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Convention XLII

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2011 - 2013 Budget

At its Annual Meeting on October 30, 2010, the diocesan Convention passed the budget proposed by the Diocesan Council with no amendments.  The 2011-2013 Proposed Budget is a balanced budget.  Budget as approved by the Diocesan Convention:

2011-2013 Budget for The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i

Elections

At its Annual Meeting on October 30, 2010, the Convention elected members of the Diocese to various offices:  Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, Cathedral Chapter, Secretary of the Convention, and Ecclesiastical Trial Court.

Diocesan Council, Lay
Wayne Akana, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Honolulu (Kaimuki)
Robert Bruce Angell, Church of the Holy Nativity, Aina Haina
John Decker, Church of the Good Shepherd, Wailuku, Maui
Mimi Wu, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Honolulu

Diocesan Council, Clergy
The Rev. Teresa T. Bowden
The Rev. Walter A. Stevens, Vicar, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Wahiawa

Diocesan Council, Maui County Member
The Rev. Austin Murray, Priest-in-Charge, Trinity Episcopal Church by-the-Sea, Kihei, Maui

Standing Committee, Lay
Cecilia Fordham, The Parish of St. Clement, Honolulu (Makiki)

Standing Committee, Clergy
Elected to a four-year term:  The Rev. Carol Arney, Priest-in-Charge, Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, Honolulu (Palama)
Elected to a one-year term:  The Rev. Thomas Van Culin, Assisting Clergy, Cathedral of St. Andrew, Honolulu

Cathedral Chapter, Lay (No nominations were received, and there were no nominations from the floor.

Cathedral Chapter, Clergy
The Rev. Randolph V. N. Albano, Vicar, St. Paul's Church, Honolulu

Secretary of the Convention
The Rev. Moki Hino, St. Andrew's Priory School for the Girls, and Church of the Epiphany

Ecclesiastical Trial Court
The Rev. Russell Johnson

General Convention Deputy Elections

In addition, this year, the Convention elected members of the Diocese as Deputies to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church in 2012, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana.    

Resolutions

Delegates to the Annual Meeting of the Diocesan Convention consider resolutions that may be submitted by members of the Diocese.  The Convention considered five resolutions at its Annual Meeting on October 30, 2010. 

Below are the Resolutions passed by the Convention on October 30, 2010.

Resolution #1: "Exploration of the Use of Affordable Renewable Energy Options for the Diocese of Hawai‘i"

BE IT RESOLVED, 
That the Convention requests that the Mission Department of Diocesan Council further explore the use and implementation of renewable energy options and the theological, financial, and environmental implications for the Diocese, its congregations and institutions; and
That the Diocesan Council provide information and engage with congregations and groups in the diocese regarding the use of renewable energy options during this exploration; and
That the Diocesan Council provides its conclusions and recommendations to the Diocese before Convention 2011.

Resolution #2: "Revised Title IV, Effective July 1, 2011"

BE IT RESOLVED, That New Canons for The Episcopal Church in Hawai'i related to the establishment of Title IV Canon 43.3. Ecclesiastical Discipline as detailed in the Attachment hereto.

Resolution #3: "The Use of Alcoholic Beverages in the Church"

The Convention discharged this Resolution, at the recommendation of the Convention's Resolutions Committee. Below is the report of that Committee:

The Resolutions Committee recommends discharge of the resolution from further consideration, and urges the Bishop to remind all congregations of the expectation to follow the alcohol policy adopted by the diocese at the 19th Annual Convention, 1987; and,

Further, the Resolutions Committee urges the Bishop to ask the Standing Committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the policy regarding drugs and alcohol, and that a revised policy needs to address issues of alcohol and drug abuse for our employees and clergy by offering evaluations and treatment.

Resolution #4: "2011 Minimum Clergy Compensation and Benefits Policy of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i"

The Convention passed the Policy recommended by the Diocesan Clergy Compensation Review Committee:

2011 Minimum Clergy Compensation and Benefits Policy

Resolution #5S: "Diocesan Study and Conversation on the Nature of the Sacraments"

BE IT RESOLVED, That this 42nd Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Diocese of Hawai`i requests the Bishop to appoint a task force to study the nature of Baptism and Eucharist and the nature of their relationship to one another; and that this task force shall make recommendations to the 43rd Annual Meeting of Convention on the following:


a) Resources available for study that will reflect the breadth of the church's teachings and ongoing conversation about Eucharist and Baptism; and,


b) Opportunities for prayerful conversation, study and formation for greater understanding of the Sacraments within local churches and occasions for reflection and conversation across the Diocese.