The 213th Annual Council - Diocese of Virginia

Proceedings
In the area of work pertaining to the wider Church, we offered a response to the draft
Anglican Covenant. We granted our consent to ordination and consecration of 12 bishops
and we granted consent to the holding of episcopal elections in three dioceses. Given
the times in which we live, when asked to reconsider our vote to withhold consent to
the ordination and consecration of the Very Rev. Mark Lawrence to be bishop of South
Carolina taken in 2006, we did so. By conference call, we spoke with Bishop-elect
Lawrence and were assured of his intention to uphold the doctrine, discipline and
worship of the Episcopal Church. Based on that conversation, and in an effort to be
agents of reconciliation, a majority of the Standing Committee consented to Bishop-elect
Lawrence’s consecration.
Finally, we are grateful to the talented and dedicated members of the diocesan staff who
provide support for much of our work. This concludes the Standing Committee report for
2007.
The president offered his thanks to Hillary Smith and the members of the Standing
Committee.
Episcopal Appointments and Elections
Deans
Bishop Lee announced deans of the Regions for 2008, effective at the conclusion of
Annual Council:
Region I The Very Rev. Kent Rahm
Region II The Very Rev. Beth Palmer
Region III The Very Rev. Craig Phillips
Region IV The Very Rev. Robert Malm
Region V The Very Rev. Penelope Bridges (newly appointed)
Region VI The Very Rev. Donald Binder
Region VII The Very Rev. Randall Prior
Region VIII The Very Rev. C. Thomas Jackson
Region IX The Very Rev. S. Paul Rowles (newly appointed)
Region X The Very Rev. Randolph Hollerith
Region XI The Very Rev. David Keill
Region XII The Very Rev. Robert Friend
Region XIII The Very Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III
Region XIV The Very Rev. Stuart C. Wood
Region XV The Very Rev. Chuck Mullaly
Commission on Ministry
The president reminded Council that under the canonical change approved by Annual
Council last year, six people are nominated by the bishop and elected by Annual Council
for staggered three-year terms, one lay and one clergy in each class. In addition, the
bishop can make up to nine one-year appointments. The bishop made the following
appointments:
One-Year Appointments
The Rev. John Baker, St. Aidan’s, Alexandria
The Rev. Mary Fisher Davis, St. James’, Leesburg
The Rev. Dr. Margaret Ann “Sam” Faeth, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, Alexandria
Dr. Marilyn Lightfoote, St. Paul’s, Alexandria
The Rev. James A. Papile, St. Anne’s, Reston
The Rev. Dr. Craig A. Phillips, St. Peter’s, Arlington
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