137th Convention of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Hope Hotel & Richard Holbrooke Conference Center
11-12 November 2011
- Theme: “On Eagles’ Wings”
- Total Attendance: 351
- 237 Lay
- 114 Clergy
- St.Mark’s Delegates
- Father Mike Kreutzer
- Deacon George Snyder
- Jim Rudd
- Carol Nancarrow
- Don Nancarrow
- Katherine Wagner
- Special Report on Haiti
- College student shared experiences of growing up in Haiti
- Diocese of Haiti is part of Episcopal Church
- Rich in mission
- >200 congregations
- Earthquake on Jan 12,2010
- >1,000,000 people left homeless
- 70% of churches destroyed
- Rebuilding Holy Trinity Cathedral in Haiti
- Christ Church Cathedral of Cincinnati pledged $30K
- Goal of$30K for Diocese of Southern Ohio
- Collected – $3K as offering during Eucharist
- Bishop Breidenthal will match Diocesan pledge with William Cooper Procter Funds
- Elected Lay & Clergy Leaders of Diocese
- Budget Committee
- Diocesan Council
- Episcopal Community Services Foundation
- Standing Committee
- Trustees of Church Foundation
- Trustees of Diocese
- Bishop’s Address: 5 Mission Priorities (Task Forces)
- 1. Supporting Healthy Congregations
- Congregations should interact with one another
- 2. Engaging New Audiences
- Focus less on growth of individual congregations
- 3. Formation
- Focus on local congregations
- Need weekly adult forums
- “Family” can be inclusive
- 4. Mission
- Move from outreach to systemic change
- Need state to support education
- 5. Stewardship of Resources
- Ensure structures support mission priorities
- Passed Budget
- Appropriated and approved execution of $3,729,236 for 2012 Operating Budget expenditures (balanced budget)
- Supports 5 Mission Priorities
- Denominational Health Plan
- New church-wide program
- Equal access to health care coverage for ordained & lay employees
- At least 1,500 hours of compensated work per year
- General Convention resolution mandates full compliance by 1 Jan 2013
- Phase 1: Diocesan employees (including those @ Proctor Center) & 6-8 pilot congregations by 1 Jan 2012
- Phase 2: Other congregations by 1 Jan 2013
- Employees covered by spouse’s healthcare insurance plan may opt out of Denominational Health Plan
- 8 Resolutions Approved
- R11-0 1 A resolution in support of diocesan missionaries, the Dohns
- Doctors Anita & Michael Dohn as medical missionaries
- Supports Haiti & Dominican Republic
- R11-02 Support of Cincinnati Union Bethel and Anna Louise Inn
- Provided safe & affordable housing for women for 102 years in current location
- Being contested by business in area
- R11-03 Deepening our kinship in Christ with the Episcopal Church of Liberia
- Additional 2 years of dialogue
- Identify & implement common ministry projects
- R11-04 Seeking peace and reconciliation and honoring the ministry of James Diamond
- Invite congregations to study & implement ways to seek peace
- Bishop Breidenthal encouraged to apply knowledge of Christian ethics to guide clergy & laity toward appropriate study materials
- Conduct diocesan workshop in 2012
- R11-05 Concerning the practice of high-volume, horizontal hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking
- Moratorium on high-risk, unconventional deep-shale gas drilling in Ohio
- Study impacts of natural gas on water resources & life-cycle impacts of fracking fluids
- Preliminary results expected by 2012 & study completed by 2014
- R11-06 Structural reform of The Episcopal Church
- Administrative & governance structures now ~ 47% of church-wide budget
- R11-09 A resolution dissolving the union between St. Phillip’s, Northside and the Diocese of Southern Ohio
- Vestry & congregation mutually agreed to close
- R11-10 A resolution dissolving the union between S1. Cypian, Columbus and the Diocese of Southern Ohio
- Vestry & congregation mutually agreed to close
- 2 Resolutions Defeated
- R11-07 Theology of the Mission Share
- Congregations whose Average Sunday Attendance is affected by daily ministry to poor be supported by Mission Share Formula
- R11-08 Support for job creation policies
- Bold new federal program, solely focused on the creation of new jobs
- National legislation more supportive of union movement
- The 138th Diocesan Convention will be held in Columbus