Here are some important deadlines to keep in mind as convention approaches:

July 21 (80 days from convention):

• A roster of voting clergy and lay delegates must be distributed.

Aug. 10 (60 days before convention):

• Any resolutions to be submitted to convention must be received by the diocesan office by this date. Send them, preferably in electronic format, to Jim DeLa.
• A list of nominees for election must be reported to the secretary of convention.

Sept. 9 (30 days before convention):

• Resolutions to be considered at convention must be published.
• Roster changes must be published .

Oct. 2: (one week before convention: 

• A final roster of convention must be published.