2021 Convention Book
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Registration Cost & Deadlines
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| Registration Type | Deadline | Ticket Price |
| Early Bird Registration | 09/10/21 | $25.00 |
| Regular Registration | 10/22/21 | $30.00 |
| Late Registration | 11/06/21 | $35.00 |
| Workshop | 11/04/21 | FREE |
Please note the following before registering:
Remember to register with your own individual email address so that you can receive all of the communications that will be sent out leading up to Convention.
Canonical & Physically Resident Clergy: Includes priests and deacons who live in the diocese and have canonical residency. Clergy who do not meet both of these requirements must register as Seat & Voice.
Seat & Voice: Includes clergy who are licensed to officiate in the diocese but are not canonically resident, clergy who are canonically resident but do not live in the diocese, as well as others to whom Bishop Megan has offered Seat & Voice privileges.
Lay Delegate: Individuals whose names are listed on a church’s approved “Certificate of Lay Delegates Form“. If you are unsure as to whether you are a Lay Delegate for this Convention, please check with your Priest or Senior Warden.
Alternate Delegate: Individuals whose names are listed on a church’s approved “Certificate of Lay Delegates Form“. If you are unsure as to whether you are a Lay Delegate for this Convention, please check with your Priest or Senior Warden.
Visitor: Includes clergy spouses/partners (that are not otherwise registered), Aspirants to Ordination, Postulants, Candidates, and all other general visitors.
Volunteer: Includes those who would like to commit at least 4 hours to volunteer at convention. Will be volunteering at their respective deanery locations.
Convention Schedule at a Glance
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 | All Saints’ Church
10:00 am – 11:00 Deanery Caucuses
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Racial Justice Audit Work shop with The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
6 :00 pm – 7 :30 pm Author reading and book signing with The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 | Redding Civic Auditorium
1:00 pm – 7 :30 pm Saints Showcase Exhibit Area open
12:00 pm – 2:45 pm Clergy and Delegate Check-in and Registration
3:00 pm First Business Session opens
5:00 pm Break
6 :00 pm Evening Worship/Eucharist
7 :00 pm Convention in Recess
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 | Redding Civic Auditorium
7 :00 am – 2:30 pm Saints Showcase Exhibit Area open
7 :30 am Clergy and Delegate Check-in and Registration
8 :30 am Second Business Session Opens | Morning Prayer
11:45 am Announcements and Noonday Prayer
12:00 pm Convention in Recess
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Third Business Session Opens
3:00 CONVENTION CLOSES
Results from the 2021 Diocesan Convention
GOVERNANCE
Standing Committee
Clergy: The Rev. Tim McDonald
Lay: Ms. Donnie Wallace
Board of Trustees
The Rev. Karen Freeman – Three-year term
The Rev. Rod McAulay – Three-year term
Ms. Margie Harrison-Smith – One-year term
Resolution Results
C1-2021: Calling for meeting of Convention
PASSED — Total votes = 287 (Yes 277 | No 10)
Result: Article VI of the Constitution is amended to require the Ecclesiastical Authority (Bishop) to seek consent of the Standing Committee to hold the annual meeting in electronic or hybrid format.
R1-2021: Petition General Convention to Add John Lewis to Episcopal Commemorations Calendar
PASSED — Total votes = 282 (Yes 275 | No 7)
Result: Resolution moves to the 80th General Convention for consideration.
R2-2021: Petition General Convention to Add Howard Thurman to Episcopal Commemorations Calendar
PASSED — Total votes = 282 (Yes 279 | No 3)
Result: Resolution moves to the 80th General Convention for consideration.
R3-2021: Racial Justice Audit
PASSED — Total votes = 288 (Yes 268 | No 20)
Result: 1) The Board of Trustees is urged to devote no less than 1% of the annual budget (beginning in 2023) to funding a racial justice audit. 2) The Commission for Intercultural Ministries is charged with facilitating the audit.
R4-2021: All are Welcome at the Table
PASSED —Total votes = 291 (Yes 166 | No 125)
Clergy: Total = 93 (Yes 49 | No 44) Lay: Total = 198 (Yes 117 | No 81)
Result: Resolution moves to the 80th General Convention for consideration.
No change to canon law at this time.
Scroll down to view flipbooks for:
- 2021 Bishop’s Partnership Book of Dreams
- 2021 Diocesan Convention Quilt Project
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About The Commission for Intercultural Ministries (CIM) has an overarching mission to support the development of the Beloved Community in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. The Commission accomplishes this by working to build relationships between all people in the Diocese, focusing on the fulfillment of our Baptismal Vows. Within the Commission, there are several working ministries or teams. Each has a different focus.
There are several ways an individual can be involved with this important work.
Want to join CIM, learn more about CIM projects, receive the monthly newsletter, ask a question or share a comment? Sign in here SACRED GROUND Learn more about Sacred Ground Are you forming a Sacred Ground Circle? Let CIM know by registering it here Are you interested in joining a Sacred Ground Circle? Sign up here Videos Presiding Bishop Curry is asking the question, “Where do we go from here?” The Presiding Bishop encourages us to work to build the Beloved Community. The Episcopal Church Exposes the Doctrine of Discovery. Report from Standing Rock Racial Justice Audit Video |
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The Center at St. Matthew’s is an innovative community service ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. The Center serves neighbors in need in the Arden Arcade area of Sacramento County, one of the most poverty-stricken communities in the state’s capital region that is also home to the largest community of Afghan refugees in the nation. On its campus, the Center hosts a large food bank and an adult school offering language and literacy education to refugees and immigrants. Beyond its campus, the Center’s leaders are active in collaborative efforts to provide local resources for the homeless and to promote Latino/Hispanic ministries across the diocese. |
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Contact Info The Center at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church a community service ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California 2300 Edison Avenue, Sacramento CA 95821-1714 Email: stmatthewsepiscopal@gmail.com Phone: 916-927-0115 |
