The 213th Annual Council - Diocese of Virginia

Proceedings
Results of Ballot Number 2; Ballot Number 3
The president announced that there was a tie in the selection of first alternate to General
Convention in the clerical order between the Rev. Chris Cunningham and the Rev. Linda
Wofford Hawkins. The president announced that there would be a run off to select a first
alternate to General Convention in the clerical order.
The president announced that the following alternate deputies to General Convention
were determined on the second ballot.
In the clerical order, the Rev. Marian Windel was elected third alternate. The Rev. Jim
Papile was elected fourth alternate.
In the lay order, Col. Jean Reed was elected first alternate, Rodney Page second alternate,
Paul Brockman third alternate and Lissa Power-deFur fourth alternate.
The president announced that the Rev. Ben Campbell was elected as a clerical member
of the Standing Committee. Don Metheny was elected as a lay member of the Standing
Committee.
The president instructed Council members to vote for one candidate on this third ballot
for first alternate clerical deputy to General Convention.
Report of the Diocesan Missionary Society
The president recognized Karen Grane, St. Paul’s, Alexandria, president of Diocesan
Missionary Society.
Ms. Grane addressed Council:
Good afternoon. Welcome bishops, honored guests, fellow delegates. And I’m sure that
many of you probably want to get up right now, a little coffee break, stretch your legs, but
I really do hope you just take a moment for letting me share with you what I consider to
be maybe the oldest, but probably the best kept secret in the Diocese.
And this secret wasn’t created by anybody in this room, no matter how many gray hairs
you have. It is not a secret by recent cover-up, or lost e-mails. What I consider to be the
best kept secret in the Diocese is the Diocesan Missionary Society. I have it as in 1829,
the convention of our Diocese established DMS because of, and I quote, “the desolate
condition of many of our parishes and the utter inadequacy of any existing means of
relief.” That’s really not the best and a truly auspicious beginning for DMS, but then DMS
was the only group, probably within the Diocese, that parishes went for financial help.
Additionally I believe that DMS helped the Mountain Mission churches of our Diocese, as
we continue to do today. And as I understand it, DMS even saved The Falls Church from
extinction around the time of the Civil War.
Over the years, DMS has evolved into an organization separate from the Diocese, and we
have our own 501(c)3 status. Our 12 trustees are (and if you’re in the room, if you might
stand, please): Jan Boyd, Sam Derieux is the treasurer, Henry Long, the Rev. Andrew
Merrow, Glenn Moore, James Parkinson who is also secretary to the Board, Joe Paxton,
Jean Reed, Jim Schnell, the Rev. Peter Worthington, Bishop Jones is our ex officio member,
and I take a point of personal privilege to recognize the Rev. Charlie Johnson, who is
rotating off the Board this year after serving nine years as a trustee for DMS, and has
been such a wonderful help and guide to all of us on the Board. So thank you, Charlie.
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