The opening Service of Holy Communion for the 145th Council of our Diocese will be held on Thursday, November 6 at Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Carlisle Springs, PA.  Registration begins at 9:00am and the service at 10:00am.  The Rt. Rev. William Jenkins will preside and deliver the message.  Clergy are invited to vest and wear white stoles.  Following the service we will individually return to the host hotel, Comfort Suites Downtown Carlisle, for buffet style lunch and the afternoon business and teaching sessions.  Dinner will also be buffet style, in the same meeting room.

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On Friday morning there will be a Morning Prayer service in the meeting room before the morning teaching and business sessions.  Council expects to conclude between noon and 1pm; lunch is on-your-own.​​

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REGISTRATION

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The Registration fee for Council is $50 for all delegates, clergy and laity.  In addition the registration site will charge you for Lunch and Dinner on Thursday, which we will share together buffet-style in the Comfort Suites meeting room downstairs (NOT the restaurant).  Options are available if you are not staying the whole two days, such as Lunch Only and Dinner Only.  We will use an EventBrite payment website to collect fees and organize our delegate data.  The fee includes the administrative costs of Council as well as the shared lunch ($30) and dinner($45) on Thursday.  Individuals who are accompanying delegates to Thursday lunch or dinner but not voting or attending business sessions may use the Non-Voting Lunch- or Dinner-Only options.​

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CLICK HERE to transfer to the Registration website.  (registration closed)

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       Registration deadline: Monday, October 20!

 

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LODGING

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Council has arranged special rates with the Comfort Suites Downtown Carlisle hotel on Hanover Street in historic Carlisle, PA.  The group rate is $129 for a room with two double beds or one king bed (that includes a free breakfast for each day, but there is a $5 surcharge for parking in the garage behind the hotel).  Use the link below to jump to the hotel website, which should have the rate tag already active.  Rates are good Wednesday evening through Friday.

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CLICK HERE to link to the Comfort Suites Carlisle reservation site.

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        NOTE - Room Block full, click "Change Rate Type" to get other deals! Check the date!

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LAY DELEGATE CERTIFICATION

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CLICK HERE to open the Downloadable PDF of the Certificate of Lay Delegates for 2025

          NOTE: The Certification Form now includes Verification of Safeguarding Policy requirements!

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     Certification deadline: Sunday, October 19

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:

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To Rectors and Diocesan Members, From the Nominations Committee:

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Nominations to the Diocesan Standing Committee, Board of Trustees, and Board of Directors for the Seminary are vitally important to the life of our Diocese. These committees are essential to the health and work of our Diocese.

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Standing Committee:  The Standing Committee deals with spiritual and disciplinary matters related to clergy and parishes. People elected to this board must be spiritually mature, understand the structure of the Diocese and able to deal with confidential issues. Most meetings are handled by conference call, however, an occasional face to face meeting may be necessary from time to time.

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Trustees of the Diocese:  The Trustees handle the budgetary and other financial matters for the diocese. They meet twice per year for face to face meetings, and occasionally a conference call meeting is required. It is helpful if people who have business or financial expertise are elected to this board.

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Seminary Board of Directors:  Members of this Board serve in a governance capacity over the Seminary. People with experience in fundraising, business, non-profit corporations or academia are welcome. The Board meets three times per year, with occasional conference call meetings.

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Please carefully and prayerfully consider nominating godly men and women from your parish. While it is true that we do not have a large turn-over each year, we need names of qualified people to fill slots each year. If we get more names than openings, we will keep the names for future reference.

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You may email your nominations to me or to any member of the committee, or to the Diocesan Office for forwarding to the committee.  Nominations for Fall 2025 are requested by Monday, October 20.  Thank you for your cooperation.

 

The Rev. William Vowles
Chairman, Nominations Committee
wtvowles (at) gmail.com
 

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