Council of Advice Report - September 2020
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Council of Advice Report - January 2020
Council of Advice Report - September 2019
Council of Advice Report - June 2019
Council of Advice Report - January 2019

The Council of Advice is a canonical committee that advises the Bishop in charge in his carrying out his responsibilities in the Convocation. 

The Convocation's canons call specifically for a “Council of Advice” to be elected at the Convocation's annual Convention. The Council consists of four clergy canonically resident in the Convocation and four laity who are active members of one of the Convocation's parishes or missions. Both clergy and laity are elected for a two-year term, or for the remainder of a resigned member's two-year term. Council members are eligible for one re-election. Members must first stand down for at least one year before seeking re-election. At the first meeting of a new Council, the members elect a Council President and the Council’s Recording Secretary. 

The Council of Advice traditionally meets four times a year: winter, spring (early summer), before Convention and immediately after Convention. There may also be telephone conferences between these face-to-face meetings. The meetings take place at various locations within the Convocation.

Duties include:

1. to advise and support the Bishop on all important matters of policy.
2. to care for the Bishop and hold him accountable for his total health.
3. to prepare the annual budget for the Convocation, and oversee expenditures.
4. to raise funds.
5. to award grants.
6. to be the voice and ears of the Convocation.
7. to represent the Convocation on the parish level.
8. to represent the members of the Convocation in our meetings.
9. to pray for the Convocation.
10. to seek God's will and mission in all we do.

• to give consent to the election and consecration of Episcopal Bishops
• to certify that candidates have met all canonical requirements for ordination to the diaconate and the priesthood.
• to give permission with the Bishop for congregations to take on debt and sell property.
• to approve changes to congregational bylaws and statutes. 

The Rules of Order of the Council of Advice many be found here

Council of Advice Members  

Contact the Council of Advice at: 

The Rev. Christopher Easthill President Rector,  St. Augustine of Canterbury Wiesbaden, Germany Liaison to: Nuremberg, Weimar	Mr. Vincenzo Racana Secretary St. Paul's Within the Walls Rome, Italy Liaison to: Florence, Geneva
Mr. John Adam Council Member St. Augustine of Canterbury Wiesbaden, Germany Liaison to: Augsburg, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Safeguarding Officer	Mr. David Case Council Member Church of the Ascension Munich, Germany Liaison to: Wiesbaden, COMC
The Rev. Deacon Richard Cole Council Member and Secretary of Convention Deacon, Emmanuel Church Geneva, Switzerland Liaison to: Paris, Rome, Orvieto, COMB	Mrs. Carole Ducastel Council Member All Saints' Church Waterloo, Belgium Liaison to: Charleroi, Namur, and Mons
The Rev. Canon Mary E. Haddad Council Member Paris, France Liaison to:Clermont-Ferrand, Nice, Waterloo, Mühlbach, Montpellier, Tblisi, Children & Youth	The Rev. Michael Rusk Council Member Rector, Emmanuel Church Liaison to Munich, Santa Maria, EICS
Ex-officio Member of the Council of Advice	Staff Support to Council
Mr. Denis Le Moullac Treasurer of the Convocation Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Paris, France Resident in Strasbourg	The Ven. Walter Baer Archdeacon Convocation Office Paris, France Mme. Sophie Plé Administrator Convocation Office Paris, France