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Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Nominations, Reports, Deputies and Handicap Assistance
Convention Memo
TO: CLERGY, CONVENTION DEPUTIES, LAY LEADERS
FROM: SEAN C. SLACK, SECRETARY OF CONVENTION
SUBJECT: DIOCESAN CONVENTION
DATE: August 21, 2007
This year Convention will gather at the Philadelphia Cathedral, 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. All Convention activities will occur on one day, Saturday, November 3rd. The fall Convention emailing will contain more information about the agenda, arrangements and resolutions please also check www.diopa.org periodically for more information.
Nominations
Enclosed is the Nominating Committee’s slate for the offices of Standing Committee,
Commission on Clergy Salaries and Pensions, Alternates to the 2006 General
Convention, Christmas Fund, Diocesan Review Committee, Wapiti Board of Directors
and nominations to the Church Foundation Board of Directors. Nominating petitions
(sample enclosed) will now be received by the Committee on Elections. Petitions, along
with a biographical information form attached and an electronic photo; should be emailed to
J.D. Lafrance at jdlafrance@diopa.org ASAP to ensure longer web publication. The firm deadline for
nominations is October 3rd. Please use an electronic format if possible.
Reports to Convention
By separate memorandum, committees, commissions, agencies and organizations of the
diocese will be invited to submit reports to Convention. Subject to approval, reports will
be published in the Journal of Convention. We ask that when sending your committee
report, you add the names of your committee members who hold positions as of the 2007
Convention. Please send all reports and committee listings in electronic format only
to Henry Carnes, Director of Christian Education at henryc@diopa.org.
Youth Deputies
In accordance with the Diocesan Standing Order for the Stated Convention, “each parish
shall have the right to approve two youth representatives who shall have the right to sit
with the deputies from their parish and who shall have the privilege of speaking but not
voting on matters coming before Convention.” Go to www.diopa.org for more
information.
Handicap Assistance
Should you or a fellow deputy need additional assistance at Convention, please contact
Linda Hollingsworth as soon as possible to make arrangements either for hearing assistance,
large print, Braille, sign language interpreters or a ramp. Contact Linda Hollingsworth at
215-386-0234×100 or lindah@philadelphiacathedral.org