What You Can Do Right Now

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General Convention Needs You! 1

Celebrations: Austin Convocation

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Austin Convocation • • • • • • • • • •

St. John’s St. Alban’s St. Michael’s Good Shepherd St. George’s Calvary, Bastrop St. Mark’s St. Christopher’s Grace, Georgetown Christ Church, Cedar Park

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Celebrations: Diocese of Texas

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Diocese of Texas • • • • • • • • •

St. Timothy’s, Lake Jackson St. James’, Houston St. Andrew’s, Bryan St. Mary’s, Lampasas St. Stephen’s Beaumont Christ Church, Temple St. Mark’s Trinity, Galveston St. Joseph’s, Salado

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Grace, Galveston 1 Grace, Houston 1 All Saint’s, Hitchcock 1 St. Thomas, Rockdale 1 St. John the Divine, Houston 1 Holy Spirit, Waco 1 St. Martin’s, Copperas Cove 1 Christ Church, Nacogdoches 1 St. Christopher’s, Houston 1 5

Convention by the Numbers 2100 13 shifts/parish 9 business, 13 volunteer 95/74 392 10 days, 10, 000 2000 250

Total number of shifts Total number of days of Convention Average July temperature Number of resolutions/legislative activity Expected number of attendees (participants, exhibitors, vendors, etc. Number of food trucks in Austin Number of live music venues 6

FAQs • Why me? • How much time do I really have to commit? • Is there really something I can contribute? • Parking/accommodations? • What do I get out of it? 7

Diocesan Event: July 7, 2018

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What You Can Do Right Now • • • • • •

Recruit! Spread the word. Encourage folks to be part of this exciting opportunity. Name a parish host if you have not already done so. Coffee Hour sign-up! Make volunteering part of your Lenten discipline. Link to registration and Facebook pages on on any web platforms (newsletters, Facebook page, bulletin inserts, etc). Roadshows: Have your parish host contact us for more information. Diocesan Event: Start planning now to bring as many folks as you can for worship and fun! 9

Sign Up Now! Register NOW! http://bit.ly/GenConReg2018 Sign up for our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/general.convention.2018.volunteers 10