Standing Committee

The Rev. Nancy Moore, President (2007)
The Ven. Audrey Delafield (2006)
Ms. Brenda Hamilton (2008)
Mr. Ralph Davison (2007)
The Rev. Larney Otis (2008)
Ms. Rita Redfield (2008)

What does the Standing Committee do?
Coming from Southwest Harbor and York Harbor, from Milo and Cape Elizabeth, from Waldoboro to Falmouth, the Standing Committee consists of three lay people and three clergy from across the diocese elected by Convention to interview our ordinands, consent to Episcopal elections in other dioceses, serve as a Council of Advice to the Bishop and perform many other duties. They meet for an all-day meeting on the first Thursday of every month at the diocesan office in Portland.

CANON 13
Of the Standing Committee

Section 1. The Standing Committee shall at its first meeting choose a Chair and a Secretary, either Clerical or Lay. The Secretary shall record all proceedings in a book provided for the purpose, and this, with all papers relative to the business of the Diocese, shall be open to examination by the Bishop and by the Convention; and a report of the acts shall be made to the Annual Convention, except such acts as pertain to its function as a Council of Advice to the Bishop.

Section 2. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

Section 3. The Standing Committee shall be a Council of Advice to the Bishop, and shall be summoned at any time that the Bishop may desire its advice.

Section 4. The Standing Committee shall be the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese when a vacancy occurs in the Episcopate, except in cases otherwise provided for by the Canons of the General Convention or of the Diocese.