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[Audrey Whitefield <a.whitefield@quest.org.uk>]

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Jan. 17, 1997
ANGLICAN COMMUNION NEWS SERVICE
Canon Jim Rosenthal, Director of Communications
The Anglican Communion Office
London, England

[97.1.3.11]

USA: NEW BISHOP FOR INDIANAPOLIS: A PROFILE

The Revd Catherine 'Cate' M. Waynick - from Tidings the Diocesan
Newspaper.

The Rev. Catherine "Cate" M. Waynick

The Rev. Catherine Waynick was born and raised in southern Michigan. She
has been married 28 years to Larry, an elementary school principal, and
they are the parents of two children, who are both in college.

Following her graduation in 1985 from St. John's Provincial Seminary in
Plymouth, MI, she served on the staff of Christ Church Cranbrook,
Bloomfield Hills, MI as associate rector.

She currently serves as rector of All Saints' Parish in Pontiac, MI,
where
all the challenges and joys of urban ministry are encountered. Among the
parish's most recent outreach to the neighbourhood is an after-school
tutoring and feeding program.

Bishop elect Waynick views her role as rector primarily as corporate
spiritual guide, and to enhance her skills in that area she is enrolled
in
a Doctor of Ministry program at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in
Detroit.

Among her 'wider church' ministries have been chairing the Commission on
Ministry, two terms as Convocation Dean, founding member and president
of
ECAM (Episcopal Clergy Association of Michigan) involvement with the
Endowed Parishes Consortium, Secretary of the Board of the National
Network
of Episcopal Clergy Assn., Diocesan Budget and Finance Committee,
president
of Standing Committee, Stewardship and conflict consulting and
mentorship
of numerous EFM seminars.

Self care and recreation include actually taking her Sabbath, regular
"dates" with Larry, spiritual direction, reading un-work related things
(murder mysteries are favourites) making music, exercise and vacationing
in
New Mexico.

Her response to the profile: "Your profile indicates a desire to build
on
the obvious strengths of your current leadership and your wonderful and
varied resources, and to address several areas of concern.

You have identified issues which are troubling to the Church and our
society in general. Racism, the growing gap between rich and poor,
stewardship, evangelism, education (general and Christian), the
breakdown
of families - all have spiritual dimensions and are appropriate for the
Church to confront. One not mentioned, but which must be addressed, is
sexuality.

Discussion, study and theological refection on any of these issues
raises
challenging, sometimes troubling questions that may turn back on us -
what
are we willing to learn about ourselves? Will we allow the Spirit to
lead
us into new priorities in our personal and corporate lives in order to
become more credible witnesses to what we say we believe?

You have the diversity to provide you with an understanding of the
challenges and needs of both urban and rural communities, and you are of
a
size which makes collegiality and mutual concern possible among
congregations. Clergy seem to want enhance their own sense of community,
which can benefit the life of any diocese.

Indianapolis seems poised to move into the next century with renewed and
strengthened faith and vision. May your tenth bishop be someone who can
affirm what you already claim as fruitful, and who will be willing to
move
into troubled waters with you. The Good News is that troubled waters
often
part or become calm when we enter them in faith and good will, and in
response to God's call.

The electing convention was January 11 1997 at Christ Church Cathedral
and
she was elected on the third ballot.