North American Cathedral
Deans' Conference ​
April 7-10, 2016
SPEAKERS.
​MEET JOAN CHITTISTER
Joan Chittister is one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time. For 40 years she has passionately advocated on behalf of peace, human rights, women’s issues, and church renewal. A much sought-after speaker, counselor and clear voice that bridges across all religions, she is also a best-selling author of more than 50 books, hundreds of articles, an online column for the National Catholic Reporter, and a blog for the the Huffington Post. She has received numerous writing awards and honors for her work, and is a noted international lecturer as well as a former fellow at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, England.
Joan Chittister is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA. She is executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality and the founder and animator of Monasteries of the Heart, a web-based movement sharing Benedictine spirituality with contemporary seekers.
Visit Joan's website
​MEET JOHN WITCOMBE
John Witcombe was installed as the Dean of Coventry in January 2013. Previously he was the Director of Discipleship and Ministry in the Diocese of Gloucester where he led a large team of staff and volunteers whose task is to develop all forms of vocation and ministry within the diocese. Alongside this, he was a Residentiary Canon in Gloucester Cathedral, playing a full part in the liturgical and teaching life of the cathedral.
John is passionate about the Anglican tradition and the Church of England in particular. As the leader of the cathedral community and a member of the Bishop’s Staff team, he is developing the relationship between the Cathedral and the Diocese in Coventry. Through the recently established Dean’s Breakfast, he is working with key leaders in the civic, business and voluntary community to take forward the identity of Coventry as the City of Peace and Reconciliation. He is also excited about the cathedral’s national and international role in reconciliation and peace building, which is exercised in partnership with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Visit Coventry Cathedral's website
​MEET TOM NOYES
Tom Noyes' third fiction collection, Come by Here: A Novella and Stories, won the 2013 Autumn House Prize in Fiction and the Gold medal in Fiction from the Independent Press Publisher's Awards. Tom's previous books, Spooky Action at a Distance and Other Stories (2008) and Behold Faith and Other Stories (2003), both appeared with Dufour Editions. His stories have appeared in many literary journals, including American Literary Review, Ascent, Colorado Review, Image, Mid-American Review, New Ohio Review, Sycamore Review, Terrain.org and Third Coast. Tom's work has been named a finalist for the Breadloaf Prize, the Flannery O'Connor Award, the Grace Paley Prize and the Richard Sullivan Prize, and Behold Faith and Other Stories was shortlisted for Stanford Libraries' William Saroyan Prize. He's been awarded grants from The Sustainable Arts Foundation and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Visit Tom's website
​MEET LALLIE LLOYD
Lallie Lloyd founded the All Our Children National Network in 2012 to connect with others who want to be part of a church that matters in the lives of children and communities. A life-long Episcopalian, Lallie has served The Episcopal Church on policy and ministry commissions at the local, diocesan, and national levels. From 2009 – 2011 she represented Trinity Church Boston on a community alliance that secured $70 million in state funding to transform a Roxbury middle school into a 6-12 STEM academy. A graduate of Yale College, Lallie holds master's degrees from the Wharton School and Episcopal Divinity School. She lives with her husband on Cape Cod, where she worships at St. Mary’s Barnstable.
Visit the All Our Children website.