Optimizing to Thrive and Flourish
The 2026 Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont will be held in three parts: the Pre-Convention Meeting on November 5 at 6 p.m. on Zoom, the Program Day at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on November 7 (check-in and fellowship begin at 9 a.m.), and the Business Meeting on November 14 at 10 a.m. on Zoom.
Business Meeting November 14
The Business Meeting will be held on November 14 at 10 a.m. on Zoom.
Clergy and delegates will consider and vote on the 2027 budget, the proposed resolutions, and elect nominees to various diocesan bodies. These materials are provided below.
Zoom links and guidance on voting procedures were made available to clergy and delegates following the pre-convention hearing. If you believe you are a voting member of the convention and have not received voting credentials, please contact Sophie Kitch-Peck.
Non-delegates, Youth Presence, and non-voting clergy are invited to join us for our livestream on YouTube.
Pre-Convention Meeting Recording
The Pre-Convention Meeting of our 2026 Diocesan Convention was held on Zoom on November 5 at 6 p.m. Watch a recording.
Pre-Convention Journal
Reports to the 2026 Diocesan Convention are available now in the Pre-Convention Journal.
Download the Pre-Convention Journal.
Rules of Order
The Rules of Order for the 2026 Diocesan Convention are ready now. Download the Rules of Order.
Budget
The proposed budget for 2027 is available now.
Our Chief Financial Officer Lisa Hamm presented the proposed budget for 2027 at our Pre-Convention meeting on November 5. Watch a recording.
Resolutions
The following resolutions will be considered by the convention:
- Adoption of the FY 2027 Budget for the Diocese of Vermont
- Establishing Minimum Clergy Compensation for 2027*
- Changing the Resolution Process
*Note, this Resolution has been corrected after a factual error was identified following the Pre-Convention Hearing. The Convention will have an opportunity to register any objections to this corrected version.
The convention will additionally take up courtesy resolutions. Download the courtesy resolutions.
Nominations
Download the Nominations Packet.
Elections will take place for the following bodies:
- Brookhaven Learning and Treatment Center Board of Trustees (3 Lay or Clergy)
- Commission on Finance (1 Clergy, 2 Lay or Clergy)
- General Convention Clergy Deputy 4 (1 Clergy)
- General Convention Alternate Deputies (4 Lay, 4 Clergy)
- Rock Point School Trustees (2 Lay or Clergy)
- Standing Committee (1 Lay 4-Year Term, 1 Lay 1-Year Term, 1 Clergy 4-Year Term)
- Trustees of the Diocese (3 to 5 Lay or Clergy)
Currently, there are no nominees to serve as delegates to the Provincial Synod.
In-Person Program
The In-Person Program for our 2026 Diocesan Convention took place on November 7 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. The theme of the program was “Optimizing to Thrive and Flourish.”
The Communities for Spiritual Vitality lead our opening devotional. Download the devotional.
Those in attendance heard from the Zero Emissions Task Force, and the Rev. Sarah Ginolfi, diocesan youth missioner, and Kelly Kimball, executive director of Rock Point. The Very Rev. Greta Getlein presided over the closing Eucharist. Download the bulletin.
