Province V of the Episcopal Church
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • About Province V
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Executive Board
    • Provincial Staff
    • Affiliated Organizations
    • Networks
  • What We Do
    • Calendar of Events
    • Synod
    • Featured Events >
      • Women Clergy Retreat
      • BPG 2026
  • What You Need
    • Campus Ministry Developer >
      • Cohort Registration Form
    • Engaging Gender Complexity
    • Anti-Human Trafficking
    • Coaching
    • Grants

Website archives.

Province V T-Shirts!!!!

Picture
Province V t-shirts are available for a limited time! Order yours for $15 by March 1, 2024.
They will be available to pick up at the Big Provincial Gathering. If you are unable to attend in person, please designate the person to whom we should give your shirt.

Choose from:
  • stonewashed green
  • daffodil yellow
  • charcoal heather
  • maroon
Use this form to order.

Report from Synod, May 1, 2021 

General Information
The recording of the full event.
We had 2 slide shows with lots of information!  ​You can download them here:
Pre-meeting slide show - This includes all of the information that was running before the meeting began.
​Meeting slide show - This includes all of the information that was presented during the meeting.

​
Networks and Affiliated Organizations
Visit this page to learn more about each of the networks and organizations!
Network video
Affiliated Organizations video


​Leadership Coaching Project
The Leadership Coach Project members would like to offer some additional support to leaders as they navigate through the next phase of the pandemic and start planning for post pandemic life.  
Watch the video that debuted at Synod!
Check out the webpage for all of the details!
Province V Synod will be held April 29-30, 2022, as part of the Big Provincial Gathering!  Make sure that you are registered!

​If you are a Synod Deputy and find that you are unable to attend, please inform your diocese as soon as possible so that a replacement may be appointed / elected.
​

All are welcome!  There will be plenty of information shared that might be interesting to you in your local ministry.
Required Attendees:
  • House of Bishops:  Includes all bishops working within Province V
  • House of Deputies:  Each diocese provides:  one (1) Presbyter or Deacon canonically resident in the Diocese, and two (2) Lay Persons, confirmed, adult communicants of this Church in good standing and resident in the Diocese to serve in the House of Deputies

Elections
Nominations are now open for positions that will be elected during Synod, April 2022. Please prayerfully consider people that would be great in these roles or nominate yourself.

Province V Executive Board Officers
Nominations for this position are closed.  Nominees will be announced soon.​

Province V Lay Representative to the Executive Council of General Convention (elect 1 for a 6 year term)
Nominations for this position are closed.  Nominees will be announced soon.​

Province V Clergy Representative to the Executive Council of General Convention (elect 1 for a 2 year term)
Nominations for this position are closed.  Nominees will be announced soon.​
​
For more information:
See By-Laws of Province V for Synod (Article II) and Officers (Article III)
See Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church for Executive Council

​
Resolutions to Synod
Due to the Provincial Office ([email protected]) by March 25, 2022.
Provincial synods are allowed to submit resolutions for General Convention to consider. This is one of a synod’s most important functions, because resolutions are the legislation that General Convention votes on to determine the basic policies and operation of the Episcopal Church. Provincial synods can also submit to General Convention formal statements known as memorials. While resolutions call for General Convention to take a particular action or make a specific change, memorials convey information or a concern about which synod deputies want to make General Convention aware. 


The Executive Board of Province V encourages all Synod Deputies, provincial networks, and those passionate about ministry across the province to consider drafting resolutions and/or memorials to present at Synod 2022. All resolutions approved at Synod will be passed along to the 80th General Convention. 

This is an exciting opportunity for everyone involved in the work of Province V to help chart the future direction of the Episcopal Church at the highest level. 

Everyone is encouraged to consider submitting a resolution or memorial on any important or urgent topic facing the Episcopal Church today. Please don’t let the guidelines or samples intimidate you, if you truly believe you have a good idea for a resolution or a memorial. The Resolutions Task Group stands ready to help anyone put their document into an acceptable form. 

Resolutions Task Group, Province V Executive Board
David Annis
Aaron Gerlach
Edward Lasseigne

How to Write a Resolution
How to Write a Memorial

Review previous legislation here to read resolutions that have been previously passed.

Sample resolutions to help you draft yours with the correct formatting. These samples serve as models of proper style and formatting for resolutions and memorials, but their actual content is less important.
We Are Still In, 79th General Convention
A055, 79th General Convention
B025, 79th General Convention
D057, 79th General Convention

Resolutions that passed at Synod 2022

4 of these were passed on to General Convention.  The resolution about Human Trafficking is addressed to Province V.
add_barbara_clementine_harris_to_church_calendar.pdf
File Size: 64 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

opposition_to_detention_and_surveillance_of_immigrants_and_asylum.pdf
File Size: 96 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

suicide_prevention.pdf
File Size: 64 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

financial_support_for_provinces.pdf
File Size: 85 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

anti_human_trafficking_resolution_updated_2022_0824.pdf
File Size: 99 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Business session information - 2022
We invite you to view these documents on your electronic device and try to save paper by not printing all of them.

Agenda - updated on 4/25/22

synod_agenda.pdf
File Size: 64 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Minutes

2018_synod_minutes.pdf
File Size: 80 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

2021_minutes.pdf
File Size: 517 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Financials and Budget - 2021 info was updated on 4/25/22

2021_financials_updated_042522.pdf
File Size: 551 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

2021_balance_sheet_updated_042522.pdf
File Size: 528 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

2022_budget.pdf
File Size: 5 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


By-Laws

Final by-laws passed at Synod 2022
by_law_2022.pdf
File Size: 98 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Proposed by-laws for consideration.
by_laws_red_line_update_2022.pdf
File Size: 125 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

2015 By-Laws
by_laws_2015.pdf
File Size: 101 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Resolutions

We have 5 resolutions to consider during our business session
barbara_harris.pdf
File Size: 60 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

detention.pdf
File Size: 191 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

province_v_suicide_prevention_resolution.pdf
File Size: 88 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

provincial_support.pdf
File Size: 52 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

anti-human_trafficking_resolution.pdf
File Size: 33 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Nominees

2022_nominees.pdf
File Size: 9068 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Updated on 4/1/22 - This document includes information about all of the nominees.

​Nominees (Vote for 1 in each category)
 
Province V Executive Board
President of the Executive Board of Province V (3-year term)
Canon Jan Cisluycis, Northern Michigan

Vice Pres. of the Executive Board of Province V (3-year term)
The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter, Fond du Lac/ Eau Claire

Secretary of the Executive Board of Province V (3-year term)
Ms. Adrienne Dillon, Missouri

Treasurer of the Executive Board of Province V (3-year term)
Ms. Rebecca Elfring-Roberts, Chicago

Executive Council of the Episcopal Church (lay member) 
5-year term (adjusting for delay of General Convention)
 Ms. Adrienne Dillon, Missouri
 Mr. William Fleener, Jr., Western Michigan
 Mr. Lee Kauffman, Ohio
 Ms. Ellen Lindeen, Chicago
 Ms. Louisa McKellaston, Chicago
 Ms. Dianne Audrick Smith, Ohio
 
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church (clergy member) 
2-year term – replacing a resigned member
 The Rev. M.E. Eccles, Chicago

Nomination Forms - Synod 2024

    Officers for Province V Executive Board - NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED

Submit

    ​Province V Clergy Representative to the Executive Council - CLOSED on 12/1/23

Submit


Preparing for the Big Provincial Gathering
Getting packed:
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Layers of clothing (most rooms are air conditioned, outside is hot)
  • “Business” cards – or even just printed pieces of paper with your contact info
  • “warm” donations (handmade hats, scarves, mittens, blankets)
  • Books for the Trading Table
  • Pennies for CPC (visit the Book Trading Table)
  • Umbrella
  • Sunscreen
  • Reusable water bottle (you will receive a travel mug to use while at the conference)
  • Heather's cell phone:  989-413-3229
 
Plan Your Route
  • Here’s a map of the buildings we are using downtown Kalamazoo
  • Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone
  • Kalamazoo can be a maze of one-way (and closed) streets:  be aware as you drive and plan for delays.
  • West Lovell is closed to traffic for construction. (the sidewalk is open to walk from parking garages)
  • Shuttle Information between hotels and St. Luke’s
  • Unloading is available at St. Luke’s and the workshop churches, but parking is available only in parking garages.  There are 3 that are 3-4 blocks from the church  

Make your dinner reservation!
Art Hop will be going on downtown on Friday night.  
Make your reservation today!



Shuttle Schedule:
Friday morning: First pick up will be at 7:45 am (later pick-ups will be about 8:30 am and 9:15.)
Friday evening: Shuttles will start at 6:30 and last shuttle will depart St. Luke's at 7:30 pm.

Friday night options:
  1. Take the shuttle back to the hotel and enjoy your night!
  2. Take an early shuttle back to your hotel, run up to your room to change and bring a later shuttle back downtown. Then take taxi, uber, lyft back to the hotel when you're done for the night.
  3. Take your shuttle down to your hotel and then drive back downtown or to dinner.


On Friday, let Dispatch (269-228-6809) know if you want shuttle service on Saturday. Rosemary will be sitting between the parking lot and registration.
​

Episcopal B & (not)B

A variety of Episcopalians and local friends are opening their doors as a (free) gift.  
They won't be providing breakfast:  please join us for a light breakfast at St. Luke's before the sessions begin.
If you would like to be hosted by a local neighbor, please let us know when you register.
After you choose this option during registration, you will receive a form to complete to help us match you with appropriate housing.  If you have already registered and would like to choose this option, contact Heather.

    Exhibitor Application

    During the BPG, there will be an area for exhibitions / vendor tables.  This is a free opportunity available to all ministries and organizations connected with the Episcopal Church or those who have religious related items to sell.  You will be invited to donate money to support a ministry of the BPG and you will receive details in April.
Submit

    Swag Bag Items

    Each person attending the BPG will receive a gift bag full of information and little reminder items (post it notes, pens, etc.).  Please fill out the following and let us know what you will be sending.
    Check each box.
Submit
Picture

Province V of the Episcopal Church

65 East Huron
Chicago, IL  60611
‪
​​574.366.2288
[email protected]

Contact Us

Newsletter
​Sign Up
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • About Province V
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Executive Board
    • Provincial Staff
    • Affiliated Organizations
    • Networks
  • What We Do
    • Calendar of Events
    • Synod
    • Featured Events >
      • Women Clergy Retreat
      • BPG 2026
  • What You Need
    • Campus Ministry Developer >
      • Cohort Registration Form
    • Engaging Gender Complexity
    • Anti-Human Trafficking
    • Coaching
    • Grants