Synod

Province III is governed by a Synod, made up of the bishops, one clerical deputy, and two lay deputies from each diocese within the province. Synod meets annually on the first Monday in May, at which elections are held for Provincial Officers and Executive Council members. Every third year, when the General Convention of the national Episcopal Church is held, Synod helps formulate resolutions for consideration and deputies prepare for Convention.

2020 Synod POSTPONED until October 26, 2020

The Executive Committee (the four Officers plus the two elected representatives to the DFMS Executive Council) of the Province III Provincial Council held a telephone conference call on March 27. Given the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, we agreed to reschedule the meeting of our Synod to Monday, October 26, the same date previously set for a meeting of the Provincial Council. In other words, we will hold a meeting of these two entities at the same time.

Our plan is to ask the Deputies to the Synod to vote on the issues before that body as required by our Ordinances, ie formally approving the 2020 budget and the proposed revisions to our Ordinances (posted on our website). Members of the Provincial Council will be asked to approve a draft budget for 2021 and a schedule of apportionments for 2022 (again, as required by our Ordinances).

There will, of course, be other matters which will require our attention at this meeting, such as preparing for the 2021 General Convention in Baltimore and updates from our Ministry Coordinators. Please mark your calendars now.

Synod Members:

Bethlehem
The Rt. Kevin D. Nichols, [email protected]

Deputies:
The Rev. Scott Allen, [email protected]
Dr. Linda K. Rogers, [email protected]

Central Pennsylvania
The Rt. Rev. Audrey Scanlan, [email protected]

Deputies:
Ms. Shirley Wagner, [email protected]
Mr. Robert Kilp, [email protected]
The Rev. Veronica Chappell, [email protected]

Delaware
The Rt. Rev. Kevin S. Brown, [email protected]

Deputies:
The Rev. Sheila Sharpe, [email protected]

Easton
The Rt. Rev. Santosh Marray, [email protected]

Deputies:
Ms. Joanne Fisher, [email protected]
Ms. Alisha King, [email protected]
The Rev. Patrick Collins, [email protected]

Maryland
The Rt. Rev. Eugene T. Sutton, [email protected]

Deputies:
Ms. Alma Bell, [email protected]
Mr. David Mallery, [email protected]
The Rev. Dina van Klaveren, [email protected]

Northwest Pennsylvania
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, [email protected]

Deputies:
The Rev. Geoffrey Wild, [email protected]
Ms. Anne Bardol, [email protected]
The Rev. Matthew Ciszek, [email protected]

Pennsylvania
The Rt. Rev. Daniel G. P. Gutierrez, [email protected]

Deputies:
Mr. Christopher Hart, [email protected]
Ms. Elizabeth Wendt, [email protected]
The Rev. Betsy Ivey, [email protected]

Pittsburgh
The Rt. Rev. Dorsey McConnell, [email protected]

Deputies:
Mr. Jon Delano, [email protected]
Mr. Michael Braxton, [email protected]
The Rev. Nancy Chalfant Walker, [email protected]

Southern Virginia
The Rt. Rev. Susan B. Haynes, [email protected]

Deputies:
Mr. Rusty Bishop, [email protected]
Ms. Alice Webley, [email protected]
The Rev. Grant Stokes, [email protected]

Southwestern Virginia
The Rt. Rev. Mark Bourlakas, [email protected]

Deputies:
Mr. Jack Barrow, [email protected]
Ms. Peggy Whitehead, [email protected]
The Rev. Susan Bentley, [email protected]

Virginia
The Rt. Rev. Susan Ellyn Goff, Bishop Suffragan and Ecclesaistical Authority, [email protected]

Deputies:
Mr. Karl Colder, [email protected]
Ms. Ellyn Crawford, [email protected]
The Rev. Deacon Barbara Ambrose, [email protected]

Washington
The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, [email protected]

Deputies:
The Rev. David Wacaster, [email protected]
Ms. Barbara Miles, [email protected]
Mr. Gerry Perez, [email protected]

West Virginia
The Rt. Rev. William M. “Mike” Klusmeyer, [email protected]
The Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering, [email protected]

Deputies:
Mr. Philip Steptoe, [email protected]
Mr. Michael Roberts, [email protected]
The Rev. Julie Harris, [email protected]