Council Live

• Thursday, February 19, 2009

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  • 10:00 am Exhibits open

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  • 10:00 am Registration opens

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  • 11:30 am Christian Faith in Action Luncheon

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  • 1:00 pm Council 2009 business session opens

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  • 1:05 pm Abide In Me Theme (click here)

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  • 1:36 pm Resolution about St. John’s New Braunfels call to "mission status"

                    1:49 pm Report of Nominating Committee & Election of General Officers Introduced

• Diocesan Executive Board
• Trustees of the Episcopal Church Corporation
• Trustees of the Texas Military Institute
• Trustee of the University of the South
• Standing Committee

 Clergy Elected To Executive Board:

• The Rev. Michael Hoffman - St. Peter and St. Paul Mission, TX
• The Rev. Jonathan Wickham - St. Mark's San Antonio, TX
• The Rev. Willie Davila - Reconciliation, Corpus Christi

 Lay Elected to Executive Board:

• Rebecca Warren - St. Peter's Rockport
• Michael Davies - St. John's McAllen
• Gregg Robertson - Good Shepherd Corpus Christi
• Steve Roederer - St. John's New Braunfels

 Trustees of TMI - The Epis. School of Texas:

• Rev. Christopher Roque - St. John's Sonora
• Ben Houck - St. Helena's Boerne

 Trustees of the University of the South:

• Amy Hoffman - St. Peter and St. Paul Mission

 Trustees of the Episcopal Church Corporation:

• Rev. David Reed - St. Helena's Boerne
• John Warren - Good Shepherd Corpus Christi

 Standing Committee:

• Rev. David Read - St. Helena's Boerne
• Ron Tribo - St. Helena's Boerne

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  • 2:14 pm Presentation of New Clergy
  • Presentation of Graduating Seminarians
  • Presentation of Visiting Bishops

• New Clergy:
  • The Rev. Tommy Bye
  • The Rev. Sandra Casey-Martus
  • The Rev. Chris Cole
  • The Rev. Philip Cunningham
  • The Rev. Kevin Dellaria
  • The Rev. John Fritts
  • The Rev. Kris Graunke
  • The Rev. Sean Maloney
  • The Rev. Antonio Regist
  • The Rev. Douglas Schwert
  • The Rev. Keith Turbeville
  • The Rev. Lera Tyler
  • The Rev. Matthew Wise
• Graduating Seminarians:
  • Lisa Mason - Ordination May 27
  • Robert Johnston - Ordination June 3
  • Jennifer Brooke-Davidson - Ordination June 10 

• Visiting Bishops:
  • Rt. Rev. Benito Juarez Martinez - Diocese of Southest Mexico
  • Rt. Rev. Marcelino Rivera - Delgado

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  • 2:24 pm Ministry Moment – Frontera Unida

 Bishop Lillibridge's Comments:

• Primates Meeting in Alexandria, Egypt
• St. Andrew's Draft of the Anglican Covenant
• Overview of the Anglican Covemant
• The Episcopal Church Executive Council Report

• • 2:55 pm Morningside Ministries

                             3:15 pm Christian Faith in Action Committees

• Recovery Ministry
• Restorative Justice
• Habitat for Humanity & Carpenter Club
• Mental Health Initiative
• Ecological Stewardship
• Disaster Task Force and CIA Bloomers

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  • 3:53 pm Good Samaritan Community Services Presentation

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  • 4:15 pm Ministry Moment – Uvalde Food Pantry (watch video)                                                                                                   

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  • 4:30 pm Council recesses

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  • 4:30 - 5:00 pm Border Buttermilk Reception hosted by McAllen Visitors Bureau

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  • 4:30 - 5:30 pm Spotlight on Exhibits

• Friday, February 20, 2009

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  • 8:00 am Morning Prayer

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  • 8:45 am Gathering Music

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  • 9:00 am Council business session resumes

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  • 9:06 am Bishop’s Address

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  • 10:06 am Report of Resolution Committee

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  • 11:30 am Council recesses

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  • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Picnic in the Park, entertainment Brooks Ausborn

• Resolution 1 - Anglican Covenant - PASSES
• Resolution 2 - Communion Partners - PASSES
• Resolution  3 - The Episcopal Church Litigation Expense Disclosure - PASSES with 2 Amendments
• Resolution 4 - The Episcopal Church Forbearance Policy - PASSES with 1 Amendment
• Resolution 5 - Affirming the Integrity of Diocesan Governance in the Episcopal Church - TABLED

• Read Resolutions 3 & 4 with Amendments
• Read ALL Resolutions that passed with Amendments (final version)

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  • 1:42 pm Dan Butt – Episcopal Church Foundation in West Texas

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  • 1:57 pm Lou Taylor – Christian Education

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  • 2:15 pm Ted Burkhart – Financial Report

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  • 2:40 pm Marthe Curry – World Mission

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  • 3:08 pm Ministry Moment – San Saba Good Samaritan Room (watch video)

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  • 3:12 pm Youth in Action Commissioning

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  • 3:13 pm Conversations with Bishop Lillibridge

 Listen to Bp. Lillibridge's Requests for Table Discussions (MP3)

• Michelle Koch - St. Helena's Boerne
• Nicia Oakes - St. Peter's Kerrville
• Rev. Johnathan Wickham - St. Mark's San Antonio

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  • 6:30 - 7:00 pm Social "Hour", entertainment Brooks Ausborn

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  • 7:00 - 9:00 pm Council Banquet, entertainment Rey Duran Flamenco Dancers

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  • 9:00 - 11:30 pm Dancing with Wildwood and the Retro Rockers

• Saturday, February 21, 2009

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  • 8:30 am Morning Prayer led by Bishop's Youth Action Council

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  • 9:30 am Gathering Music

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  • 9:45 am Council business session resumes

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  • 9:55 am Dr. Jim Freeman – TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas

 TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas

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  • 10:05 am Bishop Lillibridge – Diocesan Development Program

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  • 10:10 am Rob Watson – Camps and Conferences

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  • 10:26 am Stacy Dowdy – Youth & Young Adult Ministry

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  • 10:44 am Rev. Ed Dohoney – Bishop’s Golf Classic

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  • 10:49 am Fishin’ for Mission

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  • 10:52 am June 6 – Abide in Me Conference

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  • 10:56 am Report of Committee on Bishop’s Address

 Read Bishops Charge (PDF)

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  • 11:16 am Live Report from the Youth in Action

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  • 11:21 am Ministry Moment – Jubilee Sunday’s in Wimberley

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  • 11:25 am Betty Chumney – Pennies from Heaven

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  • 11:27 am Bob Thompson – CIA Accomplishments

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  • 11:29 am 2010 Council Invite – Good Shepherd Corpus Christi

 106th Council will be in Corpus Christi, Texas

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  • 11:34 am Courtesy Resolutions

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  • Between noon and 1:00 pm Council 2009 adjourns

                          Action Summary for the 105th Council