“Always ready to worship and serve.”
The 189th Diocesan Convention
Welcome
to our 10th bishop
Bishop-Elect Scott Benhase, Keynoter
February 4-6, 2010 in Savannah, Georgia
Financial Reports
Reports To Convention
Campus Ministry
Chancellor of the Diocese
Christian Formation
Church in Georgia Newspaper
Commission on Ministry
Companion Diocese (Dominican Republic)
Corporation (Board of Officers)
Deacons Formation & Ministry
Diocesan Council
EfM (Education for Ministry)
Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
Episcopal Youth & Children's Services (EYCS)
HIV/AIDS Ministry
Honey Creek Commission
IntegrityGA
Kamp Phun
Standing Committee
United Thank Offering (UTO)
Youth
Resolutions & Canonical Changes
2010 Elected Offices of the Diocese of Georgia
Nominating Form; Nominee Bio Form
STANDING COMMITTEE
The Standing Committee is the bishop’s Council of Advice. In the absence of a bishop, the Standing Committee would act as the Ecclesiastical Authority for those purposes declared by General Convention. The SC must approve all ordinations and any financial indebtedness of parishes. It usually meets four times a year at the same time as the Commission on Ministry and in various locations throughout the diocese.
One Priest to replace the Rev. Joy Fisher; One Lay Person to replace Mr. Charlie Hough.
Election to the Standing Committee is for a four-year term. Those elected at the 2010 Diocesan Convention will serve through the 2014 Convention. Neither Ms. Fisher nor Mr. Hough is eligible for re-election.
THE BOARD of OFFICERS of THE CORPORATION
The Board of Officers is charged with the oversight of the investments and disbursements of those funds entrusted to it through wills, deeds, and other trust instruments. The board meets quarterly.
One Lay Person for a seven-year term to replace the Mr. Thomas Driggers, who is eligible for reelection. Person elected at 2010 Diocesan Convention will serve through the Convention of 2017.
TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH
The board meets in Sewanee, TN, early in October each year. The two laypersons and one priest who serve on the board from the Diocese of Georgia are to represent the university to the diocese.
One layperson will be elected for a three-year term to serve through Convention 2012. Mr. Thomas Smyth whose term expires in February 2010 is eligible for re-election.
DIOCESAN COUNCIL
Council’s responsibilities are to carry out the policies, programs and directions of Convention; to deal with contingencies as they arise; and to assist the bishop in developing the ministry of the diocese. It carries out the duties of Convention between Conventions. Council generally has four overnight meetings a year in various parts of the diocese.
One member-at-large, either Lay or Clergy (Priest or Deacon), will be elected for a three-year term to replace the Rev. James Parker, who is not eligible for re-election.
Person elected at 2010 Diocesan Convention will serve through Convention of 2013.
ECCLESIASTICAL TRIAL COURT
The Ecclesiastical Trial Court of the Diocese of Georgia is vested with jurisdiction to hear and determine all proceedings in which a priest or deacon has been charged with one or more offense specified in the canons of the Episcopal Church. It meets only when necessary.
Two clerics and one layperson will be elected for three-year terms to serve through Convention 2012 to replace the Rev. Messr. Bowden and Brock, and Ms. Pat Burau Members whose terms expire in 2010 are eligible for re-election.