"Diocesean Convention" **Lion's Roar lead article for October 2025**
This month the Diocese gathers in Binghamton at Christ Church for the 157 th Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Central New York. We will meet both in person and via Zoom. Convention is one day this year, Saturday 18 October. I confess, even as an extreme introvert, I enjoy Conventions. There is something powerful about seeing all those Episcopalians in one place and worshipping together from across the Diocese (or across the Episcopal Church in the case of General Convention). Every Convention also includes carrying out the work of Convention. We hear ministry reports, adopt a budget, vote on resolutions (including clergy compensation), and elect new leadership to various bodies or committees that help the Diocese carry out its ministry. Delegates will also be elected to the General Convention in 2027 in Phoenix, AZ. Bishop DeDe will present an address to the Convention that typically includes highlights of the past year and vision...