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The Standing Committee acts as a council of advice for the Bishop and also functions as a check and balance. Their advice and consent is needed for various appointments made by the Bishop and for the expenditure of certain trust funds.

They must approve all candidates for ordination to the diaconate and priesthood, and they vote on behalf of our Diocese in the process for approving the election of all bishops of the Episcopal Church. Their consent is needed before any church can sell or mortgage property. If any priest or deacon is charged with an offense, the Committee acts like a grand jury in deciding whether the case should be brought to trial.

Lay members of the Standing Committee must be communicants of a parish in union with the Convention. Clergy must be canonically resident in the diocese.

The Committee meets monthly, usually during the day.

Minutes
Below are the minutes from 2009 and 2009.

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Materials regarding real estate, a Standing Commitee concern:

Minutes (The most recent are first)

2009

Summary of the meeting of the Standing Committee on June 25, 2009

Welcomed the Reverend Joanna D. Graham (Class of 2013).
Recommended Kevin Olds for candidacy.
Gave consent for St. Thomas’ Church, Red Bank, to enter into a lease with the Community YMCA. Any amendments to be discussed with Chancellor Goldsack.
Accepted the proposal presented by St. James’, Long Branch, regarding the former rectory.

Respectfully submitted,
The Very Rev. René R. John, Secretary

Summary of the meeting of the Standing Committee on May 14, 2009

Welcomed Ms. Sylvia Temmer (Class of 2010).
Did not consent to the Ordination of the Rev. Kevin Lee Thew Forrester as Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of Northern Michigan.
Consented to the Election of a Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of Springfield.
Subject to the Chancellor’s approval, the request from St. Raphael’s, Brick, to apply for a grant in the amount of $1,200 to reimburse for the underground storage tank removal at 1520 Route 88, Brick, New Jersey, with the condition that a lien will be placed in the amount of $1,200 for five years and repayable only if the property is sold within this time period, was approved.

Respectfully submitted,
The Very Rev. René R. John, Secretary

Summary of the meeting of the Standing Committee on April 16, 2009

Welcomed the newly elected member of the Class of 2013: Ms. Deborah Kirk. The Rev. Joanna D. Graham (Class of 2013) and Ms. Sylvia Temmer (Class of 2010) were unable to attend.
The Rev. Lisa S. Mitchell was elected President and The Very Rev. René John was elected Secretary of the Standing Committee for the coming year.
The Honorable Robert Scott will coordinate the real estate business for the Standing Committee for the coming year.
Recommended Susan Ironside, Maria Sanzo, Edwin Chinery, and Robert Fitzpatrick for candidacy.
Approved the 2009 Financial Aid Awards as presented.
Consented to the proposed land exchange between the Township of Edison and St. James’ Church, Edison.

Respectfully submitted,
The Very Rev. René R. John, Secretary

March 2009

No meeting owing to the annual Convention of the Diocese of New Jersey.

Summary of the meeting of the Standing Committee on February 19, 2009

Received the Renunciation of Vows of Deacon Eugene Charles Rabe.
Recommended Susan Cushinotto, David Lawson-Beck, and Judith Krom for ordination to the Vocational Diaconate.
Recommended Stephanie Shockley for ordination to the Transitional Diaconate.
Authorized the partial release toHighlights of the Standing Committee Minutes Summary of the meeting of the Standing Committee on November 20, 2008 Recommended J. Matthew Tucker for ordination to the priesthood. Approved the sale of the Arlington Lot belonging to Trinity Church, Cranford. Approved the 2009 housing allowance for clergy employed at Diocesan House who are not provided housing. Received and approved the Aged & Infirm Clergy Fund Report for 2009. Received and approved the Report of the Relief of Widows, Widowers and Orphans Fund for 2009. Respectfully submitted, The Very Rev. René R. John, Secretary include the newly proposed lot 33.02 and authorize the City Solicitor to represent the Diocese at the City of Bordentown's Planning Committee at no charge, and to authorize the Warden of Christ Church Parish, on behalf of the Diocese to execute the deed of transfer to the City of Bordentown.
Thanked the members of the Class of 2009: The Rev. Mark H. Chattin, President and Ms. Noreen Duncan.
Appreciation was also expressed for Mr. Michael Redpath, Class of 2010, who has submitted his resignation.

Respectfully submitted,
The Very Rev. René R. John, Secretary

Summary of the meeting of the Standing Committee on January 22, 2009

Endorsed the appointment of John Wood Goldsack, Esq. as Chancellor for a one-year term.
Approved the compensation package for Bishop Councell for 2009 as proposed by the Finance & Budget Committee and approved by Diocesan Council.
Recommended Christopher Cox, Rosemarie Broderick, Joseph Sweeney, and Carmen Viola for ordination to the Vocational Diaconate.
Consented to the Election of a Bishop Coadjutor in the Diocese of Long Island.
Consented to the Ordination of James Scott Mayer as Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas.
Consented to the Election of two Bishops Suffragan for the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Recommended the sale of all of the windows at St. John’s Church, Elizabeth, as well as the side building.
Consented to the signing of the Quit Claim Deed so that the consent can be filed with the Deed for Trinity Church, Swedesboro.
Consented to the request of Trinity Church, Moorestown, to sell the property at 1405A Saxony Drive, Mount Laurel.
Accepted the proposal of St. Mary’s, Clementon, to sell the property at 49 Berlin Road, Clementon, given approval of the Board of Missions.

Respectfully submitted,
The Very Rev. René R. John, Secretary

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