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Convention Delegate Primer -- Whether you're attending your first or your 41st convention, here's what clergy and delegates need to know about their responsibilities.

The 2010 Convention Book -- Download the 40-page book given to clergy and delegates at deanery convocations, containing schedules, Friday workshop details, voting information and the proposed 2011 budget presentation.

The Proposed 2011 Budget -- The 11-page budget proposal approved Aug. 21 by Diocesan Council to be presented at Deanery Convocations and convention.

View an interactive map showing the locations of the convention center and Church of the Good Shepherd. Read More
Convention deadlines

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.
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Election results
Election results from the 41st Annual Convention of the Diocese of Southwest Florida:

The following people were elected of office at the 41st Annual Convention of the Diocese of Southwest Florida. Results are single-ballot elections unless otherwise noted:

Standing Committee
The Rev. Doug Scharf, rector, Holy Innocents’ Church, Valrico

The Rev. Doug Zimmerman, rector, St. Wilfred's Church, Sarasota

Joseph W. "Jay" Fleece III, St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, St. Petersburg. (elected to a full three-year term)

Sheree Graves, St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Petersburg. (fills a one-year unexpired term)



Diocesan Council: (Elect two laypersons for at-large seats for two-year terms):

William L. Moore, MD, St. Peter’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg

Steven R.  "Rusty" Whitley, St. Hilary's Episcopal Church, Fort Myers


Diocesan Review Committee: (Elect one presbyter for a three-year term):

The Rev. Barbara L. Muller, priest-in-charge, St. Cecilia's Church, Tampa


Ecclesiastical Trial Court: (Elect two clergy and one layperson for a three-year term):

Jonathan D. Smith, St. Mary’s Church, Dade City

The Rev. Benjamin L. Creelman, deacon, St. James' Church, Port Charlotte (elected by acclamation)

The Rev. Margaret Koor, deacon, St. Nathaniel's Church, North Port (elected by acclamation)


University of the South Trustees: (Elect one layperson for a three-year term):

Nominee First Ballot Second ballot  
David McCallister,Grace Church, Tampa 71  22  
David Dunn-Rankin, St. Mark’s, Venice 118  177 ELECTED  
Roger S. Schwenke, Church of the Ascension, Clearwater 108  93  


Last Published: October 10, 2009 1:47 PM