Episcopal Press and News

NECAD Changes Name to Recovery Ministries

Episcopal News Service. August 31, 1995 [95-1214F]

(ENS) After 13 years as the National Episcopal Coalition on Alcohol and other Drugs, NECAD changed its name to Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church at a recent meeting hosted by the Diocese of Southern Virginia. An association with representatives from a majority of the dioceses of the Episcopal Church, Recovery Ministries has been responsible for the establishment of diocesan commissions on addiction recovery, the annual Alcohol and Drug Awareness Sunday for parishes, as well as publications and newsletters. At the meeting, Janee Parnegg, author, consultant, counselor and former NECAD president, was given the Sam Shoemaker award for outstanding work in the field of addiction recovery. William Marshall Jr. was elected president, replacing Tom Gray. Other elected officials were William McLean III, vice-president, Donald Gregg, treasurer, and Lucy Owens, secretary.