The 213th Annual Council - Diocese of Virginia

Proceedings
Day One
Friday, January 25, 2008
Conversion of St. Paul
The Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, president of the Annual Council, called the 213 th Annual
Council to Order at 9 a.m.
Bishop Lee welcomed Mr. Michael Painter from Holy Comforter, Vienna, as leader of
music at Council.
Determination of Quorum
The secretary of the Diocese, Mr. Patrick N. Getlein, reported that according to the Article
IV of the diocesan Constitution, one-third of the members of the clerical order and
one-half of the members of the lay order constitute a quorum for the transaction of any
business at any regular or special meeting of the Council. Mr. Getlein further reported
that there being 423 members of the clerical order present (141 required for a quorum),
and there begin 264 members of the lay order present (132 required for a quorum), that at
8:30 a.m. a quorum was achieved with 154 members of the clerical order registered and
140 members of the lay order registered.
Rules of Order
The president reminded Council that the Rules of Order from the previous Council
remain in effect unless amended.
Appointment of Parliamentarian
The president appointed Russell V. Palmore Jr., Esq., of St. Paul’s, Richmond as
parliamentarian.
Appointment of Secretary and Assistants
The president appointed Mr. Getlein as secretary of Council. He then appointed Henry
D.W. Burt, Esq., and Ms. Elizabeth Magill as assistant secretaries of Council.
Adoption of Program
The program of the 213 th Annual Council was moved and adopted.
Meditation Number 1
Bishop Lee introduced the Rt. Rev. Victoria Matthews, who gave the first mediation of the
morning.
Bishop Lee noted that Bishop Victoria Matthews became the first female bishop in the
Anglican Church of Canada in 1993 when she was elected bishop suffragan of Toronto.
In 1997, she was elected diocesan bishop of Edmonton. She also served as the chair of the
Primate’s Theological Commission. Bishop Matthews resigned as bishop of Edmonton
effective November 30, 2007, and serves as bishop-in-residence at Wycliffe College in the
University of Toronto for the 2008 winter term.
Appointment of Committees
The Committees of Council, having previously been appointed, were noted as follows:
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