Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the 178th Convention of the Diocese of the Episcopal Church of Louisiana has been called and will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 3552 Morning Glory Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana on October 31, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.
The business to come before this Special Meeting is as follows:
- Approval of the 2016 Annual Budget for the Diocese.
- Approval of the minimum pension base salary for clergy for 2016.
- Election and appointments for positions required to be filled prior to the Annual Meeting of the 179th Convention in Fall, 2016.
- Amendment to Canon 6 to provide for election of deputies and alternates to serve at Province IV Synod in conformity with the requirements of Resolution C027 of the 78th General Convention amending Canon 1.9.7 of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
Pursuant to the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese that the delegates and alternates who were elected or appointed for the Annual Meeting of the Convention held February 27-28, 2015 will serve as the delegates and alternates to any special meeting. If any of these delegates or alternates will not be able to attend please list their substitutes on the form enclosed with this Notice.
This Special Meeting of the 178th Convention has been called this 25th day of August, 2015 by The Rt. Rev’d Morris K. Thompson, Jr. pursuant to Article V.8(a) of the Constitution of the Diocese.
The Rt. Rev’d Morris K. Thompson, Jr.
Bishop of Louisiana
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