Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Fall 2012 Issue | Page 30

DOV Q&A

Diocesan staff provide answers to frequently asked questions about life in the Diocese.
Anna Moncure
Q. Who are the voting members of Annual Council?
A. The voting membership of Council is defined in the

Constitution of the Diocese of Virginia. Voting members
are comprised of canonically resident clergy, elected
lay delegates from each parish and lay members ex
officio. Each lay member of Council must be a confirmed
communicant in good standing.
Q.

What is a lay member "ex officio" of
Annual Council?

Q. Am I allowed to attend the Council Eucharist?
A. Yes! Everyone, regardless of Council status, is invited to

attend the Council Eucharist. The Holy Eucharist for the 218th
Annual Council will take place in the late afternoon on Friday,
January 25, 2013.
Q. How do I register for Council?
A. There are two ways you can register for Council. You can use

our on-line option or you can register with a hard copy of the
registration form and mail it in with a check. Registration will
be open in late October 2012.

A. Youth delegates, lay members of the Executive Board, lay

members of the Standing Committee, regional presidents
and collegiate delegates are the ex officio members to
Annual Council by virtue of their office, i.e. ex officio.
They have the same voting privileges as the elected lay
delegates from each parish.
Q.

Q. Where can I find my Council packet?
A. A packet for Annual Council will be posted to the diocesan

Web site a few days before the pre-Council open hearings.
A supplementary packet will be posted to the Web site a
few days prior to the Council meeting. Members of Council
are responsible for downloading these packets from the
diocesan Web site.

Can my region send a youth delegate to
Annual Council?

A. Yes! Due to an amendment to the Constitution of the

Diocese of Virginia which went into effect at the 217th
Annual Council, all 15 re