Jou Rn Al of Th E
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Journal of the 231st Annual Convention 201 5 Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut 290 Pratt Street Meriden, CT 06450 203-639-3501 (main) 203-235-1008 (fax) Table of Contents People, Committees, & Communities Officers of our Diocese, Committees, Commissions 2 Deaneries 4 Diocesan Staff 7 Parishes & Mission Stations 8 Summer Chapels 17 Chapels of Institutions 17 Educational & Charitable Institutions 18 Clergy in the Order of Canonical Residence 19 Lay Delegates Attending Convention 31 Minutes of the 231st Annual Convention Friday 36 Saturday 43 Supporting Documents Resolutions 50 Resolution Appendices 55 Reports to Convention 62 Bishop’s Address 75 Episcopal Acts 79 Budget 82 Parochial Membership Statistics 90 Parochial Financial Statistics 95 Appendix Constitution of the Diocese of Connecticut 102 Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut 105 1 Bishop The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, B.A., M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Office: 290 Pratt St., Meriden, 06450 Residence: 1 Collins Ln., Essex, 06426 Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, B.A., M.Div., D.Min. Office: 290 Pratt St., Meriden, 06450 Residence: 47 Craigmoor Rd., West Hartford, 06107 Standing Committee Clerical Lay The Rev. Greg Welin – 2015 Ms. Nancy Noyes – 2015 The Rev. Richard Maxwell – 2016 Mr. Joseph Carroll, Jr. – 2016 The Rev. Alex Dyer (Chair) – 2017 Mr. Bates Lyons – 2017 The Rev. Diana Rogers – 2018 Mr. Edward Seibert – 2018 The Rev. Tracy Russell Johnson – 2019 Ms. Kim Polhemus – 2019 General Convention – Salt Lake City, Utah 2015 Clerical Deputies Lay Deputies The Rev. Molly James Mr. Lynn Brooks The Rev. Linda Spiers (Chair) Mr. Albert Mollegan The Rev. Ellen Tillotson Mr. Thom Peters The Rev. Paul Carling Ms. Liza Anderson Clerical Alternates Lay Alternates The Rev. Kris Lewis Mr. Donald Burr The Rev. Peter Walsh Ms. Shirley Wick Provincial Synod Clerical Delegate Lay Delegate The Rev. Sandra Stayner Ms. Sylvia Ho Treasurer Chancellor Mr. Lynn Brooks Bradford S. Babbitt Esq. Secretary of the Diocese Secretary of the Convention The Rev. Sandra Cosman (2014) The Rev. Adam Yates (2012) 2 The Executive Council of the Diocese of Connecticut (Established 1921) Members Ex-Officio Members-at-Large The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas Ms. Barbara Curry The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens The Rev. Peter Walsh Bradford S. Babbitt Esq., Chancellor The Rev. Doug Engwall The Rev. Sandra Cosman, Sec. of the Ms. Valzie Peterkin Diocese The Rev. Adam Thomas Mr. Lynn Brooks, Treasurer Mr. Frances Rowland From the Deaneries Deanery Clergy Laity Bridgeport Judith Rhodes Fred Jackson Central CT Martha Klein Larsen Norman Holland Danbury William Loring Catherine Schrull Hartford Chip Elliott Ed Crow Litchfeld Susan McCone Danielle Gaherty Lower Naugatuck Kris Lewis William Cleaver Middlesex Jonathan Folts Suzy Burke Mid-Fairfield Whitney Altopp Katherine Adamson Natchuag David Carter --------- New Haven --------- William Hart North Central Linda Spiers Karen Williams Seabury Ron Kolanowski Shirley Wick Stamford Ted Pardoe Waterbury Rev. Mark Byers Ouida Green 3 Missionary Society of the Diocese of Connecticut Founded & Incorporated 1818; name changed 1865 and 1866 Board of Directors The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, Bishop The Rev. Sandra Cosman, Secretary of the Diocese Deaneries BRIDGEPORT Bridgeport, Calvary St. George's Fairfield, St. Timothy’s Bridgeport, St. John’s Monroe, St. Peter's Bridgeport, St. Luke’s & St. Paul’s Southport, Trinity Bridgeport, St. Mark’s Stratford, Christ Church Devon, St. Andrew’s Trumbull, Christ Church Easton, Christ’s Church Trumbull, Grace Church Fairfield, St. Paul’s Trumbull, Trinity Fairfield, Trinity-St. Michael’s CENTRAL CONNECTICUT Bristol, St. John’s New Britain, St. Mark’s East Berlin, St. Gabriel’s Southington, St. Paul’s Plainville, Our Saviour Wallingford, St. Paul’s Meriden, St. Andrew’s Yalesville, St. John’s DANBURY Bethel, St. Thomas’ New Milford, St. John’s Bridgewater, St. Mark’s Redding, Christ Church Brookfield, St. Paul’s Roxbury, Christ Church Danbury, St. James’ Sandy Hook, St. John’s Newtown, Trinity HARTFORD Bloomfield, St. Stephen’s Hartford, St. Monica’s East Hartford, St. John’s Hartford, St. Paul’s East Hartford, All Saints’ Hartford, Trinity Farmington, St. James’ Wethersfield, Trinity Glastonbury, St. James’ Manchester, St. Mary’s Hartford, Christ Church Cathedral Newington, Grace Church Hartford, Good Shepherd South Glastonbury, St. Luke’s Hartford, Grace Church West Hartford, St. James’s Rocky Hill, St. Andrew the Apostle West Hartford, St. John’s Simsbury, St. Alban’s Windsor, Grace Church Hartford, St. Martin’s Vernon, St. John’s 4 LITCHFIELD Bantam, St. Paul’s Norfolk, Transfiguration Bethlehem, Christ Church Pine Meadow, St. John’s Kent, St. Andrew’s Salisbury, St. John’s Lime Rock, Trinity Sharon, Christ Church Litchfield, St. Michael’s Torrington, Trinity Marble Dale, St. Andrew’s Washington, St. John’s Milton, Trinity Winsted, St. James LOWER NAUGATUCK VALLEY Ansonia, Christ Church Seymour, Trinity Derby, Immanuel/St. James Shelton, Good Shepherd Orange, Good Shepherd Shelton, St. Paul’s Oxford, St. Peter's Quaker Farms, Christ Church MIDDLESEX Clinton, Holy Advent Madison, St. Andrew’s Durham, Epiphany Middle Haddam, Christ Church East Haddam, St. Stephen’s Middletown, Holy Trinity Essex, St. John’s Northford, St. Andrew’s Guilford, Christ Church Old Lyme, St. Ann’s Higganum, St. James’ Old Saybrook, Grace Church Ivoryton, All Saints’ Portland, Trinity Killingworth, Emmanuel Westbrook, St. Paul’s MID-FAIRFIELD Darien, St. Paul’s Ridgefield, St. Stephen’s New Canaan, St. Mark’s Weston, Emmanuel Norwalk, Christ Church Westport, Christ & Holy Trinity Norwalk, St. Paul’s Wilton, St. Matthew’s NATCHAUG Bolton, St. George’s Putnam, St. Phillip’s Brooklyn, Trinity Stafford Springs, Grace Church Danielson, St. Alban’s Storrs, St. Mark’s Hebron, St. Peter’s Vernon, St. John’s Plainfield, St. Paul’s Willimantic, St. Paul’s Pomfret, Christ Church Windham, St. Paul’s NEW HAVEN Bethany, Christ Church New Haven, St. John’s Branford, Trinity New Haven, St. Luke’s East Haven, Christ & Epiphany New Haven, St. Paul & St. James’ Guilford, St. John's New Haven, St. Thomas’ Hamden, Grace & St. Peter’s New Haven, Trinity Milford, St. Peter’s North Branford, Zion New Haven, Christ Church North Haven, St. John’s New Haven, St. Andrew’s West Haven, Church of the Holy Spirit New Haven, St. James’ 5 NORTH CENTRAL Broad Brook, Grace Church South Windsor, St. Peter’s Collinsville, Trinity Suffield, Calvary Church East Windsor, St. John’s Tarriffville, Trinity Enfield, Holy Trinity SEABURY Gales Ferry, St. David’s Poquetanuck, St. James’ New London, St. James’ Stonington, Calvary Niantic, St. John’s Mystic, St. Mark’s Norwich, Christ Church Yantic, Grace Church STAMFORD Darien, Ascension Stamford, St. Andrew’s Darien, St. Luke’s Stamford, Eglise d’Epiphanie Greenwich, Christ Church Stamford, Iglesia Betania Greenwich, St. Barnabas’ Stamford, Christ the Healer Old Greenwich, St. Saviour’s Stamford, St. Francis Riverside, St. Paul’s Stamford, St. John’s WATERBURY Cheshire, St. Peter’s Watertown, Christ Church Middlebury, St. George’s Waterbury, Christ Church Naugatuck, St. Michael’s Waterbury, St. John’s Oakville, All Saints’ Wolcott, All Saints’ Southbury, Epiphany Woodbury, St. Paul’s Thomaston, St. Peter’s/Trinity 6 Staff of the Diocese of Connecticut The Rt. Rev. Laura Ahrens, Bishop Suffragan Mr. Joshua Bruner, Digital Associate The Rev. Sandra Cosman, Secretary of the Diocese Ms. Suzanne DeMerchant, Administrator for the Office of the Episcopate The Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas, Bishop Diocesan Mr. Dave Desmarais, Property Manager Ms. Theresa Dupont, Secretary of Donations & Bequests Mr. Louis Fuertes, Canon for Mission Finance & Operations Ms. Karin Hamilton, Canon for Communication & Media Ms. Robin Hammeal-Urban, Canon for Mission Integrity & Training Mr. Matt Handi, Operations Manager The Rev. Timothy Hodapp, Canon for Mission Collaboration & Congregational Life Ms. Alison Hollo, Administrator for the Bishop’s Office The Rev. Molly James, Dean for Formation Ms. Debbie Kenney, Administrator for Safe Church & Ordination Process Ms. Shirley McGarry, Financial Operations & Accounts Payable Ms. Bonni McKenney, Administrator for Programs of the Episcopate Ms. Karolyn Nicolaides, Financial Operations/Accounts Receivable Ms. Margaret Smith, Archivist The Rev. Lee Ann Tolzmann, Canon for Mission Leadership Ms. Linda Walley, Administrator for Transitions & Clergy Support The Rev. Adam Yates, Secretary of the Convention Camp Washington Staff Mr. Bart Geissinger, Executive Director Mr. Matthew Cornish, Camp Director Ms. Diane Atwood, Operations Manager Mr. Ben Thompson, Food Services Manager 7 Parishes & Mission Stations Ansonia, 06401 – Christ Bridgeport, 06604 – Calvary St. 56 South Cliff St./PO Box 131 George’s 203.734.2715 755 Clinton Ave christchurchansonia.org 203.333.5116 calvarystgeorge.angelfire.com Bantam, 06750 – St. Paul’s Main St./PO Box 449 Bridgeport, 06604 – St. John’s 860.567.8838 768 Fairfield Ave stpaulsbantam.org 203.335.2528 Bethany, 06525 – Christ Bridgeport, 06607 – St. Mark’s 526 Amity Rd 401 Newfield Ave/PO Box 4182 203.393.3399 203.335.5655 christchurchbethany.org Bridgeport, 06608 – St. Luke’s and St. Bethel, 06801 – St. Thomas’ Paul’s 95 Greenwood Ave 594 Kossuth St./PO Box 2156 203.743.1494 203.367.7009 stthomasbethel.org Bridgewater, 06752 – St. Mark’s Bethlehem, 06751 – Christ 5 Main St/PO Box 143 Main St./PO Box 130 860.354.8269 203.266.7698 christepiscopalchurchbethlehem.com Bristol, 06010 – St. John’s 851 Stafford Ave Bloomfield, 06002 – Old St. Andrew’s 860.583.5445 59 Tariffville Rd stjohnsbristol.org 860.242.4660 oldstandrews.net Broad Brook, 06016 – Grace 44 Old Ellington Rd/PO Box 405 Bloomfield, 06002 – St. Stephen’s 860.623.1574 590 Bloomfield Ave gracebroadbrook.com 860.242.1152 ststephensepiscopalchurchbloomfieldct.vpweb.com Brookfield, 06804 – St. Paul’s 174 Whisconier Rd Bolton, 06043 – St. George’s 203.775.9587 1150 Boston Tpk/PO Box 9158 saintpaulsbrookfield.com 860.643.9203 stgeorgesboltonct.org Brooklyn, 06234 – Trinity 7 Providence Rd/PO Box 276 Branford, 06405 – Trinity 860.774.9352 1109 Main St trinitychurchbrooklyn.org 203.488.2681 trinitybranford.org 8 Cheshire, 064106 – St.