The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia 100th Annual Convention

Announcements

Convention Business & Meals: • A Prayer Chapel is available in the Tinker Room at all times during the Convention. Thanks DOK! •We will use Roanoke Ballroom A-D for all business sessions and meals. • If you have a voting card, you are an “active” Delegate and have seat and voice. Please sit at the tables reserved for Delegates during business sessions. If you do not have a voting card (even if you are an Alternate), please sit at the Visitors tables or in the chairs at the back of the room. • Kristen Kroeger, the Convention Registrar, will certify delegates and alternates in the check-in area using Certificates of Elections filed by parishes. When certified, only Clergy Delegates and Lay Delegates will receive a voting card and have voice and vote. If an Alternate wishes to switch with a Delegate, the Alternate and the Delegate must meet with Ms. Kroeger to make it official. • Voting cards will be bright yellow. Please do not lose your voting card. This card informs the tellers of your voting status at the balloting area for the election of diocesan leadership positions. This card also allows tellers to count your vote in open legislative sessions of Convention. • Convention Committees may meet near the podium for a brief check-in after business on Friday. •Meal tickets will be included with your name tag. You will receive a different color meal ticket for each meal: Friday Dinner, Saturday Lunch, and Saturday Banquet. Please present the appropriate meal ticket at the door, so it can be punched before the meal. •With the exception of tables for special guests, there are no assigned tables during meals. • The Commission on Ministry lunch buffet is in Shenandoah A. Attendance is invitation only. • All participants are encouraged to visit the Exhibit Hall in the Crystal Ballroom. Gainsboro Pilgrimage: • Pre-registration for the Gainsboro Pilgrimage is required. Space is limited to 175 people. • Orientation for the Pilgrimage will begin promptly at 1:00 PM in the Roanoke Ballroom. • Guides & safety volunteers will shepherd the pilgrimage from the hotel through Old Gainsboro and conclude in the Dumas Center auditorium at 108 First Street, NW. • Presiding Bishop Curry will offer concluding prayers and reflections at the Dumas Center. • Questions about the Pilgrimage can be addressed to Archdeacon Melissa Hays-Smith. Episcopal Revival: • Ushers and box office volunteer orientation will meet John Shaner, Head Usher, in the Berglund Theatre lobby at 7:00 AM. • All service participants should arrive in the theater at 7:15 AM for a 7:30 AM rehearsal. Please check in with Canon Connor Gwin, Master of Ceremonies. • Volunteers staffing lobby tables after the service will meet with Archdeacon Melissa Hays-Smith for orientation at 8:30 AM. • Those staying at the hotel are encouraged to settle outstanding balances prior to Sunday. • Buses are reserved to transport Diocesan Youth from St. John’s to the Berglund Center and back to St. John’s after the service. This will allow Youth@Convention to maintain group safety and the pickup of personal belongings at the church before final departure. • Buses will NOT be available to transport adults and others from the hotel to the Berglund Center. Delegates, Alternates, and Visitors can park for free at the Berglund Center. • Lobby doors open at 9:00 AM for all guests and attendees. Service starts at 10:00 AM.

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