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Journal of the Diocese of Washington

Part I: Directories

This is all about the people of the diocese. You will find a list of diocesan staff, all our committees, directory of clergy, parishes, organizations and lay leaders. 

• Diocesan Staff
• Convention Officers, Committees, Commissions & Boards
• Regional Assemblies
• Clergy Listed in Order of Ordination or Reception
• Clergy and Lay Leader Directories 
• Parishes, Separate Congregations & Missions
• Church Related Organizations

Part II: Annual Convention Proceedings

Resolutions of Courtesy
Report of the Committee on the Constitution and Canons
Report of Nominations
Report of the Standing Committee on the Election of a Bishop
Bishop’s Award
Memorial Tributes for Diocesan Clergy
Treasurer’s Report
Presentation and Adoption of 2011 Budget
Resolution on Membership in the Convention for Certain Clergy of Churches in Full Communion
Resolution on Peacemaking in the Holy Land
Summary of Elections
Clerical Members
Lay Members
Report of the Tellers

Reports Submitted by Title

Report of the Standing Committee
Report of the Diocesan Council
Report of the Finance Committee
Report of the Angus Dun Fellowship Fund Committee
Report of the Companion Diocese Committee
Report of the Ecumenical & Interreligious Ministries Commission
Report of the Historiographer
Report of the Committee on Human Resources
Report of the Diocesan Hunger Fund Committee
Report of the Investment Committee
Report of the Committee on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Report of the Commission on Ministry
Report of the Diocesan Retreat Committee
Report on the Covenant between the Diocese and Seabury
Report of the Southern Africa Partnership Committee
Report of the St. Mary’s County Scholarship Committee
Report of the Committee on Youth Special

Session of the Convention to Elect the IX Bishop of the Diocese of Washington

 Journal of Convention Proceedings

Rules of Order
Report of Nominations
Report of the Tellers
Certificate of Election
Canonical Testimonial of Election
Testimonial of Election of a Bishop Diocesan
Certificate of the Secretary of the Convention
Clerical Members
Lay Members
Profile of the Diocese of Washington
Biographies of the Nominees

Part III: Budget and Statistical Reports

This is all about finance and data. You will find the Bishop’s Official Acts for the previous year, the parish giving, the current year’s budget that was approved at Convention. This part also contains the diocesan audit and useful tables about statistics for each parish compiled from their annual parochial report. You can also see how many delegates your parish has for the next Convention.

Part III may be viewed here, and contains the following sections:
 
The Bishop’s Official Acts for 2010
Financial Commitments for 2010
2011 Budget for Mission and Ministry
Auditor’s Report

Statistical Summaries of the 2010 Parochial Report

Table 1. Sacraments, Holy Communion, Other Services
Table 2. Church Membership, Pledges, School Enrollment
Table 3. Attendance and Apportionment of Lay Delegates  for the 2012 Diocesan Convention
Table 4. Receipts
Table 5. Expenditures
Table 6. Clergy Compensation for 2011
 


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Part IV-V Supplement to the Journal and Directory

This section contains:

IV: Diocesan Policies

Committee Governance Policy
Diocesan Loan Policies
Diocesan Audit Guidelines

V: Constitution and Canons

Constitution of the Diocese of Washington
Canons of the Diocese of Washington
Rules of Order of the Convention
Order of Business of the Convention
the "Maryland Vestry Act"
Charter of the Convention of the Diocese of Washington