Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey Journal of the 223rd Diocesan Convention Crowne Plaza Hotel Cherry Hill, New Jersey March 2-3, 2007 808 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08618-5326 Phones: (609) 394-5281 - (877) 394-5281 Fax (609) 394-9546 E-mail: [email protected] Website: newjersey.anglican.org Table of Contents Section A Organization ............................................................... 1 Convention Officers ..................................................................... 3 Life Members of Convention ........................................................3 Retired Bishops of the Diocese ................................................... 3 Bishop’s Staff and Associates ..................................................... 3 Committees of the Convention - Appointed by the President ...... 4 Committees of the Diocese - Appointed by the Bishop ............... 5 Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convention................. 10 Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convocation............... 15 Other Diocesan Organizations................................................... 16 College Chaplains ..................................................................... 17 Clergy Serving in Institutions ..................................................... 17 Convocational Areas ................................................................. 18 Canonical List of Churches........................................................ 21 Canonical List of Clergy............................................................. 24 Licensed Clergy List .................................................................. 33 Lay Deputies Present at Convention ......................................... 34 Bishop’s Journal ........................................................................ 43 Parochial Visitations .................................................................. 52 Official Acts................................................................................ 54 Diocesan Statistics .................................................................... 55 Necrology ................................................................................ 56 Section B Convention Business ............................................... 59 Rules of Order ........................................................................... 61 Convention Minutes................................................................... 69 Bishop’s Address..................................................................... 119 Section C Reports - 2006 ......................................................... 129 Altar Guild................................................................................ 131 Audit Committee ...................................................................... 132 Bishop’s Appointments ........................................................... 133 Board of Missions .................................................................... 140 Commission on Ministry .......................................................... 143 Committee on Life Long Christian Formation…………………..144 Committee on the Diaconate ................................................... 146 Committee on the Priesthood .................................................. 147 Commission on Ministry with Disabled .................................... 149 Committee on Resolutions....................................................... 150 Companion Diocese ................................................................ 163 Congregational Development .................................................. 165 Diocesan Investment Trust...................................................... 168 Episcopal Church Women……………………………………….. 171 Historiographer’s Report….………………………………………173 Table of Contents Section C Reports - 2006 (continued) Insurance Committee................................................................. 177 Ministry Institute......................................................................... 192 Nominating Committee .............................................................. 194 Oasis Task Force....................................................................... 211 Planned Giving Committee ........................................................ 212 Recovery Ministries of the Diocese of New Jersey .................... 213 Registrar’s Report ..................................................................... 216 Special Resolutions ................................................................... 218 Standing Commission on Clerical Compensation. ..................... 219 Standing Committee .................................................................. 228 Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons ..................... 230 Trinity Cathedral ........................................................................ 256 Youth Council ............................................................................ 260 Section D Financial Reports ................................................... 264 Treasurer’s Report..................................................................... 265 Exhibit I: The 2007 and 2008 Budgets .............................. 268 Exhibit II: The 2007 and 2008 Fair Share Report .............. 283 Exhibit III: Trust Funds ....................................................... 293 Exhibit IV: Budget for Year Ending December 31, 2006 .... 301 Exhibit V: Fair Share Report for Year Ending December 31, 2006 .......................................... 316 Audits: Administrative Offices of the Diocese of New Jersey - Year Ended December 31, 2005.......................... 324 Bishop’s Discretionary Fund - Year Ended December 31, 2005......................... 346 The Episcopal Evergreens Fellowship Fund, Inc. - Year Ended December 31, 2004 and 2005......... 357 Vital Statistics for the year 2006................................................ 366 The next Diocesan Convention will be held, God willing, at the Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Friday, February 29 and Saturday, March 1, 2008. Section A Organization • Convention Officers • Life Members of Convention • Retired Bishops of the Diocese • Bishop’s Staff and Associates • Committees of the Convention - Appointed by the President • Committees of the Diocese - Appointed by the Bishop • Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convention • Committees of the Diocese - Elected by Convocation • Other Diocesan Organizations • College Chaplains • Clergy Serving in Institutions • Convocational Areas • Canonical List of Churches • Canonical List of Clergy • Licensed Clergy List • Lay Deputies Present at Convention • Bishop’s Journal • Parochial Visitations • Official Acts • Diocesan Statistics • Necrology Convention Officers The Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, XI Bishop of New Jersey President, Ex Officio, of the Convention Chancellor - John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Treasurer - Peter Hausman Secretary - Emma A. Warren Church Attorney – Steven J. Lewis, Esq. Registrar/Historiographer - The Rev. Canon Laurence D. Fish Life Members of Convention Daphne Burdett Jacquelin Tootell John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Norma R. Tucker Honorary Canon Eugene M. Haring, Esq. Retired Bishops of the Diocese The Rt. Rev. G. P. Mellick Belshaw The Rt. Rev. Joe Morris Doss Bishop’s Staff The Rev. Canon Lee Powers, Canon to the Ordinary The Rev. Canon Elizabeth R. Geitz, Deployment Officer and Canon for Ministry Development Canon Wanda V. Greene, Chief Financial Officer Canon Kepner M. Short, Director of Youth Ministry Canon Cynthia McFarland, Director of Communications Associates The Rev. Debra Clarke, Dcn. Ann Notte The Rev. Canon Laurence D. Fish Sarah Paige Cecilia Alvarez Mary Ann Rhoads Deborah Crall Michael Wilkes Roy T. Fithen Curtis Wilson Ronald Gritz Committees of the Convention Appointed by the President 2007 Convention Appointments Chancellor - John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Parliamentarian - John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Convention Coordinator - Ann Notte Assistant Secretary of Convention - Mary Ann Rhoads Archivist/Historiographer - The Rev. Canon Laurence D. Fish Balloting Committee The Rev. Louis J. De Sheplo, Dcn. Jerry Allen The Rev. John W. Hain, Sr., Dcn. Daphne Burdett The Rev. John L. Langston, Dcn.,Chair Norma R.Tucker The Rev. Eddie L. Lillard, Sr., Dcn. The Rev. Douglas J. Reans The Rev. Elmer L. Sullivan The Rev. Robert W. Thomas, Dcn. Committee on Classification of Congregations The Rev. John V. Zamboni, Chair Carolyn Belvin Committee on the Credentials of Lay Deputies The Rev. Charles D. Sasso-Crandall, Chair Electra Burdick Dorothea Sewter Muriel Sprock April Zieger Committee on Deceased Members The Rev. Canon Ronald G. Albury, Chair Ann M. Notte, Staff Liaison Committee on Resolutions The Rev. Terence Blackburn Paul Ambos, Esq., Chair The Rev. Terry Martin Margaret Hughes The Rev. Dirk C. Reinken Cynthia A. Miller Mary Ann Rhoads, Staff Liaison John A. Sully Committee on Rules of Order and Dispatch of Business The Rev. Dean Henry Paul Ambos, Esq. The Rev. Peter T. Manzo, Chair Daphne Burdett John Wood Goldsack, Esq. Committee on Validation of the Minutes The Rev. Canon Ronald G. Albury Kathleen O’Hagan The Rev. Robert H. Legnani, Chair Committees of the Diocese Appointed by the Bishop Anti-Racism Commission The Rev. Joan E. Fleming Barbara Bach The Rev. Andrea Rose-Marie Hayden Annette Buchanan The Rev. Dr. Francisco Pozo Charles O. Hughes The Rev. Terrence W. Rosheuvel, Chair The Rev. Peter K. Stimpson The Rev. C. John Thompson-Quartey The Rev.