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The 151st Annual Convention
of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
will take place October 24 and 25, 2008
at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.

2007 Convention News
Final Mission Strategy report enthusiastically affirmed by Convention
The final report of the Bishop's Commission on Mission Strategy was overwhelmingly affirmed at Diocesan Convention, and its spirit seemed to mark a great deal of the convention business which followed. Read More
Voting results from Diocesan Convention 2007
The 150th annual Diocesan Convention elected a number of people to diocesan organizations, selected its deputation for the 2009 General Convention, affirmed the report of the Bishop's Commission on Mission Strategy, approved the 2008 diocesan budget and two resolutions, and defeated both a proposed canonical change and the call for the election of a bishop coadjutor. Read More
Sesquicentennial Year officially launched at Convention Banquet
The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota officially opened its Sesquicentennial Year in grand style as nearly 800 persons packed the Grand Ballroom at the St. Paul RiverCentre on Friday, October 26, at the start of the 150th Annual Convention. It was, as Bishop James Jelinek said, a celebration of "a remarkable legacy of love: 150 years of service to the world in the name of Christ." A presentation by Garrison Keillor was the highlight of the event. Read More
Support of Millennium Development Goals Recognized at Convention; Bishop Issues Challenge
The Diocese of Minnesota's support of the Millennium Development Goals was recognized at the Sesquicentennial Kickoff Banquet and, at the close of Convention, Bishop James Jelinek issued a challenge to each congregation. Watch video of these two scenes here. Read More
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