Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Montana

HOLY SPIRIT

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Episcopal Diocese of Montana

2009 Convention

Holy Spirit Parish is proud to host the Montana Diocese 106^th Annual Convention. This year the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, will be attending. The Diocesan Convention, by its constitution, is a governing body of the Diocese. All clergy in the Montana Diocese, active and retired, are automatically delegates as well as 2 to 14 lay delegates from every Montana congregation based on their size (Holy Spirit has 14 delegates). Lay delegates are nominated and approved at congregation annual meetings. All delegates in attendance may discuss and vote on issues including Diocesan policy, budget, and matters of ministry, social and economic justice and other topics proposed by the Diocesan committees.

Useful information for the delegates about Holy Spirit and Missoula may be found on this page. Registration and other business matters concerning the convention, e.g. Committees, Proposed Resolutions, Delegate responsibilities may be found on the Diocesan Web by clicking here http://www.mtepiscopal.org/diocesanconvention/2009_diocesan_convention.html

The main site of the convention is the Holiday Inn Parkside, although many activities will be held at Holy Spirit. For those of you who wish some history and background on Holy Spirit, check out the History pamphlet Holy Spirit History.

Monthly Convention Highlights have been e-mailed to all Churches, they are repeated here for your convenience See Monthly Host Highlights

Certain Missoula hotels have blocked rooms and are providing special rates for delegates. These may be checked out here Convention Hotels.