e-Communique for February 8, 2012

February 8, 2012

Need to Know

On February 3, the Nominating Committee announced a slate of six nominees for bishop suffragan in their Final Report. Nominations by petition will be received through February 13. Nominees will participate in a series of walkabouts around the Diocese March 19-23, when all members of the Diocese will have a chance to learn more about each of the nominees. Questions will not be received from the floor during these walkabouts, so if you have questions that you would like the nominees to consider, please submit them to suffragan_transition@thediocese.net no later than February 17. The election will take place on Saturday, April 21 at St. George's, Fredericksburg. Information on registration for the Electing Council is forthcoming.
The 217th Council Web site now includes audio recordings of the bishops' addresses and reports, as well as a photo album of Council events.
Do you or your congregation have a special practice of reading the Bible? Share your story with the Virginia Episcopalian. Contact Emily Cherry, editor, at echerry@thediocese.net.

Diocesan Events

The annual ECW Lenten Quiet Day will take place March 29 at Roslyn Retreat Center under the theme "Blessed Are They Who See." The Rev. Canon Susan E. Goff will lead this session. Men and women alike are welcome to attend. Learn more and register.
Registration is open for the PYM Spring Day of Service, March 17 at St. Andrew's, Arlington. Youth from across the Diocese are welcome to attend!
The diocesan Disaster Preparedness & Response Ministry Team has planned a Volunteer Day on Saturday, February 25 at Aquia, Stafford. This is a chance to learn about volunteer opportunities in the disaster relief field from across the United States in 2012, and to receive the necessary information and training needed for such mission trips. Questions? Please contact Dan Wilmoth at danny@dovdpr.org. To register, please send your name and church to Mary Anne Bryant at mabryant@
thediocese.net. No registration fee.
On Saturday, February 11, Bishop Johnston will ordain Donald Holmes Cady, Christine Joyce Garcia and Frederico Eloy Garza Jr. to the sacred order of deacons. All are welcome. 10:30 a.m., St. Paul's, Ivy.

50 Years of Camps at Shrine Mont

In the last 50 years our diocesan camps at Shrine Mont have grown from serving a handful of children to over 700 of God's children in 2011.

Join us at one of these locations to talk about establishing a secure future for our camps for the next 50 years.

March 1, 7-8:30 p.m., Trinity, Fredericksburg
March 4, 2:30-4 p.m., Christ Church, Winchester
March 6, 4-5:30 p.m., St. John's, West Point
March 8, 6:30-8 p.m., Trinity, Charlottesville
March 13, 6:30-8 p.m., St. Stephen's, Culpeper
March 15, 4-5:30 p.m., Grace, Kilmarnock
March 25, 2:30-4 p.m., St. James', Leesburg
March 26, 6:30-8 p.m., Emmanuel, Harrisonburg
March 27, 6:30-8 p.m., St. Thomas, Richmond

Additional gatherings are tentatively scheduled for February 28, March 16 and March 29 in the northern Virginia area. More info will be available as soon as these dates are finalized.

Questions? Please contact Frances Caldwell (800-DIOCESE x1035 or fcaldwell@thediocese.net) or Kirk Gibson (540-856-2141 or cgibson@shentel.net).

Church Calendar
2/8: Labyrinth Walk & Taize Service, St. George's, Arlington
2/11: Valentine Tea, Messiah, Fredericksburg
2/11: In Love with Music Concert, Grace & Holy Trinity, Richmond
2/11: For Art, For Love Candlelight Concert, St. Luke's, Alexandria
2/11: Spaghetti Supper, St. John's, Arlington
2/11: Episcopal Singles Meet & Greet, St. John's, Richmond
2/12: Mardi Gras Celebration for City of Promise, Trinity, Charlottesville
2/12: Choral Evensong & Holy Eucharist, St. Paul's Memorial, Charlottesville
2/12: Kari Quartet, St. Patrick's, Falls Church
2/15: Taize Eucharist Service, Buck Mountain, Earlysville
2/17: Fish Fry, Immanuel Old Church, Mechanicsville
2/21: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, St. John's, Arlington
2/21: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, St. George's, Arlington
2/21: Mardi Gras, St. John's, Warsaw
2/24: Joint Choral Concert, St. Paul's, Richmond
2/25: Pancake Supper, St. Stephen's, Catlett
2/26: Walking the Way of Sorrows - Stations of the Cross, Emmanuel, Brook Hill, Richmond

Diocesan Mission Trips

There are several mission trips from the Diocese of Virginia heading out around the world in the coming months.

Young Adult Trip to Haiti: This ministry is run by young adults aged 21 to 35. They will return to Gonaives, Haiti March 30-April 6 to work with their young adults counterparts to teach English (and learn Creole) and to participate in a construction project. For more information, please contact Brooke Nunnally at brookenunnally@gmail.com.

Medical Mission to Haiti: This trip is scheduled for May 5-12. The team is seeking six to eight medical personnel of varying backgrounds and several general helper-types to run a week long clinic. For more information, contact Kent Duffey at kduffey@doers.org.

College Trip to Tanzania: A group of college students will travel to Tanzania in mid-May for a three week mission trip. They will visit the Diocese of Central Tanganyika, home to the Carpenter's Kids program. They'll be teaching English, rebuilding school classrooms and generally getting to know the wonderful people of Tanzania. There is still room on this trip, so contact Si Wofford at siwofford18@gmail.com if you are interested.

Holy Land Trip: The Diocese of Virginia will host Bishop Suheil of the Diocese of Jerusalem in late September. As his visit approaches, we will be putting together a diocesan delegation of parishioners, clergy and students that can continue to build relationships with similar groups from the Diocese of Jerusalem. We hope to take a team from Virginia to visit in early 2013. For more information, please contact the Rev. Susan Daughtry at sdaughtry@stthomasrichmond.org.