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Convention Agenda | ||||
8 a.m. | Registration - Robert Treat Hotel Ballroom Assembly Area | |||
8:30 a.m. | Eucharist - Trinity + St. Philip's Cathedral . Celebrant: The Rt. Rev. John P. Croneberger . Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Vice President, The Divinity School, Durham NC |
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10 a.m. | Convention Call to Order - Robert Treat Hotel Grand Ballroom - The Rt.Rev. John P. Croneberger | |||
Detemination of a Quorum | ||||
Election to the Committee on the Rights of Clerical Deputies (to fill two vacancies; one clergy, one lay) | ||||
Names Placed in Nomination | ||||
Balloting Instructions | ||||
Balloting Begins | ||||
12 p.m. | Noon Day Prayers - Lunch | |||
1 p.m. | Balloting Continues Until Election Completed | |||
Signing of Canonical Testimony | ||||
Closing Prayer and Adjournment | ||||
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Voting Eligibility | Members of Convention: The convention shall be composed of the Bishop(s); every Presbyter and Deacon canonically resident in the Diocese on the first day of January immediately preceding the meeting of the Convention except that a vote shall not be accorded Deacons having less than two years in holy orders or to retired priests whose service in the Diocese was for less than five years prior to retirement. |
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Three (3) Lay Deputies from each Parish in union with
the Convention and from each Mission (Article II (4), Constitution of the Diocese of Newark.) |
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Voting Procedures | The voting shall be by ballot, the Clergy and Laity
voting by orders. A concurrent majority of both orders shall be necessary to constitute an election. The majority
ballot system will require a #2 pencil that will be provided to you. In this system, you vote for one candidate
by filling in the box next to the candidate's name. . Fill in the box completely. . Do not make any stray marks on the form. . Erase clearly any mark you wish to change. |
The tellers will receive the ballots from each individual deputy. When you hand in your completed ballot, a blank ballot for the next round will be given to you. Do not ask someone else to hand in your ballot. | |
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Alternates and Visitors | Only the Clergy and Lay Deputies will be seated at the tables on the Convention floor for business sessions. Alternates and visitors will be directed to a visitors' section by a member of the Arrangements Committee. If an alternate replaces a deputy, the alternate is considered a full deputy with all privileges of that office. |
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For further information contact the Secretary of Convention or call 973-430-9919. |
The 133rd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at the Skylands, 792 Route 10 West, Randolph, NJ. |