The Episcopal Diocese of Idaho Annual Convention 2019 PLAN TO ATTEND YOUR PRE-CONVENTION DEANERY MEETINGS: It is very important that all clergy, wardens, and delegates attend the Pre-Convention Deanery Meetings. Western Deanery, Saturday, October 12 @ 9:30 a.m., St. Mary’s, Emmett Eastern Deanery, Saturday, October 12 @ 1:00 p.m., St. Paul’s, Blackfoot Southwestern Deanery, Tuesday, October 15 @ 7:00 p.m., St. Michael’s, Boise Central Deanery, Wednesday, October 16 @ 7:00 p.m., Ascension, Twin Falls Please review all of the information in this packet in preparation for your Pre- Convention Meeting and Convention. If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact the Diocesan Center. If an alternate will be attending Convention in your place, please contact the office as soon as possible. Make sure that your alternate has a copy of this packet, and that they know of any of your other Convention responsibilities (see Convention Committee Appointments, page 8). We look forward to seeing you soon. Enclosed in this packet: Invitation to Convention mission project and additional Diocesan Convention information (pgs. 3 - 5) Convention Speaker Biography (pg. 6) Agenda for the weekend (pg. 7) A more detailed agenda for the business portion of Convention will be available at registration. Convention Committee Appointments (pg. 8) If you have been appointed to one of the Convention Committees, you should receive additional information from the Diocesan Office. If you have an alternate attending Convention in your place, he/she will take your place on that Committee. Please let them know on which committee they will be serving. Resolutions (pgs. 9 – 12) Four resolutions including three canonical changes have been submitted for consideration. Late resolutions are discouraged, but should anyone be inclined to present one, please notify the Bishop before Convention and have 200 copies of the late resolution available for distribution. A 2/3 majority vote of those present will be necessary in order for a late resolution to be received on the floor of Convention. Biographies for those standing for elected positions (pgs. 13 - 28) Committee reports (pgs. 29+) Please download the 2020 Diocesan Budget from a separate digital file. 2 Welcome Episcopal Diocese of Idaho! The Central Deanery welcomes you to the 52nd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho. This year’s theme is Episcopalians on the Way. The convention will be held at the Burley Inn and Convention Center. Convention dates are November 8-10, 2019. The convention packet and registration information are available online at www.episcopalidaho.org/events/diocesan-convention.html All clergy, wardens, and delegates will need to print and bring them to their Deanery Pre-Convention meeting. They will not be provided at registration. Our convention mission project will benefit Gilbert’s Pantry, the emergency relief food and hygiene supply for students at the College of Southern Idaho. According to a Harvard University study, up to half of the nation’s college students go without meals. Research shows that the problem transcends geography as well as the divides between community colleges and four-year colleges, private and public, elite and non- elite. At community colleges like CSI, students tend to be older and more likely to be supporting other family members, extending the struggle beyond the student. Gilbert’s Pantry is part of the Office of Student Affairs at CSI, and the students’ requests for assistance are kept private. Enclosed is a flyer that lists the non- perishable food items and personal toiletries we will be collecting. We ask that you provide this information to your parishes. Please bring a banner and stand from your parish. At the service on Sunday morning, all the congregational banners will be processed in. Be sure you have appointed someone to carry the banner and stand who is physically able. Enclosed is information about room rates, delegate checklist, and for those who will not be attending the convention meetings check out the Southern Idaho Tourism website! https://visitsouthidaho.com/top-10-things-to-do-in-burley/ This list will get you started with some great things to do. We look forward to seeing you in Burley! Nancy Wonderlich Koonce Chair, Convention Host Committee 3 Additional Information Diocesan Convention will be held at the Best Western Burley Inn and Convention Center located at 800 N. Overland Avenue in Burley. There are blocks of rooms reserved at the Burley Inn and next door at the Budget Hotel. The rate for the Burley Inn is $89.99 per night and includes breakfast. The rate for Budget Hotel is $59.99 per night and breakfast tickets may be purchased at the front desk for $5 per person. Rooms may be reserved using the following link: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.13037.html?groupId=H67GJ6A3 Delegate Checklist: Print or download convention packet and budget information Bring church banner and stand Make hotel reservations Register spouse, guests, and visitors Bring collected items for the mission project: non-perishable food items and personal toiletry items. (See the next page for a more specific list of items.) 4 Please collect items at your local parish and bring them to Convention. Donations will be collected during check-in on Friday evening and Saturday morning. If you have any questions please contact the Diocesan Center. 5 I have invited The Rev. Jay Sidebotham to help us renew our collective and personal strengths as learning and praying disciples of Jesus Christ. A reinvigoration of our study of Holy Scripture and our personal and community prayer life, as Presiding Bishop Curry told us at the 2017 Diocesan Convention, are the foundational disciplines needed for followers of Jesus. Clearly, these practices could help us identify and articulate our core beliefs in order to enter the public sphere with conviction and confidence. Unless we can speak more authentically as members of the Jesus Movement, we will remain intimidated, and thereby absent, from public discourse on important civic and social justice issues. With Fr. Jay’s experience in the renewal of congregational spirituality as a pathway toward vitality of witness and mission, I invite us to open ourselves up to a deeper experience of the Scriptures of Jesus of Nazareth as well as a recommitment to a regular practice of prayer. Bishop Brian The Rev. Jay Sidebotham The Rev. Jay Sidebotham is the Director of RenewalWorks. He also now serves as associate rector at St. James’ Parish in Wilmington, NC. Sidebotham comes to this work out of his experience as rector of Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, IL, where he led the congregation through a period of sustained focus on spiritual growth and renewal. Before coming to Church of the Holy Spirit, he served at St. Bart’s, New York City; St. Columba’s, Washington, DC; St. Luke’s, Durham, NC; and St. Martin’s, Providence, RI. He is well known for his cartoons about church life and his animation work on the television series Schoolhouse Rock! RenewalWorks: http://renewalworks.org/ 6 2019 DIOCESAN CONVENTION AGENDA Friday, November 8 5:00 p.m. Check-in opens at Burley Inn and Convention Center 7:00 p.m. Official Convention Opening-- Business Session/ Reports to Convention 8:15 p.m. Program Session One (The Rev. Jay Sidebotham) 8:45 p.m. Announcements Compline 9:15 p.m. Recess for the night Saturday, November 9 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Program Session Two (The Rev. Jay Sidebotham) 10:15 a.m. BREAK 10:30 a.m. Program Session Three (The Rev. Jay Sidebotham) 11:45 a.m. Announcements Noonday Prayer 12:00 Lunch --Sr. Warden Lunch, Deacons’ Lunch 1:30 p.m. Business Session – Confirmations, Elections, Reports, Resolutions 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Snack Break (sponsored by Idaho Episcopal Foundation) 3:45p.m. Business Session – Resolutions, Finance Committee report & adoption of budget 4:45 p.m. Evening Prayer 5:00 Evening Recess 6:00 p.m. Social Hour 7:00 p.m. Banquet Sunday, November 10 9:00 a.m. Business Session 10:00 a.m. Convention Eucharist 12:30 p.m. Adjournment 7 2019 DIOCESAN CONVENTION COMMITTEES Convention Offering The Rev. Eileen O’Shea, St. Stephen’s, Boise--Chair Pageant Jones, St. Luke’s, Idaho Falls Tim Rudeen, St. John’s, American Falls Erica Tremblay, St. Francis of the Tetons, Alta Courtesy Resolutions Yvonne Hughes, Grace, Glenn’s Ferry--Chair Barbara Callow, St. David’s, Caldwell The Rev. Bev Lugo, St. Mary’s, Emmett Jo Ann Myers, Church of the Holy Nativity, Meridian Credentials Committee Linda Olson, Emmanuel, Hailey--Chair Jessica Gasiorowski, Emmanuel, Placerville Marie Heath, Holy Trinity, Buhl Anita Wallinger, All Saints, Boise Liturgy Committee The Rev. Michael Case, Church of the Holy Nativity, Meridian – Chair Trent Clegg, Trinity, Pocatello The Rev. Joseph Farnes, All Saints, Boise The Venerable Janet King, St. Matthew’s, Rupert The Rev. Rob Schoeck, Church of the Ascension, Twin Falls Resolutions Committee Garre Biladeau, St. Michael’s, Boise – Chair Jane Dykas, St. Andrew’s, McCall The Rev. Joseph Farnes, All Saints, Boise Jane Matthews, St. Stephen’s, Boise Tellers Committee Rosemary Ash, St. Michael’s Cathedral, Boise - Chair Joy Davis, Grace, Nampa Leslie Penney, All Saints, Boise Cammi Veenstra, St. Mary’s, Emmett 8 Proposed Resolutions and Canonical Changes Resolution #1 Subject: Canon Concerning Financial Affairs – CPA Audit of Diocese’s Accounts and Parish Financial Review or CPA Audit of Congregations and Institutions TITLE III, CANON 3, SECTION 1, SUBSECTION (c)(5) and (6) Originator: Diocese of Idaho Department of Finance (Finance Committee) WHEREAS, the current Canon requires the Diocese to undergo an annual CPA audit; WHEREAS, an annual audit of the Diocesan books is cost prohibitive; WHEREAS, the Diocesan Department of Finance desires to clarify the language of the current Canon regarding the annual audit of accounts for congregations; RESOLVED: That the present Title III, Canon 3, Section 1, Subsection (c)(5) be modified with the suggested language: Section 1.