Update on 205th Annual Convention
March 4, 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 Saturday!
  • 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 minutes)
TODAY AND FRIDAY
  • 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.

SATURDAY, MARCH 6
Before 10a.m.
  • Your travel time.
  • 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. It will be available on both channels by Saturday 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 SATURDAY!
Thank you for your service as a delegate of the 205th Annual Convention. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!