Welcome to the 110th Convention
Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana welcomes you to the 110th Convention of the Diocese of Northern Indiana. Convention was last held at this historic parish in 1994. Trinity's Rector is the Rev. Dr. Thomas Hansen. The Rev. Betty Frolick is the Assisting Priest and the Rev. Gordon Samra serves as Deacon.
Trinity is located in downtown Fort Wayne at 611 W. Berry Street. For directions, please consult this map. A sheet giving written directions, parking information, and hotel information is also available.
As Convention draws near, this section of the site will be filled with all the relevant information that clergy and delegates attending will need, including information on lodging. First time visitors to this site are encouraged to read a welcome letter from Father Hansen as well as one from Bishop Little.
If you have any questions about the host site, please use the link above to contact us.
Resources for Clergy & Lay Delegates
All the relevant documents and forms for clergy and lay delegates attending the 110th Convention can be accessed using the menu above. Please note that all documents are available in Adobe PDF. If you do not have Adobe Reader, please visit www.adobe.com to download it for free. The availability of documents will coincide with their creation. Until the item is available, clicking on a link for it will redirect the user to this paragraph. For example, the profiles of nominess to various offices will be published in the early fall. Until that time, its link will not be functional. If you believe that you have been directed to this paragraph in error, please use the link above in the navigation bar to contact us.
Rules
Those wishing to review the rules by which the Convention is governed should consult the following documents: Diocesan Constitution and Canons, Rules of Order, Parliamentary Procedure Guide, and How To Write A Resolution.
Forms & Schedules
Two forms related to convention as well as the schedule and agenda are available below.
To nominate a person to an office that will be elected at convention, please obtain permission from that person first. The nominee will then complete the Nomination Form and return it to the diocesan office either electronically or in the mail. Nomination forms must be returned by September 3rd. To submit the document electronically, please be sure to have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer.
The following offices are up for election this year:
Standing Committee: One presbyter and one lay person, each elected to a 3-year term.
The Standing Committee serves primarily as a committee of advice and consent to the Bishop. It meets with persons recommended for ordination by the Commission on Ministry giving consent to the Bishop to ordain. It must approve of the encumbrance or sale of all church property. Another responsibility is to consent to the consecration of a bishop elected in another diocese. Its special responsibility is to stand in readiness in case the diocese is for some reason without a bishop. In that case the Standing Committee becomes the ecclesiastical authority and takes over the Bishop’s diocesan administrative responsibility until a new bishop is consecrated.
Ecclesiastical Trial Court: One presbyter to be elected to a 3-year term.
In the event there is ever cause for an ecclesiastical trial court the members of this body sit as judges in the case.
The meal form is for delegates and exhibitors to order lunch on Saturday. Completed forms and payment must be received by the diocese by October 1st to reserve a meal.
The Schedule of Events summarizes happenings on Friday and Saturday. The Agenda details the business meeting on Saturday. The agenda will be available later in the fall.
Nominees
Profiles of each nominee will be displayed here in early October.
Resolutions
Resolutions submitted to the Secretary of the Convention will be posted here in early October.
Reports
Reports by commissions, Ccommittees, and ministries as well as various financial reports will be posted here early October.
In addition, proposed constitutional amendments made by the 75th Convention of the Episcopal Church are available for review. The Secretary of Convention is each diocese is to read these amendments to each diocesan convention prior to the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2009.
Deanery Meetings
The Deans are required to announce the dates of their respective meetings by September 18th. Meetings must be held by October 10th.
The Calumet Deanery will meet at St. Augustine's Church in Gary on Sunday, October 5th at 3:00 pm (CDT).
The Elkhart Deanery will meet at St. David's Church in Elkhart on Sunday, September 21st at 2:00 pm (EDT).
The Fort Wayne Deanery will meet at Trinity Church in Fort Wayne on Saturday, September 27th at 10:00 am (EDT).
The Michigan City Deanery will meet at St. Paul's Church in LaPorte on Sunday, September 21st at 3:30 PM (CDT).
The South Bend Deanery will meet at the Cathedral Church of St. James on Sunday, September 28th at 4:30 PM (EDT).
The Wabash Valley Deanery will meet at St. Andrew Church in Kokomo on Sunday, October 5th at 4:00 PM (EDT).
If your deanery is not listed, please check by here in mid-September for a listing of the time and places for its meeting.