Nominations now open

Nominations are now open for eight positions that will be filled at the 2021 Convention of The Episcopal Church in North Texas, which will be held via Zoom on Saturday, November 13, 2021.

The deadline for submitting nominations is September 17, 2021.

The positions to be filled are:

• Standing Committee — 1 lay, 1 clergy
• Disciplinary Board – 1 lay, 2 clergy
• Trustee, University of the South – 1 lay
• Executive Council – 2 lay, 1 clergy

When you submit the nomination form, you will get an email telling you the form has been received and instructing you on how to submit your head shot photo and bio.

NOMINATIONS FORM

Convention: Nomination Form

Your name *

Whom are you nominating? *

Be sure to talk to the person first to make sure they agree to be nominated.

For what position? * Member, Executive CouncilMember, Disciplinary BoardMember, Standing CommitteeTrustee, University of the South

Nominee's information

Email address *

Order

Lay

Clergy

Congregation, Town

Qualifications, etc.

Describe why you are nominating this person for this role

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NOMINATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 17

Any nominations after the closing date of September 17, 2021, may be made from the floor at diocesan convention. Nominations from the floor will follow all the requirements for candidates, including sufficient copies of the nominees’ picture and biographical information for all clergy and convention delegates, plus verification of qualifications. The requirements for nominations from the floor of convention appear in Canon I.2.8.2.5 “Nominations from the Floor,” in the Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, found on the Constitution and Canons Committee page, here.

OTHER POSITIONS

In addition, the following individual positions are nominated by the bishop and confirmed by the convention.

• Diocesan Secretary and Assistant to the Secretary
• Diocesan Registrar
• Diocesan Historiographer
• Diocesan Treasurer and Assistant to the Treasurer
• Diocesan Chancellor
• Corporation Trustee
• Episcopate endowment trustee

Groups which welcome new members each year, appointed by the bishop include:

• Commission on Ministry
• Finance Committee
• Diocesan Schools Commission
• Constitution and Canons Committee

If you would like to volunteer in these areas and potentially make yourself available for a future nomination, please email the nominations committee at nominations.committee@edotn.org to let them know of your interest, in case the bishop needs recommendations.

For more information on nominations, please email nominations.committee@edotn.org

The chair of the Nominations Committee is Robert Pace, rector, Trinity Fort Worth.