Registration is now open for the 126th Annual Council of the
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, February 16-17, 2018 at the
Williamsburg Lodge Convention Center. Bookmark this page, www.bit.ly/diosova126, for the most current information about Annual Council.
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Scott Bader-Saye, Ph.D.
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Scott Bader-Saye is the Academic Dean and Helen and Everett
H. Jones Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology at Seminary
of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. His publications include two books,
Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear and Church and Israel After
Christendom. His topic will be "Fear and Love in a Divided World."
Registration & Hotel
You may register individually or you may register your entire delegation. Early registration through January 12, 2018 is $125 per attendee. Clergy spouses/partners, youth aged 18 and younger, and college students may register at the $50 rate. Payment is due no later than Jan. 12, 2017 to avoid a $25 late registration fee. Registration for exhibitors is also open. Attendees will need to make their own hotel reservations. Discounted rates will be available at the Williamsburg Lodge and The Woodlands. Click here for more information.
Nominations for Elections at Annual Council
The following elections will take place at Annual Council:
Standing Committee (one lay, one clergy); Disciplinary Board (two lay,
one clergy); General Convention (one young adult lay alternate). Get
more info and the nomination form here.
Youth Delegation Application
Every year a special delegation of 12 youth in grades 9-12 are invited to attend Diocesan Council. Click here for more info and an application form. Applications are due by January 19, 2018.
Communicator Credentials
Church communicators play an important role in connecting
their Convocations and congregations with Council while it is in
session and afterward. To help facilitate this work, the Council
registration fee is waived for church communicators who submit this application form no later than February 2, 2018.
