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Part
of the business of Convention is saying goodbye—
here, to Executive Board members whose terms have ended:
(l-r) Deacon Virginia Landwer, Fr. Monte Tiller, Fr. Chris Kelly,
Fr. Bernard Griffith, Col. Norman Carey and Mr. Burnie Hughes.
--and
saying welcome—here, to deacons ordained since last year’s Convention:
(l-r) Virginia Landwer (St. Columba, Marathon), Allison Harrity
(St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton), Mark Sims (Trinity Cathedral) and Jane
Calderin
(Venerable Bede). (Note that Deacon Landwer managed within a few minutes
to
be both thanked and dismissed as a lay representative
to Executive Board, and welcomed as a new deacon!)
There
was also a special welcome for a special guest, the retired bishop of
Cuba,
the Rt. Rev. Emilio Hernandez, introduced by Bishop Frade as a hero who
spent 10 years
in prison for his faith—and as "Alejandro’s dad".
Bishop Hernandez has come to live in Miami
to be near his two sons, one of whom is Fr. Alejandro (Alex) Hernandez,
rector of Holy Cross, Miami.
Part
of the work of Convention is discussion on proposed resolutions for diocesan
action.
Here Adrienne Waldron of St. John’s, Hollywood, asks for clarification
on a resolution
dealing with funding for disaster preparedness.
Disaster
Committee Chair Burnie Hughes of St. Andrew’s, Miami, explains the
intent of the resolution.
One
of the most important parts of the work of Convention is the opportunity
for
members of the diocesan family to spend time together. Here Peter Wallace
(left) of St.
Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale, and Al Ferguson (right) of Holy Family, Miami,
converse during a break.
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