Province VIII of the Episcopal Church

Replay General Convention Videos Here!

If you missed the May 19 Orientation to General Convention, here is the morning presentation by Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies, and  The Rev'd Canon Dr.Gregory Straub, Executive Officer and Secretary of the General Convention and the afternoon presentation on SLCM  by The Rev. Dr. Ruth Meyer and the Rev. Dr. Jay Emerson Johnson. Presentations by Bishop Sauls and The Rev. Gay Jennings will be available as soon as possible.

Many thanks to Sean McConnell for recording and producing the orientation videos.

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GC Orientation, morning

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SCLM
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SCLM:Recorded on 5/19/12 afternoon recorded on USTREAM. Church
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General Convention Orientation Webcast

Welcome to the Province VIII, General Convention Orientation webcast.

An agenda for the General Convention Orientation is available here.

To send email questions to presenters, please send emails to prov8questions@gmail.com. Be sure to sign the email with your name, your diocese, and your role (deputy, alternate, bishop). Questions will be shared with presenters during the Q&A portion of the orientation.

Orientation to General Convention

MAY 19

WATCH IT HERE!

http://www.provinceviii.org.

Orientation to General Convention will be an event which you and your deputation can attend or view online here on the Province VIII website. The event will be broadcast live from Grace Cathedral's Gresham Hall, San Francisco, from 10:00 a.m. to 4: p.m. Bonnie Anderson, chair of the House of Deputies and The Rev'd. Canon Dr. Gregory Straub, Executive Officer & Secretary of the General Convention, along with other presenters (see agenda below) will provide an overview of General Convention in July. 

Most or our deputations, who are not attending at Grace, will be able to view the program here.  Some deputations may be gathering to view the webcast together. 

To see the agenda click here:   Download Orientation to GC AGENDA

We are grateful for the expertise and services of Sean McConnell (www.linkedin.com/in/mcconnellcomm) Communications Consultant and Technology Coordinator for the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church.

Questions?  Please contact Patricia Erskine, Province VIII Coordinator at province8coordinator@gmail.com. 

71st Synod of Province VIII to be held July 3 in Indianapolis

The 71st Synod of Province VIII will be held in Indianapolis, July 3 at 7 p.m. in the Westin Hotel. We will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. 

Province VIII is continuing to accept nominations for various offices to be filled by election at the Synod. 

Here is the Synod 2012 Registration Form (due May 15):  Download Synod Registration Form

Here is the  Call to Nominations:  Download 2012 Province VIII Call for Nominations

Here is the list of  job descriptions including a description of the work and time commitments for serving on Executive Council and for the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of a Presiding Bishop: Download 2012 Prov VIII Job Descriptions

Here is the Nomination Form due May 31 (including Executive Council and the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of a Presiding Bishop):  Download 2012 Nomination Form

The Provincial Night Gathering will be held Sunday, July 8 just after the Provincial Caucus.  At the caucus we will select our nominees to General Convention for the important Committee on nomination for the Presiding Bishop. Candidates for this committee will be identified at the Synod on July 3. 

 

 

 

 

Live webcast to address Episcopal Church General Convention 2012

The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs

Presiding Bishop, PHOD, others to field questions from audience, online

April 12, 2012 (All day)

General Convention 2012 of the Episcopal Church will be the topic of a live webcast on Wednesday, May 9 at 1 pm Eastern (noon Central, 11 am Mountain, 10 am Pacific, 9 am Alaska, 8 am Hawaii). The webcast, originating from Indianapolis, the site of this year’s General Convention, can be accessed live or on demand at www.episcopalchurch.org

Participants in the live webcast will be: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori; President of the House of Deputies Bonnie Anderson; Executive Officer and Secretary of the General Convention, the Rev. Gregory Straub; and Bishop Catherine Waynick of the Diocese of Indianapolis, the host diocese. 

Questions will be accepted via email at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org and from the invited guests in the audience. 

To access the live webcast, go to the Episcopal Church website: www.episcopalchurch.org.

Orientation to General Convention May 19, Online or at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

Here's an update on our plans for Orientation to General Convention to be held online May 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m (Pacific Daylight Time).  Although we initially thought we would have four host sites where folks could gather for a live two-way conversation, it became clear in our discussion with Sean McConnell, our technical wizard, that all presenters must be onsite at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, and the idea of having four "live" host sites was abandoned. 

Every deputy, diocese, and interested parishioner will be able to watch the proceedings right here at www.provinceviii.org. Participants will need the following:

• Broadband internet connection.
• Computer with recently upgraded browser: Explorer, Firefox, Safari
• Projector or large screen TV monitor(s) sufficient to the size of your on-site audience. 

If you would like to participate via chat or email, you might want to have a secondary computer to handle that function.

A video of the proceedings will be available afterwards.  If you decide to host a gathering for your deputation, please let Patricia Erskine, our Provincial Coordinator know the location and if there is room for guests. (province8coordinator@gmail.com). 

Please join us! If you're coming to Grace Cathedral , we will NOT be charging any fees for participants or guests and there is no registration.   Since we are not providing meals to guests,  we ask that you bring your own lunch or snacks.  FYI, a Peets coffee kiosk is located outside of Gresham Hall (Grace Cathedral).

Thank you.

Have a blessed Easter. 

Invitation to Synod & Registration Form

Dear Friends,

 The Province of the Pacific’s 71^st Synod will be held on the evening of July 3 in Indianapolis just prior to the opening of General Convention.

 Synod business shall include: presentation of program, approval of a triennial budget, the election of officers and reports. We will be discussing provincial business as it relates to General Convention as well as our potential impact on the convention. The business meeting will be preceded by a small reception with the bishops and an opportunity for some of our ministry networks to share their work with you.

You may download this invitation and registration form here: Download 2012 Synod Invitation & Registration Form

An invitation to Synod is also being sent to all clergy and lay deputies to General Convention.  We encourage all to come but dioceses should remember that Diocesan deputations to Synod are composed of the bishops of a diocese, one clergy, and two laypersons; each having seat, voice, and vote.   

Regarding diocesan representation to Synod, if your deputies to Synod are not already elected or

Call for Nominations

 

 Greetings!

Province VIII is now accepting nominations for various offices to be filled by election at the Province VIII Synod, July 3, 2012, at the site of General Convention, in Indianapolis, IN.

Open for nominations are:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Executive Council (clergy representative)

Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop

Pre-Convention Orientation and Synod Update

2012 Synod Update! This year we are hosting the Pre-Synod Orientation to General Convention ONLINE. In an effort to save money, time, and carbon footprints, the Orientation to General Convention will be held May 19 ONLINE and at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco for those in the neighborhood and within a short driving distance. You may watch the proceedings at home, or have a gathering in the parish hall, or record it and watch it later.  Deputies will hear presentations and discussions with Bonnie Anderson, Gregory Straub, Bishop Sauls, Ruth Meyer, and representatives from CPG, and PB&F.

The Synod meeting (elections, triennial budget, business) will take place just prior to General Convention on the evening of July 3 in Indianapolis. We'll gather at 6:30 for hospitality and the meeting will begin at 7 PM and end at 9 PM.

The Nominations Committee will provide information and forms for nominations to the Province VIII Executive Committee and the Nominations for the Presiding Bishop Committee in April. Nominations will be open from April 1-May 30. A short bio and photo will be requested. Questions? Call me Tuesdays or Fridays at 206-240-3848, province8coordinator@gmail.com, or Facebook.

Young Adult Festival at General Convention 2012 July 5-10, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN

The Young Adult Festival at General Convention is an opportunity for 18-30 year olds to see and experience the workings of General Convention. With worship, fellowship, workshops, some shared meals, and housing, the festival makes attending and engaging General Convention easy and fruitful. Early registration ends April 15. Download the schedule and registration details here: Download DFMS-yaf_2012