Nominees for Diocesan Elections

Nominees for Provisional Clerical Deputy to General Convention (4 to be ranked)

The Rev. Karen

Montagno Christ Church,

Cambridge

The Rev. Robert E. Hensley

Grace Church, Vineyard

Haven

The Rev. Frederick P. Moser

Church of the Holy Spirit,

Wayland

The Rev. Sabeth

Fitzgibbons Church of Our

Redeemer, Lexington

Nominees for Provisional Lay Deputy to General Convention (4 to be ranked)

Mr. Christopher

Ashley

St. John’s Church,

Jamaica Plain

Mr. Stephen B.

MacAusland

St. Paul’s Church, Dedham

Ms.

Lallie Lloyd Trinity Church,

Boston

Ms.

Helen Gordon

St. Barnabas’s Church,

Falmouth

Nominees for Lay Member of Standing Committee (1 to be elected)

Ms. Robin Preston

Grace Church, Everett

Ms. Karen Mathiasen

Christ Church, Cambridge

Nominees for Board of Directors of the Barbara C. Harris Center (2 to be elected)

Mr. Zachary Dunn

Grace Church, Everett

The Rev. Martha

Hubbard

St. Paul’s Church,

Newburyport

Ms. Beverly Faison Sneed

Grace Church, Everett

Uncontested ElectionsThese nominees are unopposed.

Clerical Member of Standing CommitteeThe Rev. Johanna Barrett, Trinity Church, Topsfield

Clerical Deputy to Provincial SynodThe Rev. Elizabeth Steinhauser, St. Stephen’s Church, Boston

Lay Deputy to Provincial SynodMs. Nancy Jeanne Martin, Trinity Church, Boston

Clerical Member of the Cathedral ChapterThe Rev. Dr. Katharine C. Black, Church of St. John the Evangelist,

BostonLay Member of the Cathedral Chapter

Ms. Jane Covey, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, BostonMember of Trustees of Donations

Ms. Ella Davilla Auchincloss, Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut HillTreasurer of the Diocese

Mr. James F. Gammill, Church of the Good Shepherd, WatertownSecretary of the Diocese

Mr. Leon A. Brathwaite II, Church of the Good Shepherd, Waban

Resolutions on Clergy Compensation and Benefits

These two resolutions define Total Clergy Compensation and provide a formula for calculating minimum Total Clergy Compensation.

Resolutions on Clergy Compensation and Benefits (p. H-18) Submitted by the Compensation and Benefits

Committee of the Commission on Ministry

Resolutions

Responds to the June 2007 New Sanctuary Movement resolution of the Executive Council of General Convention

Calls for a diocesan education program for clergy and congregations on the plight of refugees and immigrants

1. Resolution creating a diocesan policy on immigration (p. H-27) Submitted by the diocesan Immigration Task Force

Promotes the use of the term “immigrant” in place of the dehumanizing label “alien”

Encourages the provision of assistance and sanctuary in churches for those seeking protection from detention and deportation, in consultation with the Bishop

Encourages congregations to sponsor refugees and asylum seekers as appropriate

1. Resolution creating a diocesan policy on immigration (p. H-27)

continued

Supports enactment of laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or its expression and that treat related physical violence as a hate crime

Asks that the resolution be conveyed to the State Legislature and Mass. representatives in the U.S. House and Senate

2. Resolution supporting transgender civil rights (p. H-29) Submitted by The Rev. Cameron Partridge,

The Rev. Christopher Fike and The Rev. Canon Edward Rodman

Asks for a resolution to General Convention requesting that “gender identity and expression” be included in the Episcopal Church’s canon on access to the discernment process for any ministry, lay or ordained

2. Resolution supporting transgender civil rights (p. H-29)

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Affirms the Episcopal Church’s acknowledgement of its historical participation in the sin of slavery and its legacy and lasting injury

Joins in the church’s expression of regret and apology for its complicity

3. Resolution affirming General Convention actions on slavery and reconciliation (pp. H-30 - H-31) Submitted by a coalition of members of

the diocese

Acknowledges that this diocese has responded to General Convention Resolution A123’s call for a report on the church’s complicity in and economic benefit from slavery in Massachusetts

Calls on parishes to engage in similar inquiry and reporting

3. Resolution affirming General Convention actions on slavery and reconciliation (pp. H-30 - H-31)

continued

Calls for commitment to becoming “a transformed, anti-racist church” and to work toward healing, reconciliation and restoration

Asks that the diocese study and implement how the church can be “the repairer of the breach”

3. Resolution affirming General Convention actions on slavery and reconciliation (pp. H-30 - H-31)

continued

Urges appointment of a Peacemaking and Nonviolence Focus Group to design education for the diocese and its congregations about the spirituality, history and practice of peacemaking and nonviolence in the Christian tradition

Asks that the focus group report to next year’s Diocesan Convention

4. Resolution on Christian formation/education regarding nonviolence (p. H-33)

Submitted by the diocesan Peace and Justice Committee

Requests the Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to add to Lesser Feasts and Fasts a May 17 feast day for Sts. Andronicus and Junia, Apostles.

5. Resolution to General Convention endorsing a feast day for Sts. Andronicus & Junia (p. H-34)

Submitted by the diocesan Liturgy and Music Committee

Asks Diocesan Convention’s approval of continued diocesan trial use of a May 17 feast day for Sts. Andronicus and Junia, Apostles, pending adoption by General Convention or until 2013

Charges the diocesan Liturgy and Music Committee with preparing educational and liturgical material, promoting the feast day’s observance and annual reporting to Diocesan Convention

6. Resolution for continued trial use of feast day for Sts. Andronicus and Junia (pp. H-35 - H-36)

Submitted by the diocesan Liturgy and Music Committee

Reaffirms diocesan commitment to the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and pledges support through prayer and participation

Encourages financial support for the Home for Elderly in Beir Zeit, a project selected in consultation with Bishop Suheil Dawani

7. Resolution confirming diocesan support for the work of the Diocese of Jerusalem (pp. H-36 - H-37)

Submitted by the diocesan Committee on Palestine and Israel

Authorizes the diocesan Committee on Palestine and Israel to develop and implement an education plan for the diocese regarding the Diocese of Jerusalem’s future, and to report to next year’s convention

Directs the committee to continue its dialogue with Jewish religious leaders in Massachusetts

7. Resolution confirming diocesan support for the work of the Diocese of Jerusalem (pp. H-36 - H-37)

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Admission of Parishes and Missions

The committee will recommend that the convention admit the Church of the Holy Spirit in Fall River as a parish in union with the diocese.

The Church of the Holy Spirit is a new entity resulting from the merger of three Fall River parishes: the Church of the Ascension, St. John’s-St. Stephen’s Partnership and St. Mark’s Church.

Report of the Committee on Admission of Parishes and Missions (p. H-52)

Amendments to the Diocesan Constitution

The amendment clarifies the process for amending the Diocesan Constitution by indicating that amendments become effective at the adjournment of the current Diocesan Convention unless otherwise directed.

This is the required second reading of this amendment.

I. Amendment to Diocesan Constitution Article 18 (p. H-53)

Submitted by the Committee on Constitution and Canons

The amendment allows lay members of Diocesan Council to vote at Diocesan Convention.

This is the required second reading of this amendment.

II. Amendment to Diocesan Constitution Article 2, Section 2 (p. H-54)

Submitted by the Committee on Constitution and Canons