Diocesan disaster coordinator is appointed to national response team

The Rev. Karl Lusk, the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky's disaster response coordinator, has been named a member of Partners in Response, the disaster and emergency response team of the U.S Disaster Program of Episcopal Relief and Development. He is the rector of the Church of the Ascension, Bardstown, where he is a chaplain at Flaget Memorial Hospital.

Lusk was invited to New York City to meet with the other five team members and Episcopal Relief and development staff for planning and training. The team will provide consultation and assistance to diocesan disaster coordinators and teams when major disasters strike. Lusk was selected to serve because of his background as a first responder, emergency services chaplain, and member of the KY Community Crisis Response Network. Lusk hopes to recruit a diocesan disaster team.