Friday, October 14, 2011

So . . . Who *Used* To Be On The Episcopal Forum Membership Lists?

[Hat tip: a hard-working, speedy, clever Research Minion who is very dear to my heart]

It's interesting. Back when Tommy Tipton was appointed our diocese's Canon to the Ordinary, I dutifully went to pull up the Episcopal Forum's current membership list, since I knew he'd been a founding member and very involved in it. Much to my wonderment, he wasn't on the list. And there was a little note saying "List excludes Members who wish not to be listed."

Thankfully we had the old lists. So it was easy to go back and see that Tommy Tipton was on the list all the way up until late 2006 until -- oddly -- his name disappeared, even though his parish was still heavily involved in the Forum.

In the past week, of course, all of us have speculated about who might be behind the rather infantile and trivialinternal-to-the-diocese "charges" against Bishop Lawrence. Naturally, the Episcopal Forum has already trawled its accusations through The Episcopal Church, and they are strikingly similar to the current "charges."

So that got me thinking. Who was once listed on the Episcopal Forum membership lists who is not now listed?

Thankfully -- we know, because someone checked.

Those who were once on the membership lists but are not now on the 2011 membership lists are:
George Asnip, Prince George, Georgetown, Paley’s Island
Cheryl Astern, St George’s, Summerville, Summerville
Karen Aytes, Old St Andrew’s, Charleston, Charleston
Nancy Brown, Bluffton
Richard Brown, Bluffton
C. Cantwell
Laura Chapman, Grace, Charleston, Charleston
Albert L Clark, Holy Cross, Faith Mem, PI, Surfside Beach
Jim Collins, Church of the Cross, Bluffton, Seabrook
Ann Crawford, Grace, Charleston, Seabrook Island
Donald Crawford, Grace, Charleston, Seabrook Island
Mat Currin, Holy Cross, Faith Mem, PI, Pawley’s Island
Chip D’Ambrosio, Holy Cross, Faith Mem, PI, Pawley’s Island
Charles N Davis, RC and St Mark’s Chapel Episcopal, Fripp Island
Lucille Elmore, Christ Church, Florence
Henry Fellers, Grace, Charleston, Seabrook Island
Gayle Fellers, Grace, Charleston, Seabrook Island
John Foster, St Bartholomew’s, Hartsville, Hartsville
John Fritschner, Holy Trinity Episcopal, Auburn, AL, Auburn
Gary Good, All Saints, Hilton Head, Hilton Head
Pat Good, All Saints, Hilton Head, Hilton Head
Gene Gould, Grace, Charleston, Charleston,
Patricia Gould, Grace, Charleston, Charleston
Sandy Grant, All Saints, Hilton Head, Hilton Head
Jane Hanahan, Grace, Charleston, Charleston
Justin T Hartman, Grace, Charleston, Mount Pleasant
Janet Haysom, All Saints, Hilton Head, Hilton Head
Gregory Haysom, All Saints, Hilton Head, Bluffton
David Heckman, Holy Cross, Faith Mem, PI, Surfside Beach
Greg Hodgson, Grace, Charleston, Charleston
Gilbert G King, Calvary, Charleston, North Charleston
Carolyn Lalley, Grace, Charleston, John’s Island
Betsy Luke, St Paul’s, Summerville, Summerville
Bill Marscher, Hilton Head Island
Tony Marshall
Richard McDonnell, Hilton Head Island
Jean McGraw, Old St Andrew’s, Charleston, North Charleston
Kenneth McIlraith, St Lukes, Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island
Doyle McWhorter, Holy Cross, Faith Mem, PI, Murrells Inlet
Brent Ogle, Our Saviour, John’s Island, Seabrook Island
Michael Oyer, St Paul’s, Conway, Myrtle Beach
John Shilling, Grace, Charleston, Mt Pleasant
Angela Shilling, Grace, Charleston, Mt Pleasant
Benjamin Smith, St Stephen’s, Charleston, Charleston
Rev Benjamin Smith, Grace, Charleston, Mt Pleasant
Nancy Stockton, St Stephen’s, Charleston, Charleston
Tommy Tipton, Holy Cross, Pawley’s Island
Bonnie Werther, All Saints, Hilton Head, Bluffton

Now of course, there might be any number of reasons -- other than not wanting people to know -- that some of these people aren't on the current membership list. They might have moved away, died, or resigned from the Episcopal Forum.

Still -- it's useful to have the names.

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