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Positions to Be Filled by Election at Convention

The positions below are those for which the Nominating Committee is seeking nominees for election. You may nominate someone if you have their permission and you both are canonically resident clergy or communicants in good standing—those “who for the previous year have been faithful in corporate worship…and…in working, praying and giving for the spread of the Kingdom of God”(Title 1, Canon 17.4). Also please consider nominating yourself for a position you feel qualified to fill.

Download the nomination form (MS Word). Nomination forms are also available at the Diocesan Center (863-3431 or 800-286-3437), and they have been sent to all delegates to convention, all parishes (senior wardens) and diocesan committee chairs.

BROOKHAVEN TRUSTEES
Three members to be elected for three-year terms.
The Board has full jurisdiction and authority over the management and operation of the Brookhaven Home and School, including the program, discipline and regulation, and the engagement or dismissal of faculty and staff. The Board meets the third Tuesday of the month at 3:30 PM.  Contact person: the Rev. Diana Collins, President (dianacollins@vermontel.net)

DIOCESAN COUNCIL
Four at-large members to be elected for two-year terms and two youth representatives to be elected for one-year terms.
The Bishop and the Council exercise the executive power of the Diocese between conventions and are responsible for the promotion of the mission of the church. The Council, in consultation with the Treasurer of the Diocese, prepares a comprehensive budget each year for submission to the annual Convention. Of the 26 elected members, 16 are elected by deaneries, 8 are at-large members, and 2 are youth members. The Council meets five Saturdays per year at various locations from 10AM-2PM.  Contact person:  Lynn Bates, Canon to the Ordinary (863-3431 or 800-286-3437; lbates@dioceseofvermont.org)

Note: Each deanery should elect a lay or clergy representative to Council by August 1 and send the name to the Secretary of Convention James Larkin (802-878-8047; larkinej@hotmail.com).

ECCLESIASTICAL COURT
One clergy and one lay person to be elected to 4-year terms.
One clergy and one lay person to be elected to 4-year terms as alternates.
The five-member court is responsible for conducting trials of cases relating to ecclesiastical discipline of clergy until Title IV of the canons of the national church.  At least one member “shall be learned in the law”. There are no regularly scheduled meetings.  Contact person: Lynn Bates, Canon to the Ordinary (863-3431 or 800-286-3437; lbates@dioceseofvermont.org)

GENERAL CONVENTION DEPUTIES
Four clergy deputies and four lay deputies to be elected to serve for the 2009-2012 triennium.
The 2009 General Convention is scheduled for July 8-17, 2009 in Anaheim, CA. Deputies are chosen at the Diocesan Convention not later than 12 months preceding the opening date of the General Convention, and they serve until their successors are elected.  Clerical Deputies must be priests or deacons canonically resident in Vermont. Lay Deputies must be communicants in good standing of a congregation in the diocese. 
Alternate Deputies will be elected at the 2008 Diocesan Convention.

OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Two members (one clergy, 1 lay person) to be elected to three-year terms.
The committee of three clergy and three lay persons is responsible for implementing and enforcing the audit, financial reporting, funds management and other requirements of diocesan and national canons relating to diocesan and parish financial management.  They provide resources and consulting to parishes and diocesan organizations and are responsible for an annual audit of accounts of the Diocese and Trustees. The committee meets several times a year. Contact person: Jim Harder, Chair (802-775-4368; jharder@sover.net)

PROVINCIAL SYNOD
Two deputies (one cleric and one lay) and two alternates (one cleric and 1 lay) to be elected to three-year terms.
Provincial Synod is the oversight group for programs sponsored by the New England dioceses and also serves as a link between the Province and Executive Council and other national-church groups and activities. Synod consists of the Bishops of the Province plus one clergy and one lay person from each diocese. It general meets once a year (the morning of Provincial Convocation-always the Friday before Thanksgiving) except in the year of General Convention, when a second meeting is held prior to the Provincial Pre-General-Convention gathering).

ROCK POINT BOARD
Three members to be elected to three-year terms.
The Board is responsible for administration and maintenance of the buildings and grounds of Rock Point.  The duties include planning for the use, maintenance, management and security of the property and purchasing and contracting for all goods and services.  The Board normally meets every third Wednesday of the month in Burlington.  Contact person:  Lee Bronson, President  (802-658-1482; Bronson@sover.net)                

ROCK POINT SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Four members to be elected to three-year terms.
The Board of Trustees has full jurisdiction and authority over the management and operations of Rock Point School, including the curriculum, discipline, regulation and the engagement or dismissal of the faculty and staff. The Board meets quarterly (August, November, February and May), in Burlington.  Contact person:  John Rouleau, Headmaster (802-863-1104; jrouleau@rockpoint.org)

STANDING COMMITTEE
Two members (one cleric and one lay person) to be elected to four-year terms.
The Standing Committee-four clergy and four lay persons – is an advisory committee to the Bishop and acts in the absence of the Bishop as the ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese.  The committee must consent to ordinations and to Episcopal elections in other dioceses.  The committee meets the third Tuesday of each month (except July and August) in Randolph 2PM-4PM.  Contact person:  The Very Rev. Kenneth Poppe 864-0471 (kpoppe@stpaulscathedralvt.org)

TRUSTEES OF THE DIOCESE
One member to a term of seven years.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for receiving, holding and properly disposing of all assets, real and personal, of the Diocese.  In other words, the Board is owner of all diocesan property and is responsible for management of diocesan investments.  The Board meets quarterly (January, April, July, October) in Burlington.  Contact person: Carolyn Fouts, President (802-524-4842; carolyn.fouts@verizon.net)