152Nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island

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152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island

Pre-Convention Journal November 16, 2018

One Diocese One Mission One Diocese One Mission One Diocese One Mission One Diocese One Mission 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island

TABLE OF CONTENTS

From the Secretary of Convention 3

Diocesan Convention Schedule 5

Nominations for Elective Office 6

Propositions 11

Resolutions 2019 Ministry Plan 15 2019 Minimum Compensation 20 An Appeal for the Support of Peace Treaty on the Korean Peninsula 21 Principles for Gun Industry Investors 22 Shareholder Engagement with Gun Manufacturers 23

Reports of Diocesan Corporations 24

Committee on Voter Qualifications Report 39 Delinquencies 40

Rules of Order 42

Convention Exhibitors 49

Seating and Voting Directions 51

Convention Hall Schematic 52

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 1 United Thank Offering Collection to be Held at Convention

Each year, women and men throughout our diocese donate generously to the United Thank Offering. For years, the In-Gathering has been held at the Cathedral some time during the Fall. In an effort to raise awareness of this important ministry, our In-Gathering will be held during Noonday Prayer at Convention on Friday, November 16th.

United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. It is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world.

The Diocesan UTO Coordinator, Meagan Cuffy-Nettey, has been in contact with all the parishes. We encourage you to bring your blue-boxes and/or envelopes to Convention and join in giving thanks and generously sharing for the mission of the Church.

2 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island From the Secretary of Convention

Beginning Friday, November 16 at 9:00 am, with registration commencing at 7:30 am, our Diocesan family will gather for the 152nd time at the Long Island Marriott Uniondale located at 101 James Doolittle Parkway in Uniondale NY to celebrate our common life and ministry and to do the work of Convention. To assist delegates and visitors to this year’s Diocesan Convention, the following packet of information is provided to enable you to be well informed as to the happenings and events of Convention. The following information is being provided in response to frequently asked questions from previous years.

All Convention attendees MUST register online and pay the appropriate registration fee.

If you are in the Convention Hall you MUST have a Badge visibly displayed. If you registered online and have a ticket you will be provided lunch.

• Upon arrival at the hotel, please go to the appropriate Registration Desk: – all voting clerical, lay delegates, youth delegates and non-voting alternates register in the lobby outside the Grand Ballroom starting at 7:30 am. There will be separate registration desks for clergy and lay delegates. – all visitors (lay and non-voting clergy) register in the lobby outside the Grand Ballroom as well. here will be a separate line for your registration. (The Diocesan Registration Desk will be staffed from 7:30 am to noon and 1:30 pm - 4 pm on Friday) Those staying overnight at the hotel should go to the hotel’s front desk for directions on luggage storage until rooms are available.

• At the Diocesan Registration Desk you will receive your badge, which is required for admittance into the Convention Hall, recording your attendance, receiving your voting card, seating and lunch. Once you have registered, please find a seat; delegates should sit together in designated areas. Youth Delegates will have designated reserved table. Copies of the voting ballots, handheld electronic voting machines, the Liturgy Booklet and other important handouts will be placed at each seat. There will be a “Convention Material” table located in the rear of the Ballroom with extra copies. – GREEN, YELLOW, or ORANGE badges identify delegates who are to sit on the Convention Floor. – Badges with YELLOW borders identify visitors and non-voting alternates for whom seats are provided at the rear of the ballroom. – Everyone seated at the tables on the convention floor must have a green, yellow, or orange badge visibly displayed at all times. This area is restricted to voting delegates and church-appointed youth delegates. Space constraints do not allow others to be seated in this area. – At the close of Convention, receptacles will be provided at the exit doors to collect badges, and voting smart cards.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 3 • All you need to bring to Convention is: – This Pre-Convention Journal Packet, which has been mailed to all delegates eight days prior to Convention. (Any delegate unable to attend the Convention is responsible for giving this packet of material to an alternate) – If your church is paying for the hotel room and you wish to receive exemption for sales tax on your bill, a representative from the church must call hotel reservations prior to the date of arrival to determine what documentation is needed and the accepted methods of payment.

Alternate Delegates: • If an Alternate Delegate has registered to attend Convention and will be voting in place of their delegate, go directly to the Registration desk in the lobby outside of the Grand Ballroom and pick up your badge. Let the staff know you will be replacing the Delegate and the appropriate alterations will be made. • If you are not registered and are replacing a registered Delegate, ask at the Registration desk for the badge of the Delegate you are replacing. Let the staff know you will be replacing the Delegate and the appropriate alterations will be made. • As stated above, delegates unable to attend are responsible for providing the alternates with the Pre-Convention Journal. There will be no additional Pre-Convention Journals available at Convention. • Alternate delegates who are not voting still need to register and obtain a badge to admit them into the Convention Hall and sit in the Visitor’s Section.

Hotel Check-in is 4 pm. If rooms become available earlier, an announcement will be made. Hotel Check-out is 11 am so please clear your room of your belongings prior to the start of the Eucharist on Saturday morning. Luggage can be stored for you until the close of the event. Inquire at the hotel registration desk for details.

Coffeewill be available in the foyer outside of the Grand Ballroom until 9:00 am on Friday.

Meals during Convention: • Friday’s Lunch is included in all Prepaid Registration fees; therefore, if you registered for this Convention online you will be provided lunch at no additional cost. A lunch ticket will be provided when you pick up your badge. Tickets for the Banquet on Friday night or tickets for Lunch will not be sold during Convention. • Tickets to the Banquet on Friday night are sold prior to Convention. If you are registered for Convention and the Banquet, you will receive the banquet ticket when to pick up your convention badge. If you are not registered for Convention, please see a staff member at the HELP desk in the lobby outside of the Grand Ballroom 10:00 am - 8 pm on Friday.

4 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Diocesan Convention Schedule

Friday November 16, 2018

7:30 am – 9:00 am Registration in the atrium Visit exhibits in the atrium and outside the ballroom Coffee service available

9:00 am – 11:00 am Convention Gathers Opening Liturgy & the Renewal of Baptismal Covenant Organizing of Convention Remarks by the Presiding Bishop Bishop’s Address (followed by 15-minute break)

11:15 am – 12:00 pm Nominations and Elections to Diocesan Boards and Bodies Report on the Bishop’s Address Vote on Propositions & Resolutions

12:00 pm Noonday Prayer UTO Ingathering

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:40 pm Convention Returns to Order Young Adult Festival Presence at General Convention Balloting for Contested Elections (throughout the day, as needed) Vote on Propositions & Resolutions (throughout the day, as needed) Presentation of 2019 Ministry Plan and Vote Report from Committee on Clergy Compensation Honoring of New Ministries & Anniversaries Canonical Appointments / Changes

4:20 pm Evening Prayer Convention Adjourns, sine die

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 5 Nominations for Elective Office (Biographical sketches are presented as provided by the nominees, and listed in random order, as required by canon.)

SECRETARY OF CONVENTION (one person until 2019) The Rev. Karen Davis-Lawson I serve as Rector of St George’s Church, Astoria. I served as Secretary of Convention for six years and I hope to continue serving you in that capacity. I worked in higher education as an administrator for more than 15 years and served on several university-wide advisory committees. I earned an M. Div. from the General Theological Seminary and an M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from Brooklyn College.

TREASURER (one person until 2019) Pearson A. Griffith A member of St. Peter’s Church, Rosedale since 1994, where he is a member of the Men’s Guild and Senior Choir. He was first elected to the Vestry in 2006, and has served as a Warden since 2007. Pearson served as Assistant Diocesan Treasurer from 2012 to 2017 and was elected Diocesan Treasurer in 2018. He retired in May 2018 after 30 years of employment with the NYS Department of Financial Services. A graduate of Long Island University (Brooklyn), he is a Certified Public Accountant (Maryland.)

DIOCESAN COUNCIL, Clergy Order (two persons until 2021) The Rev. Terrence Buckley The Rev. Buckley was raised in Staten Island, and holds a B.S. in Business and Economics from Wagner College. He spent 31 years as a Police Officer with the New York City and Suffolk County Police Departments. He is currently attending the General Theological Seminary pursuing a M.A. in Ministry. He was ordained in January 2017 and is currently the Priest-in-Charge at Christ Church, Bellport. He is married to Bonnie, and they have two grown children, Rory and Caroline.

The Rev. Eddie Alleyne The Reverend Eddie Alleyne is now Rector of Church of the Advent, Westbury after transitioning from St. Gabriel’s, Brooklyn where he served for more than a decade as Rector and Dean of St. Luke’s Deanery. A graduate of Codrington College, Barbados, Fr. Alleyne has done post graduate studies at the Blanton Peale Institute and General Theological Seminary. He served as the Chair of the Transition Committee that facilitated Bishop Provenzano’s succession after election as the eighth Bishop of Long Island.

DIOCESAN COUNCIL – Lay Order (two persons until 2021) Dorothy Laffin Dee is a thirty year member of St. Paul’s, Patchogue. She has served as Jr. Warden on the Vestry, and currently leads the Building and Grounds Committee. Dr. Laffin recently retired from Suffolk County Community College where she served as a faculty member and administrator since 1980. Dee holds a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, Master’s degrees from the University of Maryland and SUNY Stony Brook, and a Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University.

6 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Linda Watson-Lorde She is a member of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, presently a member of the Vestry; Girl Scouts Troop #2115 Leader; Youth and Young Adult Leader and Confirmation Class Coordinator. Linda gives back to the community of the City of New York by her membership on the committee of the Participatory Budgeting Committee of District 35 (Brooklyn) as well as the Participatory Budget NYC Citywide Committee. A bookkeeper by profession, Linda holds a Political Science degree from Brooklyn College. She is presently the Cultural and Community Affairs Officer for the Consulate General of Barbados at New York.

THE STANDING COMMITTEE – CLERGY ORDER (one person until 2022) The Rev. Cn. Dr. Lynn A. Collins The Reverend Canon Lynn A. Collins, D. Min. is Rector of St. John the Evangelist in Lynbrook. Dr. Collins is a graduate of NY Theological Seminary and Harvard Leadership School. She is a two- time Deputy and two time Alternate to GC, Former Trustee of New York Theological Seminary, Trustee Mercer School of Theology, Diocesan Council and serves on the 2018 Joint Standing Committee on Nominations. Dr. Collins brings years of knowledge in technology, finance and investments from her 15 years on Wall Street.

THE STANDING COMMITTEE – LAY ORDER (one person until 2022) Ann McPartlin She is a member of St. Francis Church in North Bellmore. She has served on the Standing Committee since 2014 and is its current secretary. Ann is a retired English teacher and librarian. She holds a Bachelors in Education, a Masters in Liberal Studies and a Masters in Library Science. She has been a vestry member and warden at St. Francis, and is the co-founder of the Garden at St. Francis.

THE STANDING COMMITTEE, Lay Order (one person, unexpired term until 2021) Kathy Page Kathy is a member of Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights where she serves as Vestry member, LEM, Lector and member of the Gender Equity Committee. She has co-mentored the Education for Ministry seminar at Grace Church for seven years. She participated in this year’s General Convention as an Alternate Deputy. Holding an MS in education from Brooklyn College, she is retired from her work as teacher/staff developer in NYC public schools.

Jacqueline Mason Jackie is a seasoned technology professional with over 20 years experience in the financial services industry. She has previously served as a Senior Vice President (SVP) for Salomon Smith Barney and Citigroup. Presently Jackie is Vice President (VP) within End User Technology & Risk Management at Morgan Stanley. Jackie and her family are members of the Church of the Advent where she is currently serving as Warden. She is also a Year 2 participant in the Diocesan Congregational Development Institute (DCDI).

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 7 THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF CAMP DeWOLFE, INC. (two persons until 2021)

George Lindsay He is a member and former vestryman and warden of St. John’s Church in Cold Spring Harbor. He has served on the board of Camp DeWolfe for over ten years and is currently the Treasurer of the camp. George is retired after a long career as General Manager of Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post in Brookville. He and his wife, Nancy Metz, live in Oyster Bay.

The Rev. Laurence G. Byrne He is the rector of All Saints’ in Bayside. He has served in the Board of Managers of Camp DeWolfe since 2015 and has been a chaplain at the camp for summer sessions and special events. He is a co-founder of the Flushing Deanery Youth Fellowship and is Chaplain of the Diocesan Altar Guild. A graduate of the University of Delaware and Virginia Theological Seminary, Fr. Byrne has been active in youth ministry for over 30 years on parish and diocesan levels in the dioceses of Delaware, Connecticut and Long Island.

THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF CAMP DeWOLFE, INC. (one person, unexpired term until 2019)

The Rev. Stephen Tamke He is a Curate at St. John’s of Lattingtown Church in Locust Valley. He was born and raised here in the Diocese of Long Island, graduated in 2013 from CUNY Queens College with a Bachelors in Secondary Education/Social Studies and received his M.Div from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2013. He was ordained to the Diaconate in January 2017 and to the Priesthood in September 2017. Prior to Seminary he worked with Canon Myra Garnes in the Youth and Young Adults Ministries, and with Mary Beth Welsh at Episcopal Ministries (then Episcopal Charities). During Seminary, he served as Director of Christian Formation at Camp DeWolfe in Summer 2016 and as Chaplain this past Summer 2018.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EPISCOPAL MINISTRIES (two Persons until 2021)

Reginald Scantlebury Reginald Scantlebury (“Reggie”) is a lifelong member of St. George’s Parish in Brooklyn. He has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years. He has served in senior management positions at major firms. Some of Reggie’s roles at St. George’s and within the community includes: serving on the Vestry for a cumulative 18 years; served as warden for 8 years; served as the president of St. George’s Brooklyn’s CDC; Youth Ministry leader for 10 years; Senior Assistant Scout Master of the Boy Scout Troop 545 for 15 years; former Acolyte, choir member and Eagle Scout.

The Rev. Gail Kertland Deacon Gail Kertland holds a Baccalaureate in Theological Studies from the Episcopal School for Deacons (SFD) in California where she was ordained in 1998. Deacon Gail is a Spiritual Director trained at the Center for Spirituality and Justice. She is on Cursillo Secretariat and a Chaplain for the Order of St. Luke. She has served on the board for SFD and Mercer School of Theology and has served on the Commission on Ministry in the Diocese of Long Island. Deacon Gail currently serves at St. Mark’s, Islip, and is Deacon for the Atlantic Deanery.

8 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GEORGE MERCER JR. MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (two persons until 2021)

Jason Ratcliff A member of Christ Church, Port Jefferson, Jason teaches Humanities at The Stony Brook School, where he also lives in a boys dormitory with his wife Alexandra and children Nicholas and Matilda. Jason has a B.A. from Geneva College, an M.A. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a PhD from The University of Edinburgh. He has served on the Vestry of Christ Church as well as on the faculty of The Mercer School.

The Rev. Gideon L. K. Pollach I am the rector of St. John’s Cold Spring Harbor, a parent of four (19, 10, 7, & 5), husband to Sarah, and a graduate of General Seminary Before coming to St. John’s I was Head Chaplain and Theology Department Chair of the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. I have served three other churches in New York City (St. Bart’s) and the diocese of Virginia (St. Stephen’s Richmond and Christ Church Alexandria.) I am a trustee of the East Woods School, have completed a 1-year term on the Mercer Board and am co-chair of LI-CAN.

THE TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE BELONGING TO THE DIOCESE OF LONG ISLAND, INC. (two persons until 2022)

The Rev. Cn. Dr. Audley Donaldson Fr. Donaldson served as principal of St. Mark’s Day School and Associate Priest at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Brooklyn. During his tenure as principal, he managed over 80 staff members and administered a 2.5-million-dollar budget. Fr. Donaldson is the rector at St. Stephen and St. Martin Episcopal Church, before being the priest-in-charge there and at the Church of the Redeemer, both located in Brooklyn. He presently serves on the Board of Trustees. He is also a member of the Racial Reconciliation Committee.

The Rev. John Merz He received an M.Div from Yale University and was ordained to the Priesthood in 2004. John served as Priest Assistant at the Church of the Transfiguration in NYC; then as Episcopal Chaplain to NYU and surrounding campuses (2005-2010) building a vibrant campus ministry. During this time, he was also serving as an assisting Priest at St. Mary the Virgin in Times Square. In 2010 he became Priest in Charge to Church of the Ascension and Missioner to Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Now as Vicar of Ascension, John has overseen the redevelopment of the congregation as well as a full renovation of its properties. Additionally, John has been a co-founder of the North Brooklyn Angels whose Mobile Soup Kitchen has served over 50,000 people this year.

The Rev. Sarah J. Kooperkamp She is the Co-Priest-In-Charge at Holy Apostles Church in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. In her Co-Priest position, she is exploring a radical new model of collaborative ministry. She earned her M.Div at Union Theological Seminary and received a diploma in Anglican Studies from General Theological Seminary. Sarah has served on the board of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway since 2015. She is interested in discerning how the Church uses its resources to serve those in need while sharing the love of God.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 9 The Rev. Frederic A. Miller The Reverend Frederic A. Miller is interim rector at St. George’s, Hempstead. Previously, he served as priest at St. John’s, Cold Spring Harbor and at Christ Church, Oyster Bay. Before seminary Fred was a research executive at Morgan Stanley for 19 years and a journalist for 15 years. He was warden at St. Stephen’s, Port Washington, and chaired the 2008-9 bishop search committee. He has degrees from the General Theological Seminary, Oxford, and Princeton universities.

THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD – CLERGY ORDER (two persons until 2021)

The Rev. Frederic A. Miller The Reverend Frederic A. Miller is interim rector at St. George’s, Hempstead. Previously, he served as priest at St. John’s, Cold Spring Harbor and at Christ Church, Oyster Bay. Before seminary Fred was a research executive at Morgan Stanley for 19 years and a journalist for 15 years. He was warden at St. Stephen’s, Port Washington, and chaired the 2008-9 bishop search committee. He has degrees from the General Theological Seminary, Oxford, and Princeton universities.

The Rev. Karen Davis-Lawson Serves as Rector of St George’s Church, Astoria. I served as Secretary of Convention for five years and I hope to continue serving the diocese in that capacity. I worked in higher education as an administrator for more than 15 years and served on several university-wide advisory committees. I earned an M. Div. from the General Theological Seminary and an M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from Brooklyn College.

THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD – LAY ORDER (one person until 2021)

Charles Janoff With his wife Kathleen and his daughter Elizabeth, Charles has lived in Garden City South since 1981 and all joined the Cathedral congregation in 1984. He has taught in the Cathedral Church (Sunday) School since 1987 and has also served as J2A/Rite 13 mentor. He served as interim head of the School from 1999- 2000 and thereafter as assistant to three successive Directors of Christian Formation. He was named Chancellor (legal advisor) of the Cathedral in May 2003 and Honorary Canon of the Cathedral in March 2009. Besides his continuing role as Chancellor and in the Cathedral’s Christian Education program, he is a currently serving as member of the Cathedral’s Executive Committee. He was elected to the Diocesan Council in 2014 and 2017.

CATHEDRAL CHAPTER, Lay Order (one person until 2019) Nominations to be taken from the floor

CATHEDRAL CHAPTER, Lay Order (one person until 2020) Nominations to be taken from the floor

CATHEDRAL CHAPTER, Lay Order (one person until 2021) Nominations to be taken from the floor

10 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Propositions

Proposition 1: Governance of the Cathedral of the Incarnation Submitted by: The Committee on Canons

Resolved, that with immediate effect, Title VIII, Canon 2 of the Canons of the Diocese of Long Island shall be amended to read as follows: CANON 2 THE CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION

SECTION I. A Diocesan Corporation. The Cathedral of the Incarnation in the Diocese of Long Island (the "Cathedral of the Incarnation"), a corporation (the "Cathedral Corporation") organized and existing pursuant to an Act of the Legislature (the “Cathedral Act of Incorporation”) of the State of New York, passed May 10, 1877, is recognized as a Diocesan Corporation.

SECTION II. Duties. The members of the governing board of the Cathedral Corporation (the "Cathedral Chapter") shall manage the estate, properties and affairs of the Cathedral Corporation, including (a) the Cathedral of the Incarnation and its appurtenances in the Diocese in accordance with the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Church, and (b) such other Cathedral foundations, schools, facilities, and other religious or charitable works as may be properly connected therewith in and for the Diocese.

SECTION III. Membership.

(a) Composition of the Chapter. In accordance with the Cathedral Act of Incorporation, the composition of the Chapter is defined by the Constitution of the Cathedral of the Incarnation (the “Cathedral Constitution”).

(b) Convention Elections to the Chapter. In accordance with the Cathedral Constitution, three lay persons who are adult communicants in good standing of a congregation of the Diocese shall be elected by the Diocesan Convention to serve as at-large members of the Cathedral Chapter. Said members of the Cathedral Chapter shall have terms of three (3) years, except as provided in Section III(c) of this canon. An At-Large Member may serve no more than two (2) terms in succession.

(c) Initial Election of Chapter Members by the Convention. In order to initially constitute the Cathedral Chapter in accordance with the Cathedral Constitution, and to begin and continue the process of maintaining a rotating and staggered membership of the Cathedral Chapter, the Diocesan Convention shall initially elect three (3) laypersons, qualified according to Section III(b) of this canon, to one (1), two (2), and three (3) year terms respectively. At the meeting of the Diocesan Convention prior to the expiration of each member’s respective term, that member’s successor shall thenceforth be elected by the Diocesan Convention to serve a term pursuant to Section III(b) of this canon.

(d) Vacancies. A vacated seat belonging to a layperson elected by the Diocesan Convention shall be filled for the remainder of the vacated member’s term by the election of Diocesan Council. Such election shall not disqualify the newly elected member from membership on the Chapter for two successive three-year terms pursuant to Section III(b) of this Canon.

SECTION III. Membership.

(e) Composition of the Electoral Body. The following persons shall constitute the Electoral

Body (the "Electoral Body") of the Cathedral Chapter: 1 of 4

(i) The Bishop of the Diocese; 152nd Convention of the(ii) Diocese The of Bishop Long Island Coadjutor of the Diocese, if there be one; 11 (iii) The Suffragan and/or Assistant Bishop(s) of the Diocese, if there be any; Proposition 1: Governance of the Cathedral of the Incarnation Submitted by: The Committee on Canons

Resolved, that with immediate effect, Title VIII, Canon 2 of the Canons of the Diocese of Long Island shall be amended to read as follows: CANON 2 THE CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION

SECTION III. Membership.

(e) Composition of the Electoral Body. The following persons shall constitute the Electoral Body (the "Electoral Body") of the Cathedral Chapter:

(i) The Bishop of the Diocese; (ii) The Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, if there be one; (iii) The Suffragan and/or Assistant Bishop(s) of the Diocese, if there be any; (iv) The Deputies of the Diocese to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church (the "General Convention Deputies"); (v) The Members of the Standing Committee of the Diocese (the "Standing Committee Members"); (vi) The Secretary of the Diocesan Convention (the "Convention Secretary"); (vii) The Treasurer of the Diocesan Convention (the "Convention Treasurer"); (viii) The Members of the Cathedral Chapter.

(f) Tasks. The Electoral Body shall elect all of the members of the Cathedral Chapter as hereinafter set forth.

(g) Composition of the Cathedral Chapter. The number of elected members of the Cathedral Chapter, except the Bishop of the Diocese, the Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, if there be one, the Suffragan and/or Assistant Bishop(s) of the Diocese, if there be any, and the Dean of the Cathedral of the Incarnation (the "Dean"), shall be twelve. The members, other than the Bishop of the Diocese, the Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, if there be one, the Suffragan and/or Assistant Bishop(s) of the Diocese, if there be any, and the Dean, shall be elected annually at the annual meeting of the Electoral Body in accordance with the classification of members as set forth in subsection (g) below, except as otherwise may be provided with respect to special meetings of the Electoral Body in order to fill vacancies in the Cathedral Chapter; provided that no person shall be elected to serve more than two full terms in succession.

(h) Clerical and Lay Orders. The members of the Cathedral Chapter to be elected shall always be comprised of an equal number of clerical and lay members. The clerical members of the Cathedral Chapter shall be Canonically Resident in the Diocese, and shall be nominated by the Bishop of the Diocese. The lay members of the Cathedral Chapter shall be adult communicants in good standing of the Church on the membership role of a Church in this Diocese, and shall be nominated by the lay members of the Cathedral Chapter.

(i) Compensation. No member of the Cathedral Chapter shall be paid any salary or receive any remuneration of any kind whatsoever by virtue of his status as a member of the Cathedral Chapter.

(j) Removal. Any member may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority of the Electors of the Cathedral Chapter entitled to vote at an election of members, except (i) the Bishop, (ii)the Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, if there be one;(iii), the Suffragan Bishop and/or Assistant Bishop(s) of the Diocese, if there be any, and the Dean of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, who may be removed only by the Bishop of the Diocese.

(k) Classification of Members. In order to begin and continue the process of a rotating and staggered membership of the Cathedral Chapter, the twelve members, both clerical and lay, will be divided into three classes consisting of four members each, with each class constituting two clerical and two lay members. At the first annual Convention following adoption of this provision, four members will be elected for one- year terms, four members will be elected for two-year terms, and four members will be elected for three-year terms. When the terms of the members of each class expire, replacements will be elected at each subsequent annual meeting of the Electoral Body for full three-year terms, and so on thereafter; provided that no person shall be elected to serve more than two full terms in succession.

(l) Vacancies. It shall be the duty of the Electoral Body, meeting upon the summons of the Bishop of the Diocese, to fill all vacancies in the Cathedral Chapter. Such summons must state all the vacancies and the nominations to clerical vacancies, and must be given at least ten days before the time of the meeting; but the Cathedral Chapter may, nevertheless, fill all vacancies in the Cathedral Chapter which 2 of 4 shall not have been filled by the Electoral Body within thirty days after the happening thereof, and the

12 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island persons so chosen shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the member for whom such vacancy exists, unless they shall be superseded by the action of the Electoral Body.

SECTION IV. Meetings of the Electoral Body.

(a) Annual Meeting. The Electoral Body shall meet annually, upon the summons of the Bishop of the Diocese, within three months following the annual Convention, for the purpose of electing the clerical and lay members of the Cathedral Chapter. The Electoral Body shall also meet at special meetings, upon the summons of the Bishop of the Diocese, to fill all vacancies in the Cathedral Chapter. At no annual or special meeting shall voting by proxy be permitted.

(b) Notices of Meetings. Written notice of either the annual or special meetings shall be sent by the Convention Secretary to all members of the Electoral Body at least ten days prior to the time and date fixed for such meeting, which shall be held on the grounds of the Cathedral Corporation.

(c) Quorum. The Bishop of the Diocese, the Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, if there be one, the Suffragan and/or Assistant Bishop(s) of the Diocese, if there be any, one more than one half of the General Convention Delegates, one more than one half of the Standing Committee Members, either the Convention Secretary or the Convention Treasurer, and one more than one half of the members of the Cathedral Chapter, each represented in person, shall be a quorum of the Electoral Body. If a quorum is present at the meeting, the vote of one more than one half of those present shall be the act of the Electoral Body. Proxies shall not be permitted to establish a quorum. If, however, such quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Electoral Body, the members of the Electoral Body present shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement of the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

(d) Voting. If any member of the Cathedral Chapter being a member of the Electoral Body shall also be the Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, a Suffragan and/or Assistant Bishop of the Diocese, a General Convention Deputy, a Standing Committee Member, or be the Convention Secretary or the Convention Treasurer, such member shall have only one vote. Besides his vote as a member of the Electoral Body, the Bishop of the Diocese shall have the casting vote in case of a tie. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Electoral Body may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the members of the Electoral Body entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.

SECTION V. Officers of the Electoral Body.

(a) Chairman. The Bishop of the Diocese shall preside, if present, at all meetings of the Electoral Body. In his absence, the Bishop Coadjutor, if there be one, the Assistant Bishop of the Diocese or a Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese, if there be any, shall preside at such meetings. If the Standing Committee is acting as the Ecclesiastical Authority, the President of the Standing Committee shall preside at such meetings.

(b) Secretary. The Convention Secretary shall keep the minutes of the transactions of the Electoral Body. Every member of the Electoral Body shall register with the Convention Secretary his place of residence or of business. The Convention Secretary shall send out all notices of all regular and special meetings of the Electoral Body as may be required by these By-Laws. He/She shall have charge of such other books and papers as the Electoral Body may direct and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Chairman or the Electoral Body.

SECTION VI IV. Annual Report. The Cathedral Chapter shall submit an annual report of the program and operations of the Cathedral Corporation, together with a financial statement for the previous fiscal year, to the Convention. 3 of 4

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 13 Explanation:

The Cathedral of the Incarnation is governed in accordance with an Act of the New York State Legislature passed on May 10, 1877 that created the Cathedral Corporation and set the terms for its governance.

Under this New York State law, the Cathedral Chapter is granted wide latitude to adopt a constitution to provide for the Cathedral’s governance. The statute also provides that, by law, the Chapter, in adopting a constitution:

• Must always act in accordance with the doctrine, discipline and worship of The Episcopal Church • That the Bishop of the Diocese of Long Island must always be an ex-officio member of the Chapter, and the presiding head and officer of the Cathedral Corporation, and • That the Chapter shall always have at least five lay persons among its number.

The Cathedral Chapter has recently amended the Cathedral Constitution, changing the composition and mode of election of the Cathedral Chapter. In the new constitution, the Convention of the Diocese directly elects three lay members of the chapter from among persons who are communicants in good standing of a congregation of the diocese.

This proposed canonical amendment updated the Canons concerning the Cathedral of the Incarnation to harmonize them with the recently revised Cathedral Constitution.

Proposition 2: Gender Neutralization of the Diocesan Constitution (Second Reading) Submitted by: The Committee on Canons

Resolved, that Article VI of the Constitution of the Diocese of Long Island shall be amended to read as follows:

ARTICLE VI. President of the Convention. The Bishop, or in his the Bishop’s absence, the Bishop Coadjutor, a Bishop Suffragan, or President of the Standing Committee, shall be the President of the Convention and may adjourn or recess the same with its concurrence. In the absence of all the foregoing, the senior Priest by canonical residence present shall call the Convention to order and the Convention shall elect a temporary President.

Explanation:

Notice was given at last year’s convention of one final amendment needed to the Constitution to complete the multi-year process of making the Constitution and Canons gender neutral. Approving this proposition will approve that final change to the Constitution. 4 of

14 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Resolutions

Resolution 1 Proposed Ministry Plan for Diocese of Long Island 2019

I. Introduction

As you read through the proposed Ministry Plan (aka budget) for 2019 you will discover the outward and visible expression of our collective support for the programs, initiatives and personnel that are our diocesan mission. This Resolution 1: Proposed Ministry Plan for Diocese of Long Island 2019 ministry plan, the most expansive in diocesan history provides significant support and attention to the further developmentI. Introduction of clergy and lay leadership, the initiation of new programing in support of parish life, the continued encouragementAs you read through of the our proposed diocesan-wide Ministry Plan (akaministries, budget) for and 2019 theyou will on-going discover the initiatives of pastoral, liturgical and social ministries acrossoutward the and diocese visible expression and beyond. of our collective support for the programs, initiatives and personnel that are our diocesan mission. This ministry plan, the most expansive in diocesan history provides significant support and attention to the further development of clergy and lay leadership, the initiation of new programing in support of parish life, the continued Theencouragement narrative ofthat our diocesanfollows-wide gives ministries, expression and the toon- goingthe initiativesway of love of pastoral, in Jesus Christ, that makes holy sense of the numbers and figuresliturgical of and the social budget ministries for across 2019. the diocese and beyond.

The narrative that follows gives expression to the way of love in Jesus Christ, that makes holy sense of the numbers and figures of the budget for 2019.

II. II.Sources Sources of Revenue of Revenue

Revenue 2019

Service & Other Revenue 9% Congregations Astor Fund 40% 2%

Trustees of the Estate 49%

As in prior years, the Diocese Ministry Plan is funded by 4 sources of revenue: (1) Trustees of the Estate (2) As in prior years, the Diocese Ministry Plan is funded by 4 sources of revenue: (1) Trustees of Congregationalthe Estate (2) Congregation offeringsal offerings (3) Service(3) Service and and otherother revenue revenue and (4) and Astor (4) Fund Astor grant . Fund grant.

1. Trustees of the Estate 1. Trustees of the Estate 49% of the revenue in the 2019 Ministry Plan comes from Trustees of the Estate in several types of support. Monthly 1 investment Income from the Investment Fund. Income from trust funds held by the Trustees of the Estate to support the Episcopate, Mission and maintenance expenses. The Trustees continue to support the Cathedral through the Ministry Plan and will provide additional support to the Diocese for one more year in 2019.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 15 In 2020 it is hoped that enough congregations will adopt the tithe to replace the additional support from the Trustees so that the new ministries may continue.

2. Congregational Offerings for the Support of our Common Ministry Offerings from congregations represent 40% of the proposed Ministry Plan. In 2018, pledges have been recorded from 106 of 131 congregations, with 40 congregations pledging the full tithe. Our goal for 2019 continues to be that every congregation will make a proportional gift directly from their income while working toward the tithe.

3. Astor Fund Grant The Diocese is the beneficiary of income from the Astor Fund held by the National Episcopal Church for mission in the City of New York. This income is allocated to projects in the city.

4. Service and Other Revenue Service and Other Revenue has risen to 9% in 2019 as Episcopal Ministries is providing additional support for the Canon for Stewardship position. As in prior year accounting and administrative fees are received for services provided to other Diocesan corporations.

III. Program and Personnel Expenses

Expenditures in the 2019 Plan can be broken down into three broad categories: Mission (55%), the Episcopate and the Bishop’s Staff (34%), and Administrative and Facilities Expenses (11%).

Support for the Wider Fund for Salary Church Adjustments Administrative Staff Communication Missioners & Bishops' Lay Staff Ministry Partnerships Diocesan Youth Ministry Clerg… MISSION Retired Clergy/Lay Programs Assistant Community Servs. Bishops Prog. Director Congregational Diocesan Bishop Development Diocesan Convention Facilities Staff & Vicar for Community Young Adult Ministry Expenses Justice Administrative Support for Ministry Millennium Expenses Development Goals Diocesan Liturgies

MISSION MissionSupport for the Wider Church includes our share in the Triennial Ministry Plan of The Episcopal Church and our participation in the work of Province II. Funds are also reserved for our deputation to General Convention. The Ministry Plan includes the full asking of 15% to Support for the Wider Church the Episcopal Church. includes our share in the Triennial Ministry Plan of The Episcopal Church and our participation in the work of Province II. Funds are also reserved for our deputation to General Convention. The MinistryMillenni Planum includesDevelopment the full Goals asking the of Ministry 15% to Planthe Episcopal sets aside Church. a small portion of the budget for these initiatives.

Retired Clergy/Lay Programs is a Diocesan initiative that provides annual grants to retired 16clergy and surviving spouses to assist with medical expenses. The Diocese152nd Conventionprovides a of the Diocese of Long Island Medicare Supplement to retired lay staff with 20 years’ service.

The Community Services Program Director works with congregations and other organizations. Revenue includes funds from Episcopal Ministries covering 50% of this line item.

Diocesan Youth Ministry funds the salary and benefits for the Director of Youth Ministry, the Associate for Youth Ministry and program expenses.

Vicar for Community Justice This full-time position focuses on the bishop’s work with community justice matters.

Communication and Technology: Office of Communication Ministry (OCM) provides counsel

3 Millennium Development Goals the Ministry Plan sets aside a small portion of the budget for these initiatives.

Retired Clergy/Lay Programs is a Diocesan initiative that provides annual grants to retired clergy and surviving spouses to assist with medical expenses. The Diocese provides a Medicare Supplement to retired lay staff with 20 years’ service.

The Community Services Program Director works with congregations and other organizations. Revenue includes funds from Episcopal Ministries covering 50% of this line item.

Diocesan Youth Ministry funds the salary and benefits for the Director of Youth Ministry, the Associate for Youth Ministry and program expenses.

Vicar for Community Justice This full-time position focuses on the bishop’s work with community justice matters.

Communication and Technology: Office of Communication Ministry (OCM) provides counsel to the Bishop and diocesan departments and parishes. OCM helps to plan effective strategic communication and interpretation of mission and ministry, both within the church and the general public. OCM also manages the Information Technology computer network and business databases for all diocesan offices and offers staff training and a help desk for use of office computer programs. OCM is also responsible for the administrative management of the communication, logistic and related arrangements for Diocesan Convention. OCM is the producer, editor and publisher of articles, notices and video content for the diocese’s official website and social media networks. OCM staff writes, edits and publishes online email newsletters for parish clergy and lay leaders, posts official email announcements, and Sunday bulletin inserts. The Director of Communication manages all of the above and also serves as the official press spokesperson for the diocese and is the frontline liaison for Bishop Provenzano with church and secular print and electronic news media.

The Diocesan Convention portion of this plan funds the direct administrative and program expenses related to the production of diocesan convention. This includes reproduction and mailing of Pre-Convention and Diocesan Journals, hotel accommodations, transportation and meals for diocesan staff and guests, audio-visual services, equipment rental and services such as electronic voting. This line item partially funds one staff person who dedicates a portion of her energies throughout the year to the planning of convention.

Diocesan Liturgy includes the costs of a part time liturgical coordinator who helps to craft and oversee Diocesan liturgies, such as ordinations, confirmations, convention and various special liturgies throughout the year as well as some program expenses such as music or other creative liturgical arts.

Congregational Development – This Plan continues to support the Diocesan Church Development Institute, a leadership-training program focused on developing the spiritual community and organizational life of congregations. DCDI continues to support and train clergy and lay leaders who desire to transform their congregations by making them stronger, healthier, more deeply rooted in Anglican Spirituality, more responsive to God, and more effective in their communities. It also funds congregational coaches who work one on one with clergy and vestries.

Diocesan Missioners represent strategic church plants, mission support, church redevelopment and new mission initiatives. Missioners are paid through the Diocese payroll. • Chinese Ministry at Holy Spirit, Bensonhurst (Rev. Peter Lam) • Santa Cruz & Bushwick Abbey, Ridgewood (Revs. Nell Archer & Ted Chase) • Resurrection, Richmond Hill (Rev. Joshua Samuel) • East End Hispanic Missioner (Rev. Gerardo Romo-Garcia)

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 17 Diocesan Partnerships are grants to congregations and other organizations for ministry support. The amount will be reduced over time as ministries become self-supporting. • Church of the Ascension, Greenpoint (Rev. John Merz) • Holy Apostles, Brooklyn (Revs. Kimberlee Auletta & Sarah Kooperkamp) • San Andres, Brooklyn (Rev. Francisco Rodrigues) • St. Bartholomew, Brooklyn (Rev. Pierre Damus) • St James, Elmhurst Queens (Rev. Paul Lai) • All Saints, Long Island City (Rev. Gabe Lamazares) • St John, Springfield Gardens (Rev. Pauline Samuel) • Cathedral of the Incarnation (Cathedral and Diocesan ministries) • St John, Locust Valley (Rev. Stephen Tamke) • St. Jude, Wantagh & St Michael, Seaford (Rev. Maxine Barnett) • Messiah, Cent. Islip & Christ Church, Brentwood (Rev. Juan Reyes) • Redeemer, Mattituck & Holy Trinity, Greenport (The Rev. Roger Joslin) • Rural and Migrant Ministries (annual grant)

Support for Ministry provides modest program support for various diocesan ministries including Asian-American, Black, Hispanic, Campus and women’s ministries, diocesan sponsored events, companion diocese relations, deanery expenses, retired clergy events, the Commission on Ministry and the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission.

Episcopate & Bishop’s Staff

The Episcopate covers the salaries, benefits, travel and related expenses of Bishops Provenzano and Wolf. In addition, funds have been budgeted for the work of any Assisting Bishops.

Clergy Staff covers the salaries, benefits, travel and related expenses for the Canons for Ministry Support, Pastoral Care and Stewardship. The 2018 Ministry Pan did not include the Canon for Stewardship who was appointed in May 2018 which explains the increase in these expenses. The Canons support the work of the Bishop and the congregations as do all the staff.

Bishop’s Lay Staffprovides support for the Episcopate, the Canons and the Chancellor.

Administrative Staff includes the Finance Office (4 positions) and HR/Payroll (2 positions).

There is a pool of funds for merit-based salary increases.

Administration & Facilities

Administrative Expenses includes audit, legal, office equipment and office expenses.

Facilities & Maintenance is responsible for the buildings and grounds on the diocesan campus and other properties managed by the diocese. This line item includes the salary and benefits of the Director of Facilities and ground’s crew who serve on the Diocesan and Cathedral Campus. Facilities and Maintenance also serves the wider Diocese by providing insight and analysis to local parishes engaged in construction and maintenance projects. The Cathedral and Mercer School contribute to these expenses and the Trustees of the Estate also provide support.

18 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Ministry Plan of the Diocese of Long Island

Ministry Plan of the Diocese of Long Island Version 1.5

2017 2018 Sep 2018 2019 Actual Budget Actual Proposed Revenue 1 Congregations Tithe Amount 3,493,177 3,652,974 2,739,731 3,610,273 Reduce to amount expected 1,300,277 1,296,419 963,553 1,180,093 Actual or Expected Contribution 2,385,962 46% 2,356,555 41% 1,776,178 41% 2,430,180 40% 2 Trustees of the Estate 2,318,374 45% 2,960,232 51% 2,217,849 51% 2,937,201 49% 3 Astor Fund 120,983 2% 118,816 2% 90,844 2% 122,280 2% 4 Service & other revenue 312,556 6% 341,458 6% 293,593 7% 522,000 9% 5 Total Revenue 5,137,875 100% 5,777,061 100% 4,378,464 100% 6,011,661 100% Expenses Mission 6 Support for the Wider Church 501,882 442,444 338,512 428,851 7 Millennium Development Goals 16,500 18,000 0 18,000 8 Retired Clergy/Lay Programs 115,609 114,420 107,753 133,000 9 Community Services Prog. Director 120,522 120,780 84,401 124,216 10 Diocesan Youth Ministry 216,561 264,644 195,249 253,535 11 Young Adult Ministry 10,000 0 0 10,000 12 Vicar for Community Justice 61,220 100,338 76,426 110,834 13 Communication Ministry 221,043 245,477 189,900 254,452 14 Diocesan Convention 130,120 108,091 17,354 110,842 15 Diocesan Liturgies 66,065 69,020 48,315 69,020 16 Congregational Development 84,737 122,610 53,353 123,274 17 Missioners & Partnerships 1,416,060 1,644,083 1,281,982 1,583,568 18 Support for Ministry 77,567 96,500 48,329 103,500 20 Total Mission 3,037,886 59% 3,346,407 58% 2,441,574 58% 3,323,092 55% Episcopate 21 Diocesan Bishop 303,652 302,308 217,194 310,547 22 Assistant/Assisting Bishops 105,586 116,016 72,474 77,248 23 Clergy Staff 113,807 437,100 382,556 637,092 24 Bishops' Lay Staff 406,229 357,078 262,838 387,331 25 Administrative Staff 557,368 590,819 411,720 616,207 Fund for Salary Adjustments 7,239 28,500 26 Total Episcopate 1,486,642 29% 1,810,560 31% 1,346,782 32% 2,056,925 34% Administration & Facilities 27 Administrative Expenses 165,762 166,000 108,568 163,500 28 Facilities Staff & Expenses 463,658 454,094 316,624 468,144 29 Total Administration 629,420 12% 620,094 11% 425,192 10% 631,644 11%

30 Total Expenses 5,153,948 100% 5,777,061 100% 4,213,548 100% 6,011,661 100%

31 REVENUE LESS EXPENSES -16,073 0 164,916 0

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 19

Page 1 Resolution 2 Concerning Clergy Compensation Guidelines in the Diocese of Long Island

Resolution 2 : Concerning Clergy Compensation Guidelines in the Diocese of Long Island

BE IT RESOLVED that the Base Diocesan Minimum Compensation for 2019 be increased by a 2.25% Cost-of- Living Adjustment (COLA) in accordance with the following table:

CATEGORY RECTORS, INTERIMS, PRIESTS-IN-CHARGE, VICAR CURATES BASE MINIMUM FULL TIMECASH SALARY 48542 $49,634 41260 $42,188 CASH HOUSING 50% of Minimum Cash Salary ALLOWANCE Where NO church housing is provided (includes utilities) $3,797 $3,227 SECA OFFSET 7.65% of Salary & Cash Housing Allowance (where applicable) REIMBURSABLE Reimbursement of automobile and business-related expenses is to be made under accountable AUTOMOBILE and TRAVEL expense reimbursement plans to be adopted by vestries in accordance with IRS criteria and the RELATED EXPENSES Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs which has been the canonical standard in the Diocese of Long Island since 1997. Appropriate amounts are to be included in parish budgets. Congregations are to cover the cost of utilities in church provided housing. Where no church housing UTILITIES is provided, the 50% Cash Housing Allowance above includes utilities. Utilities = gas, heat, electric, water, basic Cable and landline telephone PENSION ASSESSMENT 18% of Total Base Compensation as defined by the Church Pension Fund LIFE INSURANCE $456.00 ($50,000 Group Term) (In addition to the $150,000 coverage provided at no cost by CPF to active clergy) 100% of the premium costs for adequate medical and dental coverage for clergy and his or her dependents. Anthem BCBS BlueCard PPO 90 (medical) and the Anthem BCBS CDHP-20 with fully funded HSA (medical) and Aetna DMO (dental) plans are considered adequate coverage. MEDICAL & DENTAL Congregations are not required to contribute more than these rates. Clergy receiving medical INSURANCE PREMIUMS beneifits from an outside source (e.g. spouse, secular employment) will be enrolled in the Employee Assistance Program* through the Episcopal Church Medical Trust (cost to the congregation is $60/annum). A Housing Equity Account is to be established for clergy living in church-provided housing using the RSVP product of the Church Pension Fund in accordance with a Standing Resolution of the Diocesan HOUSING EQUITY Convention. The annual amount to be contributed is 3% of the sum of the clergy's cash salary, social ACCOUNT - (RSVP) security offset, utilities and 30% calculated housing, which should include all taxable cash compensation and is determined by the Church Pension Fund. Birth of a Child - Primary childcare parent to receive 16 weeks paid leave. Non-primary childcare parent to receive 2 weeks paid leave. Employee giving birth should submit a claim for short term PARENTAL LEAVE OF disability, which will reimburse the employer for 70% of the clerics total compensation figure (up to ABSENCE $1,000/week) for up to 12 weeks from the date of the baby's birth. Adoptive parents will receive the same time off with pay as a birth parent but will not be entitled to file a disability claim.

VACATION One month (to include 5 Sundays) and the weekdays following Christmas and Easter 3 months full base package following 6 years of continual service in a parish or institution of the SABBATICAL LEAVE diocese for the purpose of study, rest and renewal. Upon completion of a sabbatical a clergyperson must remain in his or her current position for minimally one year. SPIRITUAL RETREAT, DIRECTION AND One week for an annual spiritual retreat; and one day per month for spiritual direction REFLECTION TIME CONTINUING EDUCATION $750 and 6 days per year (in addition to vacation) EXPENSE and LEAVE SUPPLY CLERGY: $175.00 per service, plus reimbursement at the standard mileage rate established by the IRS for business mileage (currently 54.5 cents - update expected Dec 2018) OR Actual Cost if public transportation is used. The COLA shall be the basis for annual compensation conversations with all continuing employees having already completed at least one full year of service at their present cure. (the COLA for 2019 will be 2.25%)

* Employee Assistance Program addresses the emotional, phyisical, family and legal needs of the clergy and their dependents in the form of immediate help, referrals and resources.

Submitted by Diocesan Council

20 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Resolution 3 An Appeal for Support of a Peace Treaty on the Korean Peninsula

Submitted by: The Rev. Canon Joseph Pae and The Rev. Canon Dr. Winfred Vergara

Resolved, that the 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island affirms the urgent need to achieve a lasting peace in the Korean Peninsula, and be it further

Resolved, that this convention affirms that working for peace in the Korean Peninsula is an extension of our Baptismal call to affirm, uphold, and preserve life and to respect the dignity of human being, and be it further

Resolved, that this convention affirms our desire that a peace treaty be made between the governments of the United States and North Korea, and that said treaty should be supported across party lines, and be it further

Resolved, that this convention direct the Secretary of Convention send letters conveying the resolves of this Convention concerning the need for lasting peace in the Korean Peninsula to the United States Senators from the State of New York, and to the Members of the United States House of Representatives representing the congressional districts that lie within the territory of this diocese.

Explanation: (Edited from the letter of the Bishops of Anglican Church of Korea to the Presiding Bishop at this year’s 79th General Convention)

Just several months ago the Korean Peninsula was thought to be nearing a war. At both the North-South Koreas and US-North Korea summits, a declaration for denuclearization and an agreement of peace on the Korean Peninsula were made. It is a historical turning point from the turmoil of the threat and conflict on the Korean Peninsula to negotiations for reconciliation and peace. At the US-North Korea Summit the two leaders signed a joint statement agreeing to security guarantees for North Korea, new peaceful relationship, reaffirmation of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and for follow-up negotiations between high-level officials. Now, the leaders of the U.S.A and South Korea and North Korea are trying to make a peace treaty concerning the unresolved conflicts of the Korean situation.

Especially in times like this when the Houses are sharply divided, it is imperative to let our representatives in the U. S. Government to know that the Peace Treaty should be supported regardless of one’s political party.

We believe God calls us to make all efforts to make peace in the Korean Peninsula. In 2007, with the help of the former Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schori, the Anglican Church of Korea, began a movement called “Toward Peace in Korea” (TOPIK). Over the past decade we have sent much needed assistance to the people of North Korea, and the church leaders along with Bishop Jefferts-Schori have made visits to North Korea. It is our hope and desire to see the day when we re-establish the Anglican Church in North Korea which had fifty-six churches and 30,000 members before the Korean War. We urge you and the whole Episcopal Church to continue in this important movement for peace on the Korean peninsula. We sincerely ask for your prayer and support in this important endeavor.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 21 Resolution 4 Shareholder Engagement with Gun Manufacturers

Submitted by: The Rev. Gideon L. K. Pollach and The Very Rev. Michael Sniffen, on behalf of the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission

Resolved, that because Jesus preached “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God,” Christians are called to work for peace in our congregations, communities, and world; and be it further

Resolved, that the 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island urges individuals, congregations, and institutions of the Diocese of Long Island to develop and implement a shareholder engagement plan by which dioceses, church organizations, and individual Episcopalians investing in the publicly traded stock of gun manufacturers and retailers could act to effect change in these companies through the practices of shareholder advocacy to do everything in their power to minimize lethal and criminal uses of their products, and be it further

Resolved, that the convention commend to the diocese the Mosbacher-Bennett Principles for Investors in the Gun Industry developed by the Do Not Stand Idly By Campaign, and be it further

Resolved, that the convention encourages individuals, congregations, and institutions of the Diocese of Long Island to work with the “Do Not Stand Idly By” Campaign, Long Island-CAN and Metro-IAF to develop a plan by which these principles may be offered for potential adoption by congregations and institutions of the diocese, and be it further

Resolved, that the convention call upon individuals, congregations, and institutions of the Diocese of Long Island to support victims of gun violence, to support gun safety education, and to encourage sound teaching on the ethic of Christian compassion and concern for the common good bearing on the issue of gun violence in the United States of America.

Explanation: (Submitted to the Secretary of Convention without explanation.)

Attachment: Mosbacher-Bennet Principles for Investors in the Gun Industry

22 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Principles for Gun Industry Investors

MOSBACHER-BENNETT PRINCIPLES FOR INVESTORS IN THE GUN INDUSTRY

The United States has by far the highest levels of gun-related deaths and crime of any developed nation; approximately 90 Americans lose their lives each day to bullet wounds. Investing in companies that make or sell guns in the U.S. market carries extraordinary ethical responsibilities. Every institutional or individual shareholder, lender, equity partner or other investor seeking profit from the manufacture or sale of firearms is obligated to use their investments to encourage gun-related companies to do everything in their power to minimize lethal and criminal uses of their products. Specifically, every investor has an obligation to:

1) Require, as a condition of investment, that companies make significant and measurable progress towards meeting standards of conduct in the following areas:

FOR GUN MANUFACTURERS: • Maintaining networks of secure, responsible sales outlets • Developing and marketing safer, less lethal guns, ammunition and accessories • Cooperating fully with law enforcement in reducing gun-related crime

FOR GUN RETAILERS: • Conducting background checks for all purchases • Minimizing theft and straw purchases • Educating and training consumers on gun storage and safety • Maintaining accurate records and cooperating fully with law enforcement For both manufacturers and retailers, these standards will exceed, in some cases, what is required by federal or state law.

2) Conduct regular, ongoing evaluation of gun-related companies’ progress and performance in these areas using objective data.

3) Establish timetables, deadlines, and performance expectations for gun manufacturers and retailers.

4) Terminate investments in companies that fail to meet these standards after a period of extended engagement.

5) Work strategically with other sectors to isolate bad actors in the gun industry and limit their ability to harm the profitability of responsible companies.

6) Sustain these efforts for the life of each gun-related investment, independent of the ebbs and flows of public and media attention to these matters.

Rabbi Joel Mosbacher and Pastor Anthony Bennett are co-chairpersons of Do Not Stand Idly By

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 23 Reports of Diocesan Corporations

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital

Deputation to the 79th General Convention

The Standing Committee

George Mercer Jr. Memorial School of Theology

George Mercer, Jr. Memorial School of Theology Library

The Cathedral of the Incarnation

Camp DeWolfe

Committee on Archives of the Diocese of Long Island

Diocesan Council Report to the Diocese of Long Island

Episcopal Ministries of Long Island

24 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Emergency Department Teaching Center

REPORT TO THE CONVENTION 2018

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is the only hospital providing emergency and ambulatory care to the densely populated, culturally and economically diverse, and medically underserved populations of the Rockaways and Five Towns in southern Queens County and southwestern Nassau County, New York. Celebrating over 110 years of community care, the 257-bed facility provides people of all faiths with comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services, regardless of ability to pay.

St. John’s is accredited by The Joint Commission’s Health Facilities Accreditation Program and is approved by the New York State Department of Health. The Hospital is a recipient of the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and has been recognized for healthcare quality by the AHA|ASA in the 2018 “Best Hospitals” Edition of US News & World Report!

Recently St, John’s has begun major renovations. First, Phase I of the Emergency Department Renovation and Expansion was completed August 2018. The hospital lobby, has also been under renovation, soon the lobby will be the new home to a 340b Pharmacy, Gift Shop and a new Prayer Room. In partnership with Ross University Medical Center, St. John’s received a grant to complete the construction on the Teaching Center that will be a state of the art teaching facility for residents.

St. John’s has also, with the help of local elected officials Councilmember Donovan Richards Jr., and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz received a capital grant totaling $4.2M to completing degut and renovate its Labor & Delivery Department which is expected to begin construction in 2019.

Everyday St. John’s works with the community to ensure outreach services across the peninsula to include behavioral health screening, screening for hypertension, asthma and diabetes, information on health insurance, social work and nutrition counseling, and the Speaker’s Bureau, which offers assistance to community organizations by arranging for doctors, nurses, social workers, pastors, nutritionists, and other healthcare professionals who conduct health education on topics such as childbirth and parenting, diabetes, asthma, hypertension, grieving, weight management and nutrition, osteoporosis, cholesterol management, substance abuse, scabies, exercise, aging, depression and emergency care. The hospital’s mobile health van offers Education on Wheels programs to support the community’s health initiatives and healthcare partners on the Peninsula. For more information visit us at www.ehs.org.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 25 A Report from the Deputation to the 79th General Convention of the Diocese of Long Island.

The following deputies and alternates were in Austin: The Rev’d Karen Davis-Lawson Mr. Brian Romero The Rev’d Hickman Alexandre Ms. Janice Commentz The Rev’d Steve Foster Dr. Frederick Gerbracht The Rev’d Canon Dr. Lynn Collins Ms. Valarie Crosdale The Rev’d David Sibley Mr. Antonius Heijmen The Rev’d Canon Juan Quevedo-Bosch Ms. Kathy Page.

The deputation worked tirelessly, attending long hours of committee meetings and hearings, as well as testifying and speaking on the floor at legislative sessions. Members of the deputation served on the following Legislative Bodies: The Rev’d Karen Davis-Lawson – Dispatch, The Rev’d Hickman Alexandre – Program, Budget and Finance, The Rev’d Canon Lynn Collins – Church Pension Fund, Mr. Brian Romero – Social Justice and US Policy, Dr. Ted Gerbracht – Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, Ms. Valarie Crosdale – Social Justice and International Policy. In Austin, we experienced the warmth – weather wise and from the people. We were reminded of the Holy Spirit in the form of the pigeons present with us on the floor of the House of Deputies. The food was excellent; we connected with old friends, and met and made new friends with sisters and brothers from across the country and world. This General Convention had some outward focused moments. We participated in a revival that was open to the greater community. Bishop’s United Against Gun Violence held a public witness in a park. Many of us were moved to tears by the words of the family of Carmen Schentrup, a teen killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings. The Schentrups attend St. Mary Magdalene in Coral Springs, Florida. They addressed the House of Bishops and Deputies, as well as the witness in the park. Another public witness happened at the Hutto Detention Facility. Over 1000 Episcopalians and friends offered prayers and listened to church leaders. The opportunity to have conversations with both the House of Deputies and Bishops holding joint sessions were a highlight of this Convention. Bishops Provenzano, Wolf and Ottley joined us on the floor as we participated in three TEConversations on Racial Reconciliation, Evangelism, and Care of Creation. The Church passed a ministry plan for the next triennium with attention to these three pillars that will guide our ministry over the next three years. Convention also approved a resolution intended to ensure equal access to marriage rites for same-sex couples in all dioceses of the church. If implemented by Diocesan Bishops in the manner intended by the General Convention, it should ensure that all same-sex couples in the Episcopal Church can marry in their home parish, subject to the consent of the Rector. There was significant discussion on the Book of Common Prayer, with our current 1979 version being memorialized and approval for work on expansive language to continue. The impact of the #metoo movement was prayerful placed in a liturgy at the beginning of General Convention and several resolutions were also passed dealing with the issues women face in the church. There was prayerful discussion around the Israel Palestine situation. A matter dear to the heart of Canon Quevedo-Bosch was the readmission of Cuba into the Episcopal Church. There was great joy on the floor when the House of Deputies unanimously voted to concur with the House of Bishops vote to readmit. The diocese is now part of Province II, the International Atlantic Province. General Convention elected Mr. Romero was elected to be the Province II lay representative to the Nomination Committee for the Election of a Presiding Bishop. Please visit the General Convention website www.generalconvention.org for a more complete report of the actions of the 79th General Convention and www.longislandgcnews.org for diocese specific content.

26 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Report of The Standing Committee to the 152nd Diocesan Convention October 2017-September 2018

The following is a report of the business of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Long Island.

1. Standing Committee Members: The Very Rev. Dr. Glenworth Miles, President, and Ms. Valarie H. Crosdale completed their eight years of service to the Standing Committee. The Rev. Lawrence Womack and Mrs. Veronica Hinkson were elected to the committee at the 151st Diocesan Convention. The officers elected at the November committee meeting were The Rev. Steve Foster, President; The Rev. David Sibley, Vice President, and Mrs. Ann McPartlin, Secretary. The other members are The Rev. Clare Nesmith, Mr. Magnus Thorstenn, and Mr. Roy Murphy. In June, 2018, Mrs. Veronica Hinkson submitted her letter of resignation as she retired and moved to South Carolina. This left two lay positions and one clergy position to be filled at the 152nd Convention.

2. Clergy Changes: The following changes were reported to The Standing Committee: 1. The Rev. David Mc Donald will retire from active ministry, as of 1/1/18. 2. The Rev. Canon Lloyd Anthony was appointed Interim of All Saints Church, Baldwin as of August 1, 2017. 3. The Rev. Marie Tatro’s position as the Bishop’s Vicar for Community Justice became full time, as of 9/11/17. 4. The Very Rev. Hickman Alexandre was appointed Priest-In-Charge of the Grace Church, Riverhead Campus, as of 10/9/17. 5. Letters of Dismissory accepted from the Diocese of New York for the Rev. Canon Patricia Sobers Mitchell as of 9/6/17. 6. Letters of Dismissory accepted from the Diocese of New York for the Rev. Canon Claire Woodley as of 8/31/17. 7. Rev. Brian Blayer was canonically transferred to the Diocese of Connecticut as of 12/5/2017. 8. The Rev. Matthew J. Oprendek was canonically transferred to the Diocese of New York, as of 1/25/18. 9. Letters of Dismissory accepted for Rev. Roger Joslin from the Diocese of Arkansas

3. Interviews/Ordinations: 1. Ms. Leandra Lambert was interviewed and approved for candidacy to the priesthood. Subsequently, Ms. Lambert was interviewed and approved for ordination to the Transitional Diaconate, and finally, the committee gave its consent for Ms. Lambert’s ordination to the Priesthood. 2. The Standing Committee approved the following Candidates for Ordination to the Diaconate: Mr. John Musco, Mr. Philome Previl, Mrs. Myldred Previl. 3. The Standing Committee interviewed and approved Mr. Adam Bucko for candidacy to the Priesthood. 4. The committee interviewed the Rev. Anthony Jones, who was previously ordained to the Diaconate, for ordination to the Priesthood.

4. Property Sales and Leases: The following property sales and leases were approved by The Standing Committee: 1. The sale of property belonging to the Diocese of Long Island located at 31 Wellington Road, Garden City, NY. 2. St. James Episcopal Church, St. James, New York: sale of part of its property located in Suffolk County, consisting of approximately of four acres of vacant land on North Country Road, St. James, New York. 3. St. Alban the Martyr: consent to St. Alban’s lease with Verizon Wireless for the rental of space on its property for the installation of a cell tower. 4. St. Gabriel’s, Brooklyn: consent to a loan from the Trustees of the Estate to enable St. Gabriel’s to purchase a one-family house located at 329 Hawthorne Street which is next door to the church. 1 of 2

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 27 5. St. Alban the Martyr: consent to a lease renewal for a period of 6 months. 6. St. Mark’s Medford: approval of a 2-year lease to the Little Peoples Child Care Center, Inc. 7. Christ Church, Manhasset: approval to sell its rights to 2 vacant cemetery plots that it owns back to Nassau Knolls Cemetery where they are located. 8. All Saints Sunnyside: approval of the extension of its lease of property to Q Studio Lab. 9. The Church of St. Mark, Brooklyn: consent to its lease of property to The Mercy Home for Children.

5. Consents: 1. The Diocese of Virginia: consent given for the election of a Bishop Suffragan who would be a third bishop in the Diocese. 2. The Diocese of the Rio Grande: consent given to election of The Rev. Canon Michael Buerkel Hunn as Bishop Diocesan. 3. The Diocese of Bethlehem: consent given to the election of The Rev. Canon Kevin D. Nichols as Bishop Diocesan. 4. The Diocese of Haiti: No consent given due to contested election of the Bishop Coadjutor.

This completes the business of The Standing Committee of The Diocese of Long Island.

Respectfully submitted,

Ann P. McPartlin Secretary

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28 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island The George Mercer Jr. Memorial School of Theology Report to the 152st Convention of the Diocese of Long Island

Mercer School programs, events and other activities are scheduled across two academic semesters, from September to June. In addition to offerings from the School of Theology, the School also provides meeting support services for congregations, diocesan organizations and outside groups on a space available and needs basis across a full calendar year. Visit us on any day of the week and you are likely to find an energizing mix of activities supporting a variety of ministries in support of One Diocese One Mission.

A major focus area for Mercer is the School for Ministry, which provides academic and spiritual formation to postulants for Holy Orders. Courses in Scripture, Church History, Theology, Liturgics and Homiletics are offered to support those preparing for ordained ministry as deacons or (in special situations) priests. During academic year 2017 – 2018 the School offered courses in Liturgics, Homiletics and Theological Reflection to three candidates who were ordained to the diaconate in September 2018. During Spring 2018 an academic preparation program was offered to nine postulants scheduled to begin academic formation at residential seminaries or at Mercer fall 2018. Over the summer the formal three-year program of the School for Ministry was revised, documented and communicated. The School “reopened” on Saturday, September 22. A program to support Children’s Faith Formation was offered on a limited basis through early fall 2018, when the part-time consultant resigned.

One-day workshops were offered in Safe Church and Eucharistic Visitation, as well as lay leadership training for Vestry & Wardens and Parish Treasurers. In 2018 we expanded these offerings to locations beyond the Garden City Center to address the need for localized educational opportunities. In addition, Mercer cooperated with a variety of other groups and organizations both within the Diocese and without, including hosting events of the Youth and Young Adult ministry of the Diocese, Episcopal Ministries of Long Island, parish vestry retreats, meetings of Episcopal Church Women (ECW), the Diocesan Altar Guild, and various meetings of Episcopal Health Services. Mercer also continues to underwrite such programs as Godly Play training, Education for Ministry and ChurchNext (a program of online courses for both laity and clergy).

Clergy continuing education offerings have been expanded in cooperation with the Canon for Ministry Support and the Bishop’s Office. The “First Tuesday” of each month is a clergy learning day at Mercer School with presentations in a small group setting. In addition, trainings and support for interim clergy and coaching opportunities have begun this Fall.

Mercer programs and offerings are described in our Fall 2018-2019 Program Catalog, which is available in both print and online versions. Published in early fall, the catalog provides further detail and registration instructions. As we are still actively planning additional offerings for next spring we anticipate publishing a supplement to the catalog in early 2018. Our website, accessible from the Diocesan website, has also been recently updated.

Respectfully submitted,

Diane Muscarella and Ted Gerbracht, Co-Directors September 30, 2018

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 29 George Mercer, Jr. Memorial School of Theology Library

Since the November 2017 convention the Mercer Library has added 31 new patrons and 485 new titles; during this time 219 items circulated. As of 25 September 2018, the library holds approximately 28,900 printed titles, and we have 75 e-books and 8 audiobooks. All of the titles can be searched through the public catalog: http://Mercer. tlcdelivers.com:8080.

The holdings of the library are primarily in theology, with an emphasis on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. The function of the library is to support the faculty and students of the George Mercer, Jr. Memorial School of Theology, and to a lesser degree the clergy and laity of the diocese. In collection development I have emphasized discernment, church management, Biblical Greek and Hebrew, child and youth ministry, preaching, Church history, diocesan history, and pastoral counseling.

Printed titles circulate through the librarian. E-books and audiobooks circulate using a patron’s library card number either through the public catalog or the e-book and audiobook catalog: http://mercerebooks.lib.overdrive. com/ .

This year in the library I have concentrated on the reference collection and the periodicals collection, weeding both of non-essential titles and transferring other titles to the circulating collection.

As discussed in the current convention report of the historiographer of the Diocese of Long Island, the Mercer Library holds some Diocese of Long Island Archives. As I am also the historiographer, the library serves as the reading room for the archives.

The library has contracted with Better World Books, which takes our duplicate and out-of-scope items and markets them for sale; this is good stewardship both of the earth and of the books, and it costs the library nothing. Since the last convention, I have sent BWB approximately 1,000 duplicate and out-of-scope books, the most part of which were from storage.

The library is open to all, and new patrons are always welcome. Persons wanting to access the collection are advised to contact the librarian in advance as the library space is often used for meetings. Note that use of the Archives is only by prior appointment with me.

Canon Charles Egleston, Librarian

30 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island

October 1st, 2018

Dear members of Convention, Greetings from the Cathedral!

As we celebrate the sesquicentennial of the diocese, the cathedral clergy and staff are fully engaged in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with all who visit the cathedral. The story of our diocese is an inspiring one, and the cathedral’s own history plays a unique role in it. The cathedral close, its buildings and grounds, represent the largest single gift ever given within the Episcopal Church. The generosity of this gift continues to shape and inspire all who visit here.

Neighbors, friends and strangers arrive at the cathedral for all sorts of reasons: to pray, play, serve, study, relax - as well as to worship, work and participate in the mysteries. All are touched by God’s abiding presence in this place. The architecture, the landscape and the hospitality of the local community all witness to the outpouring of God’s love in the Incarnation. This is a place to celebrate all that we are, and all the gifts God has lavishly bestowed upon the people of Long Island.

The cathedral is the bishop’s primary place to gather people, and during this year of celebration - we are hosting many new events on behalf of the bishop to strengthen and inspire you on your journey with Jesus. Please see our year-at-a-glance calendar on the cathedral website or pick up a copy at our convention booth. The cathedral is also the bishop’s “sending church,” and we are sending clergy, choir, musicians, art and artifacts to parishes across Long Island as we expand the cathedral’s spirit of service to the whole diocesan community.

In addition to gathering and sending people, we are also forming people for God’s work. We have created a new opportunity for intergenerational spiritual formation at the cathedral that we are calling Fellowship in Faith. The program utilizes all the facilities of the Mercer School on Sundays following our new Cathedral for Kids liturgy and provides creative spiritual programming for all ages. Fellowship in Faith includes art, movement, storytelling, scripture study, service opportunities and more. I would be glad to share information about how this program, or something like it, might work in your ministry setting. If you are ever free on a Sunday morning at 10am, come and experience it for yourself.

In his first address to convention as Bishop of Long Island, Bishop Burgess said, “…it is my hope that the Cathedral of the Incarnation may be fully recognized to be, as it actually is, the Cathedral of the Diocese.” We are working tirelessly to uphold our commitment to be a House of Prayer for Long Island. We are here for you as a place of connection, imagination and joy. You are always welcome, and I hope to see you soon!

Grace and Peace, The Very Rev. Michael T. Sniffen 13th Dean of the Cathedral

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 31 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Greetings from Wading River! Thank you for your participation in celebrating Camp DeWolfe’s 70th anniversary during 2017 - a year filled with celebrations and events to thank God for his continued provision.

During 2018, celebrations have continued in honoring the rich history and legacy of Camp DeWolfe, through an extensive historical research project. This included Governor Andrew C. Cuomo announcing in March 2018 that “Benson House” would be added to the National Register and State Register of Historic Places. Throughout WWII, Benson House was used as the location to make radio transmissions to the German government, passing along false information from captured Nazi spies and gathering counterintelligence.

Historic research continues and Camp DeWolfe has since welcomed more guests due to the interest and nature of this project, while hosting over 7000 guests annually - people from all walks of life, faith groups and Christian denominations - with the purpose of enjoying God’s natural setting, beach, grounds and spaces, for both day and overnight, year-round ecumenical and multi-purpose retreats and meetings.

Camp DeWolfe passed its reaccreditation with the American Camp Association and the summer camp community grew this year, with a larger young adult program. These young adults experienced a two-week intensive leadership training and then served young people throughout the summer. With more youth from Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties reuniting with camp friends, and making new friends, from across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Camp DeWolfe’s vision to be a diverse and inclusive community continued. The Christian Formation theme “Finding Our True Selves in Jesus”, part of the Christian Resources for Outdoor Ministries program, was incorporated into a variety of water and land activities, with a medieval and holy grail search twist, and the vision of developing leaders, in God’s purposeful and fun, outdoor community.

Additionally, the facilities and grounds of Camp DeWolfe were taken care of with projects which included the installation of the “Stations of the Cross” nature trail, a renovation of the HVAC systems in the DeWolfe Hall and Davis Dining Hall, new roofs on the St. Luke’s Chapel and DeWolfe Hall, new bathrooms and kitchens in Benson House and Retreat Lodge, and ongoing re-stabilization of the natural bluff on the Long Island Sound.

After another joy filled and faithful year at Camp DeWolfe, I would encourage you to visit in the upcoming year and be a part of what God is continuing to do through camp ministry, as part of our Episcopal tradition. There is no higher call than the sharing of our faith with others, of all ages, and it is our prayer that each of the youth who attends a summer program, and each guest who attends a retreat, know that they are deeply loved by God, and are each called to play a life-giving part in God’s redemptive mission in the world.

Sincerely yours in Christ, Matthew Tees Executive Director

32 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 2018 Convention Report of the Registrar and Historiographer

Registrar In 1870, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, the Rt. Rev. Abram N. Littlejohn, spoke of the great historical resources of the diocese and called for a registrar and historiographer, “a duly appointed custodian, empowered to collect and arrange all materials in any way useful for illustrating our ecclesiastical annals”. Appointed by Bishop Provenzano, the Registrar provides persons with certified copies of data from sacramental registers that are held in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Archives. A current list of sacramental register holdings is available by application to the Registrar. Following is a list of extinct missions and churches for which there is no known extant sacramental registers. The dates are the approximate range when the missions and churches existed. Missions and churches that hold these sacramental registers are asked to inform the Registrar so that an accurate inventory can be kept. Brooklyn Chapel of the Holy Cross (a.k.a. Santa Croce), corner of President and Van Brunt until November 1883; then Union Street, 1882-1884 (mission to Italian speakers) Church of the Atonement, 239 17th Street, Brooklyn, 1864-1982 Church of the Evangelists, Degraw Street, 1867-1872 Church of the Holy Comforter, 44 Debevoise Street, 1889-1918 – successor at this address is Holy Comforter Mission for Jews Church of the Holy Communion, Cypress Hills, 1869-1871 Church of the Holy Spirit, 81-71 Bay Parkway, Bensonhurst, 1886-; as of 2017 all sacramental registers previous to 1993 were reported missing by the Rev. Peter Lam Church of the Incarnation, Ormand Place, 1885-1889 Church of the Mediator, Ormand Place and Jefferson Street, 1869-1876 Church of the Redemption, Flatbush Avenue and Avenue J, 1906-1911 Church of the Reformation, Henry Street and Atlantic Avenue, 1847-1848 Holy Comforter Mission for Jews (also known as Holy Comforter House and House of the Holy Comforter), 44 Debevoise Street, 1923-ca. 1938 Holy Innocents Mission, last located at 1942 East Fifteenth Street; name and location changed in ca. 1912, when it became the Church of the Epiphany; records may be held by the Church of the Epiphany & St. Simon Redemption Mission, Flatbush 1906-ca. 1910 St. Andrew’s Church, New York Avenue and Herkimer Street, 1859-1873 St. Barnabas’ Church, Evergreen Avenue 1870-1902; only the 1881-1896 register is in the diocese. Other records said by the 1911 journal (p. 134) to have been turned over to Calvary Church, Brooklyn, a predecessor of Calvary & St. Cyprian’s Church St. David’s Mission, 118 Wycoff Avenue then in 1893 at Knickerbocker Avenue, 1891-1894; registers said to be transferred to St. Mark’s Church, Adelphi Street. The St. Mark’s Church records are held in the Diocesan Archives in the records of the Church of St. Michael and St. Mark, but an examination of these records finds no St. David’s Mission registers 1 of 3

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 33 St. James’ Church, 3rd Street near Grand Avenue, Williamsburg, 1846-ca. 1856 (African-American) St. John’s Church, North 4th and 6th Street, Williamsburg, 1851-1868 St. Margaret’s Mission (Italian), Van Brunt near President Street, 1874-1907 St. Margaret’s Chapel (also known as St. Jude’s Chapel), 42nd Street near Fort Hamilton Avenue, 1903-1931 St. Matthias’ Church, Sheepshead Bay, 1895-1914; succeed in the worship space by Emmanuel Church, Sheepshead Bay St. Paul’s Free Church (a.k.a. “St. Paul’s Church”), Pearl and Concord Streets, Brooklyn, 1833-1839 St. Paul’s Church, Penn Street and Marcy Avenue, Williamsburg, 1847-1885 St. Paul’s Mission, Carroll & Columbia Street, 1874 St. Simon’s Church, Avenue M and E 29th Street, 1911; merged with Church of the Epiphany on January 19, 1971; the Church of the Epiphany & St. Simon may hold sacramental records, St. Stephen’s Church, Patchen Avenue, corner of Jefferson Avenue, 1867; on November 14, 1954 merged with St. Martin’s Church; sacramental records may be held by St. Stephen & St. Martin’s Church St. Thomas’ Church, Bridge Street between Myrtle Avenue and Johnson Street, 1843-1853 Trinity Church, 131 Arlington Avenue, East New York, 1850-1980 Queens Chapel, Willets Point Church of the Annunciation, Glendale Mission, Oceanus (Rockaway Beach) Mission, Union Course (Woodhaven) St. David’s, Ozone Park St. James’ Church, Ozone Park St. John’s Memorial, Ivanhoe Park; said to be with registers of the Church of the Annunciation, Glendale St. Martin’s, Hollis St. Matthew’s Mission, Steinway, Queens, 1893-1896 St. Paul’s Church, Richmond Hill Circle Town Farm Mission, Flushing Nassau All Saints, Lawrence (1924-1927); any extant sacramental registers may be held by Trinity-St. John’s Church, Hewlett Cathedral School of St. Mary, Garden City, 1891-1990 Cathedral School of St. Paul, Garden City, 1877-1990; only the sacramental register book for the period 1886-1925 is held in the Cathedral of the Incarnation safe Grace Church, Long Beach, 1880-1907 Mission, Cedarhurst (1905-1907?), sacramental Trinity-St. John’s Church, Hewlett, may hold registers Mission, Central Park (Bethpage); this mission might be identified with Grace Chapel, Massapequa, the name of which was changed to “St. Christopher’s Chapel” in 1953 St. George’s Church, Syosset St. Mary’s Church, Hempstead Harbor (1836) Suffolk All Saints Memorial, Montauk (Silver Dolphin) Chapel, Cutchogue Church of the Testimony of Jesus, St. Johnland, Kings Park, extant ca. 1912 St. Andrew’s, HuntingtonSt. Edmund the Martyr, Southold, 1966-1977 2 of 3

34 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Historiographer Appointed annually by Bishop Provenzano, the historiographer collects significant documents related to the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and transmits them to the Archives for permanent safekeeping. Included documents are journals of convention, diocesan periodicals, files on individual churches and missions, as well as the records of the Bishop, of the Standing Committee, of the Trustees of the Estate Belonging to the Diocese of Long Island, of the Diocesan Council, and other entities of the Diocese of Long Island. All parishes are requested to furnish the historiographer with copies of charters and acts of incorporation. All missions and parishes, as well as parish societies and organizations, may deliver to the historiographer papers, documents, and books of historical interest and the historiographer will deposit them in the Archives for permanent safe-keeping.

I completed two canonically mandated clerical registers in 2018. In one is recorded in detail brief biographical information and consecration information on every bishop who has served in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island from 1868 to the present. The other lists all presbyters and deacons whose names are found in journals of convention from 1868 to 2007. Copies of these registers are available by application.

Thanks to the support of the Episcopal Church Women of the diocese and Director of Communication Denise Fillion, in 2018 many films of a historic nature relating to the Diocese of Long Island have been reformatted into digital versions. There are videos from the 1980s and 1990s and two profiles of the diocese narrated by Milton Cross: We Follow (1939) and The Church at Work (1940).

The bulk of the existing diocesan papers of extinct churches and missions have been completed, and I am continuing to process and re-house in the Archives the papers of existing churches and missions.

Two projects completed in 2018 relate to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Long Island. A Queen Anne Book of Common Prayer, printed in 1701 and presented to “the Church of Jamaica” by the royal governor in October 1703 has been conserved and rebound. The humidification chamber of the Diocese of Long Island Archives was remodeled this summer; the first items placed in it for conservation were the election materials for Bishop Littlejohn.

On Sunday, 11 February 2018, for Black History Month at Brooklyn’s St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, I exhibited the 1790-1835 sacramental registers of St. Ann’s Church, Brooklyn, with particular focus on African-Americans in the registers; my thesis that the marriages of African-Americans in the period 1800-1807 are important records for the struggle for civil rights was affirmed by my co-presenter Professor Craig Wilder of M.I.T. In March I reprised my talk for the Episcopal Church Women Quiet Day, which was held at the Mercer School of Theology.

In June 2018, at the urging of the Rev. Charles Schnabel, I began to record oral history from persons in the Diocese of Long Island. The initial targeted strategy is to focus on the retired clergy of the diocese. I will save the both the oral history recordings and transcripts of them in the Diocese of Long Island Archives.

I am grateful to the Mercer School’s Director of Academic Programs Ted Gerbracht and Director of Operations Diane Muscarella for furnishing work areas, equipment, and supplies to me, and for allowing the library at Mercer to be used as a reading room for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Archives.

Canon Charles Egleston, Registrar and Historiographer 3 of

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 35 Diocesan Council Report to the 152nd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

There were five regularly scheduled meetings of Diocesan Council between December 2017 and October 2018. The following is a summary of actions taken at each meeting: January 11, 2018 • Elected the Vice-President • Elected the Secretary • Received the Treasurer’s report • Approved housing resolution for the Rev. Canon Claire Woodley April 19, 2018 • Received the Treasurer’s report • Received correspondence from The Episcopal Church Office of the Treasurer acknowledging receipt of the commitment from the Diocese of Long Island for $418,444.00 to the Budget in 2018 June 14, 2018 • Received the Treasurer’s report • Newly appointed members welcomed • Approved housing resolution for the Rev. Canon Suzanne Culhane • Members appointed to Nominating Committee September 13, 2018 • Received the Treasurer’s report • Received correspondence from the 79th General Convention to be forwarded to the 152nd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island October 11, 2018 • Received the Treasurer’s report • Adopted 2019 Ministry Plan for presentation to Convention • Approved 2018 and 2019 Housing Resolutions for the Rev. Joshua Samuel • Received 2019 Clergy Compensation Guidelines for presentation to Convention • Received the Nominating Committee’s report

Submitted by, The Rev. Karen Davis-Lawson Secretary

36 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Report to the 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island

In March, Episcopal Ministries hosted a summit focused on the topic of building community which is the foundation of our work. Throughout the event, participants learned to consider their call to ministry through the lens of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) which is an approach used to discern gifts and strengths, uncover opportunities and build social networks that are centered around common goals and community aspirations. The Garden at St Francis in North Bellmore is an excellent example of a highly successful asset-based community development project. In 2011, the congregation identified their valuable assets as their physical property. They also discovered that there were several individuals motivated to use their gifts of gardening for a greater good. They became inspired to create a vegetable garden which would provide healthy food for people in need. Over the past seven years, they have donated fresh, organic produce to a local food pantry, set up a farm stand, built a labyrinth and developed a children’s garden to welcome, engage and care for their community. Another strong example of the way EMLI supports an asset-based approach to engaging church and community to work together is seen through the development of the North Brooklyn Angel’s Angelmobile. This state-of-the- art food truck uses the tag line “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”. The evolution of this ministry idea came after much time in listening and learning from neighbors to discover that their neighborhood was filled with people who wanted to work together to fight hunger, food insecurity, and poverty. The Angelmobile became the vehicle, literally and figuratively, to bring different faiths, community groups and neighbors together for this common mission. After just one year on the road, the Angelmobile is serving 1,000 meals every week. And the community collaborations are leading to new avenues of ministry that go beyond fighting hunger. Episcopal Ministries is proud to have provided the initial funding to help both the Garden and the Angelmobile become a reality. We are working hard to cultivate, nurture and develop strong relationships within our diocese and we appreciate that projects which are asset-based are stronger and more impactful, but can also be time- dependent and complex. Our call is to live into this work by supporting the process of prayerful discernment. We also foster collaborations that connect people according to shared goals and ambitions. EMLI supported St. Francis when they convened a special “Growing to Give Forum for Gardeners” which brought together a community of gardeners from across the diocese to learn from one another. The event also made it possible for St. Francis to engage a cross-section of community partners as well as the leading Episcopal Church “Agrarian Minister”, Brian Sellers Petersen, author of Harvesting Abundance, who aptly delivered the message centered around care of creation. EMLI continues to help parishes explore their gifts and support their communities by offering consultation, coaching and grant workshops. Parish Mission Grants provide the necessary resources to launch or expand innovative ministries that respond to the longings of those who live and work in the local community. 1 of 2

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 37 We have been blessed to witness the growth and evolution of many ministries which were funded and are impacting the lives of countless people on our island. At the St. Michael and All Angels Ministry Center in Seaford, many families are benefitting by receiving valuable baby supplies, diapers, formula and other toiletry items that allow families to stay healthy and well. In Brooklyn, Bushwick Abby hosts a program inspired by UNICEF called “Refugees Welcome Dinners” to provide a place for refugees, immigrants and asylum-seekers to come together with members of their new communities to foster new relationships and a sense of belonging. A community of farmworkers and day laborers is finding a new home with Rural and Migrant Ministry at the new Diocesan Ministry Center at Grace Riverhead. Through their worker council, Rural and Migrant Ministry is nurturing leaders and standing with the disenfranchised to change unjust systems for farmworkers and their families. EMLI is grateful to stand with them. EMLI continues its longtime support of Camp DeWolfe to ensure that young people have the opportunity to deepen their relationship with God amid the natural beauty and with guidance from the faithful staff of the Camp. The lived community experience is ever present at Camp DeWolfe where a great many children and young adults come together to grow as Christians. Your contributions to Episcopal Ministries make this work possible. You are an integral part of all of these ministries and so, together we are doing God’s work in our world. Thank you for your contributions and your ongoing support of our work in the world.

Respectfully submitted, Mary Beth Welsh, Executive Director 2 of

38 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island TO: All Clerical and Lay Delegates DATE: October 18, 2018

FROM: The Rev. Karen Davis-Lawson, Secretary of Convention

SUBJECT: Committee on Voter Qualifications (Rules of Order) Concerning Qualifications of Delegates and Parishes to Vote at Diocesan Convention

In accordance with the Rules of Order adopted in November 2015 the “Committee on Voter Qualifications shall examine all audit certificates, parochial reports, delegate certificates, Church Pension Fund assessments and the like in order to make recommendations to the Convention as to the right of any delegate or parish wishing to have a right to vote at Convention.” The Committee “shall submit its reports to the Convention recommending the seating or rejection of each delegate or parish wishing to have the right to vote at convention to the extent such is permitted by the Canons of the Church or of this Diocese.” (Rules of Order Part III, Rule 1(c) and Part IV, Rule 2(d).)

The Diocesan Canons provide the following with respect to: Delegate Certificates: “The Secretary of the Convention shall prepare a list of Delegates, Alternates, and Youth Delegates and place it before the Convention on the first day of its meeting. Irregular or defective certificates and certificates and documents relating to contested seats shall be reported by the Secretary of the Convention when organized, for its action. He shall also read at this time the list of delinquent Churches, Congregations, and Missions reported to or by the Bishop under these Canons.” (Title II, Canon 4, Section II(c).)

Parochial Reports: “Whenever any Parish, Congregation, or Mission shall be in default by more than sixty (60) days in filing the Parochial Report required by the National Canons and by this Canon, the Bishop shall report such Parish, Congregation, or Mission to the Convention and such Parish, Congregation, or Mission shall thereby forfeit its seat and right to vote of its elected Lay Delegates and Alternates to the Convention. Such right may be restored to a Parish, Congregation, or Mission, however, upon application to the Convention after filing all reports as to which it may be in default and on such terms as shall appear just.” (Title V, Canon 2, Section III.)

Audits: “Whenever any Parish, Congregation, or Mission shall be in default in filing the certificate of audit, the Bishop or Ecclesiastical Authority shall report such Parish or Mission to the Convention, and such Parish or Mission shall thereby forfeit its seat and right to vote of its elected Lay Delegates and Alternates to the Convention. Such right may be restored, however, upon application to the Convention after filing all reports as to which it may be in default and upon such terms as shall appear just.” (Title V, Canon 2, Section III.)

Accordingly, a list of delinquent delegate certificates, parochial reports and audits together with the Church Pension Fund’s “Assessment Arrears Report” will be provided to the Committee on Voter Qualifications following which will make its recommendations at the opening of the Convention based on their examination of this material. Delegates are encouraged to ascertain that their congregations have complied with all the reporting requirements prior to coming to Convention.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 39 Committee on Voter Qualifications (Delinquencies) as of October 26, 2018

DELEGATE CERTIFICATES Brooklyn Queens Nassau Suffolk Christ Church, Bay Ridge St. James, Elmhurst Christ Church, Garden City Christ Church, Brentwood Iglesia de la Santa Cruz St. George’s, Flushing St. James of Jerusalem, Long Beach Church of the Messiah, Islip St. Augustine’s St. Gabriel’s, Hollis St. John’s, Oakdale All Saints’, Woodhaven St. Mary’s, Shelter Island St. Paul’s, Woodside St. John’s, Southampton

PAROCHIAL REPORTS BROOKLYN QUEENS NASSAU SUFFOLK Iglesia de la Santa Cruz Christ Church, Garden City Christ Church, Babylon St Michaels & All Angels, Seaford St John’s, Fishers Island St Andrew’s, Saltaire

Audit Reports BROOKLYN QUEENS NASSAU SUFFOLK Grace Church Redeemer, Astoria St Thomas, Bellerose St Thomas’, Amagansett Holy Spirit All Saints’, Bayside St John’s, Cold Spring Harbor Christ Church, Babylon Iglesia De La Santa Cruz All Saints’, Woodhaven St Elisabeth, Floral Park St Peter’s, Bay Shore Nativity St James, Elmhurst St John’s, Lynbrook Messiah, Central Islip St Augustine’s St George’s, Flushing Christ Church, Garden City St John the Baptist, Center Moriches St John’s Resurrection, Kew Gardens St Paul’s, Glen Cove St John’s, Fishers Island St Luke & St Matthew St Paul’s, Woodside St Michael & All Angels, Seaford Emmanuel, Great River St Phillip’s, Decatur St All Saints’, LIC/Sunnyside Grace, Massapequa Holy Trinity, Greenport St Paul’s, Carroll St Holy Trinity, Valley Stream St Mary’s, Hampton Bays St Paul’s, Flatbush St Mark’s, Islip St John’s, Oakdale Christ Church, Port Jefferson St Andrew’s, Saltaire St John’s, Southampton

40 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island PRIOR YEAR ARREARS Audit Parochial Report BROOKLYN Iglesia De La Santa Cruz 2016 2016 Emmanuel 2016 Nativity 2016

QUEENS Sunnyside, All Saints 2016 Springfield Gardens 2016

NASSAU Carle Place, St Mary’s 2016 Farmingdale, St Thomas 2016 Garden City, Christ Church 2016 Plainview, St Margaret 2016

SUFFOLK Lake Ronkonkoma, St Mary’s 2016 2013 Medford, St Mark’s 2016 Central Islip, Messiah 2016 2016

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 41 Rules of Order of the Convention of the Diocese of Long Island

Part I. Matters Occurring Prior to the Convention.

RULE 1. Reports Presented to the Convention. All reports of Diocesan Corporations, Diocesan Institutions, Governing Boards, Committees, Officers, etc. to be presented to the Convention as required by the Diocesan Canons or otherwise shall be transmitted to the Secretary of the Convention not later than six (6) weeks prior to the date of the Convention in every year. The Secretary of the Convention shall cause the same to be reproduced and mailed to every Delegate to the Convention and all persons holding any office or trust under the Convention not less than two (2) weeks prior to the date of the Convention as part of the Pre-convention Journal.

RULE 2. Submission of Resolutions. All resolutions to be considered for action by the Convention must be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Convention not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the Convention and must be signed by a Delegate to the Convention. On the expiration of the time for submitting resolutions to the Secretary of the Convention, the Secretary of the Convention by direction of the President of the Convention shall transmit to the Committee on Miscellaneous Business or such other appropriate Committee or Commission of Convention all resolutions submitted to the Secretary of the Convention after such date, but no such resolution shall be proposed for action by the Convention except upon a motion for the suspension of the Rules of Order duly passed.

Part II. General Regulations.

RULE 1. Admission to the Convention. The Bishops of the Church, Clergy from other Dioceses, Professors and Students of Theology in the Church, and all persons holding any office or trust under the Convention, if not members, shall be admitted to sittings of the Convention. Seats on the platform shall be occupied by officers of the Convention or their representatives, by Bishops, and by such other persons as by special vote of the Convention shall be so authorized.

RULE 2. Admission to the Convention During Balloting. No person, other than legally elected Delegates to the Convention and all persons holding any office or trust under the Convention, or such persons as may be approved by the President as necessary to the immediate business of the Convention, shall be permitted to appear on the floor of the Convention during a period of balloting by the Convention for all elective offices.

RULE 3. Visitors and Other Observers. There may be an area of the Convention meeting room designated by the President for visitors and other observers. This area shall not be considered as a part of the Convention Floor.

RULE 4. Hours of Business. The hours of each day’s session shall be as set forth in the Pre-convention Journal, unless otherwise ordered by the Convention by direction of the President. Each session shall begin and conclude with prayer.

RULE 5. Distribution of Printed Matter. No printed matter of any kind shall be distributed at the Convention or placed on the seats of Delegates except by the authority of the President of the Convention, but this prohibition shall not apply to the report of a Committee or Commission of Convention, or to any paper or other document presented to and accepted by the Convention or printed by its authority.

42 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island RULE 6. Unanimous Consent. By unanimous consent any action may be taken that is not in contravention of any provision of the Constitution or the Canons of the Church or the Diocese.

RULE 7. New Business. All new business introduced, except such as may accompany and form a part of the report of a Diocesan Corporation, Diocesan Institution, Governing Board, Committee, Officer, Committee, or Commission of Convention, shall be in writing and as a motion or resolution in complete form for adoption with the name of the mover appended. Such new business shall at once be referred to an appropriate Committee or Commission of Convention. It shall be the duty of such Committee or Commission to which such resolutions and motions have been referred to report them to the Convention in the order of their reference. Convention shall take action only on the report of such Committee or Commission unless the Convention shall otherwise order.

RULE 8. Suspension of Rules. Any Rule of Order may be suspended by the vote of not less than two thirds (2/3) of the Delegates present. Any new matter introduced during such suspension may be explained by the mover in a statement of not more than five minutes, but otherwise shall not be subject to debate or action until after report from the appropriate Committee or Commission of Convention.

RULE 9. Amendment of Rules of Order. No proposed amendment of the Rules of Order shall be considered by the Convention unless it shall have been printed in the Pre-convention Journal and mailed as provided in Part I, Rule 1 of these Rules of Order. If such amendment were adopted by a majority vote of the Convention, it shall lie over to consideration until the next annual Convention when, if again adopted by a majority vote, the Rules of Order shall be amended accordingly. If such amendment were adopted by unanimous vote of the Convention or by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of both Orders taken separately, the amendment shall take effect immediately.

Part III. Order of Business.

RULE 1. Organization for Business. At the opening of each Convention, the President shall take the chair after which the Order of Procedure shall be as follows:

(a) Roll Call Card. Every Delegate, Clerical or Lay, shall file with the Secretary of the Convention a record of attendance on a “Roll Call Card” to be supplied by the Secretary of the Convention so that the names of all present may be recorded in the Diocesan Journal.

(b) Determination of Quorum. In order for the Convention to conduct business, a quorum must be present. A quorum shall consist of at least sixty (60) Clergy entitled to vote in the Convention, and Lay Delegates from at least sixty (60) Parishes entitled to vote in the Convention. The Secretary of the Convention shall ascertain the presence of a quorum of Clergy of the Diocese and Parishes entitled to representation, and report this to the President of the Convention. If there be any irregular or defective certificates, and certificates and documents referring to contested seats, these shall be reported to the Convention, which shall decide on the admission of the Delegates named therein after submission of the report of the Committee on Voter Qualifications.

(c) Report of Committee on Voter Qualifications. The Secretary of Convention shall present the report of the Committee on Voter Qualifications.

(d) Order of Business. A quorum being present, the President shall declare the Convention organized for business, which shall proceed in the following order:

(i) Appointment of Parliamentarian. The President of Convention shall appoint a Parliamentarian for the good order of the Convention.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 43 Appointments of Tellers of Elections. The President of Convention shall appoint from members of the Clergy Canonically Resident in the Diocese, and Laity domiciled in the Diocese, Tellers of Elections (one Delegate each from the Clergy and Laity for each ballot box used). Upon direction of the President, the Secretary of Convention may appoint additional Delegate tellers to count the ballots who need not be Delegates to the Convention in order that the official tellers may not be obliged to absent themselves from the business of the Convention while the ballots are being counted.

(iii) Reading of Minutes. The minutes of the prior Convention as printed in the Diocesan Journal shall be read and approved, but the requirement to read such minutes may be dispensed with upon order of the Convention as directed by the President.

(iv) Unfinished Business. If the business of the Convention shall not have been completed on the first or any succeeding day of session, the first business on each succeeding day shall be the matter under consideration at the time of adjournment on the preceding day and thereafter the matters which were not reached on the preceding day, in the order prescribed in these Rules of Order.

(v) Reports of Diocesan Corporations and Diocesan Institutions. (A) The Standing Committee (B) The Diocesan Council (C) The Board of Managers of Camp DeWolfe (D) The Cathedral of the Incarnation (E) Episcopal Charities (F) The Mercer School of Theology (G) The Trustees of the Estate (H) Episcopal Health Services

(vi) Report of the Secretary of Convention. The Secretary of Convention shall report on communications received by him or her for the Convention, or on business unfinished at the last Convention. Introduction and reference shall be made to Committees on Miscellaneous Business or on Canons of any resolutions not in the Pre-convention Journal which are either (A) included in the report, printed and previously distributed, either of a Committee or Commission of the Convention, or (B) relating to or embodying a recommendation contained in the Bishop’s Address.

(vii) Reports of Committees. (A) On Canons (B) On Miscellaneous Business (C) Other Committees and Commissions of the Convention (D) On Dispatch of Business (E) On the Bishop’s Address (which shall be in order at any time after the Bishop’s Address)

(viii) Report of Treasurer.

(ix) Elections as Required by Canon. (A) The Secretary of Convention (B) Assistant Secretary or Secretaries of Convention (who shall be nominated by the Secretary of Convention) (C) The Treasurer of Convention (D) Assistant Treasurer or Treasurers of Convention (who shall be nominated by the Treasurer of Convention)(E) The Historiographer

44 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island (F) The Standing Committee (G) The Diocesan Council (H) The Board of Managers of Camp DeWolfe (I) The Cathedral of the Incarnation (J) Episcopal Charities (K) The Mercer School of Theology (L) The Trustees of the Estate (M) The Ecclesiastical Court (N) Delegates to Provincial Synod (O) Provisional Delegates to Provincial Synod (P) Delegates to the General Convention (Q) Provisional Delegates to General Convention (R) Family Consultation Service (S) Diocesan Review Committee

(x) Appointments to Diocesan Corporations and Institutions. The President shall appoint from members from the Clergy Canonically Resident in the Diocese, and Laity domiciled in the Diocese, to any Diocesan Corporation or Institution as provided by the Canons of the Church or this Diocese.

(xi) Appointments to Committees. For the next meeting of the Annual Convention the President shall appoint from members of the Clergy Canonically Resident in the Diocese, and Laity domiciled in the Diocese, to the following Committees: (A) On Canons (B) On Dispatch of Business (C) On Miscellaneous Business

(xii) The Bishop’s Address. The Bishop’s Address shall be in order at any time.

(xiii) Reports of other Bishops. Reports of the Bishop Coadjutor and of the Bishop Suffragan and the Assistant Bishop if so requested by the Bishop.

(xiv) Resolutions and References and Motions.

(xv) The Holy Eucharist. The Holy Eucharist shall be in order at any time.

Part IV. Convention Committees.

RULE 1. Establishment of Convention Committees. To facilitate its work, the Convention may from time to time establish such committees with such duties as it may determine, and, unless otherwise stated, the President shall appoint members thereto, as provided in the following Rule 2.

RULE 2. Committees. There shall be the following Committees of Convention:

(a) Canons. The duties of the Committee on Canons are to consider and report on all matters appearing in the Pre-convention Journal or introducing in Convention referred to it by the Bishop. Its membership shall be four (4) Clerical Members, four (4) lay persons of the Diocese, and the Chancellor, ex officio, each member to serve for four (4) years with one (1) Clerical Member and one (1) lay person to be appointed at each Annual Convention.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 45 (b) Dispatch of Business. The duties of the Committee on the Dispatch of Business are to arrange and facilitate the manner of conducting the business of Convention. Such Committee shall always be entitled to the floor of Convention on business pertaining to that Committee. Its membership shall be the chairperson of the Committee on Canons, ex officio, the chairperson of the Committee on Miscellaneous Business, ex officio, the Chancellor, ex officio, the Secretary of Convention, ex officio, and nine (9) other persons appointed by the Bishop from the Clerical Members and Lay persons of the Diocese.

(c) Miscellaneous Business. The duties of the Committee on Miscellaneous Business are to consider and report on all matters appearing in the Pre-convention Journal or introduced in Convention referred to it by the Bishop. Such Committee shall receive and consider all resolutions except resolutions on matters coming under the purview of an appropriate Committee or Commission of Convention, and except resolutions of Committees accompanying Committee reports recommending action of the Convention. The Committee on Miscellaneous Business shall submit its report to the Convention recommending the adoption or rejection of each resolution proposed, or the adoption of any such resolution as amended or substituted by such Committee. A copy of the report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Business shall be mailed by the Secretary of the Convention to each Delegate as part of the Pre-convention Journal. Its membership shall be four (4) clerical members and four (4) lay persons of the Diocese, each to serve for four (4) years with one (1) clerical member and one (1) lay person to be appointed at each Annual Convention.

(d) On Voter Qualifications. The duties of the Committee on Voter Qualifications are to consider and report on all matters pertinent to the qualifications of Delegates and Parishes wishing to have the right to vote at Convention. Prior to the opening of Convention it shall examine all audit certificates, parochial reports, and delegate certificates, in order to make recommendations to the Convention as to the right of any Delegate or Parish wishing to have a right to vote at Convention. The Committee on Voter Qualifications shall submit its report to the Convention recommending the seating or rejection of each Delegate or Parish wishing to have the right to vote at Convention to the extent such is permitted by the Canons of the Church or of this Diocese. Its membership shall be the chairperson of the Committee on Canons, the chairperson of the Committee on Miscellaneous Business, the chairperson of the Committee on Dispatch of Business, the Chancellor, the Secretary of Convention, and the Treasurer of Convention.

(e) Membership, Term and Vacancies. The term of office of each Committee member shall continue to the close of the Convention which shall sit in the member’s last year of service, and thereupon the successor’s term shall begin. The Bishop shall fill by appointment any vacancy in any Committee caused by resignation, death, or inability to act.

Part V. Decorum and Debate.

RULE 1. Robert’s Rules. Except when in conflict with the Constitution or Canons of the Church or of this Diocese or any Rule of Order herein contained, the latest edition of “Robert’s Rules of Order” shall govern the interpretation of these Rules of Order and the procedure to follow.

RULE 2. Resolutions to be Seconded and in Writing. No resolution shall be considered as before Convention unless seconded and reduced to writing and signed by the mover, whose name shall be entered in the Diocesan Journal.

RULE 3. Order of Amendments. All amendments shall be considered in the order in which they are received. When a proposed amendment is under consideration, a motion to amend the same may be made.

RULE 4. Withdrawal of Motion or Resolution. The mover may withdraw a motion or resolution at any time before decision or amendment, in which case it shall not be entered upon the Minutes.

46 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island RULE 5. Respect for President and Scope of Debate. When any Delegate is about to speak, he or she shall, with due respect, address himself or herself to the President, and in speaking confine himself or herself to the point in debate.

RULE 6. Limit on Debate. No Delegate shall speak more than twice in the same debate without leave of the Convention (except the mover, who is entitled to reply).

RULE 7. Transgression of Rules. If any Delegate in speaking or action transgresses the Rules of Order of the Convention, the President shall call him or her to order, and he or she shall immediately take his or her seat, unless permitted by the Convention to explain or proceed in order.

RULE 8. Motion, Debate, Vote, Priority. The following motions shall have priority in order listed. The mover cannot interrupt a Delegate who has the floor, he or she must be recognized, and the motion must be seconded.

(a) To Adjourn or to Recess - not debatable, majority vote (b) To Lay on the Table or to Table - not debatable, majority vote (c) To Move the Previous Question, or Limit or Extend Debate - not debatable, amendable as to time if specified, two thirds (2/3) vote (d) To Postpone to a Time Certain - debatable, amendable, majority vote (e) To Commit or Recommit to a Committee - debatable, amendable, majority vote (f) To Amend or to Substitute - debatable, amendable, majority vote (g) To Postpone Indefinitely - debatable, not amendable, majority vote (h) To Suspend the Rules or Take up Business Out of Order - not debatable, two thirds (2/3) vote (i) To Divide the Question - not debatable, majority vote (j) To Reconsider - must be made on the day the vote is taken, may not be reconsidered more than once, must be moved and seconded by ones who voted in the majority on the first decision, debatable, two thirds (2/3) vote

RULE 9. Balanced Budget. No motion to amend the budget shall be entertained that would cause the budget to be out of balance with known pledges and estimated other receipts unless there is included in the motion to amend a provision for maintaining a budget balanced against known pledges and estimated other receipts. Such motion shall be in writing.

Part VI. Committee of the Whole.

RULE 1. Committee of the Whole. Whenever so ordered, the Convention may go into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of any matter. The President shall designate some member of the Convention to act as Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole, which, when in session, shall be governed by these rules as adapted by the Chairperson, subject to appeal to the Committee, and also to the following provisions:

(a) Motion to Rise. A motion to rise and to report to the Convention, with or without request for leave to sit again, may be made at any time, and shall take precedence of all other motions, and shall be decided without debate. No such motion once made shall be renewed until further proceeding shall have been had in the Committee of the Whole.

(b) Motion to Vote at a Designated Time. A motion that a vote upon any pending proposition shall be taken at some designated time may be made and be disposed of without debate at any time, but as before provided a motion to report to the Convention shall take precedence.

152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island 47 Motion to Lay on the Table. No motion to lay on the table shall be entertained.

RULE 2. Motion for Committee of the Whole to Sit Again. No debate shall be allowed in the Convention of any motion to permit the Committee of the Whole to sit again. Requests for such permission shall take precedence of all other business, and the motion thereof shall be put to vote immediately without reference.

Part VII. Elections and Voting.

RULE 1. Voting of Members. Every Delegate to Convention present shall vote whenever a question is put, unless excused by the Convention. The votes shall be taken by ayes and nays.

RULE 2. Voting by Convention. In all elections other than a vote by Orders, a simple majority of votes shall be necessary for election, with a majority of Delegates voting. In the event that more candidates receive a majority than there are offices to be filled, those candidates receiving the highest majorities shall be declared elected to each office. In each case, additional ballots shall be taken if needed until the offices in question are filled. The Secretary of the Convention, assisted by tellers appointed by the President of the Convention, shall have charge of the counting of the ballots. Defective and blank ballots are invalid. A ballot cast for less than the number of offices or seats to be filled shall not be deemed to be defective. After the ballots have been given to the voters, the Convention at the request of any Delegate may vote to take a five-minute recess before casting the ballot.

RULE 3. Vote by Orders. A vote by Orders shall always be taken whenever required by the Constitution or Canons of the Church or of the Diocese. A vote by Orders may also be called for by ten (10) Delegates to Convention. In all stated elections where a vote by Orders is required, a concurrent majority of both clerical and lay votes shall be necessary for election, with a majority of both Orders voting. In the event that more candidates receive a majority in both Orders than there are offices to be filled, those candidates receiving the highest concurrent majorities shall be declared elected to each office.

RULE 4. Vote by Certain Officers. The Convention Secretary, Diocesan Treasurer, Diocesan Chancellor, and Diocesan Registrar, whether clergy or lay, elected or appointed, shall be entitled to vote at all Convention elections and on all questions put to Convention.

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Exhibitors

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Theological Seminary

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The General The General Theological Seminary Theological Seminary

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Racial Justice & Reconciliation

Arthur Vincent Company

50 152nd Convention of the Diocese of Long Island Seating & Voting Directions

On the next page of this document is a schematic of the Conference Center at the Long Island Marriott Uniondale.

Seating Voting delegates will sit at round tables. Alternates and visitors will sit in theatre style seats in the back of the room. Delegates, alternates and visitors must have a name tag visibly displayed around their neck. NO ONE without a name tag will be permitted in the Convention Hall. Only delegates are permitted to sit at round tables; alternates and visitors are to sit in the rear of the Hall. Please adhere to this directive so that there will be adequate seating for all voting delegates.

Voting Procedure Handheld electronic voting units will be used at this Convention in order to speed the counting of votes in elections and votes.

At check-in, each delegate’s nametag pouch will also contain a smart card. Do not lose this card – as it will enable the voting machine when it is time to vote! Keep this card with you throughout the convention, and return the card to the boxes at the rear of the convention hall when convention ends.

Further instruction on the operation of the handsets will be provided at the start of convention, and during each vote. Please listen carefully to these instructions. Staff will be on hand to assist delegates with questions about the operation of the units.

At the start of each vote, delegates will insert their smart cards into the voting handset to enable it. Votes will then be recorded by making the appropriate selection. You will not have to leave your seat in the Convention Hall in order to vote.

At no time should handheld units leave the Convention Hall floor!

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