When Mission Area Teams meet as a body, they are Council. Council is a body of elected lay and clergy representatives who oversee the program and budget of the Episcopal Church inf Minnesota between meetings of the Annual Convention. Council meets quarterly. Each meeting will be a joint meeting of all elected bodies – Council, Standing Committee, Trustees and Commission on Ministry – in the mornings with the afternoons spent meeting separately. While there are only four planned meetings per year, there may be additional meetings for committees of Council, depending upon who is elected from within to serve on those committees.
Council Officers
The Rt. Rev. Brian N. Prior, Bishop of Minnesota, brian.p@episcopalmn.org
Canon Karen Olson, Secretary of Convention and Council, karen.o@episcopalmn.org
Brian Ostenso, First Vice President, brian.ostenso@mailhandling.com
Mission Area Teams
Northwest
The Rev. Johannas Jordan , St. Bart’s, Bemidji, johannas@me.com
The Rev. Georgia Hecock, St. Luke’s, Detroit Lakes, ghecock@arvig.net
Julia Plum, St. Bart’s, Bemidji, juliaplum@msn.com
Theresa Loud, Samuel Memorial, Naytahwaush, jtloud@tvutel.com
Rev. Dana Emery, St. Luke’s, Detroit Lakes, danakaren@arvig.net
Northeast
The Rev. Pamela Webster, St. Mary’s, Ely, whiteironlake@me.com
The Rev. Marta Maddy, Eveleth and Hibbing, mtmaddy@gmail.com
Kathy Hoopman, St. Andrew’s, Moose Lake, tkhoop@msn.com
Bruce Hansen, St. Paul’s, Duluth, bhansen1308@q.com
Central
The Rev. Randy Welsand, Our Savior’s, Little Falls, ramkw78@gmail.com
The Rev. John Jankowski, St. John’s, St. Cloud, john_jankowski99@msn.com
Maren Kay Welsand, Our Savior’s, Little Falls, ramkw78@gmail.com
West Metro
The Rev. Lisa White Smith, Epiphany, Plymouth, revlisa57@gmail.com
The Rev. Jim Shoulak, St. David’s, Minnetonka, jimbro58@me.com
Debbie Dehler, Epiphany, Plymouth, thedehlers@hotmail.com
Gary Veazie, Trinity, Excelsior, gveazie4247@msn.com
Central Metro
The Rev. Aron Kramer, Gethsemane, Minneapolis, aronkramer@gmail.com
Minnie Steele, St. Mark’s Cathedral, Minneapolis, minnie.2purses@gmail.com
Christopher Bowman, Gethsemane, Minneapolis, christopher.w.bowman+ecmn@gmail.com
East Metro
The Rev. James Wilson, Holy Trinity, St. Paul, jnwilsonii@earthlink.net
Becky Garthofner, St. John’s, St. Paul, becky.garthofner@securian.com
Bill Grohs, Messiah, St. Paul, thanos.uberlord@gmail.com
The Rev Margy Mattlin, deacon, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul, m.mattlin@comcast.net
Southwest
The Rev. Coleen Tully, St. James, Marshall, coleenandsober@yahoo.com
The Rev. Dave Sams, Bishop Whipple Mission, Morton, dsams@mchsi.com
Emily Lodine, Holy Trinity, Luverne, garyandem@myclearwave.net
Marilyn Rundell, Holy Communion, St. Peter, e.rundell@yahoo.com
Southeast
The Rev. Michael Way, Christ Church, Red Wing, revway@gmail.com
The Rev. Ginny Padzieski, Calvary, Rochester, ginnypadz@gmail.com
Paul Double, St. Paul’s, Winona, tentmaker@aol.com
Sue Grove, Christ Church, Austin, sgrove@riverland.edu
