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Pre-diocesan convention deanery meetings set
Pre-diocesan convention deanery meetings have been scheduled in all deaneries of the diocese. The meetings are open to all interested people. All convention delegates are expected to attend the meeting in their deanery as part of their leadership role as delegates to the 2014 Diocesan Convention November 14-15 at the Jack Daniels Club at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The proposed budget for 2015 will be presented at these meetings, as will all proposed changes to the canons and constitution…
Pre-convention deanery meetings set
Dates for pre-convention deanery meetings have been set. These are the meetings at which delegates to convention and others who are interested review the proposed diocesan budget, any proposed resolutions, and nominations for election at convention. They also must elect a dean (1 year) and a sub-dean (1 year). Deaneries also will elect a lay and/or clergy representative to executive council (3 years). The results of those elections should be sent to Eleanor Doty at the diocesan office at eleanor.doty@edotn.org.…
An Exercise in Visioning and Practical Strategy Development
The Big Question On Tuesday, August 21, diocesan leaders participated in An Exercise in Visioning and Practical Strategy Development facilitated by Donald V. Romanik, president, Episcopal Church Foundation. By the end of the day, the group had identified the Big Question and had divided themselves into task forces to achieve specific goals designed to “answer” this question. The Big Question is What is the role and responsibility of the bishop in this new, developing and emerging entity known as the Episcopal Diocese of…