At General Convention the basic regulations and decisions that govern the church are made. For voting, the General Convention consists of the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies. The Diocese of Georgia is gathering as a dicocese at Saint Paul's church. Convocation - a special gathering of a religious or academic group, usually marked by use of special vestments, ceremony, procession, etc. Also the name of a special group of ordained persons.
Some dioceses meet as a convocation.
Sometimes the meeting of all the clergy of a diocese is called a convocation. It is usually of the liturgical color of the day or season, has a clasp at the chest and is worn over alb and stole or over cassock and surplice. Corporal - A large square white cloth, usually linen, that is placed on the altar at the time of the Offertory and upon which the chalice and paten are placed. The corporal may be kept in the burse when not in use on the altar . Cotta - a short robe often worn by choir members over cassocks.