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Moving from One Bishop to the Nextby the Rev. Ginny Wilder, Trinity Parish, Wilmington

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Transition Committee! The Transition Committee is a group of lay and ordained members from around the

Diocese of Delaware that have been at work since July 2016 preparing for the future of our diocese. Our work is mostly behind the scenes at this time but will become more public in late May and early June once the final slate of bishop candidates is made known. The Transition Committee wanted to take this moment to intro-duce ourselves to you and tell you a little bit about the work we are doing.

Your Transition Committee has been charged by the Standing Com-mittee of the Diocese of Delaware to:• support Bishop Wright and Holly in

preparation for Wayne’s retirement;• work with the diocesan staff and

support them during this time of transition;

• introduce the candidates for bishop to the diocese in June during the walkabouts;

• arrange and oversee the special convention to elect the bishop in July;

• plan and prepare for the consecra-tion of the new bishop in December 2017; and

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Be It Resolved: The progress and challenges of a convention resolution two years later

NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO, Deacon Susan Phillips of All Saints’, Rehoboth Beach, brought a resolution before the 231st Convention of our diocese. Dele-gates and clergy were so excited by her

passion and insight that they asked her to take the resolution to the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church that summer. The resolu-tion passed both the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, being adopted by the conven-tion in this form:

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St. Paul’s, Camden, Calls New Pastor

The people of St. Paul’s, Camden, are pleased to welcome the Rev. Kevin VonGonten as their part-time pastor on January 1.

Kevin was born in Brooklyn, NY, and has served several Episcopal churches in and around New York City in the Diocese of Long Island. He and his wife, Chris, have lived in Delaware a few years, during which Fr. Kevin has served as supply clergy within the diocese. Kevin enjoys woodworking, and Chris enjoys spending social time with family and friends.

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The Community Giving Tree is an annual tradition at St. Anne’s Epis-copal School. First graders hang ornaments identifying items needed by individuals at People’s Place in Dover and La Esperanza in Sussex County. Members of the St. Anne’s

community select an ornament, pur-chase and wrap the gift, and return it to school with the ornament. The gifts are then delivered in time for a Merry Christmas. Being “Santa” for other children is a fun way to add meaning to the holiday.

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C020: Ministry to People with Mental Illness and Their Families  Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church calls upon dioceses, congregations, schools and other entities of the Episcopal Church to explore and adopt best practices for the vitality and increased capacity of their mission and ministry in the inclusion, support, and spiritual care for persons with mental illness and their families; and be it further Resolved, That dioceses, congregations, schools and other entities of the Episcopal Church increase understanding about mental illness by providing edu-cational material and training; utilizing existing pro-grams such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness, veterans groups, governmental departments of mental health, local organizations, and other programs and organizations; and sharing the information so that it is readily accessible.

• support the new bishop as s/he begins her/his tenure in the Dio-cese of Delaware.This is quite an undertaking, and we

are fortunate to have many wonderful, committed, and talented people on our committee. In order to ensure that we answer this call to the best of our abil-ity, we have broken down this ministry into several subcommittees and have already begun the work that each of us has been charged with. The following is a list of our subcommittees, a roster of who is serving on each, plus a little information about the work we are doing.

Electing Convention: Sue Taber and the Rev. David Andrews

We will host the special electing convention at St. Anne’s Episcopal School on Saturday, July 15. If we need more than one day to elect our new bishop, we will continue the election the following weekend at St. Anne’s Episcopal School.

Support for the Bishop Elect and family: The Rev. Kim Capwell

This work will begin once we have elected our new bishop.

Consecration Logistics: Rick Harra, Deacon Sheila Sharpe, and T.J. Thomas

The ordination and consecration service will take place in Dover at Del-aware State University on Saturday, December 9. Why Delaware State Uni-versity? The central location of Dela-ware State University is one of many benefits of selecting this institution as the ordination and consecration venue. Couple that with DSU’s long and venerable history, the convenience of hosting the service and reception on

The Rev. Kevin and Chris

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the same campus, the ability to hold the size of our crowd, ample parking, and the enthusiastic approval of the Standing Committee, we feel that all of our needs on this historic day will be met and exceeded by the hospitality of Delaware State University.

Support of Bishop Wright and Diocesan Staff: Mary DeSalvo, Larry Heinold, and Deacon Sheila Sharpe

The work of this subcommittee is ongoing and has included the oppor-tunity to gather and celebrate Bishop Wright. Our third and final gathering will take place on Thursday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. at St. David’s in North Wilmington.

Walkabout Planning: Pat Casadei and other members of the Transition Committee as June approaches.

More information about these gath-erings will also be made known to you in February, after our diocesan con-vention.

Communications: Larry Heinold and the Rev. Ginny Wilder

Larry and Ginny will work together with Lee Ann Walling to make sure you are aware of what is happening in

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the search process once the final slate of candidates is published.

In the months to come we will continue to communicate with you through the search website: www.BishopSearchDioDel.org, The Net (the weekly email from the diocese), the Communion, and through emails. If you have any questions or would like more information about the Transition Committee and the work we are doing, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Below is a list of all the Transi-tion Committee members and the churches they attend:

The Rev. David Andrews, Co-Chair, Transition Committee, Saints Andrew and Matthew (SSAM), Wilmington

Sue Taber, Co-Chair, Transition Committee, St. David’s, Wilmington

The Rev. Kim Capwell, Immanuel, Highlands, Wilmington

Pat Casadei, St. Peter’s, LewesMary DeSalvo, St. Andrew’s School,

MiddletownRick Harra, St. David’s, WilmingtonLarry Heinold, St. James’ Mill

Creek, WilmingtonSheridan Quarless Kingsberry, St.

Barnabas, WilmingtonDeacon Sheila Sharpe, Immanuel,

Highlands, WilmingtonT. J. Thomas, St. Peter’s, LewesThe Rev. Ginny Wilder, Trinity,

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God’s Incarnate Presence – in Jesus, and ın Usby the Rev. Canon Mark Harris, St. Peter’s, Lewes

Bishop Wright is busy tying up loose ends around the diocese as he moves toward retirement in February. We’ll hear from him one more time that month with his final regular letter. Until then, we are fortunate to have a few words in this season of Incarnation from our friend Mark Harris. Read more of Mark’s wor-thy writing about the Church and life in his blog, “Preludium,” at AnglicanFuture.blogspot.com.

INCARNATION is about making the Word flesh. Dangerous idea, this. Not for the faint of heart or the imagination limited to the trash heaps of machine thinking. Incar-

nation is about the presence of the Divine between the time God walked in the Garden and the time when the Son of Man calls together all that is created for a final confab. It’s God with us in the time between.

The big Incarnation event, of course, is celebrated on December 25th in a great shout out for Jesus. But once the

door is opened to the possibility that the Divine presence can be made flesh and dwell among us, the door opens to that same presence being in each and all of us, or in particular persons in specific instances.

In Jesus, all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell – all the time, even through death to resurrection. But perhaps in this or that person, for this or that moment, God too is pleased to dwell, if even for a moment. The Word made flesh is also known in the “flesh” that is the whole created order, so sometimes incarnation is seen in the whole of creation, all together.

Incarnation is thus an invitation to a party where at least one person, Jesus, is that Presence all the time, and where others can be that presence, if only for a moment, and the creation itself can also be the flesh of God’s incarnate presence.

It’s hard to experience incarnation in what is often understood to be a badly fallen creation, and, in particu-lar, hard to see in the lives of human creatures whose world can be harsh and brutal, fearful and dangerous. Still, if we cannot see God present, infleshed, anywhere around us, how are we to believe that in Jesus God is present fully? If we have no experi-ence of incarnation, what sense can we make of The Incarnation?

So, living through the days of Christmas and of Epiphany, I find myself thinking of small incarna-tional moments – moments when people or events reminded me that the Divine is given body in the world I live in. These are the times when I have been assured that God present in body is a reality. Perhaps my sharing one such moment will remind you of just such a time in your own life, too – and perhaps you’ll find a way to share that story with others as well.

I’m thinking of 912 Greens. This morning I’ve been listening to Ramblin’ Jack Elliott sing 912 Greens, a rambling story/talking song about a trip to New Orleans.

I first heard him sing this in person at Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since then I suppose I’ve seen him sing it six or seven times in person and have heard it on disk hun-dreds of times. Some of my best mem-ories of hearing it in person have been with friend Jim Friedrich.

Throughout the song Jack would sit or stand on the stage, but towards the end (and everybody knew what was coming) he talked and strummed his way out into the audience and sang – sang the one line that was pure song, “Did you ever stand and shiver, just because you were looking at a river?”

Jack was, for a brief moment (at each performance of the song), the presence of the Divine in the flesh. His story song was filled with what has been called “investigative poetry,” poetry that fills us with concrete details, little snapshots of the devel-

oping story line. The story/song loves real people in a gentle way. It is filled with real moments, small acts of courage, small events of community. And then, when he has brought us all into the moment, the full whammy of the “just now,” he rips our hearts out by wondering if we knew how to stand and shiver just because we were looking at a river. Jack takes us, in a brief instance, into the mind of the Creator looking at the Cre-ated with an overwhelming sense of anticipation and joy.

Maybe all of this is foolish. After all, Jack is just a singer, and it is just a song; and he is a rascal, and I am a fool. But still, I find myself listening, and my mind stills down. And I enter the world of 912 Greens, and I am more and more prepared to anticipate and entertain the idea that the words are building a world in which amazement and shivering will be present. And I will experience The Word in words and The Song in songs, and I will know the Divine made flesh in the singer and the song – and in me too.

It is a little thing, this incarnational moment. It is not The Incarnation, but it is a light in the darkness – it is a moment of Truth is a world of words gone bad. It is a beacon of hope, hope that the God who walked in the Gar-den also walks down into the audience and into my heart, giving me hope by pointing to the river . . . and I shiver.

And it holds the promise that, maybe in this or that moment, you and I too can be the incarnation of the Holy One, a small spark of the Divine One in the real world.

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January, 20172 Monday, New Year’s Day Holiday –

Bishop’s Office Closed8 Sunday, Morning Visitation, All

Saints’ Church, Rehoboth Beach9 Monday, Bishop & Council Meeting,

Bishop’s Office10 Tuesday, Clergy Day, Christ

Church, Dover12 Thursday, Desserts with Bishop

and Holly Wright, St. David’s, Wilmington

15 Sunday, Morning Visitation, Church of the Nativity, New Castle

16 Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Bishop’s Office Closed

17 Tuesday, Standing Committee Meeting, St. Andrew’s School, Middletown

19 Thursday, Trustees Meeting, Bishop’s Office

22 Sunday, Morning Visitation, St. James’ Church, Newport

27 Friday–28 Saturday, 232nd Diocesan Convention, Hyatt Place, Dewey Beach

29 Sunday, Morning Visitation, Christ Church, Delaware City

30 Monday, Bishop’s Office Closed

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These many months later, Susan took some time to talk about the prog-ress that has been made to live into this resolution and the work that lies ahead before the 79th General Con-vention in 2018.

Communion: Where have you seen traction/progress here in Delaware?

Phillips: I am glad that two par-ishes, St. Mark’s, Millsboro, and Christ Church, Dover, have stepped up to add NAMI [National Alliance on Men-tal Illness] Family Support Groups. I know that churches must be thought-ful about inviting groups into their facilities – they need to understand who will be coming in, and they need to know that they are meeting a need that isn’t already covered. I hope that more churches will consider NAMI programs when looking at the out-reach needs in their communities.

I was excited that Christ Church, Dover, also offered a NAMI mental health first aid program. It is so acces-sible and easy to implement, offering answers to everyday questions about how to handle mental health issues in community and in our personal lives.

I’ve also seen some progress with our PACT [Practical Approaches to Cross-Cultural Transformation] group. While much of their work is focused on race, they now understand that considering how the mentally ill and their families are culturally isolated and estranged can be part of their ministry, too. They plan to focus on those affected by mental health issues at one of their forums in Lent.

Communion: What hopes did you have as you submitted these resolutions that have yet to be realized?

Phillips: Mental illness as a focus for ministry is not an easy sell. There is a lack of understanding of mental health issues in our society, and most

people are confused and even fright-ened by what it might mean to engage with the mentally ill and those who care for them.

At All Saints’ in Rehoboth for the last two years, we have had a Service of Remembrance for those who have died due to mental illness, those who are suffering today, and thanksgiving for those who care for them. We come together on the first Sunday in Octo-ber as part of Mental Health Aware-ness Week. Even in my own congrega-tion, where I have kept this ministry in front of our parishioners for years, I am happy to get even 18 or 20 people to come out for this service.

My parish also recently held a fund-raiser to benefit several organizations as part of our outreach ministry. I was struck that it hadn’t occurred to anyone to consider mental health as one of the needs served by the event. Mental illness is such a silent, largely invisible killer that we don’t think of it when it comes time to decide where our resources for ministry go.

Building awareness is key. The good news about passing these resolutions is that they give me a ready excuse to bring this to people’s attention. For instance, I was able to approach two public officials who attended that fundraiser to encourage them to keep the needs of those affected by mental illness in mind as they make decisions at the state and local levels.

Communion: Do you have any stories of engagement with the resolution at The Episcopal Church level?

Phillips: It’s been interesting. Mark Harris helped me devise a strategy for implementing the resolution in the wider church. I began by writing Pre-siding Bishop Michael Curry, asking him to appoint one person in each dio-cese to be responsible for implemen-tation. When I eventually was passed to a General Convention committee and then given yet another name to follow up with at their offices, I began to question whether this was really going to work.

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Remembering Soldiers at Christmasby Douglas Marshall-Steele, St. John the Baptist, Milton

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, Milton, sent 170 service mem-bers their own Christmas stocking filled with toiletries, snacks, and socks this season.

Twenty woolen caps, to be worn under helmets, also were knitted by parish-ioners. In addition, 18 canine stockings were created for military service dogs. The stockings themselves were care-fully crafted. Parishioners gathered

to cut out the stockings, and then they sewed them together at home. Finally, the parish also provided funds to send these gifts all around the world.

Last year the parish’s Outreach Committee had asked itself, “How can we do more good?” As it happened, committee member Sharon Lamando has a son in the military. Soon the committee was contacting Stockings for Soldiers, a Delaware corporation which coordinates the effort. Last year the parish sent 113 stockings.

From Milton, the stockings and contents go to Wilmington, where the soldiers’ names are added. Even in remotest areas around the world, American service members received them in time for Christmas.

For more information and a link to Stockings for Soldiers, visit the St. John the Baptist website at www.SaintJohnsMilton.org.

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Inspired by the UN Commission on the Status of Womenby Sr. Cassandra Norsworthy, St. Barnabas, Wilmington, Chaplain to the Board of the Episcopal Church Women of Delaware

Parish Life Day 2016 was replete with inspiring and informative workshops. In upcoming editions, we will share insights and ideas from several of the presenters as a way to scatter the seeds of this program more widely. If you find yourself curious about one of these issues or moved to engage your own parish in some new work as a result, please reach out to these presenters.

ON NOVEMBER 19, at Par-ish Life Day, our own Judith Gregory, Diocesan Business Manager, offered a presenta-tion at the Board Meeting of

the Women of the Episcopal Church (ECW). Judi’s inspiring presentation was based on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in the world.

Judi was one of twenty women of The Episcopal Church chosen to attend the annual UN event as a Del-egate to the Commission. The goal of the event was, in the inspiring words of Eleanor Roosevelt: “To this end, we call on the Governments [and the churches!] of the world to encourage women everywhere to take a more

active part in national and interna-tional affairs, and on women who are conscious of their opportunities to come forward and share in the work of peace and reconstruction as they did in war and resistance.”

The Episcopal Church strives to:1. Enable women to access power and

decision-making positions; 2. Eradicate violence against women

and girls; 3. Foster women’s and girls’ economic

empowerment and independence; and

4. Provide preferential treatment to marginalized women and girls.So, in a nutshell, what do we do

to support these goals? Locally, we need to work on eradicating violence against women and girls; provide pref-erential treatment to marginalized women and girls; and ensure that projects and programs account for the needs of the least, last, and lost.

As I understand it, many countries all over the world have ratified the Cities for Elimination of the Discrimination Against Women program and many states in the U.S. have also ratified it; however, Delaware is one of the states that has not. We, as women and men who care about women, need to rally around and get Delaware on board!

It was quite an honor to have our own Judi Gregory appointed as a Del-egate to the United Nations Commis-sion on the Status of Women in the world, and we need to work hard to support this meaningful project.

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But then it turned out that the solu-tion was right under my nose. I con-nected with Sandy Durgin, our dioce-san coordinator for Episcopal Health Ministry, and we realized that mental health fits perfectly within her orga-nization’s mission. She and Wanda Simons and I met in August to begin to shape a strategy. We collaborated on an article about self-care during the holidays, and we have plans to move to the Provincial level in the coming months.

Communion: What can we do to help live into the spirit of these resolutions today?

Phillips: Leadership must step up and make care for the mentally ill a

priority. It’s easy for us to remember people who are facing cancer or some other devastating crisis with cards and casseroles and flowers and prayer shawls. But people with mental ill-ness and their families are also facing life-threatening challenges that are just as real and just as costly – some-times even more so, since they are often forgotten or avoided.

I am grateful that Bishop Wright has encouraged clergy in Delaware to do this as part of their Lenten dis-cipline. I encourage everyone to make use of the NAMI-Delaware programs – they are like ruby slippers just wait-ing to help.

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Offices to be Filledat the 232nd ConventionFind brief biographies of the candidates, as well as answers to questions about their candidacy on the Convention page of our website.

STANDING COMMITTEEResponsibility: Matters of the clergy and ecclesiastical authorityMeetings: Monthly at 4:30 p.m., except July and August, at St. Andrew’s School1 Clergy (4 year term):The Rev. Ruth Beresford, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, GreenvilleThe Rev. Jay Hutchinson, St. Andrew’s School, MiddletownThe Rev. Sarah Nelson, St. James, Newport1 Lay (4 year term):Mr. Jerry Lucas, Sts. Andrew & Mat-thew, WilmingtonMs. Catherine Maguire, Calvary Hill-crest, WilmingtonMs. Tracy Mulveny, St. Peter’s, LewesMs. Sue Taber, St. David’s, Wilmington

CONSTITUTION AND CANONSResponsibility: All matters relating to the Constitution and Canons of the dioceseMeetings: As needed1 Lay or Clergy (5 year term):Ms. Felice Jo Lamden, Immanuel on the Green, New Castle

DIOCESAN COUNCILResponsibility: Program and budget for the work and mission of the dioceseMeetings: Six times per year at 4:00 p.m. at various locations around the diocese. Members also serve on various sub-committees of council that hold additional meetings.2 Clergy (3 year term):The Rev. Stephen Setzer, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, GreenvilleThe Rev. Dr. Ketlen Solak, Brandywine Collaborative Ministries, Wilmington & ClaymontDeacon Dorothy Vuono, All Saints’, Delmar1 Clergy (2 year term):The Rev. David DeSalvo, St. Andrew’s School, MiddletownDeacon Sheila Sharpe, Immanuel, Highlands, Wilmington

2 Lay-at-Large (3 year term):Mr. Robert Davis, Immanuel on the Green, New CastleMs. Janet Idema, All Saints’, Rehoboth Beach1 Lay, Area 2 (3 year term):Mr. Eric Valentine, Christ Church, Milford1 Lay, Area 5 (3 year term):Ms. Alexandra Ergon, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Greenville

GENERAL CONVENTION DEPUTIESResponsibility: Serve at the 79th Gen-eral Convention in Austin, TexasMeetings: As needed4 Clergy Deputies & 4 Clergy Alternate DeputiesThe Rev. Kenneth F. Athey, Jr., All Saints’, DelmarThe Rev. Ruth Beresford, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, GreenvilleThe Rev. Russell Bohner, St. Anne’s Church, MiddletownThe Rev. Kim Capwell, Immanuel, Highlands, WilmingtonThe Rev. Patricia Downing, Trinity Parish, WilmingtonDeacon Cecily Sawyer Harmon, St. Thomas’s, NewarkThe Rev. Canon Mark Harris, St. Peter’s, LewesThe Rev. Brad Hinton, St. David’s, WilmingtonThe Rev. Christopher Keene, Imman-uel on the Green, New CastleThe Rev. Donna Jean Kiessling, St. Peter’s, SmyrnaDeacon Susan Phillips, All Saints’, Rehoboth Beach4 Lay Deputies & 4 Lay Alternate DeputiesMs. Sylvia Banks, Sts. Andrew & Mat-thew, WilmingtonMs. Nancy Benson, Christ Church, Mil-fordMs. Sharon Bryant, Sts. Andrew & Mat-thew, WilmingtonMs. Diane-Louise Casson, Sts. Andrew & Matthew, WilmingtonMr. John Crossan, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, WilmingtonMr. John Rania, All Saints’, Rehoboth BeachMr. John Michael Sophos, St. Peter’s, LewesMr. Eric Valentine, Christ Church, MilfordMs. Lee Ann Walling, Christ Church, Dover

DISCIPLINARY BOARDResponsibility: Oversight of disciplinary mattersMeetings: As needed1 Clergy (4 year term):The Rev. Kim Capwell, Immanuel, Highlands, Wilmington1 Lay (4 year term):Mr. Mark Bacher, Immanuel on the Green, New CastleMr. Thomas Crowley, St. Peter’s, LewesMs. Jeanne Nutter, Sts. Andrews & Matthew, WilmingtonMr. Dana Robertson, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington

TRUSTEESResponsibility: Custodian and trustee of property and funds, and fiscal agent of the diocese, providing financial, custodial, trust, and investment services for the diocese and its institutionsMeetings: Monthly at 2:30 p.m. except for July and August 1 Lay or Clergy (6 year term):Mr. Joseph Cascio, All Saints’, Reho-both BeachThe Rev. Jeffrey Ross, St. Peter’s, LewesThe Rev. Calhoun Wick, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Greenville

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nues, Bethany Beach• RSVP to Tempe Steen - TBSte-

ensR@gmail.com• After the business of convention

concludes on Friday, please come to “The Cove” at the Hyatt for an “After-Agenda” Social and Dance hosted by St. Martha’s. The event features a live D.J., refreshments, and a cash bar. The music is oldies and kept at an enjoyable volume, allowing for dancing or socializing.

• This is a time outside of the busi-ness agenda for people to gather and have some fun. The bishop attends this social every year and spends most of his time on the dance floor. Last year he was joined by every age group from the delegations. Others enjoy sitting, visiting, and snacking on the refreshments provided.

• Friday from 8:30 to 11:00 p.m.• The Cove, Dewey Beach (at the con-

vention hotel)

Treat yourself to a little “Southern Hospitality” at Convention

In addition to hosting all of the busi-ness of our Annual Convention, the people of St. Martha’s, Bethany Beach, are offering an extra dose of “South-ern Hospitality” by inviting all con-vention attendees to two social events, giving Delawareans a chance to get to know St. Martha’s and each other a little better.

Please travel a few extra miles down the beautiful Coastal Highway to join them in Bethany Beach for a comple-mentary lunch. Tour their parish, nes-tled in the beach block, and enjoy the company of friends new and old.• Friday, January 27, 11:00 a.m. (con-

vention registration opens in Dewey

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Downing Ergon Harmon Harris Hinton Hutchinson Idema Keene Kiessling Lamden Lucas Maguire Mulveny Nelson

Nutter Phillips Rania Robertson Ross Setzer Sharpe Solak Sophos Taber Valentine Vuono Walling Wick

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