Pre-Council Convocation Meetings

01/19/09 - I - Holy Trinity, Onancock 7 PM
01/25/09 - II - Galilee, VB 4 PM
01/18/09 - III - Epiphany, Norfolk 7 PM
01/26/09 - IV - St. Christopher, Portsmouth 7 PM
01/22/09 - V - Bruton Parish, Williamsburg 7 PM
01/20/09 - VI - St. Paul's Petersburg 7 PM
01/21/09 - VII - St. David's, Chesterfield 7 PM
01/29/09 - VIII - St. Luke's, Blackstone 7 PM
01/28/09 - IX - Christ Church, Danville 7 PM

Executive Board Responsibilites

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The minutes of the Executive Board, available on the Diocesan web site, offer a broad sense of the duties of the Executive Board.

Ex Brd Minutes Jan-Sep 2008
Ex Brd Minutes All 2007
Constitution and Canon
Journal of Council 2008

The Executive Board oversees the Programs of the Diocese set out in the Canons or approved by Council. It reviews the finances of the Diocese. It reviews policies and procedures relating to the work provided for in the Programs approved by Council, or the Executive Board, the need for which may have arisen after the action of the Council, when in the judgment of the Executive Board the income and the available funds of the Diocese will warrant. The Executive Board acts as the Council when the Council is not in session.

The Executive Board (typically) meets on the first Thursday of every other month and the meetings move around the Diocese. Travel and meeting consume a full day. The first meeting after Annual Council is an overnight. (March 4-5, 2009 at Chanco)

The Executive Board determines the Departments of the Diocese and defines the scope of their work. The heads of Departments are nominated (to the extent possible from members of the Executive Board) each year by the Bishop with the advice and consent of the Executive Board. The Bishop is an ex-officio member of each Department. Each Department is to submit a report to the Secretary of the Diocese by December 1st. The report is to include a summary of the work done by the department and a statement of the opportunities for future needs. Each Department submits a request for appropriations for the forthcoming year when requested by the Treasurer.

The Executive Board is comprised of one clergy and one lay representative elected from each of nine Convocations for a term of three years. The Bishop may appoint two members. The Chancellor, the Secretary and the Treasurer of the Diocese are non-voting members.

Deans of Convocations

Convocation I
The Very Rev. R.J. Johnson | Holy Trinity | Onancock |
757-787-4430 | rohtec@esva.net

Convocation II
The Very Rev. Kathleen M. Bobbitt | Galilee | Virginia Beach |
757-428-3573 | kateb@galileechurch.net

Convocation III
The Very Rev. Richard O. Bridgford | Epiphany | Norfolk |
757-461-4213 | bridgford@earthlink.net

Convocation IV
The Very Rev. John O. Agbaje | St.James | Portsmouth |
757-399-7707 | agbajej@aol.com

Convocation V
The Very Rev. Michael L. | Hickory Neck | Toano |
757-566-0276 | mdelk@hickoryneck.org

Convocation VI
The Very Rev. Marjorie S. Bevans | St.Paul's | Petersburg |
804-732-8107 | romans5125@aol.com

Convocation VII
The Very Rev. Greg S. Hodgson | St.Michael's | Bon Air |
804-272-0992 | rector@aol.com

Convocation VIII
The Very Rev. Sandi B.Kerner | St.Luke's | Blackstone |
434-292-4265 | bskerner@aol.com

Convocation IX
The Very Rev. Cleon Ross | Christ Church | Danville |
434-836-2060 | christchurch@gamewood.net