JOURNAL OF THE 57TH ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION OF

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JOURNAL OF
THE 57TH ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION
OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE
DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS
October 15 – 17, 2015
Lubbock, Texas
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop & Primate
The Right Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop Elect
Ms. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies
OFFICERS OF THE SEVENTH PROVINCE
President: The Right Reverend Larry R. Benfield, Diocese of Arkansas
Vice-President: Ms. Sherry Denton, Diocese of Western Kansas
Secretary: Ms. Laura Adcock, Diocese of Fort Worth
Treasurer: Deacon Nancy Igo, Diocese of Northwest Texas
The Right Reverend J. Scott Mayer, Bishop of Northwest Texas
Table of Contents
Diocesan Directory
Bishop’s Staff---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Clergy of the Diocese of Northwest Texas in Order of Canonical Residence -------------- 2
Committees and Commissions ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Licensed Lay Ministers as of Convention 2015 --------------------------------------------------- 8
57th Annual Diocesan Convention
Minutes of the 57th Annual Convention ---------------------------------------------------------- 12
Attachment A: Final Report of the Credentials Committee --------------------------------- 28
Attachment B: Bishop Mayer’s Appointments 2016 ------------------------------------------ 31
Attachment C: Bishop Mayer’s Address to Convention --------------------------------------- 33
Attachment D: Bishop Mayer’s Convention Eucharist Sermon ----------------------------- 41
Attachment E: 2015 Annual Diocesan Convention Necrology List ------------------------- 44
Attachment F: 2016 Apportionments and Budget --------------------------------------------- 45
Reports to Convention
Standing Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50
Northwest Texas Episcopal Board of Trustees Minutes -------------------------------------- 51
Constitutions and Canons Committee ------------------------------------------------------------ 62
Commission on Ministry ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
Education for Ministry (EfM) Coordinator Report ---------------------------------------------- 65
Episcopal Church Women Report ------------------------------------------------------------------ 67
Ministry to Retired Clergy and Spouses Report ------------------------------------------------- 69
University of the South Report --------------------------------------------------------------------- 70
Bishop’s Reports --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72
Statistical Reports
2014 Financial and Vital Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------ 74
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF
NORTHWEST TEXAS
website: www.nwtdiocese.org
1802 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401
phone: 806.763.1370 fax: 806.472.0641
BISHOP
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer
CANON TO THE ORDINARY
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EMERITUS
AND REGISTRAR (16)
Ms. Carolyn Hearn
DIOCESAN ADMINISTRATOR
Ms. Elizabeth Thames
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Deacon Nancy Igo
FINANCE MANAGER
Mrs. Anna Mora
ARCHDEACON
The Venerable Chris Wrampelmeier
DIOCESAN YOUTH COORDINATOR /
SAFEGUARDING GOD’S CHILDREN TRAINING COORDINATOR
Mrs. Renee Haney
SECRETARY OF CONVENTION (16)
Mr. Michael Pullen
TREASURER (16)
Mr. Carrol Holley
CHANCELLOR (16)
Mr. Tom Choate
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CLERGY OF THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS IN ORDER OF CANONICAL
RESIDENCE
(As of Annual Convention, 2015)
The Bishop
The Right Reverend James Scott Mayer, ordained Bishop 21 March 2009 (received from Dallas, 9 August 1994).
TX Tech U BBA 77 ETSS MDiv 92.
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The Reverend Nina Jo Roberts Mann, received from Texas, 7 September 1988. Rector, St. Andrew’s
Parish, and Chaplain, St. Andrew’s School, 1601 South Georgia, Amarillo Texas 79102. U TX BS 67. U St
Thos. Rice U. ETSS MDiv 85.
The Rev. Jimmy Leslie (Les) Jackson, ordained 29 October 1999. Rector, St. John’s Parish, PO Box 3346
(401 N Country Road W), Odessa, Texas 79760. Tx Tech U BSW 89. SSW Dplma Angl Stds 12.
The Rev. James Vincent Aveni, Jr., ordained 13 November 1999. Priest , St. John the Baptist Mission, PO
Box 1864, Clarendon, Texas 79226. Amarillo College Assoc 76. WTSU BGS 78. Our Lady of the Lake U
MSW 80.
The Rev. David Jefferson Mossbarger, received from West Texas, 25 February 2003. Rector, St. Barnabas’
Parish, 4141 Tanglewood, Odessa, TX 79762. SMU BA, ETSS MDiv 85.
The Rev. John Phillip Corbett, received from Rio Grande, 18 March 2003. Priest, Good Shepherd Mission,
Brownfield. PO Box 635, O’Donnell, Texas 79351. Eastrn New Mex U BA 60.
The Rev. James Hudson Smart, ordained 8 May 2004. Priest, St. Mark’s Parish, 3150 Vogel, Abilene, Texas
79603. McMurry Col BS 70, Tex Tech U JD 73.
The Rev. Richard Louis Nelson, Jr., received from Wyoming, 11 December 2004. Non-Parochial. PO Box
82, Burton TX 77835. U Mo BA 98 ETSS MDiv 04.
The Rev. Celia Norman Ellery, ordained 18 December 2004. Rector, Good Shepherd Parish, 720 S. Abe
Street, San Angelo, Texas 76903. Ark Tech U BA 77. SWTX St MA 82. ETSS MDiv.
The Rev. Beverly Schmidt Couzzourt, ordained 30 September 2006. Priest, St. George’s Mission, 2516
Fourth Avenue, Canyon, Texas 79015. WtxSt U BGS, 81.
The Rev. Joseph David Williams, ordained 30 September 2006. Priest, St. Peter’s Parish, PO Box 138,
Borger, Texas 79008. Frank Phillips Col. TxTech U.
The Rev. Dr. Philip Carroll Ray, ordained 12 November 2006. Rector, St. James’ Parish, 801 Denver,
Dalhart, Texas 79022. K SU BS 65. U Mo DDS 69. Angelo St U MS 91, ETSS CITS 06
The Rev. Mary Elizabeth Glover, received from West Missouri, 14 November 2006. Rector, St. Mark’s
Parish, 3150 Vogel, Abilene, Texas 79603. McMurry Coll Abilene TX BS 78. S Mary’s U San Antonio TX
JD 88. ETSS MDiv 01.
The Rev. Jennifer Holder, received from Dallas, 01 April 2008. Chaplain, Canterbury Episcopal Ministry,
2407 16th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79401. U TX BA 73. Brite Divinity School MDiv 99, DMin 06.
The Rev. James Paul Haney, V, received from Kansas, 19 August 2008. Rector, St. Paul’s-on-the-Plains
Parish, 1510 Avenue X, Lubbock, Texas 79401. TX Tech U BA 85. SWTS MDiv 95.
The Rev. Jean Pearson Scott, ordained, 20 September 2008. Non-Parochial. 3203 23rd Street, Lubbock,
Texas 79410 U NC Greensboro BS 73, MS 76, PhD 79. Reading for Orders NWTX 08.
The Rev. Robert Davis Taliaferro, received from Oklahoma, 4 March 2009. Non-Parochial. 4400 SW 3rd.
Avenue, Amarillo, Texas 79106. OSU AAS 94, U of Cntrl OK BA 96. SSW MDiv 99.
The Rev. Kara Leslie Stalcup Wischmeyer, received from Dallas, 4 March 2009. Non-Parochial. 4520 13th
Street, Lubbock, Texas 79416. Emory U AA 88, Emory U BA 90, Texas Tech U MEd 94, Candler TS Emory
U MDiv 98.
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The Rev. Barbara Kirk-Norris, received from Kentucky, 14 August 2009. Associate Rector, Holy Trinity,
1412 West Illinois, Mikdland, Texas 79701. Hiwasee Coll AS 87, Middle TNSU BS 90, U TN Knoxville MS 93,
VTS MDiv 04.
The Rev. Walter Lawrence (Chip) Prehn, received from West Texas, 12 August 2010. Head of School,
Trinity Midland. 3500 W Wadley, Midland, Texas 79707. Texas A&M U BA 79, Nash MDiv 85.
The Rev. Nathaniel Luke Back, received from Oklahoma, 19 August 2010. Rector, Church of the Heavenly
Rest, 602 Meander, Abilene, Texas 79602. OU BA 95, OU MEd, VTS MDiv 02.
The Rev. James David Perdue, received from Oklahoma, 31 August 2010. Rector, St. Stephen’s Parish,
1101 Slide Road, Lubbock, Texas 79416. OU Pharm Degree 72. SSW MDiv 08.
The Rev. Robert Frederick Pace, ordained 10 December 11. Associate Rector, St. Andrew’s Parish, 1601
South Georgia, Amarillo, Texas 79102. Austin Col BA 88. TCU MA 90, PhD 92. SSW MDiv 12.
The Rev. Scott Robert Lee, ordained 14 January 2012. Non-Parochial, 2509 Brookhaven Drive, Edmond,
Oklahoma 73034. TTU BS 96. SSW MDiv 12.
The Rev. Canon Joseph Michael Ehmer, received from West Tennessee, 1 July 2012. Canon to the
Ordinary, the Diocese of Northwest Texas, 1802 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401. U Fla BS 74. RPI MBA
82. ETSS MDiv 99.
The Rev. Albert Moreno (Casas), received from Northern Mexico 1July 2012, Vicar San Miguel Arcangel
Mission, 907 North Adams Avenue, Odessa, Texas 79701. Pontificia Universita’ Gregoriana BA 01 MBT 04,
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca MSE 07, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi BA 83.
The Rev. Matthew Robert Rowe, received from Mississippi 23 August 2012. Rector, Emmanuel Parish, 3
South Randolph, San Angelo, Texas 76903. Biola U BS 86. ETSS Div 93.
The Rev. Jared Foster Houze, ordained 19 January 2013. Vicar, St. Stephen’s Mission, 502 Locust Street,
Sweetwater 79556 and All Saints’ Mission, 304 Locust Street, Colorado City 79512. Hardin Simmons U BBS
4. SSW MDiv 13.
The Rev. Susanna Paige Cates, ordained 26 January 2013. Curate, Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602
Meander, Abilene, Texas 79602. Troy U BS 09. SSW MDiv 13.
The Rev. Claude William Betty, ordained 8 June 2013. Priest, All Saints’ Mission, 2001 Jefferson, Perrtyon,
Texas 79070. U Tx MD 64, NWTX Bi-Vocational Priesthood Formation 13.
The Rev. Mark William Lang, ordained 8 June 2013. Priest, St. Matthew’s Parish, 727 W. Browning, Pampa,
Texas 79065. NWTX Bi-Vocational Priesthood Formation 13.
The Rev. William Charles Smith, ordained 8 June 2013. Priest, St. Matthew’s Parish, 727 W. Browning,
Pampa, Texas 79065. NWTX Bi-Vocational Priesthood Formation 13.
The Rev. David Bruce Huxley, received from Milwaukee, 16 September 2013. Rector, St. Nicholas’ Parish,
4000 W. Loop 250 N., Midland, Texas 79701. Nash MDiv 04.
The Rev. Claire Meadows Cowden, ordained 13 June 2015. Curate, St. Andrew’s Parish, 1601 South
Georgia, Amarillo Texas 79102. SMU BA 86, TTU HSC BSN 92, SSW MA 96, SSW Dplma Angl Studies 15.
The Rev. Eric Nathan Mancil, received from Central Gulf Coast, 1 July 2015. Curate, Church of the Heavenly
Rest, 602 Meander, Abilene, Texas 79602. Auburn BME 05, Auburn Med 09, VTS MDiv 15.
The Rev. David Galletly, received from the Los Angeles, 6 October 2015. U CA BA 82, GTS MDiv 83. CDSP
MDiv 91.
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Deacon Gary Eugene Bilby, ordained 29 October 1999. Deacon, All Saints’ Mission, 1501 S Grinnell,
Perryton, Texas 79070.
Deacon Melissa Lee Wafer-Cross, ordained 29 October 1999. Deacon, St. Christopher’s Parish, 3502
47th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79413. Tex Tech U BA 70, MA 96.
Deacon Nikki Casner Jones, ordained 29 October 2000. Deacon, St. Stephen’s Mission,1514 Neff,
Sweetwater, Texas 79556. Hardin-Simmons U, BA 65.
Deacon Mary Suzanne Wilkerson, ordained 29 October 2000. Deacon, St. Matthew’s Parish, HCR 4 Box
16, Pampa, Texas 79065. Kennedy U BS 90, MS 94.
Deacon Carole Ricketts, ordained 28 October 2001. Non-Parochial. 133 Olivia’s Court, Tuscola, Texas
79562. Sam Houston St U, BA 76.
Deacon Thomas D. Burns, ordained 27 October 2002. St. Nicholas Parish, Midland. 4000 W Loop 250N,
Midland, Texas 79707. U WI 82.
Deacon Connetta Bertrand Fowler, ordained 27 October 2002. St Mary the Virgin Parish, 430 Dallas, Big
Spring, Texas 79720. TWU BS 54.
Deacon John Harris Marshall, ordained 27 October 2002. St Mary the Virgin Parish. 430 Dallas, Big
Spring, Texas 79720. Westminster Coll BS 68, U of Houston OD 79.
Deacon Jessie Louise Vaughn, ordained 27 October 2002. Grace Mission, 3207 Indian, Vernon, Texas
76385.
Archdeacon Christopher Kent Wrampelmeier, ordained 9 November 2003. St. Andrew’s Parish, 1601 S.
Georgia, Amarillo, Texas 79102. Princeton BA 86, UT JD 93.
Deacon Diedre Schuler Ballou, ordained 29 October 2006. Deacon, St. Peter’s Parish, PO Box 3751,
Amarillo, Texas 79116. TxTechU BBA 1983.
Deacon Gary Lee Sanford, ordained 29 October 2006. Chaplain, ASU United Campus Ministries, 2453
Dena Drive, San Angelo, Texas 76904.
Deacon Peggy Lee Valentine, ordained 28 October 2007. Deacon, St. Mark’s Parish, 3150 Vogel,
Abilene, Texas 79603. SUNY at Fredonia BS 68. Hardin Simmons U M 84.
Deacon Leroy O. Morrison, received from Central New York 15 January 2009. Deacon, St. Barnabas’
Parish, 4141 Tanglewood, Odessa, Texas 79762.
Deacon Todd Lee Baxley, ordained 11 September 2009. Deacon, St. Andrew’s Parish, 1601 S Georgia,
Amarillo, Texas 79109. Texarkana College. WTSU. Amarillo College.
Deacon Patricia Cullom Knight, ordained 28 August 2010. Deacon, St. Andrew’s Parish, 1601 S Georgia,
Amarillo, Texas 79102. TTU BA 58, MA 98
Deacon Amanda Price Watson, ordained 25 September 2010. Deacon, Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602
Meander, Abilene, Texas 79602. Del Mar Junior College AA 64. UT BA 66. Texas A&I Corpus Christi, St.
Mary’s Seminary Houston.
Deacon Becky Jane Tilton Orem, ordained 3 December 2011. Non-Parochial. 9802 FM 1294,
Shallowater, Texas 79363.TTU BS 75. TTU MS 85.
Deacon Nancy Elle Igo, ordained 17 November 2012. Non-Parochial. 1802 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas
79401. TTU BS 78.
Deacon Paige Higley McKay, ordained 1 December 2012. Deacon, St. Stephen’s Parish, 1101 Slide
Road, Lubbock, Texas 79416. TU BA 89.
Deacon Douglas Hanson Cashell, ordained 16 November 2013. Deacon St. Christopher’s Parish, 2807
42nd Street, Lubbock, Texas 79413. Frostburg St BS 65, Penn State Med 69.
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COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
(Number in parentheses indicates year term ends)
STANDING COMMITTEE
The Rev. Robert Pace, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo, President (16)
The Rev. Claire Cowden, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo, Secretary (18)
Mr. Kirk McLaughlin, St. Paul’s, Lubbock (16)
Mrs. Barbara Tom Jowell, Holy Trinity, Midland (17)
The Rev. Matt Rowe, Emmanuel, San Angelo, (17)
Ms. Jane M. Wolf, St. Nicholas, Midland (18)
NORTHWEST TEXAS EPISCOPAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer, Bishop of the Diocese, President
Mr. Paul Goebel, St. Paul’s, Lubbock, Vice President (17)
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, Canon to the Ordinary, Non-voting Secretary
Mr. Thomas Choate, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene, Chancellor (16)
Mr. Carrol Holley, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock, Treasurer (16)
Mr. Ricky Bowman, St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater (16)
Mrs. Nancy Estes, Church of the Heavenly Rest (18)
Mrs. Sally Emerson, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo (19)
Mr. Frank Deaderick, St. John’s, Odessa (20)
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer, Bishop of the Diocese, President
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, Canon to the Ordinary
Mr. Dick Ford, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo, Vice President (16)
Mr. Thomas Choate, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene, Chancellor (16)
Mr. Carrol Holley, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock, Treasurer (16)
Mr. Michael Pullin, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock, Secretary (16)
The Rev. Les Jackson, St. John’s, Odessa (16)
The Rev. Jean Pearson Scott, Non-Parochial, Lubbock (16)
Ms. Jo Ann Rachele, ECW President (17)
Deacon Dede Schuler Ballou, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo (17)
Mrs. Annabel House, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene (17)
The Rev. Jennifer Holder, Canterbury Lubbock & St. Mark’s, Plainview (18)
Ms. Yvonne Batt, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene (18)
COMMISSION ON MINISTRY
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, Canon to the Ordinary, Chair (16)
The Rev. Jean Scott, Non-Parochial, Lubbock (16)
The Rev. Jim Liggett, Retired (17)
Mrs. Cindy Phelps Streit, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock (17)
Deacon Nikki Jones, St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater (17)
Archdeacon Chris Wrampelmeier, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo (18)
The Rev. Luke Back, Heavenly Rest, Abilene (18)
Mrs. Jane Wolf, St. Nicholas’, Midland (18)
Mrs. Mary Tinsley, Emmanuel, San Angelo (19)
The Rev. Barbara Kirk-Norris, Holy Trinity, Midland (19)
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CONSTITUTION AND CANONS, 2016
Mr. Scott Bishop, Heavenly Rest, Abilene, Chair
Mr. Tom Choate, Chancellor, Heavenly Rest, Abilene
Mrs. Karon Bonnell, St. Matthew’s Pampa
The Rev. David Huxley, St. Nicholas’, Midland
Mrs. Nancy McReynolds, St. Christopher’s, Lubbock
CHURCH PENSION FUND COMMITTEE, 2016
Mr. Carrol Holley, Treasurer
Mrs. Anna Mora, Diocesan Financial Officer
The Rev. Jim Haney, V, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
The Rev. Bill Wright, Chaplain to the Retired Clergy/Spouses
CONVENTION PLANNING COMMITTEE, 2016
Ms. Carolyn Hearn, Chair
Mr. Dale and Mrs. Julie Harris, Co-Chairs
Mr. Michael Pullin, Secretary to Convention
Mrs. Anna Mora, Diocesan Finance Manager
Ms. Elizabeth Thames, Diocesan Administrator
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING PRESIDENT, 2016
Ms. Courtney McAlister, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
DISCIPLINARY BOARD, 2016
The Rev. James Haney, V, St. Paul’s, Lubbock (16)
Ms. Debbie Cox, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock (16)
Mrs. Joan Whitt, St. Nicholas’, Midland (17)
The Rev. David Huxley, St. Nicholas’, Midland (17)
Mr. Don Griffis, Good Shepherd, San Angelo (18)
The Rev. Celia Ellery, Good Shepherd, San Angelo (18)
Ms. Mary Lou Cassidy, Holy Trinity, Midland, Intake Officer
Mrs. Sally Emerson, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo, Church Attorney
ECUMENICAL OFFICER, 2016
The Rev. Edson Way, Retired, Lubbock
EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY DIOCESAN COORDINATOR, 2016
Mr. Richard Partney, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN BOARD, 2016
Ms. Jo Ann Rachele, Emmanuel, San Angelo, President
Mrs. Paula Howbert, Holy Trinity, Midland, Treasurer and Finance Chair
Mrs. Valinda Jackson, St. John’s, Odessa, United Thank Offering
Mrs. Edna Hibbitts, St. Nicholas, Midland, Church Periodical Club
Mrs. Mary Williams, St. Nicholas, Midland, Triennial ECW Representative
Ms. Terry Jolliffe, Holy Trinity, Midland, Triennial Delegate
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FRESH START COORDINATORS/FACILITATORS, 2016
Deacon Nancy Igo, Director of Communications and Human Resources
MISSIONS COMMITTEE, 2016
Mr. Jim Walker, St. Luke’s, Levelland, Convener
Mrs. Carole Horne, St. Mark’s Coleman
The Rev. Jared Houze, St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater & All Saint’s, Colorado City
The Rev. Beverly Couzzourt, St. George’s, Canyon
Mr. Todd Greenwood, Grace, Vernon
Mrs. Frances Robins, St. Paul’s, Dumas
NATIONAL EPISCOPAL HEALTH MINISTRY DIOCESAN LIASION, 2016
Deacon Nancy Igo, Director of Communications and Human Resources
YOUTH COUNCIL, 2016
Mrs. Renee Haney, St. Paul’s, Lubbock, Chair
Ms. D’Anne Asquith, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
Ms. Jaime Birchfield, Heavenly Rest, Abilene
Mr. Ben Ellery, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Ms. Courtney McAlister, St. Paul’s, Lubbock 79407
Mr. Chase Monson, Emmanuel, San Angelo
The Rev. Jared Houze, St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater and All Saints’, Colorado City
Mr. Nathan Stidham, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
YOUTH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 2016
Parker Edington, Heavenly Rest, Abilene
Micah Huff, Good Shepherd, Brownfield
Sequoyah Perry III, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
Savannah Reese, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock
Shelby Rowe, Emmanuel, San Angelo
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH TRUSTEES, 2016
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer, Bishop of the Diocese
The Rev. Robert Pace, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo (17)
Mr. John Hill, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene (17)
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LICENSED LAY MINISTERS as of Convention 2015
Abilene, Heavenly Rest
Jackie Batjer - m, v, w
Yvonne Batts - m
Mary Brassell - v, w
Donald Bridges - m, v, w
Barbradon Brooks - v, w
Mary Buzan - m
Lloyd "Lew" Carter - m, w
Tom Choate - m, w
Connie Collier - m, v, w
Barton Cox - m, v, w
Ann Danehower - m, v, w
Judy Deaton, m, w
Martha Ferguson - v
Paul Fulham - m
Pat Garren - m, w
Annabel House Gross - m, w
Clancy Hart - v
Pat Heath - v
John Hill - m
Ann Hollandsworth - m
Rebecca Kello - m
Nolan Kelly - v
Mark McCarty - m, v, w
Letha Morris - m, w
Paul Potter - m
Susie Ramsey - v
Sharon Rathbun - v
India Reynolds - m
Chris Rockett - m, w
Suzie Rockett - m, w
Debbie Sherman - w
Julie Stoner - m
John Stowe - m, w
Colby Walker - m
John Walton - w
Rick Willis - v
Katie Young - m
Robert Young, Jr. - m, v, w
Terry Young - m, w
Abilene, St. Mark's
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Mark Dentzer - m, v, w
Delia Elliott - m
Loretta Fulton - m
Denise Hassel - m
Scott Hassel - m
Fred Watson - m, v
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Albany, Trinity
Randy Bacon - m, w
Lawrence Bell - m, w
Leta McKinley Bell - m, w
Sr., Mary Frances Dulen - m, v, w
John Matthews - m, v, w
Allen Maurer - m, w
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Amarillo, St. Andrew's
Dave Blakley - m
Mary Bohannon - m
Tammy Breitbarth - m
Leesa Wood Calvi - m
Laurie Cizon - m
M. J. Coats - m, v
Cliff Craig - m, v
Kay Craighead - m
Wendell Davies - m
Mary Emeny - m
Judith Evans - m, v
David Fairbanks - m
Mariada George - m
Amy Gililland - m
Mary Harvey - m
Frank Howell - m
Dwight Huber - m
Terry Jones - m
Alan Kee - m
Whitney Kelly - m
Vic Maza - m
Bruce McAda - m
Maggie McGee - m
Donna Miller - m
Victoria Morris - m
Nancy Novak - m
Judy Nunn - m
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Richard Partney - m, v, w
Don Paxton - m
Neil Quattlebaum - v
Dan Reed - m
Deborah Rolland - m
Mary Rusk - m
Martha Russell
Jim Rutledge - w
Steve Severn - m
Ginger Shipp - v
Darren Sorrells - m
Nathan Stidham - v
Sharon Stones - v
Georgia Swift - m
Diane Vinyard
Doug Voran - m. v
Heather Voran - m, v
Jim Whitton - m
Susan Willis - m
Michele Wilt - m
Rex Wilt - m
Lil Withrow - v
Taylor Withrow - m, v
Debbie Wynne - m
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Amarillo, St. Peter's
Delores Cole - m, w
Deborah Condren - m, w
Brenda Dryer - m
G.W. Frazier - m, w
Eleanor Frazier - m
Monica Grosch - m
Jeff Kerr - m, w
Ruther Rutledge - m
Jeannette Wedding - m, w
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Big Spring, St. Mary's
Becky Henry - m, v
Charla Lewis - w
Charlie Lewis - m
Jean Money - m, w
Patti Nabors - m
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Borger, St. Peter's
Colorado City, All Saints'
Julie Casey - m
Judy Flanders - v, w
Carolyn Miller - m, v, w
Moody Morrow - m, v
Diane Weaver - v
Ryne Williams - m, w
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Brownfield, Good Shepherd
Eunice Corbett - m
Claudia Furlow - m, w
Emily Snodgrass - m, w
Kay Witt - m, w
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Canyon, St. George's
Lance Bernard - m, v, w
Don Clewett - m, v, w, p
Catherine Clewett - m, w, v
Annelle Cockrell - m, w, p, v
John Cockrell - m, w
S. Gardner Collins - m, v, w
Jane Farris - m, w
Adrian Guzman - m, w
Kennedy Raphelt - m
William Raphelt - m, w
Mildred Rugger - m, w, p
Bill Threlfall - m, w
Courtney Withers - m, w
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Clarendon, St. John's
Rhonda Aveni - m, w
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Coleman, St. Mark's
Margie Dodson - m, v, w
Patty Eubank - m, v, w
Carole Horne - c
Nancy Jones - m, v, w
Ross Jones - m, v, w
Charlotte Purl - m, v
Baker Rudolph - m, v, w
Gary Srickland - m, v, w, c
Nolan Tidwell - m, v, w
Darlene Webb - m, v, w
Sister Brigit Carol - m, v, w
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Shirley DeLaney - m, w
Julie Erwin - m, w
Stephen Smith - m, w
Lubbock, St. Christopher's
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Dalhart, St. James
Michael Bezner - m
Gerald Burney - m, v, w
Adrian Day - m
Carole Farris - m
Jerry Hunter - m
Jeff Hutton - m
Gary Johnson - p
Rebecca Lackie - m
Wes Ralston - m, v, v
Sarah Ray - p, m, v
Claire Snead - m
Will Snead - m
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Dumas, St. Paul's
Stephen Henthorn - m, v, w
Connie Reeve - m,w
Frances Robins - m, v, w
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Hereford, St. Thomas'
Chad Beavers - m, w
Christine Beavers - m, v, w
Linda Gilbert - m, w
Gerald Payne - m, w
Karen Payne - m
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Levelland, St. Luke's
Debra Burnett - m, v, w
Robby Timberlake - m, v, w
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Macy Boniwell - m, w
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Jimmy Haney - m, w
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Sam Pixley - m, w
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Virginia Stokes - m, w
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Renita Walzel - m, w
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Jane Barnes - m, w
Robert Bethea - m, w
Annie Cashell - m, w
Suzanne Copeland - m, w
Betsy Brock Easley - m, v
Karen Hodges - m
Betty Hodgson - m
Carolyn Jones - m, w
Jan Kireilis - m, v, w
Frances Lohmann-Smith - m, v, w
Deborah Maines - m, v, w
Nancy McReynolds - m, v, w
Karl Morris - m, v, w
Ben Newcomb - m, w
Jack Purkeypile - m, v, w
Missy Ratcliff - m, v
Frances Lohmann-Smith
Alvin Stofel - m
Candida Thew - v
Kelly Trlica - m, w
Carole Wolf - m, w
John Wolf - m, v, w
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Alyce Ashcraft - m
Jeffrey Bigham - m, v
Jim Brown - m
Sally Brown - v
Becky Ellison - m
Sid Friend - m
Amy Garcia - m
Anthony Garcia - m
George Gray - m
Sheila Gray - m, w
Lisa Haney - m
Renee Haney - m, v, w
James P. Haney, VI - m
John Haeussler - m, v, w
Trey Hill - m, w
Linda Jones - m
Kristina Keyton - m, w
Helen Liggett - m
Courtney McAllister - m
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Kathleen McCutchan - m, v
Scott McLaughlin - m
James McNabb - m, v
Mallory Miller - m
Charles Mire - m, v
John Orem - m, v
Carolyn Perry - m
Abbey Quinn - m
Alex Quinn - m
Cullen Quinn - m
Pete Ramos - m
Lee Rivenbark - m
George Sanford II - m, w
David Trotter - m
Tom Whiteside - m, v
Bruce Whittlesey - m
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Karen Bosscher - m
Larry Burt - v
Debbie Cox - m
Larry Douglas - m
Brickland Easton - m
Martha Garcia - v
Mark Hernandez - m
Kent Keith - m
A L. Mangum - v
Jeri Mangum - v
Richard Norton - m
Gary Pullen - m
Michael Pullen - m
Deaton Rigsby - m
Jan Rigsby - v
Vicki Vincenti - m
Dann Wigner - m
LeAnn Wigner - m
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Midland, Holy Trinity
Marilyn Allen - m, v
Maggie Babb - m, v
Mary Lou Cassidy - m, v
George Gilles - m, v
Carla Holeva - m, v
Paula Howbert - m, v
Bonnie Hubbard - m
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Orman Hubbard - v
Terry Jolliffe - m, v
Elaine McGruder - m, v
Cindy Olive - m, v
Don Olive - m, v
David Overton - m, v
Abby Overton - m. v
Bill Schammel - m, v
Robbie Shepard - m, v
Patti Steward - m, v
Sam Stephens - m, v
Robert Stewart - m, v
Fred Westmoreland - v
Mark Wheeler - m, v
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Midland, St. Nicholas'
Stephanie Duplantis - v
Betty Gilmore - m, w
Pamela Howell - m, v
Bridget Hyde - m, v
Harris Kerr - m
Katherin Lewis - m
Cynthia Manley - m, v
Kristin Maguire - m, v, w
Russell Meyers - m, v
Judy Morris - m, v, w
Christine Newman - m
Kathy Shannon - m, v
Patrick Street - m, v, w
Joanne Weber - m, w, v
Margaret Hiett Williams - v
Mary Williams - m
Jane Wolf - v
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Odessa, St. Barnabas'
Hal Cooksey - m
Meredith Maharg - m
Beverly Martin - m
Rich McBurney m
Genevra Miller - m
Polly Moore - m
Terrell Pierce - m
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Odessa, St. John's
Doretta Belanger - v
James E. Caddell - m
Roberta Caffrey - v
Kathy Campbell - m, v
Amanda Demers - m
Betty Dodd - v
Ray Dell Hudgins - v
Ruthie Hudgins - v
Valenda Jackson - v
Becky Morris - m
Candace Morris - m, v
Lilly Plummer - m, v
Leola Rutledge - m
Phillip Zeeck - m
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Pampa, St. Matthew's
Karon Bonnell - m, w
Karen Lang - m
John P. McGarr III - m, w, p, v
Diana McGarr - m, p
Mary Niccum - m
Jennifer Plunk - m
Michael Plunk - m
Bill Ragsdale - m, v
Jan Ragsdale - m, v, p
Nancy Whitten - v
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Perryton, All Saints'
Norman Allen - m, v, w
Claude Betty - m, v, w
Judy Gorman - m, v, w
Charles Kessie - m, v, w, p
Janie Kessie - m, v, w
Jimmy Palmer - m, w
Betty Stone - m, v, w
Barbara Williams - m, v, w
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Plainview, St. Mark's
Patricia Boedeker - m, v
Kevin Lewis - w
James Mock, Jr. - m, w
Carrie Rollins - m
Linda Thompson - m, w
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San Angelo, Emmanuel
Cindy Caldwell - m, v
John Caldwell - m, v
Bill Carter - m
Heidi Curry Brooks - m
Rebecca Duncan - m
Sheila Fisher - m
John Hemphill - m,v
Lori Hollingsworth - c
Samantha Howell - m
Barbara Jackson - m
Bob Keeling - v
Elizabeth Kitch - m
William Kitch - m
Don LePak - m
Ann Light - m, v
Felix Lisewski - m
Jim Lummus - m
Claire Makins - m
Daniel Makins - m, v
Chase Monson - m
Virginia Noelke - m
William Prater - m
Ron Reiner - m
Joanne Rochelle - m
Kay Rork - m
Shelby Rowe - m
Eldra Sanford - m
Jess Stanford - m, v
Anna Thomas - m
Mary Tinsley - m
Wayne Ulrich - m
Joshua White
Gardner Wiseheart - m
Jeff Womack - v
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Marissa Dannheim - m, w
Chris Ellery - m, v, w
Hope Garza - m, v, w
Fran Gregg - m, v, w
Don Griffis - m, w
Kay Holland - m
Suzanne Waterman - v
Candace Wolfe - m
Paul Wooten - m
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All Angels'
Ken Baxter - l, w, m, v
Rosemary Baxter - m, v
Robin McGonigal - m, v
Sarah Tindall - w, m, v
Dwight Tipps - w, m, v
Sylvia Zaiontz - m,v
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Ricky Bowman - m, w
Warren Crawford - m, w
Katy Hoskins - m, w
Wayne Jones - m, w
Jessica Messersmith - w
Joan Smola - m, w
Roderick Wetsel - m, w
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Dale Craighead - m, w
Jessie Craighead - m, v, w
Todd Greenwood - w
Staley Heatly - m, w
Meg Heatly - m, w
Dina Neal - m, v, w
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The Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas
Minutes of the 57th Annual Convention
Lubbock, Texas
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.
And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20
Thursday, October 15, 2015
The 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Northwest Texas began with a musical offering at
6:15 P.M. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, followed by Choral Evensong officiated by the Rev.
J. David Perdue, Rector of St. Stephen’s. An offering in the amount of $1,002.00 was collected
and designated for Episcopal Relief and Development Fund for use in assisting the Syrian refugee
crisis. Following Evensong, St. Stephen’s hosted a beautiful reception in their parish hall.
Friday, October 16, 2015
The 57th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas, meeting
at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center, was convened by the Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer at 8:35
A.M. The Rev. Edson Way led Morning Prayer.
Following announcements, Bishop Mayer introduced convention officers and members of the dais:
Mr. Tom Choate, Diocesan Chancellor; Mr. Carrol Holley, Diocesan Treasurer; the Rev. Canon
Mike Ehmer, Canon to the Ordinary and Chair of Dispatch of Business; Mr. Michael Pullen,
Secretary of the Diocese and Chair of the Credentials Committee; Mr. Scott Bishop,
Parliamentarian; Ms. Carolyn Hearn, Executive Secretary and Chair of the Necrology Committee;
and Ms. Elizabeth Thames, Diocesan Administrator. Bishop Mayer introduced diocesan staff
members Deacon Nancy Igo, Director of Communications and Human Resources; Mrs. Anna
Mora, Finance Manager; Mrs. Renee Haney, Diocesan Youth Coordinator; and the Ven. Chris
Wrampelmeier, Archdeacon.
Bishop Mayer then called on the Host Rector, the Rev. David Perdue, who welcomed the
Convention on behalf of the St. Stephen’s Planning Committee. Father Perdue introduced Mrs.
Julie Harris and Mr. Dale Harris who co-chaired the committee and called all St. Stephen’s
parishioners who worked on different convention planning committees to the dais to be
recognized.
Bishop Mayer welcomed guests and visitors to the Convention: the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle,
Bishop of Texas, guest speaker; the Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl, Jr., 4th Bishop of Northwest Texas, the
Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey, 3rd Bishop of Northwest Texas, Ms. Tara Holley, Vice President for
Institutional Advancement, the Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas; and Mrs. Bronwyn
Clark Skov, Team Leader, Formation and Congregational Development, and Officer, Youth
Ministries for the Episcopal Church.
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The Bishop also introduced and welcomed staff members from the Diocese of Fort Worth who
were guests at Convention: The Rev. Canon Janet Waggoner, Canon to the Ordinary and
Transition Ministry Officer; Mrs. Katie Sherrod, Communication Director; Deacon Tracie
Middleton, Ministry Support, Communications Officer and Registrar; Mrs. Michele King,
Administrative Assistant; and Mrs. Adriana Cline, Treasurer’s Assistant.
He then introduced seminarians Mr. Christian Rabone of St. Paul’s, Lubbock, a senior at Seminary
of the Southwest in Austin, Mr. Gerald Mendoza of St. Christopher’s, Lubbock attending the
Anglican Studies Program at Seminary of the Southwest; and Mrs. Claire Makins of Emmanuel,
San Angelo, a Middler at the University of the South School of Theology, Sewanee, Tennessee.
He also mentioned Mr. Justin Gibson from St. James’ Dalhart who is a senior at Candler School
of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Justin was not able to be in attendance at
Convention.
Bishop Mayer also introduced School of Ordained Ministry seniors Mr. Dave Blakely, St.
Andrew’s, Amarillo; Mr. Thomas Keith, Grace, Vernon; Mrs. Mildred Rugger, St. George’s,
Canyon; Mr. Jim Walker, St. Luke’s, Levelland; Deacon Amanda Watson, Church of the Heavenly
Rest, Abilene; and (unable to attend) Dr. Doug Thomas of Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene;
and Dr. Jill Walters of St. Andrew’s, Amarillo.
Following this, the Bishop introduced School of Ordained Ministry juniors: Deacon Todd Baxley,
St. Andrew’s, Amarillo; Mrs. Karen Boyd, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene; Ms. Courtney
Jones, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo; Mr. Alvin Stofel, St. Christopher’s, Lubbock; and Ms. Kathy Vail,
St. Paul’s, Lubbock.
Bishop Mayer introduced new clergy, clergy in new positions, and those retired in the diocese
since the 2014 Convention:
The Rev. Mark Lang took on fulltime ordained ministry when he became the rector of St.
Matthew’s, Pampa on February 1, 2015.
The Rev. Eric Mancil began his position as Curate at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene on
July 1, 2015. Eric graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in the spring of 2015 and comes
to us from the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.
The Rev. Claire Cowen assumed her position as Curate at St. Andrew’s, Amarillo on July 1, 2015.
Claire completed her program at the Seminary of the Southwest in the spring of 2015. Her
sponsoring parish was St. Stephen’s, Lubbock.
The Rev. Jared Houze became Vicar of St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater and All Saints’, Colorado City
on September 1, 2015. Jared previously served as Curate at Emmanuel, San Angelo.
The Rev. David Galletly assumed the position of Rector of Holy Trinity, Midland on September
1, 2015. David previously served as Rector, St. Patrick’s Church, Thousand Oaks, California in
the Diocese of Los Angeles.
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The Rev. Edson Way, Rector of St. Christopher’s, Lubbock retired on July 1, 2015.
Bishop Mayer called on Mr. Michael Pullen, Secretary of Convention and Chair of the Credentials
Committee, who reported that a quorum was present with 106 delegates, 52 clergy, and 11 exofficio members registered for a total of 169 voting members. (See Attachment A: Final Report
of the Credentials Committee.) Bishop Mayer called the 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese
of Northwest Texas to order.
Bishop Mayer introduced Mr. Cliff Craig, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo, President of the Standing
Committee, who moved the following resolutions on behalf of the Standing Committee:
Standing Committee Resolution
on Relief of Diocesan Apportionment Requirement for Good Shepherd, San Angelo
WHEREAS, the parish of Good Shepherd, San Angelo continues to undergo significant financial
hardships while battling for custody of their property and assets in the Texas legal system,
therefore,
RESOLVED, that for the calendar year 2014 the parish of Good Shepherd, San Angelo be
relieved of the unpaid balance of their required diocesan apportionment and, thus, in accordance
with Diocesan Canon 2, Section 7, be entitled to vote at the 57th Convention of the Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas.
Standing Committee Resolution
on Relief of Audit Submission Requirement
WHEREAS, in accordance with Diocesan Canon 2, Section 7, those congregations failing to
comply with the audit requirements of the Episcopal Church will not be entitled to vote at the
Diocesan Convention without a resolution from the Standing Committee and a two-thirds approval
of that resolution by the Convention, and
WHEREAS, the missions of San Miguel Arcangel, Odessa and Grace, Vernon have not complied
with the audit requirements of the Canons and do have delegates present, and
WHEREAS, both missions realize the audits must still be completed and submitted to the office
of the Bishop, even if later than required, and
WHEREAS, both missions have petitioned the Standing Committee seeking exemption from the
aforementioned canonical requirement, and
WHEREAS, the Standing Committee is convinced that each of the aforementioned missions will,
in fact, complete their audit without delay and submit a copy of the audit to the office of the Bishop
as quickly as possible, and will not have to seek such exemptions in the future, therefore
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RESOLVED, that San Miguel Arcangel, Odessa and Grace, Vernon be granted an exemption to
Diocesan Canon 2, Section 7, and be entitled to vote at the 57th Convention of the Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas.
Both of the resolutions passed unanimously.
Bishop Mayer led the Commissioning of Lay Delegates, Officers, and Members of the Dais.
Mrs. Mary Tinsley, Emmanuel, San Angelo, moved that voice be given to guests of the
Convention. The motion was seconded and passed.
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, on behalf of the Dispatch of Business Committee, made
announcements pertinent to the convention and then moved adoption of the Order of Business with
the addition of an address by Mrs. Bronwyn Clark Skov, our DFMS Partnership Representative,
as item 26a. The motion passed.
Mrs. Jackie Batjer, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene and Chair of the Approval of 2014
Convention Minutes Committee, moved that the minutes of the 56th Diocesan Convention be
accepted as printed. The motion passed.
Bishop Mayer presented his appointments for 2016 (Attachment B: Bishop Mayer’s
Appointments).
Bishop Mayer called on the Rev. Celia Ellery, Good Shepherd, San Angelo, Chair of the
Nominating Committee, who moved the following nominations on behalf of the committee:
Standing Committee to after Convention 2018, one Lay to be elected:
Mr. Bill Heck, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Mr. Michael Ryan, Good Shepherd, San Angelo
Mr. Tom Watson, Heavenly Rest, Abilene
Mrs. Jane M. Wolf, St. Nicholas, Midland
Standing Committee to after Convention 2018, one Clergy to be elected:
The Rev. Claire Cowden, St. Andrew’s Amarillo
The Rev. David Perdue, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock
Northwest Texas Board of Trustees to after Convention 2020, one Lay to be elected:
Mr. Franklin Deaderick, St. John’s, Odessa
Executive Council to after Convention 2018, one Clergy to be elected:
The Rev. Jennifer Holder, Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry, Lubbock
Executive Council to after Convention 2018, one Lay to be elected:
Mrs. Yvonne Batts, Heavenly Rest, Abilene
Mrs. Annette H. Mullins, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Mr. John Britt Todd, St. Nicholas’, Midland
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Bishop Mayer called for nominations from the floor and noted that floor nominations must be
presented in writing with the nomination properly completed on forms available from Ms. Carolyn
Hearn. There being no further nominations, Bishop Mayer declared the nominations closed. In
accordance with the Diocesan Constitution, Bishop Mayer instructed Mr. Michael Pullen,
Diocesan Secretary, to cast the ballot on behalf of the Convention for the unopposed positions of:
Northwest Texas Trustees Episcopal Board of Trustees to 2020: Mr. Frank Deaderick.
Executive Council to 2018: The Rev. Jennifer Holder.
Bishop Mayer called on Ms. Debbie Cox, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock and Chair of the Elections
Committee, to direct the first vote. Once all ballots were distributed, marked, and collected, the
Bishop declared the polls closed.
Bishop Mayer presented his address to the 57th Diocesan Convention. (See Attachment C: Bishop
Mayer’s Address to Convention.)
Following a break, Bishop Mayer announced the following election results.
Standing Committee to 2018 (Lay)
Mr. Bill Heck
29
Mr. Michael Ryan
35
Mr. Tom Watson
31
Mrs. Jane Wolf
41
Total Votes
136
Needed
68
Standing Committee to 2018 (Clergy)
The Rev. Claire Cowden
83
The Rev. David Perdue
57
Total Votes
140
Needed
70
The Rev. Claire Cowden, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo elected
Executive Council to 2018 (Lay)
Mrs. Yvonne Batts
54
Mrs. Annette Mullins
39
Mr. John Britt Todd
46
Total Votes
139
Needed
70
Bishop Mayer called on Ms. Debbie Cox to direct a second ballot. Once all ballots were
distributed, marked, and collected, the Bishop declared the polls closed.
Bishop Mayer introduced The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of Texas, who gave a
presentation about the transformative work of the church in this new missionary age.
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Bishop Mayer introduced Ms. Tara Holley, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the
Seminary of the Southwest, who presented a report on events at the Seminary.
Following announcements by Canon Mike Ehmer and Noonday Prayers led by the Rev. Jim Haney
V, Rector of St. Paul’s, Lubbock, the convention recessed for lunch. Clergy spouses joined Mrs.
Kathy Mayer for lunch at The Texas Tech Club.
Convention reconvened at 1:30 pm. Bishop Mayer announced the following election results.
Mr. Bill Heck
23
Mr. Michael Ryan
31
Mr. Tom Watson
28
Mrs. Jane Wolf
58
Total Votes
140
Needed
70
Mrs. Yvonne Batts
71
30
Mr. John Britt Todd
42
Total Votes
143
Needed
72
Bishop Mayer announced that no candidate on the second ballot received a majority of votes, so
there was still no election. He called upon Mrs. Mary Tinsley, Emmanuel, San Angelo for a motion
on election matters. She moved that, according to the Diocesan Constitution Article VI, Section
4B, the third ballot elect positions by plurality rather than majority. The motion was seconded and
passed unanimously.
The Bishop called upon Ms. Debbie Cox, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock and Chair of the Elections
Committee, to give directions regarding the third vote and oversee the balloting procedures. The
polls were closed once all ballots were distributed, marked, and collected.
Bishop Mayer introduced Mrs. Jackie Batjer, Heavenly Rest, Abilene and Chair of the General
Convention Deputation. She introduced the other General Convention delegates and invited each
of them to share an experience from attending the 2015 General Convention held in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The Bishop then introduced Mrs. Renee Haney, Diocesan Youth Coordinator, who presented a
report and video on the year’s youth activity.
Bishop Mayer introduced the Rev. Jennifer Holder, Chaplain at Texas Tech Canterbury, who
present a report on the Canterbury program.
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Bishop Mayer called on The Rev. Robert Pace, Rector Elect of St. Andrew’s, Amarillo and board
member of the University of the South Board of Trustees. Father Pace reported on the ongoing
work at Sewanee.
Bishop Mayer announced the results of the third ballot.
Mr. Bill Heck
7
Mr. Michael Ryan
24
Mr. Tom Watson
16
Mrs. Jane Wolf
83
Total Votes
130
Needed
Plurality
Mrs. Jane Wolf, St. Nicholas, Midland elected
Mrs. Yvonne Batts
86
9
Mr. John Britt Todd
32
Total votes
127
Needed
Plurality
Mrs. Yvonne Batts, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene elected
Following a break, Bishop Mayer introduced Mrs. Bronwyn Clark Skov, Team Leader, Formation
and Congregational Development, and Officer, Youth Ministries, and our Diocesan Partnership
Representative from the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS). Mrs. Skov addressed
her roles within the DFMS and showed a short video of the work DFMS is doing with refugees.
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, presented a report on behalf of the Constitution and Canons
Committee. The committee moved separately the adoption of the second reading of three changes
to the Constitution: Article VI (Conduct of the Convention), Article VII (Officers of the Diocese),
and Article XIII (Parishes, Missions and Congregations). Each motion was approved
unanimously.
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, on behalf of Treasurer Carrol Holley, the Budget Committee and
Executive Council, led the Convention through the 2016 Budget Narrative and the 2016 Budget
and noted that copies of the 2014 Audit Report and 2015 year-to-date Budget and Actual Reports
were available on the distribution table. Bishop Mayer asked for discussion and there was none.
Canon Mike Ehmer moved adoption of the proposed 2016 Apportionments as presented. The
motion passed. Canon Ehmer moved adoption of the proposed 2016 Budget as presented. The
motion passed. (Attachment F: 2016 Budget and Apportionments.)
Mrs. Mary Tinsley, Emmanuel, San Angelo, moved to accept all printed reports as filed by title.
The motion was seconded and passed.
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Bishop Mayer introduced and called up to the dais the Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl, Jr. and the Rt. Rev.
Sam B. Hulsey. The Bishops each gave a moving tribute to Ms. Carolyn Hearn in celebration of
her retirement. Carolyn was recognized and she offered an emotional, heartfelt thank you to all
with whom she has worked over the years. She was presented with a large silver bowl from the
diocese and also a check representing donations received in her honor from various parishes,
missions and individuals in the diocese.
Bishop Mayer declared the Convention adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
The Convention dinner and dance, hosted by St. Stephen’s, took place that evening at the Overton
Hotel. During the festivities a slide show featuring pictures from Carolyn Hearn’s tenure as the
Bishop’s Executive Secretary was shown.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
The Convention Eucharist began at 9:30 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church with Bishop
Mayer as celebrant and preacher (Attachment D: Bishop’s Convention Eucharist Sermon). The
United Thank Offering Ingathering was collected and the necrology list of the Convention was
read at the Prayers of the People (Attachment E: Necrology Report). Participating clergy included
the Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey, the Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl, the Ven. Chris Wrampelmeier, Bishop’s
Chaplain; Assisting Presbyters, the Rev Canon Mike Ehmer, the Revs. David Perdue and Jo
Roberts Craig, and Deacons Melissa Wafer-Cross and Paige McKay.
Following Communion, Bishop Mayer reconvened the Convention after confirming a quorum was
present.
Bishop Mayer introduced the Rev. Mary Glover, Rector of St. Mark’s, Abilene, and Chair of the
Resolutions Committee, and committee members Archdeacon Chris Wrampelmeier, St. Andrew’s,
Amarillo, and the Rev. Edson Way, retired, who presented the following courtesy resolutions:
Courtesy Resolution One:
A Resolution on the Evensong and Reception
WHEREAS St. Stephen’s Church presented a beautiful evensong celebrating the Feast of Teresa
of Avila and the start of this convention; and
WHEREAS Larry Douglas led instrument and voice in sublime music that pulled us from the
hectic world of our lives to a place of contemplation and prayer; and
WHEREAS the beams of the early evening sun reflected off the brass cross, yielding to the soft
glow from flames by the pews and in the chancel, emphasizing the words of the Gospel “let your
light shine before others; and
WHEREAS this was an evensong to which no other holds a candle; and
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WHEREAS co-chairs Jane Ann Skibell and Robin McNeill and their committee presented a
reception following the evensong with food that tasted as wonderfully as it looked, allowing all to
see the good works of St. Stephen’s; and
WHEREAS Leann Wigner, St. Stephen’s brilliantly creative administrative assistant, in addition
to her many other tasks, repainted the parish hall to make it look its best for the reception; and
WHEREAS the St. Stephen’s youth and the Frank…Bible Discussion group added to the
hospitality by greeting guests and cleaning up after the reception;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that this 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Northwest
Texas thanks the people of St. Stephen’s Church for giving glory to God and welcoming us.
Adopted, in Session, October 17, 2015.
Courtesy Resolution Two:
Happy Trails to You…
WHEREAS Cliff Craig has been a stand-out as a leader, chairman, and president of all the
committees and boards the Diocese of Northwest Texas could, and did, offer him; and
WHEREAS Cliff has most recently proven to be a wise guide (we didn’t say “wise guy”) in the
formation of our partnership with the Diocese of Fort Worth, and has now completed his term as
Chair of the Diocesan Standing Committee;
BE IT RESOLVED that we thank this stand-up guy as he retires from this role in the Church’s life
but continues his service as faithful parishioner, General Convention Deputy 2015-2017, and as
beloved clergy spouse; and
WHEREAS Jo Roberts Craig was received into the Diocese of Northwest Texas on September 7,
1988, and has served faithfully as chaplain, mentor, teacher, committee leader, associate priest,
and rector in churches and schools in Lubbock and Amarillo; and
WHEREAS Jo has earned the distinction of “Senior Canonical Resident” not simply through time,
but through her dedication, grace, enthusiasm, and the encouragement of all she has served;
BE IT RESOLVED that we honor Mama Jo for “giving it her all” in service to the children and
adults in this Diocese and for showing us all that the well of love for God and one another shall
never run dry, but is ever-renewing, life-giving, and eternal; and
WHEREAS Edson Way has served the Diocese as rector of St. Christopher’s in Lubbock for seven
years, sharing his deep faith and dedication and showing us all that the resurrection of the body of
the church is not only possible, but a sacred promise; and
WHEREAS Edson and Jenny have shared in the life of their parish and the Diocese with
generosity, hospitality, and grace, and a bit of style on the dance floor;
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BE IT RESOLVED that, upon his retirement, as he trades the longer skirt of the high church for
the shorter skirt of the Highlands, we thank Edson for his leadership and service to St.
Christopher’s and the Diocese, and leave him with a friendly reminder that kilts and motorcycles
don’t always mix; and
BE IT FURTHER AND FINALLY RESOLVED that the people of Northwest Texas, gathered at
this 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese, thank, honor, and stand to applaud these three
upstanding, long-standing, and outstanding leaders, servants, and friends.
Courtesy Resolution Three:
A Resolution Supporting a Bishop’s Ministry to Two Dioceses
WHEREAS in the presence of two standing committees and two other bishops at the Abilene
Summit, Bishop Scott Mayer discerned a call to “go”; and
WHEREAS Bishop Scott is answering that call to serve God and God’s people in both the Diocese
of Northwest Texas and the Diocese of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS because our bishop wears more than one hat, at times driving between his dioceses,
he may wonder if he mitre taken on a larger task than he originally thought; and
WHEREAS Bishop Scott has many hours to contemplate innovative ways to share God’s mission
as he rides off into the east to where the west begins; and
WHEREAS Bishop Scott found in Fort Worth a staff to match the quality of those on Broadway
in Lubbock, including the Rev. Canon Janet Waggoner, Deacon Tracie Middleton, Katie Sherrod,
Michele King, and Adriana Cline;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by this 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Northwest
Texas that this diocese will support our bishop in his expanded ministry and will support our sister
diocese of Fort Worth, while always looking to learn from our sister; in short, let’s play two.
Courtesy Resolution Four:
A Resolution of Admiration and Appreciation Upon the Retirement of Carolyn Hearn,
Executive Secretary to Four Bishops of the Diocese of Northwest Texas
WHEREAS, Carolyn Hearn had excused absences from the first twenty Annual Conventions of
the fifty-seven Annual Conventions thus far in this Diocese because she was growing up; and
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WHEREAS Carolyn Hearn has planned, worked, and attended all thirty-seven of the subsequent
Diocesan Conventions; and
WHEREAS, Carolyn Hearn has probably felt like retiring on the day after all thirty-seven of them;
and
WHEREAS her previous diverse work experience among other-overachievers prepared her for
this work; and
WHEREAS, from the very beginning, she was one of the B*E*S*T; and
WHEREAS, after her thirty-seven years of wide-ranging experience in the life of this Diocese, she
knows where the bodies are buried; and
WHEREAS, because she knows that the first word in “secretary” is “secret” she won’t tell us
where; and
WHEREAS the root word of “discretion” is “discrete” she shares her knowledge of all such matters
only with those who need to know; and
WHEREAS, in addition to keeping four Bishops, in sequence, from going off the rails over the
span of thirty-seven years, she has advised, guided, assured, and counselled innumerable clergy,
aspirants, and laypersons from across this Diocese with innumerable questions, concerns, and
foibles; and
WHEREAS, she can also sit in a bar in Edinburgh, Scotland, and knowledgeably discuss single
malt Scotch; and
WHEREAS, throughout all the changes this Diocese has experienced over the course of thirtyseven years, she has been the one constant and stable rock upon which the Episcopal Church in
Northwest Texas has rested; and
WHEREAS you don’t let that kind of experience and knowledge just walk out the door, especially
if the bearer is funny, pretty, smart, wise, and deft, while also prodigious in her work on behalf of
this Diocese, coupled with her evident love for The Episcopal Church and this Episcopal Diocese,
which is reciprocated by all who have been blessed to work with her in whatever capacity; and
WHEREAS, we now have priests in this Diocese who weren’t even born when she began her
ministry among us here; and
WHEREAS that little Baptist girl, who had seen and shared in so much innovation, invention, and
adventure before she even arrived at The Episcopal Center, could have dodged and misled that
OHL’ “deer in the headlights,” but she didn’t; could have gotten off SCOTT-free for revealing
the “secrets” of the secretary, but she didn’t; but instead, even while HENTON that she knew
where all the bodies were buried, simply asked “what the SAM hill do you want/need/require?,”
then dug in her dancing boots and got it, made it (maybe even made it up), found and delivered it,
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all the while shepherding and serving all as friend, mentor, jokester, confidant, and occasional tap
dancer, and leaving us all blessed, thankful, and grateful - to the moon and back;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Bishops, Priests, Deacons, those in preparation for
Ordained Ministry, and the Laity, gathered at this 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese of
Northwest Texas, offer our heartfelt gratitude to Carolyn Hearn for our having been the
beneficiaries of her vocation and service in this Diocese and for the Servant Leadership she has so
faithfully exhibited these past thirty-seven years.
We say “Farewell,” not “Good-bye.” We wish Carolyn joy and contentment as she reads her
waiting stack of books, plays with her pets, cooks new dishes, tends to her “pot plants” (sic), works
in her garden, and continues the dance of her life with Gale. We see her leave her position as
Executive Secretary to the Bishops of Northwest Texas with regret, but we are also comforted to
know that, just two months from now, she will begin the work of planning the 58th Annual
Convention of this Diocese in 2016. No, not “Good-bye.” But, “See you around, Carolyn!”
Courtesy Resolution Five: A Resolution of Gratitude for Bishop +Andy Doyle
WHEREAS the Bishops +Scott Mayer and +Andy Doyle have together come to shepherd well
over 150 thousand square miles of the great state of Texas, prompting their claimed status as the
Texas Episcopal Mafia; and
WHEREAS Bishop +Andy suggests that +Scott might adopt Bishop Seaman’s mode of
transportation to travel the wide plains on a vintage Indian motorcycle, a move that would require,
however, Bishop +Andy to guide +Scott in the choice and placement of appropriate tattoos; and
WHEREAS +Scott has removed +Andy from his usual forum of small group meetings and
intimate discussion forums and offered him the “captive audience” of this convention delegation
with freedom to “stir ‘em up, whip ‘em into a frenzy, and set ‘em loose” to plant and grow new
ministries throughout the whole Diocese; and
WHEREAS +Andy has called upon us all to embrace the dream that God has for the church and
creation, not to look back and be comfortable but to look forward to “a new way to be the church,”
to unlock and unleash our powers as co-creators, to plant seeds and make room for them to take
root, no matter the obstacles; and
WHEREAS +Andy has reminded us that Jesus’ burden is light, but the work of the kingdom is
difficult; that transfiguration teaches us not to stay put, but pushes us to “go out there, over there,
down there” into the corners, shops, schools, hospitals, and homes to generate new ways to be
neighbors and the generous community; and
WHEREAS +Andy has called us to remember always that resurrection only comes after death and
that the church is always dying, yet always creating, multiplying, amplifying – being renewed,
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reborn, and recreated – and that we are the gardeners, the apostles, and the caretakers for the whole
of the kingdom; and
WHEREAS +Andy has observed that “Lazarus was likely happy that Jesus showed up that day”;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that (while conceding the scale and import of the two events
may differ a bit) the people gathered at this 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Northwest
Texas say, too, that we are glad that Bishop +Andy showed up here to encourage, inspire, and
invite us to imagine the future and to take action to bring our dreams and the dream of God for the
church into reality, within our walls and beyond our doors.
Adopted, in session, October 17, 2015.
Courtesy Resolution Six:
Gratitude for Presiding Bishop Katharine
WHEREAS the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, “Katharine our Presiding Bishop,” has
served The Episcopal Church with dignity, enthusiasm, humor, and grace for the past nine years;
and
WHEREAS Bishop Katharine has led the Church nobly as the first woman Presiding Bishop and
first female Primate in the wider Anglican Communion, occasionally facing and overcoming
personal slights and insults; and
WHEREAS Bishop Katharine has been a guest in our Diocese, most importantly to preside at the
installation of our own Bishop Scott Mayer;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the people gathered at this 57th Annual Convention of the
Diocese of Northwest Texas thank Bishop Katharine for her service, wish her well in the next
phase of her life and ministry, and offer hope that her retirement takes wings and offers rest, new
horizons, and Shalom.
Courtesy Resolution Seven:
In Support of the Bishop’s Charge
WHEREAS our bishop wanted us to come and see him, but now he wants us to go; and
WHEREAS if we are to be a part of the Jesus movement, we got to move; and
WHEREAS the bishop’s words are crazy talk: wanting us to go out into the streets, stepping
outside of our church buildings and comfort zones; and
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WHEREAS there is a shortage of crazy Christians who would change the world and the bishop
believes we are just the people to fill that gap; and
WHEREAS an observer of this convention would agree with him; and
WHEREAS our work is paid on commission, a Great Commission at that, making—is it disciples
or apostles?—since we are Episcopalians, making both disciples and apostles; and
WHEREAS by acting through the Spirit in counter-cultural deeds of grace, we can and will love
and sustain those on the margins, restoring them to community;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by this 57th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Northwest
Texas that we, the people of this church in this corner of Texas at this time, are called out of our
boxes to be living embodiments of hope, mercy, grace, and love, joining with God to heal the
world.
Courtesy Resolution Eight:
A Resolution of Appreciation for the Rector and
People of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Lubbock, Texas
WHEREAS, the Rector and People of Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church have hosted the 57th
Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Northwest Texas; and
WHEREAS, all in attendance at the Convention were made to feel part of the Saint Stephen’s
community despite the absence of Bob Dylan singing, “Everybody must get stoned”; and
WHEREAS, “the salt of the earth” mentioned in the Gospel reading from Saint Matthew (5:1316) at the opening Choral Evensong was actually served up in bowls in the lavatories at the Overton
Hotel; and
WHEREAS, the Rector of Saint Stephen’s survived both the hike over the Eilden Hills of Scotland
and the innumerable small group planning meetings in preparation for the Convention, the mortal
danger of which he was warned by the Reverend Charlie Cook, and both experiences requiring
equal amounts of exertion and stamina; and
WHEREAS, Julie and Dale Harris provided coordinated leadership as Co-Chairs of the Planning
Team; and
WHEREAS, Jane Ann Skibell and Robin McNeil oversaw the planning for the gala social events
following the opening Evensong and the Dinner Dance where food, fun, and fellowship were
celebrated in equal portion; and
WHEREAS, all the Committee Chairs and Volunteers provided a seamless experience not
withstanding their taste for attire of unusual color; and
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WHEREAS, the Representatives of our Sister Diocese of Fort Worth were shown the hospitality
of the Diocese of Northwest Texas exemplified by the actions of the Rector and People of Saint
Stephen’s; and
WHEREAS, this hospitality amply demonstrated our mutual participation in the “Grand
Collaboration” mentioned in the Rector’s Welcoming Address at the beginning of the Convention;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that all in attendance at the 57th Annual Convention of the
Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, and all of the Parishes, Missions, and People thus
represented from across these 77,000 square miles of this verdant corner of God’s Creation,
express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to Father David Perdue, Rector, his loyal helpmate
Donna Perdue, the Chairpersons and Volunteers of all the event planning committees, and all the
People of Saint Stephen’s, for a job well done and for inspiring and equipping us to Go! and make
disciples, preaching, baptizing, and teaching, knowing that God is with all of us always.
Bishop Mayer announced that the 2016 Convention will not have a host parish but will, instead,
be led by a diocesan committee chaired by Ms. Carolyn Hearn and co-chairs Mr. Dale and Mrs.
Julie Harris. The Convention will again be held in Lubbock.
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, Chair of Dispatch of Business, reported that all items of business
had been addressed.
Bishop Mayer led the Commissioning of Elected and Appointed Diocesan Officials and Staff.
Bishop Mayer called upon the Rt. Rev. Sam Hulsey, the Rt. Rev. Wallis Ohl, the Rev. Bill Nix,
the Rev. Canon David Veal and the Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer to join him in laying hands on and
blessing Ms. Carolyn Hearn as the final act of the Convention.
Bishop Mayer declared that following the concluding hymn and dismissal, the 57th Annual
Convention would be adjourned. He then pronounced the Episcopal Blessing and the service
concluded with the final hymn and dismissal.
An offering in the amount of $1,091.00 collected at the Eucharist was also designated for the
Episcopal Relief and Development Fund for use in assisting the Syrian refugee crisis.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Thames, Diocesan Administrator
Michael Pullen, Secretary of Convention
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Attachments:
A. Final Report of the Credentials Committee
B. Bishop Mayer’s Appointments
C. Bishop Mayer’s Convention Address
D. Bishop Mayer’s Convention Eucharist Sermon
E. Necrology Report
F. 2016 Apportionments and 2016 Budget as adopted by Convention
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Attachment A
Final Report of the Credentials Committee
Clergy Canonically Resident with Vote
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer
The Rev. Luke Back
Deacon Dede Schuler Ballou
Deacon Todd Baxley
Deacon Tom Burns
Deacon Doug Cashell
The Rev. Susanna Cates
The Rev. Phil Corbett
The Rev. Beverly Couzzourt
The Rev. Claire Cowden
The Rev. Jo Roberts Craig
The Rev. J. Michael Ehmer
The Rev. Celia Ellery
The Rev. David Galletly
The Rev. Mary E. Glover
The Rev. James P. Haney, V
The Rev. Jennifer Holder
The Rev. Jared Houze
The Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey
The Rev. David Huxley
The Rev. Les Jackson
Deacon Nikki Jones
The Rev. Barbara Kirk-Norris
The Rev. Mark Lang
The Rev. Eric Mancil
Deacon Paige McKay
The Rev. Alberto Moreno
Deacon Leroy Morrison
The Rev. David Mossbarger
The Rt. Rev. Wallace Ohl
The Rev. Robert Pace
The Rev. J. David Perdue
The Rev. Phil Ray
The Rev. Matthew Rowe
Deacon Gary Sanford
The Rev. Jean Scott
The Rev. Charles Smith
Deacon Peggy Valentine
Deacon Amanda Watson
The Rev. David Williams
Archdeacon Chris Wrampelmeier
The Rev. William Wright
Cliff Craig, Standing Committee
Nancy Estes, Trustee
Paul Goebel, Trustee
Carroll Holley, Treasurer
Annabel House, Executive Council
Barbara Tom Jowell, Standing Committee
Jeff Kerr, Executive Council
Kirk McLaughlin, Standing Committee
Michael Pullen, Secretary of Convention
Jo Ann Rachele, ECW President
Clergy Canonically Resident with Seat &
Voice
Deacon Nancy Igo
Clergy not Canonically Resident / Guest /
Visitor
The Rev. Charles Bowyer, OSB Obl.
The Rev. Leslie Gregory
The Rev. Jim Lanter
The Rev. Jim Liggett
The Rev. Pat Russell
The Rev. Russell Fisher
The Rev. Thom Lewis
The Rev. Edson Way
Churches Represented
Jackie Batjer
Yvonne Batts
Karen Boyd
Tim Lillick
Alexander Morotini
Debra Morotini
Candy Scarborough
Rosemary Suttle
Tom Watson
Abilene, St. Mark’s
Barry Cotner
Mark Dentzer
Kay Gillette
Albany, Trinity
None
Ex-Officio with Vote
Thomas Choate, Chancellor
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Amarillo, St. Andrew’s
Mary Emeny
Sally Emerson
Michelle England
Vic Maza
Bruce McAda
Neil Quattlebaum
Mary Bush Thomas
Doug Voran
Amarillo, St. Peter’s
Sunny Buchanan
Deloris Cole
G. W. Frazier
Eleanor Frazier
Big Spring, St. Mary the Virgin
None
Borger, St. Peter’s
Carolyn Miller
Kay Levins
John Snodgrass, Jr.
Canyon, St. George’s
Adrian Guzman
Jennie Raphelt
William Raphelt
Clarendon, St. John the Baptist
None
Coleman, St. Mark’s
Carole Horne
Colorado City, All Saints’
Virginia Delaney
Joy Dockery
Dalhart, St. James’
Gerald Burney
Jerry Hunter
Bud Snead
Dumas, St. Paul’s
Frances Robins
T.C. Robins
None
Levelland, St. Luke’s
Julie Benson
Debra Burnett
Robby Timberlake
Lubbock, St. Christopher’s
Charlotte Brown
Carolyn Jones
Susan Matchett
Edie Rische
John Rische
Alvin Stofel
Podi Stofel
Carole Wolf
John Wolf
Lubbock, St. Paul’s-on-the-Plains
Jim Brown
Sally Brown
Sid Friend
Katherine Goebel
Pete Ramos
Kim Sanford
Reeves Winn
Lubbock, St. Stephen’s
Karen Bosscher
Debbie Cox
Brickland Easton
Joe McKay
Cindy Phelps Streit
Kelly Trlica
Midlands, Holy Trinity
Marilyn Allen
Mary Lou Cassidy
Carla Holeva
Terry Joliffe
Cindy Olive
Midlands, St. Nicholas’
Cindy Manley
Scot Marter
Cecil Preas
Cynthia Preas
Hereford, St. Thomas
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Odessa, San Miguel Arcangel
Joe Alvarado
Malgorzata Olszowka
Sweetwater, St. Stephen’s
Mary Burrows
Warren Crawford
Odessa, St. Barnabas’
Betty Childs
Hal Cooksey
Dorothy Johnson
Richard McBurney
Vernon, Grace
Steve Hennessee
Denise Sanders
Justin Sanders
Odessa, St. John’s
Jim Caddell
Peggy Caddell
Franklin Deaderick
Pampa, St. Matthew’s
Hal Cree
Sue Cree
Karen Lang
Perryton, All Saints’
Eric Riddle
D’Ann Riddle
Plainview, St. Mark’s
Linda Thompson
San Angelo, Emmanuel
Bill Carter
Ski Lisewsky
Judy Lisewsky
Deidre McCoy
Dusty McCoy
Jesse Stanford
Mary Tinsley
Rick Tinsley
Pat Wright
Brad Dannheim
Don Griffis
David Kerry
Shamrock, St. Michael’s and All Angels
Rosemary Baxter
Ken Baxter
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Attachment B
Bishop Mayer’s Appointments 2016
NWTX TRUSTEES VICE-PRESIDENT, 2016
Mr. Paul Goebel, St. Paul's, Lubbock
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT, 2016
Mr. Dick Ford, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
CHURCH PENSION FUND COMMITTEE, 2016
Mr. Carrol Holley, Treasurer
Mrs. Anna Mora, Diocesan Financial Officer
The Rev. Jim Haney, V, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
The Rev. Bill Wright, Chaplain to the Retired Clergy/Spouses
CONVENTION PLANNING COMMITTEE, 2016
Chair: Ms. Carolyn Hearn
Assistant Co-Chairs: Mr. Dale and Mrs. Julie Harris
MISSIONS COMMITTEE, 2016
Mr. Jim Walker, St. Luke’s, Levelland, Convener
Mrs. Carole Horne, St. Mark’s Coleman
The Rev. Jared Houze, St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater & All Saint’s, Colorado City
The Rev. Beverly Couzzourt, St. George’s, Canyon
Mr. Todd Greenwood, Grace, Vernon
Mrs. Frances Robins, St. Paul’s, Dumas
CONSTITUTION AND CANONS, 2016
Mr. Scott Bishop, Heavenly Rest, Abilene, Chair
Mr. Tom Choate, Chancellor, Heavenly Rest, Abilene
Mrs. Karon Bonnell, St. Matthew’s Pampa
The Rev. David Huxley, St. Nicholas’, Midland
Mrs. Nancy McReynolds, St. Christopher’s, Lubbock
ECUMENICAL OFFICER, 2016
The Rev. Edson Way, Retired, Lubbock
COMMISSION ON MINISTRY, 2016 (CONFIRMED BY CONVENTION)
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, Canon to the Ordinary, Chair (16)
The Rev. Jean Scott, Non-Parochial, Lubbock (16)
The Rev. Jim Liggett, Retired (17)
Mrs. Cindy Phelps Streit, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock (17)
Deacon Nikki Jones, St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater (17)
Archdeacon Chris Wrampelmeier, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo (18)
The Rev. Luke Back, Heavenly Rest, Abilene (18)
Mrs. Jane Wolf, St. Nicholas’, Midland (18)
Mrs. Mary Tinsley, Emmanuel, San Angelo (19)
The Rev. Barbara Kirk-Norris, Holy Trinity, Midland (19)
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DISCIPLINARY BOARD, 2016 (CONFIRMED BY CONVENTION)
The Rev. James Haney, V, St. Paul’s, Lubbock (16)
Ms. Debbie Cox, St. Stephen’s, Lubbock (16)
Mrs. Joan Whitt, St. Nicholas’, Midland (17)
The Rev. David Huxley, St. Nicholas’, Midland (17)
The Rev. Celia Ellery, Good Shepherd, San Angelo (18)
Intake Officer: Ms. Mary Lou Cassidy, Holy Trinity, Midland
Church Attorney: Mrs. Sally Emerson, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
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Attachment C
Bishop Mayer’s Address to Convention
October 16, 2015
I would like to begin this morning by expressing my gratitude to the good people of St Stephen’s
Church in Lubbock for your gracious hospitality, led by the Convention Planning Co-chairs, Julie
and Dale Harris, and the rector of St Stephen’s, Father David Perdue. Special thanks go also to
Jane Ann Skibell and Robin McNeill for last night’s reception; Larry Douglas and the St Stephen’s
choir for the beautiful worship at Evensong; Joe McKay for the set up of this space today; Mary
Ann McKay and Stephani Windham for their work with our vendors in Exhibit Hall; and to Susan
and Jim McCutcheon for tonight’s Dinner Dance honoring Carolyn Hearn.
I want to publicly thank my office staff for whom I have gratitude, respect, and true affection.
Together they form a team who understands that their vocation is to facilitate ministry within and
beyond this diocese: Deacon Nancy Igo, Anna Mora, Elizabeth Thames, Canon Mike Ehmer, and
for two more days as my Executive Secretary, Carolyn Hearn.
I would like to thank, also, Renee Haney for her work with our youth; thank you Renee and Jim,
for another wonderful camp experience. We will hear from Renee later today. Mother Jennifer
Holder continues the outstanding campus ministry we have at Texas Tech. We will hear from
Jennifer, also. And I would like to recognize Nancy Igo for the outstanding new diocesan website.
Earlier, you heard me introduce the twelve students who are attending our local School of Ordained
Ministry. It’s an outstanding program, a part of the Iona Project in the Diocese of Texas (and we
are grateful for their leadership on this). But it would not work without our local mentors and
teachers. I’m certain that all twelve students would agree that the program is effective because of
our Dean, Deacon Melissa Wafer-Cross, and our four mentors – the two teams of Father Jim Haney
and Father Dave Huxley mentoring juniors, and Father Robert Pace and Mother Susanna Cates
mentoring seniors.
I want to recognize three people who have answered the call to serve significant positions: JoAnn
Rachele is the new Province VII ECW President; Valinda Jackson is the new UTO rep, and
Richard Partney is our new EFM Coordinator.
Several people have completed terms or resigned from various boards, committees, commissions,
and councils. I would like to recognize those who have served the Youth Council, Bert Bostic,
Bart Howard, and Katie Young; the Commission on Ministry, Mother Celia Ellery and Greg
Westmoreland; the Executive Council, Father Edson Way, Jeff Kerr, and Fred Westmoreland; and
the Standing Committee, Father Luke Back and Standing Committee President, Cliff Craig.
Cliff Craig has served the diocese on the Standing Committee, as Chair of the Bishop Quarterman
Conference Center, as General Convention Deputy (6 times), as Chair of the Bishop Nominating
Committee, and much more. On top of that, he is a relatively new clergy spouse, a role he takes
quite seriously.
So, Cliff was serving as President when it was decided that the Standing Committee of Northwest
Texas and the Standing Committee of Fort Worth should meet together. I’ll say more about that
momentarily, but Cliff’s leadership, faith, and love for this diocese were both evident and needed
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during that initial meeting. I want to thank Cliff and the entire Standing Committee for your
collective wisdom, leadership, and your care for me personally. Three people have either
announced their retirement or have retired since the meeting of our last diocesan convention.
I’ll keep it in the Craig family, and first recognize Mother Jo Roberts Craig. Every year after our
diocesan convention, we publish our annual journal. Within the contents of the journal is a listing
of the active clergy of the diocese – in the order of canonical residence. The Reverend Nina Jo
Roberts Craig – affectionately known as Mother Jo – is at the top of that page, as she was received
from the Diocese of Texas on September 7, 1988. Within Northwest Texas Jo has served our
Canterbury campus ministry at Texas Tech, All Saints School in Lubbock, St Paul’s in Lubbock,
St Stephen’s in Lubbock, and both St Andrew’s School and St Andrew’s Church in Amarillo. She
has served the Church in more ways than I can count, but I know her service includes the Standing
Committee, the Conference Center, the Executive Council, the Missions Committee, as Deputy to
General Convention, and more.
There is a saying in the sports world about ballplayers who give it their all when they compete.
They leave it all on the field, or they leave it all on the court, as there is nothing left in the tank at
the final buzzer. Well, there always seems to be something left in the tank for Jo, because the
Source of Love is inexhaustible. But Jo Roberts Craig gives it her all. And what she gives is love.
The people she has served will attest to that. Jo retires at the end of May this year.
Father Edson Way retired this summer after serving St Christopher’s in Lubbock as their rector
for 7 years. St Christopher’s is one of those congregations I’m referencing when I say that I’ve
seen resurrection – something more than resuscitation (which also is a very good thing – Lazarus
would agree). A few years ago St Christopher’s went through the valley, and by God’s grace, they
now have new life as a new body. Certainly, Edson – and Jenny – have been key figures in
breathing this new life into St Christopher’s.
Edson brought to Northwest Texas his deep faith, his experience as a leader, his knowledge of all
things Celtic, his motorcycle, and his fun personality. When he wears a kilt – and he has one for
every occasion, and we wonder if he has a second home in Scotland – we can see that he also
brought on the calf of his leg a tattoo of the Seminary Cross. And perhaps most of all, he brought
with him, Jenny. Together they embody hospitality, grace, and generosity.
Now, Carolyn Hearn. 37 years. 4 bishops. As we say, “bless your heart.” Later this afternoon
Bishop Wallis Ohl and Bishop Sam Hulsey will speak to their experience of working with Carolyn,
and she is the honoree of tonight’s Dinner Dance. I will take a moment to express my thoughts
now.
There is more to the relationship between a bishop and the bishop’s Executive Secretary than the
tasks of secretarial work, such as keeping the bishop’s calendar, and booking flights and hotels,
and making appointments, and answering mail, and keeping files, and so forth. As important as
those tasks are – and they are exceptionally important in my book – the relationship can be
characterized as one of vulnerability, and a certain degree of intimacy, and trust.
After all, Carolyn has all my credit card numbers, and has all my passwords. But seriously, it was
within the first week of my new position in Lubbock that Carolyn told me that the root word of
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the word “secretary” is “secret.” She was telling me, if I had any doubt, that I could trust her. And
I can. And I suspect you know this, but so can you.
For Carolyn knows something that most clergy know: most of the best stories of changed lives, or
miracles, or poignancy, or resurrection – as well as the painful stories of our lives – cannot be told
by us, because they are not our stories to tell, and because they are so deeply personal. And Carolyn
respects that privilege.
You have heard me say that we will miss Carolyn’s corporate knowledge – and that’s true – but
we will miss more than that. She is fun. She has wisdom. She is smart. She has a good theological
mind, spiritual depth, and a thirst for knowledge. She has the right touch in highly sensitive
situations. And many of you have been on the receiving end of her pastoral care, as have I.
In his letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul says, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with
those who weep.” For thirty-seven years Carolyn has done that with us. So today we give thanks
to Carolyn, for her presence and ministry among us – which has been for her nothing less than a
vocation. And tonight, we party. As you know, Carolyn loves to dance. She even bought new
boots. Now, we are not exactly saying goodbye, as Carolyn will remain on retainer and she will
run next year’s diocesan convention. But it is a time to rejoice and express gratitude to our friend
and colleague, Carolyn Hearn.
Some significant events took place in the life of our diocese and in the Wider Church in the year
2015. In late 2014 I was contacted by the President of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of
Fort Worth, Father Curt Norman, about the possibility of discussing ways that our two dioceses
could partner in mission. I responded, yes, I would be open to ways we could share ministries.
And so, we set up an appointment for Curt to come to Lubbock on January 27th.
It became apparent, as we approached that date, that Curt had in mind a specific way to begin to
partner – and that was for the two dioceses to share a bishop. And he brought with him two other
people – Norm Snyder, also a member of the Standing Committee, and Canon Janet Waggoner,
the Canon to the Ordinary.
They came to the Hulsey Center, received the tour of our offices and met our staff. And then Mike
Ehmer and I took them to the Tech Club for lunch. Three hours later, we agreed to ask our
respective Standing Committees to consider a joint meeting in Abilene.
And on March 5th we gathered in Abilene at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in what was called
(with tongue in cheek) the Abilene Summit. Bishop Claude Payne, former Bishop of Texas and
Abilene resident, served as the moderator. Bishop Sean Rowe, currently serving as the bishop to
two dioceses in Pennsylvania, served as our consultant.
The gathering included most of two Standing Committees, Treasurers, Chancellors, and Canons
to the Ordinary. I believe we arrived with an interior posture of discernment, open to the guidance
of the Holy Spirit. The event began with a “meet and greet” in the Bishop Garrett Room at
Heavenly Rest (that was significant), followed by a celebration of the Eucharist in the chapel.
Bishop Payne, the celebrant and preacher, opened his homily by reminding us of our common
history, and how our first bishop in North Texas – a missionary bishop named Alexander Garrett
– traveled this territory from the western edge of Louisiana to the eastern edge of New Mexico.
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And he did it on horseback. In that moment I realized that our moderator had discerned already
the will of the Spirit. I thought, “At least I have a car.” At any rate, on May 16th, the Diocese of
Fort Worth held a special convention, and I was elected to be their Provisional Bishop effective
July 1st.
I am asked two questions frequently. In one form or another, I am asked about the future – the
relationship between Fort Worth and Northwest Texas. And having no crystal ball, I cannot answer
that beyond saying that I think we are natural partners. Fort Worth is where the West begins; we
are bordering dioceses, sharing a common culture. And with our shared talents and resources –
and most of all, faith – I believe we will discover some innovative ways to participate in God’s
mission.
And the second question is more personal to me: “How are you going to do it? You were busy
already?” I sincerely appreciate the question, but I’m not going to do it alone; we are going to do
it together with God’s help – and both dioceses have great staffs. That’s part one of the answer.
To give a more personal answer, I enjoy my work (most of it), and I believe I am called to it. When
one’s vocation and work are aligned, that’s a gift – and not a gift to take for granted. And I
count it a privilege to be part of your lives, and to serve you.
When we were in discernment about this call, Kathy reminded me of one of my all-time favorite
baseball players, Chicago Cubs Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks. Also known as “Mr. Cub,” Ernie
Banks loved playing ball, and he knew how privileged he was to play the sport he loved. Some of
you sports fans may know where I’m going with this, but every day when the team was poised on
the dugout steps, ready to take the field, Ernie Banks said aloud, “Let’s play two!” Like every little
boy playing all day long on the sandlot, Ernie Banks said, “Let’s play two.”
Kathy said, “Let’s play two.” I am privileged to serve two dioceses of faithful, dedicated Christians
who serve sacrificially, and love the Episcopal Church, and who know that we Episcopalians make
a difference in this world.
This summer’s meeting of General Convention in Salt Lake City will prove to be significant in the
life of the Church. There is no way to cover all of the events and developments which are deserving
of more attention, such as the march against the epidemic of gun violence, and budgetary dollars
designated for initiatives toward racial reconciliation –as we gathered one week after killing of
nine people in Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
I want to highlight three things. First, we increased our budget for evangelism, and we passed a
resolution to lower the percentage of diocesan contributions to the Wider Church, as we are moving
more of our common resources to the local level. And informed by the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (of which today’s guest speaker, Bishop Andy Doyle was a
participant and leader), we took steps toward reforming our Church Wide structure. We are taking
steps toward moving out of the 20th century business model of the modern machine era to a model
that is more de-centralized, mobile, responsive, and connected. It’s not romantic. It won’t save the
world, nor the Church. And, it’s not a reflection on the talent, dedication, and hard work of the
people who serve at the Church Wide level. But I believe it will align us better to participate in
God’s mission in this post-modern, post-Christendom world.
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Second. By now you know that General Convention passed resolutions calling for the Trial Use
of liturgies for same-sex marriage. I know there is a range of theological perspectives on this
decision. It’s important to note that clergy and congregations will be permitted to perform and use
these liturgies, and that no one will be required to perform them.
Beyond the letter of the law, I think it’s important, also, to remember who we are as Episcopalians.
Dating back to our roots in 16th century England, we have been a tradition which chose common
prayer over common doctrine as what unites us. We have a history of respecting diverse theological
perspectives, and we have maintained that such diversity is a strength – not a obstacle to overcome.
Whatever one’s perspective on the question of marriage, I hope that we can be grateful to be part
of a tradition which has made a decision out of compassion, and is guided by the impulse to accept,
welcome, and include all people. And I hope we can be grateful to be part of a tradition which
encourages respect for differing theological positions.
Third. Perhaps the most significant and historical event of this meeting of General Convention was
the election of the next Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Michael Curry. With God’s
guidance we have elected an evangelist at heart. His love for Jesus is palpable, contagious, and
inspirational.
Bishop Curry believes the chief work of the Church is making disciples. He believes disciples of
Jesus are called to be “crazy Christians.” And he believes that the most important word in the Great
Commission to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,” is the word, “Go!”
To quote him, he says in his sermon at General Convention, “And the reason I lift up that word
‘go’ is because we are the Jesus Movement.” Referring to Jesus, he says, “This brother didn’t come
into this world to leave it the way he found it. He came to change it.” He refers to the mission
statement in the Diocese of Ohio, which says, “Love God; Love your neighbor; Change the world”
– and says, “We are part of the Jesus Movement, and he summoned us to make disciples to
transform this world by the power of the Good News.”
Love God. Love your neighbor. Change the world. I’m going to modify that this morning to: Go.
Make Disciples. Change the world.
In the first chapter of John’s Gospel, two disciples ask Jesus, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” And
Jesus answers, “Come and see.” And the next day, a brand new disciple named Philip goes and
finds Nathanael, and says to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the
prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” And Nathanael replies – now famously –
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip responds: “Come and see.”
You and I have lived our lives on a place on the timeline of history in which the church culture has
operated out of “come and see”: “come to our church, and see.” We have lived in a time and place
in which society itself understands “church” as a place to go on Sunday.
And I would like to take a moment to suggest what is good about that. Millions of lives have been
changed by “going to church” – whether in an awe-inspiring urban cathedral while experiencing
God in a solemn high mass, or at a country revival, singing “Just As I Am” at an altar call.
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And those places are sacred. One doesn’t need to search far in the Hebrew Scriptures to find the
occasion and impulse to build an altar to declare God’s presence and action. And those of us who
are Anglican and are influenced by Celtic spirituality know that there are “thin places” where God
seems particularly present. And it was the great 20th century Anglican theologian, Jon
MacQuarrie, who said, referencing the sacraments, “If God is everywhere, as we claim, then
certainly God is particular somewhere.” And it was Kenneth Leech, one of our tradition’s great
spiritual directors, who claimed that worship is the most vital of all human activities, and the
church building is a sign of Transcendence. Sacred spaces and sacred buildings are sacramental to
us – outward, visible signs of God’s presence and God’s action in the world. (Anyone who has
been exiled knows there is more to our being drawn to sacred spaces than sentimentality and fond
memories.)
So, we have operated out of an interior posture of “come and see,” and I would suggest that’s how
the North American culture understands our mission: “come and see.” It’s the water in which we
swim. And frankly, that’s the church I personally was trained to serve. So, I’m right there with
you.
We know that there is a fundamental shift taking place in the Church throughout Western
Civilization – whether we call it a new reformation, or a metamorphosis, or the emerging church.
I’m not sure we can boil it down to one particular change, but I wonder if the fundamental shift is
a move from an understanding of the Church as a place to go to understanding the Church as body
called to participate in God’s mission; a shift to understanding the Church itself as part of a
movement; a shift from “come and see” to “Go!”
Now, we are Episcopalians. We are not inclined to say “either/or.” We more often say “both/and”
than “either/or.” That’s one of the beauties of our tradition. I’m not going to discourage anyone
from saying, “come and see.” But Bishop Curry is correct, I believe, that our context today calls
for an interior posture of “Go” – and not simply send someone else to “go” to Africa or China, but
for the baptized to go into our own streets and neighborhoods. Years ago Bishop Payne wrote a
book entitled, “Recovering the Great Commission,” and now Bishop Curry says the most
important word in the Great Commission is “go.”
And if we are honest, we are trying to learn how, and some innovative, creative people are taking
risks in the ways they proclaim and embody the Gospel. And they will be our leaders, as I doubt
this will be a top-down movement (the Spirit is not limited to top-down movement). I’m mindful
of something Sean Rowe said when he served as our consultant at the Abilene Summit. He said,
“I’m tired of hearing about how we need to think outside the box.” He said, “There is no box –
except for the boxes we make for ourselves.”
One thing we know: the Holy Spirit is not confined to a box – not even a box with a steeple or a
bell tower. The Holy Spirit is present, yes; but confined, no. And neither is the Body of Christ. We
are part of a movement – the Jesus Movement. And our context calls for a new interior posture –
a shift from “come and see” to “Go!”
Go! Make Disciples. Bishop Curry says we need “crazy Christians.” He points us to a story in
Mark’s Gospel, when Jesus’ family tried to restrain Jesus, for people were saying, “He has gone
out of his mind.”
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Other biblical translations say, “he is mad,” or they thought “he was crazy.” And as Bishop Curry
tells us, “His behavior was crazy. ‘Do not repay evil for evil, but rather repay with a blessing.’
That’s crazy. ‘The greatest must be your servant.’ Crazy. ‘Blessed are those who are poor, and
merciful, and make peace, and who are persecuted.’ That’s crazy. He was crazy, he is crazy. And
those who follow Jesus are summoned to be just as crazy. We need some crazy Christians. We
need Crazy Christians to change this world.”
Go! Make Disciples. Make disciples who know they are called to change this world. One current
observer of Christianity in North America who noticed long ago that the Church universal is
emerging into something new, is an author named Brian McLaren. McLaren raises a question
about the church-culture’s focus on the afterlife. In no way does he deny heaven or an afterlife,
(and certainly, neither am I) rather, he wonders about our focus in North America. He wonders if
we have chosen the wrong destination – that we have chosen a destination he calls, “Escape from
Earth to Be with God in Heaven.” And maybe our destination, our way, our path, should be called,
“Joining God in Healing This Earth from …Evil.”
He says, “If your goal is to produce doctors and nurses and health care workers, you have to
produce people willing to get close to the disease. They do this not because they love diseases, but
because they hate diseases … and the damage they can do to people and their dreams.” “If your
goal is to produce firefighters and rescue workers, you have to produce people willing to enter
burning buildings. They do this not because they love fire, but because they hate … the damage it
can do to people and their dreams.”
McLaren wonders if by making “heaven after this life” the focus, we are spiritually forming people
who will run away from the disease or the danger in our world. What if we believe, instead, that
God’s goal or destination for creation is a healed and healthy earth?
Jesus says, “Go. Make Disciples.” Make disciples with the courage to go toward the disease or
toward the danger. Now, I’m going to suggest something we don’t hear that often in our tradition.
I’m going to suggest that courageous disciples who don’t operate out of fear can do so, because
they believe – wait for it – they are “saved.”
Stay with me here; I know I’m pushing the envelope. One of my favorite theologians, Beatrice
Bruteau, speaks to what she calls the “terrible, rock-bottom, existential fear” which is the root of
sin, and alienates, separates, and divides us from one another. She says that the only way out “is
to be really convinced that someone else IS sustaining you, that you don’t have to sustain yourself
… . If you can really believe that someone else is sustaining you, then all the self-defense
operations which result in sins are going to evaporate, because they are no longer needed.”
“It is at that moment when you perceive this truth and really accept it, believe yourself to be loved
– permit, agree, allow, consent to be loved and sustained by another – it is at that moment that
SALVATION takes place. It is when this deep metaphysical need to be loved and sustained is met
and satisfied that one’s life is really saved, preserved, kept from destruction.”
Believe it or not, Dr. Bruteau is a Roman Catholic – not a Southern Baptist. And I’m still an
Episcopalian. Dr Bruteau argues that those who are convinced they are unconditionally loved and
sustained (“saved” as she says) can let go of their defenses and live the abundant life, the risen life.
And furthermore, those who believe (and perhaps only those) can love others without conditions.
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Only those who are saved – according to Dr Bruteau – can love their enemies, for example.
Salvation has to come first.
Jesus says, “Go! Make Disciples.” Make disciples for a purpose: to change the world. As Bishop
Curry says, “this brother didn’t come into this world to leave it the way he found it. He came to
change it.”
I’m mindful of the story of when Jesus healed a leper. As the story goes, a leper comes to Jesus,
and says, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretches out his hand
and touches the leper, and says to him, “I do choose. Be made clean!” And immediately the leprosy
leaves him, and he is made clean.
Remember, that according to religious law the leper is unclean. The leprosy is seen as a result of
sin – an obvious punishment for sin. So the religious community bans the leper. The leper suffers,
but it’s not simply the disease causing the suffering – it’s the forced isolation. He is not allowed to
worship. He is socially ostracized from family and friends. He has no way to make a living; no
way to contribute to society. The leper who comes to Jesus –as the story goes, begging and on his
knees – suffers from a disease, but even worse, he is cut off from community.
In the story we are told that Jesus is “moved with pity.” It’s almost a throw-away line, it’s so
understandable. Of course, Jesus is moved with pity. Jesus is compassionate, a word which means
“suffer with.” Moved with pity.
This is one of those times when the English translation does not capture the meaning of the original
Greek language. It’s more than feeling sorry for someone. It’s more than being empathic or
sympathetic. Unpack this phrase, “moved with pity,” and we are told his “insides churned.”
In our culture we describe feelings as located in the heart. In that culture, it was the liver, the
bowels, the gut. His insides churn. We would say, “his blood boils.” When Jesus is confronted by
the leper, he is moved with pity (his blood boils). And by healing the man, Jesus restores the
unworthy, unclean cultural outcast to community – a counter-cultural act of love and grace.
As baptized people, living members of the Risen Body of Christ, we are called to be the
embodiment of such love and grace. I would suggest that everyone gathered here today has been
to someone (and is to someone) the embodiment of the Gospel, that to someone you have been
(and are) hope en-fleshed, or mercy, or grace, or love en-fleshed. For on our clear days, when we
see someone alienated or isolated – someone overlooked, someone on the margins, or lost or
without hope – we are moved with pity. Our blood boils. And we are moved to change their world
– to change this world.
“Go! Make disciples. Change the world.” I think we are about to be in for a ride: the Jesus
Movement. Who knows, we may restore some words to our lexicon, words like “evangelism,” and
“discipleship” – maybe even “saved.” Now, to paraphrase Bishop Curry – and Jesus of Nazareth
– “Let’s Go!”
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Attachment D
Bishop Mayer’s Convention Eucharist Sermon
October 17, 2015
Today in the life of the Church we commemorate Ignatius, bishop of Antioch and martyr. Ignatius
served as the third bishop of Antioch, and reputedly was a student of John the Apostle.
According to the Reverend Canon David Veal: “When the Roman Emperor … ordered that
Ignatius … be brought to Rome for public execution as an ‘atheist and subversive,’ he made a
serious blunder. The journey which Ignatius was compelled to take was long and calls were made
at numerous ports. Few men were unimpressed by the sight of the saintly old bishop being hauled
in chains to his death. Crowds of Christians and Christian sympathizers gathered at his ports of
call to cheer him on. Others joined him and helped record and distribute his letters which soon
became famous. In these letters Ignatius rejoiced at his opportunity to witness for Christ through
martyrdom. … Ignatius’ letters to the Christians … are among our most valuable documents of the
early church. He was brutally put to death before a mob in the Colosseum at Rome, but the
testimony of his life and letters lived on to inspire his fellows in Christ.”
It is believed that Ignatius was martyred in the year 115, which is 1900 years ago. And the “brutal
death” in the Colosseum to which Canon Veal refers was that of being fed to wild beasts. Ignatius
must have seen it coming – as we say – as the following famous quotation comes from his letter
to the Romans:
“I am writing to all the Churches and I enjoin all, that I am dying willingly for God’s sake, if only
you do not prevent it. I beg you, do not do me an untimely kindness. Allow me to be eaten by the
beasts, which are my way of reaching God. I am God’s wheat, and I am ground by the teeth of
wild beasts, so that I may become the pure bread of Christ.”
Now that’s quite a testimony. The Church now has 1900 years’ distance on his death, so I suspect
Ignatius is most remembered today (especially among theologians and historians) for his letters
and his theological influence in shaping the new Church. And that’s important. But at the time of
his death, I suspect his faith, and courage, and sense of purpose as he met his particular method of
martyrdom was the most impressive testimony of his life.
Testimony. Canon Veal refers to the testimony of his life and letters. Tony Campolo told a story
about “testimony” at a recent fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity in Abilene. If you are not
familiar with Tony Campolo, he is a preacher, speaker, author, pastor, sociologist, and social
activist. He is one of the few white members of a predominantly African-American congregation
in Pennsylvania.
Campolo tells us that its customary in his home congregation to celebrate “student recognition
Sunday.” One morning from the pulpit Campolo’s preacher says to the students (and everyone
else): “one day you’re going to die. And when people gather around your grave [he asks] are they
going to be remarking on the titles on your tombstone? Or are they going to be standing around
your grave giving testimonies?” He asks those teenagers: “Is your life about collecting titles or
testimonies?” He says: “Pharoah had the title. He was King of Egypt. But Moses had the
testimonies. Herod was a King. He had the title. His tombstone had the title. John the Baptist,
whom Herod executed, had the testimony.” He says, “I wish for you titles on your tombstone. But
when it’s all over and everyone is standing around your grave reflecting on your life, I hope they
are giving testimonies.”
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The New York Times columnist, David Brooks, says this a slightly different way. He has written
a new book entitled, “The Road to Character.” I commend it to you. He opens the book with this
paragraph: “Recently I’ve been thinking about the difference between ‘resume’ virtues and the
‘eulogy’ virtues. The resume virtues are the ones you list on your resume, the skills you bring to
the job market and that contribute to external success. The eulogy virtues are deeper. They’re the
virtues that get talked about at your funeral, the ones that exist at the core of your being – whether
you are kind, brave, honest, or faithful; what kind of relationships you formed.”
It’s not that resume virtues are bad, or that titles are bad. It’s that testimonies – the eulogy virtues
– are deeper. And the world needs the eulogy virtues.
Yesterday we recognized three people who have retired or will retire from active service in the
Diocese of Northwest Texas: Edson Way, Jo Roberts Craig, and Carolyn Hearn. All three
accomplished much. All three can claim extraordinary resumes. But what we remember is their
generosity, and hospitality, and joy, and love, and wisdom, and compassion – that they rejoice
when we rejoice, and suffer when we suffer. That’s testimony.
David Brooks writes a chapter in his book entitled, “The Summoned Self.” Summoned. He makes
a distinction between resume virtues which lead to careers, and being called to a vocation – being
summoned. Careers are good, and they make a contribution to society. But a vocation is different.
A calling – being summoned – is different. Brooks tells the story of Frances Perkins, the first
woman appointed to the United States Cabinet, serving as Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945.
Incidentally, she was one of 15 women being considered to replace Andrew Jackson on the 20
dollar bill (10 now?), but did not make the cut to be placed in the final four.
But Frances Perkins was not one trying to collect titles or build resumes; she didn’t strive to be
remembered on a 20 dollar bill. She didn’t achieve the position of Secretary of Labor under
Franklin D Roosevelt, because she was building a career or seeking titles. She was summoned.
One day in 1911 at the age of 31, she was visiting a friend in Lower Manhattan near Washington
Square. As Brooks tells the story, “a butler rushed in and announced that there was a fire near the
square. The ladies ran out. Perkins lifted up her skirts and sprinted toward it. They had stumbled
upon the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, one of the most famous fires in American history. Perkins
could see the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the building ablaze. She joined the throng of
horrified onlookers on the sidewalk below.
Brooks is rather graphic in his description of the event, but I’ll spare us from that this morning.
Perkins witnessed the death of 146 garment workers, who died largely because there was only one
fire escape and only one exit – one exit in order to reduce the possibility of employee theft.
The fire left a deep mark on Frances Perkins, and set her on a new course to do anything to prevent
another catastrophe like the one at the Triangle Factory. Up to that point she had lobbied for
workers rights and on behalf of the poor, but now, what had been a career turned into a vocation –
a vocation, where one does not so much ask, “What do I want from life?” Rather, one asks, “What
does life want from me? What are my circumstances calling me to do?” [Brooks 21] Brooks says:
“It is important to point out how much a sense of vocation is at odds with the prevailing
contemporary logic. A vocation is not about fulfilling your desires or wants …. A vocation is not
about the pursuit of happiness, if by ‘happiness’ you mean being in a good mood, having pleasant
experiences, or avoiding struggle and pain. Such a person [meaning one summoned] becomes an
instrument for the performance of the job that has been put before her.”
What does life want from us? What are our circumstances calling us to do?
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When Jesus gathers his disciples for the Last Supper, he finds it important to say to them, “You
did not choose me, but I chose you.” One doesn’t waste words or actions with one night to live.
So, Jesus and the disciples share supper, and Jesus washes the feet of his disciples, and Jesus begins
to reveal what is most important to him: love. “Love one another, as I have loved you.” “No one
has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
And then Jesus reminds them: “You did not choose me, but I chose you.” In other words, this is a
calling – a vocation – and you have been summoned. “I chose you,” he says. “I appointed you to
go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.”
I can imagine the disciples following Jesus throughout his public ministry, and yes, he called them
to follow him. He chose them early in the story, according to the Gospels. But remember the story.
As they followed him, they argued about who was the greatest, and who would sit at the right
hand. “And by the way,” they said to Jesus, “there are others doing good works, but not in your
name.” “And Jesus, those pesky, needy people always want your attention, and they are
interrupting our communion together.”
We can imagine that even as they followed Jesus into Jerusalem with the palm branches waving
and the crowds shouting approval, the disciples were still in “resume mode.” Following Jesus – up
to now – was a successful career choice.
And now, at the Last Supper in the Upper Room, Jesus says, “You did not choose me, but I chose
you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.” Now we are shifting into “eulogy
virtues” – fruit that will last.
It won’t be a burning building that the disciples will witness. That won’t be their life-changing
moment that triggers the shift from “resume virtues” to “eulogy virtues.” It won’t be a burning
building they witness; it will be a crucifixion that they stand by and watch. They will betray. They
will deny. They will hide.
And Jesus will say from the Cross: “Father forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”
And when he appears to them later – showing them his hands and his side – they will experience
the unconditional love, the undeserved forgiveness, and the unmerited grace of God.
And then they will know their vocation – their calling. They are summoned – summoned for a
purpose: to proclaim and embody the same love they experienced in Jesus; summoned (not unlike
Frances Perkins) to proclaim God’s dream of a just world; summoned (not unlike Ignatius) to
embody faith, courage, and a sense of purpose; summoned (like all baptized persons) to proclaim
and embody the love, grace, and forgiveness of God to all people in the Name of the Holy Trinity,
one God, in Whom we live, and move, and have our being. Amen.
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Attachment E
2015 Annual Diocesan Convention Necrology List
Ron Bell, Emmanuel, San Angelo
The Rev. Harland B. (Steve) Birdwell
Sidney Boyce, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Ron Carden, St. Luke’s, Levelland
Mary Jane Colquitt, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Myrtle Jean Cooper, St. Paul’s, Dumas
Bill Crooker, St. Mary’s, Big Spring
Marcia Kay Monahan Darby, St. Matthew’s, Pampa
Eleanor Doris Cunningham, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Annette Furlong
Carolyn Goebel, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
Rodney Goebel, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
The Rev. Bruce Green
JoAnn Griffin, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
Mary Alice Henthorn, St. Paul’s, Dumas
Mary Maude Hickman, Holy Trinity, Midland
Phil Holmes, St. James’, Dalhart
Jerome Walter Johnson, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Kearly Kinnard, Heavenly Rest, Abilene
Freda Lummus, St. Paul’s, Dumas
Helen McCartt, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Deacon Jean Shafer
Robert Slaughter, St. Luke’s, Levelland
J. H. Smitty Smith, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo
Johnnye Nell Smith, St. Paul’s, Lubbock
Deacon Donald R. Webb
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Attachment F
2016 Apportionments and Budget
APPROVED 2015
CHURCHES
ABILENE, HEAVENLY REST
ABILENE, ST. MARK'S
ALBANY, TRINITY *
AMARILLO, ST. ANDREW'S
AMARILLO, ST. PETER'S
BIG SPRING, ST. MARY'S
BORGER, ST. PETER'S
BROWNFIELD, GOOD SHEPHERD
CANYON, ST. GEORGE'S
CLARENDON, ST. JOHN'S
COLEMAN, ST. MARK'S
COLORADO CITY, ALL SAINTS'
DALHART, ST. JAMES'
DUMAS, ST. PAUL'S
HEREFORD, ST. THOMAS' #
LEVELLAND, ST. LUKE'S
LUBBOCK, ST. CHRISTOPHER'S
LUBBOCK, ST. PAUL'S
LUBBOCK, ST. STEPHEN'S
MIDLAND, HOLY TRINITY
MIDLAND, ST. NICHOLAS'
ODESSA, SAN MIGUEL
ODESSA, ST. BARNABAS'
ODESSA, ST.JOHN'S
PAMPA, ST. MATTHEW'S
PERRYTON, ALL SAINTS' *
PLAINVIEW, ST. MARK'S
SAN ANGELO, EMMANUEL
SAN ANGELO, GOOD SHEPHERD
SHAMROCK, ST. MICHAEL'S *
SWEETWATER, ST. STEPHEN'S
VERNON, GRACE
TOTALS
Net change from 2015 16% to 2016 15%
16%
2013 Box A
$
851,341 $ 136,215
53,414
8,546
20,202
1,616
861,299
137,808
199,938
31,990
116,233
18,597
42,747
6,840
14,415
2,306
39,249
6,280
2,614
418
42,709
6,833
22,006
3,521
76,740
12,278
4,887
782
15,575
2,492
15,389
2,462
216,066
34,571
428,344
68,535
284,733
45,557
629,714
100,754
390,367
62,459
27,645
4,423
245,101
39,216
168,260
26,922
178,758
28,601
23,661
1,893
24,302
3,888
574,847
91,976
132,370
21,179
23,984
1,919
121,299
19,408
11,129
1,781
$ 5,859,338
$ 932,066
APPROVED 2016
2014 Box A
15%
$
856,059 $ 128,409
58,215
8,732
17,995
1,350
921,670
138,251
221,042
33,156
124,562
18,684
41,031
6,155
15,394
2,309
26,719
4,008
18,345
2,752
46,775
7,016
12,935
1,940
123,597
18,540
4,288
643
15,575
2,336
18,489
2,773
218,853
32,828
424,228
63,634
305,410
45,812
658,735
98,810
498,129
74,719
29,870
4,481
264,947
39,742
174,302
26,145
160,711
24,107
22,380
1,679
18,847
2,827
666,252
99,938
106,092
15,914
34,409
2,581
107,309
16,096
23,640
3,546
$ 6,236,805
$ 929,912
$ (2,154)
* = Congregation at 7.5%, 8%, 8.5% and 10.5% of Box A
# = Congregation assessed same as previous year
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EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS 2016 OPERATING BUDGET
(Adopted at the 57th Diocesan Convention 10/16/2015)
Amended
Budget
Sep 2015
Actual
2014
4000 -- SUPPORT AND REVENUE
4010 Congregational Support from Apportionment
4020 Designated Investment Income-BTQ Endowment
4021 Designated Investment Income-BQCC Endowment
4022 Designated Investment Income-BQCC Endowment 4%
4023 Designated Investment Income-BQCC Endowment 1%
4025 Designated Investment Income-Additional Request
4030 Transfer From SADE Account
4035 Transfer From Trustees Account
4040 Contributions/Misc Income
4050 Prior Year Apportionment
4060 Diocese of Fort Worth
4080 Contingency
4000 -- TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE
DISBURSEMENTS
5000 -- DIOCESAN OUTREACH AND MISSIONARY SUPPORT
5100 -- Diocesan Outreach
5120 Companion Diocese
5150 Seminary of the Southwest
5160 University of the South
5170 Texas Conference of Churches
5100 -- Total Diocesan Outreach
5200 -- Mission Within the Diocese
5205 -- Support to Mission Churches
5210 -- Mission Churches Property & Liability Insurance
5211 Trinity, Albany
5213 Good Shepherd, Brownfield
5214 St. George's, Canyon
5216 St. John the Baptist, Clarendon
5217 St. Mark's, Coleman
5218 All Saints', Colorado City
5219 St. Paul's, Dumas
5220 St. Thomas', Hereford
5222 St. Luke's, Levelland
5225 San Miguel, Odessa
5226 All Saints', Perryton
5228 St. Michael's, Shamrock
5229 St. Stephen's, Sweetwater
5230 Grace, Vernon
5235 Reimbursement of Premiums (50%)
5210 -- Total Mission Churches Property and Liability Insurance
5240 -- Financial Support to Mission Churches
5241 Trinity, Albany
5243 Good Shepherd, Brownfield
5244 St. George's, Canyon
5246 St. John the Baptist, Clarendon
5247 St. Mark's, Coleman
5248 All Saints', Colorado City
5249 St. Paul's, Dumas
5250 St. Thomas', Hereford
5252 St. Luke's, Levelland
5255 San Miguel, Odessa
5256 All Saints', Perryton
5258 St. Michael's, Shamrock
5259 St. Stephen's, Sweetwater
5260 Grace, Vernon
5240 -- Total Financial Support to Mission Churches
5205 -- Total Support to Mission Churches
$
974,441
106,922
15,000
4,100
165
6,000
$
$ 1,106,628
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
4,000
500
500
1,000
6,000
Percent
932,066 $ 929,912
78.127%
103,357
101,276
8.509%
20,000
0.000%
46,171
46,049
3.869%
11,658
11,512
0.967%
0.000%
20,159
23,909
2.009%
27,600
27,600
2.319%
300
0.000%
3,000
0.000%
75,000
6.301%
$
(15,000) $
(25,000)
-2.100%
$ 1,149,311 $ 1,190,258 100.000%
$
3,207 $
1,759
3,766
3,455
5,447
2,773
3,158
6,748
1,954
2,203
1,046
1,794
6,391
3,965
(23,833)
23,833 $
12,000
4,000
2,750
18,750
42,583
Approved
Budget
2016
$
$
$
6,000
500
500
7,000
$
$
3,187 $
1,769
3,793
3,488
5,405
2,754
3,182
6,830
1,969
2,223
1,038
1,796
6,242
4,002
(23,839)
23,839 $
500
500
12,000
4,500
2,750
500
500
500
21,750
45,589
$
$
$
6,000
500
500
7,000
0.504%
0.042%
0.042%
0.000%
0.588%
3,506
1,946
4,172
3,837
5,946
3,029
3,500
7,513
2,166
2,445
1,142
1,976
6,866
4,402
(26,223)
26,223
0.295%
0.163%
0.351%
0.322%
0.500%
0.254%
0.294%
0.631%
0.182%
0.205%
0.096%
0.166%
0.577%
0.370%
-2.203%
2.203%
500
500
12,000
4,500
2,750
500
500
500
21,750
47,973
0.000%
0.042%
0.042%
0.000%
0.000%
1.008%
0.378%
0.000%
0.231%
0.000%
0.042%
0.042%
0.000%
0.042%
1.827%
4.030%
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Amended
Budget
Sep 2015
Actual
2014
5300 -- Program Support to College Ministries
5310 Texas Tech-Direct Support
5350 United Campus Minstry-ASU
5300 -- Total Support to College Ministries
5400 -- Diocesan Missionary Staff
5410 -- Odessa Hispanic Missioner
5411 Stipend
5412 SECA
5413 Pension
5414 Health Insurance
5415 Group Life Insurance
5416 Meeting & Travel and Continuing Education
5418 Reimbursement on Spouse's Health Insurance (50%)
5420 Immigration Assistance
5410 -- Total Package -- Odessa Hispanic Missioner
5470 -- Texas Tech Chaplain
5471 Stipend & Housing
5472 SECA
5473 Pension
5475 Meeting & Travel and Continuting Education
5476 Moving Expenses
5470 -- Total Package -- Texas Tech Chaplain
5400 -- Total Diocesan Missionary Staff
5500 -- Commission on Ministry
5510 Diocesan Conferences
5517 Archdeacon Meeting & Travel
5520 Clergy Intern Fund
5550 Association for Episcopal Deacons
5560 Education for (Lay) Ministry, EFM
5570 Postulants & Candidates Expenses
5500 -- Total Commission on Ministry
5600 – Communications
5630 Newsletter
5640 Website
5600 -- Total Communications
5700 -- Ministry Development
5710 Ministry Development
5730 Fresh Start
5740 School of Ordained Ministry / IONA Initiative
5700 -- Total Ministry Development
5800 -- Diocesan Youth Ministry/Safeguarding
5810 Youth Events
5810.5 Summer Camp Fees
5810.6 Summer Camp Expenses
5810.7 Summer Camp Contributions
5811 Youth Director
5812 Youth Director FICA
5812.5 Youth Director Mtg and Trvl
5813 Safeguarding
5814 Safeguarding FICA
5815 Safeguarding Mtg and Trvl
5800 -- Total Diocesan Youth Ministry
5900 -- Other Ministries
5960 Medical Insurance for Retired Persons
5965 Group Life Insurance for Retired Persons
5900 -- Total Other Ministries
5200 -- Total Mission Within the Diocese
5000 -- TOTAL DIOCESAN OUTREACH AND MISSIONARY SUPPORT
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
14,453
4,000
18,453
$
$
47,133 $
4,687
12,126
23,726
403
857
(6,090)
1,970
84,812 $
26,561
2,032
5,147
134
691
6,662
41,227
126,039
$
11,395
101
26,200
150
2,500
5,415
45,761
$
537
2,316
2,853
$
245
1,758
15,675
17,678
$
$
$
$
$
$
20,000
4,000
24,000
Approved
Budget
2016
$
$
48,076 $
4,781
12,368
24,458
403
4,000
(6,336)
87,750 $
33,442
2,558
6,480
403
2,500
45,383
133,133
$
12,000
1,500
2,500
150
2,500
7,500
26,150
$
525
7,500
8,025
$
2,500
3,000
18,000
23,500
$
$
$
$
$
$
Percent
20,000
4,000
24,000
1.680%
0.336%
2.016%
49,518
4,925
12,473
26,904
443
4,000
(6,970)
91,293
4.160%
0.414%
1.048%
2.260%
0.037%
0.336%
-0.586%
0.000%
7.670%
34,445
2,635
6,674
443
1,750
45,947
137,240
2.894%
0.221%
0.561%
0.037%
0.147%
0.000%
3.860%
11.530%
12,000
1,500
2,500
150
2,500
7,500
26,150
1.008%
0.126%
0.210%
0.013%
0.210%
0.630%
2.197%
525
2,500
3,025
0.044%
0.210%
0.254%
2,500
3,000
20,000
25,500
0.210%
0.252%
1.680%
2.142%
2,448 $
(20,425)
59,599
(8,279)
11,120
851
2,705
6,120
468
650
55,257 $
2,500 $
(26,000)
61,050
(1,000)
11,342
868
2,000
6,242
478
400
57,880 $
2,500
(26,000)
60,000
(5,000)
11,682
894
2,000
6,429
492
400
53,397
0.210%
-2.184%
5.041%
-0.420%
0.981%
0.075%
0.168%
0.540%
0.041%
0.034%
4.486%
5,100
2,764
7,864
316,488
322,488
2,100
2,686
4,786
323,063
330,063
2,310
2,955
5,265
322,550
329,550
0.194%
0.248%
0.442%
27.099%
27.687%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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Amended
Budget
Sep 2015
Actual
2014
6000 -- OUR SHARED LIFE IN THE LARGER CHURCH
6050 DFMS Support
6150 University of the South Trustees' Expenses
6250 Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
6300 Bishop's 2015/2018 General Convention Expenses
6350 Deputies' 2015/2018 General Convention Expenses
6400 ECW 2015/2018 Triennial Expenses
6450 Lambeth Conference Expenses
6500 Provincial Synod Assessment
6600 Provincial Synod Representatives' Expenses
6650 Millennium Development Goals
6000 -- TOTAL OUR SHARED LIFE IN LARGER CHURCH
7000 -- EPISCOPATE AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR MISSION
7100 -- Bishop
7120 SECA
7130 Pension
7100 -- Total Package -- Bishop
7200 -- Canon to the Ordinary
7220 SECA
7230 Pension
7200 -- Total Package -- Canon to Ordinary
7260 -- Diocesan Administrator
7260 Salary
7265 FICA
7270 Annuity
7280 Group Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance
7200 -- Total Package -- Diocesan Administrator
7300 -- Executive Secretary
7310 Salary
7320 FICA
7330 Annuity
7380 Contract Labor 2016
7300 -- Total Package -- Executive Secretary
7400 -- Director of Communications/HR
7420 SECA
7430 Pension
7400 -- Total Package -- Director of Communications/HR
7500 -- Finance Manager
7510 Salary
7520 FICA
7530 Annuity
7570 Reimbursement on Family Health Insurance (50%)
7500 -- Total Package -- Finance Manager
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
93,626
500
1,200
10,000
1,200
1,200
1,573
1,800
6,941
118,040
$
135,000
8,579
25,844
7,925
403
177,751
$
74,314
5,686
16,200
10,000
403
106,603
$
Approved
Budget
2016
99,828
500
1,800
1,200
11,000
1,200
1,200
1,573
1,800
120,101
8.387%
0.042%
0.151%
0.101%
0.924%
0.101%
0.101%
0.132%
0.151%
0.000%
10.090%
165,000
9,832
29,700
10,188
443
215,163
13.863%
0.826%
2.495%
0.856%
0.037%
18.077%
85,960
6,575
18,456
10,000
443
121,434
7.222%
0.552%
1.551%
0.840%
0.037%
10.202%
$
52,500
4,016
4,725
6,584
720
68,545
4.411%
0.337%
0.397%
0.553%
0.060%
5.759%
47,253 $
3,615
4,253
15,972
546
(3,996)
67,643 $
48,198 $
3,687
4,338
15,960
720
(3,990)
68,913 $
12,000
12,000
0.000%
0.000%
0.000%
0.000%
0.000%
0.000%
1.008%
1.008%
44,583 $
3,411
8,639
15,972
403
(3,996)
69,012 $
45,475 $
3,479
8,812
15,960
403
(3,990)
70,139 $
47,975
3,670
9,296
17,556
443
(4,389)
74,551
4.031%
0.308%
0.781%
1.475%
0.037%
-0.369%
6.263%
46,185 $
3,533
4,157
19,994
720
(4,568)
70,021 $
47,109 $
3,604
4,240
24,458
720
(6,336)
73,795 $
49,609
3,795
4,465
26,904
792
(6,970)
78,595
4.168%
0.319%
0.375%
2.260%
0.067%
-0.586%
6.603%
-
$
$
$
$
$
100,353
500
1,800
1,200
11,000
1,200
1,200
1,573
1,800
6,997
127,623
$
140,000
9,284
26,871
9,262
403
185,820
$
78,960
6,040
17,100
10,000
403
112,503
$
13,125
1,004
1,181
180
15,490
$
Percent
$
$
$
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Amended
Budget
Sep 2015
Actual
2014
7600 -- Hulsey Center Meeting & Travel/Continuing Education
7671 Bishop's Mtg & Trvl/Cont Ed
7672 Canon to the Ordinary's Mtg & Trvl/Cont Ed
7673 Executive Secretary's Mtg & Trvl/Cont Ed
7674 Director of Communications/HR's Mtg & Trvl/Cont Ed
7675 Finance Manager's Mtg & Trvl/Cont Ed
7676 Diocesan Administrator's Mtg & Trvl/Cont Ed
7600 -- Total Hulsey Center Mtg & Trvl/Continuing Education
$
$
36,125
15,000
3,500
4,500
3,500
62,625
-
$
11
9,565
5,309
1,603
3,767
3,949
1,539
9,505
6,215
41,463
$
$
$
$
25,615
9,500
5,291
6,617
2,023
2,363
51,409
644,435
8000 -- Contingency Reserve
$
20,000
$
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
$ 1,104,963
$ 1,149,311
$ 1,190,258
SURPLUS (DEFICIT)
$
$
$
7710 -- Episcopate Transition Fund
7800 -- Hulsey Episcopal Center Expenses
7810 Chapel Expenses
7815 Cleaning and Lawn Care
7825 Computers & Office Equipment
7830 Hospitality
7835 Maintenance
7840 Office Supplies & Expenses
7845 Postage
7850 Telephone & Internet
7855 Utilities
7800 -- Total Hulsey Episcopal Center Expenses
7900 -- Insurance, Accounting & Legal Expenses
7910 Accounting Services
7920 Audit
7930 Diocesan Key-Person Insurance Policy
7940 Property, Liability & D/O Insurance
7950 Umbrella Insurance
7960 Payroll Services & Bank Fees
7970 Worker's Compensation Insurance
7990 Chancellor/Legal
7900 -- Total Insurance, Accounting & Legal Expenses
7000 -- TOTAL EPISCOPATE AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR MISSION
$
$
$
40,920
11,784
3,525
2,388
1,916
60,533
$
$
Approved
Budget
2016
$
$
1,665
$
$
$
Percent
$
40,000
15,000
4,500
3,500
3,500
66,500
3.361%
1.260%
0.000%
0.378%
0.294%
0.294%
5.587%
1,000
$
1,000
0.084%
200
10,000
9,000
1,200
5,600
6,000
4,000
7,000
7,000
50,000
$
200
10,000
9,000
1,200
5,600
6,000
4,000
7,000
7,000
50,000
0.017%
0.840%
0.756%
0.101%
0.470%
0.504%
0.336%
0.588%
0.588%
4.201%
24,000
10,000
500
4,273
7,965
1,700
2,552
350
51,340
691,625
$
24,000
10,000
500
4,700
8,762
1,700
2,807
350
52,819
740,607
2.016%
0.840%
0.042%
0.395%
0.736%
0.143%
0.236%
0.029%
4.438%
62.222%
-
-
$
$
$
$
-
-
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100.000%
STANDING COMMITTEE
Report to the Annual Convention of the Diocese, October 1, 2013 to August 1, 2014
Committee Members: The Rev. J. David Perdue (President), St. Stephen, Lubbock; The Rev.
Luke Back, Heavenly Rest, Abilene; Mrs. Jackie Batjer, Heavenly Rest, Abilene; Mr. Cliff
Craig, St. Andrews, Amarillo; The Rev. Robert Pace, St. Andrews, Amarillo; Mr. Kirk
McLaughlin (Secretary), St. Paul’s, Lubbock
Episcopal Consents:
1. To the election of Allen K. Shin as Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of New York
2. To the election of a Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of Southeast Florida
3. To the election of Mathew Alan Gunter as Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of Fond du
Lac
4. To the election of a Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of West Texas
5. To the election of a Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of the Dominican Republic
6. To the election of Alan M. Gates as Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of Massachusetts
Holy Orders in this Diocese:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Claude Betty was certified for ordination to the priesthood
Mark Lang was certified for ordination to the priesthood
Charles Smith was certified for ordination to the priesthood
Claire Cowden was interviewed and approved for candidacy for ordination to the
priesthood
5. Gerald Mendoza was interviewed and support was given for his reception as a priest
Other Actions:
1. Resolution for 2013 Convention to relieve 2012 apportionment for Good Shepherd, San
Angelo
2. Resolution for 2013 Convention to extend time to pay 2012 apportionment for St. Peters,
Amarillo
3. Resolution for 2013 Convention to extend audit submission deadline for St. Mary’s, Big
Spring
4. Resolution for 2013 Convention to extend audit submission deadline for San Miguel
Arcangel, Odessa
5. Consented for Holy Trinity, Midland, to sell the former Wedgwood Greenhow home
6. Granted permission for St. Andrews, Amarillo, to incur debt to complete a Columbarium
Chapel
7. Approved the forgiveness of part of the 2014 apportionment for Good Shepherd, San
Angelo
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The Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas Board of Trustees Meeting
May 21, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Hulsey Episcopal Center, Lubbock, Texas
Voting members present:
Voting members absent:
Mr. Frank Deaderick; Mr. Paul Goebel; Mr. Carrol Holley
(Treasurer); The Rt. Rev. Scott Mayer (President)
Mr. Ricky Bowman; Mrs. Nancy Estes; and Mr. David Stidham
Non-voting members present: Mr. Kirk McLaughlin (Standing Committee Representative), The Rev.
Canon Mike Ehmer (Canon to the Ordinary and Secretary)
Non-voting members absent: Mr. Tom Choate (Chancellor)
Diocesan staff present:
Mrs. Anna Mora (Financial Manager)
Opening Prayer and Introduction
The meeting began at 10:00 a.m. with prayer by Bishop Mayer. Mr. Frank Deaderick was introduced as
the newest member of the Board. He was elected via email vote on March 13, 2014 to fill the unexpired
term of Mr. Leon Swift.
Update on Quarterman Ranch
Bishop Mayer introduced Mr. Dick Ford, of St. Andrew’s, Amarillo. Mr. Ford’s commercial real estate
firm has been overseeing the Quarterman Ranch (QR) property. Mr. Ford briefed the Board on the
current status of the property, including the repair and insurance claim for the damage caused by the
water leak in Garrett Dorm. He also described several conversations he had with potential buyers in the
local area.
While there was initial interest, the property turned out not to fit their needs. Mr. Ford advised the Board
to officially market the property with someone who has a nationwide network, which his firm does not.
He offered his assistance to someone else in those efforts. When asked about the possibility of leasing
the director’s house while the property is being marketed, he recommended against such a move, for
various reasons.
Within their discussions following Mr. Ford’s departure at 10:55 am, Mr. Paul Goebel moved to
officially place the property for sale or lease. Mr. Deaderick seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously. Mr. Goebel then moved to authorize Bishop Mayer to ask Mr. Leon Swift to represent the
Diocese as our agent in marketing and selling the QR. Mr. Deaderick seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
Good Shepherd, San Angelo
Bishop Mayer discussed a presentation made to the Standing Committee by members of Good
Shepherd, San Angelo about the possibility of purchasing an existing church building in San Angelo
currently owned and occupied by a Christian Science congregation. The Trustees discussed the pros and
cons of, and several different possibilities for, acquiring that property. There were no final actions taken
at this time.
Mr. Goebel moved to ratify an email vote conducted on March 6, 2014 approving the attached
resolution, which came about as a result of discussions at the February 19, 2014 meeting of the Trustees.
It was seconded by Mr. Carrol Holley and was approved unanimously. However, by the time of this
meeting the point of the resolution to support in principle an option to purchase a vacant lot upon which
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to build a new building is no longer under consideration.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the February 19, 2014 meeting were presented and approved as written.
Investment Reports
Mr. Holley distributed printed reports prepared by Mr. Andrew Cunningham of McDonald Capital
Management, including a summation letter, a copy of the McDonald Capital Management Quarterly
Commentary, and a Comprehensive Portfolio Review for our Diocese, dated May 19, 2014.
The Performance Summary by Account as of May 19, 2014:
Previous 12 Months
Portfolio
Inception Date
Current Value Net Return
9/22/2011
$284,608.18
7.04%
Conf. Center
9/22/2011
2,015,389.97
4.24%
BTQ
9/22/2011
1,726,183.55
2.45%
Stevenson
9/22/2011
1,763,702.23
6.57%
Trustees
$5,789,883.93
4.54%
Total
Inception to Date
Net Return
9.98%
9.14%
6.39%
9.85%
8.65%
Financial Reports
Mr. Holley distributed and reviewed the compilation reports of the investment funds for the period ending
March 31, 2014 (see attachments).
Stevenson Endowment Fund
Beginning Balance (January 1, 2014)
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Market Value Gain (Loss)
Expenses and Transfers
Ending Balance ( March 31, 2014)
Cost Basis
$ 1,677,813
16,637
10,915
(20,587)
$ 1,684,778
Market Value Basis
$ 1,704,580
16,637
10,915
8,019
(20,587)
$ 1,719,564
Bishops Temple-Quarterman Fund
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Ending Balance (March 31, 2014)
Cost Basis
$ 1,889,779
20,886
20,121
(32,243)
$ 1,898,543
Market Value Basis
$ 2,024,235
20,886
20,121
(28,720)
(32,243)
$ 2,004,279
Conference Center Fund
Cost Basis
$ 255,003
Market Value Basis
$ 286,982
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Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
3,119
2,590
3,119
2,590
-
(7,800)
$ 252,912
(3,532)
(7,800)
$ 281,359
Trustees Fund
Contributions & Program Receipts
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Fees & Program Expenses
Cost Basis
$ 1,700,373
638
15,246
8,064
(36,623)
$ 1,687,698
Market Value Basis
$ 1,870,241
638
15,246
8,064
(5,880)
(36,623)
$ 1,851,686
Mr. Goebel moved to accept the reports as presented. Mr. Deaderick seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
Old Business
Investment Policy Statement – Mr. Holley presented the revised Investment Policy Statement
containing the amendments approved at the last meeting.
Ratification of Email Vote – Mr. Goebel moved to approve the March 13 email vote to approve Mr. Frank
Deaderick to fill the vacancy on the Board left by Leon Swift until the next Diocesan Convention. Mr.
Holley seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Diocesan Gift Policy – Canon Ehmer and Mr. Holley reported that they have not yet had a chance to
develop a draft Diocesan Gift Policy.
New Business
All Saints’, Colorado City – Canon Ehmer presented a request by All Saint’s, Colorado City for funds
from their Trustee Account to assist with the restoration of stained-glass windows throughout their
buildings. Mr. Holley moved to authorize $20,000 from the Colorado City – All Saints’ fund in the
Trustees Account to accomplish the requested work. Mr. Goebel seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for Wednesday, September 10, 2014 beginning
at 10:00 a.m. at the Hulsey Episcopal Center.
Respectfully Submitted,
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer (Canon to the Ordinary) Secretary
Approved,
The Rt. Rev. J Scott Mayer (Bishop) President
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Board of Trustees Meeting
September 10, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Mr. Ricky Bowman; Mr. Frank Deaderick; Mrs. Nancy Estes; Mr.
Non-voting members present:
Paul Goebel; Mr. Carrol Holley (Treasurer); The Rt. Rev. Scott
Mayer (President); and Mr. David Stidham
Mr. Kirk McLaughlin (Standing Committee Representative); The
Non-voting members absent:
Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer (Canon to the Ordinary and Secretary)
Mr. Tom Choate (Chancellor)
Bishop’s staff members present: Mrs. Anna Mora (Financial Manager); Deacon Nancy Igo (Director of
Guests:
Communications and Human Resources) – present for report and
discussion regarding Quarterman Ranch
Mr. Leon Swift – present for report and discussion
regarding Quarterman Ranch
Opening Prayer
The meeting began at 10:08 a.m. with prayer by Bishop Mayer.
Old Business
 Update on Quarterman Ranch: Bishop Mayer introduced Mr. Leon Swift, of St. Andrew’s,
Amarillo, former Trustee and diocesan real estate agent contracted to sell Quarterman Ranch.
Mr. Swift briefed the Board on the current physical status of the property, including insurance
claims, and the status of the selling process. He explained the property was a under contract for
sale at the full-asking price with Faith City Mission of Amarillo. There is a 90-day feasibility
period in the contract. Assuming no complications, the property should close in late December.

Good Shepherd, San Angelo: Bishop Mayer announced the Diocese has closed on the
property in San Angelo and the members of Good Shepherd, San Angelo had moved into the
building. He explained that Christ Lutheran Church, with whom Good Shepherd had been
sharing space and worship services, has now closed. They are in the process of selling their
building. A number of Christ Lutheran members have now joined Good Shepherd in their new
space. The Bishop mentioned he would be assisting the members of Good Shepherd in raising
funds to make needed building modifications.

Diocesan Gift Policy: Canon Ehmer and Mr. Holley reported that they have not yet had a
chance to develop a draft Diocesan Gift Policy. Mrs. Estes volunteered to assist with that
process.

Update on All Saints’, Colorado City Stained Glass Restoration: Canon Ehmer reported
that All Saints’ had raised the necessary funds to go along with the amount previously
approved by the Trustees to restore the stained glass in their buildings and work has begun.
All Saints’ paid the deposit from their funds and will not receive the amount approved by the
Trustees until the work is complete.
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Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the May 21, 2014 meeting were presented and approved as written.
Investment Reports
Mr. Holley distributed printed reports prepared by McDonald Capital Management, including a copy
of the McDonald Capital Management Quarterly Commentary, and a Comprehensive Portfolio Review
for our Diocese, dated September 4, 2014The Performance Summary by Account as of August 31,
2014:
Portfolio
Conf. Center
BTQ
Stevenson
Trustees
Total
Inception Date
9/22/2011
9/22/2011
9/26/2011
9/22/2011
Current Value
$287,078.34
1,825,164.00
1,753,543.38
1,825,189.73
$5,690,975.45
Previous 12 Months
Net Return
13.05%
10.84%
9.18%
12.99%
11.10%
Inception to Date
Net Return
10.09%
9.26%
6.68%
10.13%
8.86%
Financial Reports
Mr. Holley distributed and reviewed the compilation reports of the investment funds for the period
ending June 30, 2014 (see attachments).
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Ending Balance (June 30, 2014)
Cost Basis
$ 1,889,779
38,584
20,121
(60,723)
$ 1,887,761
Market Value Basis
$ 2,024,235
38,584
20,121
22,530
(60,723)
$ 2,044747
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Cost Basis
$ 255,003
6,027
2,590
(11,900)
$ 251,720
Market Value Basis
$ 286,982
6,027
2,590
4,560
(11,900)
$ 288,259
Income
Cost Basis
$ 1,677,813
33,853
Market Value Basis
$ 1,704,580
33,853
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Capital Gain (Loss)
10,915
(37,788)
$ 1,684,793
10,915
54,969
(37,788)
$ 1,766,529
Trustees Fund
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Cost Basis
$ 1,700,373
938
29,592
8,064
(70,415)
$ 1,668,552
Market Value Basis
$ 1,870,241
938
29,592
8,064
57,599
(70,415)
$ 1,896,019
The reports were accepted as presented.
New Business
 Mr. Bowman moved to ratify the June 10, 2014 email vote to approve a grant from the
Diocesan Maintenance Fund in the amount of $3,654.75 to St. George’s, Canyon to assist in
replacing their air conditioner. The amount represents one-third of the replacement costs.
The Standing Committee approved a loan of the same amount from the Revolving Church
Loan Fund at the 10- year Treasury note rate. St. George’s will also pay the same amount to
replace the unit. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Estes and approved unanimously.

Mrs. Estes moved to ratify the July 15, 2014 email vote to approve the following resolution:
“BE IT RESOLVED, that the real property described as Lots 4 and 5, Block 9, Park Heights
Addition, City of San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, is approved for purchase by and
on behalf of the Diocese of Northwest Texas for a purchase price of $197,000, and said real
property will be made available by the Diocese of Northwest Texas to Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church in San Angelo, as a parish in good standing in the Diocese, for as long as
deemed necessary by the Bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas.” The motion was
seconded by Mr. Bowman and approved unanimously.

Mr. Bowman moved to ratify the August 20, 2014 email vote to authorize Bishop Mayer to
sign, on behalf of the Board, the sales contract and all other paperwork necessary to sell the
Quarterman Ranch property, using Mr. Leon Swift as the agent. Mr. Stidham seconded the
motion and it was approved unanimously.

Mr. Holley reviewed the year-to-date status of the Diocesan Budget and requested the
Trustees to grant a $15,000 distribution from the Conference Center Endowment to offset
expenses associated with conducting youth summer camps at other facilities in the summer
of 2014. Mr. Stidham moved to approve the request. Mr. Deaderick seconded the motion
and it was approved unanimously.

Mr. Holley moved to distribute a total of $4,100 from the Trustee Fund to the 2014
operating budget of the Diocese: $2,100 from the Diocesan Maintenance Fund to offset
Hulsey Episcopal Center maintenance expenses, and $2,000 from the Education Fund to
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offset expenses for the speaker at the May Presbyter’s Conference. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Bowman and approved unanimously.

Mr. Holley reviewed the draft 2015 Diocesan Budget and a table indicating the 12-quarter
rolling average of the Bishop Temple-Quarterman and Conference Center Endowments. He
made a motion to authorize the following transfers to the 2015 Diocesan Budget to support
the mission and ministry of the Diocese:
o
$103,357 from the Bishops Temple/Quarterman Endowment
o
$20,000 from the Conference Center Endowment to assist with summer camp expenses
o
$27,600 from the Trustees Fund in the following amounts:
o
$2,000 from the Education Fund to offset the expenses of continuing education speakers
at clergy conferences
o
$5,600 from the Diocesan Maintenance Fund to offset anticipated Hulsey Episcopal
Center maintenance expenses
o
$15,000 from the Seaman Hall Endowment Fund to offset expenses of operating
Seaman Hall for the Texas Tech University Canterbury Program
o
$5,000 from the Texas Tech Canterbury Fund to offset expenses of the Texas Tech
University Canterbury Program
The motion was seconded by Mr. Bowman and approved unanimously.
Bishop’s Remarks
 Bishop Mayer thanked Mr. David Stidham for his faithful 12 years of service to the Diocese
as a member of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Stidham will rotate off the Board following the
Diocesan Convention in October.

Bishop Mayer reminded everyone about the Diocesan Convention to be held October 9-11 in
San Angelo. Emmanuel Church will be the hosts and the Rev. Rich Nelson will be the guest
speaker.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:34 p.m.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2014 beginning at
10:00 a.m. at the Hulsey Episcopal Center.
Approved,
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Board of Trustees Meeting
February 19, 2015, 10:00 a.m.
Mr. Ricky Bowman; Mrs. Sally Emerson; Mrs. Nancy Estes; Mr.
Paul Goebel; Mr. Carrol Holley (Treasurer); and The Rt. Rev. Scott
Mayer (President)
Voting members absent:
Mr. Frank Deaderick
Non-voting members present:
Mr. Kirk McLaughlin (Standing Committee Representative); The
Non-voting members absent:
Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer (Canon to the Ordinary and Secretary)
Mr. Tom Choate (Chancellor)
Bishop’s staff members present: Mrs. Anna Mora (Financial Manager)
Opening Prayer and Welcome
The meeting began at 10:10 a.m. with prayer by Bishop Mayer. He also introduced the newest member
of the Board, Mrs. Sally Emerson, from St. Andrew’s, Amarillo.
McDonald Capital Management
Due to scheduling confusion, representatives from McDonald Capital Management were not present.
They will be rescheduled for the next meeting.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the September 10, 2014 meeting were presented and approved as written.
Old Business
 Update on Quarterman Ranch: Canon Ehmer stated the Christmas holidays caused a
delay with some of the closing paperwork for the sale of Quarterman Ranch. Therefore, it
officially closed and was funded on January 9, 2015, a day after the last signature was
secured on the Easement Agreement for Ingress and Egress. However, because everything
else was accomplished in calendar year 2014, and after discussing the issue with our
financial auditor, it was agreed to treat the sale as occurring in 2014. Because the Diocese
officially owned it for a few days of 2015, we will pay property and liability insurance and
utilities for that period.

Good Shepherd, San Angelo: Bishop Mayer remarked that the parish is doing well and
moving along with their life and ministry in their new facility. The law suit is continuing to
move forward.

Diocesan Gift Policy: Canon Ehmer was happy to turn over the issue of a draft Diocesan
Gift Policy to Mrs. Estes, who presented a draft policy she prepared using several sources.
Following her review of the document, Mr. Goebel moved to send it as printed to Chancellor
Tom Choate for review. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Emerson and approved
unanimously. Canon Ehmer will email Mr. Choate a copy of the document.
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
Update on All Saints’, Colorado City Stained Glass Restoration: Canon Ehmer reported
the windows at All Saints’ are still under repair.
Financial Reports
Mr. Holley first presented the specifics of the sale of Quarterman Ranch:
Sale price
$990,000.00
Closing costs
Insurance claim assigned
Insurance proceeds received
Appraisal
Survey
$69,078.60
$217,218.44
(196,438.57)
20,779.87
750.00
7,050.00
(97,658.47)
Net sales amount
$892,341.53
Mr. Holley then distributed and reviewed the compilation reports of the investment funds for the
period ending December 31, 2014 (see attachments).
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Gain on Sale of Property
Ending Balance (December 31, 2014)
Cost Basis
$ 255,003
11,036
7,684
(38,503)
892,342
$ 1,127,562
Market Value Basis
$ 286,982
11,036
7,684
(2,962)
(38,503)
892,342
$ 1,156,579
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Cost Basis
$ 1,889,779
70,999
24,464
(141,069)
$ 1,844,173
Market Value Basis
$ 2,024,235
70,999
24,464
583
(141,069)
$ 1,979,212
Expenses include those for legal fees and insurance for the disputed Good Shepherd, San Angelo
property. The new diocesan building now occupied by the members of Good Shepherd is shown as
Diocesan Investment Property.
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Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
Cost Basis
$ 1,677,813
72,819
20,154
(79,095)
$ 1,691,691
Market Value Basis
$ 1,704,580
72,819
20,154
22,843
(79,095)
$ 1,741,301
Cost Basis
$ 1,700,373
42,947
61,225
16,229
(86,461)
$ 1,734,313
Market Value Basis
$ 1,870,241
42,947
61,225
16,229
32,281
(86,461)
$ 1,936,462
Trustees Fund
Income
Capital Gain (Loss)
The reports were accepted as presented.
New Business
 Canon Ehmer presented a written request from St. Stephen’s, Sweetwater for a distribution
from the Stevenson Endowment of $5,500.00 per month or $66,000.00 annually. Mr. Holley
moved to approve the request. Mrs. Estes seconded the motion and it was approved
unanimously.


Mr. Holley informed the Board that other than the Wagner Chapel Fund (held in the
Trustees Account) all other funds associated with the Bishop Quarterman Conference
Center have been transferred to the Conference Center Endowment Fund. He then
requested the Trustees approve the transfer of the balance in the Wagner Chapel Fund into
the Conference Center Endowment Fund. Mr. Bowman moved to approve his request.
Mrs. Estes seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.

Mr. Holley presented a proposal regarding the proceeds from the newly enlarged Conference
Center Endowment Fund: Because Quarterman Ranch was largely funded through
apportionments from across the diocese; it would be fair to distribute the proceeds from the
sale of the property by supplementing the diocesan operating budget with a five percent
draw from the Conference Center Endowment Fund. He suggested that one percent of the
draw be used to support the youth of the diocese by underwriting a portion of the expenses
for Camp Quarterman summer camps. He also suggested the remaining four percent be used
to offset each congregation’s apportionment by one percent, lowering the apportionment rate
from 17 percent to 16 percent. Mr. Goebel moved to accept Mr. Holley’s proposal. Mrs.
Emerson seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.
There was a general agreement by the Board members not to alter the name of the
Conference Center Endowment Fund at this time.
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Adjournment
Following general remarks by Bishop Mayer, the meeting was adjourned at 12:35 p.m.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2015, in the
Hulsey Episcopal Center, Lubbock.
Approved,
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Constitution and Canons Committee
Report to Diocesan Convention 2015
The Diocesan Convention of 2014 passed numerous amendments to the Constitution and Canons
of the Diocese. Three of those amendments were to the Constitution. Constitutional amendments
require passage by two consecutive Conventions. The Constitution and Canons Committee
submits those same three amendments to the 2015 Convention for their second vote. If passed,
they will become effective at the conclusion of the Convention.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DIOCESAN CONSTITUTION
SECOND READING – SECOND VOTE
ARTICLE VI (Proposed)
Conduct of the Convention
Section 4. Voting on Elective Offices.
A. All members of Convention entitled to vote, both clerical and lay, shall cast their
ballots at one voting for all elective offices. If there be but one nominee for a single
office, the secretary may be instructed to cast the ballot for the convention. Except
for members of the Standing Committee, Northwest Texas Episcopal Board of
Trustees, Executive Council and Deputies to General Convention, the election of all
officers shall be by plurality.
B. In the case of members of the Standing Committee, Northwest Texas Episcopal
Board of Trustees, Executive Council and Deputies to General Convention, voting
shall proceed by separate ballot until the requisite number of offices have been filled
by a majority of those voting provided, however, that if such offices remain unfilled
after two ballots, the Convention may, upon a two-thirds vote, resolve that the
following ballot shall elect by a plurality vote.
Explanation: The former process for electing members to the Executive Council was
accomplished by each deanery at the deanery meetings. After eliminating diocesan deaneries at
the 2013 Convention, the Convention approved an amendment to Canon 13 (Executive Council)
to elect members at Convention beginning at the 2014 Convention. The specifics of how that
would play out were not addressed. This proposal would require members of the Executive
Council to be elected in the same manner as the Standing Committee, the Board of Trustees and
Deputies to General Convention.
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ARTICLE VII (Proposed)
Officers of the Diocese
Section 6. Qualifications. All officers of the Diocese shall be at least eighteen years of age and
a confirmed communicant in good standing, canonically resident but not necessarily domiciled in
the Diocese, or a Priest or Deacon canonically resident, but not necessarily domiciled in the
Diocese.
Explanation: This proposal would treat clergy in the same manner as laity, allowing a clerical
officer of the diocese to be domiciled outside the Diocese.
ARTICLE XIII – (Proposed)
Parishes, Missions and Congregations
Section 5. Suspension of Representation. Provision may be made by Canon to suspend a
congregation from the right of representation in Convention for failure to pay its apportionment
or assessment, failure to provide to the Bishop’s Office a copy of the congregation’s preceding
year’s audit, failure to file on time the required Parochial Report for the previous year, or to
comply with this Constitution and the Canons of the Diocese or with the Constitution and
Canons of the Episcopal Church.
Explanation: As with financial audits, Parochial Reports are a requirement of the Episcopal
Church. Information from those reports is used at all levels of the Church. This addition will help
our congregations realize the importance of completing those required reports on time.
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Commission on Ministry
Report to the Annual Convention of
the Diocese
The Commission on Ministry (COM) has met four times since the last formal report to convention:
September 27, 2014; March 13, 2015; May 8, 2015 and June 12, 2015. The next meeting is scheduled
for September 25, 2015 (after the submission deadline for Convention reports for the 2015
Convention).
There have been two ordinations in the diocese since the last report:
• Claire Cowden to the diaconate on December 13, 2014 at St. Stephen’s, Lubbock
•
Claire Cowden to the priesthood on June 13, 2015 at St. Andrew’s, Amarillo; Claire now
serves as Curate at St. Andrew’s
There are currently 20 individuals at various stages of the ordination process:
• 14 seeking ordination to the priesthood:
•
1 Ordained in another denomination; attending Anglican Studies course at seminary
2 Transitional deacons in local formation
4 Candidates in local formation
3 Postulants attending seminary
1 Postulant waiting to attending seminary
2 Inquirers seeking to attend seminary
1 Inquirer in local formation
6 seeking ordination to the vocational diaconate:
2 Candidates in local formation
2 Postulants in local formation
2 Inquirers in local formation
The local formation program in our diocese for both priests and deacons is the Diocese of Northwest
Texas School of Ordained Ministry (SOM). The three-year formation program uses curricula from
the Iona Initiative, a collaboration of the Seminary of the Southwest and a growing number of
dioceses around the country. The curriculum is based upon the Diocese of Texas’ in-residence Iona
School for Ministry. We’re beginning our third year of this program in the fall of 2015 and also
adding a new class at the same time.
The dean of our school is the Rev. Melissa Wafer-Cross, Deacon, St. Christopher’s, Lubbock. The
academic mentors are the Rev. Jim Haney V, Rector, St. Paul’s, Lubbock and the Rev. Robert Pace,
Rector-elect, St. Andrew’s, Amarillo. This year we will add two more mentors: the Rev. David
Huxley, Rector, St. Nicholas, Midland and the Rev. Suzanna Cates, Associate Rector, Church of the
Heavenly Rest, Abilene. Because of the need to run two classes simultaneously this year, we are
moving the location of the school from the Hulsey Episcopal Center to St. Paul’s, Lubbock and Texas
Tech Canterbury, Lubbock. We plan to add a new class every other year; so the next class will start
inthe fall of 2017.
The first two years of our school went very well, receiving high marks from the students, dean and
mentors. We are very excited about the high quality of local formation this program offers.
The Rev. Canon Mike Ehmer, Chair
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Coordinator Annual Report to the Diocese
The Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas
EfM Coordinator: Dr. Richard D. Partney
The EFM Program
The EfM Program is a four-year adult education program sponsored by the Diocese. It is
administered and accredited by The Theological Seminary at the University of the South in
Sewanee, Tennessee. The course covers the Old and New Testaments, Church History, and
Theology as well as Theological Reflection. The seminar style classes are usually held once a week
for two to three hours with students at all levels sharing their experiences with the readings,
exercises, and reflections. The students and graduates experience a maturation of their ministry
through the program and become confident leaders in their parishes. Sponsorship by the Diocese
under EfM’s minimum service contract allows for two Mentor Training events annually and
reduced tuition for students.
This year we recognize ten new graduates from three reporting parishes. Cora McGowan from
Emmanuel (Nancy Hemphill, Mentor); Richard Norton, Donna Perdue, Michael Pullen and
Andrea Wolf from St. Stephen's (Fr. David Perdue and Dr. Kelly Trlica, Co-Mentors); Laurie
Cizon, Kay Kennedy, Peter Maholchic, Donna Miller and Jenny Clark from St. Andrew's
(Martha Russell and Richard Partney, Co-Mentors ) have all completed the four years of theology
by extension and received their certificates.
Year 2014-2015
There are seven groups meeting in the diocese, with twelve mentors and co-mentors. These groups
include:
* Heavenly Rest - Abilene (Rev. Amanda Watson, Tom Watson, Co-Mentors) - 6 in
community
* Emmanuel Church - San Angelo (Nancy Hemphill) - recruiting
* St. Andrew's - Amarillo (Martha Russell, Richard Partney, Co-Mentors) - 2 groups, 25
in community
* St. Mary's - Big Spring (Patti Nabors, Rev. John Marshall, Co-Mentors)
* St. Stephen's - Lubbock (Fr. David Purdue, Dr. Kelly Trlica, Co-Mentors) 10 in
community
* First Presbyterian - Midland (J'Lynn Wheeler [First Presbyterian], Bridget Hyde [St.
Nicholas],Terry Jolliffe [Holy Trinity], Co-Mentors) - 8 in community
Year 2016 Plans
1. Create EfM articles for NWT Diocesan website and an EfM Facebook page linked to the NWT
Diocese Web page.
2. Visit EfM Mentors throughout the year at their home parish to ascertain needs, concerns and to
develop and encourage collegial rapport for communications and cooperation.
3. Assist in recruiting new EfM students as requested and to assist selection of Mentors as needed.
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4. Prepare an EfM display for the 2016 Diocesan Convention.
5. Work with Deacon Dana Wilson, Diocesan Coordinator for the Fort Worth Diocese, to offer
cooperative training events throughout the year.
6. Research development of an on-line group to serve NWT Diocese Missions and Parishes in
communities without EfM groups.
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Episcopal Churchwomen
Stir Up the Spirit - Celebremos
Stir Up the Spirit - Celebremos was the theme of the 45th Triennial Meeting of the Episcopal
Churchwomen of the Episcopal Church which took place in Salt Lake City. The United Thank
Offering held their meeting in conjunction with the ECW.
As with every Episcopal gathering, there were social hours, dinners and luncheons to attend, and
many book signings with the authors. Each day, besides the normal business that needs to be
conducted, election of officers, approval of resolutions, etc. were on the agenda. We had many
guest speakers. A couple of speakers of note were:
The Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman, author of Bible Women; All their words and why they matter.
This is designed for both individual and group bible studies.
Ms Rachel Loyd, Founder and CEO of girls Educational and Mentoring Services, which empowers
young women (ages 12-24) who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic
trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential.
The Rev. Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms, which promotes healing for women who have
experienced the back-side of anger, the short-side f justice, the underside of bridges, and the inside
of prisons. Thistle Farms produces organic oils, teas, etc. They also helped establish Shared Trade
which unites social enterprises by connecting producers and consumers, increasing the share of
profit margin for women survivors of addiction, trafficking, violence, and extreme poverty.
Shared Trade hosts an online shop offering global handmade products for the home and body by
partnering with women’s social enterprises from around the world. You can discover stories and
handcrafted goods made through a movement to empower women at www.sharedtrade.org and
www.thistlefarms.org.
Another group I found was the Girls’ Friendly Society of the United States of America, founded
in 1877. An international, non-profit organization affiliated with the Episcopal Church, for girls
and young women, regardless of race, religion or nationality. The purpose is to provide girls
with a support system aimed at developing the whole person. Through a program of worship,
outreach, study and recreation, GAS strives to empower girls allowing them to develop their
talents and skills and gain the self-esteem and confidence necessary for coping in a complex adult
work.www.gfsus.org. During each General Convention Eucharists we had different music and
many different sermons. The music ranged from gospel, chant, jazz, to Native American flute
and drumming. You could download an app to your cell phone or table to follow along with the
service as there were very few printed copies.
One of the speakers was Presiding Bishop-elect Michael Curry. He is a combination of a Baptist
preacher and Evangelical mixed together. He will get you standing up in the aisles, raising your
hands, and praising the Lord!
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I attended different workshops and learned how to knit baby caps for hospitals, the role of a faith
community, why IM is important to ECW (grants for people who are going to seminaries),
construction of Anglican prayer beads and the use thereof, and Crowd Funding Works. I have
downloads and directions if anyone is interested. The ending event was a get together at the
Mormon Tabernacle to hear the best entertainment Salt Lake City, Utah had to offer.
All in all, it was a great time to meet new people, see all the different items for sale, the different
support groups that help the Episcopal Church, etc. If you ever get the chance, please be a delegate.
You will have a great time.
Remember, we are all Episcopal Church Women, even if you don’t belong to the national
organization. Come and enjoy some downtime with women of all ages at any of the retreats held
by different ECW groups.
I regret to inform you that the 2015 ECW Women’s Retreat to be held in October 2015 is canceled.
We will meet again in 2016 during August 26-28. Same place, same speaker. I hope to see you
there.
Jo Ann Rachelle
Northwest Texas ECW President
Province VII ECW President
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Ministry to Retired Clergy and Spouses
The Rev. William B. Wright and Mrs. Patricia L. Wright, Chaplains
Both my wife Pat and I have been honored to serve as Chaplains to Retired Clergy and Spouses
of Retired Clergy in the Diocese of Northwest Texas through 2015. The Church Pension Fund
lists 106 retired clergy and spouses of retired clergy who are either canonically resident in our
diocese or who are living in some other dioceses as well as clergy who are canonically resident in
other dioceses but live in the geographical area of the Diocese of Northwest Texas. In addition to
that we have a number of clergy and spouses who are retired in the Diocese of Northwest Texas
but not part of the Church Pension Fund.
We have a number of retired clergy who have supplied in congregations of the diocese and are
able to lend their experience and wisdom to that work. Others are able to assist in local
congregations where they live and are active.
It is with real sorrow that I have to report the deaths of five people in our retired community since
our last convention. They are: four Clergy - Steve Birdwell, Bruce Green, Jean Shafer and Don
Webb and one Spouse - Annette Furlong. “Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with your saints,
where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.”
Right before convention this year Pat and I will attend a conference for Chaplains to the Retired
from Provinces V, VI and VII of the Episcopal Church at Camp Allan in the Diocese of Texas.
This is a conference which gives us an opportunity to meet with others who are chaplains to the
retired and learn about their work and ministry. It also gives us an opportunity to learn of
resources available to the retired through the Church Pension Fund and other organizations. It
has been a delight to have opportunities to work with retired clergy and spouses around the
diocese and to share some of what we have leaned that can be of help to them during their
retirement. We have continued to write them on their birthdays and have been in phone contact,
email and letter with them as well.
Please feel free to contact Pat or me with any concerns and ideas you have for more effective
ministry to and by our retired people. Our retirees represent a real treasure of experience and
wisdom.
Bill Wright 325-340-6204
Pat Wright 324-947-0868
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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH
2014-2015 REPORT TO THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS
College of Arts & Sciences
Enrollment from the Diocese of Northwest Texas: 3 students total (2 report Episcopal heritage)
Financial aid awarded to all college students from the Diocese of Northwest Texas:
$37,241.00
The School of Theology Seminary
Enrollment from the Diocese of Northwest Texas: 1 student total (1 in the summer Advanced
Degrees Program)
The Beecken Center
Education for Ministry (EfM) Groups: 6
EfM Diocesan Coordinator: Mr. Richard Partney
Support Received from the Diocese of Northwest Texas: $1,000
Support Received from the Diocese of Northwest Texas churches: $570
About Sewanee
The University of the South is home to an outstanding liberal arts college, a School of Letters, and
a School of Theology. Located atop the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga,
Tenn., Sewanee's 13,000---acre campus, the second largest campus in the United States, provides
vast opportunities for research, recreation, and reflection. Within the traditionally strong curriculum
of humanities, sciences, and graduate theological studies, Sewanee faculty members promote
intellectual growth,critical thinking, and hands---on research.
The University's Board of Trustees is composed of the bishops of the 28 owning dioceses, together
with clerical and lay representatives elected by each diocese and representatives of other University
constituencies. The Board of Regents, to which the Board of Trustees delegates some of its
responsibilities for governance, is composed of Episcopal bishops, priests, and lay people, and may
include a limited number of members of other Christian bodies. The chancellor of the University,
elected by the Board of Trustees, is a bishop from one of the 28 owning dioceses.
An Episcopal Center of Learning
The University of the South is an institution of the Episcopal Church dedicated to the pursuit of
knowledge, understanding, and wisdom in close community and in full freedom of inquiry, and
enlightened by Christian faith in the Anglican tradition, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds,
to the end that students be prepared to search for truth, seek justice, preserve liberty under law, and serve
God and humanity.
The University was founded by church leaders from the southeastern United States in 1857 and is
the only university in the nation that is owned and governed by dioceses of The Episcopal Church,
specifically the 28 dioceses that are successors to the original founding dioceses. The historic
ownership and governance of the University by these Episcopal dioceses has produced a living
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synergy of leadership, resource, and mutual support, enriching the Church and advancing the
University’s role in American higher education.
2014–2015 Statistics for the University of the South
College of Arts and Sciences total students: 1631 (full-time and part- time) Class of 2018: 466
SAT combined: 1740-2020 ACT: 26-30
High School GPA: 3.69/4.0 Female: 56.9 % Male: 43.1%
Percentage of all college students declaring Episcopal heritage: 25.1%
College tuition and fees: $ 37,100
College faculty: 148 (Full-Time) and 72 (Part-Time) Student/faculty ratio: 10.2 to 1
School of Theology students: 157 (includes summer students)
School of Theology full-time tuition and fees: $ 16,748 School of Theology faculty:
Full-Time: 12; Part-Time: 9; Student/faculty ratio: 7/1
University Fiscal Year July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015 (unaudited) Unrestricted operating revenue:
$66 million, Endowment: $350 million
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2014–2015 Highlights from the University of the South
(Details may be found at http://news.sewanee.edu/ and theology.sewanee.edu/news)
Heyboer Receives the Woods Leadership Award; October 27, 2014
Stephens Receives Freeman Award; October 8, 2014
MacSwain Contributes to Discussion on Art and Theological Education; November 13, 2014
The School of Theology Makes Fourth Trip to Cuba; January 21, 2015
Vice Chancellor McCardell Appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of NAICU; February 4, 2015
CRE Adds New Position; February 12, 2015
School of Theology Named to Seminaries that Change the World; February 24, 2015
New Sewanee Inn Ranks #1 in Tennessee (Trip Advisor); March 11, 2015
Tree Ring Data Sheds Light on History of Rebel’s Rest and Local Forest; April 1, 2015
The School of Theology Confers Degrees; May 11, 2015
Gift to University Supports School of Theology’s Vision; June 8, 2015
Board of Regents Approves School of Theology Move Back to Central Campus; June 18, 2015
Owning Diocesan Bishop Elected to be 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; June 27,
2015
Education for Ministry Celebrates 40th Anniversary; June 30, 2015
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Bishop’s Reports - 2014
Bishop’s Reports - Services
Eucharists – Sunday
38
Eucharists – Weekday
0
Eucharists – Other
3
Visitations
27
Sermons
43
Marriages
1
Ordinations
1
Celebration of New Ministry 0
Burials
4
Consecrations
0
Dedications
3
Postulants
4/25/2014
4/25/2014
5/19/2014
5/29/2014
9/27/2014
Dave Edward Blakley
Claire Templin Makins
James A. Walker
Thomas Aaron Keith
Jill Anne Walters
Diaconate
Priesthood
Priesthood
Priesthood
Priesthood
Candidates
None
Clergy Received by Letters Dimissory or Ordination
None
Clergy Transferred by Letters Dimissory
9/23/2014
Kathleen Ann Borsch to the Diocese of Oregon
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Bishop's 2014 Report of Visitations and Discretionary Fund
12/31/13 Ending Balance
$
15,160.75
$
Offering
83.00
$
175.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
100.00
290.00
50.00
105.00
500.00
1,000.00
215.00
212.97
428.00
110.00
90.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
181.00
40.00
124.00
1,352.00
200.00
gifted to GS
124.00
82.00
612.00
75.00
692.00
Total Visitation Offerings
Gifts
Total Income
2014 Disbursements
$
$
$
$
6,840.97
8,600.24
30,601.96
(17,301.21)
12/31/2014 Ending Balance
* notates deposited in 2015
$
13,300.75
Date
1/5/2014
1/19/2014
1/26/2014
2/2/2014
2/9/2014
3/2/2014
3/9/2014
3/30/2014
4/13/2014
4/20/2014
4/17/2014
5/4/2014
5/11/2014
5/18/2014
6/15/2014
8/24/2014
9/7/2014
9/28/2014
10/5/2014
10/19/2014
10/26/2014
11/13/2014
11/16/2014
11/23/2014
12/7/2014
12/14/2014
12/21/2014
Visitations
Coleman, St. Mark's
Odessa, San Miguel Arcangel
Big Spring, St. Mary's
Albany, Trinity
Lubbock, St. Paul's
Odessa, St. Barnabas'
Colorado City, All Saints'
Shamrock, St. Michael's
Midland, Holy Trinity
Amarillo, St. Peter's
Amarillo, St. Andrew's
Canyon, St. Georges
Vernon, Grace
Dumas, St. Paul's
Hereford, St. Thomas'
Levelland, St. Luke's
Pampa, St. Matthew's
Lubbock, St. Stephen's
Sweetwater, St. Stephen's
Lubbock, St. Christopher's
Odessa, St. John's
Midland, St. Nicholas'
Dalhart, St. James'
Emmanuel, San Angelo
Confirmed
Received
Baptized
4
1
1
6
2
2
1
2
2
16
20
3
1
*
*
*
*
*
4
10
1
1
4
1
5
2
1
4
4
3
71
21
16
7
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Church of the Heavenly Rest
St Marks Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
St Andrews Episcopal Church
St Peters Episcopal Church
St Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church
St Peters Church
Good Shepherd Mission
St Georges Episcopal Church
St John the Baptist Mission
All Saints Episcopal Church
St James Church
St Pauls Episcopal Church
Church of St Thomas the Apostle (2013)
St Lukes Episcopal Church
St Christophers Episcopal Church
St Pauls Church on the Plains
St Stephens Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity
St Nicholas Episcopal Church
San Miguel Arcangel Episcopal Church
St Barnabas Episcopal Church
St Johns Episcopal Church
St Matthews Episcopal Church
All Saints Mission
Church of the Good Shepherd
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Abilene
Albany
Amarillo
Amarillo
Big Spring
Borger
Brownfield
Canyon
Clarendon
Coleman
Colorado City
Dalhart
Dumas
Hereford
Levelland
Lubbock
Lubbock
Lubbock
Midland
Midland
Odessa
Odessa
Odessa
Pampa
Perryton
Plainview
San Angelo
San Angelo
Congregation
Abilene
City
Diocese of Northwest Texas
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465,198
106,092
18,820
22,357
155,888
156,813
195,245
29,870
472,792
619,418
305,410
385,228
211,653
18,489
12,667
4,288
123,597
12,935
42,132
3,406
20,524
15,394
16,960
124,562
189,587
921,670
17,935
53,195
854,669
Plate
& Pledge Income
696,252
106,092
18,847
22,380
160,711
174,302
264,947
29,870
498,129
658,735
305,410
424,228
218,853
21,239
18,807
8,288
123,597
12,935
46,775
18,345
26,719
15,394
41,031
124,562
221,042
921,670
17,995
58,215
886,059
1,282,573
186,205
18,847
22,380
1,233,392
287,552
264,947
29,870
512,411
775,193
386,989
429,228
235,598
21,239
21,237
8,288
153,463
61,040
47,771
149,371
29,645
15,394
42,487
136,800
221,042
1,058,479
18,095
80,015
886,059
Operating
Revenue Total Revenue
REVENUE
Year in parentheses is last year of filing if not 2014
Financial Statistics of Congregations and Missions
696,252
113,113
26,089
20,462
135,772
245,282
284,205
27,804
460,493
704,130
308,558
445,226
234,416
16,444
16,680
11,471
133,843
14,884
46,572
9,081
31,586
14,798
41,294
110,048
242,695
978,393
15,502
74,205
866,433
Operating
Expense
94,385
7,000
4,691
1,935
32,532
30,479
40,280
3,952
69,208
102,157
53,894
80,638
39,775
2,621
214
531
15,708
2,832
8,523
566
4,981
2,878
8,073
20,965
42,044
148,246
1,652
10,248
128,381
To the
Diocese
600,471
62,987
2,226
4,158
94,293
61,129
12,545
3,070
1,726
170,409
145,442
1,104
37,536
1,660
2,648
0
1,000
3,743
2,713
0
4,073
400
6,701
0
13,382
61,077
0
1,200
39,000
Outreach
& Development
EXPENSE
1,282,573
176,745
28,515
24,699
236,640
313,618
285,405
30,874
465,872
892,452
454,000
452,450
268,027
16,444
19,402
11,571
134,843
18,610
47,772
9,581
34,876
14,798
42,750
110,561
256,077
1,114,037
17,363
74,205
866,433
Total
St Michaels & All Angels Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Sweetwater
Vernon
Congregation
Shamrock
City
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Total
23,640
6,306,787
5,665,899
107,309
34,409
8,789,058
23,730
107,309
42,409
Operating
Revenue Total Revenue
9,387
45,309
34,409
Plate
& Pledge Income
REVENUE
Financial Statistics of Congregations and Missions
6,469,891
22,102
113,015
9,043
Operating
Expense
986,783
4,953
20,540
1,901
To the
Diocese
1,359,985
3,651
907
20,734
Outreach
& Development
EXPENSE
7,862,896
25,303
113,015
23,385
Total
Congregation
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Trinity Episcopal Church
St Andrews Episcopal Church
St Peters Episcopal Church
St Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church
St Peters Church
Good Shepherd Mission
St Georges Episcopal Church
St John the Baptist Mission
All Saints Episcopal Church
St James Church
St Pauls Episcopal Church
Church of St Thomas the Apostle (2013)
St Lukes Episcopal Church
St Christophers Episcopal Church
St Pauls Church on the Plains
Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity
St Nicholas Episcopal Church
San Miguel Arcangel Episcopal Church
St Barnabas Episcopal Church
St Johns Episcopal Church
St Matthews Episcopal Church
All Saints Mission
Church of the Good Shepherd
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
St Michaels & All Angels Church
Grace Episcopal Church
City
Abilene
Abilene
Albany
Amarillo
Amarillo
Big Spring
Borger
Brownfield
Canyon
Clarendon
Coleman
Colorado City
Dalhart
Dumas
Hereford
Levelland
Lubbock
Lubbock
Lubbock
Midland
Midland
Odessa
Odessa
Odessa
Pampa
Perryton
Plainview
San Angelo
San Angelo
Shamrock
Sweetwater
Vernon
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Total
6,739
21
30
6
361
53
27
10
215
174
119
385
149
446
334
777
588
18
12
16
158
20
61
28
30
41
23
62
147
1,141
15
53
1,219
Active
Members
5,028
20
28
6
311
51
24
10
103
97
107
180
149
446
267
301
588
18
12
16
124
20
61
4
29
21
22
35
130
960
15
43
830
Communicants
in Good Standing
334
1
1
1
14
1
0
4
0
0
16
115
0
0
26
20
18
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
7
3
1
0
9
24
3
2
58
Others
Active
1,734
11
13
7
140
39
7
7
26
33
49
95
68
102
126
121
94
13
8
7
39
8
20
12
20
9
12
29
50
262
11
33
263
Average
Sunday
Attendance
Vital Statistics of Congregations and Missions
1,740
0
10
24
104
34
30
36
85
46
50
65
53
105
97
121
94
28
15
37
52
43
37
14
40
45
36
43
70
147
20
52
107
Sunday
Eucharists
30
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
0
2
1
16 yrs
and Older
97
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
20
1
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
1
21
0
0
19
Under
16 Years
BAPTISMS
127
0
1
0
8
9
0
0
4
0
3
12
11
9
10
0
9
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
21
0
0
20
Confirmed
or Received

JOURNAL OF THE 57TH ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION OF

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