Diocese of Newark The 135th Annual Convention will be held on Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31, 2009 Hilton Hotel, Parsippany NJ

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2009 CONVENTION - OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION General requirements for diocesan offices: No person shall be eligible for election to any office at Convention, nor shall any person elected by Districts, or appointed to serve on Diocesan Council or other Diocesan Standing Committees, Commissions or Boards accede to that office, unless that person shall have first completed or arranged for the completion of anti-racism training as approved by the Bishop after consultation with the Mission to Dismantle Racism.(Diocesan Canon 2(6.)) Communicant in good standing: All communicants of this Church who for the previous year have been faithful in corporate worship, unless for good cause prevented, and have been faithful in working, praying, and giving for the spread of the Kingdom of God, are to be considered communicants in good standing. (National Church Canons, I.17.3) 1) ACTS/VIM BOARD (13 members) *To be elected: Class of 2012: 1 clergy/2 lay members Multiple nominations; require 3 clergy and 4 lay candidates. Membership: The Diocesan Bishop; 3 clergy and 6 lay members elected by convention for a three year term; 3 clergy or lay members appointed by Bishop for a three year term. Two consecutive three year terms may be served. Candidate expectations: attendance at four meetings a year when proposals are being considered for funding. Two meetings between the second week in March and last week in April. Two meetings between the second week in March and last week in April. Two meetings between the second week in September and the last week in October. Two or three site visits made to grant requesters in the spring and fall. Participation in at least two educational forums about ACTS/VIM around the diocese in the calendar year; e.g. district meetings, convention, workshops organized by ACTS/VIM. Desirable, but not essential, experience: grant writing, reviewing grants, starting or expanding programs. 2) CONSTITUTION AND CANONS COMMITTEE (10 members and the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor) *To be elected: 10 members - (lay or clergy) must be a deputy to the convention at which elected. Multiple nominations; require 11 candidates; clergy or lay. The committee serves from the adjournment of the convention at which it is elected until the adjournment of the next annual convention. It reviews the Constitution and Canons and makes recommendations for the amendment thereof and reports to the convention on amendments proposed by others. The committee also reviews Opinions of the Chancellor, as outlined in Canon 20. The committee meets at the beginning of December to prepare for the annual convention, during convention as necessary, and when called into special session as described in Canon 20. The Chancellor and one Vice Chancellor are members ex officio.  The Chancellor is the chair. Desirable, but not essential, experiences: church law, revising parish constitutions. Additional candidate requirement: must be a deputy to the convention at which elected. 3) DIOCESAN REVIEW COMMITTEE (7 members: 4 clergy, 3 lay) *To be elected: Class of 2013:  1 clergy member *To be elected: Class of 2012:  1 lay member *To be elected: Class of 2010:  1 clergy member One nomination necessary for each office. The Diocesan Review Committee (DRC) oversees matters of clergy discipline under Title IV of the Canons of the Episcopal Church.  Each diocese must have a DRC that investigates allegations of misconduct. The document that officially charges a cleric with an offense and begins the Ecclesiastical Court trial process can only be issued by this committee. The committee is made up of lay persons and priests and deacons. The members are elected by diocesan convention. 4) ECCLESIASTICAL COURT (7 members: 4 clergy, 3 lay) *To be elected: Class of 2013:  1 clergy member *To be elected: Class of 2012:  1 lay/1 clergy member One nomination necessary for each office. The Ecclesiastical Court functions at the time of presentment and trial of a priest or deacon in this diocese as described in Canons 17 and 18.  This is the group of people who serve as judges during a trial. The court is made up of lay persons and priests and deacons. The members are elected by diocesan convention. 5) THE STANDING COMMITTEE (8 members) *To be elected: Class of 2013:  1 clergy/1 lay members Multiple nominations; require 3 clergy and 2 lay candidates. 4 clergy and 4 lay members are elected by Convention for a four (4) year term. A maximum of eight (8) consecutive years may be served. The Standing Committee is the Bishop's council of advice and the ecclesiastical authority when there is no bishop in charge. Additionally, the Committee: - gives consent to elections and resignations of bishops; - approves any encumbrance of real property and sale of real property; - approves modifications or revisions of judicial sentences; - recommends postulants for candidacy, candidates for ordination to the diaconate and deacons to be ordained priests. Attendance is required at ten monthly meetings, held the first Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. Committee assignments as required. Desirable, but not necessary, experience: law, real estate, vestry/executive committee, diocesan groups. 6) TRINITY & ST. PHILIP'S CATHEDRAL CHAPTER (18 members) *To be elected: Class of 2012:  1 clergy/1 lay member Multiple nominations; require 2 clergy and 2 lay candidates. The membership of the Chapter is as follows: - The Diocesan Bishop as President - Bishops - The Dean - Archdeacons, if any - 3 clergy & 3 lay persons elected by Convention for a one 3-year term - 3 clergy or 3 lay members appointed by the Bishop for a one 3-year term - 2 wardens, 1 treasurer, 1 clerk and 12 lay members elected from and by the congregation Under the joint consolidation agreement and the Constitution of the Cathedral, the Chapter shall have the regulation, management and administration of temporal affairs of the Cathedral and the decision in such spiritual matters pertaining to its administration as may be referred to the Chapter by the Bishop or the Dean. Attendance is required at quarterly meetings. Desirable, but not necessary, experience: vestry, diocesan groups. 7) SECRETARY OF CONVENTION - one year term One nomination necessary. Candidate requirement: Communicant in good standing. The Secretary shall give notice of all Conventions as required by the Constitution, take Minutes of the proceedings, preserve the journals and records, attest the public acts of the Convention, and perform such other services as may from time to time be prescribed by the Canons or by the Convention. The Secretary of the Convention shall also be a Secretary of the Diocesan Council.   8) TREASURER & ASSISTANT TREASURER OF CONVENTION - one year term One nomination necessary. Candidate requirement: Communicant in good standing. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer each shall give satisfactory security for the faithful performance of his/her duties. The Treasurer shall be entitled to a seat in the Convention and shall submit a statement of the accounts to each Annual Convention. The Assistant Treasurer shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the Treasurer of the Convention. The Treasurer of the Convention shall also be Treasurer of the Diocesan Council.

NOMINATION FORM (paper copy of the nomination form for mailing via USPS) The PDF version is available by clicking on the title just above or on this line of text.   Mail or fax after completion to Secretary of Convention c/o Episcopal Diocese of Newark, 31 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.  The fax number is 973-622-3503.  (The nomination form is in PDF (Portable Document Format) and requires an Adobe PDF reader. Click on the icon to obtain the FREE Adobe PDF reader.)   Nomination form is available in PDF format (Free Acrobat Reader needed) Click here to download reader

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