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Diocesan Events
- Clergy who are new to the Diocese are invited to a New Clergy Orientation session at the diocesan offices at Mayo Memorial Church House in Richmond on Oct. 11.
- All women clergy of the Diocese are invited to attend a conversation with the Rev. Helen Blackburn of the Diocese of Liverpool, England on Friday, Oct. 21 at Trinity, Fredericksburg.
- The Committee on Mental Health will sponsor a workshop on the Church and Suicide: Compassion & Response on October 29 at St. Paul's, Alexandria. Register online.
- The Committee on Congregational Missions invites you to attend Small Church Day on October 29 at Christ Church, Spotsylvania with Bishop Jones.
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10/1: Pohick Country Fair, Pohick Church Fairgrounds
10/1: Holy Food & Groceries, St. Stephen's, Richmond
10/1: Annual Country Fair, St. Francis', Great Falls
10/1: Roaring Twenty's Auction/Dinner, St. Paul's, Hanover
10/2: Celtic Eucharist Service, Buck Mountain, Earlysville 10/2: Choral Evensong, St. Mary's, Arlington 10/2: Flannery O'Connor Class, St. Timothy's, Herndon 10/2: Bluegrass Mass, St. Thomas', Richmond 10/2-10/9: Sesquicentennial Celebration, St. Philip's, Richmond 10/2: Unity to Disunity and Back Again, St. John's, Richmond 10/2: Pumpkin Sale Kick-Off, Immanuel-on-the-Hill, Alexandria 10/7: Crabcake Dinner & Silent Auction, St. Mary's, Colonial Beach 10/8: Annual Fall Festival, St. James', Louisa 10/8: Region I Dinner for Bishop Jones, St. Stephen's, Culpeper 10/9: Firefigher Sunday, St. Margaret's, Woodbridge 10/12: Contemplative Night, St. George's, Arlington Read more. |
Other Events
- Roy Oswald, an Alban Institute senior consultant, will conduct an EQ-HR Workshop Oct. 31-Nov. 4 at Mt. Asbury Retreat Center in Newville, Pa. on emotional intelligence skills in a a small-group setting. Learn more at eqhrcenter.org.
- The Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care will offer a Pastoral Ministries Consultation and Support Program for parish and ministry leaders, meeting twice monthly October 2011-May 2012, to promote mature pastoral leadership and healthy congregational dynamics. Please contact Dr. Sandy Hamilton at VIPCare at 804-282-8332.
- Richmond Hill will host a Clergy Convocation on October 20, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Administrators and social service directors of Metropolitan Richmond's jurisdictions will address clergy and give specific information for prayer and engagement for their congregations. Please contact 804-783-7903 or retreats@richmondhillva.org.
- The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore, will host "What Matters Now" with Brian McLaren and Alexander Shai Nov. 10-11. Learn more at quadratos.com.
- St. Paul's, Richmond will host a program from the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes called Creating the Church of the 21st Century. Presenters include Frances Caldwell, director of Development & Stewardship for the Diocese.
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Fall Events for Youth
The diocesan Office of Christian Formation is busy planning for an event-filled fall! The following events are coordinated by the Parish Youth Ministries committee, and are open to all youth and youth leaders across the Diocese.
PYM 8th-Grade Weekend at Shrine Mont
PYM Youth Day of Service at St. James the Less, Ashland
PYM 6th & 7th Grade Weekend
at Shrine Mont
Want to learn more about youth ministry in the Diocese of Virginia, follow other churches' youth ministry Web pages and share resources? Then follow the diocesan blog for youth leaders, Guide Us Waking, O Lord.
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I Can't Remember It Because I Never Knew It
Churches across the Diocese will celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi with a Blessing of the Animals. Here are just a few of the events taking place on October 2.
Emmanuel, Woodstock
St. George's, Arlington
St. Peter's in the Woods, Fairfax Station St. Francis', Great Falls
St. James's, Richmond
St. John's, Arlington
St. Peter's, Purcellville
St. Paul's, Hanover St. Barnabas', Annandale
St. John's, Richmond
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