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The Council of Advice

The Council of Advice

Most recent Notes from The Council

Council of Advice Report - February 2024 Meeting Minutes

The Council of Advice meets monthly online, and in-person thrice annually.

 
What is the Council of Advice?

The Council of Advice is a canonical committee that advises the Bishop in Charge in carrying out those 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, Vice President, and the Council’s Recording Secretary. 

What does the Council of Advice do?

The Council of Advice is responsible to:

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

Although The Convocation is not a diocese, as a practical matter, it does function much like one. The Council fulfills some of the functions ordinarily assigned to a diocesan 'Standing Committee,' as described in the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church. 

The Council also:

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

The Rules of Order of the Council of Advice may be found here.
The Constitution and Canons of the Convocation may be found here.

Current Council of Advice Members


Ms. Lois Stuckenbruck
Council President

Church of the Ascension
Munich, Germany

Liaison to: Beloved Community, COMB


The Rev. Sunny Hallanan
Council Vice President

Rector, All Saints Church
Waterloo, Belgium

Liaison to: St. Paul's-Rome, COMC, Liturgy,


The Rev. Jean Dumond Cavanne
Council Member

Vicar, Mission Episcopale Francophone de la Résurrection
Paris, France

Liaison to: Congregacion Latinoamericano, Rome,
Non- parochial clergy


The Rev. Richard Easterling
Council Recording Secretary

Priest in Charge, St. James Church
Florence, Italy

Liaison to: Migrants & Refugees, Mühlbach, Waterloo, Frankfurt,
Santa Maria a Ferrano


Mr. Ward Greenberg
Council Member

Church of Christ the King
Frankfurt, Germany

Liaison to: Climate & Creation Care,  Finance; Tbilisi, Munich, Wiesbaden


Ms. Debbie Groby

Council Member

Emmanuel Church
Geneva, Switzerland

Liaison to: Charleroi, Namur, Mons, MFER- Paris, Safeguarding,
Clermont-Ferrand, 


Ms. Pippa Mahoney
Council Member

Christ Church
Clermont-Ferrand, France

Liaison to: Children & Youth, EICS, Cathedral-Paris, Florence



The Rev. Daniel Morrow
Council Member

Priest in Charge, Church of the Ascension
Munich, Germany

Liaison to: Augsburg, Karlsruhe, Nuremberg, Thuringia,
Non-parochial clergy

Convocation Officers reporting to the
Bishop and  Council of Advice

Staff Support to Council

The Rev. Deacon Richard Cole
Secretary of Convention

Deacon, Emmanuel Church
Geneva, Switzerland 

Mr. Denis Le Moullac
Treasurer of the Convocation

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Paris, France
Resident in Strasbourg

 

Mrs. Helena Mbele-Mbong
Assistant Treasurer of the Convocation

Emmanuel Church
Geneva, Switzerland


Mme. Sophie Plé
Canon for Administration

Convocation Office
Paris, France


The Ven. Walter Baer
Archdeacon

Convocation Office
Paris, France

 

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Council of Advice Report - June 2020
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