Update on 205th Annual Convention
March 5, 2021
As a member of voting diocesan clergy or an elected lay delegate, you are receiving these regular updates on the upcoming 205th Annual Convention. Please read each update carefully to ensure you have all you need to know about the upcoming gathering along with access to available resources. Thank you for sharing your gifts and for giving your time to the ongoing work of the Diocese of North Carolina!
ACTION ITEMS WITH THIS UPDATE:

  • Get ready - the 205th Annual Convention is tomorrow!
  • Prayers for Bishop Anne Hodges-Copple
  • Review to-do list
  • Download the app for the 205th Annual Convention
205TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
DATE: March 6, 2021
TIME: 11a.m. (expected duration: 30-40 minutes)
AN UPDATE FROM BISHOP ANNE HODGES-COPPLE

In Wednesday's Please Note, the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple shared the news that she was in Texas to be with her mother, who was in hospice care, and that she was unlikely to be in attendance for the 205th Annual Convention.

Joan Daniel Hodges died yesterday morning, March 4. Among the thoughts Bishop Anne shared when she wrote with the news:

"[Joan] was surrounded by her family and showered with every blessing of God mediated by the Book of Common Prayer and The Hymnal 1982. A former dean of The Cathedral Church of St. Matthew (Dallas,Texas) recalled that as a senior warden (the first woman to serve in that role), Joan 'would tell the unvarnished truth to your face and always have your back.' When I first told her I had the great honor of meeting Pope Francis, my mother replied, 'Well, I believe the honor was his.' Her wit, her passion for family, and daily witness of steadfast faith will be greatly missed."
 
Bishop Anne thanks everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support and comfort over the last several days. Please join with us now in prayer for Joan:
 
Grant us grace to entrust Joan to thy never-failing love; receive her into the arms of thy mercy, and remember her according to the favor which thou bearest unto thy people.
 
Grant that, increasing in knowledge and love of thee, she may go from strength to strength in the life of perfect service in thy heavenly kingdom. Amen.
TO DO TODAY
  • Put your credentials in your car so you don't forget them. If you did not receive your credentials, whether due to slow postal service or a late submission of a change to your delegation, if you've misplaced them or forget them, you can visit the Credentials Help tent on Saturday for assistance. But if you did receive them, put them in your car now!

  • Download the Convention app (see below). The app contains all the information you'll need for Convention. If you don't want to download the app, the information can also be found on the diocesan website.

  • Plan your trip. It is essential all attendees remain in their vehicles while on site, so please make sure you know where you will stop (rest areas, nearby businesses) before arrival to attend to your personal comfort.

  • If you'd like: The worship audio for the Liturgy of the Word can be accessed on the Convention app and diocesan website. The English version is available now; the Spanish-language version will be available later today. We hope you will listen to the first part of our Convention worship this evening or enjoy it during your drive tomorrow morning.

SATURDAY, MARCH 6
Before 10a.m.
  • Your travel time.
  • If you don't listen to it Friday evening, we encourage you to listen and enjoy the first part of Convention worship, the Liturgy of the Word, available on the Convention app and diocesan website. The English version is available now; the Spanish-language version will be available later today. We hope you will listen to the first part of our Convention worship this evening or enjoy it during your drive tomorrow morning.

10a.m
  • Gates open
  • Please have your credentials visible on the dashboard of your vehicle to assist parking attendants in directing you.
  • When on site, tune to radio station to access Convention audio (they are limited range and will not work beyond the parking lot):
  • FM 88.3 (English)
  • FM 106.5 (Spanish)

11a.m.
  • The 205th Annual Convention begins
  • Agenda (all voting will take place via the honking of vehicle horns):
  • Call to order and certfication of quorum
  • Adoption of Special Rules of Order
  • Business of Convention
  • Worship: The Liturgy of the Table

11:40a.m.(ish)
  • Adjournment
DOWNLOAD THE APP
The 205th Convention has an app offering all of the information you'll need. Affectionately known as the "Yapp App," if you already have Yapp downloaded on your mobile device, simply search "DioNC205" to add the 205th Annual Convention.

If you don't yet have the Yapp app, you can download it from the Apple Store or Google Play, and add the 205th Convention by searching "DioNC205."
In addition to the app, all available information can be found on the 205th Annual Convention page on the diocesan website.
SEE YOU TOMORROW!
Thank you for your service as a delegate of the 205th Annual Convention. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!