Communion Partner Rectors Endorse Bishops In Meeting With Archbishop of Canterbury
Sep 11The undersigned Communion Partner Rectors associate Clergy commend and support the initiative taken by the Communion Partner bishops in meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury on September 1, 2009 in order to discuss and clarify the present circumstances of The Episcopal Church, as well as his understanding of what entities might be eligible to sign and adopt the Anglican Communion Covenant.
We echo the commitment of the bishops “to remain constituent members of both the Anglican Communion and The Episcopal Church.” Our desire is also to use the present situation as an opportunity to make manifest our commitment to becoming “a part of a ‘Covenanted’ global Anglican body in communion with the See of Canterbury.”
In support of the bishops, we commit ourselves to the five non-episcopal requests listed in their report of September 7, 2009.
- We will continue our study of the Covenant, pray and work for adoption of an Anglican Communion Covenant.
- We endorse the first three sections of the Ridley Cambridge Draft of the Covenant and the Anaheim Statement. In addition, once the Anglican Communion Covenant is released we will study, endorse and promote it to the General Convention.
- We will record our endorsement on the Communion Partners website.
- We will seek to form and engage in “companion domestic mission relationships among diocese and congregations within The Episcopal Church.
- We will seek to build ministry relationships with dioceses and congregations in other provinces of the Anglican Communion.
In addition, we commit ourselves and the congregations in our charge to pray continually in thanksgiving and encouragement, as well as for strength and protection, for the Communion Partner bishops.
The Rector’s Advisory Committee:
The Reverend Dr. Charles Alley
Rector, St. Matthew’s
Richmond, Virginia
The Right Reverend Anthony Burton
Rector, Church of the Incarnation
Dallas, Texas
The Very Reverend Anthony Clark
Dean, St. Luke’s
Orlando, Florida
The Reverend Brooks Keith
Rector, Church of The Transfiguration
Vail, Colorado
The Reverend Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr.
Rector, St. Martin’s
Houston, Texas
The Reverend Leigh Spruill
Rector, St. George’s
Nashville, Tennessee
Communion Partner Rectors:
The Rev. Christopher L. Ashmore
Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church
Jacksonville, Illinois
The Rev. John D. Badders, Jr.
Rector, St. John’s Episcopal Church
McAllen, Texas
The Rev. Phyllis Bartle
Rector, St. Jude’s Episcopal Church
Orange City, Florida
The Rev. Milton E. Black, Jr.
Rector, Church of the Good Shepherd
Corpus Christi, Texas
The Rev. Richard F. Bordin
Rector, Church of the Holy Cross
Winter Garden, Florida
The Rev. Christopher Andrew Bowhay
Rector, St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Houston, Texas
The Rev. William J. Cavanaugh
Rector, Church of the Epiphany
Richardson, Texas
The Rev. Anthony F. M. Clavier
Rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
La Porte, Indiana
The Rev. C. Carter Croft
Rector, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Silver City, New Mexico
The Rev. Joseph N. Davis
Rector, Church of the Resurrection
Franklin, Tennessee
The Very Rev. Canon Richard C. Doscher, Sr.
Rector, St. Alfred’s Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor, Florida
The Rev. Mifflin Dove, Jr.
Rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Katy, Texas
The Rev. Robert G. Eaton
Rector, St. John Episcopal Church
Tulare, California
The Rev. Theodore W. Edwards, Jr.
Rector, St. George’s Episcopal Church
Bradenton, Florida
The Rev. Richard H. Elwood
Rector, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Fredericksburg, Texas
The Rev. Andrew S. Faust
Rector, The Church of St. Luke and St. Peter
St. Cloud, Florida
The Rev. Frank E. Fuller
Rector, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Beaumont, Texas
The Rev. Jacob C. George, Jr.
Priest, Church Planter-Grace Episcopal Church
San Antonio, Texas
The Rev. Ronald E. Greiser, Jr.
Rector, The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The Rev. Geoffrey C. Gwynne
Priest-in-Charge, Christ the King Episcopal Church
Harrisonburg, Virginia
The Rev. Laurens A. Hall
Rector, St. John the Divine
Houston, Texas
The Rev. John F. Hardie
Rector, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Corpus Christi, Texas
The Rev. Theodore E. Hervey, Jr.
Rector, Epiphany Episcopal Church
Burnet, Texas
The Rev. John M. Himes, OSF
Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church
Marshall, Texas
The Rev. Charles L. Holt
Rector, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Lake Mary, Florida
The Rev. Robert Horowitz
Rector, Church of the Redeemer
Greenville, South Carolina
The Rev. Thomas S. Hotchkiss
Rector, Church of The Advent
Nashville, Tennessee
The Rev. Robert T. Jennings
Rector, St. Francis in the Fields
Harrods Creek, Kentucky
The Rev. Bennett G. Jones, II
Rector, St. Paul Episcopal Church
Munster¸ Indiana
The Rev. Timothy Jones
Sr. Associate Rector, St. George’s Episcopal Church
Nashville, Tennessee
The Rev. Canon Robert Brien Koehler, SSC
Rector, Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Rev. Jerome A. Kramer
Rector, Church of the Annunciation
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Rev. Gerald W. Krumenacker, Jr.
Rector, Christ Church
Dallas, Texas
The Rev. Ronald James LeBlanc
Priest-in-Charge, Church of the Incarnation
Lafayette, Louisiana
The Rev. John S. Liebler
Rector, St. Andrew’s Church and Academy
Fort Pierce, Florida
The Rev. Ramiro E. Lopez, Jr.
Rector, St. George Episcopal Church
San Antonio, Texas
The Rev. Daniel H. Martins
Rector, St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
Warsaw, Indiana
The Very Rev. Dr. Jean McCurdy Meade
Rector, Mount Olivet Episcopal Church
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Rev. Mark A. Michael
Rector, Christ Episcopal Church
Cooperstown, New York
The Rev. Joel J. Morsch
Rector, Christ Church
Bradenton, Florida
The Rev. Elizabeth L. Myers
Rector, St. Francis of Assisi
Lake Placid, Florida
The Rev. David G. Newhart
Rector, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church
Sebastian, Florida
The Rev. John Newton
Rector, Messiah Episcopal Church
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Very Rev. Timothy C. Nunez
Rector, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Belleview, Florida
The Rev. Jennie C. Olbrych
Vicar, St. James Santee Episcopal Church
McClellanville, South Carolina
The Very Rev. Dr. Jacob W. Owensby
Dean, St. Mark’s Cathedral
Shreveport, Louisiana
The Rev. Robert P. Price
Rector, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
Houston, Texas
The Rev. Dr. Darrel D. Proffitt
Rector, Church of the Holy Apostles
Katy, Texas
The Rev. Fredrick Arthur Robinson
Rector, The Church of the Redeemer
Sarasota, Florida
The Rev. Bruce M. Robison, D.Min.
Rector, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Right Reverend Ed Salmon
Interim Rector, All Saints Episcopal Church
Chevy Chase, Maryland
The Rev. Mark Seitz
Rector, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Wheeling, West Virginia
The Rev. John Thomas Sheehan
Rector, The Church of Our Redeemer
Aldie, Virginia
The Rev. Dr. Jerry Smith
Rector, St. Bartholomew’s Parish
Nashville, Tennessee
The Very Rev. Canon Harold L. Trott, SSC
Vicar, Church of Our Saviour
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Rev. Eric W. Turner, Sr.
Rector, St. John’s Episcopal Church
Melbourne, Florida
The Rev. Timothy J. Vellom
Rector, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Universal City, Texas
The Rev. Guido Verbeck
Rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Shreveport, Louisiana
The Very Rev. Dr. Edward A. Weiss, OSB, APC
Rector, Church of Our Saviour
Okeechobee, Florida
The Rev. John T. Wells
Rector, Episcopal Church of The Holy Spirit
Waco, Texas
The Rev. Ted Welty
Interim Rector, Christ Episcopal Church
Tyler, Texas
The Rev. Stockton Williams, Jr.
Rector, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Kerrville, Texas
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth A. Wolfe
Rector, Christ Episcopal Church
Fitchburg, Maryland
The Rev. Michael Wyckoff
Rector, St. Luke’s on the Lake
Austin, Texas
Communion Partner Associates:
The Rev. Raymond E. Cole, Jr.
Priest, Retired
San Antonio, Texas
The Rev. Betty Fuller
Chaplain, All Saints Episcopal School
Beaumont, Texas
The Rev. Richard Kew
Priest in Residence, Tennessee
The Rev. Ian Montgomery
Missionary, Peru