The 174th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Vermont will be held October 27-28, 2006, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington. The theme is “Celebrate the Ministries of the Cathedral,” with the dean of Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans as dinner speaker and preacher, and a series of workshops focusing on the social justice/outreach programs of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
As in previous
years, the Convention will be preceded by all-day ministry
fairs (10:00
A.M. to 4:00 P.M.) offering opportunities for learning presented by the
"Cathedral withough Walls" in the morning and pre-convention information
sessions in the afternoon. Bishop
Thomas Ely will preside at a noon Eucharist. This year’s
ministry fairs will be:
October 7, St. Mark’s Church, Springfield
October 21, Trinity Church, Shelburne
Convention Schedule
The
Convention will begin Friday, October 27, with registration from 11:00
to 4:00. New delegates are encouraged to attend Convention 101 from
Noon to 12:45. Hearings will be held on the budget, proposed canons
and resolutions from 12:55-1:55, followed
by two rounds of workshops from 2:05-3:05 and 3:15-4:15. Evensong and
Bishop Ely’s
annual address are at 4:30, followed by a social hour (6:00-7:00) and
dinner at the Wyndham Hotel. The
"Dixie Six" Jazz Band will entertain during the social hour.
Saturday will begin with registration at 8:00 and Eucharist at 8:30 A.M., followed by convention business. Adjournment is expected about 3:30 P.M. All are welcome to attend parts or all of the convention. To register for convention and/or request tickets for the convention dinner, click on the link at left to download the convention registration form, or call the office at 800-286-3437 or 802-863-3431.
Dinner
Speaker and Preacher
The Very Rev. David Allard duPlantier, has served as Dean
of Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans since February, 2002. A native
of Louisville, Kentucky—he was born there in 1961—duPlantier
earned a degree in economics from Miami University of Ohio and worked
in health care marketing before attending The General Theological Seminary
and graduating in 1993 with a Master of Divinity. He served congregations
in the Diocese of Southern Ohio before being called to Christ Church
Cathedral.
DuPlantier has been involved in Anglican ministry in the Middle East, most recently working with a center for healthcare for Palestinian children in and around Jerusalem and the West Bank. After Hurricane Katrina, he mobilized the cathedral community in a variety of relief efforts. One led to the Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative, a low income housing LLC sponsored by Episcopal Relief and Development and the Diocese of Louisiana. The cathedral’s bicentennial fell just two months after the 2005 hurricanes, and duPlantier formed a partnership with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. That led to the commissioning of a major work for the bicentennial, “All the Saints,” by Irvin Mayfield.
Lodging
Special Rates are available at:
Bishop Booth Conference
Center
802-658-6233
bishopbooth@dioceseofvermont.org
$20 per person in a shared room. Includes continental breakfast
Wyndham Burlington Hotel
802-658-6500
$119 per night, single or double occupancy
Note: Twenty rooms are set aside at this rate, and rooms must be reserved
by September 27 through the phone number above, not through the Wyndham
central reservation number.
Say you are attending the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont Convention.
University Inn at Exit 14-E off Interstate 89
Call 800-808-4656, or 802-863-5541, and say you are attending the Episcopal
Diocese of Vermont Convention
$49 standard room, single or double occupancy
$79 suite, single or double occupancy
