<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Something to cheer...<div><br></div><div>Bishop Pierre<br><div><br><div>Début du message réexpédié :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>De : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org">publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">6 juin 2011 20:25:37 HAEC<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>À : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">undisclosed-recipients:;<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Objet : </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Episcopal Diocese of Haiti to elect Bishop Suffragan</b><br></span></div><br><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region">
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<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="5" color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black;font-weight:bold">The
Episcopal <st1:personname w:st="on">Church</st1:personname></span></font></b><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="4" color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black;font-style:italic">Office
of Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold">Episcopal
Diocese of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Haiti</st1:country-region></st1:place>
to elect Bishop Suffragan<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">[June 6, 2011] At the request of Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin and with the
consent of the majority of bishops with jurisdiction and diocesan Standing
Committees, the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti will elect a Bishop Suffragan on a
date to be determined. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">This marks the first time that the Diocese of Haiti will elect a Bishop
Suffragan. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">On May 26, the Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop <st1:personname w:st="on">Katharine Jefferts Schori</st1:personname> notified the Diocese of
Haiti that the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process
have been received. As outlined under Canon III.11.4 (a), the Presiding Bishop
confirmed the receipt of consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction,
and has also reviewed the evidence of consents from a majority of standing
committees of the Church sent to her by the diocesan standing committee.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">The Bishop Suffragan will assist Bishop Duracin as he serves the needs
of the people and clergy of the diocese, the largest diocese in the Episcopal
Church, which continues to recover from a devastating January 2010 earthquake.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">For more information contact Bishop Clay Matthews, Office of Pastoral
Development, <a href="mailto:cmatthews@episcopalchurch.org">cmatthews@episcopalchurch.org</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Episcopal Church
welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses and three regional areas
in 16 nations. The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide
Anglican Communion. <o:p></o:p></span></font></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">The Episcopal Church: </span></font></b><a href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/"><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold">www.episcopalchurch.org</span></font></b></a><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">Diocese of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Haiti</st1:country-region></st1:place>: </span></font></b><a href="http://www.egliseepiscopaledhaiti.org/"><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">http://www.egliseepiscopaledhaiti.org/</span></font></b></a><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/episcopalian">http://www.facebook.com/episcopalian</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic">Twitter: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fiamepiscopalian&h=61363ece26486364538f948b8d6a6688" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/iamepiscopalian</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/TECtube">http://www.youtube.com/TECtube</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
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