UPDATED Dec. 1, 2021
The 41st Diocesan Convention took place on Saturday, November 6 using the same digital platform as 2020. An in-person “spring renewal” event will be held in late April 2022, which will include a dinner and guest speaker. Scroll down for the Bishop’s annual address, election results, resolutions & archive resources; more coverage is coming soon.
Bishop Lucinda’s convention address – English
Bishop Lucinda’s convention address – Español
Watch Bishop Lucinda’s address on our YouTube channel
RESOLUTIONS
Minimum clergy compensation standards
ELECTIONS RECAP
Standing Committee – Clergy (elect one, 4-year term)
The Rev. Salying Wong , St. Thomas, Sunnyvale – ELECTED
Standing Committee – Lay (elect one, 4-year term)
Joe Heston, St. Dunstan’s, Carmel Valley
Tricia Ottesen, St. Barnabas, Arroyo Grande – ELECTED
Board of Trustees – At large (elect five: four 3-year terms/one 1-year term)
The Rev. Laurel Coote, St. Dunstan’s, Carmel Valley – ELECTED
John Cribb, St. Benedict’s, Los Osos – ELECTED
The Rev. Tina Heidmann , St. George’s, Salinas – ELECTED
John Melvin, St. John’s, Aptos
The Rev. Julie Nelson, St. Timothy’s, Mountain View – ELECTED
Steven Sosnowski, Trinity Cathedral, San Jose – ELECTED
Secretary to Convention (elect one, 1-year term)
Jeff Diehl, St. Barnabas, Arroyo Grande – ELECTED
Treasurer (elect one, 1-year term)
Joanna Shreve, St. Timothy’s, Mountain View – ELECTED
2021 REPORTS
Read the Standing Committee’s complete Five-Year Diocesan Report here. See a summary in the committee’s report below.
Commission on Ministry Report / Español
Deacons Annual Report / Español
Mission Commission Report / Español
Partnership Commission Report / Español
Personnel Committee Report / Español
Santa Maria Urban Ministry Report / Español
Standing Committee Report and 5-year summary / Español
Treasurer’s Annual Report / Español
Report of 2020 Resolutions to 2021 Convention
Below is an amended report from the Constitution & Canons Committee, prepared in response to comments that followed the September deanery meetings. It includes some additional language in Resolution 2 to address timing of election and appointment of members. It also changes the format for all resolutions to show added language in blue and underlined, as requested to assist with distinguishing additions from deletions.
Constitutions and Canons Report (Amended 9-21-21)
DRAFT BUDGET AND RESOLUTIONS
Below please find a newly updated 2022 budget and narrative from the diocesan Finance/Budget Committee. Updates reflect year-to-date 2021 numbers as well as some expanded expense categories, in response to requests from across the diocese.
2022 Budget Narrative (revised)
2022 Draft Budget (updated 10-9-2021)
Minimum Clergy Resolution 2022
Summary of Resolutions in Constitution
Resumen de Las Resoluciones
2021 CONVENTION PACKET for Delegates, Alternates, Clergy & Guests
2021 Draft Order of Business – English and Español
Morning Prayer Bulletin – Trilingual
Noonday Prayer Bulletin – English
Noonday Prayer Bulletin – Spanish
PRE-CONVENTION MEETINGS AND RESOURCES
Resolution hearings took place in October via Zoom, each with a specific focus. Scroll down for links to documents.
October 19: Budgets
Completed.
October 20: Constitution and Canons
Completed.
October 21: Resolutions
This session was cancelled because the only resolution being presented is the annual resolution regarding compensation adjustment. No resolutions were submitted by the Sept. 7 deadline other than the compensation resolution.
Deanery meetings in advance of Convention were held September 14-16 via Zoom. Delegates and alternates who need a recording of advance meetings may contact Kirstin Nielsen at kirstin@realepiscopal.org.
For convention questions, please contact Jeff Diehl, Secretary to Convention, at jdiehl@albionenvironmental.com.
2020 Convention Recap
The 40th Convention of the Diocese of El Camino Real was held online Saturday, November 7. The theme was 40 Years of Pilgrimage, in honor of the diocese’s 40th anniversary. More information below:
