penelope Duckworth Daniel Green Barbara Dawson David T. Hedges Christopher H. Martin Kenneth King Patricia Walker-Sprague

He announced that the following canonical clergy are ineligible to vote because they have not submitted anon-parochial report this year:,

Francis Ian Andersen Joseph Chiravayalil Douglas P. Bachmann John R. Coats Brian R. Bailey John R. Day Becca F. Barnett J. William Doggett Edward J. Berey Edward J. Dumke Patricia M. Bingham Jessica H. Fellows John C. D. Bliss Sosaia Fineanganofo David F. Brown John A. Fitterer James T. Brown Matthew T. Fox C. Elton Carter John G. Gardner Winston W. Ching John D. Golenski

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Julie Ann Graham R. Nikolaus Merrell Timothy Greene Elizabeth A. Newnam Edward C. Hobbs Thomas M. Osgood Donald W. Holly John B. Phillips Mary D. G. Jizmagian Marjory K. Quinn T. H. Kinsey William C. Rhodes Bertand D. Langtry W. Mark Richardson Amy Lawrence Eliezer Risco Wendy T. Manley M. R. Ritley Mario R. Marin Richard L. Smith Ellen L. McIlroy John W. Steinfeld Joseph Lee McInerney Eleanor T. Woodroffe Charles W. McMahon Michael Woodsmith

Clergy wishing to vote for the new bishop at our Special Convention must submit a non- parochial report.

The Bishop next introduced the new clergy and asked them to stand when he introduced them.

Ordained to the Priesthood: Lynette K. Morlan Susan D. Parsons Lori Ann Walton Jeffrey B. Littlefield Kevin T. Putnam Jose Juan Bernal Michael J. Monnot Michele Racusin

Ordained to the Transitional Diaconate: Kathryn M. Bellm Este Gardner Cantor Daniel Green David T. Hedges Kenneth King Jane M. A. McDougle David H. Starr, III

Ordained to the Permanent Diaconate: Catherine S. Costas T. Vincent Jang Tracy E. Longacre Rebecca A. Morehouse

DioCal 004357 Letters Dimissory received: Lawrence S. Hunter Janet M. Holland Jeffrey B. Littlefield Penelope Duckworth Barbara Dawson Christopher H. Martin Patricia Walker-Sprague

COMMITTEE ON THE DISPATCH OF BUSINESS The Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck

The Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck drew the delegates' attention to page 31 of the Guide to the Convention.

Report #3 —Special Order: Committee on Canons

The Committee on the Dispatch of Business moves that the consideration of the Report of the Committee on Canons be governed by the following Special Order:

1. Five minutes shall be provided for presentation of the Report, with an additional five minutes for questions of clarification.

2. Five minutes shall be allotted for debate on any amendments to the Constitution and Canons.

3. Within the times allowed, two minutes shall be allotted to present an amendment, and five minutes allotted for debate on each amendment, during which time no speaker shall be allowed more than two minutes.

4. The House, by 2/3 majority, may vote to extend the time for debate. No motion to lay on the table, to recommit, or otherwise to terminate debate shall be in order while anyone still wishes to speak. At the conclusion of each established time period, votes shall be taken on all pending motions.

All amendments or resolutions of any kind must be submitted in writing to the Secretary of Convention before action can be taken on them (Rule 4.1).

Report #4 —Special Order: Committee on Resolutions

Your Committee on Dispatch of Business moves that the Reports) of the Committee on Resolutions be governed by the following Special Order:

DioCal 004358 1. The Committee shall have five minutes to file with the Convention those resolutions which have been considered by the Deaneries (Rule 1.3) and receive any amendments thereto.

2. Opportunity then shall be given for members of Convention to seek 2/3 consent of the House for consideration of other resolutions.

3. These resolutions, together with any amendments, shall be referred to the Committee on Resolutions or other Special Committees for subsequent hearing and report to the House.

4. When the Committee reports, in accordance with Rule 7.4, three minutes shall be provided for the presentation of each resolution and ten minutes for debate.

5. Debate on each resolution shall be limited to 10 minutes, unless the House by 213 majority resolves to extend the time.

Within the time allotted, no motion to limit debate shall be in order while anyone still wishes to speak. At the conclusion of the time period, votes shall be taken on all pending motions.

Report #5 —Special Order: Program and Budget

The Committee on the Dispatch of Business moved that consideration of the Program and Budget report be governed, by the following Special Order:

Following the report of the Diocesan Council, five minutes shall be allowed for the introduction of the Proposed 2006 Program and Budget and an additional five minutes for the introduction of amendments to the Program and Budget.

The Proposed 2006 Program and Budget, together with amendments introduced, shall be referred to the Division of Program and Budget for its consideration. The full report of the Division shall be represented in the regular order of business.

Debate on the Program and Budget shall then proceed for a time not exceed five minutes.

Debate on any amendments from the floor, during the consideration of the Program and Budget, shall be limited to five minutes each. No speaker shall be allowed more than two minutes. No motion to limit debate shall be in order during-the allotted time period while a person still wishes to speak. At the end of each established time period, a vote will be taken on all pending motions, pertaining to that period, unless the Convention by 2/3 majority resolves to extend debate.

Report #6 —Special Order: Committee Reports (Excluding Canons and Resolutions)

The Committee on the Dispatch of Business moves that the Report on the Bishop's Address, and any other regular or special committees of Convention, be governed by the following Special Order:

DioCal 004359 1. Five minutes shall be provided for the presentation of each resolution from such a committee, and five minutes for response to questions of clarification.

2. Debate on each resolution shall be limited to five minutes unless the House by 2/3 majority shall extend the time. At the conclusion of the allotted time, votes shall be taken on all pending motions.

Within the time for debate no speaker shall be allowed more than two minutes, and no motion to limit debate shall be in order while anyone still wishes to speak.

MSC.

The Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck moved the approval of the agenda. MSC.

NECROLOGY

The Bishop asked Convention to remember in their prayers the clergy who have died since the last Diocesan Convention:

Guy J. Littman B. B. Vincent Lyon, Jr. Oliver Nixon Roswell O. Moore

He also noted that for many years Judge Charles Renfrew presided at Diocesan Convention, and that this week his daughter Taylor died. We ask God's blessing on the souls of these departed.

CELEBRATION AND BLESSING OF GRADUATES AND STUDENTS OF THE ACADEMIA TEOLOGICA LATINA

The Bishop noted that every Saturday morning for the past three years, a group of Latino students from the Diocese have gone to CDSP for theological classes. Not only have they attended every Saturday and studied during the week, but they have continued this on top of their regular jobs in order to become more eloquent spokespersons for the Gospel. They have shown enormous discipline and dedication. Prof. John Kater from CDSP and others have been their tutors, and we finally have the first graduating class. They are true pioneers of training for Latino ministry in the Bay Area. Some will be eloquent lay people, some eloquent deacons, some eloquent priests. There will be many to follow, but these are the ones who have set the pattern:

Nora Del Castillo Ivan Castaneta Josefa Araise Jose Vargas Rafael Gonzalez

DioCal 004360 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS Dr. Ronald C. Johnson

Dr. Johnson read the names of the nominees:

Standing Committee Clergy: The Rev. Ellen Louise Ekstrom The Rev. Stacey Grossman The Rev. Beth Hansen The Rev. Katherine Salinaro The Rev. Andrew Walmisley

Lay: Kay Bishop Kathleen Mary Crisp James R. DeMersman Carolyn W. Gaines

Ecclesiastical Court Clergy: The Rev. Shari Young Lay: Donna Davidson

Board of Directors DeWitt F. Bowman Robert McCaskill Alexander R. Mehran

Secretary of the Convention Nigel Renton

Treasurer of the Diocese James C. Wall

Dr. Johnson moved that Convention cast a unanimous vote for. those positions which are uncontested, namely Ecclesiastical Court (both clergy and lay), Board of Directors, Secretary of Convention, and Treasurer of the Diocese. MSC.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CANONS William H. Orrick III, Esq.

Mr. Orrick directed the Convention's attention to the Report of the Committee on Canons in the Convention Booklet. He noted that the Committee would move the adoption of the amendments to Canon X, Sections 10.03 and 10.05, regarding Grace Cathedral, and Canon XIX, Sections 19.02 and 19.03.

The changes to Canon X help conform those documents for Grace Cathedral to actual governing

DioCal 004361 practice. The Board of Grace Cathedral made a comprehensive review of its Statutes and its Articles of Incorporation, in consultation with the Bishop, and they have approved those changes. The changes to the Canons will implement these changes,-which have already been approved by the Grace Cathedral Board.

The changes to Canon XIX are necessary in part so that the Episcopal Homes Foundation can function as a Diocesan institution because of its need for bond financing. It also clarifies that the trust provisions in Section 19.02 exclude Diocesan institutions for the same general reasons. The Bishop, the Board of Directors, Diocesan Council, and the Standing Committee have approved these changes.

MSC.

SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS The Rev. Chad Smith

The Rev. Chad Smith reported that there are eight resolutions for consideration, all of which were discussed at the fall deanery meetings. He thanked the sponsors of the resolutions for their time in attending the deanery meetings to present the resolutions and answer any questions.

The resolutions are found in the Convention Booklet, and are: 1. Health Care for All Americans 2. Condemning the Use of Torture 3. Baptism Is Full Initiation 4. The Ministry of All Baptized Persons 5. Transgender Civil Rights 6. Diocesan Ethnic and Multicultural Mission Strategic Plan 7. Bishop James Theodore Holly S. Rules for the Electing Convention

No resolutions were proposed from the floor. During the breakout sessions from 11:15 to 12:15, there will be an opportunity to discuss these resolutions further. This session will be held in the Dining Room.

THE BISHOP'S ADDRESS

Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

St. Paul was itching to boast about the "exceptional character of the revelations" to which he was privy. But he kept his ego in check. Evidently he was tormented by a thorn in the flesh (whatever that meant). This thorn.was, in Paul's estimation, a messenger of Satan, and although Paul begged the Lord on three occasions to remove it, nonetheless the thorn remained. In Paul's torment he heard the Lord whisper to him these words: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." [2 Corinthians 12:9]

DioCal 004362 This seems like a rich brand of wisdom for Christians to rehearse before getting into the business of a Diocesan Convention.

What a thorny time just now. The thorn of Iraq. Local civilians there are being blown to bits, the USA is suffering enormous losses, terrorists spawn in Iraq, and the stated reason for us starting the war shifts like desert sand.

The thorn of Katrina and of Rita. Just as the hurricanes touched land in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas, these places ceased being blue states or red states. They were all devastates. Homelessness is now everybody's thorn in the flesh.

The thorn of Anglicanism, that is to say, our ecclesial crisis over the domestication of homosexuality. Not only has our Episcopal Church been encouraged to be absent from meetings of the Anglican Consultative Council (along with-the Anglican Church of Canada), now the leading African voice of censure is calling for the Church of England to be also excluded from the Anglican Communion. Do we laugh or cry in this thorny patch?

What we will do today is what Paul did a long time ago. We will boast a little about the character of revelations in our midst, always with the sting of the thorns in our flesh. For we know from experience that the power of Jesus Christ is made perfect through the weakness of the Episcopal Diocese of California. The grace of Jesus has been and is sufficient for us.

I. We Boast of Our Jubilate Deo

Three years ago, May 4, 2002, we raised our hands at a Special Diocesan Convention to inaugurate Jubilate Deo, our three-year experiment of pioneering new ministries, bringing small works to more comprehensive levels, and rethinking basic assumptions of how we go about being church. Since this 156`" Diocesan Convention closes our Jubilate Deo, the question is: how did we do? Let's look at the four areas that were the focus of our resolution on that day.

A. The first Jubilee area was Mission. How did we do?

1. Kathleen Crisp spoke for the Creative Ministry Fund.

The Creative Ministry Fund of Jubilate Deo concluded its final round of grants in April. The CMF awarded grants to churches for creating innovative congregational development programs. I was pleased to be part of the committee that made the grant decisions. It was exciting to read about all the different opportunities in our Diocese, ranging from an innovative elder ministry to a multi-congregational youth mission trip to evangelism through water bottles. I learned many things during my time with the CMF, and one of them was that there is a hunger in the Diocese for congregational development opportunities in a time of limited resources. To that end, the Creative Ministry Fund will be sponsoring an event on Creative Ministry so that churches can learn from our experiences and continue moving forward with energizing initiatives. Please be

DioCal 004363 on the lookout for more details.

2. The Revs. Karen Swanson, Jose Juan Bernal, and Martin Herrera spoke for growing new congregations.

We are a multicultural community building a multicultural ministry. We are enriched and inspired by our community's different expressions of ethnicity, culture, and faith. Together we reach out to people of all kinds in our neighborhoods. Muchas gracias. Thank you very much. We ask your prayers and support. We offer you ours.

3. The Rev. Mark Spaulding spoke for congregational enrichment.

"We can rock this place." Those are Whoopi Goldberg's words in the movie "Sister Act," and if you want to learn something about congregational development, take a look at that movie. We can rock this place. Take the message of Jesus Christ, the love of Jesus Christ into the world, transform the world, and watch the place grow. We can rock this place.

B. The second Jubilee area was Ministry. How did we do?

1. Sandy Burnett spoke for ministry development.

I am the chair of the Commission on the Ministry of All the Baptized, or COMAB, as we've come to be known. Right now we are engaging in our own work of discernment and listening for God's call to identify, develop, and celebrate the ministry of all of us. We are also pleased to share what we learned as we have gone along and will be teaching about the ministries of discernment in a workshop offered at the regional Faith Formation event at St. Alban's in Albany next Saturday. Registration forms are available at the table for Faith Formation and COMAB.

2. The Rev. George Sotelo spoke for ethnic ministries and contemporary models for ordination.

Through Jubilate Deo programs we have about two hundred people who have taken the training in the anti-racism program, and we're very happy about this. Through the contemporary ordination track, we have ordained five ethnic people to the ministry, and this too is a cause of pride.

3. The Rev. Laina Casillas spoke for clergy housing.

Addressing the difficulty for our clergy of housing themselves among the people they serve in this very expensive area, the Diocese has formed a new foundation, the Episcopal Real Estate Foundation, to provide resources for our clergy, to provide a place for sound counsel for our parishes and ministries around the real

DioCal 004364 estate decisions that they make, and to support the planting of new churches. This has never been done before, so it's another Diocese of California first, and now our people have a new resource they can draw upon to take better care of our clergy and better care of the resources that have already been entrusted to us. This is not a ministry you will hear about every day, but it will mean a great deal for a long time and for a great many people. Our clergy and their children will call us blessed some day.

C. The third Jubilee area was Episcopal Charities. How did we do?

Sally Coates spoke for the Episcopal Charities Jubilee Campaign.

Over the last three years, we have transitioned Episcopal Charities into more of a community foundation model, in which we are working to build a community of givers to serve a community in need. In terms of building this community of givers, we are taking philanthropic funds. Through the great goodwill and help of Bishop Swing, we have been the recipients of the Brotherton Fund, a $13 million restricted endowment, and over the course of these three years, all of our restricted endowments have grown to $16 million. We are also very close to the end of a $5 million major gift campaign, which will support both Episcopal Charities and the Diocese of California. We also have the Bishop Swing Fund, a $1 million fund that will support new initiatives for parishes and partner agencies to serve the community in need. We are also holding educational forums, we are continuing to give cash grants to the partner agencies and to parish outreach, and we are coordinating the Department of Social Ministries.

D. The last Jubilee area was Other Specific Initiatives.

1. The Rev. Sue Thompson spoke for the Pacifica Center for Solitude.

Eighteen months ago the Pacifica Center for Solitude Board decided to suspend our efforts to build a building and to focus on expanding our community base. Those efforts did not produce the growth we had hoped for, and so this past July the Board voted to dissolve the corporation effective October 31. St. Edmund's, Pacifica, which has hosted the PCFS Quiet Days, has already expanded its retreat schedule to include a greater number of contemplative retreats, and the Community of St. Francis, co-founder of the Center for Solitude, will also continue to offer.contemplative programming.

2. The Ven. Dorothy Jones spoke for seminarian debt relief.

Three years ago when the Bishop announced at Clergy Conference that he was going to put together a program for seminary debt reduction for clergy in the Diocese, he said, "See Dorothy." Since that time, working with the Standing Committee as trustees for the Eastman Fund, we developed the criteria for clergy to apply for seminary debt reduction. In that time we have had 37 ordained clergy of the Diocese apply for debt reduction, and they have received approximately

DioCal 004365 $140,000. The total amount of debt for each seminarian after graduating and being ordained was anywhere from $5,000 to over $60,000. The next distribution will be in the spring of 2006. The Bishop's Letter to the Clergy will contain the criteria and forms for application.

3. The Ven. Malcolm Manson spoke for the start oftwo high schools.

Ten years ago a group of people incorporated a Board of Trustees under Bruce Bayne with the thought of starting a new high school. We weren't terribly clear about what the high school would be like. Starting a school is actually quite easy. You need a clear mission, strong leadership, a site, and a ton of money. And you don't get the last until you have the first three. Because finding a site was so very difficult for so long, we had a lot of opportunity to talk. The mission of the school is different from any in the world, except possibly one in Southern India. We are a school in which the G-word is used a lot. We are not a Buddhist school, a Jewish school, or a Christian school. We are a religious school, and there is no default religion. I am tall and male and an Episcopal priest. Our chaplain is short, female, and a Buddhist priest. This venture is now in its second year. We have 123 students in the 9th and 10th grades. It would not have happened without the people in this room, and I and generations of students are profoundly grateful.

God has richly blessed our efforts in this massive, ambitious Jubilate Deo. And to God belongs the praise.

In terms of money, I promised you that congregations would not be taxed in order to accomplish all of this. And that is exactly the way it worked out. The overhead was almost non-existent, and most of the money came from interest and principal from non-restrictive gifts in our Diocesan endowment. Plus, one large gift from a woman with a large heart for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

If you want to see the organizational design of this Diocese, just check out Jubilate Deo. We spent three hard years going out to the Diocese listening to what everyone felt should be included. Names like Bruce Freeman, Paul Evans, Sue Singer, Julie Graham, Kenneth Schmidt, Carl Zachrisson, Martha Buck, Jim McKnight, Ted Thompson, Rod Dugliss, Scott Hayashi, and others provided listening ears and strong leadership in all five deaneries before we started. Only after the folks spoke and the volunteers listened did the Jubilate Deo come into being. The Diocesan staff and I acted as facilitators. Our neighboring Diocese of San Joaquin has a model of top-down management. Our neighboring Diocese of El Camino Real has abottom-up management. The Diocese of California operates from the extremities to the center, then from the center to the extremities.

With that observation I would end this first section of boasts.

DioCal 004366 II. We Boast about Our Evolution

When I arrived in 1979, our Board of Directors was a lovely group of older men who took a brief look at how our modest endowment was managed, and then they went home. No longer. At the last meeting of the Directors, chaired by a woman, the Directors oversaw our $19 million endowment, dealt with the Office of Gift Planning, reviewed the Diocesan budget, revised its own by-laws, created the Episcopal Real Estate Foundation, became co-custodial with the Bishop of the Corporation Sole, and developed a housing strategy for the seventh and eighth bishops of California. What is driving this radical increase in authority? Partly Federal legislation that makes new demands on non-profit boards. Partly because an expansion of Diocesan resources requires greater scrutiny. Partly because it is obvious to this bishop. that a "fit mate" is needed in order to achieve responsible stewardship of our assets.

So much of our authority structure is changing. First, the Episcopal Charities significantly expanded and now has power that used to be invested at the Diocesan Office. Now the Board of Directors is the center of all of our lands, buildings, investments, assets and liabilities. Please be aware that the authority structure of our Diocese has profoundly changed through a process of evolution. Here are two more examples.

First, the Episcopal Homes Foundation. As you may know, I was adamantly against a merger with Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services. The EHF Board and its CEO were gracious about my position and voted against the merger. In all of the negotiations between the CEO and myself, it seemed like a wise thing to do to arrive at a mutual understanding about principles. Certainly we face a quickly changing industry and future possibilities of affiliations and mergers in order to survive and stay on mission to the elders. For better or worse, and clearly a departure, we agreed on a common posture in facing new forks in the road. This statement is written in stone. It doesn't brand everything as the Episcopal Church. Instead it allows for multiple allegiances but insists on the original mission of the Episcopal Church vis-a- vis the elderly. We are evolving.

The same is true of St. Luke's Hospital. The truth is that as a brand-name hospital, we should have gone bankrupt ten years ago. Thanks to Sutter Health, nearly $200 million has been poured into St. Luke's in the past five years, so that we can continue to provide an emergency ward, charity care, and acute care for the people who live South of Market. This is an amazing phenomenon. All due to Sutter Health. Nevertheless, we are going to lose another $30 million this year. Thus, Sutter has said there must only be one Sutter Hospital in San Francisco, and that hospital cannot operate in the red. I understand this. Therefore, we have had long negotiations with California Pacific Medical Center about St. Luke's becoming a campus of CPMC. Last month CPMC's Board of Directors voted positively, and St. Luke's Board voted positively about the merger. It will take about six months, and there are lots of hurdles, but in the end I am optimistic that St. Luke's will have new governance. You may read negative messages about the merger asserting that the medical needs of the people South of Market Street will be abandoned. Not true! These messages will be well funded and have significant leverage in San Francisco politics. All of this is a systematic strategy against our benefactor, Sutter Health. St. Luke's is merely a pawn for the people waging the attack on Sutter. They would gladly see St. Luke's die so that Sutter would lose a San Francisco hospital. As to the deep moral question raised by the

DioCal 004367 merger, I am convinced that the medical needs of the people South of Market Street will be better served. Far better served! But St. Luke's will no longer be a traditional Episcopal hospital. Our mission for our campus will be incorporated into a larger CPMC vision, we will continue with an Episcopal chaplaincy, and we will expand the emergency ward, add physicians, maintain the past level of charity care, and provide complete acute care. It will take a fight and be strenuous, but it will be a dramatic evolution.

We can also boast of the hundreds and hundreds of sprouts of fresh life that spring up in our midst. Here are a few:

• True Sunshine Church completed a new parish hall and paid the debt off immediately. True Sunshine and the Church of Our Saviour, Oakland, are celebrating their centennials.

• The Diocese of California just started a legacy society, and already it is the third largest in the nation.

• Holy Cross, Castro Valley, has so many people in church that it had to knock out the back wall to make more room ...plus they started a Kids Academy, a weekly intergenerational program for elementary school age children.

• Epiphany, San Carlos, sent a mission team of youths and adults to Monmouth County, New Jersey to connect with elderly and disabled persons.

• We took into our ordination process two women refugees from the Diocese of San Joaquin, where women cannot be priests.

• Even before the big hurricanes, individuals of the Diocese of California had given almost $225,000 to Episcopal Relief and Development.

• Since the hurricanes, clergy, laity, supplies, media assistance of our Diocese have gone to the stricken areas, as well as large amounts of donated money.

• St. Bede's, Menlo Park, has an evangelism effort centered around books, bicycles, and bytes from a web site. Quite extensive.

• The high school students' God Squad of Contra Costa County Churches, in addition to monthly hands-on mission activities, sent 33 youths to the Lillian Valley Indian School in Idaho to construct a new classroom building and to lead a Vacation Bible School.

• Holy Innocents', San Francisco, was the laboratory where the Via Media Project got its start, under the leadership of the Rev. Rosa Lee Harden. Now it has been used in 800 churches throughout the USA and in many countries of the world. Check out Holy Innocents' new "Initiation Project."

DioCal 004368 • Our Episcopal Community Services now delivers critical services to over 5,500 homeless and low-income men, women, and children annually and is working on the construction of another facility.

• In the 1950's Christ Church, Los Altos, built classrooms which were used by other schools. Now they have started their own school, Ventana School, for preschoolers. By the way, the Rector, Malcolm Young, earned his Ph.D. from Harvard Divinity School this year.

• Our Episcopal Power and Light, Regeneration Project, has now morphed into the Interfaith Power and Light, and the Rev. Sally Bingham now visits legislators on Capitol Hill and is one of the central voices in an anticipated national campaign to raise the consciousness about climate change.

• All Saints', San Francisco, successfully completed its $800,000 centennial campaign, expanded the Haight Ashbury Community Services work, and started a new jail and prison ministry, elder care, and a labyrinth project.

• Dr. Alan Jones is rightfully being feted for twenty years of truly outstanding ministry as Dean of Grace Cathedral. The Cathedral has physically been completed, the programs radically expanded, and its light reaches across this nation. The Diocese of California is deeply indebted to Alan for his gospel leadership.

• Our newspaper, the Pacific Church News, has a new editor, Sean McConnell, and the style and the content have been significantly enriched.

• St. Francis' Church, San Francisco, has entered into a partnership with the Jane Pomeroy Center, and the parish's thrift shop is now a training site for disabled folks to learn retail skills.

• Christ Church, Sei Ko Kai, San Francisco, recently completed renovations to the third floor of its building along with a new roof and is launching its first capital funds campaign in living memory.

• Diocesan Archives: we have made a large commitment to take our archives to the next level. Building on the good work of the Rev. Dr. John Rawlinson, our new archivists, Michael Stroup and Suzanne Thompson, are meticulously going through all documents and developing careful catalogues of information.

• Our Diocesan youth delegation to the national Youth Event in Berea, Kentucky was the most ethnically diverse in the nation.

• St. Paul's, Oakland, saw its school members and church members cleaning up Lake Merritt, volunteering at the Alameda County Food Bank, and adopting a family at Christmas.

DioCal 004369 • By leading three bike-a-thons, Fr. Jim Stickney and Fr. Gary Brower have raised over $43,000 for Episcopal Charities.

So many other stories of congregations, laity, and clergy to tell, but time prohibits. You know what you've done, and God knows.

In 2004 over 96% of the money assessed to congregations was paid in full. Thus, we maintain Diocesan unity, Episcopal Church unity, and Anglican Communion unity; whether we agree or not, we put our money on the line to declare our unity in the Body of Christ.

Enough boasting about our evolution. Just one word of thanks. At the heart of the Diocese of California are a few people whom I would like to thank publicly for encouraging the ministries of you all and for helping me so eloquently. First, two people I see every day, two people, skilled, caring, going the extra mile, with the compassion of Christ in their souls, Jane Kallgren and Jonathan Abernethy-Deppe. And two other people who each have been with me for over twenty years, two people who are my spiritual brother and sister on mission, Michael Hansen and Holly McAlpen. Their names deserve a place of honor in the history of the Diocese of California. They lead our evolution.

III. Personally ,

When I announced last October that I would be retiring, I expected to take my foot off the accelerator in a reasonable period of time. But the process is a lot longer than I imagined. Now it is clear that I will lead our deputation to next summer's General Convention and stay on duty until July 22, 2006, when, God willing, the Eighth Bishop of California will be consecrated and given full authority. As the Seventh Bishop, next summer I would be 70 years old and would have served 27 years. So that would be enough sevens and a good time to go.

Mary and I are deeply appreciative of having our names attached to the new Hospitality Pavilion at the Ranch. Thank you for your gifts — $1.8 million so far —and for the $1.2 million that needs to be raised. Hint! In retirement Mary and I would like to live near my golf course on the Peninsula, and I would like to raise one hundred million dollars for the United Religions Initiative. We hope to keep a very low profile, so if you don't see us in Episcopal circles and if we don't show up for major events, it isn't because we don't love you. It will just be time to move on and move out.

This generation, like all of them, seeks a sign. Let me tell you about three of my signs. (1) On the day of my consecration two clergy went outside the Cathedral and took down one of the No Stopping signs and gave it to me. Here it is. Every day for over a quarter of a century I've looked at it. Somehow merely glancing at it put a little starch in my backbone. (2) The second sign: two years ago I was coming down an elevator in Seattle and looked through the glass doors to the street work going on outside. And there was a sign saying "Prepare to Stop." OK. I got the message. (3) The third sign is an embarrassment. When I was consecrated, one of my enthusiastic supporters drove to Bishop, California and took down one of the metal signs at the city limits and brought it to me as a gift. Here it is. It would be unseemly and perhaps punishable for me ever to return it to the Bishop Police Department. Therefore, I am giving

DioCal 004370 these signs of authority to our Standing Committee to dispose of prudently.

One last story. In the summer of 1979, Mary, Alice, Ted, and I drove across the country, actually from Norfolk, Virginia, over the northern route. When we got to San Francisco on the first night, we needed to cross the Golden Gate Bridge in order to housesit for a friend in Mann County. Not only were we exhausted but so was our gas tank due to my lack of attention. So in the night our car stopped dead on the Golden Gate Bridge. Cars were swerving, honking, speeding by. My family had a few things to say to me. What in the world to do? Within a very short time a bright light was flooding from behind the car and a voice boomed over a loud speaker. "Put it in neutral, and we'll push you across." A large emergency truck gently engaged us, got us some gas, and sent us on our way.

That summarizes my entire California experience. Every time I have been in the dark and helpless, exactly then a light, a power, reassuring voices gently engaged me until a bridge was crossed —whether that bridge be epidemic or earthquake or fire or controversies, whatever. The Light of God was —always —there to sustain, so that we could survive, stay on mission, and grow.

In this my last Convention Address, I am keenly aware and grateful for Mary Swing, for all of the great people who have brilliantly served in the Diocesan Office, for the dear clergy and laity with whom it has been a blessing to serve our Lord, for the eloquent leaders in our schools, for the exemplary people who provide governance in our institutions —for the tens of thousands of Episcopalians here who cooperate with the Holy Spirit in building a Church which is one, holy, and catholic. As a young priest in West Virginia, I never dreamed of such an adventurous life. Thank you for making me a bishop and pushing me across the bridges in the night. Yes, I will boast. I will boast that I served with you.

Most of all I want to give abundant thanks to the mystery of God, who forever captivates the imagination and intoxicates with hope. Jesus promised to be with us always even until the end of the ages. Well, he has been true in this age. Despite the thorns, this rings true. Jesus declares to us forever: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Amen.

REPORT OF THE DIOCESAN TASK FORCE ON ASSESSMENT AND FINANCE The Rev. Chip Barker Larrimore

The Rev. Chip Barker Larrimore thanked those who served on the Task Force for the past year: the Rev. Bente Carter, Tom Matthews, Bob Burse, the Rev. Stacey Grossman, the Rev. Mark Spaulding, David Houston, Hank Tarbel, the Rev. Kathy Trapani, and as ex officio members, Bishop Swing, the Rev. Cn. Michael Hansen, and Jim Forsyth.

The 155th Diocesan Convention passed a resolution calling for atwo-year study to examine the relationship between the assessment and Diocesan finance. To accomplish this a Task Force on Assessment and Diocesan Finance would be convened, with representatives, both. clergy and lay, from each deanery. The resolution further called on the Task Force to present a status report to this Convention. Following is the status report called for by last year's Convention.

DioCal 004371 During this past year, the Diocesan Task Force on Assessment and Finance met twice, on August 6 at St. Clement's in Berkeley and on September 7 at the Diocesan Office. We have to date accomplished three tasks.

First, defining a mission statement. The Task Force will: (1) study the sources of financial support in the Diocese in order to inform and educate our clergy and laity; (2) develop training materials for use in the parishes on the sources and uses of Diocesan funds, both those obtained through the assessment and those obtained through other sources; (3) conduct dialogues with clergy and laity in each deanery about Diocesan finances, seeking answers to such questions as What services and ministries should the diocese provide? Are parish assessments equitable with respect to the services and ministries desired and provided? How do these services and ministries fit with the Bishop's vision for the Diocese? And what other sources of funding are available for carrying out our ministry? The final point of the mission statement is to formulate recommendations and work with our Bishop to develop processes for informing future budgets with input from the clergy and laity.

Second, during the 2004-2005 year the Task Force elected to revise the original timetable for our work, which was presented to the 2004 Convention. The original timetable called for recommendations to be ready for presentation to this 2005 Convention. It was the opinion of the Task Force that presenting recommendations on such an important matter as the Diocesan Assessment after only one year was premature. It was decided to continue our fact-finding and educational work into 2006 with the goal of presenting a briefing paper to our new Bishop in August 2006. This will push back the work of the Task Force by one year, with final recommendations to be made in consultation with our new Bishop to Diocesan Convention 2007.

Finally, we have discussed and are planning and scheduling deanery visits for the purpose of education and communication as part of this work. We will hold deanery visits which will be modeled after the Bishop's Search Committee process. Dates and locations for these deanery meetings will be determined at the next meeting of the Task Force, which is in November 2005. We would also like to note that we are still seeking a clergy representative from the Alameda Deanery and a lay representative from the Contra Costa Deanery.

HURRICANE RELIEF 2005

The Bishop asked for a show of hands of how many individuals, parishes, and institutions have done anything about hurricane relief in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and so on.

He noted that the National Church has been trying to get dioceses to take an inventory of what has been done, and to see if the diocese as a whole wishes to do anything, or if, in a diffuse way, it feels enough has been done. He asked that all those who raised their hands write down what they, their parishes, missions, and so on, are doing, and hand them in.

DioCal 004372 EPISCOPAL REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION

We have now started an Episcopal Real Estate Foundation, which has its articles of incorporation and bylaws, and will be dealing with the State of California for SO1C3 status. The next step will be to find a board of directors or trustees of this Real Estate Foundation. The Bishop is seeking the names of people around the Diocese who have expertise in the field of real estate so that he can begin to pull together a board of directors. He requested the names of people who would be good candidates for this board, and that Convention participants write down their names and parishes and hand them in.

BREAKOUT GROUPS

The Rev. Cn. Michael Hansen described the four breakout groups, which would meet from 11:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.:

Jubilate Deo Final Report Windsor Report Episcopal Election Discussion Hearings on Resolutions

He noted that this is the first election for which we have purchased an electronic voting machine, and this will be the trial run.

INSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST BALLOT

The Rev. Cn. David Forbes reminded the delegates that they will only be voting on those elections which are contested, that is, for the Standing Committee. The election on the first ballot must be by a majority in both orders. If there was not a majority in both orders for both clergy and lay delegates, there would be a second ballot.

He noted that one name should be added to the lay order on line 14: Carolyn W. Gaines.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Bishop announced that for those who have been to the areas affected by the hurricanes, or would like to meet with others who have been there or are interested in outreach to those areas, the Rev. Jennifer Hornbeck, who has been there already and is returning shortly, will meet with anyone who wishes to in Gresham Hall at 12:45 p.m.

Convention recessed for voting, breakout groups, and lunch, and reconvened in Gresham Hall at 1:20 p.m.

DioCal 004373 MARGARET WOSSER AWARD The Rev. Richard Schaper

The Rev. Richard Schaper drew the Convention's attention to the little pencils on every table, used for voting with the new voting machine, which say, "Write the church into your will." He also drew attention to the mouse .pads in the display area, which have the Planned Giving website, EpiscopalGift.org, printed on them. The website shows pictures of some of the people who have remembered the Episcopal Church, the parishes or missions, with a planned gift, and tells their stories.

He then turned to the presentation of the annual Margaret Wosser Award, named in memory of Margaret Wosser, who owned a Laundromat in San Francisco, and arranged that at her .death, it would go to the Diocese of California to establish an endowment fund to support social ministry and planned giving and other good things. We remember her with this award, which is given annually to the parish or congregation which has made the most progress in planned giving. We began in 2001, when the award went to Transfiguration, San Mateo; the next year it went to St. Timothy's, Danville; then it went to St. Bede's, Menlo Park; and last year it went to Christ Church, Los Altos.

This year there has been a great deal of good work going on in the parishes, saying "Remember our parish in your will or trust" or "Buy a gift annuity that will benefit you now and the parish when. you die." So many places are doing good work, but there is one parish that has done extraordinary work. They came to Gift Planning a year and a half ago to ask help in getting a planned giving project going in their parish and ran with it. They are a smaller parish, with only 121 pledging units, and have now enrolled 50 in their Legacy Society. So we feel that St. James', Fremont, really deserves the Margaret Wosser Award. The Rev. Robert Honeychurch received the award, thanking E. J. Hilliard, Bud Spaulding, and all the committee members for their efforts.

THE CHURCH DIVINITY SCHOOL OF THE PACIFIC

Steve Hassett, third-year seminarian and candidate for Holy Orders, presented the report, noting that the Church Divinity School of the Pacific is a true jewel in the area, part of the Graduate Theological Union, which has a national reputation for excellence. It prepares and educates people for all kinds- of ministry, not simply ordained ministry. Students are lay persons and clergy returning on sabbatical or for advanced studies. The programs run the gamut from Certificates in Anglican Studies to Master of Divinity degrees, to Ph.D.'s. It is a diverse community, and becoming more so. The campus itself is growing,. as a capital campaign is underway to renovate the campus and build a new chapel. Materials are available at the CDSP booth, including plans for the new chapel, catalogues, and information about upcoming events at the seminary and in the Diocese.

DioCal 004374 REPORT OF THE BISHOP'S TASK FORCE ON MARRIAGE AND BLESSING The Rev. Dr. Katherine Lehman and the Rev. John Kirkley

The Rev. Dr. Katherine Lehman, St. Bede's, Menlo Park, and the Rev. John Kirkley, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco, presented the report from the Bishop's Task Force on Marriage and Blessing.

Resolution One: Commission on Marriage and Blessing

Resolved, that this 156th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of California recommend that the Bishop establish a Commission on Marriage and Blessing to continue the work of the Bishop's Task Force on Marriage and Blessing, appointed at the 155''x Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of California, and to present its final report to the 161St Convention of this Diocese, after which the Commission shall cease to exist.

Explanation:

The 161St Convention of the Diocese of California will take place in 2010, meaning that this resolution would establish a Commission to be in place through the next two General Conventions. The members of the Bishop's Task Force themselves are not asking to continue but that a regular Commission be established to continue this work.

The current task force has barely had time to begin the discussion of the issues, and it was the feeling among the task force members that we must completely rethink our theology of marriage. There are so many cultural accretions around the institution of marriage that the Church has lost sight of marriage as a vocation, as a way in which the baptized live out their ministry in the world. This conversation is new to many, and it is very instructive when we begin to look at other types of unions. There are many in our Diocese who feel that the clergy should not be functioning as officers of the State as well as officers of the Church. This is an issue we have to discuss, as the Bishop hoped we would, but we have had time only for the most preliminary conversation. We need to think this through in order to have a thoughtful conversation or even an argument about it.

Gary Lindsay, St. Mark's, Berkeley: One of the reasons why I think we need to have this Commission is that in addition to the controversy in the Church, there is significant controversy in the civil sector. There are cases heading toward State Supreme Courts in California, New York, and Washington that could conceivably extend civil same-sex marriage, as is now the case in Massachusetts, to those additional three states. In addition; in the last year Spain and Canada have extended civil marriage to couples regardless of gender. I think it is very important for the Church to be able to respond with our moral authority to what is happening in the civil sector, as well as to address what is happening to the Church.

MSC.

The Bishop called for the names of those who would be interested in serving on this Commission.

DioCal 004375 Resolution Two: Resources for Catechesis with Couples and Communities of Faith

Resolved, that this 156th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of California direct the Commission on Marriage and Blessing to develop, for distribution at the . 158th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of California, resources relating to the ethics and pastoral theology of lifelong committed relationships in order to:

a. foster the discernment and articulation of the ways in which marriages and same- gender unions manifest and strengthen Christian discipleship by encouraging a better understanding of the Christian vocation to lifelong union as grounded in the Baptismal Covenant, and thereby b. help to offset the causes and influences that contribute to the fragile state of marriage and other lifelong unions in our current culture, and c. help local congregations understand their proper role in supporting and nurturing such relationships, and d. prepare couples seeking marriage or other rites of blessing, and support them in their continuing life together.

Explanation:

The clergy are required to prepare couples when they seek rites of blessing. Furthermore, couples require support in their continuing life together. And the faith community must learn its role in nurturing such relationships.

(The 158th Convention of the Diocese of California will be held in 2007.)

MSC.

Resolution Three: The Liturgical Covenanting, Blessing, and Sending Forth of Couples in Committed Same-Sex Relationships

Resolved, that this 156th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of California, building on the Bishop's long-standing practice permitting the blessing of same-gender unions in this Diocese, direct the Commission on Liturgy and Music and the Commission on Marriage and Blessing to jointly prepare for consideration by the 158' Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of California a rite or rites which formalize the blessing of same-gender unions in the Diocese of California, together with a policy for the use of said rite or rites.

Explanation:

It is anticipated that the rite or rites will reflect the context of a couple and a community of faith, for the liturgical covenanting, blessing, and sending forth of same-gender couples in committed relationships "characterized by fidelity, monogamy, mutual affection, and respect, careful, honest communication, and the holy love which enables those in such relationships to see in each other the image of God" [Resolution D039 of the 73rd General Convention], together with a policy for the use of said rite or rites.

DioCal 004376 The Rev. Fred Heard, Trinity Parish, Menlo Park: Some years ago I asked a priest friend of mine about blessing same-sex unions and asked what kind of rite he would use. He said he would probably put together something from the blessing of a house. As we worked on this Task Force, we have seen that there is a great deal more to it than that. We are talking about human beings, we're talking about Christians, we're talking about people who want to commit to lifelong relationships, and so we believe it's appropriate within the Church to begin to look at rites specifically for the blessing of same-sex unions, and that's what this resolution is about.

Jim Robertson, St. Mark's, Palo Alto: While the Task Force recognized the short timeline in this process, is a two-year period sufficient to give practical advice to parishes? Will parishes really be ready at that time to act on this new material? Given the fact that we will have a new bishop at that time, with all that he or she will have to consider, I am wondering if this is also too tight a timeline.

The Rev. Dr. Katherine Lehman: There are resources within the Anglican Communion that have already developed such rites, and these are readily available, as well as less formal rites from highly reputable liturgical sources in the Episcopal Church and the Diocese. I don't think it will be an issue liturgically. I think the really fruitful work that needs to be done is the theological and pastoral tasks and conversation that will clarify what we actually owe people who are trying to live lives as disciples and do ministry and show forth fidelity in relationships. Two years may not be completely adequate, but I think we can make a good start.

MSC.

The Bishop noted that the Diocese of California has never done anything officially. The first things that were done were house blessings, in which a gay or lesbian couple had their home blessed, and it included the blessing of the people who lived there. Then there were pastoral occasions in which, if a congregation wished to have a blessing, the Bishop first asked the congregation to consider how the parish as a whole would handle this. Can the priest and couple have counseling and develop a liturgy? If you have a repeatable liturgy, it becomes "policy," and therefore official. It was important from the Bishop's perspective to make sure we did not prematurely create an official policy while the Church was still very young with this. Having a policy would make the Diocese of California a target, like the Diocese of New Westminster in Canada. We could handle things pastorally and on an ad hoc basis. Now, however, we are getting close to a point at which it might be possible to have a policy across the board in the Episcopal Church. There is no official group that is working on this for General Convention at the moment, but it could happen soon. If the Diocese of California takes this direction, it would not be on behalf of the whole Church but on behalf of this Diocese alone, and would put our Diocese out front in this matter, along with other dioceses. As a Bishop, he noted, he has had to decide what is right and what ditch he has been willing to die in on this and other issues. His own concern has been to go slowly enough on this to allow for conversation and to acknowledge that there is a big difference between where we as a diocese are and where others in the Church are. Not getting too far out ahead of the rest of the Church allowed for continuing conversation and learning on both sides. We have done excellent work here, and perhaps establishing a commission is a healthy evolutionary step for us. When we finally come up with something, we

DioCal 004377 will not be as far out on a limb as we would have been five years ago. There is great wisdom in proceeding this way and going on from here.

REPORT AND ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS The Rev. Chad Smith

The Rev. Chad Smith presented the final form of the resolutions, noting that some changes had been made as a result of discussion in the breakout session, including some friendly amendments..

1. Health Care for all Americans

Resolved, that the 156"t Convention of the Diocese of California submit the following resolution to the 75`h General Convention of the Episcopal Church, together with the accompanying Explanation:

Resolved, the House of concurring, that the Episcopal Church call upon all its dioceses, parishes, and members to work towards the goal of accessible, adequate, appropriate, high quality, effective, efficient, affordable, and sustainable health care for all Americans; and be it further

Resolved, that the 75`h General Convention of the Episcopal Church reestablish the Standing Commission on Health as a means of fulfilling this goal.

Explanation:

At a time when the costs of health care continue to outpace inflation, the expense of private insurance has become an unacceptable burden to many, and yet millions of Americans still do not have even the most basic insurance coverage. There are no easy or inexpensive solutions, but, as Christians, we have a responsibility to see that every person has access to adequate medical care.

Two issues were raised in discussion: (1)that there was not a way to live into this goal, and (2) who would oversee the Resolution as it goes forward to General Convention. The Standing Commission on Health had been disassembled for financial reasons so this is calling for it to be reestablished. This was our best solution to carrying this forward.

The Rev. Chad Smith introduced Dr. A. C. Hollister, one of the authors of this resolution to Convention. He is an 87-year-old doctor who has put his feet to the ground to push forward the Gospel in this way, and it is truly inspiring.

The Rev. Carol Luther, Church of the Redeemer, San Rafael: It seems to me that health care is one of the most basic Christian issues before us today. One of the things that Jesus brought in his ministry was health —healing — to everyone who sought him out, and he never charged anyone for it. For this reason alone, the Church really does need to stand up for accessible and

DioCal 004378 affordable health care for all.

Dr. Bonita Palmer, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco: I am also a family practitioner on the staff of St. Luke's Hospital. Some good news about how the Church is moving forward is that in 2001 the Blue Book Report from the last Commission on Health was actually an excellent document, both practical and theologically sound. Unfortunately, the Commission was discontinued at that point. There was an attempt to resurrect it at the last General Convention, and it failed on a technicality. Since that time, the National Episcopal Health Ministries has worked with the Department of Chaplaincy at the Church Center as well as Congregational Ministries to focus on this issue, and over the last year they have developed a task force that is working on the issue of access. I am glad to say there is something happening, and I am certain they would appreciate our support.

The Rev. Jan Cazden, St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco: Someone asked during our lunch break how this resolution would affect places like St. Luke's Hospital. I can only say this would be like the mounties coming over the hill to rescue us. It would be a great thing for community hospitals such as ours.

The Rev. Ron Culmer, St. Clare's, Pleasanton: As a point of clarification, who would be paying for this? Are we asking for the government to pay for this? Are we asking all the Episcopal churches and dioceses to pay for this? Are we asking for both to pay for this?

The Rev. Chad Smith: I think the spirit of this resolution is more about advocacy work. There are a number of proposals out there. A. C. Hollister originally came forward with one that would generate an 80-page bill in the legislature. But all we are proposing right now is a job of advocacy.

The Rev. Dr. Lynn Bowdish, St. Elizabeth's, South San Francisco: One thing we can do as concerned persons is to get on the advisory boards of hospitals. I serve on Seton Medical Center's. We have a Monday Night, on which doctors, nurses, and social workers volunteer their time for free medical services for anyone. Advisory boards are part of the decision-making bodies that determine where hospitals will spend their money, and I would encourage people to get out there and get involved in helping to provide health care.

MSC.

The Bishop noted that he used to Chair the Standing Commission on Health for the Episcopal Church and that they wrote the statement on abortion and cloning, on stem cell research, and so on. The fact that it no longer exists is unfortunate as we had along-running head start on many issues, and its loss has hampered the moral witness of the Church. The Bishop said he is glad to see that we are pushing the National Church to reestablish this body.

DioCal 004379 2. Condemning the Use of Torture

Resolved, that the 156th Convention of the Diocese of California submit the following resolution and accompanying explanation to the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church:

Resolved, the House of concurring, that the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church condemns the use of torture, and calls upon the United States Government to renounce its use in compliance with the Geneva Conventions and United Nations' declarations regarding human rights and the administration of justice, and to enact policies to prevent its use both domestically and abroad, as well as provide just compensation for the victims of torture and their families; and be it further

Resolved, that the 156th Convention of the Diocese of California affirm the resolution above, and direct the Commission on Peace, Justice and Hunger to implement the above as appropriate in its work in our congregations, as well as our state .and local governments.

Explanation:

Every time the Church recites the Nicene Creed, we confess that our Lord Jesus Christ was a victim of state sponsored torture: "For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried." Remembering our Lord's suffering for us, and in imitation of his example, we commit ourselves in our baptismal covenant to strive for justice and peace among all people and to respect the dignity of every human being. Consistent with this promise, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has adopted and promoted Amnesty International's program for the prevention of torture (EXC061, 1984). The use of torture is manifestly contrary to Christian faith and teaching, and erodes the credibility of the United States Government at home and abroad. This resolution calls for a renewed commitment to opposition to torture in all its forms and appropriate care for victims of torture. Copies of relevant United Nations' declarations can be found at http://www.unhchr.chlhtml/intlinst.htm.

The Rev. John Kirkley, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco: This resolution was initially a response to the concerns that were raised by the scandals at Abu Ghraib prison and other facilities in the Middle East, as well as the legal black hole that Guantanamo has become. Even the U.S. Senate has become concerned and earlier passed an amendment to clarify and enforce military regulations for the treatment of prisoners. As it stands, the House still has to consider the bill, and the President says he will veto this. We think this is a timely issue for the Church to be concerned about, reaffirming the United Nations' statements against the use of torture. This would also help our own country to regain its moral authority.

Wayne Padgett, Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco: I would like to propose an amendment to drop the words "United States Government" and to add the words "officials or agencies." I spent over thirty years in law enforcement, both in state prison and federal law enforcement, and have also been in the Reserve Navy and Coast Guard. None of those agencies

DioCal 004380 is authorized to use torture. It is not in the United States Constitution, and nowhere do we authorize such activity. In fact, state and federal laws prohibit it. Our founding documents, the Bill of Rights and Jeffersonian principles, all address things like this. It is not the United States Government that is doing this; it is certain individuals and occasionally errant agencies. The way this resolution reads it's a fait accompli that the U.S. authorizes torture, and that is not true. I have seen abuses, Ihave -heard of others, but they have generally been addressed when they've been found out.

The Rev. Dr. Katherine Ward, Our Saviour, Oakland: I'd like to say that those words are true. It may be true that the United States Government itself is not doing it, but it definitely erodes the credibility of our government so I think the wording of the explanation is true.

The Rev. John Kirkley: The point has been made that our Constitution and our laws forbid the use of torture. Nobody is disputing that. The problem is not that individuals but that entire agencies are blatantly violating our laws and our Constitution, and even our President is doing so with his threat to veto a bill which simply asks the military to obey its own rules as given in the military manual. We have no control over what has happened in other countries or what other governments do, but we are responsible as members of the Episcopal Church in the United States for what our government does. They are our problem and our responsibility.

The Rev. John Rawlinson, St. James', Oakland: I oppose the amendment because the actions that take place in Guantanamo Bay are not rogue individuals; they are actions by policy, backed up by the whole structure of the American military and by the purported legal opinions that American law does not apply in Guantanamo, and Cuban law does not apply there either. This is not a black hole; this is malfeasance and evil behavior on the part of this government by policy.

Rosita Harvey, St. Paul's, Walnut Creek: Somebody said that the government doesn't have anything to do with a lot of things in other countries, but I tell you that there are a lot of things that this government does, abuses of one kind or another. The fact that I am here is proof of what happened in my country from 1973 to 1990. The Government of the United States is involved outside the country, and the Church needs to do something about it, putting pressure on it, because power does corrupt, and it still does that today.

Gary Lindsay, St. Mark's, Berkeley: I will vote against this amendment because, whether you believe that the United States Government is engaging in torture or not, we need to renounce it. The fact that our Constitution and laws prohibit it doesn't mean that it isn't happening. If you look at the Soviet Union, they had the best constitution in history, and we know how well they actually applied it.

Amendment defeated.

The Rev. Laura Toepfer, Christ Church, Alameda: I would also like to propose an amendment. One of the things that this resolution does not address is the practice of the U.S. Government of "extraordinary rendition," the practice of sending people believed to be terrorists to countries where they can be legally tortured, and using that as a means of bypassing our laws and constitutions, so I would like to change the resolution to read:

DioCal 004381 Resolved, the House of concurring, that the 75"t General Convention of the Episcopal Church condemns the use of torture and the practice of extraordinary rendition, and calls upon the United States Government to renounce its use in compliance with the Geneva Conventions and United Nations' declarations regarding human rights and the administration of justice, and to enact policies to prevent its use both domestically and abroad, as well as provide just compensation for the victims of torture and their families.

Jim Robertson, St. Mark's, Palo Alto: So much of government misconduct is being policed internally at some point, but this whole practice of rendition by the CIA and other agencies is beyond the purview of investigation at this point, so we can't even get to it. Telling the government that we are aware of it and condemn it is important.

Amendment passed.

Resolution #2 as amended:

Condemning the Use of Torture

Resolved, that the 156i" Convention of the Diocese of California submit the following resolution and accompanying explanation to the 75`" General Convention of the Episcopal Church:

Resolved, the House of concurring, that the 75"t General Convention of the Episcopal Church condemn the use of torture and the practice of extraordinary rendition, and call upon the United States Government to renounce its use in compliance with the Geneva Conventions and United Nations' declarations regarding human rights and the administration of justice, and to enact policies to prevent its use both domestically and abroad, as well as provide just compensation for the victims of torture and their families; and be it further

Resolved, that the 156"t Convention of the Diocese of California affirm the resolution above, and direct the Commission on Peace, Justice and Hunger to implement the above as appropriate in its work in our congregations, as well as our state and local governments.

Explanation:

Every time the Church recites the Nicene Creed, we confess that our Lord Jesus Christ was a victim of state-sponsored torture: "For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried." Remembering our Lord's suffering for us, and in imitation of his example, we commit ourselves in our baptismal covenant to strive for justice and peace among all people and to respect the dignity of every human being. Consistent with this promise, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has adopted and promoted Amnesty International's program for the prevention of torture (EXC061,

DioCal 004382 1984). The use of torture is manifestly contrary to Christian faith and teaching, and erodes the credibility of the United States Government at home and abroad. This resolution calls for a renewed commitment to opposition to torture in all its forms and appropriate care for victims of torture. Copies of relevant United Nations' declarations can be found at bttp://www.unhchr.ch/html/intlinst.htm.

Note: Extraordinary rendition is the practice of sending prisoners to other countries in which it is not illegal to use torture, as a means of bypassing our laws and constitution, which forbid torture.

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3. Baptism Is Full Initiation

Resolved, that the 156th Convention of the Diocese of California submit the following resolution with its accompanying explanation to the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church:

Resolved, the House of concurring, that the Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons be directed to prepare such amendments to the Canons as will clarify that Baptism, being "full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ's Body the Church," shall be the only membership requirement (other than any age limitation) for eligibility for licensing to office in accordance with the provisions of Canon III.4 (Of Licensed Ministries) or of access to the ordination process; and be it further

Resolved, that wherever the terms "reaffirmation" and "reception" are used in the Canons, they shall be equivalent to "confirmation" for the purpose of any and all Canons.

Explanation:

The purpose of this resolution is to bring the Canons into conformity with the theology of The Book of Common Prayer. The words quoted in the resolution are to be found in the section "Concerning the Service", which precedes the Order for Holy Baptism (p. 298, BCP).

The second Resolved clause is a restatement of the wording to be found in Canon I.17.1(d).

The Rev. Donald Schell, St. Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco: Northern Michigan passed this resolution last week, and it's on the convention floor in Connecticut, which is also meeting today. The basic question is whether baptism truly authorizes and empowers us for ministry, or whether it needs to be "completed" by confirmation. We have a theology of the 1979 Prayer Book and a theology of the 1928 Prayer Book. Baptism empowers us to do the ministry of the Church. The question of what happens to confirmation is also raised here. Confirmation is a valuable rite of Christian formation. It is given in three different forms in the Prayer Book: Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation. What we assume is that as people grow into their

DioCal 004383 Christian faith they will reach a point where there. would a normal expectation of affirming their faith and receiving the Bishop's. But that doesn't complete their baptism or give them authority; authority for ministry has already been given to them at baptism.

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4.. The Ministry of All Baptized Persons

Resolved, that the 156th Convention of the Diocese of California submit the following resolution and accompanying explanation to the 75~' General Convention of the Episcopal Church:

Resolved, the House of concurring, that Title III, Canon 1, Sec. 2 of the Canons of the Episcopal Church be amended to read: "No person shall be denied access to the discernment process for any ministry, lay or ordained, in this Church because of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression of gender identity, disabilities or age, except as otherwise provided by these Canons of the Episcopal Church. No right to licensing, ordination, or election is hereby established."

Explanation:

Title III, Canon 1, Sec. 2 of the Canons of the Episcopal Church states: "No person shall be denied access to the discernment process for any ministry, lay or ordained, in this Church because of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disabilities or age, except as otherwise provided by these Canons. No right to licensing, ordination, or election is hereby established." This resolution would revise this canon by adding "gender identity or expression of gender identity" to this list of protected categories.

This revision is based upon our increased understanding of the need to respect the human dignity of transgender people: transsexuals and others who are seen to differ from societal gender norms. Gender identity, in and of itself, should not be a basis for exclusion from consideration for, or participation in, the ministries of the Church.

The Rev. John Kirkley, St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco: It might be helpful to say something about definitions here. By "gender identity" we mean the person's internal, deeply felt sense of being either male or female, or something in between, or other. Gender is a cultural category and a range or spectrum of behaviors and attitudes. Gender expression is all of the external expressions and gender behaviors that are socially defined as either masculine or feminine, such as dress, mannerisms, speech patterns, and social interactions, and so on. This simply says that gender identity or its expression should not be regarded as a basis for discrimination.

DioCal 004384 Gary Lindsay, St. Mark's, Berkeley: Point of order: I would interpret this as prohibiting age discrimination, for example in serving on vestries, and there are civil law requirements as well. Is that a valid concern? Could this get us in trouble for violating civil law?

Answer: No.

The Rev. Ann-Lining Smith: I have one concern here, which is the phrase "expressions of sexuality." That was defined as styles of social interaction, etc. There are plenty of styles of social interaction which, one would like to think, would be prohibitive, such as promiscuity, for instance. One would hope these would stop eligibility for ordained ministry.

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REPORT ON THE FIRST BALLOT

The Rev. Cn. David Forbes reported that no candidate for either the clergy or lay position on the Standing Committee received a majority in both orders so there was no election on the first ,ballot. A second ballot was cast. Election on the second ballot would be by plurality of all persons voting.

REPORT AND ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS(Continued)

5. Transgender Civil Rights

Resolved, that this 156th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of California support the enactment of laws at the local, state and federal level that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression of gender identity; and be it further

Resolved, that the Secretary of Convention convey this resolution to the California representatives in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

Explanation:

It has long been the policy of the Diocese of California to oppose discrimination in all its forms. The Diocese has been a strong, active voice in support of the enactment of civil rights legislation to protect gay and lesbian people from unfair, discriminatory and harmful employment and housing practices.

In view of social changes and increased knowledge and understanding in recent years, it is necessary to adjust our human rights policies to match our new knowledge and understanding of concepts of identity and community. Current usage often refers to the "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender conununity," more accurately and specifically reflecting the diversity of the people in the community.

DioCal 004385 Although lesbian, gay and bisexual people have made considerable advances in winning civil rights at the local and state levels in the last two decades, a great deal remains to be done, particularly at the federal level. Civil rights protection for transgender people — transsexuals and others who are seen to differ from societal .gender norms —lags far behind. Only four states, including California, now have statutory civil rights protection covering gender identity and expression, whereas more than a dozen have prohibited discrimination against lesbians, gay men and bisexuals.

This gap must be closed. Discrimination harms both those who are its targets and society as a whole. To oppose discrimination and prejudice and support equal opportunity and protections in any form is moral, Christian and just.

The Rev. Chad Smith noted that this resolution takes what we enacted in the previous resolution and extends it to our advocacy role in the communities to which we belong. We are not simply talking about our local representatives, where civil protection is already provided, but our national representatives.

Gary Lindsay, St. Mark's, Berkeley: Although we are not forwarding this to our local representatives, there are groups who are intent on abridging or removing the protections we already have there, and we need to be aware of this.

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6. Diocesan Ethnic and Multicultural Mission Strategic Plan

Resolved, that the 156`" Convention of the Diocese of California call for the Department of Missions, the Office of Congregational Development, Department of Faith Formation, Executive Officer, and the Bishop to assemble a working group from the ethnic commissions and other interested parties to begin working with the Diocese on a strategic plan to allocate resources for culture-specific, non-English-speaking, and multicultural ministries over the next five years; and be it further

Resolved, that this working group enter dialogue about this plan's development and implementation with the new Diocesan Bishop following his or her consecration in 2006; and be it further

Resolved, that this working group report on and present relevant resolutions for the ongoing development and implementation of this plan to the 157'" Convention of this Diocese.

Explanation:

The Office of Multicultural/Ethnic Mission and Ministry, together with the Asian, Hispanic, and Afro-Anglican American Commissions, commends afive-year proposal developed by the Diocesan Officer for Multicultural Ministry and distributed under separate cover to the 156"' Convention of the Diocese of California (see Appendix A). If

DioCal 004386 this resolution passes, the resulting working group would adapt and expand this plan in detail, and lead its implementation in coordination with the Diocese and congregations. The plan, reviewed by the Bishop, Executive Officer, the Missioner, the Office of Faith Formation, and the Office of Congregational Development, provides a starting point of broad goals for this working group to consider.

With the ongoing influx of new immigrants and the expanding multicultural character of many of our communities, culture-specific (i.e., "ethnic"), multicultural, and non- English-speaking ministries need to be at the forefront of the Episcopal Church's ministries in the Bay Area. Nothing less than our relevance to the communities we serve may be at stake. The Diocese of California continues to need to develop and implement a proactive, multifaceted strategy that places mission in these areas as a high priority for our future as the Episcopal Church in the Bay Area.

With the dissolution of the Diocesan Officer for Multicultural Ministries' position at the Diocesan Office and the episcopacy in transition, it will be contingent on the existing ethnic commissions and our congregations to move forward with mission strategy in these areas. The working group proposed in this resolution would coordinate this mission strategy while maintaining close ties with both Diocesan leadership and ministry on the ground in our diverse church settings.

The challenge for this working group would be to implement a flexible, proactive, Diocesan-wide strategic plan for mission to support and expand these ministries —one that would meet specific, measurable goals outlined in this document, and goals later set by the working group and Diocese over the next five years. Conceivably, the working group would need to divide into subgroups to address the need for supporting these multifaceted ministries effectively.

Also of note:

Province VIII leadership is in the process of preparing a similar resolution on multicultural ministries for General Convention 2006.

Fiscal Impact:

Minimal or no fiscal impact on the Diocese is anticipated for the formation of the working group. However, a developing strategy would involve fiscal impact throughout its implementation. This impact would be determined by the Diocese on an ongoing basis and relevant resolutions presented at the 157th Diocesan Convention in 2006 and beyond.

Supported by: Afro-Anglican American Commission of the Diocese of California; Asian Commission of the Diocese of California; the Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck, Holy Trinity, Richmond; the Rev. Jose Juan Bernal, St. Andrew's, San Bruno; the Rev. Michael R. Carney, St. George's, Antioch; the Rev. Laina Wood Casillas, St. Michael and All Angels, Concord; Clergy of Color in the Diocese of California; the Rev. Gloria Rosa Del Castillo, Iglesia del Buen

DioCal 004387 Samaritano, San Francisco; the Rev. Mary Moore Gaines, St. James', San Francisco; the Rev. Richard E. Helmer, Christ Church, Sei Ko Kai, San Francisco; the Rev. Vince Jang, True Sunshine, San Francisco, Chair of the Asian Commission; the Rev. Dr. Franco Kwan, True Sunshine, San Francisco; Connie Lam, St. James', San Francisco; the Rev. Dr. Gordon Lau, Our Saviour, Oakland; the Rev. Anna B. Lange-Soto, El Buen Pastor Iglesia Episcopal, Redwood City; Lucille Lee, True Sunshine, San Francisco; Raymond Lee, True Sunshine, San Francisco; the Rev. David Lui, Incarnation, San Francisco; Eric Metoyer, St. Mary the Virgin, San Francisco; the Rev. David Ota, St. Ambrose, Foster City; the Rev. Dr. Fran Toy, Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry Council; the Rev. John E. Rawlinson, St. James', Oakland; the Rev. Katherine E. M. Salinaro, Holy Trinity, Richmond; the Rev. Karen Swanson, St. Andrew's, San Bruno; Tom Wong, Our Saviour, Oakland; Warren Wong, St. James', San Francisco.

The Rev. Richard Helmer, Christ Church, Sei Ko Kai, San Francisco: I was asked by the Asian Commission several months ago to begin work on this resolution, which has since grown both in its support and its scope, finally culminating today. I would simply like to add several names of supporters to be read into the record of Convention, which I will give to the Secretary to be added to the record.

I simply would like us to be aware of the challenge we face as a Diocese. Not all of us, but most of us, go to church on Sunday and do not see the diversity we see the other six days of the week in our community. I know that our habit has been to do a lot of hand-wringing over that. We have a couple of system habits, too, one of which is to wait for the Diocesan Office to act, or we leave the local congregations to come up with solutions on their own. What we would like to do is to put together a group of people who will roll up their sleeves and get to work on networking congregations with each other in particular demographic areas of the Diocese. We will also try to find the resources to help equip parishes and others communities to work together to expand the diversity of our Church, and quite frankly, to step up to the plate and be relevant to the part of the country that we're in. If we don't do this, we will be irrelevant in the future.

The Rev. Michael Carney, St. George's, Antioch: In the last three years, I've had the privilege of working closely with the Rev. George Sotelo, as our congregation has become more diverse. He has been extremely supportive and helpful, and I know he's done a great many things in the Diocese around anti-racism training and in supporting the various ethnic commissions. We've not yet had a chance to thank him for his years of service in Jubilate Deo and to wish him well in his new ministry of planting a church in Tucson.

The Rev. Dr. Franco Kwan, True Sunshine, San Francisco: This resolution is really important to the Diocese. This morning everyone saw that the Hispanic community is doing very well, in having five people graduate from the Academia Teologica Latina and ready to serve the Diocese. If we have plans for them, then next convention, we will have a few more Hispanic congregations. We need to ask if other groups are doing something similar, and we need to work with them to utilize the people who are committed to ministry. Otherwise, these people will have no place to use their gifts. I urge you to support this resolution.

The Rev. Chris Rankin-Williams, St. John's, Ross: I represent the rich ethnic diversity of Marin County. The resolution says there is no financial impact; however, the implementation could

DioCal 004388 have impact. I'm looking at a $350,000 line item in the budget. I think this is ministry we should support. As one parish that has a fairly large assessment, I wonder if someone can elaborate on what the implementation could involve financially.

The Rev. Richard Helmer responded that we don't yet know.

The Rev. David Ota, St. Ambrose, Foster City: I am a member of the Asian Commission, and I want to note that we're trying to think comprehensively here. Of course money will be needed, but I think we need to remind ourselves that "godly vision precedes God's provision." If we have a vision ofhaving amulti-ethnic diocese, the money will come. We and God will provide.

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7. Bishop James Theodore Holly

Resolved, that the 156th Convention of the Diocese of California place Bishop James Theodore Holly (1829-1911) on the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer on November 8 and encourage local commemoration of his life and work; and be it further

Resolved, that this 156th Convention of the Diocese of California submit the following statement of support to the Lesser Feasts and Fasts Committee of the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music:

The 156th Convention of the Diocese of California supports the inclusion of Bishop James Theodore Holly in Lesser Feasts and Fasts and remembrance of his vital ministry each November 8, the anniversary of his date of consecration.

Explanation:

Bishop James Theodore Holly was the first African American bishop. He received his D.D. degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and an L.L.D. from Liberia College in Monrovia, Liberia. November 8, 1882 is his date of consecration. He served in Haiti and experienced personal loss and hardships. Bishop Holly attended the Second Lambeth Conference and preached in Westminster Abbey. As a historical figure he should be recognized during the church year as a tribute to his work and in recognition of the long history and service of African Americans in the Episcopal Church. The inclusion of Bishop Holly in Lesser Feasts and Fasts is also supported by the Office for Black Ministries (http://www.episcopalchurch.or~/5888 58502 ENG HTM.htm) of the National Church.

The Rev. Chad Smith noted that the date chosen, November 8, is a day of celebration, his consecration, whereas most people in Lesser Feasts and Fasts are commemorated on the date of their death. People who are put forward to the Lesser Feasts and Fasts Committee of the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music always begin with local celebration. We were told that Bishop Holly is already in line to be considered for Lesser Feasts and Fasts so this simply adds support.

DioCal 004389 Fiscal impact: No fiscal impact on the Diocese is anticipated for this resolution.

Sheila Sims, St. Paul's, Oakland: I am a member of the Peace, Justice and Hunger Commission. Our commission put forward this resolution, and we would like you to support it. The Bay Area has been in the forefront of so many issues of justice and recognition of the experiences and spiritual gifts of people of color. This is one way of recognizing that, in the figure of Bishop Holly. I spoke to this in one of the breakout sessions, pointing out that he was born in 1829, and we might just remember what the United States was like at that time. For him to come through the Church and become a bishop says a great deal, especially as he attended Lambeth in his lifetime. I hope you will all have a celebration in your parishes, along with Absalom Jones.

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8. Rules for the Electing Convention

1. A special convention of the Diocese of California will convene at Grace Cathedral on May 6, 2006, at 9:00 AM PDT for the purpose of electing the eighth Bishop of California. No other business will be in order.

2. The officers of the special convention will be same as the officers of the annual convention elected in October 2005.

3. Lay delegates eligible to vote at the special convention will be those regularly elected according to the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese and the bylaws of the electing congregations. Each electing congregation will send the names of its elected delegates to the Secretary of Convention no later than 20 calendar days prior to the special convention.

4. Clergy eligible to vote at the special convention will be determined according to the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese. No mare than 60 and no less than 30 calendar days prior to the special convention, the Bishop will provide to the Secretary of Convention and to the Standing Committee the list of clergy eligible to vote.

5. The election of the bishop will be by written ballot and will conform to the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese of California. The vote will be taken by orders, and election will require a majority of those present and voting in each order.

6. The Standing Committee will prepare the ballot, combining nominees submitted by the Diocesan Search Committee and nominees by petition. The Standing Committee will determine the form and requirements for petitions, to be published no later than February 1, 2006. The order of names on the ballot will be determined by lot without distinguishing between Search Committee nominees and petition nominees.

DioCal 004390 7. Nominations from the floor of convention will not be in order.

8. The Standing Committee will establish procedures for counting the ballots and will supervise the counting. The Secretary of Standing Committee will report the results of each ballot to the Secretary of Convention.

9. Except as provided in these rules, all nominees will remain on the ballot for each vote. A nominee may withdraw at any time. A withdrawal must be submitted in writing to the President of Standing Committee, either in person or by fax. Once a nominee has withdrawn, that name may not be reentered on the ballot.

10. In the event that the special convention is unable to elect by 6:00 PM, May 6, 2006, the convention will adjourn until 9:00 AM PDT, on May 13, 2006, unless the convention, by atwo-thirds vote, sets a different time for adjournment.

11. In the event that the special convention is unable to elect on May 13, 2006, the convention will adjourn sine die, and there will be no election.

Explanation

The election ofa person to be a Bishop in a Diocese shall be held in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Convention of the Diocese and pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Canons ofthis Church. —Canon III.16.1(a)

The national canons, quoted above, require the diocesan convention to adopt any rules needed for the election of a bishop. Therefore, the Standing Committee has submitted these proposed rules for adoption by the convention in order to provide for the organization and conduct of the special convention to be held on May 6, 2006.

Several of the rules, such as rules 2 through 5, simply restate rules found in diocesan or national canons. Although they are not strictly needed, the Standing Committee has included them so that all necessary rules will be in one place for the convenience of members of the convention.

Rule 6 empowers the Standing Committee to establish and administer the petition process, and it requires the Standing Committee to prepare the ballot containing both nominees of the Search Committee and petition candidates.

Rule 7 is necessary because of the need to perform background checks on all final nominees and to ensure that all nominees have been able to participate in the "walkabouts" prior to the convention. The petition process takes the place of nominations from the floor and ensures an open election.

The Standing Committee is responsible for managing the entire process from search to consecration. It has delegated much of the work to the Search and Transition

DioCal 004391 Committees. Rule 8 provides that the Standing Committee will supervise the actual election directly without delegating that responsibility.

Rule 9 makes it clear that there is no runoff, and it specifies how withdrawals will be handled.

Rules 10 and 11 set time limits for the convention. The Standing Committee feels that in the event of a deadlock on May 6, it would be beneficial to have a "cooling off' period for prayer and reflection and to give the remaining candidates an opportunity to prayerfully consider whether or not to withdraw. It is also necessary to arrange space for a continuation of the convention, and Grace Cathedral has been reserved for both May 6 and May 13.

Setting a specific time for adjournment on May 6 avoids the need for an exhausted convention to try to decide how much longer to go on. But if a large majority wants to continue voting, there is that option.

National canons prohibit the election of a bishop within tl'Ze 30 days before the national convention, which begins nn June 13. If there is no election by the end of the day on May 13, then it will be necessary to wait until after the national convention. In that case, it would be up to Bishop Swing and the Standing Committee to try to discern what the Holy Spirit is leading us to do next.

The words "sine die" (Latin: without day) are standard parliamentary terminology, meaning that the convention would adjourn without setting another date to continue meeting. In other words, it's all over.

David Frangquist, St. Aidan's San Francisco: As a member of the Standing Committee, I don't want to say a lot about this, but under the canons, the rules that are presented here are the ones that we need to adopt. The reason that it's all over on May 13 is that we are prohibited by national canons from electing a bishop within the 30 days preceding the General Convention.

The Rev. Karen Swanson, St. Andrew's, San Bruno: We have two people at our table whose primary language is Spanish, and perhaps we need to address this. How can we have translators or written materials so that everyone is included?

The Rev. John Rawlinson, St. James', Oakland: Point of information on item number 10: if I read it properly, there is a time certain to end on the frst day of Convention, but no time certain lusted for the second day. Is that correct?

Answer: Yes, it is..

Milene Rawlinson, St. James', Oakland: During the breakout session they said that 20 days before the election is Easter Sunday, and the Diocesan Office is closed on Good Friday, so I would like to suggest that this be amended to 23 days before so that things can be in on time.

DioCal 004392 Response: The 20 days are in conformity with the canons. Most congregations will elect in January, so there should be enough time for this.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL PRACTICES The Rev. Bruce D. O'Neill

The Rev. Bruce O'Neill directed the delegates' attention to the Report of the Personnel Practices Committee in the Convention Booklet, and the Proposed 2006 Salary Resolution. On behalf of the Personnel Practices Committee, he also offered an amendment to the resolution:

Amendment:

The Personnel Practices Committee bases its recommendation for minimum clergy compensation to Convention on the June 30 Annual Adjustment to the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. It further recommends that this adjustment be accorded to all clergy and lay employees, due to significant economic changes since June 30. The Index now reflects an additional increase. Because this statistic is published every two months, the current statistical period available is August 31. At that date, the CPI annual adjustment had risen from 1.1% to 2.2%. Because of this increase and because of the unusual current economic conditions, it is resolved that, for this Convention only, the percentage increase of the Proposed 2006 Salary Resolution shall be 2.2%, based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose from July 1, 2004 to August 31, 2005, and that the clergy minimum compensation recommendation for 2007 shall be based on statistical information available from September 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006, annualized.

Gary Lindsay, St. Mark's, Berkeley: Will the Commission republish the numbers listed in the resolution so that parish treasurers will have numbers reflecting 'the change proposed in the amendment?

Answer: Yes. Revised numbers will be emailed to all congregations this afternoon.

The Rev. Ted Thompson, Christ Church, Alameda: In light of the suggested amendment, I am concerned that parishes that have already begun working on budgets for 2006 may be a bit shocked by this and its impact. Can you say a bit more about your concerns in bringing this forward? In the past we've always worked on the assumption that gains or losses would be made in the next year.

Jim Forsyth, Controller, acknowledged that there have been a number of concerns expressed and that in the past there have been adjustments that have evened out over several years, as in some years the Bay Area Consumer Price Index was considerably higher than the national Consumer Price Index. The last three years it has gone in the other direction, with Consumer Price Indexes less than 2% for three years in a row. The additional 1.1% is symbolic of the fact that we recognize the unusual economic circumstances that we are having right now. In actuality it is a

DioCal 004393 difference of $595 per year at the lower bracket, so hopefully most budgets would be able to stand that increase.

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Proposed 2006 Salary Resolution

Resolved, that effective January 1, 2006, the minimum annual compensation for clergy employed full time by the Diocese of California and by any parish or mission thereof shall be increased by 2.2% as reflected in the 2006 Mandatory Minimum Salary Schedule; and be it further

Resolved, that Years of Experience be defined by Credited Service with the Church Pension Fund.

2006 Mandatory Minimum Salaries, Including Self-Employment Tax

Congregation Experience Experience Experience Classification 0-4 Years 5-9 Years 10+Years A 55,284 58,355 61,426 B 57,127 60,505 63,883 C 58,991 62,655 66,340 D 61,426 66,340 71,255 E 67,570 73,712 79,854

Resolved:

1. -That the minimum transportation allowance be $0.405/mile for congregation- related travel; to be adjusted in accordance with IRS published rates for 2006. 2. That any deviation below these minimums will be permitted by the Bishop for serious cause, with the Bishop using the Personnel Practices Commission as a council of advice. 3. That employers of all clergy pay to each cleric 50% of the self-employment tax assessed on the cleric's base compensation as a portion of total compensation (7.65% of base compensation). This amount is included in the above schedule. 4. That all churches, wherever possible, increase the clergy and lay staff compensation 2.2% for 2006 to accommodate inflation.

Note: Compensation increase is based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in San Francisco, Oakl""and, and San Jose as of June 30, 2005.

TREASURER'S REPORT James C. Wall

Mr. Wall called for a motion to approve the Proposed Assessment Formula with revised figures.

DioCal 004394 Assessment Formula for 2006

1. 5% assessment on the first $55,284 of a parish or mission's operating income for 2004 as defined on Line A of the 2004 parochial report 2. 20%assessment on all such income above $55,284 provided that, 3. No parish or mission shall have an increase over 2005's initial assessment before appeals of more than 50% or $15,000, whichever is less.

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This is the formal report to you as the result of our audited financial statements for the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of California and the Corporation Sole. Both are prepared by the independent accounting firm Burr, Pilger &Mayer, as of December 31, 2004. The statements and notes have also been presented to the Board of Directors.

I am pleased to report that the financial condition of the Diocese is sound, with ample liquidity to meet all of our current needs. There are a few specific items that might be of interest to you. You may be interested to know that the combined net assets of the Diocese and the Corporation Sole exceed $42 million. This is a fair-sized operation. Approximately 60% of that is restricted in some way. The unrestricted remainder is primarily real properties, namely missions, owned by the Corporation Sole.

As the Bishop mentioned earlier, endowment funds were nearly $19 million as of September 30, 2005 under the watchful guidance of the Investment Committee, chaired by Merrill Magowan. That amount represents $1.6 million more than the same date last year. The Corporation Sole continues to maintain a line of credit to assist Diocesan institutions with interim funding needs for real property capital projects.

As the Bishop mentioned, financial governance in the Diocese is getting more complex and more important and extensive. It is maintained by the Diocesan staff, the Board of Directors, the Council, the Finance Committee, whose members include Peggy Green, Bob McCaskill, and Betsy Munz, and an Audit Committee. I thank all of them for their efforts. I'd especially like to thank Jim Forsyth, our Controller, for his assistance and guidance, along with his staff, who handle the day-to-day management of your Diocesan finances. Finally, I thank all of you for allowing me to continue as your Treasurer during this very interesting and challenging time for the Diocese.

Now that we've done 2004, and we're in 2005, let's deal with 2006. The timeline for the Program and Budget process began on March 4 when the various reports were due. We met on April 11 to look at the aggregate of the requests that had come in and project the revenue stream. We tried to balance the budget, as we have a policy of balancing the budget —actually we have a policy of trying to create a surplus in the budget —but frankly we would be delighted, in any given year, to balance the budget. We did not balance the budget this year, and we chose in Program and Budget to put forth a budget which has a deficit, which in approximate numbers is caused by the overlap of the new bishop coming in and the fact that we owe Bishop Swing six months' sabbatical. He has accrued that much sabbatical time that he has never taken. So we

DioCal 004395 decided at Program and Budget —and recommended to Council and certainly recommend to you — that rather than have that overlap cause us to cut otherwise important programs, we would recommend carrying a budget deficit this year, but in no way suggest that we change our policy and go back to days when we ran deficits in multiple years. The budget was taken to the various deaneries in May and June, went back to the Finance Committee and the Council at the end of June, and now is brought here to you for recommendation and hopefully approval.

The Rev. Steven Strane, St. Timothy's, Danville: I'd like to offer an amendment to the budget as proposed. If there is a second for that amendment, I would like to ask permission to yield the microphone to the Rev. Bill Rankin. I have a copy of this proposed amendment and will bring it to the Secretary after reading it. The amendment reads:

Resolved, that the sum of $24,000 be restored to Line 155 of the Expense Budget, and that Council be empowered to make such cuts as are necessary to avoid increasing the overall deficit.

The Rev. William Rankin, St. John's, Ross: For Christian moral reasons we should position ourselves in our imaginations in order to see and feel, as the Redeemer did and does, the enormous suffering of the world's poor. What a bargain it would be to restore $24,000 to the expense budget in order to keep faith with our prayers for the poor, the sick, the hungry, and oppressed. I speak from heartbreaking experience in one of the world's desperately poor countries, whose maternal death rate is second only to that of Sierra Leone. We work with religious people in Malawi, Central Africa, where today over a third of the country's entire population is dying of starvation because when the U.N. declared an emergency worldwide appeal for $88 million in plain old food, the response was not one penny. Malawi is but one country helped by this Diocese, and I mention it only as an example. The people are unbelievably patient and brave, and having worked there for nearly five years, I know so many by name. When they die, they are not anonymous to me. They die as my friends, and I have lost too many. Each one lives on $176 per year. But with help from parishes of this Diocese, we provide $1 a day per person to keep one alive one day longer on antiretroviral medications. We buy emergency food for the mothers who are so malnourished they cannot make breast milk for their infants. We buy food because the rains don't come until they arrive in a deluge that wipes out all the subsistence gardens. We meet the goal to provide one balanced meal a week for 1,000 AIDS orphans under the age of 15. The young women dive into the crocodile-infested river to retrieve food plants from the river bottom to feed their children because there is no food on the surface of the earth. The dirt roads in the villages turn to mud in the rainy season, and there is no help going in and no one coming out. There are not enough shoes, not enough clothes, not enough teachers in the schools, not enough hospitals or clinics or nurses inside them. The reason is simple: there is just not enough help from the outside world. Annie LaMotte says,"Nobody gets into heaven without a letter of reference from the poor."

Mary Louise Gotthold, St. Timothy's, Danville: I was really disappointed to see that this was not included in the 2006 budget. I would like to bring to your attention a report from the International Development Program which will let you know what happened to the funds budgeted for 2005. (See Appendix B.) We did many wonderful things with those funds, and we were very proud that our Diocese was able to take a lead in doing this.

DioCal 004396 The Rev. Scott Denman, St. John's, Oakland: I am here to support this resolution. In a year when, as a Diocese, we are trying to discern our future and our priorities, eliminating from the Bridget our support for the poorest of the poor is less than inspirational.

Mr. Wall: At Program and Budget it was our understanding that the resolution was passed —and we did not look at the resolutions —but my recollection is that the resolution was passed such that every parish would set aside or allocate this amount of money and that the Diocese would do the same. I recall that because there was a suggestion that the Diocese should keep track of the parishes' activities, which I suggested was probably logistically impossible. It was our understanding at Program and Budget that it is the rare parish that is actually abiding by the resolution. As a result, we thought that the Diocese should follow what the parishes are in fact doing.

The Rev. Matt McDermott, St. Mark's, Palo Alto: I think we all want to be supportive of outreach and using our funds in ways that help the needy. Different parishes have different ways of doing that —sometimes in the budget and sometimes not. But it's confusing to see what seems like a reduction here along with a deficit budget, as if we're making up for a deficit by reducing outreach funds. So I would support the amendment.

The Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck noted that the time allowed for debate had been exceeded and that the concurrence of a 2/3 majority of the house was needed to continue. It was moved that discussion continue for five more minutes. MSC.

DeWitt Bowman, St. Stephen's, Belvedere: I favor the request, and obviously the need is great. However, I have a question of procedure. I wonder whether or not this is more appropriately a request to the Episcopal Charities. It has been one of the goals in setting up and funding the Episcopal Charities to channel contributions that are made by the Diocese through the Episcopal Charities, rather than having ad hoc actions taken at each convention for contributions.

Karen Gleason, St. John's, Ross: I am also on the Department of World Missions Committee. The Department of World Missions is part of the Diocesan structure and has done wonderful work supporting the Millennium Goals, which continue to need our support. It's about solidarity and charity. It's about being with the poor, and we believe it is our Lord's mandate to do this. Why are we not putting our money where we believe? Why are we not connecting our money with our souls?

The Rev. David Ota, St. Ambrose, Foster City: I'd like to support putting the $24,000 back. I need to be reminded, as I must confess that I didn't get my vestry or my outreach committee to put it in our budget. But we have to do this. It's simply the right thing to do. It's inspiring to hear Bill Rankin speak. It's too easy to get focused on the local things and forget how much more people are suffering elsewhere.

The Rev. Malcolm Young, Christ Church, Los Altos: I want to speak in favor of the resolution. In our church kitchen, we have this old sign that says, "Serve with joy." It's almost like a way of evaluating every ministry we have. If you're not serving with joy, then move on to another

DioCal 004397 ministry. To me this is a way in which we can serve with joy and serve people who really need our help. I know the people in our congregation are so concerned about international issues; we're very concerned about our connection to the rest of the world, and this is a way that we can show that concern.

The Rev. Chris Rankin-Williams, St. John's, Ross: In deference to the Treasurer's comments, we at St. John's strive to tithe on our budget to outreach, and the vestry has mandated that 10% of all our outreach giving will go to international aid and development. So we have striven to go one better than the 0.7%. I would just like to read from the resolution of two years ago: ".. . that the congregations of the Diocese of California be challenged to contribute 0.7% of their annual income to international development programs." The final Resolved says: "...that the Diocese of California itself be challenged to contribute 0.7% of its annual income to international development programs, reporting back at each annual Convention using the same mechanism available to its congregations." It seems to me then that it is the Diocese's responsibility to put itself to that challenge. The Diocese has the responsibility to make that request. When I see almost $24,000 being cut, it does not appear that the Diocese has sufficiently challenged itself.

Tim Smith, St. Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco: What is the source of funds that is projected to cover the $74,000 deficit, and will that source of funds handle another $24,000 on top of that?

Mr. Wall: Adding another $24,000 will simply add to the deficit. Essentially it's your money. The Diocese gets money from the assessment —that's our revenue. So over the years we've built up working capital, and we will expend some of that working capital to cover the deficit. I would like to suggest a clarification of the amendment to try to be clear with the charge to Council. The amendment reads:

Resolved, that the sum of $24,000 be restored to Line 155 of the Expense Budget (International Development Program), and that Council be empowered to make such cuts as are necessary to avoid increasing the overall deficit.

To me that says that the cuts are not required but that Council is empowered to make cuts —but that essentially they are also empowered to carry forward the additional deficit. I just want to make sure that we're clear about what we're charging Council to do.

Amendment passed.

The Proposed 2006 Operating Budget was approved as amended.

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE The Rev. Dr. John H. Eastwood

Following this report I would like to invite the co-chairs of the Search and Transition Committees to make a very brief report about their activities for the year.

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DioCal 004398 First, I would like to outline the structure and function of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee consists of eight members, each serving four years. Every year two members retire, and two new members, one clergy and one lay, are elected by you at this Convention. The duties of the Standing Committee, as outlined in the Canons, are to be the bishop's council of advice; however, should a diocese be without a bishop, the Standing Committee becomes the ecclesiastical authority.

The typical monthly meeting of the Standing Committee includes the following: interview and approval of applicants in the various canonical steps towards Holy Orders, time spent in discussion with the Bishop on various matters before the Diocese, and discussion and oversight with the co-chairs of the Search and Transition Committees.

From time to time other matters come before the Committee. The Standing Committee's consent is required for the approval of all elections of bishops in the Episcopal Church, matters of encumbrance or alienation of church property, secular employment of clergy, and renunciation of clerical ministry and other canonical steps in clergy discipline, such as certifying clergy abandonment of communion, receiving a bishop's resignation, and acting in a dissolution of a pastoral relationship when requested. The Standing Committee is also called upon to approve the boards of directors of all the Diocesan institutions and consent to the establishment of new parishes. In conjunction with the Commission on Ministry, the Standing Committee approves procedures for the process of, and applications for, scholarships for those of our Diocese in training for the ordained ministry. All this requires an enormous amount of dedication to the mission and welfare of the Bishop and the Diocese, as well as a strong commitment to its future.

Of course, the work of the Standing Committee this past year has not been typical. The search for a new bishop for the Diocese has been a major part of the stewardship of our time and talent. During the year we acted on and established the following:

• The nomination and selection of members of the clergy and lay orders for the Search and Transition Committees and their co-chairs, who have been wonderful to work with; • Suzanne Foucault as a consultant, and the Rev. Tom Schultz, OHC, as chaplain to us and the Diocese in our search and election process —they have been a real blessing to us; • A budget for the process through the election and consecration, including the celebration of Bishop Swing's episcopacy and moving and travel expenses for the new bishop; • Rules and procedures for the special election on May 6, 2006 and a process for the nomination of candidates for bishop by petition; and • A report on housing for the new bishop and future bishops of the Diocese.

Much of this work involved extensive time, energy, thought, and a commitment to prayer between meetings by individual members of the Committee and consultation with co-chairs and our consultant, who have been a great team to work with. Clearly the sustaining presence of the Holy Spirit was the enabler in our work this past year. And our group's lively sense of humor, especially when the days are long, has lightened the load.

DioCal 004399 Allow me to introduce to you the members of the current Standing Committee, who have been strong, compassionate, dependable, and a joy to work with. As I read their names, I would like them to stand for a moment: in the class of 2005, Jan O'Brien, our Vice-President, and the Rev. Katherine Salinaro, who completed aone-year term left vacant by Bishop Nedi Rivera upon her election as Suffragan in the Diocese of Olympia; in the class of 2006, Kathy Henry and the Rev. Jack Eastwood; in the class of 2007, Dr. Anna McHargue and the Rev. Chad Smith, our Secretary; in the class of 2008, David Frangquist and the Rev. Steven Strane.

And I want to thank the Bishop and his staff for their support in certain areas of detail and consultation. Finally, on behalf of the Committee, I want to thank you, the Diocese, for all of your prayers and support this past year. They have been truly felt by all of us, and we are grateful for them and for the opportunity to serve the Diocese at this time of transition.

The Rev. Robbin Clark and Warren Wong have served as co-chairs of the Transition Committee; while the Rev. Jim McKnight and Helen Sause have served as the co-chairs of the Search Committee.

REPORT OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE The Rev. James F. McKnight

On behalf of my co-chair, who is in Chicago at the moment, and the rest of the Search Committee team, l also want to thank you for your prayers and support this year. We have felt it. For those members of the Search Committee who are here today, I am going to ask them to stand. Most of the group is at home reading resumes.

As you know, our first public events were the 22 town meetings we held last spring, and your input at those meetings has enabled us to prepare the Diocesan profile. If you have not yet seen it; check it out on our website (www.bishopsearch.org). In addition to posting the profile on August 1, we also posted instructions for nominating or self-nominating to be the next Bishop of California. During August and September, we accepted applications. The window was closed on October 1, and I'm glad to say that in our process, which differed from most dioceses, we allowed the candidates to do the first cut for us. There are currently 14 dioceses in various stages of the search for a bishop. Most dioceses accept nominations and applications, then do the first cut, and then request the answers to essay questions. We required the essays up front with the applications. To quote my co-chair, that eliminated the tire-kickers. What we got were very, very serious candidates. We received 21 application packages. Reading through those and the essays has been a truly moving experience. I admit that I said to God at one point, "Please make some of the essays really bad to make our work a little easier." But God did not hear that. The surprise of the last ten months has been the chance to read these wonderful essays. Eventually the essays from the four to six finalists will be posted on our website as well. I just wish you could read all the rest of the essays. They are wonderful.

After November 2 we will advise the candidates who will receive telephone interviews in November. We will finish the telephone interviews by Thanksgiving. And then in early

DioCal 004400 December we will advise those who will receive on-site, face-to-face visits in January. On February 20 we will present to the Standing Committee the names of our four to six finalists.

After that day the work of the Search Committee is finished, except for one major event, and that, of course, is the presentation of the candidates, also known as the walkabouts. These will be held the last week of April throughout the Diocese, and more information will be forthcoming by the end of the year. The election is May 6.

I want to close by letting you know that there are quite a few takeaways for you and your congregations. Julie Jensen has been working very hard on our monthly updates available in both English and Spanish, called "Transitioning." We have them on our Search table, also " frequently asked questions, such as "Who can vote?" Special thanks to Julia McCray-Goldsmith and Rod Dugliss and Carol Luther and several others for preparing the document "Seeking a Shepherd." It is a wonderful curriculum and resource for teaching your congregation and making them ready to vote next year. It is also available on a CD for free. And a special thanks to our web master, Jay Luther.

REPORT OF THE TRANSITION COMMITTEE The Rev. C. Robbins Clark and Warren Wong

We too would like to thank the Standing Committee and the Search Committee for the wonderful cooperation they have given us.

The Transition Committee has as its mission statement: "To minister the hospitality of Jesus throughout the transition process." Our goal is to provide pastoral and practical support for the people involved in this transition. We are working with the Swings to give them support and assistance in their transition to retirement. We will be working with the new bishop and household to aid that transition to our area and a new position. We will also continue our work for one year following the consecration to help introduce the new bishop to the Diocese and to make sure that we get off to a really good start. We are also trying to help populations particularly affected, such as the clergy of the Diocese, who are losing their chief pastor, the Diocesan staff, people in the ordination process, and anyone else who feels that their group needs a little extra support or attention. We are also doing the events, i.e., the logistical support for the Electing Convention, the celebration of Bishop Swing's ministry planned for Grace Cathedral on June 4, 2006, and the big event of the consecration on July 22, 2006 —the service, the rehearsal, the reception, and so on. Just think three thousand people, so it involves heavy logistical and financial planning. We will call on many people to help make that weekend a celebration of our Diocese and the ministry of a new bishop. We welcome all of your suggestions and input.

REPORT ON THE SECOND BALLOT

The Rev. Cn. David Forbes announced that the Rev. Stacey Grossman and Carolyn W. Gaines were elected to the Standing Committee.

DioCal 004401 APPOINTMENTS

The Bishop announced that he had appointed the Rev. Jose Juan Bernal to the Commission on Ministry.

The Bishop called for a motion to instruct the Secretary to destroy the ballots of the 155`" Convention. MSC.

He declared the 156t" Convention of the Diocese of California adjourned.

DioCal 004402 APPENDIX A

Episcopal Diocese of California Multicultural/Ethnic Mission and Ministry Five-Year Plan January 2006 -December 2010

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Introduction 2

Theological Foundation for Ethnic Ministries in the Diocese 3

Ethnic Ministry in the Diocese of California Today 3

Cultural Sensitivity and Racism 6

Census Data 7

Dynamics of Transition 8

Implementation of Five-Year Plan 11

Resolution 12

DioCal 004403 Introduction

The Bay Area continues to grow in popularity and in population. Those that are being drawn here come from all parts of the world, bringing diverse cultures and languages. If the Episcopal Diocese of California is to speak prophetically to and among this diverse population, we must speak as Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Anglo-Saxons, and in all other language groups represented in our diocese.

The Church must continue its work as peacemakers in our explosive global village. In the same manner, the local church must continue to witness to the hope for commonality amidst diversity.

Episcopal people of color are a gift to the diocese bringing unique forms of spirituality in ways that demonstrate no division between Gospel word and deed. People of other cultures often help us read the scriptures with new eyes. People of color, members of our congregations, are not to be seen as a problem or project of the diocese. People of color are not part of the social ministries of the diocese, but vital and equal members in ministry.

The Episcopal Diocese of California, by virtue of its history and present membership, is already involved in ethnic-specific and- multicultural ministry. What is needed is a strategy for mission. Presented here is a five-year plan for ethnic and multicultural work in our diocese.

It is hoped that this plan will serve as a guide and reference for future ministry. It will only be of use if it is read, studied, and modified to changing needs.

The Rev. George S. Sotelo Diocesan Officer Multicultural Ministries

Page 2 DioCal 004404 Theological Foundation for Ethnic Ministries in the Diocese

William Temple, once Archbishop of Canterbury, spoke of the mission and ministry of the church as "The presentation of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, in such ways that persons may be led to believe in him as Savior and follow him as Lord in the fellowship of the Church."

The Gospel ofMatthew offers a means by which we may accomplish this task:

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." Matthew 28:19-20

We must:

1. Incorporate all people into the body of Christ through baptism 2. Equip all people to participate in the life and mission of the whole Church. 3. Strengthen and nurture of all people through sound theological understanding about the Christian faith. 4. Send the people of God as lay and ordained leaders into ministries of inclusion and reconciliation.

Mission and ministry to people of color and diverse cultures is rooted in a faithful response to the teaching of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the very nature of the church as expressed in Holy Scripture. Numerous Biblical passages may be quoted and the following give us a small sampling:

Ephesians 2:24, 17-22; Galatians 3:26-29; I Corinthians 12:12-13, 26-27 and II Corinthians 5:16- 20. These passages indicate the nature of the Church as the Body of Christ, in which there are no divisions. Ephesians explains how Christ has broken down the cultural dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles and, thereby, any cultural dividing wall. The passage from Galatians emphasizes the Lordship of Christ over all cultural, social, economic, and sexual divisions. The Corinthian passages testify to the reality that in Christ we belong more to one another than to any cultural group. The new creation in Christ supersedes all human distinctions and divisions.

Ethnic Ministry in the Diocese of California Today

Missioner and Ethnic Missions

The diocese has had a long history of a diocesan-level staff person to oversee the work and ministry of mission.congregations. As ethnic-specific congregations have developed, they too have come under the oversight of the diocesan missioner and the Department of Missions.

Page 3 DioCal 004405 Diocesan Officer for Multicultural Ministry

In 2001 the Bishop of California called the diocese to celebrate Jubilate Deo. This would be a time to look at all we do as a diocese and envision what we could do better and what more we could do. As part of our celebration and visioning, the bishop hired a Diocesan Officer for Multicultural Ministries. This officer works as an advocate for, and coordinator of, the work and ministry of multicultural/ethnic congregations within the diocese. This position ends in October 2005. The future of ethnic ministry in the diocese falls to the Ethnic commissions, diocesan staff, ,and the good will of the people of the diocese.

Ethnic Commission

The Diocese of California has established three ethnic-specific commissions: Asian, African American, and Latino. These commissions advise the bishop on needs, program, and ministry for people of color.

Commission on Ministry and People of Color

The Ethnic Commissions have worked closely with the diocesan Commission on Ministry to open up the ordination process for people of color.

• Ordination trackfor non-English speakers This track makes accommodations for language and culture. • Alternative educational opportunities Opportunities are offered for use of tutors, on-line course work, certificate work, and reading for orders. • Alternativeformation opportunities Working with local clergy and diocesan staff. • Alternative evaluation opportunities - Local testing by Board of Examing Chaplains for GOE's - Psychological exams by qualified people of the culture and language of the candidate - Bible exam, Prayer book exam in the language of the candidate.

Existing Ethnic Ministries

African American St. Augustine's St. Cyprian's St. George's

Asian Christ Church Sei Ko Kai —Japanese Church of Our Savior —Chinese Holy Child & St. Martin —Philippine St. Patrick's —Korean

Page 4 DioCal 004406 St. Peter's —Fijian True Sunshine —Chinese St. Cuthbert's —Cambodian Incarnation —Chinese

Latino El Buen Pastor El Buen Samaritano La Santisima Trinidad Santiago San Andres

Funding for Ethnic Ministries

The Department of Missions has been most instrumental in funding Ethnic Ministries. In some cases the Department funds the salaries of ethnic clergy. The Department also gives subsidies to ethnic missions.

Each Ethnic Commission of the diocese has its own budget, which is granted by the diocese.

The Diocesan Officer for Multicultural Ministries is compensated through the Jubilate Deo program, which is separate from the diocesan budget.

Deployment

"Deployment must be linked with the ordination process. The current practices of the diocese reveal a major disconnect for all persons in the ordination process. On the one hand the Church is saying, `We see your gifts for ministry and we are going to set you aside through ordination to serve the Church.' But on the other hand, there are no guarantees for placement. Deployment is an open market system. This is a very precarious position for all who are in the process, and especially for those who are from an ethnic minority. If greater diversity is to be achieved in the diocese, a strategy is needed that begins when a nominee is accepted as a postulant." —from Cultural Diversity in the Ordination Process, a document created by Intercultural Ministry Development.

In the Episcopal Church, deployment of clergy is an open market system. Clergy must seek and apply for employment. This is a difficult system for all but especially for clergy of color. The diocese must take extra steps in being aware of clergy of color in the ordination process: Thought and strategy for financial support and deployment must follow the ordination of clergy of color. It is recommended that people of color in the discernment process be given opportunities for consultations and be assigned mentors that are experienced in the ministry and workings of the diocese.

Page 5 DioCal 004407 Cultural Sensitivity and Racism

"There are two elephants in the middle of the room. One is racism, and the other is the default positions we fall into. In the latter we hear the rhetoric: "We've moved ahead from where we were forty years ago; the language of the canons has changed; we've had one-day training workshops; we know all of this stuff." The realization is that this is a life's work. The tentacles stretch into the attitudes of congregational leadership, into the ordination process itself, into education for ministry, and into deployment and the possibilities of vocational mobility." —Bud Holland, Presiding Bishops Staff Officer,for Ministry Development, Intercultural Diversity in the Ordination Process.

Cultural Sensitivity Programs

The Office of Multicultural Ministries has developed a Cultural Sensitivity Program for congregations. This program can be covered in adult forums in about five weeks. The program covers subjects o£ the use of shared space; cultural differences in the handling of time; meetings, and gatherings; stewardship; learning; leadership; and views of illness and death. The program is designed to stimulate conversation, bring insight, and lead to greater understanding among multicultural congregations.

The format of the program gives an overview of the American understanding of the subject and then across-cultural view. Each subject ends with a few questions for discussion.

Anti-Racism Programs

"We may understand the problem of racism intellectually, but we need to risk knowing it in our hearts. Only through God can we enter the path of healing for our community, our church, our nation, and ourselves. There is something liberating about the deep acceptance that we are all caught in a historic addiction. Ultimately, in affirming the goodness in other cultures, we must arrive at the point of seeing the goodness in our own cultures, without diminishing the culture of others." —Jerry Drino, Director, Office ofIntercultural Ministry Development, Province VIII, Intercultural Diversity in the Ordination Process.

The Diocese of California is committed to this task of"seeing the goodness in our own culture, without diminishing the culture of others." We have formed an Anti-Racism Committee that is committed to holding two training sessions a year. One session is to be held in the spring for postulants, candidates, and seminarians. The other session is to be held in the fall for diocesan leadership.

Page 6 DioCal 004408 Census Data

More than 13 million Asians and Pacific Islanders call the United States home, about 4.5 percent of the population, according to recent census data. But because 95 percent of Asians live in metropolitan areas, they represent a large and growing percentage of the population in many major cities.

According to the last census, of the 281.4 million residents counted inthe United States, 35.3 million are Latinos. That means that 12.5 % of the U.S. residents are Latinos. Experts predict that by 2050 more than 32% of the total population in the U.S. will consist of people of Hispanic descent. In California about 46 % of the newborn are Latinos. A recent poll shows that Hispanics already have surpassed African Americans and have become the largest ethnic group in the U.S.

These demographic shifts show a wealth of opportunity for the Episcopal Church to navigate in a new mission field and to redesign its vision of ministry.

Page 7 DioCal 004409 Five-Year Plan for the Development of Multicultural Mission and Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of California

Dynamics of Transition

Incorporation Through Evangelism and Proclamation

The mission of Multicultural Ministry for the next five years encompasses an intentional commitment to bring all people to Christ, through the vehicle of the local Church, by developing a plan that includes the following:

• Incorporation through evangelism and proclamation • Education through discipleship and leadership development • Nurture through pastoral care and outreach • Sending out through diocesan programs of licensure and ordination

The five-year goal is to strengthen the existing ethnic congregations and to develop at least three new multicultural congregations within the existing congregational structure of the Diocese of California.

Objectives for a Ministry of Incorporation

1. Develop or obtain materials to train persons from the multicultural congregations to do evangelism in their communities. 2. Work with multicultural or ethnic-specific congregations each year to facilitate their evangelistic efforts. 3. Establish communications with the offices of Congregational Development, Department of Missions, and Faith Formation of the diocese to co-sponsor an evangelism event that addresses multicultural issues of evangelism. 4. Work with the Liturgical Commission of the diocese to offer training event/workshop for all congregations in the diocese who are interested in developing multicultural ministries in which the following will be addressed: o Ethnic-specific liturgies o Music that can be used in multicultural settings 5. Offer a preaching workshop for all clergy doing multicultural ministry in the diocese.

Page 8 DioCal 004410 6. Work with the Provincial Hispanic Network to develop, disseminate, and/or implement resource manuals for: o Sunday School Techniques o Bible Study Methods o Sermon Aids o Stewardship. 7. Develop a plan for providing continuing education that is specific for doing multicultural ministry for the clergy involved. 8. Continue recruitment for involvement in: o Alternative Track for Ordination Program o Work alongside the Commission on Ministry o Academia Teologica Latina o Work closely with the Deployment Officer of the diocese o Commission on Ministry in cooperation with the Ethnic commissions, to coordinate and implement a yearly "Vocations" retreat for people of color interested in ordained ministry.

Objectives for a Ministry of )Education:

1. Attempt to visit every congregation in the diocese and to develop ideas for group

activities that willattract major minority groups living in the congregational neighborhood. 2. Make use of the "Cultural Sensitivity" program for parishes developed by the Diocesan Multicultural Ministries Officer. 3. Establish a Scholarship Fund for higher education of people of color who want to attend seminary or the School for Deacons. 4. Make use of financial programs already in place for education and formation. 5. Work with the Faith Formation department, Stewardship department, and Youth departments to insure that materials coming from these departments are in the languages of all the people of this diocese. 6. Work with the diocese to make all workshops, seminars, all other informational and educational opportunities available to those of other languages.

Objectives for a Ministry of Nurture and Outreach:

1. Promote the development of lay and ordained leadership for Ethnic Ministry. 2. Strengthen and support (morally, economically, and spiritually) the multicultural and ethnic parishes. 3. Develop a minimum of three new multicultural/ethnic congregations within the next five years. 4. Assist the present ethnic congregations in developing stronger ties of reconciliation with those of other cultures that share the same space. 5. Serve as facilitators to any congregation in the diocese who want to start ethnic ministry. 6. Work with diocesan, province, and national church to provide training and/or pastoral care assistance to any congregation whose neighborhood is changing but whose membership has not.

Page 9 DioCal 004411 Objectives for Sending Out Through Diocesan Programs of Licensure-and Ordination:

Continue recruitment for involvement in:

1. Alternative Track for Ordination Program 2. Works alongside the Commission on Ministry 3. Academia Teologica Latina 4. Work closely with the deployment officer of the diocese 5. Coordinate and implement a yearly "Vocations" retreat 6. Working with the COM and Faith Formation for people of color interested in ordained ministry. 7. Work with Faith Formation • LEM training in other languages • Eflvl groups in other languages • Lay preacher training • Vestry and Bishop Committee training • Training for Sunday school teachers

Page 10 DioCal 004412 Implementation of Five -Year Plan

1. Staff A half-time Multicultural Coordinator will be needed to coordinate the program.

This person would work with diocesan staff, Ethnic Commissions, Culture Awareness Commission and Clergy of Color.

2. Budget A projected budget of $

Yearly Five Years Salaries and benefits Multicultural Coordinator (1/2 time)

Financial Assistance to Congregations Existing ethnic/multicultural congregations (See page 8)

Educational Fund Scholarships for Seminary/SFD (See page 8)

Congregational Evangelism programs (See page 7)

New Congregational Development (See page 8)

Development of Materials and Resources (See pages 7 & 8)

TOTALS

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Five-Year Plan for the Development of Multicultural Mission and Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of California

Whereas, a positive response to the great commission of our Lord Jesus Christ and our need to live, in Him, not only for ourselves but for others, would lead us to the service of those around us;

Whereas, people of color are already in, and being drawn to, the Diocese of California;

Whereas,the Diocese of California, having been involved in multicultural ministries for many years, has learned that the Episcopal Church has much to give, teach, receive and learn in Christian fellowship with people of color;

Therefore, be it resolved, that this Hundred and Fifty-Sixth Convention of the Church in the Diocese of California receive and accept the "Five Year Planfor the Development of Multicultural Mission and Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese ofCalifornia" and commend it to all the congregations of the diocese for their study and participation therein when indicated; and

Be it further resolved, that the convention request the Bishop, as the Executive of the Diocese and the Diocesan Council, seek creative funding for this plan.

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The 156t" Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of California

Annual Reports

Department of Faith Formation —Julia McCray-Goldsmith, Coordinator

Department of Gift Planning —The Rev. Richard L. Schaper, CFP, Gift Planning Officer

Department ofMissions —Canon Holly McAlpen, Missioner

Department of Stewardship —David E. Abernethy-Deppe, Interim Stewardship Officer

Department of World Mission —The Rev. Kay Landers and Mary Louise Gotthold, Co-Chairs

Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries —Bob Carlton, Coordinator

Clergy Housing Committee of Jubilate Deo —The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, Chair

Clergy Wellness Commission —The Rev. Pamela L. Cranston, Chair

Commission on the Ministry of All the Baptized —Sandy Burnett, Chair

Commission on the Ministry of the Ordained — Dr. Ronald C. Johnson, Chair

Congregational Development —The Rev. Cn. Michael L. Barlowe, Congregational Development Officer

Personnel Practices Committee —The Rev. Bruce D. O'Neill, Chair

Diocesan Deacons —The Ven. Dorothy K. Jones, Archdeacon for Deacons

The School for Deacons —Roderick B. Dugliss, Ph.D., Dean

Episcopal Charities —Sally Coates, Executive Director

Grace Cathedral —The Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean

DioCal 004415 Department of Faith Formation Mission

The Department ofFaith Formation supports the congregations and learning communities ofthe Diocese of California in fostering a vibrant culture of Christian education and spiritual formation so we can—with confidence and joy—invite people into God's ongoing story of .abundance and transformation.

Achievements

2005 has been a year of innovation for the Department of Faith Formation, beginning with a systematic reassessment of mission and purpose and culminating in a change of name. While we continued to offer a high level of consulting service to individual parishes and educators in the Diocese, we also invested in the development of learning communities through new regional faith formation training and colleague group development for Christian educators, and hosted We expanded our capacity to deliver timely, local and appropriate training for sexual abuse prevention. The Ministries Conference also bore a stamp of innovation, introducing popular keynote speaker Tex Sample and framing the event in the context of learning, reflection and action. The program year culminated in the publication of the "Seeking a Shepherd: Finding our Bishop in the 21st Century" curriculum for Advent, commissioned by the Bishop Search Committee.

Some highlights:

"Colleague Development

Building on the initial success of the "Second Saturday Sabbath" monthly colleague meeting for Family Ministers, our department continues to sponsor regular gatherings for parish-based educators engaged in similar ministries. Other examples include co-sponsoring (with the Diocese of Northern California) the first-ever Regional EfM leadership retreat, sponsoring Diocesan EfM graduation (in June) and hosting (with CALL) the first-ever EfM Convocation (in October). Leveraging educational expertise by identifying and communicating best practices continues to be an opportunity for service to our community, and will include (in the coming year) retreats, hosted site visits for educators, and a catalog of locally-produced curriculum.

Formation Events

At the request of parish leadership, the Department of Faith Formation has committed to provide the high-quality training that characterizes our amlual ministries conference, and to make it available more frequently and more locally. This year's five Regional Faith Formation Events (hosted by St. John's Ross, St. Stephen's Orinda, St. Clare's Pleasanton, St. Paul's Burlingame and St. Alban's Albany, and serving over 240 learners) Dave featured such diverse learning opportunities as Eucharistic Minister and Visitor training, Godly Play, youth ministry practica, and communal discernment. Over 150 people have been trained in the safeguarding God's Children sexual abuse prevention curriculum through faith Formation Department sponsored events during the past year.

DioCal 004416 Resourcing Educational Ministries

In addition to the ministries mentioned above, frequent on-site consulting and personal visits to parish-based educators acid teaching teams, the Department provides tangible material and financial support to teachers and teaching ministries. We offered over $2500 in scholarship support for continuing education to parish-based educators, and are currently offering matching grants to parishes for innovative, child-centered hurricane relief efforts, using $10,000 of the Birthday Thank Offering custodial funds. Finally, the Department is currently joint-venturing with the Diocese of El Camino Real to upgrade our Resource Center services, which will soon include an online catalog and quarterly open houses at the Sunnyvale Resource Center.

Evaluation

We remain committed to continuous and timely evaluation of all our programs, in order to make sure that Department services are responsive to the needs of our congregations. Some highlights of recent evaluations:

"I would like to read ~ in an electronic newsletter faith formation success stories in congregations. In this way, we could encourage one another and learn what works. I would be most interested in learning how to engagefamilies with young children, especially the parents in their own faithformation. " "Always good to experience different parish 'personalities" to remember that our strength comesfrom embracing diversity and all ofthe creative tension it brings." "Ijust love regional trainings. Esp. mini-trainings for things that cost a lot, like Godly Play. You guys are doing great!"

Department Leadership

These programs and services are made possible through the leadership of the Faith Formation Department, which includes the following people:

The Rev. Richard J. Anderson The Rev. Barbara Bender-Breck Dr. Rod Dugliss The Rev. Lisa Eunson Mr. Jeffrey Hookom The Rev. Carol Luther, Department Chair Ms. Sally Manzini Ms. Julia McCray-Goldsmith, Department Coordinator The Rev. Mark Ruyak The Rev. Sylvia Sweeney The Rev. Dr. Dennis Tierney Mr. Jay Watan

DioCal 004417 Department of Gift Planning EpiscopalGift.org www.EpiscopalGift.org tells the stories of planned gifts to parishes and ministries in our diocese. www.EpiscopalGift.org has the information and calculators that donors need to arrange for planned gifts to their parish, Episcopal Charities, the Cathedral or other favorite ministry. www.EpiscopalGift.org has the schedule of up-coming wills writing appointments, and a way to sign up for regular gift-planning updates, including current financial news. www.EpiscopalGift.org is YOUR way to give—to your parish or other ministry in the Diocese of California.

#3 in the Nation!

According to a survey completed by the Episcopal Church Foundation, the Diocese of California ranks #3 among 110 dioceses in the Episcopal church in the number of known planned gifts. Legacy societies in the two other leading dioceses--New York and Olympia--go back more than 10 years, while we are just starting out with ours. The Bishop's Society had 507 members at the time of the May 22nd annual reception. You may see their names on The Bishop's Society plaque in the Cathedral Crypt.

40 Wills Written...and Counting

One in two Episcopalians do not have awill—despite the charge in the BCP (p.455) of"the duty of every person to have a will." Thanks to generous volunteer attorneys, the Gift Planning Office makes it possible to write a will for $75. 40 wills have already been written so far in 2005 with four more wills writing sessions to go. Over 1,000 wills have been written since the inception of the program. Upcoming wills writing sessions will be at St. Aidan's, San Francisco; Nativity, San Rafael; St. Bede's, Menlo Park; St. Mark's, Berkeley; St. Paul's, Walnut Creek. Approximately half of these wills include a gift to the church. Call to schedule for your parish.

Parish Gift Planning

St. Anselm's, Lafayette; St. Paul's and Nativity, San Rafael; and Resurrection, Pleasant Hill are among the most recent parishes to establish proactive gift planning programs and/or endowment funds. Other parishes actively growing proactive gift planning programs include St. Paul's, Walnut Creek; St. James', Fremont; Christ, Portola Valley; Trinity, Menlo Park; and Epiphany, San Carlos.

For assistance in increasing the number of bequests and endowment gifts to your parish or ministry, call the Gift Planning Office for complementary consultation.

Warren Wong chairs quarterly meetings of The Gift Planning Department's 19 members. Adair Heard serves as Administrator and The Rev. Richard Schaper, CFP as Gift Planning Officer.

EMPOWERING GENEROSITY (415) 869-7812 fvww.EpiscopalGift.or~

DioCal 004418 Department of Missions

The following are working objectives of the Department of Missions for 2005 as presented in the budget request report.

Build capacity for missional work through the fostering of vital congregations by:

• Continuing covenant process that supports where congregations believe they are being led in ministry. • Review all covenants and re-covenant with those congregations who are on a one-year timeline. Where congregations were given a year's reprieve on devolvement, re-engage to set a devolvement schedule. • Continue work with Christ the Lord, Pinole in their search for a new vicar and continue to support to move to parish status. • Work with congregational developer on revitalization strategies with congregations to re- envisiontheir mission. Use aided parish status with select congregations that demonstrate a desire for change and the ability to do the change work necessary to re-vitalize the congregation. • Work with St. Edmund's Pacifica as they attempt to fund full time clergy work without adequate pledges for this desire. Support _fund and friend raisers as they attempt to evangelize in Pacifica. • Steward resources to allow congregations to grow larger prior to leaving the Department of Missions and to realistically assess new missions regarding their viability. • Handle the unexpected with building, personnel and other surprises within the financial and human capacity of the Department of Missions.

All of these objectives are outgrowths of work begun in prior years. Covenants with congregations are a result of a process of assessing congregation and community needs and using ministry context as a primary lens to set forth what a congregation wants to accomplish over the next one or two year period. Some covenants ask for monetary support while others ask for human resources. Covenants lay out a viable work plan for congregations whose ministry is conducted with intension and is focused outwardly into the community.

Two of these objectives specifically name congregations. These efforts are high on the priority list of work for the Department. They have been joined by additional areas of focus on St. Albans, Brentwood, St. George's Antioch and Holy Innocents, San Francisco. Each of these congregations will be working with the Department to respond to the question of where they believe God is leading them at this moment in their history. The focus list is always changing depending on the emerging needs of congregations.

Ten congregations receive subsidy that is an open ended grant from the Department. Eight congregations are now on some sort of reduction program. Two more will join in reduction in 2006. For the most part, decreases are modest with a strategy of replacing subsidy with new pledges from new members.

DioCal 004419 Context for the work of Department of Missions

The context, i.e., where we find ourselves in relationship to other congregations in the diocese and in our culture, is an important aspect to understanding the ministry of missions. First, in 2004 the average Sunday attendance (ASA)in the diocese was 98. This number translates to far fewer pledging units than needed to sustain a full time clergy person with enough additional resources to mount program and maintain a building. Viewed another way, an ASA under 100 indicates that over '/2 of the worshipping units in the diocese would not or barely qualify to become mission congregations using the classic criteria of $110,000 in pledged income and 100 pledging units.

Second, the continued increase in health care costs, increases in utilities and deferred maintenance are serious issues for all congregations. To balance annual budgets in the face of these rising costs and flat growth, more and more congregations are turning to rentals as the primary method of guaranteed income streams. Lest we inadvertently believe that this trend is limited to our diocese, it has been reported that a number of congregations throughout the United States derive a portion of their operating income from rentals.

Third, congregations live in a mobile society where people may be in a congregation for a short period of time. They move for a variety of reasons including more affordable housing, better schools, job advancement or employment. A sizable number of long-time members are moving after retirement for a variety of age related reasons. Generally, members are older than the general population (36.8 years). The result of these phenomena are: leadership is often in flux, pledging is uncertain, established members, with their leave taking, can often upend an annual budget, multiple members departing can throw a congregation into crisis, newer members may not be willing to commit in the same way to a congregation and deferred maintenance of buildings and property are crises waiting to happen.

Finally, the intense emotional and spiritual labor of congregations can take a toll on leaders and followers alike. Clergy often become disheartened from the intensity of the work without a timely "win". Leaders become disillusioned with the lack of result after hard work or the fatigue of conflicts. The 2000 FACT report indicated that 63% of congregations have had a moderate to serious conflict in the last 5 years. Preliminary data for 2005 indicates no decline in this statistic.

This is a sobering picture of ministry context. Yet, people do persevere. Congregations still welcome new people who find their way to our doors. New roofs appear; children's ministries flourish and are re-built. We still roll up our sleeves and help in our communities in a vast array of social ministries.

What does this mean for mission congregations in 2005, 2006 and beyond

Never has the challenge been greater to be evangelists. Missions have an opportunity to welcome new people in their midst. They abound with opportunities for people to be part of something larger than themselves and to learn the faith as they travel with others.

Missions have special appeal to people who like to be involved. There is little room for "consumers" in a small congregation. Members all have some job within the church as well as a

DioCal 004420 ministry within the community. Social ministries from Habitat for Humanity to crocheting layettes for the county hospital are the work of baptized ministers. Our outreach often defines who we are to the community at large and may offer an entrance point into congregations for the spiritually curious.

Missions must strive to thrive in all aspects of their life and ministry. Although smaller units of ministry can be more agile to respond to opportunities to serve within and outside of their congregations clinging to worn tradition and size factor can impede growth. However, these factors, in and of themselves are not determinative, but can influence thinking and actions about future initiatives. Congregations with a thirst to serve God and their communities and spread the Good News of Christ will not be deterred by these limitations. They will see what can be done and move in that direction.

The Department of Missions will continue to support:

✓ Efforts that have evangelism at their heart and that result in incorporation of new members ✓ Programs that are aimed at the formation of Christians at every stage of life and especially nurture new Christians ✓ Efforts that incorporate principles of congregational development and congregational planning ✓ Stewardship of real estate and buildings resulting in safe and welcoming places for people to gather and to be sent out for ministry.

It is the people in all of our congregations that make this work possible. Your assessment is a gift to mission congregations to grow and extend their ministry for the building up of the whole church. We share the same struggles and parishes continue to share their resources generously with missions. It is a most precious gift. Thank you!

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Department of Missions,

Canon Holly McAlpen, Diocesan Missioner The Rev. Dr. J. Robert Honeychurch, Chair of the Department of Missions

DioCal 004421 Department of Stewardship

Purpose: "Believing we are called by God to give generously ofour resources, time, and talent, we are committed to live and communicate the reality -both the struggle and the joy - of the steward'sjourney and to empower individuals and congregations on the journey"

Summary of 2004 (1. January to 31. December): On 31. December, 2004, Lauran Pifke, completed five years of service to the Diocese as Stewardship Officer. Under her leadership, many parishes/mission congregations of the Diocese received valuable help in planning their parish annual stewardship campaign, professional consultations, setting stewardship goals, and stewardship education. Lauran is continuing her studies as a full-time student at CDSP. Thanks, Lauran, for your ministry! The Department carried out its purpose and mission by providing the following services during 2004: • Education: In May, the Department provided several workshops for the Ministries Conference: "The Scriptural Basis of Stewardship", "Essentials of Stewardship", and "Every Day a Gift from God: the Stewardship of Tiine" (a shortened version of a workshop designed to be offered to congregations as part of a year-round stewardship program). In June, the Diocese hosted the annual International TENS Conference (The Episcopal Network for Stewardship). Over 50 people from our Diocese attended. The 2001-2004 Clergy Stewardship Project concluded its 3-year program in June with "graduation" over lunch with the Bishop. Some ten clergy were actively involved throughout the three years in this project. The Department continues to maintain the Stewardship Resource Center, lending educational videos for parish use and other educational services. • Panic Session: The "9th" Annual Stewardship Panic Session was held at Christ Church, Alameda, in September. This program, designed to help those parishes/mission congregations prepare for the annual pledge campaign, served five parishes or mission congregations. • Consulting Services: During the year, four members of the Department provided consulting services to nine Parishes/Congregations: All Saints, San Leandro; Christ Church, Alameda; Holy Family, Half Moon Bay; St. Aidan's, San Francisco; St. Andrew's, San Bruno; St. James, San Francisco; St. Mark's, Berkeley; St. Paul's, San Rafael; and St. Stephen's, Orinda. • Diocesan Narrative Budget: The Department published a Diocesan Narrative Budget as a tool to help clergy and lay members of the diocese understand how their assessments are used for ministry at the diocesan and national levels. • Historic Stewardship Trends: Under the direction of Fred Hansen, the Department prepared and published a five year analysis of historic stewardship trends compared to Diocesan averages for every Parish/Mission Congregation in the Diocese. This tool will be updated annually and used by the Department for its consultation work. Every Parish/Mission Congregation receives a copy of it's own information in comparison to Diocesan averages. Thanks, Fred, for pulling this together for us.

DioCal 004422 Summary of 2005 (1. January to 31. August):

• Jennifer R. Kitt was appointed Department Chairperson. She is a member of St. John's Oakland, and has served the Department for about four years. She is Associate Director for Volunteer Campaigns and Annual Giving Programs for the University of California, Berkeley. • David E. Abernethy-Deppe was appointed interim Stewardship Officer, as of 1. January, 2005. David is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland, and is on the faculty of the School for Deacons. For twelve years David had worked as Clinical Director and Consultant in the field of Mental Health. Prior to that he had taught Homiletics/Church and Society at the seminary level. • During first three months the Department, in consultation with Terry Parsons, Stewardship Officer for the Episcopal Church Center, evaluated the services it provides. The Department plans to continue the consultation model, but to increase the number of and train available consultants. • From April through July, five Parishes participated in a pilot program called EPSC (Every Parish Stewardship Consultation), where a member of the Department preaches at the services and then meets with the Clergy, Vestry and members of the Stewardship Committee to do a needs assessment. The program received high marks. The goal is to reach every Parish/Mission Congregation over 3 years. • The Department's goal is to provide a stewardship workshop at every regional Faith Formation Event. To date, the Department has given workshops at 3 of these events , plus the four workshops at the Annual Ministry Conference in May, 2005, at Grace Cathedral. • In June, the 2005-2008 Clergy Stewardship Training program began with sixteen participants. This first of a 3-year program was held at Bishop's Ranch. The Rev. Beth Hansen, coordinates this program. • In August, the Department held its 10th Annual Panic Session, attended by 21 individuals representing thirteen Parishes or Mission Congregations. • As of 31. August, 2005, 21 parishes or mission congregations have received individual services and/or consultations from Jennifer Kitt, The Rev. Cal Rutherford, Dick Lamport and David Abernethy-Deppe. Topics covered: Capital Campaign, Year Round Stewardship, EPSC, evaluation of various stewardship programs, vestry training, narrative budget, developing a stewardship statement. • The Department, together with the Department of Faith Formation, is exploring ways to work with the Diocese of El Camino Real and their Resource Center. Stewardship materials (books, pamphlets, videos) will be checked out and mailed from the Center. See their online catalog at http:/166.80.1.30/

Goals for 2006 (in addition to current programs and services):

• Reach 25 Parishes or Mission Congregations with EPSC (Every Parish Stewardship Consultation). • Encourage Parishes/Mission Congregations to move toward developing a Year Round Stewardship Programs, emphasizing Stewardship as being more than money. Focus on: "Everything We Do With Everything We Have."

DioCal 004423 • Develop and mail out a "Notebook" of available programs and services (along with evaluations) • On-Line Stewardship resources and information, to download and print from the EDOC website. • Appoint Department Taskforce to Prepare and provide information on Children's Stewardship.

I am grateful for the opportunity to serve in this interesting and challenging area of stewardship. Our focus is "Using the gifts God has given us, to do the work God is calling us to do." Thank you for being a partner with me in this important ministry. I look forward to working with all of you this new year. .

David E. Abernethy-Deppe

DioCal 004424 International Development Program Episcopal Diocese of California Department of World Mission

As a result of the resolution passed at the 154th Diocesan Convention challenging the Diocese to contribute 0.7% of its annual income to international development programs, $23,663.22 was included in the 2005 budget. The resolution also asked for a report back at each annual convention.

The Diocese of California embraces the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Goal that pledges to:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; 2. Achieve universal primary education; 3. Promote gender equality and empower women; 4. Reduce child mortality; 5. Improve maternal health; 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; 7. Ensure environmental stability; 8. Develop a global partnership for development.

The members of the Department of World Mission were asked to delegate the International Development Program funds appropriately. We felt that it was a real honor to be able to do this at our September meeting.

Grants were made to the following ministries in our Diocese which are involved in international development: a. Grace Cathedral's ministry in Nicaragua $4,000.00 b. The Siempre Unidos AIDS Program in Honduras $4,000.00 c. The Friends of Ruwenzori foundation for AIDS Clinic &Testing in Uganda $4,000.00 d. GAIA -Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance $4,000.00 e. Anglican Malaria Project $4,000.00 f. Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief Orphans Program $1,000.00 g. African AIDS Relief Project in Uganda $1,000.00 h. Sister Parish Relationship in Liberia $1,000.00

The remaining $663.22 will be distributed before the end of the year.

Thank you all for making possible funds for these ministries and their wonderful work in international development.

The Rev. Kay Landers and Mary Louise Gotthold, Co-Chairs

DioCal 004425 Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries

YAYA exists to discern and live out ministries with youth and young adults that will continue to nurture and nourish their spiritual growth as followers of Jesus Christ, with one another and in their communities.

Summary of YAYA Ministries in the Past Year

Over the past year, the ministries that are engaged with youth and young adults in this Diocese have continued to support individuals and congregations throughout the Bay Area. In our ministries with young people, we have been fortunate to work with over 800 students in programs ranging from our quarterly worship gatherings (Arden Aura) to Happening to our camping programs at Bishop's Ranch and St. Dorothy's. We were particularly thankful for our group of teenagers who traveled to Brea, Kentucky for this year's national Episcopal Youth Event (EYE). This delegation was among the most diverse of all Dioceses represented, reflecting the rich context we live and minister in.

We have focused over the past year on expanding ministries with young people, an area of significant opportunities in most of our congregations. This past year has seen the expansion of Theology on Tap, the addition of a film festival in partnership with Grace Cathedral and planning for an even broader expansion in the coming year.

The ongoing vitality of these ministries is an indication of strengthened connections between YAYA and parish and/or regional ministries, as well as tightened integration with other Diocesan ministries. There is no greater example of this integration than the fact in that the Bishop Search, the youth town hall meeting was the largest and most diverse in representation from congregations, other than the clergy town hall meeting.

Over the past two years, we have focused a great deal of energy on reconstituting the YAYA Steering Committee, with 9 of our 12 members now "new" to this group over the last 2 years. This group has worked prayerfully to discern and articulate new shared ministry plan for YAYA. This document will share the results of those efforts.

The Rationale for Significant Change in Youth and Young Adult Ministries

We are surrounded with clear indications, anecdotally and in studies, that the opportunity to minister with youth and young adults may be the most significant mission field in the world. It is not possible to generalize about young people without losing the sense of the rich variety of cultures and life-styles that they inhabit and adopt. Nevertheless, two things can be said:

• Many young people today have a stronger sense of spirituality than was the case a generation ago. George Gallup, Jr., reported in 2002 a phenomenal increase in Americans between the age of 14 — 35 who desire a deeper and more vibrant spirituality in their lives over the past 4 years rose from 52% to 84% of the population.

DioCal 004426 • Most young people between the age of 12 — 35 have either never had any contact with the Gospel of Jesus Christ as lived arid taught in and through the Church or have lost the contact they once had.(14%nationally, estimated at 6-8% in the Bay Area)

We live at a time in the history of our faith communities where the fields are indeed bursting with opportunity for churches to minister in new and old ways to the huge number of hungry souls — by not responding to this opportunity, we risk becoming a community of legacy adult Christians and occasionally their young children.

As the YAYA Steering Committee has reflected on the current state of ministries with youth and young adults, the significance of this moment of missionary opportunity has come into clearer focus. While marquee programs continue to serve individuals in the Diocese, it is clear that God is calling us to a fundamental change in our focus as a ministry within the Diocese of California — from a programs for congregations with fewer and fewer youth and young adults to a missional ministry model that authentically fulfills the call in our Catechism that church be a force that "restores all of us to unity with God and one another."

A Vision of Missional Youth and Young Adult Ministry in Diocese of California

To meet this challenge, the Diocese of California must reclaim its origin as a missional community — a role that is not new, but a renewal of its founding call to ministry in the state of California. A missional community can be defined as:

a sent community which is striving to integrate an individual's desire for spiritual formation and needs of the greater community as they:

• live out the transforming message of the gospel in its corporate life. • empower its members to contextualize the gospel in every segment of society. • partner and network with other churches which share their missional vision. • proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as the only hope for humankind with urgency, boldness, compassion and sensitivity. • worship the Triune God, encountering his transcendence and imminence. • develop communities of reconciliation and transformation. • train a new generation of leaders who can lead the church into the twenty-first century.

This shift can mean we are no longer simply chaplains to a Christian culture —instead we can answer the call to be a missionary people in our own land. In this mindset, every congregation needs to be cross-cultural missionaries to its community —indeed, missional churches oftentimes structure themselves more like a missionary organization, rather than an ongoing institution. It is difficult to underestimate the significance of this shift from the mindset that the church is a provider of religious services to Christian consumers to the shaper of an apostolic people on a mission to a fallen world. However unevenly, for 2000 years the Church, when it is at its best, has existed as a missional community.

DioCal 004427 A Ministry Model for Missional Youth and Young Adult Ministry in Diocese of California

In the ministries within the congregations of the Diocese that engage youth and young adults, we must move from a maintenance model to one that fosters Christian communities that are attentive to God's presence, discerning God's call and accompanying students and young adults on their development. This ministry model can thought of in the following fashion: The Goal of A Missional Youth and Young Adult Ministry in Diocese of California: by January 2010, increase by 50% church life involvement of teenagers and young adults.

This goal is premised on the conviction that the Gospel of Jesus Christ as lived and taught through the church can transform our shared and individual lives. What is called for is a huge paradigm shift in our concept of parish life, our appreciation of the Church universal, our reliance on prayer, and the compassion and determination of our hearts to spread the Kingdom of God. More simply put, such an outlandish goal increases the possibility of parish leaders more easily embracing the new paradigms necessary for vitality to take place.

Objectives of Youth and Young Adult Ministry in Diocese of California

Called to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ, the congregations and Diocesan team will work together to listen and answer God's call by:

• Nurturing teenagers and young adults (12-29) as they grow in their faith and daily relationship with a Triune God • Calling and sustaining teenagers and young adults to honor God with their lives as they discover and pursue their ministries and vocations • Equipping teenagers and young adults as they share God's transforming love with others in their lives and in the broader community • Resourcing ministries of formation, community, worship and action throughout the Bay Area and in the broader communion of the global and historic church

Strategies for A Missional Youth and Young Adult Ministry in Diocese of California

There are four core strategies that congregations and the Diocese will pursue:

• Young People and Worship Young people's worship apart from the mainstream services of the Church has sometimes been called experimental or alternative. Much of this worship has been markedly different from the familiar patterns of Anglican worship, while bearing the hall-marks of genuine worship and drawing on our rich Christian traditions. The time has come to draw lessons from these innovative approaches, to recognize that young people's . churches or congregations are not alternative or experimental but fully part of the worshipping community of the Church, to ensure that there are no inappropriate inhibitions to such worship and to help others learn from the experience of the pioneers.

DioCal 004428 • Young People as Leaders The gifts, talents and skills of young people must be nurtured in order that they can become fully participating and contributing members of church and community. For some young people this may mean being prepared for and ultimately adopting leadership roles. The youth work setting has been and continues to be a key context in which young people are encouraged and enabled to grow and develop, particularly in terms of their leadership potential and thus to make an effective contribution to church and society.

• Resourcing Ministries With Youth and Young Adults As noted earlier, the decline in ministries with youth and young adults can be seen as simply a symptom of the decline in size and vitality of many congregations in the Diocese. Given the average membership and the cost of maintaining even a mission, congregations have increasingly seen a missional ministry with youth and young adults in their communities as not financially viable for them —this can be seen as likely perpetuating the reality that congregations will be, at best, almost exclusively adults and occasionally young children.

Many church analysts reject the premise of this decision, citing the boom of evangelical churches, due in great part to their role as the forerunners of sustainable youth and young adult ministry. In fact, in most cases, one can argue that a good youth or young adult minister more than pays for herself within the first year to 18 months (literally...through increased giving, both from new people involved in the life of the church because of their kids and from existing parents who feel better about the ministry their church is providing). Frankly, investing wisely into a youth and young adult ministry is simply priming the pump...even from just abottom-line financial perspective.

• Young People and Mission The role that young people can play, alongside others, in mission and evangelism amongst their peers is widely recognized. Equipping young people for this task and enabling them to be effective partners in the Church's mission is paramount if the Church is to continue to reach each new generation with the good news of the Gospel. One of the greatest needs for all mainline expressions of the Christian faith is to be more intentional about teaching teenagers and young adults how to articulate their Christian faith story. This is important not only for their own benefit in their personal spiritual journeys and for them to share with the unchurched, but it's also important for them to learn an apologetic that allows them to feel secure in God's embrace (for instance, not doubting their salvation because the Buddhist across the street or the Young Life sponsor or the loud- mouth neo-evangelical kid across the table doesn't value their faith journey expression).

Our Goals Towards This Vision In The Coming Year

Over the next year, YAYA will focus it energies in pursuit of this missional model to:

• Expand regional or multi-congregational ministry initiatives with youth and young adults o For example, Contra Costa regional ministry or ethnic ministries

DioCal 004429 • Broaden ministries with young adults throughout the Diocese, working with congregations and existing ministries • Concentrate efforts at congregational and Diocesan level for ministry with middle school students (ages 10-15) • Encourage ministries that utilize the gifts and energy of youth and young adults, specifically within parish leadership and the search process for our new Bishop

Over the next year, YAYA will continue to work diligently to: • Continue to provide scheduled programs and parish consulting across all congregations and organizations within the Diocese of California. • Integrate more closely YaYa with other Diocesan ministries • Strengthen advocacy role within Diocese on meaningful ministry with youth and young adults

DioCal 004430 Clergy Housing Committee of Jubilate Deo

Breaking New Ground in Clergy Housing

Three years ago, the Clergy Housing Committee was created by the Jubilate Deo Initiative to begin to address the high cost of housing clergy in the Diocese of California. It has met monthly with the Bishop reviewing the issues and developing strategies to address the crisis. After significant fact gathering from clergy, congregations, Episcopal real estate professionals and others, this committee recommended the formation of the Episcopal Real Estate Foundation (EREF).

With the concurrence of the Diocesan Board of Directors, the EREF will become a reality in early 2006. Its goals are to:

• Establish and maintain funds primarily for the short-term and long-term clergy housing needs; • Establish and maintain programs for the lending of funds and provision of other resources in support of the Diocese's clergy housing initiatives; • Assist the Diocese and its parishes and missions in acquiring and holding land for new church plantings; and • Provide advice and other assistance to the Bishop, parishes and institutions in the Diocese on real estate matters.

The Foundation will strive to achieve these goals over the next few years as it becomes a reality and acquires assets to assist in this work.

Got House???

Would you consider leaving your house or other real estate to help house future clergy in our Diocese? Even houses not suitable for clergy residences may be sold to provide funds to assist parishes in providing housing for their clergy. Please contact the Diocese of California if there is some way you might be able to assist.

Know Any Real Estate Experts?

Critical to the success of The Episcopal Real Estate Foundation is identifying professionals with real estate expertise who might serve as trustees of the new foundation. If you know qualified candidates, please forward their names and qualifications to the Office of the Bishop..

Once again the Diocese of California is blazing a trail; no such foundation exists in any other diocese in the country. Thanks to Bishop's Swing's leadership and the hard work of the Clergy Housing Committee—The Rev. Richard Schaper, Paul Brumbaum, Thomas Cook, Laina Wood Casillas, David Clegg, Jim Forsyth, Peter Jensen, Stafford Matthews, Marilyn Saner, Dianne Smith, The Rev. Richard Wilmington, Warren Wong, and Ed Wright—we will be better able to pay attention to the real estate that houses the servants of God who serve us as clergy.

DioCal 004431 Clergy Wellness Commission

The Clergy Wellness Commission (CWC) was established in 1992 by the Convention of this Diocese to address the well being of parish clergy and their families/partners and to support the health and mutual ministry of congregations in the Diocese of California. The commission meets five times per year, every fourth Thursday, bi-monthly, 12-1:30 p.m. Our place of meeting is at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland, CA:(510) 834-4314

The Clergy Wellness Commission continued to make good progress in 2004-2005.

Fr. Thomas Schultz OHC, who has been serving as the Chaplain to the Clergy since the fall of 2001, has been a tremendous asset to our diocese. From January 2005 to September 2005, Fr. Tom has done outstanding pastoral work with the clergy and families of this diocese. He has had 92 contact hours with Diocesan clergy, heard 8 confessions, has spent 5 hours writing letters and has made 10 one-hour (or more) phone calls. Please feel free to contact him at:(510) 548-3406.

In 2005, we are re-evaluating the need for this program, especially in light of the mandate from last year's general Convention requiring mentors for new clergy in the new Title III Ministry Canons.

In 2005, Geoff Clevenger, from Elyseum, continues to update and. maintain the Clergy Wellness Commission website. You can reach the new Clergy Wellness Commission website at: http://cwc. diocal. org.

The new Continuing Education guidelines for the Diocese of CA have been posted on the CWC website. See: http://cwc.diocal.org/article.html#conted. blew articles on stresses related to ministry and clergy families have been posted on the CWC website.

CWC members continue to provide education around the Diocese and beyond:

• Members.of the CWC made contacts with individual clergy, the School for Deacons, the Clergy-in-Training Program and congregations about clergy wellness and mutual ministry; • The Rev. Pamela Cranston and Fr. Tom Schultz OHC led a workshop on "Wellness for Clergy, Families and Congregations" for the May 21, 2005 Diocesan Leadership Day at Grace Cathedral.; • Pamela led a seminar to the chaplains at Alta Bates Hospital on clergy wellness and spiritual direction on July 26, 2005; • Pamela Cranston led a parish weekend retreat to Episcopal clergy and laity on stress and burn-out at the Adelynrood Conference Center, Byfield, MA, August 26-28, 2005.

In four years we have sold almost all of our 3,000 Clergy Wellness and Mutual Ministry books since they were printed in 2000. Substantial changes have been made in ministry since the last printing, so we have been researching new material to update and re-write the book and publish

DioCal 004432 new editions in 2005-2006. If there are any additions or changes you'd like to see made to the CWC book, please contact Pamela Cranston, and your comments will be considered.

The year 2005 saw the reluctant departure of the Revs. David Sandoval (RC-OFM), Mary Moore Gaines, and Joseph Lane, off the CWC. Thank you David, Mary and Joseph for your wonderful, enthusiastic support! In addition, we also happily welcomed the Rev. Ann Cox Bailey, Bill Lorton and the Rev. Jan Heglund to the CWC in 2005.

Current members of the CWC include both clergy and laity: The Revs. Ann Cox Bailey, Terry Burley, Paul Burrows, Pamela Cranston, John Gallagher, L. Ann Hallisey, Canon Michael Hansen, Jan Heglund, Rev. Dr. Joe Holt, Dr. John Kater, Tom Schultz OHC, Valerie Valle, plus Dr. Rod Dugliss, Mr. Bill Lorton, Mr. Dave Roberts, and Bishop William Swing. Many thanks to all for their hard work on behalf of the CWC.

All clergy and laity interested in this ministry are encouraged to join this commission. If you are interested, please contact the Rev. Pamela Cranston:(510) 655-7243. [email protected].

It continues to be our privilege to serve you. The CWC members are always available to meet with clergy, vestries, congregations, clericus, deaneries and others to educate and open up the dialogue about clergy wellness, mutual ministry, creating healthy congregations and work agreements. If you would like a member of the CWC to make a presentation at your parish, please contact any member above or the Rev. Pamela Cranston at (510) 655-7243 or e-mail her at: [email protected].

Yours in Christ,

The Rev. Pamela Lee Cranston Chair, Clergy Wellness Commission Assistant Vicar, St. Cuthbert's Episcopal Church Chaplain, St. Paul's Towers, Oakland, CA Chaplain, Hope Hospice, Dublin, CA

DioCal 004433 Commission on the Ministry of All the Baptized(COMAB)

All baptized persons are called to minister in Christ's name, to identify their gifts with the help of the Church and to serve Christ's mission at all times and in all places. Title III, Canon I, section 1 (a)

Title III, Canon I, adopted at General Convention 2003, seems simple enough but it is actually tlu~ee specific "calls." • All Christians are called to ministry. • _All Christians are called to discern or identify ministries in both themselves AND others. • Christian congregations are called to identify ministers and ministries.

To minister is "to attend to the wants and needs of others," according to one definition. That covers an incredible range of activities from intercessory praying to Habitat for Humanity, from taking the Eucharist to the sick to raising children. In fact, there may be very little that you do for others that isn't a "ministry." The ordained ministries of bishops, priests and deacons are only a small percentage of ministries. Most ministries —and most ministers —are not ordained.

Another word for a ministry is a "vocation," which comes from the Latin word vocare or "to call." A year ago, Bishop William Swing called together a new group -- the Commission on the Ministry of All the Baptized (COMAB) -- with the express purpose of "raising up Christian persons for active, trained, empowered lay ministry." We also were given the following responsibilities —developed by the Long Range Committee on the Ministry of All the Baptized — which we prioritized as follows:

1. To develop, train and administer communal discernment committees that would recruit individuals for both lay and ordained ministry. This is a huge change from the typical "self-selection" of people who feel called to ministry. 2. To collaborate with the Commission on the Ministry of the Ordained, the Department of Faith Formation and other diocesan organizations to enhance ministry and Christian formation 3. To develop and administer along-range plan for ministry development in the diocese 4. To develop an appreciative inquiry process for hearing the needs and concerns of congregations regarding ministry development 5. To develop and administer adiocesan-wide ministry database 6. To develop criteria and recruitment vehicles for all licensed lay ministries 7. To sponsor adiocesan-wide discernment event

Our main focus so far has been on educating ourselves about what congregational discernment committees could, should or might do, how other individual churches and other dioceses are responding to the new Canon. A primary concern is how the people in our diocese might be changed by this new attention to lay ministry, which includes ministries outside the church where most ministry happens. Within the next year, we hope to have some specific proposals that may include working with a few churches to pilot different models of discernment committees, developing deanery-based regional education programs for specific lay ministries or

DioCal 004434 perhaps even setting goals and guidelines for the licensed ministries -- pastoral leader, worship leader, preacher, Eucharistic minister, Eucharistic visitor and catechist. Since we formed in February, we've had the invaluable assistance of the Rev. Sylvia Sweeney, who had a critical role in forming and leading our Commission during her tenure as Diocesan ministry development officer. Sylvia, now the associate rector at St. James in Fremont, has also written Building Discerning Communities: An Introduction to Communal Discernment, published as part of the Diocesan Jubilate Deo program. This little book is a must-have for every congregation. .

We also have been blessed with the support of Julia McCray-Goldsmith, Diocesan Director of Faith Formation. We continue to be in their debt as we work toward developing the means to achieve our goals.

Sandy Briggs, St. Mary the Virgin, San Francisco Sandy Burnett, Church of the Epiphany, San Carlos Chris Butler, All Saints', San Francisco Kathleen Crisp, St. George's, Antioch The Rev. Lisa Eunson, St. Paul's, Burlingame Dave Frangquist, St. Aidan's, San Francisco The Rev. Catie Green, St. Mark's, Palo Alto The Rev. Mark Henderson, St. Cyprian's, San Francisco Ron Johnson, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco Janet Boeth Jones, St. Luke's, San Francisco Melissa Ridlon, All Saints, San Leandro Mary Roberts, St. Stephen's, Belvedere Diane Smith, St. Augustine's, Oakland The Rev. Sue Thompson, St. Edmund's, Pacifica

DioCal 004435 Commission on the Ministry of the Ordained'(COMO)

The Commission on Ministry in the Dioceses of California was restructured this year to reflect the intent of the revised Title III ministry canons that both individual and community together discern gifts for ministry. The COMO continued to exist to serve the Diocese by assisting the Bishop and Standing Committee in promoting the ministry of the baptized who discern a call to ordained ministry by guiding their training process.

COMO members have met with and advised the congregation vocations committee of St. John's Church, Oakland in the process of continued awareness of their role to give discernment and guidance to those who sense a call to ordained ministry. The COMO,together with members of the Standing Committee, held a Vocations Conference at St. Stephen's Church, Orinda, to interview and then offer its discernment regarding 12 nominees for holy orders.

The COMO has continued to monitor and guide all Postulants and Candidates for holy orders in the Diocese of California (currently 34 women and men). In an extraordinary situation, COMO recommended to the Bishop and Standing Committee that the Rev. James Tramel, ordained to the transitional diaconate in the Correctional Facility in Vacaville last year, be ordained to the priesthood.

The COMO was in conversation and consultation with the COM in the Diocese of El Camino Real to share mutual thoughts on the implementation 'of the revised ministry canons. One member of the COMO attended the Province VIII regional conference of Commissions on Ministry in Utah. Ordained to holy orders from October 2004 to October 2005 were: four vocational deacons, eight transitional deacons, six priests, including one man presently incarcerated in the Vacaville Correctional Facility (Diocese of California), two priests for the Bishops of other dioceses.

The COMO co-sponsored a "Day of Discovery" workshop with the Rev. Sylvia Sweeney that focused on new and different emphasis in lay and ordained ministry development. The workshop was facilitated by representatives from the Diocese of Idaho. The COMO facilitated a vocations workshop at the Diocesan Leadership Day event. The COMO began promoting diocesan-wide consciousness of the importance of the Ministry of all the Baptized as well as their expansion in the parishes and missions. COMO participated with the Rev. Sylvia Sweeney in quarterly meetings with the newly formed Commission on the Ministry of All the Baptized (COMAB). On recommendation by the Bishop, and in accordance with the revised Title III canons, the COMO has initiated background checks on all candidates.

Respectfully submitted,

Ronald C. Johnson, Chair Commission on the Ministry of the Ordained Diocese of California

DioCal 004436 Congregational Development

In a world where communication is increasingly sophisticated, our proclamation of the Good News of Jesus is never more clearly heard than in a welcoming Christian congregation, where people can bring their questions of identity and purpose, and find God's transforming love. Our congregations are holy places, where people offer their lives to be touched, healed, sanctified, and empowered for service in the world.

The congregation is the cutting edge of the church's mission and ministry, and the challenges we face seem greater than ever. The goal of Congregational Development in the Episcopal Diocese of California is to assist our congregations in meeting these challenges, as they grow in vision, in ministry and in numbers.

I am blessed to serve you as your officer for congregational development, and I am always available for consultation, vestry workshops and retreats, preaching, teaching or in other ways. To contact me, please telephone 415-869-7825 or email michaelb~diocal.org.

Creative Ministry Fund

Thirty grants totaling $ 296,198 have been awarded by the Creative Ministry Fund since its beginning. As Creative Ministry grants are matching funds, these awards represent $592,396 in financial support toward new and creative ministries in the Diocese.

These awards represent the discernment and planning of many people from throughout the Diocese and beyond. Well over a hundred people have been directly involved in the site interviews alone. Grants have been awarded to twenty-six different parishes and missions of every size and from every Deanery. A complete listing of the grants accompanies this report.

The Creative Ministry Fund Committee was hoping for at least one more cycle of grants before the end of Jubilate Deo. Although we have learned that will not be possible, there may be external sources available. As you plan new and creative ministries, I will be happy to work with congregations to help identify possible funding.

We will be organizing a gathering (possibly asymposium-style meeting) this coming year when we can reflect upon what we have learned from the Creative Ministry Fund, hear from some of those who have received grants, and consider future possibilities.

The members of Creative Ministry Fund Committee, and the many interviewers and others involved in this ministry, were outstanding: their prayerful commitment to this important work; their willingness to engage both in the concrete details of proposals and the ideas that inform them; and their openness to the creative hand of God in new and unexpected ways were all part of the success of the Creative Ministry Fund. I am very grateful to them and to our congregations for their vision and creative spirit.

DioCal 004437 Those who have served on the Creative Ministry Fund Committee are Kathleen Crisp, Jim De Mersman, Michael Diamond, Mary Moore Gaines, Laura Gianello, Scott Hayashi, Bob Honeychurch, Susan Parsons, Mark Stanley and Kathy Trapani.

Partners for Sacred Places

Working with Partners for Sacred Places, we have now completed the pilot program of New Dollars/New Partners. This project, supported by a major grant from the Lilly Endowment, helps congregations to find new and outside sources of funding for capital projects, while,creating new strategies for mission and ministry. A unique feature of this program was the analysis of the value of"in -kind" services provided by our churches, through the use of their property, to other community groups. On average, American congregations each provide about $120,000 of such services annually, a statistic our congregations generally reflected.

Fourteen of our parishes and missions participated in the program, and were offered grants totalling $60,000 to assist them in developing repair plans or other planning work. Experts and professionals from such fields as fund-raising, architecture, engineering, and community asset- basedministries met with congregational leaders to assist in developing plans for their particular needs. In collaboration with Partners for Sacred Places, each congregation was introduced to an architect or specialized planner for the first phase of their work.

Deferred maintenance and inadequate or poorly configured space remains an enormous concern for our congregations. The financial challenge this presents calls for imagination and creative approaches. New Dollars/New Partners is one promising response to this challenge, and we hope to offer this to other congregations in the future.

Congregational Consultations

Individual and on-site consultations with lay and ordained congregational leaders continue to be at the heart of my work. I have led vestry retreats, long-range planning, or other such work for half of our congregations, and have consulted with the leadership of many others. I also have regular telephone and email consultations with people looking for resources, support, or other information on congregational development and evangelism.

Regional, diocesan and deanery programs, retreats, and workshops are additional aspects of this. For example, one such workshop, designed for "transitional" size churches, attracted nearly a hundred clergy and lay leaders. Similar presentations are forthcoming. "Condev and Lunch" gatherings for information sharing, case studies, and collegial support have been well-received and will continue this coming year.

The Congregational Development website, or "blog," (www.condev.diocal.org) continues to draw many visitors from around the world, and Google presents it as one of its top choices for congregational development.

DioCal 004438 New Church Starts

National research in congregational development has shown that one of the most effective vehicles for evangelism and church growth is the creation of new congregations. While the Creative Ministry Fund has provided modest financial support for two new proposed congregations (a pan-Asian ministry in Foster City and "St. Macrina's" in Marin Deanery) and a new Latino ministry with St. Andrew's, San Bruno, much remains to be done. Older patterns of beginning new churches are enormously expensive, especially in the Bay Area. As the diocese considers future opportunities for evangelism, my work in envisioning and researching new and imaginative paths for church-planting will support these endeavors.

Creative Ministry Fund Grants 2003-2005

All Saints, San Leandro $10,500 Expansion of choir school Christ Church, Alameda $20,000 Alternative liturgy/Evangelism Fellowship of the Lord $4,000 Collaborative Confirmation Program Grace Cathedral $5,000 Diocesan youth music project Grace Church, Martinez $1,200 Elders Ministry Friends of Creation Spirituality $15,000 Outreach/Cosmic Mass Holy Cross, Castro Valley $25,000 Kids'Academy Holy Family, Half Moon Bay $2,610 Music ministry to children Holy Innocents, Corte Madera $3,500 Expanding Kid's Church Holy Innocents, Corte Madera $3,500 Continued Kid's Church Incarnation, San Francisco $25,000 Multi-cultural evangelism Our Saviour, Mill Valley $3,600 Choir School Redeemer, San Rafael $2,500 Multi Media project St. Aidan's, San Francisco $6,000 Appreciative Inquiry training St. Aidan's San Francisco $10,000 Community Performing Arts St. Albans, Albany $1,650 Community outreach St. Albans, Brentwood $2,150 Community evangelism Program St. Ambrose, Foster City $14,380 Pan Asian Ministry St. Andrew's, San Bruno $11,327 Evangelism in Latino community St. James', Fremont $10,000 Ministry to the deaf St. James', San Francisco $25,000 Community Learning Center St. James', San Francisco $10,000 Leadership Development St. John's, Oakland $25,000 Elders Ministry St. Macrina $8,000 Evangelism in Marin County St. Mark's, Palo Alto $10,000 New, alternative liturgy St. Paul's, Oakland $12,281 Urban family ministry St. Peter's Redwood City $2,500 Young adult ministry Transfiguration, San Mateo $6,500 Expansion of family teaching Transfiguration, San Mateo $5,000 Liturgy True Sunshine, San Francisco $15,000 After- school programs $296,198

DioCal 004439 Since Creative Ministry grants are matching funds, these awards represent $592,396 in funding toward new and creative ministries in 26 congregations in the Diocese. A total of 30 grants were awarded.

The Rev. Canon Michael L. Barlowe

DioCal 004440 Personnel Practices Committee

At the 2004 Diocesan Convention, the Personnel Practices Committee was charged with the duties of looking into a diocesan wide family leave policy. The committee recommends that congregations and institutions follow the family leave policy described in the sample personnel handbook from the diocese. This handbook is available on the diocesan website, and all congregations and institutions are encouraged to adopt a personnel policy. The family leave provisions in the handbook were drafted by our Chancellor and are in conformity with California and Federal regulations. The handbook is available on the diocesan website or a copy may be requested from the Controller's office. This handbook may be used as a guideline for use in church personnel handbooks, and all congregations and institutions are encouraged to adopt a personnel policy.

In 2005, the diocese moved short-term disability for clergy to the Church Pension Fund's coverage, which is provided at no cost to the congregation. This provides comparable benefits, and saves the cost of short-term disability premiums. In addition, we implemented a dependant care program. Similar to the current flexible spending program, this allows employees to deduct some of the costs of care for dependants (including childcare, elderly care, or care for other eligible dependants). We plan to offer the same benefit options for 2006.

We are aware of the burden of increasing benefit costs that we all share. This committee's goal is to provide the best coverage for our loyal employees at the most competitive cost.

We continue to give thanks for the dedicated ministry of Controller Jim Forsyth and his staff who dutifully look after the benefits, compensation, and personnel issues of our varied diocese. Joan Jacobson of Marsh continues to guide our committee through the complexity of issues. Finally, thanks to the committee (Christopher Butler, Joan Clerk, Sarah Crawford, Jim Forsyth, Bridgett Gleason, David Lawson, Thomas Matthews, Holly McAlpen, and Jeannie Thomas) who graciously volunteer their time and truly understand their work as ministry.

Faithfully submitted,

(The Reverend) Bruce D. O'Neill Chair

DioCal 004441 Diocesan Deacons

Fr. Tom Schultz, OHC, Chaplain to the Clergy, led our annual Deacon's retreat at Mercy Center early in 2005. The theme was "Serving in the Light".

The Deacon's annual meeting was hosted by Epiphany Church, San Carlos, 40 deacons gathered to share stories and conversation with Bishop Swing With Bishop Swing's retirement in 2006, the deacons engaged in conversation on how the Diaconate in the Diocese of California has evolved since the beginning of Bishop's Swing's episcopacy. He shared with us his vision and how we could and should maintain the Diaconate in the diocese under a new bishop.

In the process of forming the Search and Transitional Committees for the Search Process Arlinda Cosby was elected to the Search Committee, Julie Jensen and Hailey Mckeefry-delmas were elected to the Transition Committee. During the Town meetings for clergy, deacons were present and voiced their comments and responses to the questions presented to include in the profile.

We added 4 deacons to the our community of Deacons in December 2004:

Catherine Costas, who is at Good Shepherd Belmont, Vincent Jang, at True Sunshine, San Francisco, Tracy Longacre who will be headed off to Africa to work on her doctoral thesis, and Rebecca Morehouse, who is at Nativity, San Rafael and in addition, is now also the Administrator at The School for Deacons.

Several deacons attended the biannual meeting of the North American Association for the Diaconate in Atlanta, Georgia this past June. This year Nina Pickerrell was given the Stephen Award from our diocese for her work in the Bay View area of San Francisco. She joins Arlinda Cosby, Mary Ellen Gallagher, Gerry Shaon among those receiving this award.

The Executive Committee of the Bishop's Council of Deacons has been meeting regularly to plan future gatherings for the deacons.

I continue to meet with deacons whenever needed and am always pleased and amazed how the deacons of the Diocese of California juggle their lives between their secular jobs, their family commitments and their church commitments, and have time to serve on various diocesan commissions and committees, plus the various ministries in which they are involved.

We live out our ordination vows daily.." a special ministry of servanthood directly under our bishop.....to serve all people, particularly the poor, the weak, the sick and the lonely."

DioCal 004442 The School for Deacons

This year marks the 25th for The School for Deacons as a distinctive institution of theological education and formation for servant ministry and leadership for deacons. The form and content of the program, its clarity about diakonia in and for the 21st church and world and its standards of excellence mean that dioceses in the United States and Canada continue to look to the school as normative formation. If they do not have the resources to emulate the entire institution, they still are inspired by the balance of the curriculum and that everything is distinctively diaconal.

In addition to our regular program, the school, in cooperation with the Center for Anglican Leadership and Life [CALL] at CDSP and the North American Association for the Diaconate [NAAD] is taking leadership in creating and offering online course specifically targeted to the ongoing learning [cont. ed.] needs of deacons. In addition, the online course, "The Diaconate"offered through CALL is being used by more and more dioceses to support their diaconal formation efforts.

In May of this year we graduated 7 students. Two are ordained and serve in The Diocese of El Camino Real. The remaining 5 were from the Diocese of California. Two will be ordained in December. One will be tutored for a time and then be ordained to the priesthood to serve in her ethnic community. The others are at early stages in the ordination process.

The ministry and leadership of our graduates continues to be noticed and highly regarded. Deacon Nina Pickerell was give the `Stephen Award" at the biennial conference of NAAD, along with a handful of other deacons from the U.S. and Canada whose extraordinary :ministries were- recognized. The school continues to be committed to preparing deacons who can `hit the ground running' and contribute significantly to making the Holy Reign of God known.

This fall, 9 students began studies at the school. One is from the Diocese of Northern California and one from the Diocese of El Camino Real. The incoming class is `typical' in that it encompasses a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and experience. Given the needs of the world, the number of requests from congregations to have a deacon assigned, and the attrition occasioned by life circumstance and the demands of the school experience, recruitment continues to be a concern and a focus for the school. We would hope to see incoming classes twice the size we have seen in the past decade.

The major change this year has been the departure of the school Administrator, Chris Butler. Chris has been a mainstay of the school, the immeasurable support of the dean, and friend and inspiration to generations of students. He will be missed. His able replacement is Dn. Rebecca Morehouse who brings her own special gifts to our work.

As with every congregation and diocesan institution, funding is an ongoing challenge. In addition to the critical support provided by the diocese, we are blessed by the support we receive from congregations and the stalwart band of `friends' of the school.

DioCal 004443 If any one reading this report has any questions, concerns, or curiosities—about the school, the diaconate, some subtle sense of calling of their own—please contact us. We'd love to talk with you.

Respectfully submitted: Roderick B. Dugliss, Ph.D., Dean

DioCal 004444 Episcopal Charities

Episcopal Charities vision of Faithful Philanthropy continues to grow and evolve by building a community of givers to serve a community in need. The year has been spent refining this vision and recognizing the power of all that we do through our support of our partner agencies and parish outreach work.

Episcopalians in the Bay Area have been serving the poor, the lost and the lonely for more than a century. Episcopal Charities exists to be the faith-centered philanthropic organization that connects the generosity of our community with those in need. Through gifts to Episcopal Charities, Episcopalians support new and existing nonprofit agencies to make a critical difference in the lives of the poor, the oppressed and the endangered in the Bay Area regardless of their religious affiliation.

We establish, maintain and advance relationships that build philanthropy, partnerships and our parish network. We direct your generous donations to create high impact financial and technical support to non-profit agencies that have demonstrated successful outcomes locally and worldwide. We foster a tradition of giving by identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors, and then we advise and educate those donors about urgent needs in our community. We connect donors like you around a common social vision, and promote your personal involvement in the organizations you support. We lead by example, practicing faithful philanthropy, and allocating resources to the most effective organizations. Episcopal Charities builds a community of givers by:

• Encouraging personal philanthropy through a variety of fund options designed to meet the needs of each donor. • Creating networks of givers through programs such as The Bishop's Ring ofCharity • Highlighting the work of agencies and individuals at special donor events such as the Night of Light and the Walk A Thon and Bike A Thon. • Organizing agency tours and volunteer opportunities to demonstrate the many ways in which donors can meet the urgent needs of the Bay Area. • Providing the framework to train youth for social ministry through the Youth in Philanthropy program for confirmation classes.

Episcopal Charities serves the community in need by providing financial and administrative resources to organizations and parishes that feed the hungry, house the homeless, help the disabled and treat substance abuse. We focus on programs that empower individuals and families to break the cycle of hopelessness.

The numbers reflecting the needy in the Bay Area are staggering. Through your donations, Episcopal Charities provides financial and technical support to agencies that:

• Provide 60% of the total beds for the homeless in San Francisco, 55% in Fremont, and 26% in Berkeley.

DioCal 004445 • Build and maintain transitional and permanent low-income housing in 4 Bay Area counties. • Help newly arrived immigrant children and families through ajob/life skills center and an agency • Serve 625,000 meals a year. • Support a neighborhood clinic that serves 52,000 .low-income clients a year, plus a summer camp for critically ill children • Provide recovery programs to over 800 individuals each year who suffer from chemical dependency. • Offer hope to over 12,000 people affected by debilitating illnesses through a chaplaincy program • Provide guidance to over 22,000 sailors, dockworkers and longshoremen.

Episcopal Charities continues to establish partnerships throughout the Diocese by strengthening parish outreach organizational development and fostering parish outreach incubator programs. Through our parish work, we expect to expand the ministry of social service throughout the Diocese and build the possibility of additional partner agencies in the future. For example, in 2004-2005 we supported the outreach efforts of St. Bede's Church in Menlo Park in the creation of the Los Ayudantes program, a literacy program for middle school children.

We began our new educational series in 2005 with a symposium on Jail and Prison Ministries and we expect to expand this program in 2006 by holding deanery centered educational programs on social welfare needs.

We continue the technical assistance component of Episcopal Charities through the Oakland office and our work with six nonprofit clients serving people in need. Providing technical assistance to these critically important social service agencies is core to the work of a foundation. The fact that we have focused this work on Episcopal-based agencies supports our Episcopal virtues and the ideal of a faithful response to those in need.

Supporting Episcopal Charities

Strategic directions in this year include the continuation of the Major Gifts Campaign, A Tune to Give, 5 X 5. Through continued support, the campaign leadership is confident that our community will make the needed contributions to help Episcopal Charities meet the $5 million goal. Proceeds from the campaign will fund Episcopal Charities as we continue our move to a foundation-based model of service and will fund the expansion of Episcopal Charities' grants program.

A major initiative of the campaign is the Bishop William E. Swing Fund. The Bishop Swing Fund is a permanent endowment fund fostering outreach initiatives within congregations and agencies in the Diocese of California. The Bishop's support of outreach to the neediest throughout the Diocese has helped established agencies adapt to the growing and changing needs of those they serve and created new programs to reach those who fall through the safety net. Episcopal Charities is proud to honor this legacy with the creation of the Swing Fund so that the support begun by the Bishop will endure as long as it is needed.

DioCal 004446 Join us as we continue to build a community of givers, called by faith to help those whose lives are in crisis.

Please contact Sally Coates, Episcopal Charities Executive Director, at [email protected], if you have questions, ideas, inspiration or other resources to share.

DioCal 004447 Grace Cathedral

The cathedral has gone through several important transitions ~ in the past year. This report will, therefore, emphasize some of these personnel changes. Since the cathedral is the "bishop's church," the announcement of Bishop Swing's retirement has particular significance for the cathedral community. His retirement, of course, has a profound impact on the whole diocese, but his relationship to the cathedral is "peculiar" and his regular visitations and constant support will be sorely missed at the cathedral.

The death of our beloved head verger Albert Lander hit us very hard. Albert's ministry was at the heart of the place and he touched the lives of hundreds of people. Charles Shipley, who was the assistant verger, has been appointed Head Verger. We have a new Canon for Development. Corty Fengler comes to us with many years experience in the field (she was, at one time, head of development for the San Francisco Symphony). And Canon Rick Johnson, the pioneer founder of GraceCom, leaves us for a new position with Trinity Church, Wall Street. The School and the Cathedral have a close working relationship and we said goodbye to The Rev. Frank Sawyer who left us to be chaplain at the school at St. Matthew's, Pacific Palisades. We're pleased to welcome a new school chaplain, The Rev. Mehrdad Abidari. The school with the cathedral's participation is planning to renovate Gresham Hall and install a working kitchen. The choir is developing well under the guidance of Canon Jeffrey Smith and Ben Bachmann has been appointed assistant director of music. So much for transitions.

There are three other areas which deserve comment: the revision of the statutes, the much- needed Endowment Campaign and the vibrant life of the developing congregation. All three reflect-the vigorous energy of outstanding lay leadership. The revision of the statutes has been long overdue and the task has been daunting. There are no major changes at all but an enormous amount of work has gone into their revision simply to reflect the reality of the how the cathedral functions. We will not be going public with the Endowment Campaign until late next year but the "quiet" phase is going well. It has been a constant theme of mine that the cathedral has never had an adequate endowment. We now have a chance of having an endowment sufficient to cover the upkeep and maintenance of the cathedral so that all our stewardship efforts can be directed to our ministries and outreach. The life of the congregation under the leadership of the Vice-Dean, The Rev. Frances Tornquist, glows with life and energy. The booklet detailing our congregational life, Opportunities for the Sacred Journey, says it all and is attached to this report.

Finally, I wish to acknowledge our outstanding lay leadership: Valerie Crane-Dorfman, chair of the Board; Gregory Scott, Vice Chair; and Jan Lewis, Chair of Congregational Council. Given all the upheavals in the Church and in the Anglican Communion in particular we are in good shape and in capable hands.

Alan Jones, dean.

DioCal 004448 Episcopal Diocese of California APPENDIX C-1 2006 Budget Departments &Accounts 2005 2006 2006 2006 Final Requested Proposed Final

REVENUE Assessments 3,380,460.00 3,380,460.00 3,380,460.00 3,380,460.00 Interest Income 22,000.00 22,000.00 22,000.00 22,000.00 Endowment Income-Operating 135,000.00 141,000.00 141,000.00 125,470.00 Endowment-Planned Giving 37,300.00 39,165.00 39,165.00 38,242.00 Administrative Fees-Controller 135,000.00 135,000.00 135,000.00 135,000.00 Administrative Fees-Planned Giving 60,000.00 60,000.00 60,000.00 60,000.00 Payroll Fees 47,000.00 47,000.00 47,000.00 47,000.00 Miscellaneous Fees 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other Income-Pacific Church News 33,000.00 34,000.00 39,000.00 39,000.00 Total Revenue 3,849,760.00 3,858,625.00 3,863,625.00 3,847,172.00

EXPENDITURES Episcopate Bishop Swing's Compensation 154,363.96 158,994.88 158,994.88 157,795.97 50% Self Employment Tax 7,818.28 7,885.43 7,885.43 8,127.92 New Bishop's Compensation 0.00 62,500.00 62,500.00 62,500.00 50% Self Employment Tax 0.00 4,781.25 4,781.25 4,781.25 Bishop's Assistant Compensation 50,354.76 51,865.40 51,865.40 51,462.56 Episcopate Benefits 63,945.58 70,340.14 90,340.00 92,219.96 Travel &Entertainment 22,000.00 22,000.00 22,000.00 22,000.00 Episcopal Election Fund 5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Sabbatical Travel 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Total Episcopate 304,482.58 389,367.09 409,366.95 409,887.66

Executive Office Executive Officer's Compensation 101,772.55 104,825.73 104,825.73 104,011.55 50% Self Employment Tax 7,055.70 7,267.37 7,267.37 7,348.57 Executive Assistant's Compensation 47,948.56 49,387.02 49,387.02 49,003.43 Executive Office Benefits 54,917.09 60,408.80 60,408.80 57,429.39 Travel &Entertainment 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 Miscellaneous 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 Total Executive Office 245,693.90 255,888.91 255,888.91 251,792.94

Treasurer's Office Controller's Compensation 83,492.77 85,997.55 85,997.55 85,329.61 Accountant's Compensation 48,726.16 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 Payroll &Benefits Coord. Comp. 45,320.00 46,679.60 46,679.60 47,132.80 Accounting Manager 55,620.00 57,288.60 57,288.60 65,000.00 Receptionist's Compensation 38,160.00 39,304.80 39,304.80 38,999.52 Treasurer's Office Benefits 80,545.29 88,599.82 88,599.82 71,129.21 Bank Fees 23,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 25,000.00 Outside Services 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 Computer Training 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 Computer Equipment 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00

Computer Repair &Maintenance 10,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 12 ,000.00 Travel &Entertainment 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 Miscellaneous 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 Audit of Diocese 24,000.00 22,000.00 22,000.00 22,000.00 Total Treasurer's Office 443,864.22 436,870.37 436,870.37 421,591.14

DioCal 004449 Episcopal Diocese of California APPENDIX C-2 2006 Budget Departments &Accounts 2005 2006 2006 2006 Final Requested Proposed Final

Mission Development Missioner's Compensation 77,250.00 79,567.50 79,567.50 78,949.50 Mission Assistant's Compensation 20,723.54 21,345.24 21,345.24 21,179.46 Mission Development Benefits 24,712.91 27,184.20 27,184.20 25,530.56 Travel &Entertainment 5,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 Subsidies &Grants 314,500.00 353,300.00 323,300.00 323,300.00 Program Expenses 136,200.00 122,700.00 87,700.00 87,700.00 Total Mission Development 578,386.45 610,096.95 545,096.95 542,659.52

Congregational Development 0.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 New Addition for 2006

Dept. of Faith Formation Faith Formation Minister's Comp 56,650.00 58,349.50 58,349.50 57,896.30 50%Self Employment Tax 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Assistant's Comp. 20,723.54 21,345.24 21,345.24 21,179.46 Benefits 31,372.91 34,510.20 34,510.20. 33,689.83 Program Expenses 20,500.00 25,700.00 25,700.00 25,700.00 Travel &Entertainment 3,000.00 3,250.00 3,250.00 3,250.00 Leadership Day 10,000.00 12,500.00 12,500.00 12,500.00 Latino Theological School 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 Total Education 157,246.45 170,654.95 170,654.95 169,215.59

Youth &Young Adults Youth Minister's Compensation 42,487.50 54,000.00 54,000.00 54,000.00 50% Self Employment Tax 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Youth Ministry Asst. Comp. 31,000.00 36,000.00 36,000.00 40,000.00 Youth &Young Adults Benefits 41,684.47 19,342.00 39,342.00 39,342.00 Program Expenses 28,000.00 33,000.00 33,000.00 33,000.00 Travel &Entertainment 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 Total Youth &Young Adults 147,171.97 146,342.00 166,342.00 170,342.00

Youth Ministries Camp Ministries 38,300.00 39,300.00 39,300.00 39,300.00 Youth Ministry Academy 14,500.00 14,500.00 14,500.00 14,500.00 California Pacific Camp 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Total Youth Ministries 55,800.00 56,800.00 56,800.00 56,800.00

Ordained Ministry Development Ordained Ministry Coordinator's Comp. 18,902.13 19,469.19 19,469.19 19,317.98 Ordained Ministry Coordinator's Bene. 2,446.01 2,519.39 2,519.39 4,718.83 Travel &Entertainment 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 Clergy in Training 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 Commission on Ministry 17,100.00 17,850.00 17,850.00 17,850.00 Clergy Wellness 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 School for Deacons 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 Deacon's Council 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Total Ordained Ministry 86,448.14 87,838.58 87,838.58 89,886.81

DioCal 004450 Episcopal Diocese of California APPENDIX C-3 2006 Budget Departments &Accounts 2005 2006 2006 2006 Final Requested Proposed Final Social Ministries Dept. of Social Ministries 39,000.00 39,000.00 39,000.00 39,000.00 Recovery Ministries 1,500.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00

Long Term Care Facilities Ministry 8,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 .7,000.00 Interfaith Jail Ministry, SF 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 Oasis 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 Peace, Justice and Hunger 3,600.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 HIV-AIDS Commission 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Mental Health 2,225.00 2,225.00 2,225.00 2,225.00 Elders 24,000.00 26,880.00 11,880.00 11,880.00 Episcopal Chaplaincy-Stanford Hosp. 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Total Social Ministries 92,325.00 94,805.00 79,805.00 79,805.00

Gift Planning Planned Giving Coordinator Comp. 65,276.25 67,234.54 67,234.54 66,712.33 50%Self Employment Tax 4,993.64 5,143.44 5,143.44 5,103.49 Planned Giving Assistant Comp. 28,582.50 29,439.98 29,439.98 29,211.32 Planned Giving Benefits 49,492.38 54,441.62 54,441.62 52,735.37 Travel &Entertainment 4,200.00 4,200.00 4,200.00 4,200.00 Program Expenses 27,000.00 40,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 Total Planned Giving 179,544.77 200,459.58 190,459.58 187,962.50

Stewardship Stewardship Coordinator Comp. 14,000.00 14,420.00 14,420.00 18,000.00 Stewardship Assistant Comp. 9,527.50 9,813.33 9,813.33 9,737.11 Stewardship Benefits 7,059.13 7,765.04 7,765.04 7,487.18 Travel &Entertainment 3,000.00 3,500.00 3,500.00 3,500.00 Program Expenses 4,000.00 4,500.00 4,500.00 4,500.00 Consulting 14,500.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 11,000.00 Miscellaneous 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Total Stewardship 55,086.63 57,998.37 57,998.37 57,224.29

Commissions &Ministries Anti Racism Commission 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 Accessibility Awareness 0.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 Campus Ministries 82,215.00 82,140.00 77,140.00 77,140.00 Deanery Program 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00

Ecumenical &Interreligioius Affairs 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 African American Commission 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Commission for the Environment 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Asian Commission 8,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 Liturgy &Music Commission 5,900.00 5,900.00 5,900.00 5,900.00 Latino Commission 4,500.00 7,700.00 7,700.00 7,700.00 World Mission 2,100.00 2,300.00 2,300.00 2,300.00 China Friendship 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 Total Commissions &Ministries 129,215.00 132,540.00 128,040.00 130,040.00

DioCal 004451 Episcopal Diocese of California APPENDIX C-4 2006 Budget Departments &Accounts 2005 2006 2006 2006 Final Requested Proposed Final

Outside Diocese Support Executive Council Apportionment 675,310.00 695,000.00 695,000.00 690,736.00 Provincial Assessment 20,961.00 21,000.00 21,000.00 2.1,000.00 International Development Program 23,663.22 0.00 0.00 23,663.22 Total Outside Support 719,934.22 716,000.00 716,000.00 735,399.22

Administration Chancellor's Fees 75,000.00 75,000.00 75,000.00 75,000.00 Volunteers 400.00 400.00 400.00 400.00 Building Maintenance 32,000.00 32,000.00 32,000.00 32,000.00 Equipment RepairlMaintenance 5,000.00- 6,500.00 6,500.00 6,500.00 Telephone 40,000.00 34,000.00 34,000.00 34,000.00 Utilities 10,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 Supplies Office 40,000.00 36,000.00 36,000.00 36,000.00 Postage 27,000.00 32,000.00 32,000.00 32,000.00 Convention &Journal 12,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 Insurance 65,000.00 62,000.00 62,000.00 62,000.00 Write Off Bad Debts 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 Total Administration 311,400.00 295,900.00 295,900.00 295,900.00

Support Activities Travel-General Convention 12,034.00 12,034.00 12,034.00 12,034.00 Travel-Lambeth 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 Travel-Province 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Standing Committee 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 Diocesan Council 3,250.00 3,250.00 3,250.00 3,250.00 Ecclesiastical Court 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Medical Premiums Retired Clergy. 75,000.00 75,000.00 75,000.00 75,000.00 Total Support Activities 94,584.00 94,584.00 94,584.00 94,584.00

Pacific Church News 123,000.00 133,200.00 133,200.00 133,200.00

Communications Coordinator's Salary 46,906.20 48,313.39 48,313.39 47,938.14 Coordinator's Benefits 22,671.67 24,938.84 24,938.84 24,909.05 Communications Expense 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Total Communications 79,577.87 83,252.22 83,252.22 82,847.19

Total Expenditures 3,803,761.19 3,992,598.02 3,938,097.88 3,939,137.86

Surplus/(Deficit) 45,998.81 (133,973.02) (74,472.88) (91,965.86)

DioCal 004452 APPENDIX D

The Episcopal Diocese of California

Institutions

Bay Area Seafarers' Service

The Bishop's Ranch

Canterbury Foundations

Clausen House

Episcopal Charities

Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco

Episcopal Homes Foundation

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center

Ohlhoff Recovery Programs

Saint Dorothy's Rest

Saint Luke's Hospital

The Episcopal School for Deacons

Chartered Organizations

An Episcopal Ministry to Convalescent Hospitals

OASIS/California

SOJOURN —San Francisco General Hospital Chaplaincy

DioCal 004453 APPENDIX E- 1

Clergy of the Church Canonically Resident in the Diocese of California as of December 31, 2005

Abidari Mehrdad December 15 2005 Texas Adams Robert 0. January 13 1971 San Joaquin Adolphson Donald June 25 1983 California Alexander Kathryn Bellm June 4 2005 California Allison Hatch Susan August 12 2004 EI Camino Real Andersen Francis Ian September 3 1990 Brisbane, Australia Anderson Robert H. December 24 1960 California Archer John R. Apri125 1989 Washington Artress Lauren September 3 1986 New York Atwood Mary Hill June 28 1980 California Bachmann Douglas P. March 11 2002 Minnesota Backlund Michael Anders March 24 1988 EI Camino Real Bailey Anne Cox June 2 2001 California Bailey Brian R. June 26 1971 California Baird Lynn Mroczkowski November 20 1999 California Baker, Jr. John T. June 13 1968 Northern California Barlowe Michael L. January 1 2002 Iowa Barnett Becca F. December 5 1991 Rochester Bates James Barrington December 5 1998 California Bayne Bruce G. C. April 1 1993 Massachusetts Bender-Breck Barbara McGill June 5 1993 California Benesh Jimi W. Brown December 7 2002 California Bennett JoAnne December 1 2001 California Bennison John W. June 14 1982 Los Angeles Berey Edward J. September 24 1962 Olympia Bergmans Susan E. June 28 1975 California Bernal Jose Juan June 5 2004 California Bess, Jr. Walter B. June 19 1982 California Bettinger Robert L, October 12 1977 Rhode Island Billington James H. April 7 2000 New York Bingham Patricia M. July 10 1990 Minnesota Bingham Sally Grover June 7 1997 California Blair Alexander February 28 1986 Rio Grande Blasdell Machrina L. July 1 1988 Virginia Bliss John D. C. March 18 1992 San Joaquin Blodgett Jeremy September 1 2002 Northern California Bolton Carolyn M. December 3 2005 California Bonting Sjoerd L. June 7 1990 El Camino Real Bowdish Lynn E. June 24 1978 California Bowen Carol Staley December 5 1998 California Bradford Kathleen Diane Ross June 5 1999 California

Bright John Adams October 11 1983 Hawai i Brindley Thomas April 1 1994 Texas Britton Joseph Harp January l0 1994 Colorado Brochard Philip T. June 7 2003 California Brogan Margaret June 4 1994 California Brower Gary R. September 10 1996 North Carolina

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Brown David F. June 6 1979 PB's List Brown James T. November 7 1972 California Brown John P. September 6 1966 New Hampshire Brumbaum Harold R. June 12 1955 California Bryan Nancy H. December 3 2005 California Burrows Paul A. February 19 2001 Washington Bushee Grant S. June l 2002 California Butcher John B. November 1 1968 Arizona Butler Gwen Hannah Rebecca December 2 1995 California Calabrese, Jr. Ralph Joseph December 7 1991 California Campbell Linda August 25 2004 Northern California Cantor Este Gardner June 4 2005 California Carey Amos C. February 1 1967 Texas Carney Michael Rex June 6 1998 California Carter Bente Alyss December 5 1992 California Carter C. Elton September 26 1983 Michigan Casillas Laida Wood December 7 1996 California Caughey Robert G. November 28 1973 California Cazden Jan Steward December 7 1991 California Chichester Helon L. June 24 1972 California Ching Winston W. July 1 1970 Hawaii Chiravayalil Joseph Mathai December 3 1994 California Christoffersen Timothy R. June 2 2001 California Clark C. Robbins April 20 1993 Rio Grande Cleland Carol E. N. December 7 1991 California Coats John R. August 4 1978 Texas Cogswell Colby A. June 23 1963 California Colbourne Albert December 10 1969 Northern California Conger John P. May 11 1994 California Cook Carol Lee December 8 1990 California Coolidge Robert T. July 29 1967 California Cosby Arlinda W. June 20 1979 California Costas Catherine S. December 4 2004 California Countryman L. William March 18 1988 Southern Ohio Coxhead Stuart P. September 1 1980 Southern Ohio Cram, Jr. Norman L. June 26 2003 Northern California Cranston Pamela Lee June 3 1989 California Crary Kathleen M. December 1 2001 California Cromey Robert W. March 19 1962 New York Croom James June 2 2001 California Cummings Patricia L. September 15 1980 California Curry Dorothy R. November 22 1981 California Davis Esther ~ June 3 1967 California Davis Sarah Ann December 6 1997 California Dawson Barbara August 18 2005 Utah Day John R. November 1 1966 Central Brazil Debenhain M. Warren June 29 1958 California DeCoss Donald A. December 24 1960 California Deeths Margaret E. December 6 2003 California Del Castillo Gloria Rosa June 6 1998 California Denman Scott L. April 11 1997 Massachusetts

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DeRuff Elizabeth Anslow June 5 1999 California Doggett William Jordan December 2 1995 California Droste Robert E. December 19 2000 Oregon

Duckworth Penelope July 29 . 2005 EI Camino Real Dumke Edward J. September 6 1978 Northern California Duncan Stacy Williams Apri120 2000 West Missouri Dunkel Lisa Marie December 6 1997 California Dunlop Judith G. December 8 1990 California Eastwood, Jr. John H. March 22 1985 Indianapolis Ekstrom Ellen L. December 7 2002 California Erhard Michael E. C. December 7 1985 California Eswein Nancy Gordon June 4 1994 California Eunson Lisa Kei December 1 2001 California Evans Paul December 7 1968 Western New York Fabian Richard G. July 22 1976 Dallas Fellows Jessica Hansen June 3 2000 California

Fenton Fred November l 2005 Louisiana Fineanganofo Sosaia September 2 1993 Polynesia Fisher Donald M. December 1 2001 California Fitterer John A. December 7 1981 Massachusetts Flexer Katharine January 15 2002 Olympia Forbes David R. June 28 1953 California Ford Joan Butler December 2 1989 California Ford Richard B. June 15 1957 Washington Fotch; Jr. Charlton Harvey October 20 1994 Southwest Florida Fowler Richard P. November 30 1962 Pennsylvania Fox Donald A. October 16 1973 Olympia Fox Matthew Timothy December 3 1994 California Fredericks John R. January 4 1957 Nevada Fromberg ,Paul D. May 17 2004 Texas Gaines Mary Moore June 3 1989 California Gallagher John M. June 20 1965 California Gallagher Mary Ellen Turner June 4 1994 California Gardner John Gordon August 7 1990 Newark Geisler William F. June 22 1968 California Gibbs Charles P. September 7 1988 Minnesota Gieselmann Robert K. November 1 2005 Easton Glass Vanessa Stickler June 2 2001 California Golenski John D. June 7 2003 California Gompertz Charles B. June 24 1962 California Gordon David W. September 1 1963 Oregon Goss, III James Paul June 7 1997 California Gracely Carl B. July 8 1974 New Jersey Graham Julie Ann July 10 1991 Rio Grande Green Daniel June 4 2005 California Green David E. December 31 1969 California Green Tamara M. June 7 1986 California Greene Margaret Catharine June 1 2002 California Greene Timothy December 5 1992 California Greenwell Gai] Elizabeth January 23 2002 Oregon

Gregg .Robert C. November 11 1988 North Carolina

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Griesel Bernard F. July 11 1968 Oregon Grossman Stacey June 1 1996 California Grotzinger Terri Ann September 6 1994 Montana Hagen Amelia Ann June 3 2000 California Hammond D, Murray January 1 1957 Los Angeles Hansen Beth Arnold December 5 1987 California Hansen Michael K. August 10 1987 Minnesota Harden (Jones) Rosa Lee November 6 2000 Mississippi Hardin Hugh F. December 22 1966 California Harrigfeld Christopher Louis June 3 2000 California Hartquist Connie C. June 25 1979 California Hayashi Scott B. September 8 1998 Utah

Heard Frederick W. March ll 2004 Oregon Hedges David T. June 4 2005 California Heglund Janice N. June 4 1994 California Helmer Richard E. December 17 2002 West Missouri Henderson Mark William June 3 2000 California Heron Marsha S. December 7 2002 California Herth Daniel E. June 25 1983 California Hess Richard W. November 30 1989 Southeast Florida Higgins Pamela Kay June 8 1991 California Hill Barbara Jeanne June 6 1992 California Hintz Mary Louise June 3 1995 California Hobbs Edward C. November 27 1959 California Hoche-Mong Raymond March 27 1991 El Camino Real Holder Arthur G. August 20 1986 Western NC Holland Janet M. June 1 2005 Los Angeles Holly Donald W. Jtme 21 1959 California Holt Joseph Holt June 14 1994 Dallas IIoneychurch J. Robert September 1 2001 Idaho Honodel Jill May 17 2004 Northern California Hornbeck Jennifer M. June 2 2001 California Hoy G. Lois Pinneo June 26 1976 California Ilunter Lawrence S. February 15 2005 Los Angeles Jamison Dorothy L. June 9 1990 California Jang T. Vincent December 4 2004 California Jenevein Richard G. June 28 1953 California Jenks Shepherd M. August 12 1981 California Jensen Julia K. June 1 2002 California Jizmagian Mary D. G. June 8 1985 California Johnson Rudolph January 14 1981 California Jones Alan W. September 17 1985 New York Jones Derek L. December 14 1993 Minnesota Jones Dorothy Kovacs December 8 1990 California Jones James B. June 21 1964 California Jones Vern E. July 25 1977 Oklahoma Juarez Martin December 6 2003 California Kater, Jr. John L. July 9 1997 Panama Kerr Richard S. February 14 1983 Colorado Kertland Gail Ellen December 5 1998 California Keyser Henry G. December 28 1.999 Hawaii

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Kidd Robert M. June 25 1961 California Kieschnick Frances Hall June 8 1987 Los Angeles King Kenneth June 4 2005 California King-Smith, SSF Robert Hugh December 5 1980 Durham, England Kinney Eugenia Wood October 22 1992 Colorado Kinsey Theron H. December 28 1969 California Kirkley John L. June 1 2002 California Knight Hollinshead March 31 1995 Hawaii Knight Theolinda L. J. June 8 1991 California Kossler Robert J. December 6 2003 California Kuhlmann Martha C. June 1 2002 California Kuschel Roberta D. May 24 1990 Hawaii Kwan Franco C. February 24 1999 Long Island Landers Kay Marie June 7 1997 California Lane Joseph Andrew June 3 1995 California Lange-Soto Anna B. March 1 2000 El Camino Real Langtry Bertand D. December 24 1961 California Larrimore Sloane (Chip) Barker June 3 1995 California Larson, Jr. L. John October 3 1990 Arizona Lau Gordon October 8 1985 Olympia Lawrence Amy June 4 1994 California Lawson Peter R. September 25 1980 Indianapolis Lehman Katherine June 19 1982 California Licari Luigi December 7 1996 California Lieb James Marcus December 3 1988 California Linley Eliza Mackay December 8 1990 California Linn David N. June 28 1969 California Littlefield Jeffrey B. June 13 2005 Olympia Longacre Tracey E. December 4 2004 California Lui David S. June 7 2003 California Luoni Richard B. December 3 2005 California Luther Carol MacMeeken June 5 1999 California Lyman J. Rebecca June 5 1993 California MacKenzie Vincent Victor December 4 1993 California IVlaitrejean J. Patrick July 16 1982 Colombia, S.A. Manley Wendy Taylor July 1 1998 Michigan Manson Malcolm H. March 27 1991 Oregon Mapplebeckpalmer Richard W. June 1 1988 Oxford, England Marin Mario R. December 6 1997 California Marin Nora December 6 1997 California .Martin Christopher H. August 18 2005 Los Angeles Maxwell Kevin Burns December 8 1990 California McAdams Kathleen A. December 2 2000 California McBride Ronald June 2 1988 Taiwan McCann Robert E. October 24 1976 California McDermott Matthew J. P. June 6 1987 California McDougle Jane M. A. June 4 2005 California McIlroy Ellen L. June 24 1972 California McInerney Joseph Lee Apri127 1979 East Carolina McKeefry Haney L. January 22 2001 Long Island McKnight James F. June 5 1999 California

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McMahon, Jr. Charles W. February 27 1989 Michigan McManus Mary Christie December 7 1996 California McSpadden Christine October 26 2001 New York Meairs Babs Marie December 8 1992 Fort Worth Merrell Robin Nikolaus September 21 1969 Colorado Millard G. Richard November 25 1951 Connecticut Miller Donald S. January 1 1986 Los Angeles Mitchell Timothy J. June 1 2002 California Moore Robert B. October 1 1992 El Camino Real Morehouse Rebecca A. December 4 2004 California Morlan Lynnette K. June 5 2004 California Morris Clayton L. November 28 1973 Oregon Murdock Thomas September 1 1984 Oregon Nefstead Eric M. June 1 2002 California Nelson Leilani Lucas December 2 1989 California Nern, Jr. William B. June 26 1971 California Newnam Elizabeth Ann August 5 1996 Northwest Texas Newton Louis K. February 14 2001 Chelmsford, England Nipps Leslie March 15 2001 Ohio Oakes Elizabeth H. August 18 1994 Michigan Oda-Burns John M. April 1 1967 Nassau Oldham Robinett Lynn Margaret December 5 1998 California ONeill Bruce Douglas June 4 1994 California Osgood Thomas M. October 1 1978 Olympia Ost Gary W.D. February 5 1982 Olympia Ota David Y. August 14 1997 I Iawaii Parkin Jason Lloyd August 6 2000 Iowa Parris Kenneth Wayne December 2 1995 California Parsons Susan D. June 5 2004 California Pearson Kevin D. July 15 2001 Chicago Perry Charles Austin October 15 1990 Washington Peterson Richard T. February 19 1992 El Camino Real Phelps Walter E. June 21 1959 California Phillips John B. June 26 1971 California Pickerrell Nina Lynette June 1 1996 California Pope Kristin July 27 2004 El Camino Reall Porter John Harvey December 3 2005 California Powell Everett December 1 2001 California Powell John L. January 18 1953 Los Angeles Price Helen Murphy June 9 1990 California Pummill Joseph H. August 29 1983 Hawaii Putnam Kevin T. November 1 2005 Southwestern Virginia Quinn Marjory K.. June 24 1972 California Racusin Michele May 10 2005 San Joaquin Ramirez S. Ivan May 10 1992 Virginia Ramsden Charles L. July 27 2004 Bethlehem Rankin William W. December 4 1997 Massachusetts Rankin-Williams Christopher June 12 2003 Los Angeles Rawlinson John E. June 23 1973 California Ray Harvey H. April 1 1981 North Carolina Reichert Elaine Gilmer December 11 1982 California

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Reynolds Robert E. February 13 1989 Oregon Rhodes Erroll F. W. June 8 1979 PB's List Rhodes .William C. October S 2004 Arizona Rhudy Rob Koy September 23 1974 Northern Indiana Richardson W. Mark November 1 1992 New York Rickey David Bruce December 23 1997 Newark Riedell William G. September 24 1991 Colorado Ring Bonnie December 7 1991 California Risco-Losada Eliezer August 17 1998 San Joaquin Ritley M. R. October 28 1997 Los Angeles Roberson Whitney Wherrett December 6 1997 California Rosen Elisabeth Payne June 4 1994 California Ross David J. December 7 2002 California Ross George C. L. September 5 1978 San Diego Ross Patricia January 28 1998 Northern California Ross Robert M. April 18 2000 Massachusetts Rosso Tricia December 6 2003 California Rountree Philip L. November 1 1982 Los Angeles Rutherford R. Calvert January 1 1979 California Salinaro Katherine E. M. December 7 1985 California Sanders Joanne Marie June 3 2000 California Sandrock Hans E. December 5 1992 California Sarjeant J. Barton June 30 1966 Los Angeles Saunders Ferdinand January 21 1966 Los Angeles Sawyer Frank Denzil September 8 1999 Toronto Schanhaar John R. December I S 1980 California Schaper Richard L. December 7 2002 California Schell Donald J. June 30 1980 Idaho Schmidt Kenneth L. December 21 1988 Pennsylvania Schoenbrun Zoila C. December 7 1985 California Schooler William Thomas December 3 1988 California Schultz Thomas Haines October 30 1998 Pittsburgh Shaon Gerald Eugene December 3 1994 California Sheetz David Allan June 3 1995 California Shippen Sallie E. January 21 1993 Oregon Silbaugh Morgan C. January 1 1990 Central New York Simons Daniel August 2~ 2004 Massachusetts Sims Gregory M. June 1 1962 Los Angeles Sinclair Scott G. June 26 1976 California Singer Susan Jane December 8 1990 California Sisson Duane Lynn June 3 1989 California Skillings Thomas Benton June 3 1989 California Smith Ann-Lining January 6 1980 California Smith Bruce R. June 28 1980 California Smith Channing R. June 16 1997 Southern Ohio Smith Richard L. June 2 2001 California Smith Samuel E. June 24 1962 California Sotelo George Salinas June 5 1993 California Southworth Richard L. September 1 1983 Navajoland Sox H. David May 14 1979 PB's List Spaulding Mark Alan June 9 1990 California

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Stacy Clarence H. December 24 1957 California Staley John H. October l6 1981 Los Angeles Staller Margaretmary B. December 7 1985 California Stanger Mark Edward June 6 1992 California Starr David H., III June 4 2005 California Stech Eugene A. June 6 1966 Newark Steinfeld John W. September 1 1969 Colorado Stickney James R. June 19 1982 California Strane Steven R. June 13 1988 San Diego Strid Paul Eric December 2 1989 California Sutton John Davies June 3 1995 California Swanson Karen S. May 17 1999 Hawaii Swanson Richard A. May 12 1987 Northern California Sweeney Sylvia October 29 2001 Idaho Sweet Fran McIver September 22 2000 El Camino Real Swing William E. September 1 1979 Washington Switz Robert June 5 1981 Southeast Florida Taylor Charles W. March 26 1981 Washington Taylor Marylou December 7 1985 California Thompson Edward E. July 10 1997 Michigan Thompson Roderick James August 13 1999 Rochester Thompson Susan M. Apri129 2003 El Camino Real Thunemann Paul B. June 19 1966 California Tierney Dennis S. June 1 2002 California Toepfer Laura K. August 14 2003 Ohio Tolley John C. April 12 1981 California Tornquist Frances Cromwell June 3 1989 California Towers Arlen April 19 1977 West Texas Toy Fran Yee June 9 1984 California Trafton Clark W. July 31 1987 New York Tramel James R. July 4 2004 California Trapani Kathleen Marie December 2 2000 California Traylor Thomas W. December 6 2003 California Trutner Thomas K: June 19 1982 California Turnbull John W. March 25 1981 Massachusetts Turner Maurice January 1 1979 Massachusetts Turney Anthony Brian June 1 1996 California Vaggione Richard June 1 1970 California Valle Valerie Ann June 8 1991 California Van Sickle Kathleen J. June 27 1988 Northern California van Waes Bernard C. October 19 2004 Northwest Texas Vettel-Becker Richard September 2 2003 Montana Wagner Sharon LaVonne December 3 1988 California Walker-Sprague Patricia September 19 2005 Olympia Wall Anne Fuller June 3 2000 California Walmisley Andrew J. November 1 1981 Kensington, England Walters Roxanne Smith December 7 1985 California Walters Sumner F. December 24 1980 Olympia Walton Lori Ann June 5 2004 California Waples Jan Susan February 5 2002 Iowa Ward James S. June 29 1974 California

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Ward Katherine Lydia June 4 1994 California Warren Douglas G. August 1 1986 Arizona Watson Chester F. February 16 1980 California Weaver John J. June 14 1966 Michigan Weicker Harold H. June 28 1993 California Weil Louis July 14 1988 Chicago Werner-Hall Judith B. June 2 2001 California West Jan Hickman June 3 1989 California Wheeler Diana December 6 2003 California Wicher, Jr. Edward A. June 1 1981 San Joaquin Wilkins Palmer O. November 23 1977 California Williams Christina H. E. December 7 2002 California Willis Ronnie W. June 1 2002 California Wilmington Richard N. November 4 1966 New York Wood Linda A. November 5 2003 El Camino Real Woodroffe Eleanor T. November 5 1986 Pennsylvania Yao Ting Chang September 19 1966 California Yeoman, III Eric B. December 24 1961 California Young Malcolm C. May 3 1995 Northern California Young Shari Maruska May 9 1989 Los Angeles

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