Convention Booklet 2023

• Evening Prayer: An adapted Evening Prayer service will take place at the conclusion of business on Friday. Although the agenda lists 4:30 p.m. as an approximate time, the time is not definite. Prayers will take place immediately following business. They can be viewed by livestream on the diocesan YouTube channel. All delegates, alternates, and guests are welcome in-person or online. • Sunday Eucharist: A diocesan-wide Convention Eucharist will take place in the Roanoke Ballroom at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, January 29. All are welcome in-person or online. Delegates, alternates, and other diocesan leadership are expected to attend. Bishop Bourlakas will preside and preach. Clergy present in-person are invited to vest and process. Vestments are cassock, surplice, and green stole. Newly elected Convocation Presidents, Convocation Deans, Executive Board members, Standing Committee members, Disciplinary Board members, General Convention deputies & alternates, Provincial Synod representative & alternates, and the new UTO Coordinator will be installed at the service. These elected leaders should arrive in the ballroom around 9:30 a.m. and check-in with the Master of Ceremonies, Canon Jonathan Harris. Churches throughout the Diocese are encouraged to use the service livestream as your principal service on January 29. Please distribute the diocesan YouTube channel link to your congregation: https://www.youtube.com/@DioSWVA. • Concert for the Human Family: On Saturday night following dinner, a special Concert for the Human Family will begin at 7:00 p.m. The concert is produced and sponsored by The Episcopal Church with professional musicians that unite for a genre-crossing performance that celebrates conversation across differences and the message of togetherness. Entry is free. We ask that everyone get tickets to assist the artists with a headcount. However, anyone present may enjoy. The Concert will not be livestreamed. Reserve tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roanoke-va-kory-caudill-wkeith-caudill-wordsmith tickets-488884445537. All are welcome. • Exhibit Hall: The Exhibit Hall will be in the Crystal Ballroom this year. This is the best and only appropriate place for parishes, institutions, non-profits, and others to offer handouts, solicitations, sharing information about parish ministries, and selling goods and services. Please contact John Shaner, Exhibit Hall Coordinator for more information at jshaner@salemva.gov. • Convention Meals: The three major meals of Convention will take place in the Roanoke Ballroom at designated times in the agenda. The cost of all three meals (Friday dinner, Saturday lunch, and Saturday dinner) is included in the Convention registration fee. There color-coded meal tickets included with each registered person’s name tag. Please present your ticket when going through the buffet line. All meals are buffets. Those who outlined dietary restrictions on their registration form will receive a special table tent at check-in. • Convention Committees : The Convention Committees including Constitution & Canons, Finance, and Resolutions will meet only as needed. If there are meetings, they will likely occur just after the end of business on Friday. Please contact The Rev. Canon Mark Furlow at mfurlow@dioswva.org if you have questions about these 3 committees. • Standing Committee: The committee with its newly elected members will meet after the business session on Saturday at the head tables for about 15 minutes. • Youth@Convention: Y@C will take at the St. John’s, Roanoke this year. For further information, please contact Canon Jenni Faires at jfaires@dioswva.org. • Commission on Ministry: The Commission on Ministry, seminarians, and their families will meet for lunch on Saturday in the Pocahontas Room. Food and drinks will be delivered directly to the Pocahontas Room. This lunch is invitation-only. • Clergy & Spouse Gathering: There will be no Clergy & Spouse Gathering this year.

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