20 JOURNAL JOURNAL JOURNAL of the of the DIOCESE of SOUTHWEST DIOCESE FLORIDA Honor Our Tradition of Build for the Future 2016 FLORIDA SOUTHWEST Mercy in Mission 2016 Inside: 2017 Parish & Sta Directory, Episcopal Agencies & Schools, Clergy Directory, 2016 Convention Minutes, Convention Reports, 2017 Budget, Audited Financial Reports 2015 Plus: Constitution and Canons of the Diocese JOURNAL of THE DIOCESE of SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA meeting at Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center Punta Gorda, Florida October 14 & 15, 2016 ALSO INCLUDING: 2017 Commission & Committee Directory Congregation Directory 2015 Parochial Report Data 2017 Directory of Priests & Presbyters 2017 Directory of Deacons, Seminarians Constitution & Canons TH TRANSFORMED • 48 CONVENTION 1 Journal of The Diocese of Southwest Florida The Diocese of Southwest Florida Diocesan House DaySpring Episcopal Center 8005 25th Street East Parrish, FL 34219 episcopalswfl.org [email protected] Tel: 941-556-0315, Fax: 941-556-0321 • Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith Editors: Garland Pollard, Director of Communications Tana Sembiante, Assistant to Canon to the Ordinary • The Journal of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, published annually since 1969, is the record of events at the 2016 Annual Convention of The Episcopal Church in Southwest Florida. It includes a report on the Episcopal parishes and missions of the Diocese, listings of vestry members, a directory of clergy and a current copy of the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese. © 2017 by Diocese of Southwest Florida ISBN: 978-0-9892290-4-3 2 JOURNAL Contents In Memoriam ...............................................................................................4 Diocesan Staff ..............................................................................................6 Elections, Appointments, Boards, Committees, Commissions .................. 7 Episcopal Agencies, Organizations & Resources ...................................... 15 Episcopal Schools .......................................................................................17 Congregations by City ................................................................................ 19 Congregations by Deanery ........................................................................20 Diocesan Deaneries ................................................................................... 21 Church Listings with 2015 Parochial Data ................................................25 Total Diocese 2015 Parochial Data ......................................................... 178 Directory of Bishops ................................................................................ 179 Directory of Presbyters ............................................................................180 Directory of Deacons ...............................................................................210 Students in Ordination Process .............................................................. 219 Forty-Eighth Annual Convention Canonical List ..........................................................................................220 Lay Delegates ...........................................................................................226 Bishop Dabney T. Smith’s Address ......................................................... 231 Agenda of the Convention .......................................................................235 Report of the Treasurer ...........................................................................236 Minutes of the Convention ......................................................................242 Reports to Convention ............................................................................253 Diocesan Council Meeting Minutes ........................................................264 Audit 2015, Budget 2017 .........................................................................285 The Calendar of The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith ...................................... 331 Constitution & Canons Supplements The Constitution and Canons ..................................................................... 1 Constitución y Los Cánones ........................................................................ 1 TH TRANSFORMED • 48 CONVENTION 3 • In Memoriam 2016 Clergy The Most Rev. Edmond Lee Browning, 24th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, July 11 The Rev. Alice I. Sadler, March 2 The Rev. Lester E. Durst, June 22 The Rev. Robert Wayne Sistrunk, July 14 The Rev. Raymond P. Kress, August 30 Clergy Spouses Mrs. Joyce B. Cawthorne, May 15 Mrs. Susan S. Doing, October 30 Mrs. Betty Buchan Monsour, January 5 Mrs. Maureen S. Mosher, March 13 Mrs. Irene Greene, September 6 Diocesan Leaders Mr. Charles H. Scruggs III, June 5 Ms. Shéree A. Graves, August 12 • 4 JOURNAL Convention Scenes Top: Here, the Eucharist on the Friday night of convention. From left are the Theodicy Jazz Collective, Adrienne Hymes, the Rev. Dan Lemley, The Rev. Chase Ackerman, The Rt. Rev. The Rev. Moisés Quezada Mota, The Rt. Rev. Barry R. Howe, Bishop Smith and the Rt. Rev. Michael Garrison. At Left: Left, John Fenstermaker of Trinity-by-the- Cove brought the parish calliope. Clockwise from right, below: The Rev. Christian G. Villagomeza at the mission fair; female clergy in the Diocese celebrated the 40th anniversary of the General Convention approval of the Ordination of Women; plenary discussion with the Rev. Jabriel Ballentine. TH TRANSFORMED • 48 CONVENTION 5 THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 8005 25th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219-9405 Phone: 941-556-0315 / Fax: 941-556-0321 Web: www.episcopalswfl.org Officers of the Diocese President: The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith, D.Min., Bishop Vice President: Mr. Kevin M. Fitzgerald Chancellor: Mr. Theodore L. Tripp, Jr. Secretary/Treasurer: Canon Anne Vickers, CFA Diocesan Staff The Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith, D.Min. Bishops’ Administrative Ms. Jan Nothum - Ext. 986 Assistant: 941-306-9582 / [email protected] Canon to the Ordinary The Rev. Canon Michael P. Durning - Ext. 984 941- 993-3101 / [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Tana Sembiante - Ext. 983 [email protected] Canon for Development: The Rev. Canon Christopher N. Gray 941-321-0249 / [email protected] Canon for Ministry Dev./ The Rev. Canon Eric S. Cooter – Ext. 978 Deployment Officer: 941-548-6027 / [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Michelle Mercurio - Ext. 977 Youth/School For Ministry 941-518-4628 / [email protected] Canon for Program & Youth The Rev. Canon Dr. John Palarine - Ext. 989 941-807-9906 / [email protected] Missioner for Church Ms. Adrienne Hymes Extension: 813-418-1281 / [email protected] Director of Communications: Mr. Garland Pollard – Ext. 979 941-981-2320 / [email protected] Chief Financial Officer: Canon Anne Vickers, CFA - Ext.982 813-760-4630 / [email protected] Director Parish Support: Ms. Martha Goodwill - Ext. 980 941-323-7912 / [email protected] Bookkeeper: Mrs. Barbara Leonard - Ext. 981 813-390-0545/ [email protected] Receptionist: Ms. Marilyn Erfourth - Ext. 987 941-704-1835 / [email protected] Exec. Director, DaySpring Mrs. Carla Odell Episcopal Conference Ctr.: 941- 776-1018 / [email protected] 6 STAFF & LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY Standing Committee, Diocesan Council (2016–17) The Standing Committee (Three-year term/No more than two consecutive terms/Election to fill an unexpired term is counted as a full term) President: Mr. Kevin M. Fitzgerald [2018 –2nd term] Vice President: The Rev. Cesar Olivero [2018 –2ndterm] Recording Sec.: Mr. Dominick Maldonado [2017 – 1st term] Presbyters: The Very Rev. Charles E. Connelly [2017 – 1st term] The Rev. Lance S. Wallace [2017 –1st term] The Very Rev. Fredrick A. Robinson [2019 –2ndterm] The Very Rev. Dr. Randall K. Hehr [2018 - 1st term] Lay Members: Ms. Mary Grace Duffy [2019 - 1st term] Mr. Ray U. Stoll [2019 - 1st term] Diocesan Council Members-at-Large (Two-year term/No more than three consecutive terms) The Rev. Ernestein C. Flemister [2018– 1st term] Mr. Allen O. Getz [2017 –2nd term] Mr. W. Blanton Garnett [2017 –1st term] Deanery Representatives (Two-year term/No more than three consecutive terms/Election to fill an unexpired term is counted as a full term) Clearwater: Mr. Hal Smith [2018 – 1st term] The Rev. C. Jon Roberts [2017 – Unexpired term] Fort Myers: Ms. Josephine “Jo” Lane [2018 – 1st term] The Rev. A. Charles Cannon, III [2017 – 2nd term] Manasota: Mrs. Jody Maxwell [2017 – 1st term] The Rev. Joel J. Morsch [2018 –3rd term] Naples: Ms. Suzanne Bodley [2018– 2nd term] The Rev. Edward C. Gleason [2017 – 3rd term] St. Petersburg: Mr. Russell Ball [2018 – 1st term] The Rev. Alexander Andujar [2017 – Unexpired term] Tampa: Mr. Henry E. Wiley, III [2017 – 1st term] The Rev. Eric Kahl [2018 – 3rd term] Venice: Ms. Donna Francisco [2017 – 1st term] The Rev. Michelle Robertshaw [2018– 1st Term] STAFF & LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY 7 Diocesan Committees, Commissions Anti-Racism Dr. Navita Cummings James, Chair 15810 Spring Crest Circle Tampa, FL 33624 813-751-9997, [email protected] Bishop Gray Retirement Foundation (Two-year term/Term years are June to June/No term limits) The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith, President Dr. C. Thomas Gooding [2008] The Rev. William R. Moyers [2012] Mrs. Barbara Kelly [2012] The Rev. Denise C. Healy