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.