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Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Convention memo
To: Clergy, Convention Deputies, Lay Leaders
From: Diocesan Convention Office
Subject: Diocesan Convention – November 8, 2008
Date: August 21, 2008
Nominations
All information on Nominations is available at www.diopa.org/office/convention/2008/nominations including a list of those that have been nominated by the Nominations Committee, Forms for Nominations and Biographical information sheets. The firm deadline for nominations is October 3rd for Nominations and for submitting Biographical information. Please submit nominations to JDLafrance@diopa.org.
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 by email to JDLafrance@diopa.org. All reports will be posted at www.diopa.org/office/convention/2008/info.
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.” Register at www.diopa.org/office/convention/2008/registration.
Handicap Assistance
Should you or a fellow deputy need additional assistance at Convention, please contact Linda Hollingsworth at the Cathedral, LindaH@philadelphiacathedral.org as soon as possible, to make arrangements either for hearing assistance, large print, Braille, sign language interpreters or a ramp.