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Register for Convention Click here to register for ConventionIf you have any questions or trouble registering, please call Mary McGuire at (269) 381-2710. |
Payment for Convention
How do I pay?
How do I pay? Within one week of registration please send payment.
Non-Parochial, Retired Clergy and their spouses make their own payment to the Diocesan Center. Parishes please send one check for all Delegates, Alternates, and Clergy.
Convention - Diocese of Western Michigan
535 S. Burdick St., Suite 1
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
If you have any questions, please call Mary McGuire at (269) 381-2710.
Delegates & Clergy
Call to Convention Letter
Second Mailing Letter
Click here to download the Letter
Delegate Forms
"Convention Delegate" forms are due by February 5
Click here to go to the Vestry Form
Change of Delegates
If you need to change your delegates, you must fill out the "Change of Delegate" form
Youth Delegates
Guests & Visitors
Guests
Guests are people from the Diocese who want to stop into convention to see what's going on. Everyone in the Diocese is invited to attend the keynote session and the Convention Eucharist. They will not need to register for Convention and there is no fee for guests, as they will not be receiving any information, a name tag or be able to join in the meals.
Visitors
Visitors are people from the Diocese who plan on attending the entire Convention. Spouses generally fall in this category. They do need to register, as they will be receiving information, a name tag and be able to join in the meals.
click here to go to the registration section
Exhibitors
Exhibitors are people from all around who have reserved exhibit space. If they would like to receive information, a name tag and be able to join in meals, you must register
click here to go to the registration section
click here to go to go to information on exhibit space
Pre-convention Meetings
All Delegates and Clergy are expected to attend a pre-convention meeting. This is where questions get answered and discussion takes place. We have 5 around the Diocese, so if you cannot attend the one in your deanery, there are 4 others to chose from.
Click here to find what deanery you are in
We will not be sending hardcopies of any information. Please remember to download and print out all the information you need - including budget, resolutions, canonical changes & nominations.
Traverse Deanery Pre-convention meeting
Grace, Traverse City
Saturday, March 10
3:30 - 4:30pm
Eastern Deanery Pre-convention meeting
location tbd by deanery
Saturday, March24
10:30am - 12:00pm
St. Joseph Deanery Pre-convention meeting
St. Martin of Tours, Kalamazoo
Saturday, March 24
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lakeshore Deanery Pre-convention meeting
location tbd by deanery
Saturday, March 31
11:30am - 1:00pm
Grand Valley Deanery Pre-convention meeting
St. Andrew's, Grand Rapids
Saturday, March 31
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location & Lodging
The 138th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan will take place at the Park Place Hotel in Traverse City, MI.
With the intention of being environmentally sound, you can now find everything for Convention in electronic format on our webpage. The entire Convention site (Park Place Hotel in Traverse City) has free wi-fi (internet access).
Click here to go to the Park Place Hotel website
Click here to go to the website for the Traverse City visitor's bureau
Exhibits & Exhibitors
Exhibitors are people from all around who have reserved exhibit space. If they would like to receive information, a name tag and be able to join in meals, you must register
click here to go to the registration section
Exhibits are coordinated by Anne Davidson. You can contact here:
Anne Davidson
22 Legg Court
Coldwater, MI 49036
(517) 278-6324 (phone)
click here to e-mail her
Click here to download the Exhibitor Application
(you can save the application on your own computer, fill it out, and e-mail it to Anne)
Schedule & Agenda
This is our basic schedule. Please remember that EVERYONE is invited to the Eucharist and the Convention Speaker - invite your parish!
Thursday, April 19
7:00-9:00 pm |
Registration |
Hallway |
Friday, April 20
8:00 |
Registration (2 hours) |
Hallway |
9:15 |
Orientation (30 minutes) |
Breakout room |
10:00 |
Opening |
Ballroom |
12:00 |
Noonday Prayer (15 minutes) |
Ballroom |
12:15 |
Lunch (45 minutes) |
Ballroom |
1:00 |
Workshops (1 hour) |
Breakout rooms |
2:00 |
Break (15 minutes) |
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2:15 |
Table discussions (15 minutes) |
Ballroom |
2:30 |
Business Session (30 minutes) |
Ballroom |
4:45 |
Holy Eucharist |
Grace |
FREE TIME |
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9:30 |
Compline |
Chapel |
Saturday, April 21
7:30 |
Registration, meeting rooms open |
Hallway |
9:00 |
Morning Prayer (30 minutes) |
Ballroom |
9:30 |
Business session-Financial (30 minutes) |
Ballroom |
10:00 |
Speaker: Timothy Dombeck, with Q&A (1 hour) |
Ballroom |
11:00 |
Workshops (1 hour) |
Breakout rooms |
12:30 |
Lunch (45 minutes) |
Ballroom |
1:15 |
Table discussions (15 minutes) |
Ballroom |
1:30 |
Business session (90 minutes) |
Ballroom |
3:00 |
Closing prayer, blessing, dismissal |
Ballroom |
Keynote Speaker
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The Rev. Canon Timothy Dombekclick here to see an article he wrote on Stewardship
BiographyClick here |
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