The 213th Annual Council - Diocese of Virginia

Proceedings
• The Rev. Jonathan Barton, general minister of the Virginia Council of Churches
• The Rev. Donald J. Rooney, vicar for ecumenism for the Catholic Diocese of Arlington
and pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Fredericksburg
• The Rev. Tom Joyce, assistant to the bishop, the Virginia Conference of the United
Methodist Church, and president of the Virginia Council of Churches
• Mr. John Seidel, representing the Metropolitan D. C. Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America
• Dr. Ken Adams, chief of the Upper Mattaponi Tribe and member of Indian View
Baptist Church, Central Garage, Va.
• Mr. Michael Cassidy, representing Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy,
director of the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
• Ms. Ann Rasumussen, policy director, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy;
member of St. Mark’s, Richmond; Diocesan Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission
• Mr. Rick Caporali, pastoral assistant, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic, Fredericksburg
Results of Ballot Number 1; Ballot Number 2
The president announced the results for the first ballot.
Ms. Karen Grane and Mr. John Hoppe were elected on the first ballot for Provincial
Synod in the lay order. No further ballot was necessary.
The Rev. Jackie Thomson was elected on the first ballot for Provincial Synod in the
clerical order. No further ballot was necessary.
Mr. Russ Palmore, Ms. Cindi Bartol, Mr. Russ Randle and Mr. JP Causey were elected on the
first ballot for General Convention deputies in the lay order. No further ballot was necessary.
The Rev. Bob Prichard, the Rev. Lynne Washington, the Rev. Susan Goff and the Rev.
Sue Eaves were elected on the first ballot for General Convention deputies in the clerical
order. No further ballot was necessary.
The Rev. Susan Daughtry Fawcett was elected on the first ballot for Standing Committee
in the clerical order. The president announced that another ballot would be necessary.
The two nominees remaining for election were the Rev. Ben Campbell and the Rev. Ed
Miller. The president instructed delegates to vote for one. The Rev. Jeffrey Packard was
removed from the ballot in the Standing Committee clerical order. Ms. Miffy Hall was
elected on the first ballot in the Standing Committee lay order. The president announced
that another ballot would be necessary. The two nominees remaining for election were
Mr. Roger Inger and Mr. Don Metheny. The president instructed delegates to vote for one.
Mr. Donald O’Connell and Mr. Pendleton Rogers were removed from the ballot in the
Standing Committee lay order.
The president instructed delegates to vote for four in each order for General
Convention alternates.
Senior Seminarians
The president introduced senior seminarians in the Diocese.
Mary Kay Brown, Virginia Seminary; presenting parish: St. David’s, Ashburn
Andrew Butler, Virginia Seminary; presenting parish: St. Thomas’, Richmond
Frederick Clarkson, Virginia Seminary; presenting parish: St. Paul’s, Alexandria
Patrick Crerar, Virginia Seminary; presenting parish: St. Clement’s, Alexandria
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