Dear Diocesan Family,

(left to right) the Very Rev. Hollinshead T. “Lin” Knight, Mary Cramer (Standing Committee President) and Arlene Ullman

Your Standing Committee is happy to report that they have selected an Interim Administrative Team: The Very Rev. Hollinshead “Lin” Knight and Ms. Arlene Ullman. They will be responsible for deployment, vocations, convention supervision, staff supervision, positive support of the Assisting Bishop and the direction of questions and referrals. They will share these responsibilities as part-time employees. Both will be fully on board by May 1.

Dean Knight, “Lin,” has been serving as the Interim Priest at St. Stephens, Portland and prior to that at St. Paul, Salem. Arlene is an active member of St. Michael and All Angels, Portland and most recently served on the Commission on Ministry.

In the convention arena, The Rev. Carol Sedlacek has accepted the role of Nominations Committee convener. She will work with those individuals elected by convocations to define a slate of nominees for our 2008 convention.

Our self-study will begin soon. Your Standing Committee is close to finalizing a plan for that study and contracting with a consultant. An announcement will come to you very soon.

This is an exciting week as our Assisting Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Sanford “Sandy” Hampton, arrives. His first day is Friday which he will spend visiting with staff. We appreciate all the wonderful emails and comments that “You will love him.” We certainly expect that we will. He is looking forward to meeting the people of our diocese and will move toward that goal in the next few months.

In Christ’s love,

Mary M. Cramer, President
Standing Committee
Diocese of Oregon
maryc@diocese-oregon.org.