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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 be downloaded 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: - Meeting Information, Agenda, and Delegate Participation Cycle
- 2012 Budget Narrative, 2012 Budget vs. Actual through July 2011
- 2012 Ministry Funding Request Summary, Appendix F (Spring Ministry Evaluations), Appendix G (Ministry Funding Requests)
- Interactive form for Nominees to Diocesan Office to complete and submit
- 2012 Incumbents, Nomination and Election Worksheet, Appendix E (Former Ecclesiastical Trial Court/Current Disciplinary Board Information)
- Preview of Council 2012: Young Adults@Council, Youth@Council, Children@Council Information and Sponsorship Form, Saturday@Council
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!
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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
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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!
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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 afternoon. Please 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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