Each parish should submit this report only once. Please complete and submit as soon as possible after parish elections have taken place, and no later than March 1st, 2026.
This report asks for information about the lay and ordained leadership of each parish, as well as the parish's elected representation at diocesan convention and the mission region council level. Please have this information handy in order to complete the report as thoroughly as possible.
If you need to navigate away from this page while completing the form, all information should be saved by your local browser and all fields should repopulate once you return. If any fields below are inapplicable, you are welcome to type "N/A" or leave blank.
Please note that individuals listed on this report will be added to diocesan email communications relevant to their role (e.g. vestry member, treasurer, delegate to convention, etc.). Anyone may choose to opt out of these communications at any time, however, this may result in missing important information pertinent to one's service at the parish, mission region, or diocesan level.
Contact Mark Sullivan (mark@greatlakesepiscopal.org) with any questions related to this report. If you have difficulty completing the report in this online format, please reach out to the diocesan office to make alternate arrangements.
Regarding Safe Church: if you answer "No" for any of the individuals listed below, please use the last section ("Section 6: Final Comments") to mention the parish's plan for getting these individuals trained. If you need assistance in accessing Safe Church training, please contact the diocesan office for more information.
If your parish is served by additional clergy beyond those listed here, please use "Section 6: Final Comments" at the very end of this form to report the name and contact information for any individuals not mentioned above.
Lay delegates chosen to represent your parish at the Third Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes taking place Friday, October 23rd & Saturday, October 24th, 2026, in Muskegon.
Per the canons of this diocese, each parish sends two lay delegates to diocesan convention. Parishes with an average Sunday attendance ("ASA") greater than 75 (as reported on the most recent parochial report) can elect to send a third delegate.
Please add here any comments or notes that are not already captured in this report, or to clarify any of the information you are submitting. Please also use this space to list any individuals (with contact information) whose details may not have fit in the fields above.