Bishop Ely is back in the United States, and participating in the two Jerusalem PeaceBuilders Leadership Camps in Brattleboro, Vermont: “These remarkable 10-day camps, directed by the Reverend Nicholas Porter and his wife Dorothy, bring together 15 Jewish, Muslim and Christian teenagers (ages 16-17) who have been chosen as a result of their capacity …
Draft Schedule for Convention As promised, here is a draft schedule for convention. While there will still be some tweaking to this schedule, the basic outline is as follows: FRIDAY: 8:00/8:30 a.m. Registration Table opens 9:45 – 11:00 Workshop Block #1 11:00 – 11:15 Break 11:15 – 12:30 Workshop Block #2 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch …
Do you have extra spaces in rooms you would like to share, and therefore split the cost? Let us know by emailing communications@dioceseofvermont.org, and we’ll include your listing below: St. Andrew’s Colchester would like to invite any male Convention delegate to share a room and thereby split room costs with one of theirs. For details, contact …
Volunteers to Serve as Tellers We are in need of folks who are willing to serve as tellers on Saturday, November 1st during the business portion of Convention. Being a teller, whose job is to count votes, is fun and also very important to the flow of Convention. Mr. Dick Bower has agreed to serve …
Call for Nominations Click here to download a letter from Barbara Hoar, Chair of the Nomination Committee Click here to download a listing of Diocesan committee and board memberships as well as Alternates to General Convention to be elected at Convention Click here to download a nominating form Please note that the deadline for nominations …
Call for Resolutions: Click here to download a letter from The Rev. Linda Maloney, Chair of the Resolutions Committee Click here to download a description of how to prepare a resolution for Convention Please note that the deadline for submitting resolutions is September 19th! BACK TO CONVENTION 2014 HOME
Convention Display Space All ministries, both from within the Diocese and beyond, are invited to reserve display space at the Jay Peak Resort during convention. Display space consists of half of an 8-foot table and displays must be set up by 9 a.m. on Friday, October 31st, and removed by the end of the day …
A story about Christ Church Montpelier by Nancy Davidge was featured as part of ECF Vital Practice’s Vestry Papers issue on Leading Change. “Even with one of its historic stone walls in danger of falling down, things are looking up at Christ Episcopal Church in Montpelier, Vermont. In February 2014, Christ Church learned it was …
At our August 18-19 retreat we will be naming ways we can help serve the Rock Point Board Vision for Rock Point: “To be a welcoming sanctuary of spirituality, creativity, community, education, training and environmental stewardship.” We will report on our retreat and create a brochure to share our next steps and invite involvement from …
Bishop Ely is posting updates via Twitter during his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. For those who do not use Twitter, you can scroll through his updates by clicking below. Tweets by @BishopVT10