The

Episcopal Diocese of West Texas

Office of the Secretary
The Rev. David G. Read

October 26, 2015

TO CLERGY AND WARDENS IN CHARGE OF CONGREGATIONS:

Grace to you and Peace. This is your canonical notice that the 112th Annual Council of the Diocese of
West Texas will meet in McAllen, Texas on February 18-20, 2016. I encourage you to store and save
this document and its attachments until you have completed certification and registration of your
delegates!

Certification and registration are two different processes. In order to certify your delegates you must
complete the Certificate of Election of Delegates to Diocesan Council. This form is attached. You may
also complete it on-line at http://council-dwtx.org/sign-up/certification/. Once completed, you will
need to print it, sign it, and send copies to each of the following:

1 copy to the Bishop: Bishop Jones Center, P.O. Box 6885 San Antonio, TX 78209
1 copy to the Diocesan Secretary: The Rev. David G. Read, 11 St. Lukes Lane, San Antonio, TX
78209.
1 copy to the Council Registration Chair: St. Albans Episcopal Church, 1417 E. Austin Ave.,
Harlingen, TX 78550-8855.
Please refer to the attached spreadsheet, Diocesan Council Lay Delegates for 2016 to determine the
number of delegates you may certify. (Please do not list clergy as delegates.) Certificates are due no
later than February 1, 2016. We would love to have them earlier than the deadline!
In order to register your delegates, alternates, clergy, and visitors, visit http://council-dwtx.org/. There
you will also find information regarding hotels, council activities, and more.

The canon governing allocation of delegates is Canon 1, Section 1(b) adopted by the 101st
Council as follows:

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

If I can answer any questions about certifying your delegates please contact me at St. Lukes in
San Antonio. (210) 828-6425 or rector@stlukes-sa.net. See you at Council in McAllen!
Faithfully,

The Rev. David G. Read, Secretary

The Diocese of West Texas

Certificate 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 Bishops 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 its
delegates and alternates to all Councils of the Diocese to be held in the conciliar year __________.
Delegates

Address & Zip

E-Mail address

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Alternates

Address

E-Mail address

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Certified:
Dated _______________________ Parish/Mission Officer in Charge _________________________________
This certificate shall be completed in triplicate and signed by the clergy or lay person in charge of the congregation. Not less
than 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 by
him/her has been received by the Bishop. CANON 1 Sections 7 and 1(a).

Diocesan Council Lay Delegates for 2016

according to the ration established by Canon I.1(b)
Parishes

Parishes

Avg. Sun. Att. Delegates

less than 50

51-100

101-150
151-200
201-250
251-300
301-350

3
3
4
5
6
7
8

Avg. Sun. Att.

351-400
401-450
451-500
501-550
551-600

Missions
Delegates

City
Aransas Pass
Blanco
Brackettville
Brownsville
Buda
Carrizo Springs
Comfort
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Cotulla
Devine
Ft. McKavett
George West
Goliad
Hallettsville
Hebbronville
Kenedy
Lake Corpus Christi
Menard
Mission
Montell
Pleasanton
Port Aransas
Raymondville
Refugio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Saba

Mission
Our Savior
St. Michael's
St. Andrew's
St. Paul's
St. Elizabeth's
Holy Trinity
St. Boniface
Reconciliation
St. Andrew's
St. Timothy's
St. Matthias
St. James'
Good Shepherd
St. Stephen's
St. James'
St. James'
St. Matthew's
St. Michael's
Calvary
Sts. Peter & Paul
Ascension
All Saints
Trinity
Epiphany
Ascension
Grace
Santa Fe
St. Luke's

28 Missions

Totals

Avg. Sun. Att.

Delegates

less than 50

10

51-100

11

101-150

12

151-200

2014 Avg. Attend.

26
40
13
59
71
12
53
46
43
14
15
14
37
6
16
12
15
no report
7
92
9
10
108
32
8
85
54
14

Delegates
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2

13

911

57

PARISHES
City
Alice
Bandera
Beeville
Boerne
Brady
Brownsville
Canyon Lake
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Cuero
Cypress Mill
Del Rio
Dripping Springs
Eagle Pass
Edinburg
Edna
Fredericksburg
Gonzales
Harlingen
Junction
Kerrville
Kingsville
Laredo
Llano
Lockhart
Luling
McAllen
New Braunfels
Pharr
Port Isabel
Port Lavaca
Portland
Rockport
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio

Parish
Advent
St. Christopher's
St. Philip's
St. Helena's
St. Paul's
Advent
St. Francis'
All Saints'
Good Shepherd
St. Bartholomew's
St. Mark's
Grace
St. Luke's
St. James'
Holy Spirit
Redeemer
St. Matthew's
Trinity
St. Barnabas'
Messiah
St. Alban
Trinity
St. Peter's
Epiphany
Christ Church
Grace
Emmanuel
Annunciation
St. John's
St. John's
Trinity
St. Andrew's
Grace Church
St. Christopher's
St. Peter's
Christ Church
Holy Spirit
Reconciliation
St. Andrew's
St. David's
St. Francis'
St. George
St. Luke's
St. Margaret's
St. Mark's

2014 Avg. Att.

21
48
49
293
43
190
100
152
368
102
107
40
59
69
119
41
48
14
202
24
237
28
293
49
69
35
76
38
233
167
45
60
32
43
116
456
183
167
153
290
142
196
474
87
385

Delegates
3
3
3
7
3
5
3
5
9
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
6
3
6
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
6
5
3
3
3
3
4
11
5
5
5
7
4
5
11
3
9

San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Benito
San Marcos
Seguin
Sonora
Universal City
Uvalde
Victoria
Victoria
Weslaco
Windcrest
Wimberley

St. Paul's
St. Philip's
St. Stephen's
St. Thomas
All Saints
St. Mark's
St. Andrew's
St. John's
St. Matthew's
St. Philip's
St. Francis'
Trinity
Grace
Resurrection
St. Stephen's

60 Parishes
28 Missions
Grand Total

Totals
Totals

140
43
26
371
37
166
120
46
113
102
71
144
73
131
225

4
3
3
9
3
5
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
6

7951
911
8,862

265
57
325