Included in this email: elections, resolutions, orientation, finance and budget presentation information, convention calendar, and the convention webpage.

Training on the election’s platform will be offered by Data on the Spot (DOTS), the elections vendor, on Thursday, November 11, 2021 and Saturday, November 13, 2021. Voters or potential voters need to attend one of these sessions and plan on 15-30 minutes for training.

Delegates, alternates, and certified canonical clergy will receive e-mails from Elections | 237 Annual Convention (dataonthespot) with training information. Please be on the lookout for this communication. The Zoom links for the voter training will not be posted on the convention webpage. If you are a voter and do not receive an e-mail from Elections | 237 Annual Convention (dataonthespot), please check your spam folder. If you do not find this email in your Spam folder, please contact Toni Snow, tsnow@delaware.church.

Links to amended resolutions as discussed at the October 24, 2021, resolutions hearing can be found here. These resolutions will be voted on at the 237th Convention.

Orientation for delegates, alternates, and certified clergy attending convention for the first time will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. via Zoom. The session should last approximately 30 minutes. Zoom links for this session are posted on the convention webpage and can be accessed by clicking here.

Two Finance and Budget presentation sessions will be held via Zoom during the week of November 8, 2021. Those sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, November 10, 2021, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and again on the morning of Saturday, November 13, 2021, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Each session is scheduled for approximately 90 minutes. The convention will be asked to approve the 2022 preliminary budget, so it will be helpful for voters to attend one of these sessions. No sessions will be held on the day of the convention. Links to budget information can be found here. Zoom links for these sessions are posted on the convention webpage and can be accessed by clicking here.

Please remember that the convention webpage, is a centralized repository of information and instructions for the 237th Annual Convention. The page will provide all links, documents, election information, resolutions, livestream links for convention and worship, and other items you will need to know to be an effective participant.