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The 220th Convention of the Diocese of South Carolina was held February 18-19, 2011\u00c2\u00a0at the Parish Church of St. Helena\u2019s in Beaufort.<\/p>\n
Two resolutions, both of which passed at the previous convention, passed again, by more than the required two-thirds margin in both the clergy and lay orders, amending the Diocesan Constitution. The first resolution removed the accession clause to the Canons of the Episcopal Church, and the second, enabled the Convention to meet more frequently than annually, if needed. These resolutions seek to protect the Diocese from any attempt at un-Constitutional intrusions in our corporate life in South Carolina and were in response to the revisions to the Title IV Canons of the Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n
The vote on the resolutions, however, was not the focus of the Convention. The Rev. Ian Boyd, Associate Rector of Trinity, Myrtle Beach was overheard saying, at the close of the gathering, \u201cOf all the conventions I\u2019ve attended this is the one that got me the most excited about doing the work of the church.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n