September 2011

Fall Convocation Meetings

 

Dear Clergy, Delegates, and Alternates

Thank you for your ministry of service as clergy, delegate, or alternate to next year's 93rd Annual Council!

As you may know, the leadup to Council includes regional gatherings in each of the five convocations of the diocese.

Here is the booklet
for you to read prior to the Fall Convocation meeting. This is a large file and takes some time to download. If you prefer to read it in smaller sections, see the links to each section, below.

The contents of the booklet, along with the Spring Convocation booklet and the Ministry Reports booklet (print copies of which were distributed at the Spring Convocation meetings and which can bedownloaded from the diocesan website--scroll down the page to the "Materials from the 2011 Spring Convocation Meetings" section), contain the information you need to be familiar with in order to be prepared for the Fall meeting.

Here are the links to the Fall booklet in smaller sections:

Printed copies of the Fall booklet will be available at the meeting.  

 

If you have any questions, please contact diocesan staff at Evans House and we will assist you.

 

 

We look forward to seeing you!

 

Convocation Conversations

 

The Dean and President of each convocation have planned a portion of the meeting on a topic of interest to the individual convocation.


Plans as we know them at this time are:

 

Lynchburg Convocation--A presentation by Hilda Alcindor, from Haiti, followed by discussion of a convocation-wide scholarship plan

 

Roanoke Convocation--A presentation on the Millennium Development Goals and foreign and domestic mission

 

Abingdon Convocation--A presentation on Safeguarding God's Children and more

 

Augusta and New River Convocations--Topics to be announced


 

Tell your parish...

 

As clergy and elected representatives, please be sure to invite members of your parish to all of the convocation meetings

Please be sure to take your booklet and your experience back to your parish.  Here are a few examples of what you might try at your church:
    • Visit the vestry and summarize the main points of the agenda
    • Write a report for the parish newsletter
    • Speak during the announcement time at a worship service
    • Talk to other parishioners during coffee hour
    • Send a report via email to parishioners
We hear consistently that getting the word out using a variety of methods worked the best.  You know your parish best--use what will work for you! 


TEC Welcomes You

Meeting Dates

and Locations

 

  October 2: New River Christ Church, Pearisburg

 

October 16: Augusta
Emmanuel, Staunton

October 23: Roanoke
Trinity, Rocky Mount

October 30: Lynchburg
St. Paul's, Lynchburg

November 6: Abingdon
Emmanuel, Bristol

January 2012 January 15 for all convocations
January 22 - Snow Date

93rd Council 2012
January 27-29 at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center Business begins Friday afternoon and goes through Sunday afternoonPlease plan to attend all of Council.

Spring 2012 Meetings

April 29: Augusta
May 6: Abingdon
May 20: Lynchburg
June 3: Roanoke
June 10: New River
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