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Diocesan Convention
The 29th Annual Diocesan Convention will be held March 4-6, 2010 at Church of the Holy Apostles, Collierville. 2010 ELECTED OFFICIALS - Click here to download nomination forms. Nominations for elected office “which are in writing and contain the Nominee's name, parish or mission, and city and not more than one hundred fifty words (150) of biographical information including past and present service of the nominee to the Church at all levels and received in the office of the Secretary by the first day of the month preceding the month of the Convention shall be included in the Convention brochure.” Download a nomination form and return it to the Diocesan Offices by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, and it will be included in the convention booklet. Nominations will be accepted until 12:20 pm on Friday, March 5, however if you do not turn in your nomination by February 1st, you are responsible for making 250 copies of it for distribution on the floor of convention in order to be eligible for election. 2010 RESOLUTIONS - Hearings on all resolutions will be held at St. Philip Episcopal Church, Memphis on February 2, 2010 (snow date is February 9th). Download full text of resolutions below: Resolution 29-1: Canon 4. The Archives of the Diocese Resolution 29-2: Revise Canon 14, Section 8 of the Canons of The Diocese of West Tennessee Resolution 29-3: Amend Canon 1, Section 2 Resolution 29-4: Canon 27, Ecclesiastical Trial Court Resolution 29-5: Formation of a Committee to Propose a New Funding Mechanism for the Diocesan Budget 2010 NECROLOGY - At the opening Eucharist of the Diocesan Convention, it is the custom of The Diocese of West Tennessee to remember in the Prayers of the People those persons who have served the Diocese in leadership roles and who have died since our last meeting. If someone who has died since last March has served as a convention delegate or as a member of Bishop and Council, Standing Committee, vestry, or mission council, please print and send their names, the position(s) in which they served, and their congregation to the Diocesan Office. Click here to download the Necrology Form. 2009 REPORTS Please click the links below to download. College Ministry - Interfaith, UT Martin Diocesan Property and Casualty Insurance Committee Emergency and Disaster Response Episcopal Relief and Development University of the South, Sewanee _____________________________________________________ The 28th Annual Diocesan Convention was held March 5-7, 2009 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Memphis. We are most thankful to our Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, who joined us for the weekend. She gave three sermons during her visit, which you can download below: Sermon for Calvary's Lenten Preaching Series 3.5.09 Convention address by the Rt. Rev. Don E. Johnson 3.5.09 Sermon by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett 3.7.09 2009 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS Please click here. BUDGET Click here to view the Adopted 2009 Budget that was presented at Convention and the 2009 Voluntary Commitments for Investment in Diocesan Mission and Ministry ABOUT THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION The Convention is the legislative body of the Diocese and shall exercise all powers not reserved to the Bishop by the Canons or tradition, or reserved to any other entity of the Diocese. Elected lay representatives and canonically resident clergy from each parish and mission in the Diocese attend as delegates to the Convention. During the Convention, various diocesan officers are elected, and other key diocesanleadership positions are either elected or appointed as provided for by Canons. The Convention adopts the annual budget for the Diocese and considers as a body other matters germane to the mission and operation of the Diocese.
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