The opening Service of Holy Communion for the 146th Council of our Diocese will be held on Thursday, November 5 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Eldersburg, MD.  Registration begins at 9:00am and the service at 10:00am.  The Rt. Rev. William Jenkins will preside.  Clergy are invited to vest and wear white stoles.  Following the service we will join for boxed lunch in the auditorium, then continue for afternoon business and teaching sessions.  Dinner is on-your-own.

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On Friday morning there will be a Morning Prayer service in the sanctuary 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 $65 for all delegates, clergy and laity, and full observers.  This includes the cost of buffet lunch and meeting breaks.  We will use the EventBrite payment website to collect fees and organize delegate information. An extra option for Non-Voting Lunch-Only attendee is for those who will not be staying for any Thursday afternoon or Friday morning sessions.

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CLICK HERE to transfer to the Registration website...

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       Registration deadline: Wednesday, October 21!

 

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LODGING

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Lodging for Council 2026 is on-your-own. A list of nearby hotels and rates as of Sept. 1 are posted below for your information. 

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Hotel Name                                       Town                               Price/Nite​

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​Holiday Inn Express & Suites    Owings Mills                112

Hyatt Place                                         Owings Mills                 104

Hilton Garden Inn                           Owings Mills                 91

Hampton Inn                                      Owings Mills                 109

Turf Valley Resort                            Ellicott City                   148

DoubleTree                                         Pikesville                         137

Best Western                                     Westminster                 105

Days Inn                                                Westminster                 85

Holiday Inn Express & Suites    Catonsville                      98

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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 2026

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

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     Certification deadline:  Monday, 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 19.  Thank you for your cooperation.

 

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

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