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THE STANDING COMMITTEE
Council of advice to the Bishop. In times that a bishop is absent the Standing Committee becomes the ecclesiastical authority.

The Very Rev. Dr. W. Richard Hamlin, President and Chair

2003
The Rev. David T. Andrews, Jr.
Mr. James R. Graham

2004
Mr. Milton Coleman, Secretary
The Very Rev. Mark A. Giroux

2005
The Rev. Canon Martha G. Metzler
Mrs. Cynthia McFarland

2006
The Very Rev. Dr. W. Richard Hamlin
Mrs. Rebecca A. Livengood

THE DIOCESAN BOARD (Trustees of the Diocese)
The Diocesan Board is the policy making organization of the Diocese, subject to the authority of the Diocesan Convention.

The Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. Adams III, Chair
Mr. William R. McNeiece III, Vice President
Mr. Paul J. Curtin, Jr., Esq., Chancellor
Mr. Bill Branson, Jr., Treasurer
The Very Rev. Dr. W. Richard Hamlin, President/Standing Committee

2003
The Rev. Judith M. Kessler

2004
The Very Rev. Ralph E. Osborne
Mrs. Beverly F. Smith
Mr. J. Warren Young

2005
Dr. John Chaffee
The Rev. John Shaffer

Bishop’s Office Liaisons
Mrs. Gael Sopchak, Controller

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COMMITTEES of the DIOCESAN BOARD

Finance Committee
Reviews the finances of the Diocese, recommends to the Board a draft budget and deals with a variety of other financial policy issues.

Mr. Bill Branson, Jr., 
Diocesan Treasurer/Chair

Mr. Arthur A. West
Mr. Philip McKnight
Mr. Richard W. Couper
Ms. Joan Lacey

Diocesan Board Members:
Ms. Beverley F. Smith
Mr. J. Warren Young

Bishop’s Office Liaison:
Ms. Gael A. Sopchak, Controller
Mrs. Catherine Hobart, Accountant

Human Resources Committee
Reviews and recommends clergy salary standards for the Diocese and recommends diocesan personnel policies and practices.

Ms. Roxanne Parmele, Chair
Mr. Thomas Bloomer
Ms. Anne Messenger
Ms. Ellen Wilson
Mr. Jack Boyce

Bishop’s Office Liaisons
Ms. Gael A. Sopchak, Controller

Investment Committee
The Committee is responsible for the care, custody, and management of all real property owned by the diocese and of the parish and diocesan financial assets invested in Central Investment Funds No. 2 and No. 3.

Mr. Bill Branson, Jr., Chair/Diocesan Treasurer
Mr. Brenton Bradly
Mr. Richard Couper
Mrs. Joan Lacey
Mr. Philip McKnight
Mr. Arthur A. West

Diocesan Board Members
Mr. J. Warren Young

Bishop’s Office Liaisons
Mrs. Gael A. Sopchak, Controller

Property Committee

Mr. Arthur C. Freidel, Jr. Co-Chair
Mr. William R. McNeiece, III, Co-Chair

Mr. Clifford Abrams
Mr. Ted Bartlett
Mr. John Fehlner
Mr. William Kay
The Rev. Ralph D. Locke
Mrs. Christine Lozner
The Rev. Ray S. Messenger
Mr. Bruce M. Moseley
Mr. Gordon Wheler

Regional Associates
Mr. Brian Kessler
Mr. Windsor Price

 

Program Committee
Determines, implements monitors and evaluates programs and budget levels.

The Rev. Gerard F. Beritela, Chair
Mrs. Jeanne Avery
The Rev. Karen Vicars Budney
The Rev. Heath Civetta
Ms. Carla Clifton
The Rev. Janice E. Duncan
Mr. Donald Graham
Mr. Tom Marzynski
Ms. Dorothy Norlander
Ms. Deena Samhammer
The Rev. Douglas Taylor-Weiss
Mr. Thomas C. Vail
Mrs. Terri Weir

Diocesan Board Members
The Rev. Judith M. Kessler
The Very Rev. Ralph E. Osborne

Trustees of Diocesan Corporations
Hold title to diocesan funds and property; responsible for investments. The trustees of all Diocesan Corporations are the members of the Diocesan Board.

Visitation and Mission Review Committee
A communication link between parishes and the Diocesan Board.

The Rev. Glenn Mahaffey
The Very Rev. John A. Shaffer

Diocesan Board Members
Ms. Beverly F. Smith
Mr. J. Warren Young

Ecclesiastical Court
June 2002-Nov 2003
Required by Episcopal Church canons, to provide a court if needed.

The Hon. Robert Michael Shafer, Esq.,
Chief Judge
&The Very Rev. David G. Bollinger
Mrs. Mary Lou Crowley, Esq.
The Rev. Kathryn "Holly" O. Eden
The Rev. Canon Martha G. Metzler

The Foundation of the Diocese
Administers grants with evangelism and church growth programs. For more information, email Debbie Nettle or call her at (315) 474-6596.

The Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. Adams III, President and Chair
Mr. David Emerson, Vice President
Mr. John E. Rehfield, Corporate Secretary
Ms. Deborah Nettle, Recording Secretary
Mr. Paul Regan, Esq. Treasurer

2003
Mr. B. Daniel Boothe
Mr. Paul Regan
Mr. Neal Galusha
The Rev. Beverly Messenger-Harris
Mr. Edward J. Sarzynski

2004
Mr. Windsor Price
Mr. Clifford Abrams
The Rev. Charles G. Taylor
Mr. Arthur Friedel

2005
Mr. David Hodge
The Rev. Bruce MacDuffie
David Emerson
Sally Heiligman

Foundation Screening and Review Committee
Makes recommendations to the Foundation regarding loans and grants.

2002-2003
Mr. Paul Regan, Esq.
Mr. David Emerson

Ex-Officio
Mr. Arthur C. Friedel, Jr.

Bishop's Office Liaison
Mrs. Gael Sopchak, Controller

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COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, PROGRAMS (in alphabetical order)

Altar Guild
Support for those who serve on parish altar guilds.

In transition

Archives
Archivists inventory, assess, and conserve the records of the clergy and people of the Diocese of Central New York.

Ms. Cynthia McFarland
Ms. Joan Green
Ms. Jeanne Thomas

Canterbury Way
The Canterbury way is a form of Anglican collegial spirituality in which clergy or lay people form a community and follow a Rule to enrich, nurture, and strengthen them.

The Rev. C. James Jones
Bishop's Deputy for Canterbury Way

Canterbury Way for Laity

Ms. Barbara Crane, Chair

Children and Family Ministries
Provides resources and programs to develop skills in ministering to and with children and families.

In transition

Church Periodical Club (Episcopal Church Women)
A ministry that is dedicated solely to providing free literature and related materials, both religious and secular, to people all over the world.

Mrs. Ann D. Smith, Chair

College and Young Adult (CAYAC)
CAYAC enables college age and young adults to seek the fellowship of other young adults in a Christian atmosphere.

Mr. Alan Snyder, Chair

College Work

The Rev. Christine Day, Coordinator of College Ministries

Cornell, Foundation at the Episcopal Church at
The Foundation exists to be the legal corporation which is able to record and negotiate the finances and real estate for the Episcopal Church at Cornell.

The Rev. Janet Sturgis, Interim Chaplain
The Rev. Ray S. Messenger, President
Ms. Dora Flash-Bourne, Vice President
Mr. Arthur Berkey, Treasurer
Dr. John Ford, Secretary

2003
Mrs. Dora Flash Bourne
Mr. Richard W. Couper

2004
The Rev. Donald W. Matthews
Mr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp

2005
The Rev. Ray S. Messenger

Cursillo
Cursillo in Cristiandad translates "a short course in Christian living"

Mr. Tom Widell, Lay Director
Ms. Donna Ryer, Assistant Lay Director
The Rev. C. Thomas Hayes, Spiritual Director
The Rev. William R. Wheeler, Assistant Spiritual Director

Daughters of the King (ECW)
Enables communication among women in parishes, the diocese, and the world.

Ecumenical and InterReligious Commission
Studies and expresses ecumenism on behalf of the Diocese.

The Rev. Emily S. Gibson, Ecumenical Officer
The Rev. Joseph A. Bergin
The Rev. Gerard F.Beritela
The Rev. Dr. Donald L. Berry
Mr. Milton Coleman
The Rev. Christine Day
Mr. Garth Foster
The Very Rev. Mark A. Giroux
The Very Rev. Dr. W. Richard Hamlin
The Rev. Terrence E. Johnson
The Rev. Thomas E. C. Margrave
The Very Rev. William C. Redfield

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Education for Ministry
A program for theological education for lay people from St. Luke's School of Theology of the University of the South.

Mr. Garth Foster, Diocesan Coordinator

Episcopal Church Women
Enables communication among women in parishes, the diocese, and the world.

Ms. Jennifer Kenna, Chair
The Rev. Marjory B. Chamberlin, Chaplain

Ms. Patricia Bailey
Ms. Clarice Bennett
Ms. Joan C. Green
Ms. Shelley Hale
Ms. Carolynne Illingworth
Ms. Mary Anne Johnson
Ms. Hollis Liddiard
Ms. Nancy Rancier
Ms. Marion Shoop
Mrs. Ann D. Smith
Ms. Jeanne Thomas
Ms. Rebecca Wells
Ms. Alice Willson

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Episcopal Fund for Human Needs (EFHN)
Administers funds for emergency needs arising among people who live in the Diocese of Central New York; needs which cannot be met from other sources of aid.

Mr. Richard W. Couper, Chair

2003
Mr. Richard Couper
The Rev. Emily Gibson

2004
Ms. Judy Adams
Ms. Rebecca Livengood
Ms. Carol Greis

2005
The Hon. Clarence F. Giles, Jr.
Ms. Kathleen Murphy
Ms. Elizabeth Beardsell

Bishop's Office Liaison
Ms. Deborah Nettle
Ms. Gael Sopchak

 

Episcopal Women's History Project (ECW)

         Ms. Joan Green, Chair

Episcopal Relief & Development

         The Rev. Richard H. Lewis, Diocesan Coordinator

Evangelism Task Force
Helps parishes with evangelism and church growth programs.

The Rev. Douglas Taylor-Weiss, Chair
Ms. Cynthia McFarland
Mr. Maxwell Seymour
The Rev. Timothy H. Parsons
Ms. Jan Rose
Mr. Donald G. Stanton
Ms. Candace Turner
The Rev. William KR. Wheeler

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Happening
A youth renewal weekend. Open to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Mr. Robert Wilkins, Co-chair
Mr. Dan Rogers, Co-chair

Mr. John Wilson, Lay Spiritual Director
The Rev. Paul C. Bailey, Spiritual Director

Ms. Emily Adams
Mr. Chris Baker
Mr. Frank Bryant
Ms. Ann Bryant
Ms. Kathleen Cushing
Ms. Valerie Guiles
Mr. Ted Houck
Ms. Kay Houck
Mr. David Moorhead
Ms. Judy Moorhead
Mr. Willie Schoonmaker
Mr. Bennet Tillapaugh
Mr. Matt Waldby
Ms. Terri Weir
Mr. Chris Widell
Ms. Gloria Wilkins
Ms. Betsy Wilson

Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
The JPIC network is an attempt to forge new working relationships among various national program unites with hope and expectation that this would be reflected in church life locally.

The Rev. Thomas E. C. Margrave, Chair
Ms. Patricia Anderson
The Rev. Harold D. Avery
Ms. Jeanne Avery
The Rev. Gerard Beritela
Mr. Milton Coleman
Ms. Betty Collins
Ms. Lynn Herne
The Rev. Linda King Watkins
The Rev. Jeffrey D. Knox
Ms. Eleanor K. Peterson
Ms. Hope Wallis, Refugee Resettlement Director
The Rev. Richard H. Lewis, Episcopal Relief & Development, Diocesan Coordinator

The Rev. William Wheeler

Jubilee Ministries
Jubilee Ministries is the grassroots organizing principle for hands-on local community outreach.

The Rev. Jeffrey D. Knox, Diocesan Officer
Ms. Pamela Caswell
Ms. Kay Nicotera
Ms. Patricia Witt

Liturgy and Music Commission

The Rev. Byron D. Stuhlman, Chair
Dr. Mark Anderson

Ms. Joan Axel
Ms. Judy Brooks
Mr. Milton Coleman
The Rev. Dr. James Corl
The Very Rev. Katherine B. L. Day
Dr. Joyce Irwin
The Rev. Canon Martha G. Metzler

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Ministry, Commission on
Works to strengthen the ordained and lay ministry, with emphasis on seminarians, past seminary interns and continuing education for all baptized.

The Rev. Beverly A. Messenger-Harris, Chair

2003
The Rev. Dr. Donald L. Berry
Dr. George Denning
The Rev. Kathryn O. Eden

2004
The Rev. Julie E. Calhoun-Bryant
The Very Rev. Ralph E. Osborne
Mr. Michael Ross

2005
Dr. Barbara Chaffee
The Rev. Beverly A. Messenger-Harris
The Rev. Paul A. Metzler

 

2006
The Rev. Chris Day
Mr. Lloyd Hall
Ms. Mary Jean Jacobi
The Rev. James Jensen
Ms. Barbara Kimm
Ms. Ruth Koerts
Ms. Sue Reiffenstein
Mr. Ted Schreppel
Mr. Andrew Walkling

Mrs. Kathleen McDaniel, Recording Secretary