2022 Convention

Everyone in the Diocese is invited to engage in one of four virtual workshops on the evening before our convention begins.

All workshops will be held Thursday, Nov. 17, from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m. Select one workshop to attend live. Recordings will be available here after the event for those who wish to engage in more than one topic.

Read additional details about the topics and the presenters.

Workshop #1:
Congregational Discernment

• Led by The Rev. Thomas Skillings, Grace Episcopal Church in Kirkwood

Join the Zoom meeting for Workshop #1

Workshop #2:
Congregational Team Trust Building

• Led by Mark Waight, Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis

Join the Zoom meeting for Workshop #2

Workshop #3:
Community Listening

• Led by The Rev. Laurie Anzilotti and DAvid Luckes, St. Francis Episcopal Church in Eureka

Join the Zoom meeting for Workshop #3

Workshop #4:
Missional Communities

• Led by the Rev. Clive Samson, Faith Christian Church of India in Ballwin

Join the Zoom meeting for Workshop #4

The Diocese is grateful to the congregation of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Ellisville for serving as our convention host this year!

This 47-page booklet contains:

• Convention Schedule
• Electronic Voting Instructions
• Nominations to Elected Offices
• Regular Resolutions
• Resolutions to Amend the Constitution and Canons
• 2023 Diocesan Budget Package

In an effort to be good stewards of the environment, we will have only two (2) printed booklets on every table at convention. Those copies should stay on the tables throughout convention for everyone to share.

All of these resources are available online (as this booklet and as individual documents for downloading). If you would like to have your own printed copy of this booklet, please print it out at home and bring it with you.

Otherwise, we encourage you to use the online versions and save the paper!

Download the 2022 Convention Resources Booklet

Download GC80 Resolutions to Amend the Constitution of The Episcopal Church

Welcome to the 183rd Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri

This schedule is subject to change.

All events will be in the Grand Ballroom unless otherwise noted.

All items listed in GREEN will be livestreamed on the diocesan website and Facebook page.

Download a copy of this schedule

Friday, Nov. 18

12 p.m. - Registration of Lay and Clergy Delegates (Hotel lobby)

1:10 p.m. - Convention 101 - Learn how convention works!

1:30 p.m. - Welcome / Plenary Session I

• Appointments, Rules of Order, Order of Business
• Welcome from host parish, St. Martin’s
• Recognizing Convention Committees
• Recognizing Clergy Transitions
• Parish Outreach Videos (1 of 4)
• Introduction of Candidates for Election
• Report from GC80 Deputation
• Report from Diocesan Council
• Presentation of 2023 Diocesan Budget
• First Report from Resolutions Committee
• Parish Outreach Videos (2 of 4)
• Report from Gathering Space Task Force
• Announcements
• Close of Plenary Session I

3:45 p.m. - Break

4 p.m. - Open Hearings for Budget, Resolutions, Committee on Constitution & Canons, Admission of New Parishes

5 p.m. - Social Hour
(in vendor area at entrance to ballroom)

6 p.m. - Presentation of Bishop’s Medals

6:20 p.m. - Evening Prayer

6:30 p.m. - Keynote Address: The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, Bishop of Maryland

6:50 p.m. - Table Discussions with Commission on Dismantling Racism

7:15 p.m. - Dinner & Dancing

Saturday, Nov. 19

7:30 a.m. - Registration of Lay and Clergy Delegates - Hotel lobby

8:30 a.m. - Clergy picture (Gather in hotel lobby)

9 a.m. - Convention Eucharist
(includes Bishop’s Convention Address)

10:30 a.m. - Call to Order / Plenary Session II

• Election Voting
• Report from Episcopal City Mission
• Second Report from Resolutions Committee
• Parish Outreach Videos (3 or 4)
• Report from the Committee on Constitution and Canons
• Report from the Standing Committee
• Third Report from Resolutions Committee
• Report from Creation Care Ministry
• Report from Rockwell House Episcopal Campus Ministry
• Report from the Merger of the Church of the Good Shepherd and St. Luke’s Church
• Announcements
• Close of Plenary Session II

12:30 p.m. - Noonday Prayers & Lunch

1 p.m. - Call to Order / Plenary Session III

• Report from Grace African Christians Connection Missional Community
• Report from Grace Hill Task Force
• Report from the Bishop
• Report from Requiem or Renaissance
• Report from the Canon to the Ordinary
• Appointments of Committees
• Adoption of 2023 Operating Budget
• Parish Outreach Videos (4 of 4)
• Final Report from Resolutions Committee
• Election Results
• Future Convention Dates & Locations
• Announcements
• Adjournment & Closing Prayer
• Greetings from Lambeth

3:45 p.m. - Convention ends
(approximate time)

Download a copy of the rules of order to be adopted by the 183rd Convention.

1. The Presiding Officer shall appoint members of Permanent Committees at each Meeting of Convention.

2. All resolutions from the floor shall be reduced to writing, presented to the Secretary, and read to Convention. A resolution from the floor that is not a part of a committee report may be introduced only at the time indicated in the Order of Business. All resolutions from the floor, whether or not a part of a committee report, after receiving a short explanation from the presenter, must receive a 2/3 majority vote of Convention before it may be considered by Convention.

3. When any member speaks to Convention, he or she shall address himself/herself to the Presiding Officer, state his/her name and church, and confine himself/herself to the point in debate.

4. A member, other than the Chairman of the Committee whose report is under consideration, shall not speak more than twice in the same debate, nor longer than five minutes at a time, without leave of Convention.

5. Any member of Convention may call for a vote by hands or standing vote. Every member of Convention who may be in attendance when such a vote is called shall be counted unless he/she be excused by Convention.

6. When a question has once been determined it shall stand as the judgment of Convention, and shall not again be drawn into debate except on motion of reconsideration which must be made by a member who had previously voted in the majority.

7. All questions of parliamentary law not resolved by reference to the Canons or these General Rules shall be decided under Robert’s Rules of Order.

8. All questions of order shall be decided in the first instance by the Presiding Officer, without debate; an appeal may be made to Convention by any member.

9. The reports of all Committees shall be in writing, and shall be received without motion for acceptance, unless recommitted by a vote of Convention. All reports recommending or requiring any action or expression of opinion by Convention shall be accompanied by a resolution for the action of Convention thereon. All annual reports shall be received and filed by the Secretary as presented before or during Convention, and may be called upon motion to be read and considered at any time during Convention.

10. The names of movers of resolutions shall appear in the minutes of Convention.

11. All motions and resolutions requiring reference shall be referred, so far as possible, to the Permanent Committees of Convention.

12. Except in cases where majority vote is required, all elections shall be by Single Transferable Vote Ballot utilizing such online balloting system as the Secretary shall have determined in consultation with the Presiding Officer.

(a) No later than the day before elections are to occur, the Secretary of Convention or his or her designee shall send an email to every member of Convention setting forth a unique voter access code.

(b) Each elector shall mark his or her ballot by numbering the names of all the candidates for each office in order of preference, with “1” being the highest (most preferred) ranking. For example, if there are three candidates, the elector places “1” beside their first choice, “2” beside their second choice, and “3” beside their third choice. The elector shall not give more than one number to any name, nor shall any name be left unnumbered. Any ballot which does not comply with the directions given in this section will be invalid and will not be counted.

(c) The persons appointed by the Presiding Officer to conduct the election shall count each valid ballot.

(d) Any candidate that receives more than a certain number of first-place votes (a quota based upon the number of electors and number of open positions) is elected. If the elected candidates receive more votes than necessary for election, their excess votes are distributed to the other candidates in accordance with the second-choice preferences of the electors. Once again, any candidate that receives more than a certain number of votes is elected and the redistribution procedure continues. If the redistribution procedures reach a point where there are no more votes to be redistributed and there are still more elected positions to be filled, the candidate with the least votes is eliminated and the votes for that candidate are redistributed (see following diagram^[1]).

14. Once the Order of Business has been approved it may not be altered except by 2/3 majority vote of Con­vention, provided that the Presiding Officer may reorder agenda items at any time.

[1] Lorrie Faith Cranor, Vote Aggregation Methods, https://lorrie.cranor.org/pubs/diss/node4.html (last visited Nov. 10, 2020).

The following people are nominated for elected offices. Nominations from the floor will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.

Directions to make a nomination:

• Complete the nominations form here.
• Contact nominations chairperson, the Very Rev. Jon Stratton.

Elections will be held Saturday, Nov. 19.

Download a booklet with all the nominations received through Nov. 12. - including photos and bios (updated 11-12-22).

Cathedral Chapter

Electing:

• 1 lay member (from St. Louis City/County)

Nominated:

• Josephine Ezenwa
  The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
  
• Harrison Hagen Heil
  The Episcopal Church of St. Michael & St. George, Clayton

Diocesan Council

Electing:

• 2 lay members

Nominated:

• Robert (Bob) Lowe
  Christ Episcopal Church, Cape Girardeau
• Michael Reiser
  Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis

Disciplinary Board

Electing:

• 1 clergy member
• 1 lay member

Nominated:

• The Rev. Laurie Anzilotti
  St. Francis Episcopal Church, Eureka
• The Rev. Deacon Barbi Click
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, St. Louis
• The Rev. Dave Malek
  Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis
• Tom Smith
  Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Webster Groves

General Convention Deputies

Electing:

• 4 clergy members (+4 alternates)
• 4 lay members (+4 alternates)

Nominated:

• The Very Rev. Kathie Adams-Shepherd
  Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis
• The Rev. Shug Goodlow
  St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Ellisville
• The Rev. Josh Huber
  Calvary Episcopal Church, Columbia
• The Rev. Mary Korte
  Christ Episcopal Church, Rolla
• The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire
  St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Ellisville
• The Rev. Tamsen Whistler
  Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Charles

• Michael Booker
  St. Francis Episcopal Church, Eureka
• Betty Bowersox
  Grace Episcopal Church, Kirkwood
• Adrienne Dillon
  The Episcopal Church of All Saints and Ascension, Northwoods
• Doris Lucy-Goodlow
  Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis
• Tyler Helm
  Christ Episcopal Church, Cape Girardeau
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sikeston
• Patricia O'Brien
  Grace Episcopal Church, Kirkwood
• Liz Yount
  St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Ladue

Standing Committee

Electing:

• 1 clergy member
• 2 lay members

Nominated:

• The Rev. Deacon Chester Hines
  The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in University City
• The Rev. C. Earl Mahan
  The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd & St. Luke, Town & Country
• The Rev. Clive Samson
  Faith Christian Church of India, Ballwin

• Timothy Korte
  Christ Episcopal Church, Rolla
• Rudy Walz
  The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, University City

Voting Platform

Elections will be conducted utilizing an online voting platform called Election Buddy. Eligible voters will access the platform through a personalized email link. This voting platform is tablet, smartphone, and computer-friendly and designed to work with all major browsers.

When

Election voting will occur during the Saturday morning session of Convention. The evening before voting (Friday evening), eligible voters will receive an email containing their personalized voting link.The email will come from electionbuddy.com with an Episcopal Diocese of Missouri header. If unable to find the email, please be sure to check your spam or trash folders.

How

Our voting will be conducted using a preferential aggregate transfer ballot system. Each elector shall mark his or her ballot by numbering the names of all the candidates for each office in order of preference, with “1” being the highest (most preferred) ranking. For example, if there are three candidates, the elector places “1” beside their first choice, “2” beside their second choice, and “3” beside their third choice.The elector shall not give more than one number to any name, nor shall any name be left unnumbered.

Step by Step Voting Instructions

1. When instructed to begin voting at Convention, navigate to your email and open the voting email. This email will contain your unique voting access key. The keys are single-use, ensuring that a voter can vote only once.

2. Click the provided link that will take you directly to your personalized voting screen.

3. Enter the password announced at the time of voting. You will not receive this password ahead of time.

4. Once at the ballot, mark your selections for each election, scrolling down to access each
election.

5. Click Continue.

6. Review your choices. To change choose Edit, or to finalize and vote choose Submit.

7. You will receive a confirmation verifying that your submission was successful.

Alternate Voting Method

Printed voting notices will be provided to eligible voters during registration on Saturday morning.These notices will contain the voter’s unique voting access key.Voters may vote by visiting ebv.io/ballot and entering their unique access key.Voting stations will also be set up for anyone who may have difficulty accessing the voting site on their own device.

If you have problems with your electronic voting, please visit one of our voting stations in the room, or raise your hand and someone will come to help you as soon as possible.

Please click the blue links to download the resolutions.

Regular Resolutions

• Full report from the Resolutions Committee
  submitted by Michael Booker (contains all the regular resolutions in 1 document)

• Resolution A-183
  Clergy Compensation

• Resolution B-183
  Relationship with Indigenous People

• Resolution C-183
  Research on the Origins and Sources of Church Assets

• Resolution D-183
  Homer G. Phillips

• Resolution E-183
  Tipping

Resolutions to Amend the Constitution and Canons

• Full report from the Constitution and Canons Committee
  submitted by Hal Burroughs (contains all proposed amendments in 1 document)

• Resolution D-182A
  Includes various updates to the Constitution and Canons
  (held over from 2021 Convention)

• Resolution D-182B
  Imperiled Parishes Amendment
  (held over from 2021 Convention)

• Resolution E-182
  Representation for Deaconess Anne House
  (held over from 2021 Convention)

• Resolution F-183
  Average Sunday Attendance Calculations

• Resolution G-183
  Province V Representatives

• Resolution H-183
  Election of lay members to Diocesan Council from Convocations

Resolution for merger of St. Luke's and Good Shepherd

• Resolution I-183
  The merger of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and The Church of the Good Shepherd

GC80 Resolutions that change the Constitution of The Episcopal Church

It is a requirement of Canon I.1.1.3 of The Episcopal Church that diocesan leaders receive notice whenever any alteration of the Book of Common Prayer or of the Constitution is proposed. The 80th General Convention proposed three resolutions with changes to the Constitution:

• TEC Resolutions A031, A059, A157
• A031 - Amend the Constitution and Canons Relating to Mergers of Diocese
• A059 - Amend Article X of the Constitution of The Episcopal Church (First Reading)
• A157 - Amend Article I Sec. 7

Courtesy Resolutions

Courtesy resolutions will be presented during Convention and will be posted here soon.

Our gratitude goes to everyone who has led or served in a diocesan ministry in 2022. We are grateful for the time and energy you give to our community.

These reports provide a snapshot of the wonderful work happening in The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.

The reports are listed alphabetically by:

• Diocesan Convocations
• Diocesan Ministries
• Diocesan Missioners
• Diocesan Staff

Please click the links to download each report.

Diocesan Convocations

• Elizabeth Dyer Convocation - submitted by The Very Rev. Annette Joseph
• Emery Washington Convocation - submitted by Adrienne Dillon and The Very Rev. Jon Stratton
• Jackson Kemper Convocation - submitted by The Very Rev. Dr. Maria L. Evans and Lorinda Cooper
• Jane Dey Convocation - submitted by the Very Rev. Bill Nesbit and Darlene Hihllier-Kaczkofsky

Diocesan Ministries

• Commission on Architecture and Allied Arts - submitted by Clark Davis
• Commission on Ministry - submitted by The Rev. Ann Dieterle
• Companion Diocese Committee - submitted by The Rev. Dr. Deborah Goldfeder
• Creation Care Ministry - submitted by The Rev. Kevin McGrane
• Deaconess Anne House Revisioning Project - submitted by The Very Rev. Jon Stratton
• Diocesan Council - submitted by Lynnette Ballard
• Diocesan Investment Trust - submitted by Kathleen R. Sherby
• Disaster Preparedness - submitted by The Very Rev. Dr. Maria Evans
• Dismantling Racism Commission - submitted by Kurt Greenbaum, Harrison Hagen Heil, The Rev. Shug Goodlow, The Rev. Aaron Rogers
• Episcopal Church Women - submitted by Sharon Meusch
• Episcopal City Mission - submitted by Elizabeth (Beth) Goad
• Episcopal Recovery Ministries - submitted by The Rev. Sally S. Weaver
• Gathering Space Task Force - submitted by Betty Bowersox
• General Convention Deputation (GC80) - submitted by The Rev. Tamsen Whistler and Betty Bowersox
• Grace Gatherings / New Ventures - submitted by The Rev. Julie Graham
• Grace Hill Task Force - submitted by Clark Davis
• New Ventures in Community Ministry Grants - submitted by Liz Yount
• Nominations and Election Committee - submitted by The Very Rev. Jon Stratton
• Pandemic Task Force - submitted by The Very Rev. Maria Evans
• Province V Executive Board - submitted by Betty Bowersox
• St. Andrew's Resources for Seniors - submitted by Susan Callahan/St. Andrew's
• St. John's Peacemeal Project - submitted by The Rev. Nancy Emmel Gunn
• Standing Committee - submitted by The Rev. Steve Lawler
• Task Force on Hunger - submitted by Jane Mayfield

Diocesan Missioners

• Creation Care & Stewardship - submitted by Parker Williams
• Hispanic / Latinx Ministry - submitted by The Rev. Dr. Valori Mulvey Sherer
• Indigenous Engagement Ministry - submitted by The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire
• Jubilee Ministry - submittted by The Rev. Deacon Barbi Click
• LGBTQIA+ Ministry - submitted by Bren O'Connor
• Racial Reconciliation and Social Justice - submitted by The Rev. Shug Goodlow
• Rural Ministries - submitted by The Very Rev. Annette Joseph

Diocesan Staff

• Archivist and Registrar - submitted by Sue Rehkopf
• Communications - submitted by Janis Greenbaum
• Community of Deacons - submitted by The Ven. Harry Leip
• Evangelism & Discipleship Development - submitted by The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice
• Rockwell House Episcopal Campus Ministry - submitted by The Rev. Hope Welles Jernagan
• Senior Staff Report - submitted by The Rev. Canon Doris Westfall

The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri presents our 2023 Operating Budget for final action by Convention on November 19, 2022.

Download the 2023 budget package

The Rev. Dr. Marc D. Smith, Secretary, and Ms. Susan Rehkopf, Secretary Pro Tem, provide the minutes from the 182nd Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, held November 18-20, 2021.

Download the official minutes

The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Missouri outline and detail how our diocese operates.

The most recent edition of the Constitution and Canons was published in July 2017, with revision from the 180th Convention meeting in 2019, and a corrected version printed in November of 2022.

Download our Constitution and Canons