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“That we all may be
one: Working together in common mission.”
JANUARY 30-31, 2004
Friday is a time to do required organizational
items, but also features items to celebrate: what we already have going
in this diocese, ongoing, coming to fruition, and recently launched.
1:00 Capital Campaign
workshop at Guild Hall
2:00 Registration
– will take place in the mid-nave
Live music provided by Youth musicians from Episcopal
Schools
Exhibit time – information about various programs and organizations
in the Diocese
4:00 Gathering Time and Opening
Business Session
(1) HYMN AND DEVOTIONS: Chaplain
(2) INTRODUCTION OF NOMINEES – Nominees for
members of the Standing Committee, At-Large Members of Diocesan Council,
and Members of the Ecclesiastical Trial Court will be introduced and
give a brief statement. The Report on Nominations was mailed to the
delegates. Biographies and statements of nominees appear in the January
issue of the Washington Window and are also in the registration packets.
4:45 Organization of Convention—
required items
(3) CALL TO ORDER
(4) ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM
(5) ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
(6) ADOPTION OF THE SPECIAL RULE
(7) NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND CANONS
OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION
(8) APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY, TREASURER AND CHANCELLOR
(with the consent of the Convention)
(9) APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT REQUIRING CONSENT
(Commission on Ministry, Diocesan Review Team)
(10) APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT NOT REQUIRING CONSENT:
by title
(11) APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRATION CLERKS, TELLERS AND
PAGES: by title
(12) RESOLUTIONS OF COURTESY
(13) REPORT OF DELINQUENT PAROCHIAL REPORTS
(14) REPORT OF NOMINATIONS – Following each
section of the report, the President will give the opportunity for additional
nominations from the floor. Nominations from the floor will be confined
to announcement of the nominee’s name only, and there shall be
no seconding speeches. (Rule of Order 18)
(15) RECEIPT OF PETITIONS AND NEW RESOLUTIONS –
without debate, for agreement to consider. A motion to accept requires
a two-thirds vote. Proponents mush show cause why they could not have
submitted the resolution two months before, and they are required to
deliver 500 copies of proposed resolution to the Secretary prior to
the Call to Order. (Rule of Order 23).
Recognition of People and of Ministry in the
Diocese
(16) INTRODUCTION OF CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS
AND TASK FORCES – Report of these groups are in the packet of
materials distributed at registration.
(17) INTRODUCTION OF CLERGY IN NEW MINISTRIES
(18) UTO (United Thank Offering) PRESENTATION: Ms.
Inez Thomas
(19) JUBILEE MINISTRY PRESENTATION: Ms. Betty Coats
(20) APPRECIATION OF VARIOUS OTHER MINISTRIES IN THIS
DIOCESE
Related Resolutions
(21) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
Resolution on Episcopal Senior Ministries
Resolution in Support of Episcopal Schools
Resolution on the Continuing Work of the Task Force
on Justice and Equitable Treatment in the Church
(22) PETITION PRESENTED BY THE DIOCESAN COUNCIL: The
Rev. Mark Pendleton
Petition from St. Philip’s, Baden Parish
for Admission into Union with the Convention
(23) PARTING WORDS FROM BISHOP BARTLETT: The Rt. Rev.
Allen Bartlett
6:35 Elections
(24) CASTING OF THE FIRST BALLOT – For the election
of members of the Standing Committee, At-Large Members of Diocesan Council,
and Members of the Ecclesiastical Trial Court. Please mark each page
of the ballot and give it to the appropriate tellers together with voting
card #1 in your registration packet.
6:45 Convention Dinner
(25) Dinner will be served in the Nave by reservation
for delegates and visitors. See insert in packet for list of cd’s
from local parishes that are being played.
8:00 Convention Eucharist
(26) All persons are invited to attend the celebration
of the Eucharist. The Most Rev. Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane will
be the homilist. Music during the call to worship and the service will
be provided by Siya Jika, a group of musicians from South Africa. The
offering will be divided equally between the Council of Anglican Provinces
of Africa and the HIV/Aids Program of the Province of Southern Africa.
(Please make checks payable to the Diocese of Washington.)
Saturday morning is largely about
launching the mission strategy.
8:30 Getting Started with Registration
and Elections
9:00 (27) MORNING DEVOTIONS: Musician
and Chaplain
9:15 (28) REPORT OF TELLERS ON THE RESULTS OF
THE FIRST BALLOT: Mr. Stephen Dean
(29) CASTING OF THE SECOND BALLOT
9:45 (30) BISHOP’S ADDRESS: The
Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane
Mission Strategy
10:15 (31) MISSION STRATEGY PRESENTATION:
The Rev. Canon Carol Cole Flanagan and Mr. Robert Franken
10:35 (32) SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS
– take place at the tables in the rear of the Nave. All present
are invited to participate in this exercise. Delegates’ nametags
will contain the number of their assigned table, and visitors may go to
the registration area to receive a table assignment.
11:30 Related Resolutions
– From out of the work of this past year and other related ones
(33) CONTINUATION OF REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution to Appoint a Hispanic Ministry Committee
Resolution on Companion Diocese Relationship with
the Diocese of Honduras
Resolution to Appoint a Committee on Prison Ministry
Resolution on a Diocesan 20/20 Vision: Doubling the
Diocese by 2020
Resolution on Parish Bounds
12:00 (34) NOONDAY DEVOTIONS
12:10 (35) BISHOP’S AWARD
Elections
12:20 (36) REPORT OF TELLERS ON THE RESULTS
OF THE SECOND BALLOT: Mr. Stephen Dean
(37) CASTING OF THE THIRD BALLOT
12:30 Lunchtime
(38) Lunch will be served in the Nave by reservation
for delegates and visitors. See insert in packet for list of cd’s
from local parishes that are being played.
Gathering time
1:15 (39) Live music provided by Cynthia
Cathcart, celtic harper
Saturday afternoon is mostly about
other required business –
numbers, laws, elections – as well as items submitted by individuals.
Other Required Business
1:30 (40) TREASURER’S REPORT:
the Treasurer
(41) PRESENTATION AND ADOPTION OF 2004 BUDGET: Mr.
Michael Febrey, Chair of Finance Committee
(42) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION AND
CANONS:
Ms. Sandra Choate, Chair
I - Change Regarding Clergy and Lay Compensation,
Canon 25, Sec. 4
II - Change Regarding Recusal on the Ecclesiastical
Trial Court
(43) REPORT OF TELLERS ON THE RESULTS OF THE THIRD
BALLOT:
Mr. Stephen Dean
(44) CASTING OF FOURTH BALLOT (if necessary)
(45) REPORT ON PLANS FOR SITE OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH
CONVENTION: the Secretary
(46) RESOLUTION TO SET THE DATE AND PLACE OF THE ONE
HUNDRED TENTH CONVENTION – January 28-29, 2005 at the Washington
National Cathedral
Other Resolutions Submitted by Individuals
(47) CONTINUATION OF REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines
and Policies
Resolution to Continue in the Anglican Communion
Resolution on Conscience
Resolution on Welcoming Visitors and New Arrivals
from Other Anglican Churches
(48) OTHER RESOLUTIONS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED
FOR CONSIDERATION
(49) OTHER MEMORIAL AND COURTESY RESOLUTIONS
This is the time to launch this major
project and have a big celebration to end the convention. Because of the
performers, this will need to happen at 3:30, even if other business is
not yet over.
Partnership with Southern Africa
3:30 (50) STATEMENTS OF INTENT: the
Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane and the Most Rev. Njongonkulu Ndungane
(51) CONTINUATION OF REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution on Partnership with the Church of the
Province of Southern Africa
(52) SIGNING OF THE COVENANT; CELEBRATION
The celebration will feature music and dancing led by members of the
Bokamoso Youth Theater from Winterveldt, Pretoria
(53) CLOSING DEVOTIONS: Chaplain
4:00 (54) ADJOURNMENT AND BENEDICTION
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