118th Council
The 118th Annual Council concluded on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Documents are still available for download. To view the Powerpoint business presentation click here. Quick links to results from Annual Council include:
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Executive Board (click this link)
Elected at Council
Standing Committee (Clergy) – The Rev. Susan Grimm
Standing Committee (Lay) – Mr. John Meek
Ecclesiastical Court (Clergy) – The Very Rev Kate Bobbit & The Rev. Dr. David Smith
Ecclesiastical Court (Lay) – Mr. Kenny Dale
Provincial Synod (Lay) – Ms. Anne Lund
Provincial Synod (Clergy) – The Rev. Connor Alexander
Deanery Elections (click this link)
Nominations approved by Council (click this link)
Appointments by the Bishop (click this link)
REPORTS
Chanco on the James powerpoint
Talbot Hall Properties Committee
RESOLUTIONS
Actions taken at the 118th:
R-1 as amended (resolve # 2,d) passed
R-2 passed in original form
Con-1 passed in original form
Con -2 Tabled
Can -1 Tabled
Can 2 – wihtdrawn prior to Council
Can -3 passed in original form
Can -4 Tabled
Memorial Resolution Sue Wilder
Memorial Resolution Ethel Marple
Memorial Resolution Fred Martin
Memorial Resolution Merrill Young
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
To view the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia 2009 Year in Review presentation click here.
Pre-Council Convocation meetings were held January 17-28, 2010
The Youtube presentation that is shared during pre-council can be found here: http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY
Documents Available Online
All of the Annual Council documents are available to download and print from this page.
REVIEW AHEAD OF TIME DOCUMENTS! Noted speaker and author Phyllis Tickle was with us on Saturday and Sunday of Council and shared her insights into how Christianity is changing in our time. In preparation for Phyllis Tickle’s presentations, there were ahead of time the material posted (List of websites, Bibliography of books of relevance, List of terms).
The YouTube presentation shown during the Annual Council in preparation for Phyllis Tickle’s address can be found here.
Rules of Order
The Rules of Order as last enacted shall remain in force until changed by a later Council. [download]
Quorum
[Constitution of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia (“Constitution”), Art. VII, §2] [download Constitution & Canon]
l. One half of the total number of clergy entitled to membership in Council and residing within the geographical boundaries of the diocese and not listed as retired with the Church Pension Fund and Lay Delegates from at least one half of the total number of parishes and organized missions shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn to a specific date.
2. In the determination of a quorum each cure parish and each mission cre shall be considered as a single unit regardless of the number of congregations located within each cure.
The report of the Committee for the Status of Parishes and Missions used to determine the parishes and organized missions entitled to representation [may be downloaded here]
Annual Reports
Committees, Commissions and related organizations are required to file an annual written report with the Council. These reports should be addressed to the Secretary of the Diocese and may be emailed to Secretary, Diocese Southern Virginia. Reports should be received no later than January 22, 2010