Journal of the 158Th Diocesan Convention

Journal of the 158Th Diocesan Convention

~~~~~e~~~ ~~~~/ THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CALIFORNIA The 158th Diocesan Convention October 19 & 20, 2007 Grace Cathedral San Francisco, California DioCal 004463 ~efe"re~ice ~o~y Agenda of the 158th Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of California Saturday, October 20, 2007 Time Item- Location 8:00-9:00 am Registration Cathedral Nave 9:00 Call to Order Cathedral Nave Morning Prayer Bishop's Address 10:00 Break —Move to Gresham Hall 10:15 Business Meeting Gresham Hall Report of Committee on Credentials Secretary's Announcements Report of Committee on Dispatch of Business Adoption of Rules of Order Reading of Amendments to National Church Constitution 10:45 Report of Committee on Nominations Instruction on the First Ballot Vote I51 Ballot (Tellers collect ballots at tables) 11:10 2"d Report of the Committee on Resolutions 11:20 Report of the Commission on Marriage and Blessing. I l :35 Report of the Ethnic & Multicultural Task Force 11:50 Report on Governance Review Proposed Amendment to Constitution 12:15 pm Lunch Plaza Hearings on Resolutions (during lunch) Chapter Room Discussion of Governance Review Chapel of Grace Discussion of Ethnic &Multicultural Report North Transept Discussion ofMarriage and Blessing Report Indoor Labyrinth Discussion of Companion Diocese Report Gresham Hall 1:15 pm Reconvene Gresham Hall Report on 15C Ballot, Vote 2"d Ballot 1:35 Treasurer's Report Report of Program and Budget Action on Budget &Assessment Formula 2:05 Report of Standing Committee 2:20 Report of Diocesan Council 2:35 Report on Companion Diocese 2:50 Break 3:00 Reconvene Gresham Hail Results of 2"d Ballot 3:10 3`d Report of Committee on Resolutions Action on Resolutions 4:30 Courtesy Resolutions Margaret Wosser Award Presentation Greetings from Province VIII Bishop's Appointments &Announcements 4:45 Adjourn 1 DioCal 004464 Bishop's Appointments to Convention Committees for the 158~h Diocesan Convention Chancellor Committee on Nominations William Orrick Martha Kuhlman, Co-chair Anna McHargue, Co-chair Archivist Ricardo Avila Michael Stroup Ron Culmer Jan Heglund Committee on Canons Albe Larsen William Orrick, Chair (Chancellor) Helen Sause Sandy Boone Earl Clinton Williams Paul Burrows Warren Wong John Eastwood Rob Gieselmanri Committee on Personnel Practices Michael Glass Bruce O'Neill, Chair Bruce Bearden Committee on Credentials Christopher Butler David Frangquist, ex officio, Chair Joan Clerk Mary Louise Gotthold Sarah Crawford Jane Kallgren Jim Forsyth David Lawson Committee on Dispatch of Business Thomas D. Matthews Barbara Bender Breck, Chair Jeannie Thomas Michael Barlowe David Frangquist Committee on Program and Budget Jim Forsyth; Chair Committee on Elections Ruth Baney Roulhac Austin, Chair Peggy Greene Mark Henderson Peter Jensen Melissa Ridlon Carole Jan Lee Melissa Ridlon Committee on Logistics Sue Thompson, Council President Roulhac Austin, Chair Mary Jane Wood Gail Greenwell Martin Juarez Committee on Resolutions Kathy Kirkpatrick John Kirkley, Chair . Connie Lam Bob Birss Carole Jan Lee Carolyn Bolton Dariiel Simons Shelley Chesley Dianne Smith Kathy Henry Mrs. E. J. Hilliard Carol Luther Sean McConnell Nigel Renton Salying Wong ii DioCal 004465 Bishop's Appointments to Convention Committees for the 158~h Diocesan Convention Commission on Ministry Class of2008 Jane Brooks Martin Juarez Carl Zachrisson Class of2009 Paul Burrows (resigned as of Dec. 31, 2007) Hailey McKeefry Delmas (for unexpired term) Georgene Keeler David Lui Class of2010 Pamela Clare Magers Kenneth Schmidt Clinton Williams Class ofZ011 Shelley Chesley ,Sally Mancini Joanne Sanders DioCal 004466 This page intentionally left blank. iv DioCal 004467 MINUTES 158TH CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CALIFORNIA Friday, October 19 and Saturday October 20,2007 Grace Cathedral San Francisco, California The 158`'x Convention of the Diocese of California opened with Holy Eucharist iri the nave of Grace Cathedral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2007. Bishop Marc Andrus presided and the sermon was given by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of South Africa. The convention continued on Saturday, October 20, 2007 with Morning Prayer beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the nave of Grace Cathedral. Bishop Marc delivered his Address to the Convention during Morning Prayer. THE BISHOP'S ADDRESS "Clear to Our Sources" "Forjust as the body is one and has many members, and all the members ofthe body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one bodyJews or Greeks, slaves orfree—and we were all made to drink ofone Spirit." 1 Corinthians 12:12,13 "They that sing as well as they that dance shall say, All myfountains are in thee. "Psalm 87:7 For the last few three nights, as we have been making our way around the Diocese with our Convention guest, the Most Reverend Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Chinyakare Music and Dance group performed a Zimbabwean dance, a welcoming dance, using jugs of water balanced on the heads of vigorously dancing women. The precious water almost all stayed within the jugs, which were then reverently sat on the floor. Then a young man made a mirroring dance that culminated with his gratefully drinking from one of the jugs. When we think of baptism, in water and the spirit, I think we most often envision the water rite, a washing and immersion of the baptizand. The New Testament points us beyond the water rite of immersion that signaled repentance, to a deeper, greater aspect of baptism, baptism in the Spirit, that was as transforming as fire. A stranger drinking precious water offered in hospitality, and becoming by so doing no longer a stranger but one known and accepted —this seems to me to express what St. Paul means by the Body of Christ having all drunk of the same Spirit, Thus, we find a corollary to the baptismal image of immersion in the drinking of water. One, the immersion, is for repentance, the other, sharing water, signals transformation of life: 1 DioCal 004468 The transformation of Baptism is the movement from an illusory life of isolation and independence to a clarity about our existence in mutuality with one another and with all that is other. Our beautiful individuality is preserved, even enhanced by our consciousness of our connection to the great web of creation that is our individuality's source, and the fountain of God that causes all creation to be. The Episcopal Diocese of California exists within the world of the Bay Area, and as with every faith community we are in the world but, we pray, not of the world. Because the extreme individualism of our culture has yielded the rewards of creativity and inventiveness, we see a cultural feedback loop, reinforcement of the very trait, individualism, identified as the source of creativity. It is a fiction, though, that I accomplish anything apart from a great web of creation, to which I contribute and from which I draw my life. Drinking the shared water of the Spirit signifies the process of becoming clear to the sources of our lives, first to the many who participate in life with us, and ultimately to the fountain of all life and creativity, and indeed of individualism properly understood —God. Last year I talked at Diocesan Convention about our entering the dance of the Trinity. Returning to this theme, and extending it, I am reminded of the quotation from Psalm 87, "They that sing as well as they that dance shall say, All myfountains are in thee." As Christians we have, through Baptism, been dis-illusioned about the reality of life. While the saving act signaled in Baptism is accomplished in Jesus the Christ, Christians are always in the process of appropriating the gifts of Baptism — we are always being transformed. So, within the Diocese of California we have attention to our own life, always inviting the Spirit to make us one in our diversity, always drinking, that is, of the same Spirit. This means resisting again and again, by resorting to the saving help of the spirit, the world's tendency to see oneself as a monad, cut off and independent of others, always taking the proffered opportunity to share the gift of water, inclusion and welcome, with others. And for the world within,which we live, this baptismal reality means offering the precious water of the Spirit to the world around us. It means offering the gift of individuality and creativity that is clear to its sources, the ever-flowing fountain of God. All my episcopal ministry is founded in the ideas of this baptismal reality. I believe that the particular ministry of the episcopate calls me to both always seek to discern the reality of our common life founded in God, and point the Diocese to it. I would like to review our ministry and mission from the year past with you, and indicate some directions for the coming year. We have made changes and progress in how we are organized to do the work of the diocese in a transparent and efficient manner. Governance Review — I requested a review of our diocesan governance, specifically with attention to be given to transparency and best practices for our three major governing bodies 2 DioCal 004469 outside of Diocesan Conventions: the Board of Directors, the Diocesan Council, and the Standing Committee. A Working Group and Steering Committee have been working throughout the year with me, with all three governance bodies, and with our deaneries. Their recommendations are excellent, accomplishing my goals for the review, and taking us towards a governance structure that will serve the Diocese well for the future. Staff — It was my goal for the past year to reconfigure the Diocesan Staff to better reflect my sense of the leadership needed to best minister in the context of the world within which the Church is embedded today.

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