Registration Cost & Deadlines
Registration Type |
EARLY (June 16 – July 31) |
REGULAR (Aug. 1 – Oct. 12) |
LATE (Oct. 13 – Nov. 8) |
Canonical & Physically Resident Clergy | $120.00 | $150.00 | $175.00 |
Seat & Voice | $120.00 | $150.00 | $175.00 |
Lay Delegate | $120.00 | $150.00 | $175.00 |
Alternate Delegate | $60.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Visitor | $60.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Volunteer* | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Banquet Dinner (Thursday, Nov. 6) | $35.00 | $40.00 | $45.00 |
Pre-Convention | $10.00 | $15.00 | $20.00 |
*Must volunteer for a minimum of four hours
Visitors and alternate delegates may view proceedings from the observation gallery.
Childcare will be available on-site by pre-registration only. For more information visit the convention website, under the Childcare tab.
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.
RSVP for a FREE LiveScan at Convention!
We are excited to share that LiveScans will be available at Diocesan Convention at NO COST to our churches!
(Your apportionment dollars at work!)
We encourage congregations to bring their vestries and mission committee members.
As a reminder, all administrators (paid or unpaid), vestry members, mission committee members, and employees (clergy & lay) must complete a fingerprint based state and federal-level LiveScan background check. Volunteers 18 years of age or older that have direct contact with, or supervision of, children for more than 16 hours per month or 32 hours per year must also complete a LiveScan. For more information on Safe Church click here.
Hotels
We have reserved rooms at the Sheraton Redding Hotel, which is our host hotel and is located just a short walk away from the Redding Civic Auditorium where the diocesan convention is being held. There are rooms available for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.
Additionally, we have reserved rooms at the Oxford Suites Redding, and Hilton Garden Inn Redding. For your
convenience in receiving a discounted rate, the Sheraton has a diocesan reservation link (provided below). For all other hotels, you must contact the venue directly (see below for details) and state that you are with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California in order to receive the group rate.
For all of the hotels, please note that a limited number of rooms are available, so make sure you reserve your room(s) as soon as possible. Group rates are available on a first come, first serve basis.
2025 Convention Keynote Speaker
The Rt. Rev. Phyllis A. Spiegel
Bishop Spiegel was consecrated as the 12th Bishop of Utah in 2022. Her ministry centers on deepening discipleship through daily faith practices and advocating for the dignity of the unhoused and those living with mental illness.
Ordained in 2004, she has served congregations in Virginia and Ohio before being called to Utah. Her leadership is shaped by early work in grassroots organizing, international service in Kenya, and a decade of conservation education with her mother.
Bishop Spiegel holds degrees from Emory & Henry College and Virginia Theological Seminary. She lives in Utah with her beloved dog Samson and treasures visits with her daughter and son-in-law in England.
Important Dates & Deadlines
Early Registration Opens | Monday, June 16 |
Early Registration Closes | Thursday, August 1 |
Regular Registration Opens | Friday, August 1 |
Lay Delegate to the Convention form | Wednesday, August 6 |
Proposed Resolutions | Friday, September 5 |
Governance Nominations | Friday, September 5 |
Nominations re-open (if needed) | Saturday, September 6 |
Deanery Convocations | Saturday, October 4 |
Resolutions sent to Deans | Tuesday, October 7 |
All Nominations Closed | Wednesday, October 8 | 11:59 pm |
Town Hall | Thursday, October 9 |
Regular Registration Closes | Sunday, October 12 |
Late Registration Opens | Monday, October 13 |
Meetings of Convention (packet sent) | Monday, October 13 |
Clerical Members of Convention Posted | Friday, October 31 |
115th Convention | Redding | Friday, November 7 – 8 |
Deanery Convocation
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Join us for a important preview of our 2025 Diocesan Convention!
While open to all, it is it is expected that clergy, lay delegates, and alternates to convention attend. Convocation will cover topics such as the diocesan budget, nominees for Standing Committee, Board of Trustees, and General Convention Deputation, resolutions, petitions, and information about upcoming Town Halls.
Agenda
Agenda:
Saturday, October 4
10:00 am – Diocesan Convention Business
11:00 am – Regional Collaboration Round-Tables (RCRs)
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Deaneries meet for any further discussion/business/training
Locations of Deanery Convocations:
(Click here to find your deanery)
Alta at St. Peter’s, Red Bluff
(510 Jefferson St, Red Bluff, CA 96080)
Capital at St. Clement’s, Rancho Cordova
(2376 Zinfandel Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670)
Central at St. John’s, Roseville
(2351 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA 95747)
Semper Virens at Christ Church, Eureka
(625 15th St, Eureka, CA 95501)
Sierra at Emmanuel, Grass Valley
(235 S Church St., Grass Valley, CA 95945)
Russian River at Incarnation, Santa Rosa
(550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401)
Wingfield at Grace, St. Helena
(1314 Spring St, St Helena, CA 94574)
What are Regional Collaboration Round-Tables?
Our Deanery in-person Convocation is a wonderful opportunity not only to get to know each other but also to build ministry-based relationships among our congregations. We have diverse abilities, experiences, and programs that we want to be able to share with each other from Christian formation to community outreach, altar to gardens and beyond. At our in-person Convocation this October we will have some directed round-table discussion about the unique gifts and strengths each congregation brings to their deanery and where we might be able to support or collaborate with each other. These Regional Collaboration Round-Tables will generate ideas and connections, as well as provide information we can pass on to the Office of the Bishop to strengthen our parishes. For this event we will be coordinating facilitators to make the most of our discussion, and we look forward to our time together. – The Regional Collaboration Team
Additional Educational Opportunity: Saints of Grace Future!
Saints of Grace Future!
Saturday, October 4, 2-5pm
Join Grace Episcopal Church for an afternoon with The Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile, Episcopal priest and professor at Luther Seminary, as he shares his vision for the future of the church. Please RSVP by emailing the church office. If you wish to participate via Zoom please indicate that in your RSVP and a zoom link will be sent to you. Please RSVP to office@grace-episcopal.org
2025 Convocation Book
Town Hall
Thursday, October 9, 2025
More info coming soon!
Governance Nominations
View Nominees:
Reopened Nominations for 2025 as of 10/4:
Board of Trustees: Two Positions | clergy or lay | 3-year term (Closed)
Standing Committee: Two Positions | 2 clergy, one 3-year term & one 4-year term, 1 Lay, 4-year term (Closed)
- Click here to download the Board of Trustees Role Description
- Click here to download the Standing Committee Role Description
- All persons eligible to hold elected office* may nominate themselves or be nominated by any person with seat, voice and vote at Convention.
- All nominations must use the online forms provided at the convention website: www.norcalepiscopal.org/convention
A Complete Nomination is comprised of the following:
- The Nomination Form (click here)
- A high resolution headshot (jpg, no more than 3MB).
- Email the form and headshot to: convention@norcalepiscopal.org
Floor Nominations:
- Floor nominations open the morning of 11/7/2025 during Diocesan Convention
- The Floor Nomination Form (Download)
- The nominee must submit 5 printed copies of this form and a high-resolution photo to the Dispatch of Business at 2025 Diocesan Convention
Upon submission, the floor nomination will be reviewed by the Chair of the Nomination Committee. If the Nomination is in order, the nominee will be a candidate for the office, and when Bishop Megan announces it at Diocesan Convention, a copy of the floor nominations form will be immediately emailed out to all eligible clergy and lay delegates. If the nomination is incomplete, the floor nomination will not be accepted.
* Refer to the specific Office Requirements for eligibility
General Convention Deputy Nominees
Reopened Nominations for 2025 as of 10/4:
Clergy Deputies: Eight Four Positions | Lay Deputies: Eight Five Positions