LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Reverend Dr. Audley Donaldson upon the
occasion of being named Rector of St. Stephen and St. Martin Church in
Brooklyn, New York

WHEREAS, The character and richness of religious and community life in
this noble Empire State is nourished and fulfilled through the faithful
concern and selfless devotion of those who would commit their energies
and purpose to the ministry of others; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to bring full recog-
nition and just tribute to those individuals who distinguish themselves
and the ministry through their unremitting commitment and preeminence of
service; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Reverend Dr.
Audley Donaldson upon the occasion of being named Rector of St. Stephen
and St. Martin Church, to be celebrated at an Appreciation Dinner on
Saturday, January 15, 2011, at the Church of the Redeemer; and
WHEREAS, Prior to this, Father Donaldson was Priest in Charge of St.
Stephen and St. Martin Church and the Church of the Redeemer, both
located in Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, Audley Donaldson is an ordained Episcopal Priest; he was
accepted at the United Theological College of the West Indies and in
September 1976, he started his theological training; and
WHEREAS, In 1980, he received a Bachelor's degree with second class
honors from the University of the West Indies and was ordained to the
Priesthood in July of 1981; four years later he completed a one-year
residency in Clinical Pastoral Education and a Master of Scared Theology
from Yale University; and
WHEREAS, IN 1992, Father Audley Donaldson completed a Doctor of Minis-
try at New York Theological Seminary and in 1997, was named a fellow of
the prestigious Institute for Educational Leadership; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Dr. Audley Donaldson accepted a position with Family
Resource Coalition of America in Chicago, Illinois; as its Director of
Constituency Building, he was largely responsible for designing a series
of national conferences and symposiums with diverse communities in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Audley Donaldson also served as Adjunct Professor of
Psychology at Gateway Community College in New Haven, Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, Father Audley Donaldson is a certified Diversity Trainer with
the State of Connecticut; he designed a curriculum on diversity train-
ing for children, and for the past 10 years, he has been working as a
diversity trainer with elementary, middle and high school students,
along with their teachers and parents in Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, Most recently Father Audley Donaldson served as Principal of
St. Mark's Day School and Associate Priest at St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, Father Audley Donaldson's commitment to social gospel and the
unique understanding he has of ministry has taken him to countries such
as South Africa, Zambia and Ethiopia where he continues to work with
orphanages and agencies supporting disadvantaged children; and
WHEREAS, Father Audley Donaldson has brought to his ministry an over-
whelming spirit of charity and compassion, acting from vision and
enlightenment in conducting his administrative and spiritual duties,
while always displaying the highest standards of personal and profes-
sional integrity and dedication; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished man of God has always given enlightenment,
guidance and wisdom to the many entrusted to his care and has adminis-

tered abundantly and unstintingly to the spiritual and corporal needs of
all; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when a person
of such noble aims and accomplishments is brought to our attention it is
appropriate to publicly and jubilantly proclaim and commend that indi-
vidual for the edification of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Reverend Dr. Audley Donaldson upon the occasion of being named
Rector of St. Stephen and St. Martin Church in Brooklyn, New York,
noting his unremitting and compassionate faith and his exemplary service
to God, man, and his community, and extending to him the heartfelt best
wishes of this Legislative Body for a future of purposeful success and
wellbeing; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Reverend Dr. Audley Donaldson, Brooklyn, New York.