ERIE, Pa. -- An Officer for the Employment of Women in Ministry will be proposed at a meeting requested with the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Rt. Rev. John M. Allin, and his Executive for Administration, the Rt. Rev. Milton L. Wood, Jr. The proposed officer will advocate, support and facilitate the employment of women in ministry throughout the Episcopal Church. It is recommended that the officer act as an employment counselor for women in ministry, a consultant to dioceses and seminaries and foster community among women workers and information systems within the Episcopal Church.

The Officer for the Employment of Women in Ministry will be proposed by the Women's Employment Project Committee, an ad hoc committee sponsored by The Ministry Council. The committee's members are: Mrs. Lueta Bailey, Diocese of Atlanta; the Rev. Carol L. Anderson, Diocese of New York; the Rev. Roddey Reid, Jr., Clergy Deployment Office; the Rt. Rev. Donald J. Davis, Diocese of Erie; the Rt. Rev. David E. Richards, Pastoral Development, Chairman; and Ms. Joan Bowman, Diocese of Washington, consultant.

The committee will urge support for the proposal to assist the employment of women in ministry prior to the Minnesota General Convention this fall and whether or not women are admitted to priesthood and episcopacy.