The

Episcopal Diocese of West Texas

Office of the Secretary
The Rev. David G. Read

October 31, 2017

TO CLERGY AND WARDENS IN CHARGE OF CONGREGATIONS:

Grace to you and Peace. This is your canonical notice that the 114th Annual Council of the Diocese of
West Texas will meet in San Marcos, Texas on February 22-24, 2018 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San
Marcos Hotel and Conference Center. 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. Once completed, you will need to print it, sign it,
and either mail it or e-mail it to each of the following:

ü 1 copy to the Bishop: Bishop Jones Center, P.O. Box 6885 San Antonio, TX 78209 or
laura.woodall@dwtx.org.
ü 1 copy to the Diocesan Secretary: The Rev. David G. Read, PO Box 1765, Boerne, TX 78006 or
rector@sthelenas.net.
ü 1 copy to the Council Registration Chair: St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5310 Stahl Rd, San
Antonio, TX 78247, ATTN: Barbara Baugh or Gretchen@stmargs.org.

Please refer to the attached spreadsheet, “Diocesan Council Lay Delegates for 2018” to determine the
number of delegates you may certify. (Do not list clergy as delegates.) Certificates are due no later than
February 1, 2018. 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. Registration opens Dec. 6.

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. Helena’s in
Boerne. (830) 249-3228 or rector@sthelenas.net. See you at Council in San Marcos!
Faithfully,

The Rev. David G. Read, Secretary

 DIOCESAN COUNCIL LAY DELEGATES FOR 2018
according to the ration established by Canon 1.1(b)

Parishes Parishes Missions

avg sun att Delegates avg sun att Delegates avg sun att Delegates
less than 50 3 351-400 9 less than 50 2
51 - 100 3 401-450 10 51-100 2
101-150 4 451-500 11 101-150 3
151-200 5 501-550 12 151-200 4
201-250 6 551-600 13
251-300 7 601-650 14
301-350 8

City Mission 2016 Avg Attend Delegates

Aransas Pass Our Savior 18 2

Blanco St. Michael's 33 2
Brackettville St. Andrew's 11 2
Brownsville St. Paul's 65 2
Buda St. Elizabeth's 102 3
Carrizo Springs Holy Trinity 10 2
Comfort St. Boniface 56 2
Corpus Christi St. Andrew's 36 2
Cotulla St. Timothy's 12 2
Devine St. Matthias' 15 2
Fort McKavett St. James' 14 2
George West Good Shepherd 25 2
Goliad St. Stephen's 7 2
Hallettsville St. James' 14 2
Hebbronville St. James' 13 2
Kenedy St. Matthew's 18 2
Menard Calvary 7 2
Mission Sts. Peter & Paul 92 2
Montell Ascension 11 2
Pleasanton All Saints' 8 2
Refugio Ascension 5 2
San Antonio Santa Fe 60 2
San Saba St Luke's 20 2

23 Missions Totals 652 47

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 DIOCESAN COUNCIL LAY DELEGATES FOR 2018
according to the ration established by Canon 1.1(b)

Parishes Parishes Missions

avg sun att Delegates avg sun att Delegates avg sun att Delegates
less than 50 3 351-400 9 less than 50 2
51 - 100 3 401-450 10 51-100 2
101-150 4 451-500 11 101-150 3
151-200 5 501-550 12 151-200 4
201-250 6 551-600 13
251-300 7 601-650 14
301-350 8

City Parishes 2016 Avg Attend Delegates

Alice Advent 23 3
Bandera St. Christopher's 50 3
Beeville St. Philip's 48 3
Boerne St. Helena's 283 7
Brady St. Paul's 25 3
Brownsville Advent 162 5
Canyon Lake St. Francis 102 4
Corpus Christi All Saints' 126 4
Corpus Christi Good Shepherd 358 9
Corpus Christi St. Bartholomew's 90 3
Corpus Christi St. Mark's 107 4
Cuero Grace 34 3
Cypress Mill St. Luke's 65 3
Del Rio St. James' 58 3
Dripping Springs Holy Spirit 139 4
Eagle Pass Redeemer 31 3
Edinburg St. Matthew's 34 3
Edna Trinity 11 3
Fredericksburg St. Barnabas 200 5
Gonzales Messiah 22 3
Harlingen St. Alban's 220 6
Junction Trinity 23 3
Kerrville St. Peter's 267 7
Kingsville Epiphany 35 3
Laredo Christ 83 3
Llano Grace 28 3
Lockhart Emmanuel 80 3
Luling Annunciation 36 3
McAllen St. John's 221 6
New Braunfels St. John's 200 5
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Pharr Trinity 30 3
Port Aransas Trinity 107 4
Port Isabel St. Andrew's 56 3
Port Lavaca Grace 32 3
Portland St. Christopher's 28 3
Rockport St. Peter's 132 4
San Antonio Christ Church 467 11
San Antonio Reconciliation 159 5
San Antonio Holy Spirit 197 5
San Antonio Grace 92 3
San Antonio St. Andrew's 127 4
San Antonio St. David's 298 7
San Antonio St. Francis' 127 4
San Antonio St. George 206 6
San Antonio St. Luke's 448 10
San Antonio St. Margaret's 86 3
San Antonio St. Mark's 403 10
San Antonio St. Paul's 158 5
San Antonio St. Philip's 57 3
San Antonio St. Stephen's 21 3
San Antonio St. Thomas 354 9
San Benito All Saints' 34 3
Sam Marcos St. Mark's 182 5
Seguin St. Andrew's 101 4
Sonora St. John's 42 3
Universal City St. Matthew's 84 3
Uvalde St. Philip's 102 4
Victoria St. Francis 61 3
Victoria Trinity 139 4
Weslaco Grace 76 3
Wimberley St. Stephen's 180 5
Windcrest Resurrection 129 4

62 Parishes Totals 7,876 269

23 Missions Totals 632 47

Grand Total 8,508 316

 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 Bishop’s 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 __________.

Delegates Address & Zip E-Mail address

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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).