144th annual convention - Diocese of Fond du Lac
Friday - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19-20, 2018
Fond du Lac, WISCONSIN
Registration opens in August 2018
PrayInclude convention in your prayers. A prayer for the diocese is on page 817, Book of Common Prayer. A prayer for the convention is on page 818. A prayer for our Companion Diocese is found here.
Congregations are asked to include delegates' names in the Prayers of the People in October and publicly commission them the Sunday before convention. |
The primary purpose of convention is to elect committee and commission members. It may also provide direction to those serving on committees and commissions, as well as the diocese and its congregations. This can be accomplished by adopting a resolution that includes a call to action or by changing the Diocesan Constitution or Canons. |
Convention in Fond du Lac
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The 144th Convention of the Diocese of Fond du Lac will be held October 19-20 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Friday night will include Evensong at the Cathedral and Banquet at the Holiday Inn. Saturday will include the Convention Eucharist at the Cathedral and business sessions at the Thelma Sadoff Center in downtown Fond du Lac.
DelegatesLay delegates are elected as congregational representatives. Clergy delegates are Canonically Resident (meaning ordained and under the authority of the Bishop) and includes priests, deacons, bishops in active ministry as well as those who are retired. This may include some who live outside the geographic boundaries of the diocese. Delegates link the congregation and diocese so should engage church members in discussion about convention. Offer a forum during coffee hour prior to convention and afterwards. Make a written report to your Vestry. Ask for prayers.
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Advance Reports
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Nominations
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Tentative Schedule
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Hotel
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Meals
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For past Advance Reports, please see the Documents section below.
A Call for Nominees will be issued in Summer 2018.
A nominations booklet is available about a week before the Convention.
A nominations booklet is available about a week before the Convention.
Friday, October 19
2:00pm Commission on Ministry (To Be Determined)
3:00pm Clergy Spouse Gathering (To Be Determined)
4:00pm Liturgical Ministers & Choir Rehearsal (Cathedral)
5:00pm Evensong (Cathedral)
6:00pm Check-In (Holiday Inn Foyer)
6:00pm Social Hour (Holiday Inn Foyer)
7:00pm Banquet (Holiday Inn Room G)
8:00pm Program (Holiday Inn Room G)
8:45pm Compline (Holiday Inn Room G)
2:00pm Commission on Ministry (To Be Determined)
3:00pm Clergy Spouse Gathering (To Be Determined)
4:00pm Liturgical Ministers & Choir Rehearsal (Cathedral)
5:00pm Evensong (Cathedral)
6:00pm Check-In (Holiday Inn Foyer)
6:00pm Social Hour (Holiday Inn Foyer)
7:00pm Banquet (Holiday Inn Room G)
8:00pm Program (Holiday Inn Room G)
8:45pm Compline (Holiday Inn Room G)
Saturday, October 20
8:00am Liturgical Ministers Rehearsal (Cathedral)
9:00am Convention Eucharist & Bishop’s Pastoral Address (Cathedral)
10:00am Check-In (Sadoff Center Lobby)
10:00am Continental Breakfast (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
10:30am Tellers Meeting (Sadoff Center Tilly’s Lounge)
10:45am Committee on Certification of Lay Delegates (Sadoff Center Lobby)
11:00am Business Session (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
1:00pm Lunch Buffet (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
2:00pm Installation of Deans (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
2:15pm Business Session (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
4:00pm Adjournment
8:00am Liturgical Ministers Rehearsal (Cathedral)
9:00am Convention Eucharist & Bishop’s Pastoral Address (Cathedral)
10:00am Check-In (Sadoff Center Lobby)
10:00am Continental Breakfast (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
10:30am Tellers Meeting (Sadoff Center Tilly’s Lounge)
10:45am Committee on Certification of Lay Delegates (Sadoff Center Lobby)
11:00am Business Session (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
1:00pm Lunch Buffet (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
2:00pm Installation of Deans (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
2:15pm Business Session (Sadoff Center Fountain Room)
4:00pm Adjournment
A block of rooms are reserved Friday night at the Holiday Inn, 625 W Rolling Meadows Drive, Fond du Lac, where the Friday banquet will be held. The $112 rate includes a drink ticket and buffet breakfast. Call (920) 923-1440 and ask for the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac room block. Rate and availability end September 28th.
Friday evening at the Holiday Inn includes a social hour with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar starting at 6:00 p.m. (following Evensong at the Cathedral). A plated meal is served at 7:00 p.m. followed by a program including our Diocese of Masvingo guests. Banquet choices are Cod Oscar, Mushroom Lover’s Sirloin Steak, Chicken Cordon Bleu and Vegetable Stir Fry.
If you stay at the Holiday Inn, a buffet breakfast is included in the rate. If you are not staying at the Holiday Inn, you may join those who are, and purchase the buffet breakfast that day for about $10. Please eat breakfast before arriving for the convention even though there will be some light breakfast snacks at the Thelma Sadoff Center.
Saturday lunch is a fall picnic lunch. We hope the weather cooperates so you may take your lunch outside. There are also plenty of seating options in the Sadoff Center away from the business session room. Options include BBQ pork sandwiches, baked chicken, beef stew and grilled vegetables.
If you stay at the Holiday Inn, a buffet breakfast is included in the rate. If you are not staying at the Holiday Inn, you may join those who are, and purchase the buffet breakfast that day for about $10. Please eat breakfast before arriving for the convention even though there will be some light breakfast snacks at the Thelma Sadoff Center.
Saturday lunch is a fall picnic lunch. We hope the weather cooperates so you may take your lunch outside. There are also plenty of seating options in the Sadoff Center away from the business session room. Options include BBQ pork sandwiches, baked chicken, beef stew and grilled vegetables.