STANDING COMMITTEE
The Standing Committee’s principal ministry is to be a council of advice for the bishop. There are six members, all elected at-large at the annual Convention. In the event there is no bishop, the Standing Committee becomes the ecclesiastical authority. Among its other ministries is to assure a candidate for holy orders has fully met all the canonical requirements, to give or withhold approval for transfer of real property by congregations, and to consent or not to the elections of bishops in all other dioceses of The Episcopal Church.
Membership List (updated March 2025):
Dr. James Cockey (2026) – Secretary
The Rev. Charlotte Meyer (2026)
Ms. Linda Hurley (2027)
The Rev. Dr. Darcy Williams (2027) – President
Ms. Deb Dragone (2028)
The Rev. Greg Powell (2028)
Scroll through the lastest posts from the Standing Committee:
Convention adopts Discernment Resolution 5
The 157th Convention of the Diocese of Easton adopted Resolution 5 -- Diocesan Discernment during its zoom meeting on March 28,2025. The Resolution can be found by clicking here.
Bishop San’s Notice of Resignation Date Change
Re: Bishop’s Notice of Resignation Date Change: February 2, 2026 Through much prayer and consultation with my family, I write to you to announce that I will be resigning effective February 2nd, 2026, being the Feast of the Presentation/Candlemas as per Church Pension...
Discernment Committee Begins Work
The Diocese of Easton Discernment Committee met on January 29, 2025 for the first time for an organizing meeting on zoom. The Committee at that meeting scheduled an in-person day-long retreat and planning session for Saturday, March 1. 2025 at Bray House in Easton....
Standing Committee Appoints Discernment Committee
Standing Committee Appoints Discernment Committee The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Easton has announced the appointment of the Diocesan Discernment Committee for the purpose of leading the Diocese of Easton in discerning our diocese’s future mission strategy....
Discernment Committee Plan – Standing Committee Letter
Diocese of Easton Discernment Committee Plan Overview: Ten years ago, the Diocese of Easton considered how we could best organize ourselves to carry out the mission of God in the Episcopal Church here on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. At that time, we decided to...
Standing Committee Letter to Diocese re: Transition
A Message from the Standing Committee Dear Friends in Christ, We who serve on the Standing Committee have received word from our Bishop Santosh Marray of his retirement as Bishop of Easton in 2026. We are grateful for his many years of service as our Diocesan...