236th Diocesan Convention

March 7, 2020

The 236^th Annual Diocesan Convention will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill.  Once again, this will be a one-day convention.

Convention communications from Diocesan Office will be via electronic means: emails, Good News in the Garden State, and website, unless deemed necessary to print and mail.  Please continue to visit the website for continuing updates as they become available. Be sure to watch for pertinent information regarding registration, hotel accommodations, exhibit information as well as other related matters.

PARISH OFFICE AND CLERGY IN CHARGE:  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR DEPUTIES RECEIVE ALL PERTINENT CONVENTION INFORMATION SO THEY WILL BE PREPARED FOR CONVENTION.

Deputies Certification Form can be found here and is due within three days after your Annual Meeting.

Constitution and Canons: If you have work for the Standing Committee on Constitution and Canons please let us know. The deadline is December 1 but for a thorough and informed effort the sooner the better.  Please send your requests to The Rev. Dr. John P. Mitchell, Chair at fr.jpmitchell@gmail.com.  Thank you.

Call for Submission of Resolutions:

The Diocese of New Jersey Committee on Resolutions invites submission of proposed resolutions for consideration at next March’s Diocesan Convention.

The Committee asks that proposals be submitted by email or on white 8-1/2 x 11 paper, typed and double-spaced, and contain at least two sections:  the RESOLVED paragraph naming the desired action, and a FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, as appropriate, providing for the implementation of the resolution if adopted.  No “whereas” or other prefatory language can be used, so the proposals should begin with “Be it RESOLVED, That . . . .”  Each resolution should be accompanied by a short explanatory statement by the proponent(s). 

Resolutions may be proposed by any communicant of any congregation in the diocese, whether or not a Convention delegate, or by any member of the clergy serving or residing in the diocese, whether or not eligible to vote at Convention. 

Proposals should be forwarded to the Chair of the Committee, The Rev. Susanna Paige Cates, All Saints’ Church, 559 Park Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-1777 (facsimile 908-322-8006) or by email (spcates74@gmail.com) so as to be received before the deadline of January 15, 2020.  Formal hearings will be held on resolution proposals at Diocesan House, 808 West State Street, Trenton, on February 22, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., and further hearings may be scheduled during the Convention itself.  Additional informal discussions may take place at preconvention meetings, subject to availability of members of the Committee on Resolutions.

Nomination Information

• Letter from the Chair of the Nominating Committee
• List of Offices To Be Filled at Diocesan Convention
• Nomination Recommendation Form (downloadable version)
• Nomination Recommendation Form (online version)

Convention Documents and Information

• Deputy Certification Form

Information from Prior Conventions

• The 235th Convention in 2019

• The 234th Convention in 2018

• Convention Journals and information from Previous Conventions may be found here.