Dear Lay and Clergy Delegates as well as Alternates,

Thank you for your ministry of service as clergy delegate, lay delegate, or alternate to next year's 95th Annual Council.

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

Here is the complete 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 this booklet, along with the Spring Convocation booklet--print copies of which were distributed at the Spring Convocation meetings and which can be dowloaded from the diocesan website (scroll down the page to the "2013 Spring Convocation Meeting Materials" 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 separate sections of the fall booklet:

• General Information (pp. 1, 2, and 40 only)
• Delegate Participation Cycle (p. 3 only)
• Mission Action Plan (p. 4 only)
• Year-to-Date Budget (p. 5 only)
• Nomination and Election Information (pp. 6-7 only)
• Council Programs Available for Children and Youth (pp. 8-9 only)
• Ministry Funding Requests (pp. 10-34 only)
• Lay Delegates and Alternates As Reported by Parishes (pp. 35-39 only)

Printed copies of the fall booklet will be available at each meeting.

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

We look forward to seeing you!