As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 

For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”

I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

— Corinthians 6:1-2

Who Attends Convention?

  • Canonically resident clergy

  • Certified delegates, including youth delegates. Nonvoting delegates attend at the parish’s discretion.

  • Licensed clergy

  • Officers of Convention

  • Persons in the Process of Holy Orders

  • Diocesan staff

  • Special guests invited by the Bishop

Who Does Not Need to Register or Pay

  • Northern Convocation parishioners and other guests who plan to attend breakfast and the worship service only.

  • Those helping the Northern Convocation with parking, managing the cafeteria and greeting do not have to register or pay.

  • Special guests of the Bishop

How to Register from September 27 - October 10

The registration link will be available here and from the main diocesan page from September 27 through October 10.

  • Your parish registrar (your church decides who that is) will register and pay for everyone in your parish’s official delegation (e.g., delegate, paorchial clergy, postulant). Your parish decides if it is also registering and paying for nonvoting alternates.

  • Nonparochial clergy and persons inn process will register and pay themselves.

  • Parish registars and other registrants should plan to complete online registration in one session.

The registration fee per person is $30 to cover food costs. All attendees are required to pay. Three boxed-lunch options and a gluten-free version of each will be available and selected by individuals on event day. Breakfast and lunch is being provided by the Polish Princess Bakery in Lancaster.

Giving Opportunities for Churches and Individuals

 We are grateful for the continued generosity of our churches and parishioners to help others. There are four such opportunities tied to the 223rd convention and we may add another, depending on changing needs locally and globally between now and convention:

Bennett Brooks Memorial Scholarship Fund

The family of Bennett Brooks has established the Bennett Brooks Memorial Scholarship to honor his life and memory and inspire others to follow a vocational path—just as Bennett did.

Bennett was the beloved son of the Rev. Tim Brooks and member of St. Paul’s parish in Lancaster, who was known for his strong work ethic, kind heart, and positive presence in the community. He died tragically in a car accident on Nov. 20, 2024, while on his way to class at the Granite State Trade School, where he had just completed his third semester of an HVAC certification.

The scholarship is open to anyone currently enrolled in the HVAC program at the Granite State Trade School as well as high school seniors and people who are pursuing a vocational pathway (not a traditional four-year college pathway) and who have recently graduated from the following schools: SAU 36 (White Mountains Regional Schools), SAU 58 (Northumberland Stark Stratford), SAU 7 (Colebrook), and Essex North Supervisory Union, Vermont (including home schooled students). Applicants must demonstrate their strong work ethic and how they have a positive impact on their community, as Bennett did. 

Checks can be made payable to Bennett Brooks Memorial Scholarship and may be included in the offertory during convention worship.

American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ)  

During worship at Convention, monies collected at the offertory will be directed to the AFEDJ, a longstanding agency of reconciliation and assistance to the Episcopal/Anglican Bishop of the Holy Land. During this time of great strife and crisis, the AFEDJ is offering life-saving medical and humanitarian aid to those caught in the conflict in the Holy Land. Our support is for the “standing for Love” campaign is deeply appreciated. Access more information and direct giving options for the AFEDJ here.

Gift drive for Children of Incarcerated Persons (ChIPS) program 

We are grateful to Maggie Mackie-Ciancio and Mimi Caigle, parishioners at Church of the Transfiguration in Derry, for coordinating this program, which enables people who are incarcerated to give a Christmas gift to their child, younger sibling, or grandchild. This year, the program needs gifts and volunteers. Please note that monetary gifts and gift cards are not being collected this year.

Gifts will be collected in the White Mountains Regional High School parking lot and loaded directly into a truck before Convention on Nov. 1. (Please do not bring into, or leave gifts at, the school.) Find gift guidelines and related volunteer opportunities here.

United Thank Offering (UTO) 

Churches with a United Thank Offering program are invited to bring their gift to be presented as an offering during convention. Churches should make one check payable to UTO; the diocese will forward the checks to UTO immediately following the worship service. Learn more about UTO here.