Schedule and General Information
This year's Diocesan
Convention will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington.
Download a form to register for
the Convention and/or the Friday night Sacred Meal.
The Convention special guest is Emily Scott, founder and pastoral minister at St. Lydia's, a "dinner church" congregation that meets in Manhattan's East Village on Sunday Evenings. She will lead a Friday Morning Workshop, a Friday Afternoon Forum, and, with Bishop Ely, the Friday evening Sacred Meal.
Ministry Fairs are planned for October 2 (St. Paul's, White River), October 16 (St. James', Essex Junction) and October 31 (Zion, Manchester Center). Delegates should attend at least the afternoon session, where Convention business will be discussed, with an opportunity to ask questions in a less formal setting than that of the Convention business session. Information on the Ministry Fairs is here.
Youth Conference
This year, a conference for youth in grades 6-12 will be held at Bishop
Booth Conference Center from Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. until 3:30
p.m. on Saturday. Based on the Convention theme, the event will include
a Sacred Meal, music, games, prayer, workshops, a short Rock Point
pilgrimage and the Saturday morning Convention Eucharist. Emily Scott
will lead a workshop on "Stuff and Symbols: They Ways We Worship." More
information is here. Download a registration
form.
Download a "save the
date" flyer.
Friday Night Sacred Meal
The meal (7-9 p.m.
at the Hilton Hotel) will be modeled on the practice of St. Lydia's.
Bishop Ely will preside, and Emily Scott will preach. Mark Howe,
Canon Precentor
at St. Paul's, will lead the music, and volunteer worship
leaders are needed to help guide the gathered community. All
that is required is interest and attendance at the Friday afternoon
(1:00 – 2:30)
Paperless Music Rehearsal (see schedule below), in which the music
for the Sacred Meal will be reviewed by Mark Howe, and Emily Scott.
Ideally there will be one worship leader at each table. If you
are planning to attend the sacred meal on Friday night and would
like to help with this ministry of hospitality and support, please contact Caitlin
McFarland or attend the Paperless
Music workshop on Friday afternoon and speak to her there.
Pre-Convention Journal
Download a pdf file
Proposed
2011 Budget
For links to download the budget and narrative budget, go to the Convention
Index page.
Display space for the 2010 Diocesan Convention will be in the downstairs Parish Hall. Space has been reserved on a first come-first served basis. All displays should be in place by Friday morning at 9:30 and removed no later noon on Saturday so that the space can be used for lunch.
Schedule
Overview
In addition to the legislative tasks of Convention, there is also the
opportunity for discussion, reflection, education, worship, and meals
together.
Note: For those events
marked with an *, please email diocesanconvention@dioceseofvermont.org to let the organizers know if you plan to attend so they will be able
to prepare adequate seating.
Friday, November 5
Registration – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cathedral parish hall (downstairs) – no lunch provided on Friday.
* Workshop – 10-11:30 a.m.: Through the Cracks in the Sidewalk: What's Emerging in Your Church? Led by Convention special guest Emily Scott, in the Cathedral nave.
Rock Point Pilgrimage – 10 a.m.–Noon: Getting to Know Your Diocesan Home. Gather at the chapel at Bishop Booth Conference Center for a tour of Rock Point's many points of interest.
Deacons' Lunch – Noon–1 p.m. in the Cathedral Nursery.
* Convention 101 – Noon–1 p.m. at the Cathedral. A short course in the “whys and wherefores” of the convention business session. The workshop leaders explain what delegates can expect to happen on and off the Convention floor. Legislative procedures, how to amend a resolution, and what we will be voting on and how we will vote are just a few of the topics covered. New and seasoned delegates have found this session very helpful.
* Workshop – 1:00–2:30 p.m.: Paperless Music 101: Singing from the Oral Tradition, in the Cathedral nave. Led by Emily Scott and Cathedral Canon Precentor Mark Howe.
* Hearings – 1:00–2:30 p.m. in the Cathedral Common Room. The Hearings on proposed resolutions, canon changes, and the diocesan budget provide a condensed forum for delegates to discuss briefly the issues that will come to the floor of Convention. Members of the Resolutions Committee, Canons Committee, and Council (for budget hearings), as well as those individuals who submitted the resolutions or canon changes will be on hand to answer your questions. Delegates are expected to have attended one of the Pre-Convention Hearings during the afternoon session of the Ministry Fairs when these issues are discussed in great detail.
* Meet Candidates for General Convention Deputy – 2:40–3:20 p.m. in the Cathedral Nave.
Move to Hilton Hotel – 3:20–3:45 p.m.
* Forum with Emily Scott – 3:45–5:45 p.m.: What We Need Is Here: Building Enculturated Communities of Practice, in the Adirondack Ballroom at the Hilton Hotel. Scott and others from St. Lydia's will tell the story of the congregation and explore the themes of enculturation, practice and belief, shared authority and relational ministry.
Friends of Bill – 5:45–6:30 in the Burlington Boardroom on the mezzanine of the Hilton
Social hour – 5:45–6:30 p.m. in the Hilton Montpelier Ballroom (cash bar)
Gather for Procession – 630–6:45 p.m. in the Adirondack Ballroom pre-function area
Procession into the Adirondack Ballroom – 6:45 p.m.
Sacred Meal with Eucharist – 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Hilton. The meal will be modeled on the practice of St. Lydia's. Bishop Ely will preside, and Emily Scott will preach. Mark Howe will lead the music, and other worship leaders will assist. Download registration form.
Saturday, November 6 (all events at the Cathedral)
Registration – 8–10 a.m. (for those not already registered)
Eucharist – 8:30–9:45 a.m. in the Cathedral nave. Bishop Ely will preside, and Emily Scott will preach.
Note: The offering will go to the new Episcopal Church initiative to raise $10 million to assist in the rebuilding of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti.
Convention Business – 10a.m.–3:30 p.m. Opens with Bishop Ely’s address
Lunch will be provided.
Convention Adjourns – 3:30p.m. (time approximate).
Meals, Parking, and Lodging
Meals: Friday
night's Sacred Meal at the Hilton Hotel will cost $39 per person,
and the payment
deadline is October 4. All are welcome. Download
a registration form.
Saturday lunch is provided at The Cathedral. There is no charge for lunch.
Parking is available at conveniently located
city parking garages. There is metered parking on the streets. Note
that the gates at the Hilton garage will be open after hours, so those
wishing to attend the evening showing of Traces of the Trade will be
able to exit the garage.
Lodging: Arrangements have been
made for a special rate at three locations for those wishing to overnight
on Friday, November 5th .
Bishop
Booth Conference Center
20 Rock
Point Circle
Burlington, VT 05408
802-658-6233 – Steven
Antell, Director
$35 per person sharing twin plus
$7 for breakfast
University Inn
5 Dorset Street – Inter-State
89 Exit 14E
South Burlington, VT 05403
802-264-4114
$49 per night single, double, or
triple plus tax
Continental Breakfast included in
rate
University Inn and
Comfort Inn share the same check-in desk facilities
Comfort Inn
5 Dorset Street – Inter-State
89 Exit 14E
South Burlington, VT 05403
800-808-4656 or 802-863-5541
Rate $79 per night single or double
plus tax
Continental Breakfast included in
rate
Comfort Inn and University
Inn share the same check-in desk facilities
Hilton
Hotel
60
Battery Street
Burlington, VT 05401
800-HILTONS or 802-658-6500
Rate $119 per night
single or double plus tax
Breakfast is not included in rate
Hilton Hotel is closest
hotel to Cathedral. It is a full service hotel.
These rates are locally
negotiated, and if you call the hotel’s national reservations
number they may not have information on our group or rate. Always identify
yourself as attending Episcopal Diocesan Convention to access these
rates.
Run into a problem booking the negotiated rate? Contact: Jim
Larkin 802-878-8047.
