This is the first of two columns from the November 23 edition of TLC. It includes appointments, receptions, retirements, and church closures.
Appointments
The Rev. Dr. Douglas J. Adkins is rector of St. Andrew’s, Louisville, Ky.
The Rev. Alexander Aivars is chaplain of Canterbury-Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
The Rev. Canon Gregory Baker is rector of St. Mary’s, Falmouth, Maine.
The Rt. Rev. Larry Benfield is assisting bishop in the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania.
The Rev. Jeanine Blessant is deacon at St. Peter’s, Pittsburg, and St. Paul’s, Coffeyville, Kan.
The Rev. Jennifer Burkhardt is deacon at Church of the Mediator, Allentown, Pa.
Darlene Calton is executive director of Camp Arrowhead, Lewes, Del.
The Rev. Canon Sunil Chandy is rector of St. Cuthbert’s, Houston.
The Rev. John H. Conners is interim rector of All Saints, Pontiac, Mich.
The Rev. Peggy Cromwell is director of the Diocese of Arkansas’ School for Christian Studies.
The Rev. Rob Davis is priest in charge of St. Boniface, Mequon, Wis.
The Rev. Nathan Ferrell is rector of St. Mark’s, Louisville, Ky.
The Rev. Mark Fitzhugh is rector of Trinity, Mobile, Ala.
The Rev. Celeste Geldreich is rector of St. Barnabas, Portland, Ore.
The Rev. Betty Glover is interim rector of St. Philip’s, Southport, N.C.
The Rev. Harvey Henderson is priest in charge of St. Paul’s, Grand Forks, N.D.
The Rt. Rev. Justin Holcomb is assisting bishop in the Diocese of Florida.
The Rev. Shancia Jarrett-Ingram is priest in charge of Grace, Tampa Palms, Fla.
Canon Alex Leonard is the Diocese of Arizona’s canon for justice.
The Rev. Robert Lofberg is associate rector for youth ministry at Bethesda-by-the-Sea, West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Rev. Laura Masterson is rector of St. Mary and St. Martha of Bethany, Buford, Ga.
The Rev. Catherine Munz is rector of Nativity, Crafton, Pittsburgh.
The Rev. Canon Cameron Nations is vicar of Riverside, McCalla, Ala.
The Rev. Patti Peacock is deacon at St. George’s, Austin, Texas.
The Rev. Cara Rockhill is interim rector of St. Augustine’s, Washington, D.C.
The Rev. Carl Rosenberg is interim rector of Trinity, Lumberton, N.C.
The Rev. Nathan Self is rector of St. Christopher, Charleston, W. Va.
The Rt. Rev. James J. (Bud) Shand is assisting bishop of the Diocese of Easton.
The Rev. Mark Sparks is curate vicar of St. John’s, Corsicana, Texas.
The Rev. Veronica Tierney is priest in charge of St. Stephen’s, Providence, R.I.
The Rev. Mary Tororiey is rector of St. Mary’s, Lompoc, Calif.
The Rev. Vaughn Vigil is the Diocese of Maryland’s deacon for Latino ministry.
The Rev. Barbara White is senior associate rector at St. Francis in the Fields, Harrods Creek, Ky.
The Rev. Ginny Wilder is rector of St. Michael’s, Bristol, R.I.
Receptions
Florida: The Rev. Rachel McElwee (from the Church of England; assisting priest at St. Peter’s, Fernandina Beach)
Maryland: The Rev. Guiliano Gargiulo (from the Roman Catholic Church; priest associate, St. Francis, Timonium)
Northern Indiana: The Rev. Jerry Acosta, The Rev. Dn. Edith Varillas (from the Anglican Diocese of Peru)
Retirements
The Rev. Robert Alves as rector of St. John’s, Fayetteville, N.C.
The Rev. Bruce Cheney as rector of St. Thomas, Oriental, N.C.
The Rev. Sherry Deets as rector of Trinity, Coatesville, Pa.
The Rev. Benjamin Lentz as rector of Trinity, Athens, Pa.
The Rev. Antonio Lopez as parish priest at St. Matthew’s, Las Vegas
The Rev. Beverly Meneely as deacon at St. James, Drifton, Pa.
The Rev. Jack Marshall as rector of St. Mark’s, Orchard Park, N.Y.
The Rev. Eric Mills as rector of St. Philip’s, Southport, N.C.
The Rev. Suzanne Mollison as priest in charge of St. Paul’s, Altus, Okla.
The Rev. Michele Moyer as rector of St. Alban’s, Sinking Spring, Pa.
The Rev. Penny Nash as interim rector of St. James’s, Richmond, Va.
The Rev. Canon Debby Royals as the Diocese of Arizona’s canon for Native American Ministry
The Rev. Sallie Schisler as priest in charge of St. Peter’s, Gallipolis, and Grace, Pomeroy, Ohio
The Rev. Mark Story as rector of St. Mary’s, Edmond, Okla.
The Rev. Jennie Talley as priest in charge of Trinity, New Rochelle, N.Y.
The Rev. Ann Truitt as priest in charge of Good Samaritan, Virginia Beach, Va.
The Rev. Tom Wand as rector of Resurrection, Rockdale, Pa.
The Rev. Shearon Williams as rector of St. George’s, Arlington, Va.
The Rev. Kevin Wittmayer is interim rector of Trinity, Marshall, Texas.
Closures-Deconsecrations
St. Andrew’s, Evans Mills, N.Y.
St. Paul’s, Vienna, Md.
St. Peter’s, Port Chester, N.Y.
