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.

2010 Resolutions -- Download the firve resolutions to be considered at convention.

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.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, at 3200 McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater, will hold a Peace Vigil this Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. in response to a planned and highly publicized book-burning protest against Islam the same day in Gainesville, Fla.

The Rev. Joe Diaz says the vigil is "simply to make a witness" against intolerance. The public is invited to attend. For information, call the church office at (727) 796-5514.