Episcopal Diocese of West TexasOffice of the SecretaryThe Rev. David G. ReadNovember 2, 2009TO CLERGY AND WARDENS IN CHARGE OF CONGREGATIONS:Grace to you and Peace. This is your canonical notice that the 106

Annual Council of theDiocese of West Texas will meet in Corpus Christi, Texas on February 18

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20, 2010.

Iencourage you to store and save this document and its attachments until you have completedregistration and certification of your delegates!

Registering and certifying delegates are two different processes. In order to certify yourdelegates you will need to complete the

“Certificate of Election of Delegates to DiocesanCouncil.”

This form is attached. You may also complete it on-line atwww.council-dwtx.org, however you will still need to print it out, sign it, and send copies to the following:

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1 copy to the Bishop: Bishop Jones Center, P.O. Box 6885 San Antonio, TX 78209

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1 copy to the Council Registration Chair: Church of the Good Shepherd, 700 S UpperBroadway St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401-3521.

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1 copy to the Diocesan Secretary: The Rev. David G. Read, 11 St. Luke’s Lane,

San Antonio, TX 78209.Certificates are due no later than February 3, 2010. In order to register your delegates andalternates, visit the council website at www.council-dwtx.org Please refer to the attached spreadsheet,

“Diocesan Council Lay Delegates for 2010”

todetermine the number of Delegates you may certify. (Please do not list clergy as delegates.)The canon governing allocation of delegates is Canon 1, Section 1(b) adopted by the 101

Council as follows:

Lay. Delegates and alternates shall be men and women communicants of the congregationwhich they represent, in good standing, sixteen years of age or older. Each congregation, in union withthe Council, shall be entitled to one delegate for every 50 persons, or portion thereof, reported forAverage Sunday Attendance in the Annual Parochial Report, except that every parish and mission shallbe entitled to at least two delegates and two alternates, and each parish shall be entitled to oneadditional delegate and alternate.

If I can answer any questions about certifying your delegates please contact me a

t St. Luke’s in

San Antonio. (210) 828-6425 or rector@stlukes-sa.net.See you at Council in Corpus Christi! Faithfully,The Rev. David G. Read, Secretary

The Diocese of West TexasCertificate of Election of Lay Delegates to Diocesan Council

This is to certify that at the Annual Meeting of ________________________________________________ (Parish-Mission),_____________________________________________ (City), Texas,

or of the Vestry or of the Bishop’s Committee of (the same) held on the

________ day of ___________________, 20____,the following persons, all of whom are lay communicants of this congregation, were elected as itsdelegates and alternates to all Councils of the Diocese to be held in the conciliar year __________.

Delegates Address & Zip E-Mail address_____________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ___________________________Alternates Address E-Mail address_____________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________________ ___________________________

Certified:

Dated _______________________ Parish/Mission Officer in Charge _________________________________

“This certificate shall be completed in tri

plicate and signed by the clergy or lay person in charge of the congregation. Not lessthan 15 days before Council a copy thereof shall be sent to each of the following: the Secretary of the Diocese, the Bishop, and the Rector of the parish in which the Council will meet

. …

No clergy shall be entitled to vote unless the parochial report required byhim/her has been received by the Bishop

.” CANON 1 Sections 7 and 1(a).

Diocesan Council Lay Delegates for 2010according to the ration established by Canon I.1.(b)

Parishes Parishes Missions

Avg. Sun. ADelegatesAvg. Sun. A

DelegatesAvg. Sun. AttDelegatesless than 50

351-400

9less than 502

51-100

401-450

1051-1002

101-1504

451-500

11101-1503

151-2005

501-550

12151-2004

201-2506

551-600

251-3007

601-650

301-3508

City Mission 2008 Avg. Attend. Delegates

Aransas PassOur Savior432BlancoSt. Michael's302BrackettvilleSt. Andrew's172BrownsvilleSt. Paul's1063BudaSt. Elizabeth's622Carrizo SpringsHoly Trinity112ComfortSt. Boniface842Corpus ChristiReconciliation772Corpus ChristiSt. Andrew's842CotullaSt. Timothy's52Cypress MillSt. Luke's472DevineSt. Matthias152Ft. McKavettSt. James'162George WestGood Shepherd292GoliadSt. Stephen's152HallettsvilleSt. James'142HebbronvilleSt. James'172JunctionTrinity302KenedySt. Matthew's92Lake Corpus ChristiSt. Michael'sno report2MenardCalvary82MissionSts. Peter & Paul1073MontellAscension232New BraunfelsSt. John'sin transition2PleasantonAll Saints102Port AransasTrinity772RaymondvilleEpiphany252RefugioAscension92San AntonioGraceNew2San AntonioHoly Cross272San AntonioHoly Spirit1243San AntonioSt. Margaret's792San AntonioSt. Michael's352San AntonioSanta Fe352San SabaSt. Luke's132YoakumHoly Communion82