2020 Diocesan Convention

The 183rd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis will take place virtually on Saturday, November 7. More information about the online gathering including schedule and registration details will be available in the coming months.

If you are a delegate and unable to attend convention, it is your responsibility to notify the diocesan office of the change.

Pre-Convention Neighborhood Meetings

Canon 9, Section 3 and 4, specifies that each neighborhood will meet prior to convention. At this year’s convention, we will consider a canonical amendment that will finalize the reorganization of the diocese into neighborhoods, rather than deaneries. In keeping with that proposal, our pre-convention meetings will be held by neighborhood and will include all clergy, wardens, delegates and alternates.

Dates of virtual neighborhood meetings are as follows:

• September 22 at 7 p.m. EDT — Crossroads
• September 29 at 7 p.m. EDT — The Edge
• October 4 at 3 p.m. EDT– Wabash
• October 6 at 6 p.m. CDT/7 p.m. EDT– Confluence
• October 11 at 3 p.m. EDT — Waycross
• October 13 at 7 p.m. — Riverbend

The gatherings will include:

Save the Date:  Pre-Convention Workshop October 7 at 7 p.m.

Online Participation and Voting

All 2020 convention business and voting will be conducted electronically via Zoom, requiring a smart phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection. To participate via Zoom your device must meet these system requirements.

All clergy and lay delegates are required to participate in a virtual training in advance of convention. Training dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Those who anticipate connectivity or technological challenges that might make it difficult to participate in convention from home are asked to email communication@indydio.org.

General attendees and visitors will have the option to listen to convention by phone. Phone participation does not allow for voice or vote.

Constitution & Canons Changes

View the proposed constitution and canons changes to be considered at convention.

Nominations

These positions will be elected within neighborhoods or at convention:  Neighborhood Conveners, Executive Council, Standing Committee, Commission on Ministry, Waycross Board of Directors, Disciplinary Board.

We are seeking to develop broad and diverse leadership from across the Diocese of Indianapolis. Please ask people whom you think may have the gifts to serve well in one of these roles to consider putting their names forward or allowing someone else to nominate them. Pray about whether you might be called to serve in this way. Contact Kim Christopher with any questions about the process for nomination at the diocesan level.

Submit a nomination for a diocesan leadership role to be considered at convention. Deadline:  October 16

Reports

Reports to convention by committees and commissions of the diocese will be posted on the diocesan website, and will be printed in the annual journal of the diocese for historical record.

Submit a report to convention. Deadline:  October 16

Resolutions

View the proposed resolutions to be considered at convention.

Virtual hearings will be held online on October 31 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (details to come).

Certificate of Parish Leadership, Committee Member Updates

The deadline to submit these filings has closed. If you have not filed or need to make changes, please contact Erinna VanDever.

Convention Delegates

Congregations that have made changes in their roster of convention delegates should email changes to Kim Christopher by October 16.

Convention Exhibitors and Vendors

In order to continue to support the ministry of diocesan convention vendors and exhibitors, a virtual exhibit hall will be offered during this year’s online convention. Exhibitors are encouraged to take this brief survey to let us know how they would be interested in participating.