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 __________.

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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 2016according to the ration established by Canon I.1(b)

Parishes Parishes MissionsAvg. Sun. Att. Delegates Avg. Sun. Att. Delegates Avg. Sun. Att. Delegatesless than 50 3 351-400 9 less than 50 251-100 3 401-450 10 51-100 2101-150 4 451-500 11 101-150 3151-200 5 501-550 12 151-200 4201-250 6 551-600 13251-300 7301-350 8

City Mission 2014 Avg. Attend. DelegatesAransas Pass Our Savior 26 2Blanco St. Michael's 40 2Brackettville St. Andrew's 13 2Brownsville St. Paul's 59 2Buda St. Elizabeth's 71 2Carrizo Springs Holy Trinity 12 2Comfort St. Boniface 53 2Corpus Christi Reconciliation 46 2Corpus Christi St. Andrew's 43 2Cotulla St. Timothy's 14 2Devine St. Matthias 15 2Ft. McKavett St. James' 14 2George West Good Shepherd 37 2Goliad St. Stephen's 6 2Hallettsville St. James' 16 2Hebbronville St. James' 12 2Kenedy St. Matthew's 15 2Lake Corpus Christi St. Michael's no report 2Menard Calvary 7 2Mission Sts. Peter & Paul 92 2Montell Ascension 9 2Pleasanton All Saints 10 2Port Aransas Trinity 108 3Raymondville Epiphany 32 2Refugio Ascension 8 2San Antonio Grace 85 2San Antonio Santa Fe 54 2San Saba St. Luke's 14 2

28 Missions Totals 911 57

PARISHES

City Parish 2014 Avg. Att. DelegatesAlice Advent 21 3Bandera St. Christopher's 48 3Beeville St. Philip's 49 3Boerne St. Helena's 293 7Brady St. Paul's 43 3Brownsville Advent 190 5Canyon Lake St. Francis' 100 3Corpus Christi All Saints' 152 5Corpus Christi Good Shepherd 368 9Corpus Christi St. Bartholomew's 102 4Corpus Christi St. Mark's 107 4Cuero Grace 40 3Cypress Mill St. Luke's 59 3Del Rio St. James' 69 3Dripping Springs Holy Spirit 119 4Eagle Pass Redeemer 41 3Edinburg St. Matthew's 48 3Edna Trinity 14 3Fredericksburg St. Barnabas' 202 6Gonzales Messiah 24 3Harlingen St. Alban 237 6Junction Trinity 28 3Kerrville St. Peter's 293 7Kingsville Epiphany 49 3Laredo Christ Church 69 3Llano Grace 35 3Lockhart Emmanuel 76 3Luling Annunciation 38 3McAllen St. John's 233 6New Braunfels St. John's 167 5Pharr Trinity 45 3Port Isabel St. Andrew's 60 3Port Lavaca Grace Church 32 3Portland St. Christopher's 43 3Rockport St. Peter's 116 4San Antonio Christ Church 456 11San Antonio Holy Spirit 183 5San Antonio Reconciliation 167 5San Antonio St. Andrew's 153 5San Antonio St. David's 290 7San Antonio St. Francis' 142 4San Antonio St. George 196 5San Antonio St. Luke's 474 11San Antonio St. Margaret's 87 3San Antonio St. Mark's 385 9

San Antonio St. Paul's 140 4San Antonio St. Philip's 43 3San Antonio St. Stephen's 26 3San Antonio St. Thomas 371 9San Benito All Saints 37 3San Marcos St. Mark's 166 5Seguin St. Andrew's 120 4Sonora St. John's 46 3Universal City St. Matthew's 113 4Uvalde St. Philip's 102 4Victoria St. Francis' 71 3Victoria Trinity 144 4Weslaco Grace 73 3Windcrest Resurrection 131 4Wimberley St. Stephen's 225 6

60 Parishes Totals 7951 26528 Missions Totals 911 57Grand Total 8,862 325