138th Annual Convention, #1

The 138th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Southern Ohio

Nov. 9-10, 2012
Crowne Plaza Columbus North

'For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.'

~ 2 Timothy 1:6-14

Diocesan conventions are a time when lay and clergy delegates from each congregation in the diocese gather for worship, fellowship and to discuss and make decisions about the budget, resolutions, canons and other issues.

Every two weeks, we will send a convention newsletter with information to help you learn more about convention issues and prepare for the annual gathering. Please visit the convention page on the website at www.diosohio.org/digital_faith/ac2012 to learn more. If you have questions, e-mail Richelle Thompson, chair of Dispatch of Business, at rthompson@diosohio.org.

Find it!

Check out the convention page on our website

The convention page has everything you need to know about convention:

Resources (like how to register, or sign up for an exhibit booth)
News
Important dates and deadlines
Links to convention archives

Plus a photo feed, our Twitter feed and links to live coverage the days of convention!

Check it out!

What you need to know:

Dates and deadlines

September
10 - Deadline for Constitution or Canonical changes
25 - (45 days) Deadline for nominations and resolutions.
25 - Journal reports due. Deadline for recommendations for commission appointments

October

10 - (30 days) Necrology (list of those who have died in each congregation during the past year) due to Geri McDaniel at gmcdaniel@diosohio.org.

18 - Deadline for hotel accomodations; deadline for exhibit registration

November
1 - Deadline to register for convention

Nominations

The Nominating Committee seeks candidates to serve in a variety of leadership positions. Please prayerfully consider whether God is calling you to step into leadership. Nominations come both by self-nomination as well as recommendations to the committee.

All nominations must be received no later than Sept. 25. Only submissions received by the deadline will be printed in Interchange. Please send submissions or questions to convention@diosohio.org

Fill out a nomination form

Resolutions

Resolutions are a key way for the people of the diocese to discuss and reflect upon issues in the church and beyond.

All proposed resolutions must be received by Sept. 25 at convention@diosohio.org. The Resolutions Committee will meet that week to review the resolutions. Those submitting resolutions are expected to attend, or have a representative at, the deanery pre-convention hearings. Contact: Jim Heathcote at 937.446.2108 or jheathcote@earthlink.net.

See a sample resolution

Pre-convention hearings

Cincinnati area

Wednesday, Oct. 24

Calvary, Clifton

7 p.m.

Dayton area

Thursday, Oct. 25

St. Paul's, Dayton

7 p.m.

Columbus area

Saturday, Oct. 27
St. Alban's, Bexley

3 p.m.

East Region

Saturday, Nov. 3
St. Paul's, Chillicothe

1 p.m.

"Virtual" pre-convention hearing

The diocese for the first time will offer for those unable to attend any of the scheduled pre-convention hearings a "virtual" hearing via webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m.

Registration

Registration is now open!

Register for convention

Register as an exhibitor

Watch this short tutorial to learn our new registration system.

138 convention registration video

For questions regarding registration, contact Heather Windle at 800.582.1712.

Accommodations

Reserve your room

Convention will be held at the Crowne Plaza Columbus North (this was previously a Marriott and has been the site of other Southern Ohio diocesan conventions).

The rooms are $89 without tax for a single or double room. The price includes wireless Internet. Call 614.885.1885 for reservations. Tell the staff you're with the Diocese of Southern Ohio group.

The group rate expires Oct. 10.

Sincerely,

Richelle Thompson
Diocese of Southern Ohio
800.582.1712