[Magdalen] DioVA convention

[Rick Mashburn]

My first time at Council in Dio of Texas was '97 or '98. It was NOT a
pleasant experience!

Peace, Rick

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 10:19 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com wrote:

> Dio of TX in the pre "drama" years prior to the 21C lasted from Thursday
> afternoon - early afternoon Sunday. Back home all churches had Morning
> Prayer with a pre Dio Convention written letter read to the assembled back
> home.
> Sometimes last minute/hours debates continued into Sunday afternoon.
>
> After 2003 , beginning with our '04 Dio Convention it tightened up, a lot
> of preliminary business was wrapped up in regional diocesan teleconferences
> to keep things smooth and moving. These days it is Thursday night Eucharist
> and closing prayer service at 1pm sharp on Saturday and everything gets
> done between the two events.  Old timers miss the old days but there's not
> too many of those left.
> Lynn
>
> On Nov 5, 2018, at 10:05 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Our convention is all day Friday and all day Saturday. Here's this year's
> schedule, which does include quite a few workshops. There are three time
> slots for workshops plus a brown-bag-lunch session. Ray Suarez, former NPR
> talk-show host, will be keynote speaker and offer workshops.
>
>
> https://www.episcopalchicago.org/files/9815/4101/0414/Conv_Sched_for_Publishing_2018.pdf
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 10:01 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The Diocese of Chicago has typically combined the Convention with a
> > panoply of educational sessions, although this may have been reduced in
> > recent years. One year I attended four or five such sessions, including
> an
> > introduction to centering prayer, a talk by the diocesan chancellor about
> > legal issues vestry members need to be aware of, a session on spiritual
> > direction, and a couple of others. All of these were excellently
> presented.
> > These are scheduled in tracks at times when convention delegates can
> attend
> > without missing hearings or legislative sessions. I think Convention
> > involves only one overnight stay lately; I can't remember if we stayed
> two
> > nights back when.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 8:10 PM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm always amazed to hear about diocesan conventions that last 3 days,
> >> which implies two overnights even if the first and last days are
> partials.
> >> I wonder what they do with all that time. Our diocesan convention is
> this
> >> coming weekend and will begin with a Eucharist which will include the
> >> bishop's address on Friday evening, followed by a reception. Attendance
> at
> >> this portion of the convention is not recorded. All of the business will
> >> be
> >> conducted on Saturday between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm with an hour and a
> half
> >> lunch break. My amazement is also mixed with a degree of envy that these
> >> dioceses have such extended time in their life together as a body.
> >>
> >>> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 5:11 PM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Back from the Diocese of Virginia convention (Nov 1-2-3).
> >>>
> >>> Bishop Shannon Johnston resigned (retired). A Bishop Provisional was
> >>> not found in time for the convention, so Bishop Susan Goff is the
> >>> diocese's ecclesial authority for the interim. There were bishops
> >>> interested in the "Bishop Provisional" position (list provided by
> >>> Bishop Curry's office) but they were not in a position to up-end their
> >>> lives and move to Richmond, VA in time for the convention. If needed,
> >>> Bishop Susan was given the authority to appoint an Assistant Bishop
> >>> (temporary, requires the approval of the Standing Committee) to handle
> >>> visitations and general work. Bishops Bob Ihloff and Ted Gulick
> >>> continue (both part-time, both have consistently "failed" at full
> >>> retirement).
> >>>
> >>> An interesting convention. The diocese continues, is in the midst of
> >>> several ambitious initiatives and missions, and has "business process"
> >>> housekeeping to do. It sounds as though the diocesan office has not
> >>> updated its business processes for about 3 bishops worth of tenure.
> >>>
> >>> I am always delighted to see the full diversity of those who proudly
> >>> self-identify as Episcopalian, from young to old, lay, deacons/clergy
> >>> and bishops, outrageous and staid. 7 bishops from USA, England, and
> >>> Ghana robed up for Eucharist on Friday.
> >>>
> >>> We have been strongly encouraged to follow Bishop Curry's "Way of Love
> >>> Rule of Life" https://www.episcopalchurch.org/explore-way-love
> >>>
> >>> Still working out what just happened - a lot of information in a short
> >>> few days!
> >>>
> >>> hugs anyway - Cady
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Christopher Hart
> >>
> >> List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> >> Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> >> Twitter: @cervus51
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>