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Actions of the 143rd Annual Diocesan Convention

General Convention 2018 deputies and alternates elected at the 143rd Annual Diocesan Convention. NINA NICHOLSON PHOTO
February 01, 2017
By: 
John King, Secretary of Convention
Some of the General Convention 2018 deputies and alternates elected at the 143rd Annual Diocesan Convention. (Front, l-r) The Rev. Diana Wilcox, the Rev. Dr. Canon Sandye Wilson, Kirk Petersen, Laura Russell, The Rev. Lynne Bleich-Weber, Sue Morgan, the Rev. Cynthia Black, Lynn Tyler, Sharon Sheridan Hausman. (Back, l-r) The Rev. Deacon Erik Soldwedel, the Rev. John Mennell, the Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs, Janelle Grant. Not pictured: Sidney King, Bernard J. Milano, the Rev. J. Brent Bates. NINA NICHOLSON PHOTO

A summary of all actions taken by deputies at the 143rd Annual Diocesan Convention.

Budget

Deputies voted unanimously to adopt the 2017 diocesan budget.

Constitution & Canons

There were no amendments to the diocesan Constitution or Canons recommended or adopted at this convention.

Elections

Deputies elected the following individuals to serve diocesan offices:

2018 General Convention Deputation

Lay order
Janelle Grant, St. Paul’s, Paterson
Sue Morgan, All Saints’, Glen Rock
Sidney King, Church of the Incarnation, Jersey City
Laura Russell, All Saints’, Hoboken
Sharon Sheridan Hausman, Church of the Messiah, Chester (1st alternate)
Bernard J. Milano, Trinity, Allendale (2nd alternate)
Lynn Tyler, Good Shepherd, Wantage (3rd alternate)
Kirk Petersen, St. George’s, Maplewood (4th alternate)

Clergy order
The Rev. Dr. Canon Sandye Wilson, St. Andrew’s & Holy Communion, South Orange
The Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs, Diocese of Newark
The Rev. Deacon Erik Soldwedel, Trinity, Cliffside Park
The Rev. John Mennell, St. Luke’s, Montclair
The Rev. Lynne Bleich-Weber, Church of the Atonement, Tenafly (1st alternate)
The Rev. Cynthia Black, Church of the Redeemer, Morristown (2nd alternate)
The Rev. Diana Wilcox, Christ Church, Bloomfield/Glen Ridge (3rd alternate)
The Rev. J. Brent Bates, Grace Church, Newark (4th alternate)

ACTS/VIM Board (Lay class of 2020)

Kirk Petersen, St. George’s, Maplewood
Paula Rosemond Cappel, St. Andrew’s & Holy Communion, South Orange

Cathedral Chapter (Class of 2020)

Susan Dunn, St. John’s, Montclair

Constitution and Canons (Class of 2018)

Thomas Bisdale Esq., Grace Church, Westood
Richard Bollon, St. John’s, Passaic
T. Donald Cairns, St. Clement’s, Hawthorne
J. David Healy, St. Agnes’, Little Falls
John C. Garde, Esq., Grace Church, Madison
Joe LaVela, St. Paul’s Church, Chatham
Ford Livengood, Christ Church, Newton
Brenda Sherman, Grace Church, Nutley
The Rev. Dean A. Weber, All Saints’, Leonia
The Rev. Canon Dr. Sandye Wilson, St. Andrew’s & Holy Communion, South Orange

Disciplinary Board (Clergy order)

The Rev. Diana Wilcox, Christ Church, Bloomfield/Glen Ridge

Standing Committee (Class of 2021)

Wendy Drake-Schneider, St. Luke’s, Montclair (Lay order)
The Rev. John Mennell, St. Luke’s, Montclair (Clergy order)

Trustees of the Episcopal Fund & Diocesan Properties

Patrice Henderson, St. Andrew’s & Holy Communion, South Orange (Class of 2021)
The Rev. John Mennell, St. Luke’s, Montclair (Class of 2022)
The Rev. Dean Weber, All Saints’, Leonia (Class of 2022)
The Rev. Deacon Erik Soldwedel, Trinity, Cliffside Park (Class of 2022)

Secretary of Convention (one-year term)

John King, St. Andrew’s, Harrington Park

Treasurer of Convention (one-year term)

Paul Shackford, St. Andrew’s, Harrington Park

Assistant Treasurer of Convention (one-year term)

Scott Sargent, St. Dunstan’s, Succasunna

Resolutions

Deputies voted to adopt the following resolutions: