Every day this week an email will be sent from the Diocesan Office with both on-demand reports that you can watch/read at your convenience, and an invitation to join us for one of the evening's live virtual events on Zoom. Complete information about Council Week, and delegate materials, can be found at www.bit.ly/diosova129.

Join Chanco Director Gareth Kalfas to learn more about Chanco, take a look at their new facilities, hear how they weathered 2020 and get info on the 2021 Summer Camp schedule. There will also be time for Q&A. Click here to join the Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. (Meeting ID: 959 0992 5899, Passcode: 940028. To participate by phone: 301-715-8592 or 646-558-8656) This presentation will be recorded.

If you are unable to attend Council Week live events, recordings will be made available on the diocesan YouTube channel and on the diocesan website. A recording of last night's Budget Q&A is here. The recording of the Christian Formation event will be available later today.

The week’s live events begin at 7 p.m. each evening and are open to everyone. Most will be recorded for later viewing. Log-in details will be provided in each day's Council email and on our website the morning of each event.

These events are for youth and college students only - contact Youth Missioner Megan Dern for information and registration, [email protected].

Everyone is invited to join us via Zoom on Friday, February 26 at 7 p.m. for “Rooted in Love: Where Good News, Spiritual Practices and our Baptismal promises meet” -- How does our baptism inform our ministries and our lives? What does Good News sound like? What exactly is the purpose of formation? Join Jerusalem Greer, Staff Officer for Evangelism for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, as she shares about the Way of Love, Episcopal Evangelism, Discipleship, and why our "why" matters most of all. Jerusalem Greer is the Staff Officer for Evangelism for The Episcopal Church in the Office of the Presiding Bishop. She is also a member of the Way of Love creation and leadership team and serves on Episcopal Relief & Development’s Council of Advice. (This presentation will be recorded.)

The business meeting of the Annual Council, convenes at 9:30 a.m. Log-in will open at 8:30 a.m. and delegates should plan to be logged into the digital voting system by 9 a.m. to assist in the determination of a quorum. Zoom log-in information and digital voting log-in will be sent to you by email. The Zoom meeting is limited to registered clergy and lay delegates. All others can watch the meeting live-stream on the diocesan YouTube channel.

Delegate materials are available here. Prior to the convening of the Council business session on Saturday, Feb. 27, delegates should take the time to review ALL delegate materials. This includes important material that will be voted on during the meeting: Rules of Order, Bishop’s Nominations & Appointments, Order of Business, nominations for elections, and minutes of the 128th Annual Council.

Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall which features links to some of our favorite Annual Council vendors.