Convention Speeches
2024 Convention Keynote Speaker
The Rev. Dr. Michael Moynagh
How you can be an even more generous parish by enriching your existing outreach initiatives.
The Rev. Dr. Michael Moynagh is a widely recognized missiologist. He is a minister within the Fresh Expressions stream of Anglicanism, with an international speaking and consulting ministry. This includes advising a number of dioceses and denominations on strategies for developing new forms of Christian community.
He is also an associate tutor at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and has authored various seminal texts within the
Fresh Expressions and mission-shaped church movements.
Giving The Church is the first book to offer a new language based on
generosity for church planting and ecclesiology
– New thinking from one of the leading voices in ecclesiology
– Develops and builds on theological work around the theme of gift,
from the likes of John Barclay
The nucleus of the church’s vocation is to join the Spirit in giving communion in Christ to others, in the form of new Christian communities, for the benefit of the world. But can the church be a welcome gift?
In Giving the Church leading ecclesiologist Michael Moynagh draws together recent thinking from the worlds of ecclesiology and missiology with significant sociological work on the idea of ‘gift’, to provide a much-needed theological rationale for some of the key missiological and ecclesiological movements in today’s church.
Be sure to watch the video below ahead of Diocesan Convention as it will be discussed by The Rev. Dr. Michael Moynagh during his keynote.
2024 Convention Book
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Registration Cost & Deadlines
| Registration Type |
EARLY (June 14 – July 31) |
REGULAR (Aug. 1 – Oct. 12) |
LATE (Oct. 13 – Nov. 9) |
| Canonical & Physically Resident Clergy | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 |
| Seat & Voice | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 |
| Lay Delegate | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 |
| Alternate Delegate | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Visitor | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Volunteer | FREE | FREE | 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.
Important Dates & Deadlines
| Early Registration Opens | Friday, June 14 |
| Early Registration Closes | Wednesday, July 31 |
| Regular Registration Opens | Thursday, August 1 |
| Lay Delegate to the Convention form | Friday, August 9 |
| Proposed Resolutions | Tuesday, September 10 |
| Governance Nominations | Tuesday, September 10 |
| Nominations re-open (if needed) | Saturday, September 11 |
| Deanery Convocations | Saturday, October 12 | 9:00 am – 11:00 am |
| Regular Registration Closes | Saturday, October 12 |
| Late Registration Opens | Sunday, October 13 |
| Resolutions sent to Deans | Sunday, October 13 |
| Meetings of Convention (packet sent) | Tuesday, October 15 |
| All Nominations Closed | Wednesday, October 16 | 11:59 pm |
| Virtual Town Hall | Thursday, October 24 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
| Clerical Members of Convention Posted | Friday, November 1 |
| 114th Convention | Zoom | Saturday, November 9 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
Convention Schedule at a Glance
7:30 am –12:00 pm
Check-in & Registration
8:30 am – 9:00 pm
Deanery Caucuses
Alta California Deanery / Central Deanery / Semper Virens Deanery
9:00 am
1. MORNING PRAYER
2. FIRST BUSINESS SESSION
3. Welcome and Introductions
4. Report of Caucuses
5. Report of the Secretary regarding quorum
6. Call to Order
7. Report of the Committee on New Parishes and Missions
8. Adoption of agenda and house rules for Convention
9. Election and appointments for Convention
10. Additional Resolutions from the floor
11. Report of Nominations Committee and nominations from the floor
12. Bishop’s appointments and nominations for commissions and diocesan institutions
13. Courtesy of the Floor Resolution (Seat and Voice)
14. Necrology
15. Introduction of clergy new to the diocese
16. Consent agenda
17. File by Title Reports
10:00 am
18. Keynote: The Rev. Michael Moynagh
10:45 am
19. BALLOT – First Ballot
20. Break
21. Results of First Ballot
Second Ballot if required
22. Resolution & Petitions
12:30 pm
23. LUNCH
1:00 pm
24. Reconvene BUSINESS SESSION 1
25. Bishop’s Address
26. Episcopal Community Services Transformer Award
27. Bishop’s Cross
2:00 pm
28. Closing Prayer, Adjourn
Convocations
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Convocation will be open to all. Participants can either join online or, if available, from your congregation. This two-hour session will introduce key issues for Diocesan Convention such as presenting the 2025 Diocesan budget, will provide initial insights from our keynote speaker, The Rev. Dr. Michael Moynagh, and deaneries will meet to elect their representatives.
To view the governance documents, resolutions and more, click below:
To watch Convocation, view the video below:
Town Hall
Hosted on Thursday, October 24, 2024
To view the video of that event, watch below:
Convention Deanery Hubs
We encourage participation in Convention via regional deanery “hubs,” where you can gather with fellow congregants and enjoy lunch together. Our past gatherings, such as The Revival, showed us how meaningful these connections can be.
While we encourage gathering at these convention hubs, please know that it is not mandatory. If traveling poses a challenge, you are welcome to participate from your home or church.
Meeting Locations:
Alta Deanery
All Saints’, Redding | 2150 Benton Dr, Redding, CA 96003
Capital Deanery
Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento | 2620 Capitol Ave #200, Sacramento, CA 95816
Faith, Cameron Park | 2200 Country Club Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682
Central Deanery
St. John’s, Roseville | 2351 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA 95747
Russian River Deanery
Incarnation, Santa Rosa | 550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Semper Virens Deanery
Christ Church, Eureka | 625 15th St, Eureka, CA 95501
Sierra Deanery
Emmanuel, Grass Valley | 235 S Church St, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Wingfield Deanery
St. Paul’s, Benicia | 120 E J St, Benicia, CA 94510
Governance Floor Nomination Instructions