Annual Convention Archive

The diocesan budget for 2013 was presented to the 139^th Annual Convention and was adopted on January 26, 2013.  The following information was presented to the Convention:

Daring to Be Missional:  A 2013 Budget Vision for the Diocese of Newark - the report of the Budget & Finance Committee  presented at the pre-convention meetings is available. 

The Statement of Proceedings of the Trustees of the Episcopal Fund and Diocesan Properties and Overview of Trustee Operations for 2012 are available in PDF format.

For youth who woish to participate in Diocesan Convention, please fill out this form and return it with payment to Kaileen Alston, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries, Diocese of Newark, 31 Mulberry St., Newark, NJ 07102 by Friday, January 4, 2013.

Resolutions to be considered for action by the Annual Convention shall be submitted to the Secretary of Convention in writing and signed by a deputy by the deadline of Thursday, November 15. 

Instructions on the submission of resolutions are available in PDF format.

The Resolutions Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, November 28 to consider the resolutions submitted by the deadline date.

The updated 2012 proposed diocesan budget is available in PDF format for download and printing.

The Bishop's Advisory Committee on Human Resoures and Benefits proposes three resolutions for adoption at the convention and provided a Summary of Clergy Compensation Policies.  The three resolutions the Minimum Cash Salary for Clergy; Recommended Merit Increase Guidelines; and Pension Benefits for Lay Employees and Clergy.

The report will be presented at each of the three pre-convention meetings in January for action by the Diocesan Convention on January 27 and 28, 2012.

The Committee on Constitution and Canons met on November 29, 2011 to consider a proposed change to Canon 13 regarding the Committee on the Church Pension Fund that was referred by the Bishop's Advisory Committee on Human Resources and Benefits.  The revision gives effect to the resolutions of General Convention (specifically Resolution A-138 of the 2009 General Convention) mandating the provision of pension benefits to qualified clergy and law employees.

A presentation on the Rules of Order for Annual Convention by Parliamentarian Carol Harrison-Arnold, Esq.

The presentation given at the workshop on Lay Pensions and the DHP at Diocesan Convention, January 27-28, 2012. By Hook Bailey and Linda Curtiss.

The presentation provided by The Rev. John Mennell, chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Mr. Paul Shackford, Treasurer and Chief Finance Officer, at each of the three pre-convention meetings is provided for information and further review by congregations.

For further information, contact The Rev. John Mennell, mennell [at] slechurch [dot] org, or Mr. Paul Shackford, pshackford [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org.

Members of the Resolutions Committee will introduce the resolutions at each of the three pre-convention meetings in January.  There will be hearings on all resolutions (except those on the Consent Calendar, unless removed) at the convention on Friday, January 27, 2012.  The resolutions will be presented for deputy action on Saturday, January 28, 2012.

An orientation for new deputies and others who might be interested in learning about the rules that govern convention will be held on Friday morning at 9:30am in the Morris 10 room.  The session will be led by Carol Harrison-Arnold, Esq., parliamentarian.

Workshops will be held on Friday morning between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.; on Friday afternoon starting at 4:30 p.m.; and on Saturday during the lunch time break.

The Statement of Proceedings of the Trustees of the Episcopal Fund and Diocesan Properties and Overview of Trustee Operations for 2010 are available in PDF format.