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Russell V. Palmore Jr.: Leader, Advisor, Friend MAY 2011 t VOLUME 120 t NUMBER 3 Multicultural & Ethnic Ministries Russell V. Palmore Jr.: Leader, Advisor, Friend t Chancellor of the Diocese remembered for warmth, generosity and dedication By Sarah R. Bartenstein If you attended the Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia at any pointI in the past 20-plus years, you saw it. A delegate would question an action by the chair, or do something that led the Council into Evangelism & Proclamation a parliamentary kerfuffle. From his seat just below the platform and the t presiding officer, a tall, unassuming gentleman would stride calmly and quietly forward, a well-worn copy of Robert’s Rules of Order in one hand. Russell V. Palmore Jr. would whisper something to the bishop, and the proceedings would resume. In many ways—his fairness, Photo: S. Neale Morgan his knowledge of the law and the canons, his demeanor—Mr. Palmore Russ Palmore (left), David Charlton (center) and Michael Thomas (right) confer over diocesan business at the 193rd Annual Council in Arlington in 1988. / Palmore continued on page 3 When the Spirit Calls to Tanzania Strengthening Our Congregations Strengthening t By Emily Cherry Virginia churches are an Carpenter’s Kids helps the whole Grace, Kilmarnock; St. Andrew’s, independent bunch. We go where parish. This ministry is the vision Burke; St. Christopher’s School, Vthe spirit calls us, and you’ll find of the Rt. Rev. Mdimi Mhogolo, Richmond; St. Paul’s, Richmond; active examples of Virginia ministry bishop of DCT, who invited the Virginia Theological Seminary; across the globe, growing mission Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston to the Gottwald family; the family partnerships centered on prayer and visit his diocese and learn more of the Rev. Weezie Blanchard, a Mission& Outreach Mission& Outreach grounded in the Gospel. about Carpenter’s Kids in February priest at St. Stephen’s, Richmond; t That’s certainly true in the 2011. A group from Virginia also and a team called “Friends from Diocese of Central Tanganyika participated in the trip, including Colorado,” a group of alumni from (DCT), Tanzania, where several Suzanne Johnson, a member of the University of Colorado, of Virginia congregations maintain St. Paul’s, Richmond and Virginia which Buck Blanchard, diocesan relationships through the coordinator for Carpenter’s Kids; director of Mission & Outreach, Carpenter’s Kids program, which Marigail Wynne of Buck Mountain, is a member. Beyond providing seeks to link each of the 200 Earlysville, a church that recently uniforms and a daily meal to parishes in DCT with another joined Carpenter’s Kids; and Emily the Carpenter’s Kids, these parish or other committed group to Cherry, diocesan communications partnerships have resulted in provide basic educational support officer. safe water programs, new church for the 50 most vulnerable children The team had a chance to visit construction, donations of desks in each village. By caring for the the villages that are partners with and books and, perhaps most most vulnerable in each village— all of the groups from Virginia: importantly, growing friendships. Youth & Young Adult Ministry & Young Youth many HIV/AIDS orphans—the Buck Mountain, Earlysville; / Tanzania continued on page 4 t INSIDE 6 Young Adults Grow Haitian Partnerships 8 Myths about the Congo 10 Bishop Suffragan Search Updates 11 Letter from the Bishop 19 Deacons Explore Bridge Ministries 22 Parish Health & Wellness LeTTEr To The ediTor UTO–A Relationship of Ministry and Mission At the 2011 Annual Council It is the oldest and largest funding May 2011 meeting in January, the United source for mission in the Episcopal t VOLUME 120 AThank Offering gifts totaled Church. It allows everyone to t NUMBER 3 $943.46. This record amount is participate in world mission when Circulation 21,500 what happens when the spiritual many cannot travel or do hands-on Published by The Diocese of Virginia atmosphere is positive and work. It is all based in prayerful moving in a good direction. After thanksgiving and in relationships. Bishop Henry Burt, secretary of Council, The challenge is now ours to The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston announced that the $20 winnings recognize. The Board only has of a bet with the Rev. Abbott Bailey, $1,634,526.19 to grant this year. Bishop Suffragan rector of St. Andrew’s, Richmond, This amount is down from over $3 The Rt. Rev. David Colin Jones would go into the UTO Blue Box, million within the last 10 years and the miracle occurred when 11 down $529,214.74 from last year. Assistant Bishop other $20 bills showed up in Blue The Episcopal Church at General The Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick Jr. Boxes throughout the Council Convention 2009 intentionally meeting room. On Friday the decided to move mission in the Editor total ingathering was $373.19; but world to be the responsibility of the Henry D.W. Burt II on Saturday the ingathering was dioceses, where the people are. The $570.27, far more than any receipts United Thank Offering is a way for Managing Editor in years past. All of this money goes everyone to participate. Emily Cherry to mission through grants in 2012. Thank you, Henry, for helping Henry’s gesture is considered participants at Council to open Design/Layout intentional giving, and mission in their hearts to the United Thank John Dixon the greater Anglican Communion Offering. A message to everyone is is the result. The United Thank to keep a Blue Box present in your Advertising Assistant Offering Board met in April to life as a reminder for daily thanks Karen Smith match prayers to intentional when a tangible gift really makes a gifts through grants. The Board difference to someone else. Thanks Copyright ©2011 The Virginia has just adopted a new mission be to God. t Episcopalian. No article, column, statement: “Put gifts into the Blue photograph or illustration in The Box with thanksgiving, prayer and ANNE GORDON CURRAN Virginia Episcopalian may be generosity. Take blessings out of the UTO PROVIN C E III RE P RESEN T A T IVE AND reproduced or transmitted in any box for grants serving the Church’s BOARD ME mb ER form without written permission T T E P HEN S I C H M OND from the editor. mission.” This simply defines the S . S ’ , R ministry which is now 125 years old. The Virginia Episcopalian (ISSN 15353621, USPS 019711) is published by the Diocese of Update: UTO Contact Information Virginia, located at 110 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220. It is To all those ordering materials for the United Thank Offering (UTO): The published bimonthly six times per information received by your parish UTO coordinator on how to order year. Periodicals postage paid in UTO materials has changed. The correct phone number for the Episcopal Richmond, VA 23232-9998. Marketplace is 866-937-2772, and the Web site is www.episcopalmarketplace. org. Please pass this information on to anyone in your parish working with Subscriptions: the UTO. t $5.00 / year for communicants of the Diocese t $6.00 / year for non-communicants t $1.50 for individual copies Views expressed in this newspaper The Diocese are not official statements of policy on by the Diocese of Virginia. Follow diocesan staff on Editorial and advertising policy is Twitter. Ed Keithly, second set by the editor and Executive clerk to the XIII bishop of Board with the advice of the editorial advisory board. Virginia, provides updates on the bishop’s comings and goings @theClerkVA. Henry Burt, secretary of the Diocese, reports on diocesan life @SecDioVA. News of The Diocese 3 Palmore continued from page 1 / officiant, and the Rt. Rev. F. Clayton the Richmond law firm of Mays & put one in mind of Atticus Finch, Matthews, bishop of the Office of Valentine, later known as Troutman though he was more gregarious Pastoral Development and a former Sanders. It was there he met his than the heroic figure in Harper Virginia suffragan. Also in the wife, Susan Armstrong, who was a Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. chancel were the current and former partner at the firm. Yet Mr. Palmore also called rectors of St. Paul’s, the Rev. Wallace Mr. Palmore was the father of to mind another, less highbrow Adams-Riley and the Rev. Robert Annie P. Witthoefft of Richmond character from fiction. Like P.G. G. Hetherington, St. Paul’s associate and Jessie P. Yancey of Nashville. Wodehouse’s Jeeves, he simply rector the Rev. Kate Jenkins, and the In addition to his wife, daughters materialized when he was needed— Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell, director and sons-in-law, he is survived usually a second before you knew of Richmond Hill and the homilist. by his grandson, Charles Russell Witthoefft, and an unborn grandchild; his sisters, Conde P. Hopkins and her husband, Ron, and Lelia P. Wehman and her husband, Paul; his cousins, Fred Palmore, Ann Palmore, Scott Pierce and Cliff Pierce; and numerous nephews, nieces and godchildren. Ministry at Every Level Mr. Palmore represented Virginia as a lay deputy to General Convention for eight consecutive triennial Conventions from 1988- 2009, and was elected to serve as deputy to the 2012 Convention. A former vestry member at St. Paul’s, former member of the Standing Committee and the Board of Photo: The Rev. Edward O. Miller Jr. Edward Photo: The Rev. Church Schools in the Diocese Russ Palmore (far right) gives the chancellor’s report to the 216th Annual Council in January of Virginia, a Memorial Trustee 2011 as (seated from left to right) Bishop Johnston, Bishop Jones and Bishop Gulick look on. for Roslyn and a member of the board of Forward Movement, he was awarded a Doctor of Humane you needed him.
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