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October 30, 2009

Dear colleague:

It is with a sense ofloss that I inform you of my release of the priests and deacons, listed on the enclosed Notices of Removal, as licensed, ordained ministers in The Episcopal Church. This release is neither punitive nor a judgment of character, rather an acceptance ofthe reality of their decision to sever themselves from the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh and therefore from the Episcopal Church. I now declare that they are no longer under my authority as the Provisional Bishop of this diocese.

These clergy have not registered for the past two meetings of our Diocesan Convention, nor have they filed an annual ministerial report with us nor requested a license from us as non-parochial clergy. When asked in a letter in October to notify us of their desire to remain in this diocese, none of those on these enclosed notices did so. After the October letter went out, our Standing Committee received a letter sent on behalf of these clergy stating that if we did not hear from these clergy individually, it would be appropriate for us to adjust our records accordingly.

By taking this action, I am respecting the integrity of the decisions of individuals listed on the enclosed documents to register their orders in another Church, and therefore as a matter of ecclesiastical and canonical responsibility, I have formally released them from their vows and responsibilities as priests or deacons in the Episcopal Church and hereby inform you of this action.

Please know that I do this with respect for their ministries as priests and deacons and with regret that the challenges we have faced here in Pittsburgh have led us to this action, and I wish each individual well in their future ministry.

Faithfully,

+ j{..- h. L '\-;:;..). Kenneth L. Price Jr. Provisional Bishop of Pittsburgh

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To: The Presiding Bishop The Recorder of Ordinations The Secretary of the House of Bishops The Secretary of the House of Deputies The Church Pension Fund The Church Deployment Office The Bishops of the Episcopal Church (or the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of

the Episcopal Church in which there is no Diocesan Bishop) The Secretary of the Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh The Clergy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh The Vestries of the Diocese of Pittsburgh The Chancellor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh

NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF REMOVAL

Notice is hereby given that on October 30, 2009, in accordance with Title III, Canon 7, Section 8, and acting with the advice and consent of the clerical members of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I removed:

The Rev. Donald Bowers The Rev. Ruth Manson The Rev. Andrea Buettner The Rev. Nancy Phillips The Rev. Marybeth Carey The Rev. William Rau The Rev. James Chester The Rev. Elizabeth Rodewald The Rev. Jack Dolan The Rev. Joel Scandrett . The Rev. Karen Geary The Rev. Diane Scott The Rev. J. Edmond Hay The Rev. Rebecca Spanos The Rev. Joanne Hetrick The Rev. Mary Jeane Steele The Rev. Harold Hicks, Jr. The Rev. Mark Stevenson The Rev. Judith Lynn Howells The Rev. Laura Theis The Rev. Tara Jernigan The Rev. Wendell Tumey The Rev. Byron Johnson The Rev. Harry Walter The Rev. Colleen Klingensmith The Rev. Kathy Walzer The Rev. Marion Kush The Rev. Laura Wicker The Rev. Jonathan Linebaugh The Rev. Dennis Wilson The Rev. Robert Lytle, Sr. The Rev. Karen Woods

as licensed, ordained deacons of the Episcopal Church. This action was taken for causes which do not affect the moral character of the persons removed as licensed, ordained deacons of the Episcopal Church.

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This notice is given pursuant to the Provisions of Title III, Canon 7, Section 10.

Dated: October 30, 2009 +J{~th L~ ~;c#j Monroeville, Pennsylvania The Rt. Rev. Kenneth L. Price, Jr.f/ •

Provisional Bishop of Pittsburgh

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To: The Presiding Bishop The Recorder of Ordinations The Secretary of the House of Bishops The Secretary of the House of Deputies The Church Pension Fund The Church Deployment Office The Bishops of the Episcopal Church (or the Ecclesiastical Authority of each

Diocese of the Episcopal Church in which there is no Diocesan Bishop) The Secretary of the Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh The Clergy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh The Vestries of the Diocese ofPittsburgh The Chancellor ofille Diocese of Pittsburgh

NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF REMOVAL

Notice is hereby given that on October 30, 2009, in accordance with Title III, Canon 9, Section 8, and acting with the advice and consent of the clerical members of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I removed:

The Rev. John·Bailey The Rev. Dallam Ferneyhough The Rev. Ronald Baillie The Rev. John Fierro The Rev. Simon Barnes The Rev. Huett Fleming, Jr. The Rev. James Bauer The Rev. James Forrest The Rev. Douglas Blakelock The Rev. Peter Frank The Rev. Seth Brooker The Rev. John Gabig The Rev. Dennett Buettner The Rev. 1. Bruce Geary The Rev. Donald Bushyager The Rev. Gordon Green The Rev. Aaron Carpenter The Rev. David H. Grissom The Rev. Deborah Carr The Rev. Don Gross The Rev. John Paul Chaney The Rev. John Guest The Rev. Geoffrey Chapman The Rev. Robert Hanna The Rev. Paul Cooper The Rev. Mary Maggard Hays The Rev. Robert P. Coval The Rev. Whis Hays The Rev. Donald Allen Cox, Jr. The Rev. John Heidengren The Rev. Daniel Crawford The Rev. Paul Henry The Rev. John Cruikshank The Rev. William Henry The Rev. Lawrence Deihle The Rev. Thomas Herrick The Rev. William Driscoll The Rev. John Hervey The Rev. Norman Drysdale The Rev. Travis Hines The Rev. Norman Erb-White The Rev. Scott Homer The Rev. Leslie Fairfield The Rev. Eric Hornbuckle The Rev. Daryl Fenton The Rev. Ira Houck, Jr.

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The Rev. William Henry Ilgenfritz The Rev. Samuel Jampetro IV The Rev. Terrence Johnson The Rev. Arnold Klukas The Rev. Carrie Klukas The Rev. Christopher Klukas The Rev. Barbara Knotts The Rev. Lawrence Knotts The Rev. Joseph Koch The Rev. Colin Patrick Larkin The Rev. John Leggett The Rev. Julian Linnell The Rev. Tina Lockett The Rev. Johr. r..1acdonald The Rev. David MacKenzie The Rev. Ethan Magness The Rev. Juan Marentes The Rev. Ronald McKeon The Rev. Joseph R. Martin The Rev. Jeffrey Mead The Rev. Peggy Means The Rev. Jonathan Millard The Rev. Gary D. Miller The Rev. Joshua Miller The Rev. James Morehead III The Rev. Carl Neely, Jr. The Rev. Stephen Noll The Rev. Peter Ostrander The Rev. F. Ann Paton

The Rev. Langdon Pegram The Rev. George Pierce The Rev. John Porter The Rev. Keith Pozzuto The Rev. Jeffrey Rawn The Rev. Andrew Ray The Rev. David Rucker The Rev. Douglas Shennan, Jr. The Rev. Eddie Slayton The Rev. Jay Slocum The Rev. David St. Clair

. The Rev. William Starke The Rev. Karen Stevenson The Rev. Elaine Stonn The Rev. Paul Sutcliffe, Jr. The Rev. Clifford Swartz The Rev. Eric Taylor The Rev. Gaea Thompson The Rev. H. Lawrence Thompson III The Rev. Andrew Tibus The Rev. Joseph Vitunic, Jr. The Rev. James Vreeland The Rev. Matthew Walter The Rev. David Wilson The Rev. Michael Wursch.midt The Rev. Michael Yemba The Rev. Aaron Zimmennan The Rev. Mark Zimmennan

as licensed, ordained priests of the Episcopal Church. This action was taken for causes which do not affect the moral character of the persons removed as licensed, ordained priests of the Episcopal Church.

This notice is given pursuant to the Provisions of Title III, Canon 9, Section 11.

Dated: October 30, 2009 Monroeville, Pennsylvania The Rt. Rev. Kenneth L. Price, J .'

Provisional Bishop of Pittsburgh

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