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The Episcopal Diocese of Texas
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The 168th Diocesan Council
Registration is Open
Deadlines Approaching
Galveston, February 9-11, 2017
Click here for the online registration form. If your annual meeting is near February, but you already know the number of delegates/alternates that will attend, you can register early as First Name: Delegate, Last Name: One, Two, Three, or Four and First Name: Alternate, Last Name: One, Two, Three or Four. Seating arrangements are made according to first registered, first seated. You will supply the names of your delegates/alternates when you send in your Official Certification Form, so we will have the names for their badges.
Electronic Voting
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ll voting will be done electronically using smartphones, tablets and laptops. Wi-Fi access will be provided to each delegate, but electricity will not be. Before you register people, you will need to know if delegates can bring their own mobile device or will need to borrow one. If your alternates do not plan to share a device with your delegates, you will need to count them also. The online registration form will ask how many devices the Diocese will need to provide for those not able to bring their own.
Council Deadlines
Council 2017 (February 9-11, 2017) deadlines for resolutions, nominations and constitution and canonical changes/amendments are below. Nominations forms can be filled out online or can be printed and mailed from this link.
Resolutions, Nov. 15, 2016
Chair: The Rev. Susan Kennard
Nominations, November 10, 2016
(Committee will meet November 15, 2016)
Chair: The Rev. Bertie Pearson
Constitution and Canon Changes/Amendments, November 15, 2016
Chair:
Maria Boyce
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Council Donations Have Impact on Seafarers Ministry
Donations gathered at the 168th Diocesan Council will support flood relief through Episcopal Relief and Development.
Each Diocesan Council supports an outreach ministry with donations from churches and delegates. In 2016, the Seafarers Center received donations for gift boxes to merchant mariners. The Rev. Lacy Largent reports that the support makes "a lot" of difference. Read more
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Diolog E-News Signup
Please encourage your delegates, vestry members and lay leaders to follow diocesan news in the
Diolog e-news here. Add the link to your website, share in your church newsletter, or simply text
episcopal to 42828 to subscribe.
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