Resolves of the Executive Council

Resolved, That the Executive Council express its appreciation for the following appointments made on behalf of the Presiding Bishop in recent months:

The Rev. Zachary Drennen, Diocese of West Virginia – assigned as Educational Liaison in the Diocese of Katakwa in the Anglican Church of Kenya. This appointment is for one year and began on June 29, 2008.

The Rev. Robert and Mrs. Deborah Edmunds, Diocese of Massachusetts – assigned as Canon Pastor to English-speaking Congregation & Bishop's Chaplain and the Bishop's Personal Executive Assistant respectively in the Diocese of Jerusalem, in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & the Middle East. This is a 3-yr. appointment beginning July 1, 2008.

The Rev. Canon Samir Jamil Habiby, Diocese of New Hampshire – assigned as Special Assistant to the Bishop of the Diocese of Jerusalem, in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East. This appointment is for one year and began on February 2, 2008.

The Rev. Jeremy and Mrs. Penelope Lucas, Diocese of Alabama – assigned as Associate Dean & Clergy Training Consultant in the Diocese of Namibia, in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Mrs. Penelope Lucas is accompanying him. This appointment is for one year, beginning May 1, 2008.

Peter Prewandowski, Diocese of Western Massachusetts – assigned as Primary Teacher in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika in the Anglican Church of Tanzania. This appointment is for one year, and began on August 1, 2008.

The Rev. Lauren Stanley, Diocese of Virginia – re-assigned as the Communication Liaison in the Diocese of Renk in the Episcopal Church of Sudan. This is a three-year appointment starting July 1, 2008.

The Rev. Robert and Mrs. Maurine Tobin, Diocese of Massachusetts – assigned as Missionaries by Special Appointment in the Diocese of Jerusalem, in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East. This is a 1-yr. appointment which began on January 1, 2008.

Christopher Wells, Diocese of Northern Indiana – assigned as Lecturer at the College of the Transfiguration in the Diocese of Grahamstown, in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. This appointment is effective on September 1, 2008.