The Annual Meeting of
the Convention of the
Episcopal Church in Western Oregon
The 135th Annual Meeting will be held online on Saturday, October 28, 2023.
Registration links are emailed to Delegates two weeks prior.
Delegate change? Please complete the Delegate Change Form.
All delegate changes must be submitted by October 13.
Emergency changes after October 13 must go through the Secretary of Convention.
Questions: secretary@ecwo.org
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Annual Meeting Agenda
House Rules
The 2023 Diocesan Annual Meeting of Convention House Rules is being revised and will be posted shortly.
Consent Calendar
- Appointments to Convention
- Appointments for Diocesan Bodies
- Bishop’s Nominations for Elected Officers
Appointments to the Annual Meeting
The following people are appointed for the specified roles at the 135th Annual Convention / Las Siguientes personas están nombradas para los cargos específicos en la 135 Convención Anual:
Parliamentarian / Parlamentaria
Committee on Dispatch of Business / Comité para Despacho de Asuntos
- The Rev. Wes Sedlacek, Chair
- Gwen Best
- The Rev. Laura Sheridan Campbell
- Cindy Russell
Committee on Resolutions of Policy / Comité para Reglamento de Resoluciones
- Alan Murray, Chair
- Emily Karr
- The Rev. Wes Sedlacek
Committee on Resolutions of Courtesy / Comité para Resoluciones de Cortesía
- The Rev. Martin Elfert
Committee on Credentials / Comité sobre los Títulos
- The Rev. Laura Sheridan Campbell
- Tracy Esguerra
- Alli Gannett
Nominating Committee / Comité para Nominaciones
- The Rev. Bingham Powell, Chair
- The Rev. Tricia Gates Brown
- The Rev. Everett Charters
- The Rev. Shawn Dickerson
- Kevin Gardner
- Ann Peck McBride
- Sonja Miller
- Abby Mulcahy
- The Rev. Dawn Reynolds
- Hana Rubens
- The Rev. Jaime Sanders
- The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell
- Nancylee Stewart
- Katie Thomas
Constitution and Canons Committee /
- Derek Moyer, Chair
- Emily Karr, Chancellor
- Marie Bagwell
- The Rev. Nathan LeRud
- The Rev. Brandon Filbert
- Martin Loring
- The Rev. Laura-Sheridan Campbell
- Becky Snow
Bishop's Nominations for Elected Officers
Secretary / Secretaria The Rev. Laura Sheridan Campbell
Registrar/ Registro Tracy Esguerra
Treasurer / Tesorero Kathy Gordon
Chancellor / Canciller Emily Karr
Diocesan Leadership Elections
Below are the Governing Bodies with positions open. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please fill out this form.
Proposed Diocesan Budget
Resolutions
Resolutions of Policy:
- Proposed Draft Resolution to Repudiate Doctrine of Discovery – English
- Proposed Draft Resolution Support of Palestinian Christians – English
- Proposed Draft Resolution Safeguard the Rights of Palestinian Children – English
Canonical Amendments:
- Proposed Canonical Amendment to Canon 1.1 Annual Meeting of Convention – English
- Proposed Canonical Amendment to Canon 3.8 The Commission on Ministry – English
- Proposed Canonical Amendments to Canon 1.1 and 1.4 Official Youth Presence – English
*Please note that Spanish translations of the resolutions and canonical amendments are forthcoming
Resolutions Referred to Dioceses From the 80th General Convention
It is a requirement of Canon I.1.1.e that the Convention of every Diocese receive notice whenever any alteration of the Book of Common Prayer or of the Constitution is proposed. The 80th General Convention proposed three resolutions with changes to the Constitution.
At the 80th General Convention, there were three Amendments to the Constitution. You can read about each amendment on this document from the General Convention Office.
- A031 – Amend the Consitution and Canons Relating to Mergers of Dioceses – Final Status: Concurred as Amended
- A059 – Amend Article X of the Consitution of The Episcopal Church (First Reading) – Final Status: Concurred as Substituted and Amended
- A157 – Amend Article I Sec. 7 – Final Status: Concurred
Diocesan Working Groups and Ministries Annual Reports
Use this template to complete your report. Please submit all reports to the Secretary of Convention by October 20.
Format:
– 12 pt. font in Times New Roman
– 1” margins
– 1-page reports (2 pages, if absolutely necessary)
Completed Reports (listed in alphabetical order):
- Camping Ministry
- Campus Ministry, University of Oregon, Eugene
- Campus Ministry, Oregon State University
- Clinical Pastoral Education/Training
- Commission on Ministry
- Constitution and Canons Committee
- Cursillo – Oregon & SW Washington
- Diocesan Council
- Education for Ministry (EFM)
- Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
- Finance Committee
- Latino Ministry
- Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Chaplaincy
- Property Committee
- Socially Responsible Investing Stakeholder Advisory Committee
- Task Force for Palestinian Human Rights
- Task Force for Trans & Non-binary persons
- Thriving Leaders
- United Thank Offering
- Working Groups, Committees, & Commissions:
- Creation Care
- Engaging Racial Justice
- Housing Crisis
- Liturgy and Music
- Prison
- Recovery
- Truth and Reconciliation
Annual Meeting News
Participating in an Online Convention, Together
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Trainings and Hearings for Delegates
Below are the scheduled trainings and hearings for the 135th Annual Meeting of the Diocesan...
Proposed Draft Resolutions of Policy and Canonical Amendments now available
The proposed draft resolutions of policy and canonical amendments for the 135th Annual Meeting of...
2024 Program Budget Requests
Dear Budget Preparers, Applications for funding from the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon...
Nominations are now open for Governing Bodies
Nominations are now open for lay and clergy positions on the Board of Trustees, Standing...
Annual Meeting Archives
134th Annual Meeting (2022)
You can watch the full meeting recording here. Below you will find the highlights from the Annual Meeting:
Journals of Convention
- 2010 Journal of Convention
- 2011 Journal of Convention
- 2012 Journal of Convention
- 2013 Journal of Convention
- 2014 Journal of Convention
- 2015 Journal of Convention
- 2016 Journal of Convention
- 2017 Journal of Convention
- 2018 Journal of Convention
- 2019 Journal of Convention
- 2020 Journal of Convention
- 2021 Journal of Convention