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Convention Minutes

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Call of Convention

2021 Call of Convention

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Registration

Registration Cost & Deadlines

*REGISTRATION CLOSED*

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.

Lay Delegate Forms

2021 Lay Delegate Forms

  • 2021 Certificate of Lay Delegate Form
  • 2021 Filing Alternates to Delegate Form
  • 2021 Filing Alternate Vacancies
Schedule at a Glance

Convention Schedule at a Glance

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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

Deanery Convocations
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House Rules

Convention House Rules

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Governance Elections

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

     

Resolutions

Resolution Results

CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS

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.

Convention Quiltbook

2021 Bishop’s Partnership Book of Dreams

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  • 2021 Bishop’s Partnership Book of Dreams
  • 2021 Diocesan Convention Quilt Project

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Commission for Intercultural Ministries (CIM)

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 two programs that address racism, to encourage racial healing, reconciliation, and justice. One of the programs is Sacred Ground Circles. This is a 10-part series that tells the truth about the history of racism in our country.  The second program is a new learning opportunity called “I will with God’s help: Journey Toward Racial Healing and Justice.”  This one-day workshop tells the truth about racism in our country and invites us to imagine how we might be involved to make things better.  It will be offered in the deaneries in 2022.
  • The Latino/Hispanic Task Force is another ministry. This year we have focused on the development of Latino/Hispanic culturally-appropriate worship toolkits. (Dia de los Muertos, La Navidad, Via Cruces)  These are available on the Diocesan website.
  • The Indigenous Ministries Team focuses on matters concerning our Native neighbors. Two congregations (Trinity Cathedral and Church of the Incarnation)  are working with consultants from the Indigenous community to develop relationships with their Native neighbors and to craft land acknowledgements.