Friday, November 18 and
Saturday, November 19, 2022
After two online conventions, the 238th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Delaware will be held in person at the University of Delaware, Clayton Hall, 100 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, Delaware.
Pre-Convention Journal
published Monday, October 17, 2022
Click on the below button to view the Pre-Convention Journal for the 238th Annual Convention. This document can be downloaded as a PDF format and is printable.
Important information to note:
Registration Required 
Registering for convention means the enrollment of all people planning to attend the 238th convention.

Certifying a lay delegation or a canonical clergy person is separate from registering for convention. It is also separate from making a hotel reservation. Registration enables planners to set up properly for meals, convention seating, worship layout, voting, and a hundred other details. There is a fee to register, paid at the time of registration.

Anyone who plans to attend convention such as clergy, delegates, alternates, members of governing bodies, candidates for diocesan offices, etc. must register in advance for convention. Registration opened on September 26, 2022, at the close of the certification period.
 
Parish Administrators: Please assist your clergy, delegates, and alternates to register as necessary.
 
Also, please note that Eventbrite now has an option for those who will are planning to attend only the Saturday portion of convention. For questions about registration, please contact Toni Snow at 302.256.0374, ext 103 or by e-mail at tsnow@delaware.church.
Elections
All voting will be electronic and in-person at convention. There will be no remote voting or paper ballots.

Elections Training  
Three election training opportunities will be offered for will be offered by Data on the Spot (DOS), the elections vendor, on:

  • Saturday, November 5, 2022, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
  • Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Voters or potential voters need to attend one of these sessions and plan on 15-30 minutes for training. Delegates, young delegates, alternates, young alternates, and certified canonical clergy will receive an e-mail from Data on the Spot with training information. Please be on the lookout for this communication.
 
Even if you were trained in a previous year, please plan to attend a training session on one of the scheduled days as a refresher. You may attend for as long as you need. You may sign off when you are comfortable with the process.
 
Please note there will be no training available during convention, so it is essential that voters and potential voters participate in one of the above trainings. 
Offices to be elected at the convention
For a complete list of offices to be elected, please see page 12 of the below Pre-Convention Journal.
Resolutions
In advance of the convention, a hearing on resolution(s) will be held via Zoom on:

  • Sunday, October 23, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

This will reduce the work on resolutions that needs to be done on the day of the convention since any resolutions will have already been thoroughly discussed. For Zoom link and information, please see page 3 of the below Pre-Convention Journal.

Our rules of order permit late resolutions to be submitted up to convention day, these are only considered when a super-majority (two-thirds) of voters approves hearing them. Late resolutions (often referred to as floor resolutions) are any debatable resolutions received after the 60-day deadline.

Late resolutions are strongly discouraged. Therefore, the convention will be urged by the bishop to reject consideration of any late resolution that could have been submitted on time, and instead resolution writers are urged to submit them for the next convention.

To see the resolutions that will be discussed at the October 23, 2022, hearing, please see page 38 of the below Pre-Convention Journal.
Orientation for First Time Delegates and Alternates
Orientation for delegates, alternates, young delegates, and young alternates attending convention for the first time will be held on:

  • Friday, November 18, 2022, at 4:30 p.m., University of Delaware – Clayton Hall, room 120

The session should last approximately 30 minutes. For the complete agenda see page 3 of the Pre-Convention Journal.
Finance and Budget Presentation Sessions
Two Finance and Budget Presentation Sessions will be held by Zoom before convention on:

  • Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 12, 2022, 9:00 a.m.

Each session is scheduled for approximately 90 minutes. Since convention will be asked to approve the 2023 preliminary budget, it will be helpful for voters to attend one of these sessions. No such sessions will be held during convention. For Zoom links, please see page 2 of the Pre-Convention Journal.
COVID Precautions
Unless guidance changes (which is altogether possible between now and convention) please test at home on Friday before coming to the convention and only come if your test is negative. If you develop symptoms on Saturday morning, please test again and only come if you have a negative test. Masks are optional.
Convention Calendar
The convention agenda and convention calendar can be found on pages 2 and 3 of the Pre-Convention Journal.
Please remember that the convention webpage, is a centralized repository of information and instructions for the 238th Annual Convention.
Issue date: October 17, 2022