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Has your congregation elected lay delegates to convention?
The priest-in-charge, rector, or vicar should complete a Certificate of Average Sunday Attendance (ASA) and Lay Delegates for 2024. If your church doesn’t have a priest, then a warden or clerk of the vestry or bishop’s committee should certify the lay delegation.
CERTIFICATE OF ASA & LAY DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
The ASA should be the same as you reported (or plan to report) on your Parochial Report for the year 2023. Delegates per church are allotted based on these ASA ranges:
0-50 (two delegates)
51-100 (three delegates)
101-150 (four delegates)
>151 or more (five delegates)
Secretary of the Diocese
Need to elect one; one-year term
Theodore G. Fletcher (current; eligible for re-election)
Treasurer of the Diocese
Need to elect one; one-year term
Julian Sheffield (current; eligible for re-election)
Standing Committee
Clergy Need to elect one; three-year term
The Rev. Kerry Mansir (current; eligible for re-election)
Lay Need to elect one; three-year term
Mark Spahr (current; not eligible for re-election)
Disciplinary Board Representatives
Clergy Need to elect one; three-year term
The Rev. Shirley Bowen (current; eligible for re-election)
Lay Need to elect one; three-year term
Vacant
Provincial Conference Deputies
Clergy Need to elect one; two-year term
Vacant (current The Rev. Lisa Fry ex officio General Convention Deputy)
Lay Need to elect one; two-year term
Vacant (current John Hennessy ex officio General Convention Deputy)
General Convention Deputies
Clergy Need to elect four to serve GC82 (2027)
Lay Need to elect four to serve GC82 (2027)
General Convention Alternate Deputies
Clergy Need to elect four to serve GC82 (2027)
Lay Need to elect four to serve GC82 (2027)
Please pray for the entire convention, your bishop and staff, for all delegates and the decisions they have made, and those who have offered themselves for leadership roles. We thank all for their service and faithfulness.
Prayer for a Church Convention
Click the button below to download a one-page recap of the 204th Annual Diocesan Convention that you can share with your parish. It has links embedded to the Bishop’s address, reports, and resolutions.