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The Right Reverend Steven Charleston is currently Chaplain of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to assuming this ministry on April 1, 1996, Bishop Charleston was the diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Church for Alaska.
Bishop Charleston is a graduate of Trinity College, receiving his B.A. degree in Religion in 1971. His graduate training was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the episcopal Divinity School. In 1992, he received a Doctor of Divinity from Trinity in recognition of his outstanding leadership, especially in regard to the Native American community.
Steven Charleston is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma,
one of the orignial five tribes removed to Oklahoma on the "Trail of
Tears." He has spent most of his adult ministry working within the
context of multi-cultural communities. Bishop Charleston has been the
national executive for Native American ministry with the Episcopal Church;
he was also Director of Cross-cultural Studies and tenured as Associate
Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul,
Minnesota. He has traveled and spoken internationally on issues
relating to people of color, especially indigenous peoples' rights. His
teaching and writing has been in the field of Native theology and spirituality.
Bishop Charleston, his wife Susan, and their son Nick
reside in Hartford, Connecticut.........
8:00 AM
Registration & Exhibits Open
Breakfast available for purchase
10:00 AM Opening Worship
10:15 AM
First Business Session
Call to Order by Bishop Thompson
Welcome by Local Dignitaries
Ric Abel, Mayor of Athens
Rene' Glidden, First Lady of Ohio University
Rebecca Tollefson, Ohio Council of Churches
First Report of Committee on Credentials
Resolution to grant seat and voice to special guests
Resolution to grant seat and voice to certain congregational difficulties
Resolution to receive All Saints, New Albany, as a Mission
and seat its delegates.
Ratification of Initial Appointments for this Convention
Secretary of the Convention
Assistant Secretary of the Convention
Parliamentarian
Tellers
Committee to Approve the Minutes
Committee to Respond to the Bishop's Address
Report of the Committee on Dispatch of Business
Greetings to Bishop Black and Partner Dioceses
Approval of the Agenda
Approval of Minutes of the 123rd Convention
First Report of the Nominations Committee
First Ballot for Elections
First Report of the Resolutions Committee and Last Call for Resolutions
Filing of Written Reports from Diocesan Council
and other committees/commissions
11:15 AM
The Bishop's Convention Address
Noonday prayers and Grace
12:00 PM Lunch and Exhibits
1:00 PM Youth Workshop until 3:00 PM: Michael Bugeja
Second Business Session
Opening Prayers
Second Report of the Credentials Committee
Report of Tellers
Second Ballot (if necessary)
Introduction of the New Clergy of the Diocese
by Transfer
by Ordination
Recognition of Clergy retired since last Convention
Recognition of St. Simeon and Anna Awards
Recognition of Diocesan Staff
Report of the Committee on Constitution and Canons
Report of the Budget Committee
Report on the School Project
Announcement of the Bishop Blanchard Fund
Announcements and other reports as needed
2:15 PM
INFORMING OUR FAITH
Workshop Launch Address: Dr. Robert Glidden, President, Ohio University
2:45 PM Workshops and Hearings to Inform our Faith:
Workshops:
The Church and Higher Education: Dr. Robert Glidden
Episcopal Public Policy Network/Ohio: Terry McCoy
Health, Human Values, & Ethics: Dr. Cynthia Cohen
Appalachia: Southern Ohio Appalachian Ministries Committee
Spirituality and Faith: The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston
Hearings:
Budget
Resolutions and Canons
4:30 PM Break (Visit the exhibits, relax before the Eucharist)
5:30 PM Holy Eucharist with sermon by the Bishop Charleston
7:15 PM Social Hour
8:00 PM Dinner
9:15 PM Benediction
Saturday, December 5:
7:00 AM
Registration Continues
Breakfast available for purchase
8:30 AM Opening Liturgy by the Youth
9:15 AM
Third Business Session
Call to Order
Final Report of the Credentials Committee
Report of Tellers (if necessary)
Third Ballot (if necessary)
Final Report of Resolutions Committee
Debate and Vote on Proposed Canonical Amendments
Debate and Vote of Proposed Resolutions
Debate and Vote on Budget
Response to the Bishop's Address
Ratification of Appointments by the Ecclesiastical Authority
The Treasurer of the Diocese
The Registrar of the Diocese
Deputies and Alternates to the Provincial Synod
Finance Committee
Commission on Ministry
Other Appointments
Final Report of Tellers (if necessary)
Courtesy and Memorial Resolutions
Invitation to the 125th Diocesan Convention in Dayton
Closing Prayer, Episcopal Blessing and Doxology
12:00 NOON Adjournment
The Resolutions Committee
for the 124th Convention
James A. Heathcote, Chair
Ruth M. Jones
The Rev. Ruth Partlow
Dr. Paul McStallworth
John K. Rose, Esq.
The committee on Resolutions for the 124th Convention received
five resolutions by the 60-day deadline.
R98-1 is a response to our work last year with resolution R97-9 regarding
the funding for diocesan programs for the years 2000-2004.
R98-2 is a resolution to change the name of the Diocesan Ecumenical
Relations Commission to the Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations commission.
R98-3 revisits the question of mountain top removal and valley fill
mining permits.
R98-4 seeks to declare 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons.
R98-5 is a resolution that comes from the General Convention of the
national church on our responsibilities regarding personal financial gain.