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The Bishop   
Welcome Message from Bishop Paul

The Right Reverend Paul Victor Marshall, Th.D, D.D. is our chief pastor and bishop. He was consecrated the 8th bishop of Bethlehem on June 29, 1996. Bishop Paul was called to Bethlehem from Yale where he was an Associate Professor and Acting Director of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He is the author of numerous books and articles written both for scholars and clergy and for the general public. He serves on the Standing Commission on Music and Liturgy for the national Episcopal Church. In Bethlehem the episcopate is exercised in community. The Diocesan House ministry team worships and works together daily to live into our mission statement: Live God's love. Tell what you have seen and heard.

Bishop Paul tells us, "There seems to be nothing God requires of us that God will not empower us to do if we put ourselves where the power is."

The Bishop can be reached at Extension 222 or by email.
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The Assistant Bishop 

Bishop John P. Croneberger, retired bishop of the Diocese of Newark, will share in the work of episcopal visitation in the Diocese of Bethlehem. A resolution to approve him as Assistant Bishop will be voted on by convention on Friday, October 12.
Elected Bishop Coadjutor of Newark in 1998, he was invested as Ninth Bishop of Newark in 2000, and served there until 2007. In 2005, citing the failing health of his wife, Marilyn, he notified that diocese of his intention to call for a special convention for the election of a new bishop.
“A wise and centered man,” said Bethlehem Bishop Paul Marshall, “Bishop Croneberger has already given me a sense of comradeship and will be a great asset to the diocese.”
Born in Pottsville (Schuylkill County) and ordained a priest for the Diocese of Bethlehem, he had been vicar of St. George’s Church, Olyphant (1963-66), rector of St. Mark’s Church, Dunmore (1964-74), and rector of St. Mary’s Church, Reading (1974-1980).
Bishop and Mrs. Croneberger reside in the Reading area and are communicants at Christ Episcopal Church, Reading.

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The Archdeacon

The Ven. Howard W. Stringfellow, III, began his tenure as Archdeacon January 1, 2005. He was called from St. Luke's, Scranton, where he had served as rector since 1993.

Ordained a deacon at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina, 1986, and a priest at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1987, he served as a seminarian, deacon and curate from 1983 to 1993 at St. Thomas Church.

He has a B.A. in English Literature and Political Science (Vanderbilt University, 1974), an M.A. in Shakespeare (Wake Forest University, 1976), an ABD in English Literature before 1660 (University of South Carolina, 1983) and an M.Div., magna cum laude, from General Theological Seminary in New York City (1986).

The Archdeacon can be reached at Extension 222 or by email.
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Canon to the Ordinary and Chaplain to Retired Clergy  

The Rev. Canon Jane Teter serves as the Canon to the Ordinary and Diocesan Deployment Officer.   She is available to work with parish/vestry/leaders to assist them in creating a mission statement, and discerning their vision for the future and developing ways to live out that vision. She is happy to come to parishes to talk about congregational development grants and explain the guidelines for them. Jane can also help parishes look at alternative ways of doing ministry, helping congregations to be creative in trying new ways of being church.

Jane is also the staff person for Renewal and Evangelism, and in that role will be happy to visit and bring resources for renewal, evangelism and church growth.

She is also the staff person for the Adult Education task force, and is willing to share resources, ideas for adult forums and other educational programs.

In the ecumenical world, Jane is the Episcopal representative on the Board of the Ecumenical Committee for Continuing Education (ECCE), which meets at Moravian Seminary and plans continuing education programs for clergy and laity.

In the National Church, Jane serves as a deputy to the General Convention 2000. She has been appointed by the Presiding Bishop to the Committee for Moravian/Episcopal dialogue.

Jane can be reached at extension 228 at Diocesan House or by email.
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Administrative Assistant to the Bishop and Archdeacon
Ely Valentin is the Administrative Assistant to Bishop Paul Marshall, Bishop Jack Croneberger and Archdeacon Howard Stringfellow. In addition, she also provides administrative assistance to Rev. Demery Bader-Saye and the Diocesan youth ministry.

Ely can be reached at extension 222 or by email.

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The Bishop's Chaplain  

The Rev. Canon George C. Loeffler is a Vocational Deacon and serves as the bishop's chaplain, traveling throughout the diocese with the bishop on his visitations He has created a guide to the diocese, "The Deacon's Atlas," which is invaluable in navigating throughout this mostly rural area. He is also a member of Congregational Development, the Bishop’s Liturgy Commission and the Communications Ministry. He is the  Secretary of Diocesan Convention and Diocesan Archivist; as such questions concerning diocesan records and history may be directed  to him at deaconi@ptd.net.

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Controller

Bruce Reiner offers assistance to parishes in the areas of non-profit accounting systems, budgeting, health and property insurance, parish and clergy loans, and parochial reports.

Bruce can be reached at Diocesan House extension 230 or by email.
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Bookkeeper  

Cindy Bakos  carries on her quiet ministry of bookkeeping at Diocesan House and is an invaluable assistant to Bruce Reiner.  Her phone extension is 223 or you can reach her by email.
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Communication Minister

  The Rev. Canon Bill Lewellis has served as communication minister for the Diocese of Bethlehem since 1986 and canon theologian since 1998. A former Roman Catholic monsignor, he served as communication director for the Diocese of Allentown for 13 years, became an Episcopalian in 1981 and was received as an Episcopal priest in 1999.


Bill coordinates the following resources:
· Diocesan Life, the monthly newspaper for the diocese.
· The newSpin blog.
· The newSpin newsletter. Read the newsletter at the blog or tell Bill if you want to receive it by email.
· Bethlehem of Pa, an interactive diocesan list. Subscribe here, or tell Bill you want to join.
· Diocese of Bethlehem podcasts. To find them, browse through the newSpin blog or subscribe to the “Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem Audioblog” at iTunes.
· The Interfaith TV Hour, aired on cable systems that reach more than 200,000 homes.
· DioBeth.org, the diocesan website.
· Monthly columns written by Bishop Paul, published by some eight newspapers with a combined circulation of 500,000.
· Columns and op-eds written for newspapers by Bill and others.
· Consultations with congregations on “letting the world know who you are.”
· Liaison with local media.

Bill understands his role on diocesan staff in the following ways. (1) Communicating/interpreting gospel imperatives to the diocesan community and the wider public. (2) Communicating the vision of the episcopate and the ministries and programs that flow from that vision whereby the Episcopal Church in this place and at this time attempts to do the work to which we hear the Lord calling us. (3) Discovering and developing creative and compelling ways, through many media, to tell stories that help our diocesan community imagine 'the kingdom at hand' where we live and work and worship … for it's impossible to achieve what one cannot somehow, 'through a glass darkly' conceive. (4) Developing with others community-building communication that employs many media for the sake of the gospel. (5) Helping the community discover that communication is at the heart of the life of a church that claims to live by the gospel. As the diocesan mission statement proclaims, Live God's love: tell what you have seen and heard.

Bill can be reached at extension 229 at Diocesan House or by email.
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The Assistant to the Bishop

Andrew Reiholz joined the staff in the fall of 2007 and assists Bishop Paul Marshall and Archdeacon Howard Stringfellow with various special projects as needed.

Andrew can be reached at extension 249 at Diocesan House or by email.

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The Diocesan Youth Missioner

The Rev. Demery Bader-Saye joined the Diocesan Ministry Team on July 1, 2004. Ordained a deacon for the Diocese of Bethlehem in April, she will serve also as a deacon intern at Grace Church, Allentown, until her scheduled date for ordination to priesthood, October 31.

Demery had been an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ for five years. Most recently, after having been received into the Episcopal Church, she had been serving as youth minister at the Church of the Epiphany, Clarks Summit.

A specialist in youth ministry, she led a group of 15 in June to Belize, Central America, to work with an Episcopal missionary there.

Degreed in sociology, Demery received a masters in divinity from Duke University.

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Diocesan Information Technology Coordinator

Kat Lehman serves both as the Information Technology Coordinator and as the Diocesan Webmaster. In addition to her duties at the Diocesan House, Kat also serves in the Delaware Army National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Comments and suggestions about diobeth.org are welcome; the Diocesan Website will always be a work in progress.

You can reach her by email or by calling (610) 691-5655 x235.

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St. Matthew's Society and Planned Giving Coordinator

Char Horst serves as the St. Matthew's Society and Planned Giving Coordinator.

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Stewardship Missioner

Dan Charney's responsibility as Stewardship Missioner is to develop the Stewardship Ministry in the Diocese and its Parishes by focusing on day-to-day Stewardship. The goal is for every Parish in the Diocese and the Diocese itself to have a thriving Stewardship program. Thus the Missioner's scope will involve ministry at the individual, parochial, and diocesan levels.

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Administrative Assistant and Database Manager

Rosie Hummel serves as administrative assistant and Database Manager. She prepares the Directory. She is the registrar for “Safeguarding God’s Children” and the data entry person for our New Hope Campaign. She will also assist Bruce and Cindy with bookkeeping.

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