One Month Until
Diocesan Convention:
What You Need to Know
Event Summary
This year, our theme is “Shaped by Faith.” Shaped by Faith focuses on the invitation to discern the future of our diocese together in the next two years.

Registration on Friday, October 18 will be held in the lobby of the Zembo Shrine, and a Ministry Fair will be on display in the Tile Room. PLEASE NOTE, DOORS WILL OPEN AT 2 PM.

Upon check-in, attendees will have time to socialize, participate in various creative activities in the lobby, and visit the Tile Room until 6 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be served during that time. Keynote address will begin at 6 p.m.
Our keynote speaker will be American Architect,
Duo Dickinson, Jr.

Both prolific and protean, George A. "Duo" Dickinson identifies as a building architect who writes. His varied accomplishments include awards, books, articles, radio programs, teaching, lectures, exhibitions, and community work.

Dickinson graduated with a bachelor of architecture in the fall of 1977. He opened his solo architecture practice 30 years ago in southern Connecticut. More than one-third of his work starts as pro bono for nonprofit organizations and often finishes for whatever funding is available, including approximately 80 homes for Habitat For Humanity in New Haven, Connecticut.

Dickinson has received more than 40 honors and awards, including Architectural Record's Record House, Met Home, and numerous American Institute of Architects (AIA) chapter design awards. In 2017, he was named an AIA Fellow after being a member for the minimum requisite decade. He is a cofounder of the Congress of Residential Architecture (CORA) and coauthor of its flagship Position Paper presented at the 2009 AIA National Convention.

Dickinson has given more than 100 talks and sat on more than 20 design juries. He has had teaching pos itions at Yale University and Roger Williams University. As well as being a visiting critic at Yale, and he is on the faculty of Building Beauty, the one-year international first-level master of architecture degree offered at Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, Italy.

To read more about Duo Dickinson, click here.
Following the keynote speaker, a service of Evensong will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Harrisburg.

On Saturday, October 19, Convention will begin at the Zembo at 9 a.m., and the study of scripture, liturgy and Eucharist will be woven into the schedule of the day.
Registration
Have you registered for diocesan convention? Registration closes on September 30.
If you have not received a registration confirmation via e-mail, please register! To view the diocesan convention event summary and to register, click here.
Are you attending convention from out of town? Reserve your hotel room today!

Crowne Plaza Hotel
23 S 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 234-5021
Overnight night accommodation is $119 per night, plus taxes. Click here to make a reservation.  The code is EDC.

Radisson Hotel
1150 Camp Hill Bypass
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717)763-7117
Overnight night accommodation is $99 per night, plus taxes. Click here to make a reservation.

Quality Inn
525 S Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104
(717) 233-1611
Overnight night accommodation is $92 per night, plus taxes.
Click here to make a reservation. For this hotel, insert the date and the rate plan, “LWOM“. Click on the type of room and then you will be able to make the reservations.
We are collecting donations
This year at diocesan convention, we are collecting donations for The Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope in Harrisburg. The Beacon Clinic is a faith-based, FREE primary healthcare clinic serving the uninsured and underserved in the Greater Harrisburg communities. They provide health education and the promotion of health and health care to adults 18 years and older. For more information, visit http://beaconclinicpa.org/

Please bring all donations to the Zembo Shrine on Friday, Oct. 18th. List of needs below.
  • Anti-bacterial wipes
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Copy Paper
  • Toilet Paper
  • Paper Towels – commercial folded and rolls
  • Tissues
  • Kitchen size trash bags
  • White out tape
  • Scotch tape for dispensers
  • Medium size binder clips
  • Post it notes
  • Black ball point pens
  • Cases of spring water
  • Toner cartridges: TN-730 or TN-760 (Brother)Toner cartridges: HP 950XL & 951 (HP)Toner cartridges: CMY 952 or 952XL & K 952 or 952 XL
  • Mechanical Pencils
  • Mop with ringer & bucket
Children’s Program at Convention
Supervised activities for children and youth include building your own church, spending time with the Bishop, making friends from all parts of the diocese, assisting at the services, singing, praying, and having fun together in community. To register children for convention, click here . More information regarding the children's program and schedule will be e-mailed to registrants by 10/1/19.

Youth at Convention
This is a great opportunity for youth, grades 9 through 12 to see some of the inner workings of the Episcopal Church and meet other youth and adults from around the diocese. There are several ways for youth to be involved.

The youth will:
1)     Learn about the importance of Diocesan Convention and gather with other youth
2)     Meet with the Bishop
3)     Engage in conversations around diocesan resolutions and serve in leadership with the children’s program
4)     Enjoy a lock-in and pizza party

For more information,  click here.   To complete the participation form,   click here.   To register for convention,   click here .
Ministry Fair Information
There are 36 ministries registered that will have tables at Convention. All Ministry Fair exhibitors will be able to begin setup at the Zembo after 11 a.m. The Ministry Fair will be located in the Tile Room. All exhibitors must register. To register, click here.
Altar Guild Swap Meet @ the Ministry Fair, Zembo Shrine, Harrisburg
Clean out the Sacristy – Do you have 2 or 3 sets of Brass Candle stick holders? Possibly more fair linen than you know what to do with?

Bring your unused, but in good to great shape items that your Parish is not using to the Diocesan Convention Altar Guild Swap. Another parish will be grateful for your generosity and willingness to share the extra resources, and while you are there, you can pick up an item you may be missing for your own parish. You do not have to bring an item to take an item. Items can be brought directly to Convention.

Acceptable items include: candle stick holders, chalices, pattens, lavado bowls, altar flower holders, etc. Any items you are holding onto as extra or do not use, bring them all. For questions regarding the diocesan Altar Guild Swap Meet, contact Amy Swiernik,  [email protected] . Please, no used wax candles, worn out Books of Common Prayer, stained or discolored choir robes, or frayed altar linens and vestments. If you have these types of items, Please, contact Ms. Kimberly Walters, St. Mary Mission, 2505 Nolt Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 (717)381-5816,  [email protected]  to come and collect these items directly from your parish.
Nominations
To view the final slate of nominees to diocesan convention, click here.
Resolutions
You are encouraged to contact any member of the Constitutions & Canons Committee, whose names are listed below, prior to Convention if there are any questions or comments, or to offer any further amendments for the consideration of the Committee. Because of the format of Convention and the limited time available, offering amendments on the floor of Convention will not be encouraged. To view the resolutions, click here.
For questions regarding Convention, please contact Brenda Scott, Major Diocesan Events Coordinator at (717) 236-5959 ext.1110 or  [email protected] .

We look forward to seeing you at Convention!
101 Pine Street, P.O. Box 11937, Harrisburg, PA 17108   +  717-236-5959   +  fax   717-236-6448   +  www.diocesecpa.org