Editor’s Corner

The January issue of The Advocate is focused on informing the people of the Diocese of Lexington about the upcoming Diocesan Convention, and introducing nominees for Diocesan Offices through pictures and personal statements. Thanks go to the Nominating Committee, chaired by the Rev. Robert Sessum, and including Mary Ann Weiss, Carolyn Ware and the Rev. Robert Kirkpatrick, which has worked since the close of the 2003 convention to bring this slate forward.  The nominating form included this statement: “Each person of faith engages in many forms of ministry.  We assume your convictions of faithfulness are in place and your faithfulness is not in question.  The question is: what special competencies, skills, church or life experience do you have that you believe are relevant to serving in the position for which you are being nominated?”  Nominees were asked for statements of 50 words or less, which may have been edited for the paper if they exceeded that limit.  The bottom line of faithfulness of these nominees is paralleled by the bottom line that this local emphasis on the ordering of our faith community is a part of the life of faithful Anglicans everywhere, and heightens our sense of connectedness throughout our communion.

—KCM

The editor can be reached at KCollierM@diolex.org