Registration is now open!
Go to: https://westernanglicans.regfox.com/synod-2025 to register!
Hotel Information
Make sure to arrange housing. We have a special rate of $160 per night at
Hampton Inn and Suites
28682 Marguerite Pkwy
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
To book online, click here.
To reserve by phone: Call 949.429.5222 and state that you are from Diocese of Western Anglicans and provide the arrival date, Oct 21. The front desk will be able to create reservations.
The link is defaulted to the 21-25th leaving on the 26th, but you can modify it to only one night. If you register online, choose your dates through editing and then remember to update your selections.
Synod Downloadables
Synod 2025 General Schedule
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm . ACTF Dinner - Hampton Inn Meeting Room
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Clergy, Spouse, and Family Day
7:30 am. In-Person Registration Opens
8:15 am. Vesting - Rooms 1, 2 and Brides Room (Ladies)
8:30 am. Praise and Worship Music - Sanctuary
8:45 am. Holy Eucharist with Renewal of Vows and the Blessings of Oils - Sanctuary
10:30 am. Break
10:50 am. Praise and Worship Music - Sanctuary
11:00 am. Part 1: Clergy Gathering - Sanctuary
11:00 am. Clergy Spouses Gathering - Church upstairs in Room 2
12:05 pm. Praise and Worship Music - Sanctuary
12:15 pm. Midday Prayer and song - Sanctuary
12:30 pm. Lunch on the Outside Patio
1:30 pm. Clergy and Spouse Gathering - Sanctuary
2:45 pm. Clergy, Spouses, and Family Gathering - Sanctuary
4:20 pm. Praise and Worship Music - Sanctuary
4:30 pm. End of Day, closing Prayer - Sanctuary
6:30 – 9:00 pm. Evening Fellowship Gathering and Refreshments and Drinks - Lobby of Hampton Inn and Suites, Childcare is provided
Friday, October 24, 2025
Clergy, Family, Laity Day
7:30 am. In-Person Registration is Open to All Attendees - Gazebo
8:30 am. Worship and Praise - Sanctuary
8:45 am. Morning Prayer with Music - Sanctuary
9:00 am. Exhibitors and Vendors Set-Up - Narthex Entryway
9:00 am. Speaker - Sanctuary
10:00 am. Clergy Spouses Re-Gather - Room 2
10:00 am. Session 3: Deans and Canons Presentations - Sanctuary
11:30 am. Midday Prayer with Music, Grace - Sanctuary
11:45 am. Lunch with Altogether - Outside Patio
12:45 pm. All Attendees Convene - Sanctuary
1:00 pm. Bishop’s Address - Sanctuary
1:50 pm. Break and Passing to Workshops
2:00 pm. Session 1 – Workshops
3:15 pm. Session 2 – Workshops
4:15 pm. Fellowship Barbecue Dinner - Outside Patio
5:45 pm. Clergy Vesting - Rooms 1, 2 and Bride’s Room
6:00 pm. Praise and Worship - Sanctuary
6:15 pm. Processional Formation - Narthex
6:30 pm. Synod Holy Eucharist and Institution of Canons - Sanctuary
8:30 pm. Dessert, Fellowship - Outside Patio
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Synod’s Day of Business
7:30 am. Registration is Open - Gazebo
8:00 am. Praise and Worship - Sanctuary
8:15 am. Morning Prayer with music - Sanctuary
8:35 am. Welcome and Call to Order - Sanctuary
8:45 am. ARDF Presentation - Sanctuary
9:00 am. “Our Great Diocese Moving Forward in 2026: Responses from Our Reverse-Walkabouts” - Sanctuary
9:45 am. Break
10:00 am. Synod Governance - Finance, Budget, And Election Meetings - Sanctuary
11:15 am. Crozier Society - Sanctuary
11:30 am. Chancellor’s, Title IV, Safe Ministry Reports - Sanctuary
11:45 am. Midday Prayer and Benediction with Music - Sanctuary
12:00 pm. Lunch and Fellowship – Outside Patio
1:00 pm. God’s Blessing and Safe Travels
Downloadable version of schedule here
Workshop Descriptions and Schedule
Ex Comm 2026 Biographies
SYNOD SUPERSALE!
Come Discover a Treasure at the DWA Synod Super Sale!
As you explore the Vendors Area at Synod, be sure to stop by the Diocesan Super Sale table! We'll have a wonderful selection of items including treasured 2019 BCPs and 1982 Hymnals, all available for a minimal love donation. It's a great opportunity to find something new for your church while supporting your great diocese. If you have your eye on a specific item, especially one of the BCPs or hymnals, contact me ahead of time at connie.polite@westernanglicans.org to have it held for you.
LOST AND FOUND
If anyone recognizes any of these things, would love to return them to you!
