The Diocese of Virginia Deputation

General Convention Deputies

Clergy Deputies

The Very Rev. Dr. Hilary B. Smith, St. Paul's on-the-Hill, Winchester, Chair

The Rev. Dr. Bob Prichard, Virginia Theological Seminary

The Rev. Lynne E. Washington, St. Peter's, Richmond

The Rev. Jim Papile, St. Anne's, Reston

Clergy Alternates

The Rev. Lucia Lloyd, St. Stephen's, Heathsville

The Rev. Dr. Christopher Agnew, St. Paul's, Nomini Grove

The Rev. Justin McIntosh, St. Thomas', McLean

The Rev. Marian Windel, Incarnation, Mineral

Lay Deputies

Mr. Russell Palmore, St. Paul's, Richmond

Ms. Cindi Bartol, Christ Church, Alexandria

Mr. Russell Randle, Christ Church, Alexandria

Mr. J.P. Causey, St. John's, West Point

Lay Alternates

Mr. Joseph Royster, Meade Memorial, Alexandria

Ms. Susan van der Veer, Holy Comforter, Vienna

Ms. Margret Hjalmarson, St. Anne's, Reston

Ms. Mildred Wigfall Robinson, St. Paul's Memorial, Charlottesville

Getting Started

As promised, I'm writing a blog about General Convention (GC) 2012. I know what you are thinking, calm down, it's more than a year away. But already I'm leaning some things. I've been told to start practicing to sleep no more than four hours a night and that I'm going to need chocolate covered espresso beans to get through the days at GC. Immediately after being elected at the 216th Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia on January 21, 2011, some of the people congratulating me also looked at me like, "you really want to do this, good luck." Now it's not that these people are concerned about the issues that I might face at GC but more that I won't be sleeping. I think there may need to be a GC training program of some sort...to deal with sleep deprivation. :)

Where is God in this so far, for me? I have a lot a joy about being part of this journey. I feel honored to be able to represent my diocese.