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Need to Know
- The Nominating Committee for Bishop Suffragan will be receiving names for consideration July 1-31. Stay tuned to future issues of the e-Communique and The Virginia Episcopalian for more information.
- Audit forms for 2010 are now available on the Finance Office Web site. Audits are due by August 30, 2011 for the year ending 2010. Please contact Mike Kerr or Millie Lofton if you have any questions.
- Please keep the following April short-term mission trips in your prayers: Grace, Berryville & St. Mary's, Berryville to New Orleans 4/16-4/23; St. Anne's, Reston to New Orleans 4/24-4/30. Please send your mission trip details to Mary Anne Bryant in the Office of Mission & Outreach. Grant funds still available from the Committee on World Mission!
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Diocesan Events
- Register now for the annual Episcopal Church Women Prayer & Worship Retreat, open to all adults! Thursday, April 14 at Church of the Messiah, Fredericksburg. Attendees will explore the theme of "The Living Light: Seeing God in Daily Living" with leader the Rev. Erika Takacs.
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Church Calendar
Special Lenten Programming
4/2: Ordination of the Rev. Ben Shelton, St. Francis', Great Falls
4/3: Reception of the Rev. Sean Rousseau, Christ Church, Winchester
4/3: Organ Dedication & Recital, St. Paul's, King George
4/10: Shrine Mont Camps Info Night, St. Mary's, Arlington
4/12: Dr. Dawn DeVries & The Mystery of Prayer, Westminster-Canterbury, Richmond
4/13: Labyrinth Open House & Taize Service, St. George's, Arlington
4/14: An Evening with Diana Butler Bass, St. James', Mt. Vernon
4/16: Antiques Appraisal Fair, St. John's, Richmond
4/16-17: Art Show & Auction, Trinity, Washington
4/12: Dr. Dawn DeVries & The Power of Prayer, Westminster-Canterbury, Richmond
4/20: Choral Tenebrae, Grace, Alexandria
4/27: Renewal of New Ministry with the Welcoming of a New Rector, St. George's, Arlington
4/30: Reading Stars Information Series, Trinity, Highland Springs
4/30: Centennial Speaker Series with Mary Oliver, St. Stephen's, Heathsville
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Other Events
- The Leadership Program for Musicians will sponsor a spring workshop May 21 at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, Richmond, open to church musicians and clergy of all denominations. This special one-day opportunity will gather under the themes, "Beyond the War Stories: Clergy & Musicians Working Together" and "Anthems" with presenter Ellen Johnston, national president of the Board of the Leadership Program for Musicians and director of the Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy. Download a registration form for more info.
- The School of Theology at the University of the South will host a vocational discernment conference for young adults of color, "Why Serve 2011," June 2-5. Learn more and register.
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Renewal of Ordination Vows
The bishops of the Diocese will host a series of services for the Renewal of Ordination Vows and Blessing of Oil of Chrism for Virginia clergy during Holy Week. Please use this online registration form to indicate your attendance for one of the following sessions. -April 19, St. Christopher's, Springfield, 10 a.m. with Bishop Jones -April 19, Grace, Kilmarnock, 2 p.m. with Bishop Gulick -April 21, St. Stephen's, Culpeper, 10 a.m. with Bishop Gulick -April 21, St. Thomas', Richmond, 10 a.m. with Bishop Johnston |
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I Can't Remember It Because I Never Knew It
This year's Bishop's Spring Conference, May 2-4 at Shrine Mont, will feature one track of workshops for all attendees - clergy, lay professionals and spouses. Register online!
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