Schedule

Below is the schedule for diocesan convention. Two specific spots are mandatory for parochial clergy and lay delegates: Saturday morning check-in and the business meeting. Please continue to check this schedule as we add additional offerings and publications. 

Pre-Convention Activity

Continuing to leverage technology to increase access to pre-convention orientations, presentations, and hearings and to be good stewards of resources, we will host a delegate orientation to orient clergy and lay delegates and alternates to this year’s diocesan convention. All clergy and lay delegates and alternates are encouraged to attend this meeting. A recording will be available afterward on the convention website homepage.

Clergy and lay delegates and alternates will receive a direct invitation to register for the delegation meeting. Please look for an email from Bro. Andrew outlining each meeting with its corresponding Zoom registration link.

Three pre-recorded presentations will be available to all to watch from the Finance Committee, Constitution and Canons Committee, and General Resolutions Committee.

We will also replay these recordings prior to the hearings listed below beginning at 11:30 am Eastern.

Join members of the Constitution and Canons Committee for their hearing on resolutions and issues pertinent to the diocesan constitution and canons. The pre-recorded Constitution and Canons presentation will be available to view at any time. It will also be streamed beginning at 11:30 am in the Zoom hearing. 

This meeting is open to all East Tennesse Episcopalians. Please register for the Zoom meeting.

In addition to the pre-convention hearings, four pre-convention workshops will be held nightly on Zoom at 7:00 pm Eastern on Monday, January 30, through Thursday, February 2. Visit the pre-convention workshops section on our workshop page to learn more. 

Join members of the Resolutions Committee for their hearing on general resolutions submitted to diocesan convention. The pre-recorded resolutions presentation will be available to view at any time. It will also be streamed beginning at 11:30 am in the Zoom hearing. 

This meeting is open to all East Tennesse Episcopalians. Please register for the Zoom meeting.

Join members of the Finance Committee for their hearing on the diocesan budget before it goes to the diocesan convention business meeting. The pre-recorded budget presentation will be available to view at any time. It will also be streamed beginning at 11:30 am in the Zoom hearing. 

This meeting is open to all East Tennessee Episcopalians. Please register for the Zoom meeting. 

Diocesan Convention Schedule

Friday

Beginning at 1:00 pm and continuing until convention worship, the ministry fair will be open to all interested in learning more about Episcopal ministries throughout East Tennessee. 

Check-in for clergy and lay delegates as well as visitors will begin at 1:30 pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Johnson City and continue throughout the afternoon’s offerings. 

Please look for the registration table in the upstairs lobby of the church.

Beginning at 2:30 pm and concluding at 4:00 pm in time to view the ministry fair and prepare for worship, two workshops will be available. The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Augustine will be presenting in the Nave and Mental Health First Aid will be presenting downstairs.

All are invited to attend the diocesan convention Holy Eucharist worship service held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Johnson City. 

For those wishing to view the service online, we will livestream the service on our dedicated worship page.

After the convention eucharist, a social hour will be held across the upper floor of St. John’s. Meet your fellow delegates, clergy, diocesan staff, and visitors for a fun pre-dinner reception.

Saturday

Check-in for clergy and lay delegates as well as visitors will begin at 8:00 am at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Johnson City. If you were present on Friday, please check-in for Saturday as well. We must ensure a proper count for the business meeting and know which visitors are present for the day as well.  

Please look for the registration table in the upstairs lobby of the church.

Beginning at 8:00 am and continuing through lunch, the ministry fair will be open to all interested in learning more about Episcopal ministries throughout East Tennessee. 

The business meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 am and continue until lunch with periodic breaks. Please ensure that you have downloaded and familiarized yourself with the convention PDF (released in January 2023) prior to arriving to the business meeting. 

It would not be a proper convention without lunch! Make sure to grab your lunch before heading to a workshop or visiting the ministry fair. 

Between 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm, two workshop sessions will be offered: A second presentation by The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Augustine and Street and Altar a workshop with The Rev. Dr. Timothy Holder on Latinx and Appalachian ministry. 

Adjournment

Convention will end with the completion of our workshop offerings at approximately 2:30 pm.