Convention
Convention 95
Loving, Liberating, Life-giving
Saturday, October 24, 2026
8:00am -
4:00pm
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
300 Pulteney St, Scandling Center, 2nd Floor, Vandervort Room
Geneva,
New York
Registration & Breakfast: 8:00am
Convention Start Time: 9:00am
Nominations for Elective Office
Application Deadline: July 15, 2026
Roles & Responsibilities
Elective Offices - Terms Expired
Open Diocesan Committee Positions
| Standing Committee | Elect (2) | Lay | (1) full term, 2026-2030; (1) 2-year term, 2026-2028 |
| Standing Committee | Elect (1) | Clergy | 2026-2030 |
| Trustees | Elect (3) | Clergy or Lay | 2026-2029 |
| Commission on Ministry | Elect (2) | Lay | 2026-2029 |
| Commission on Ministry | Elect (1) | Clergy | 2026-2029 |
| Disciplinary Board | Elect (1) | Lay | 2026-2029 |
| Disciplinary Board | Elect (3) | Clergy | (2) full terms, 2026-2029; (1) 2-year term, 2026-2028 |
| Alternate to General Convention 82 | Elect (4) | Lay | General Convention July 3–8, 2027 |
| Alternate to General Convention 82 | Elect (4) | Clergy | General Convention July 3–8, 2027 |
Required Reading for Delegates
Clergy & Lay
Minutes From Convention 94 (draft)
Agenda
Meet the Nominees
Order of Service (Coming Soon)
Consent Agenda
Parliamentary Procedures Chart: Highlights from Robert's Rules of Order
Officers & Standing Committees
Courtesy Resolutions
Official Reports
Pre-Selection Ballot Worksheet (DELEGATES - Please Print this Document for Convention Day)
Resolution A95: A Covenantal Relationship between EDOR and RMM
Resolution B95: Safe Zone Traning
Resolution C95: Congregations Caring for Creation
Resolution D95: Hearing Accessibility in our Parishes
Resolution E95: Dissolution of St. George’s, Hilton, as a Parish, and Admission as a Mission
2025 Diocesan Audit
Convention 95 Worship Offering
Rural & Migrant Ministry
United Thank Offering
United Thank Offering UTO Ingathering, both funds accept donations online.
Ways to Donate:
Episcopal Diocese of Rochester donation portal.
Be sure to select ‘Convention Offertory’.
- Give by text
Text the word Joy to 73256
- Give by check
Payable to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
3825 E. Henrietta Rd. Suite 100
Henrietta, NY 14467
MEMO:Â Rural & Migrant Ministry
3825 E. Henrietta Rd. Suite 100
Henrietta, NY 14467
MEMO:Â Rural & Migrant Ministry