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Need to Know
- The Episcopal Church Finance Office has updated major sections and chapters of the Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs. Section topics include financial management, internal controls, taxes, bookkeeping, clergy discretionary funds, audit guidelines, risk management, insurance, parochial reports and records management.
- General Convention 2012 of the Episcopal Church will be the topic of a live webcast on Wednesday, May 9 at 1 p.m. The webcast, originating from Indianapolis, the site of this year's General Convention, can be accessed live or on demand at www.episcopalchurch.org.
- Shrine Mont Camps is hiring registered nurses able to work flexible hours at camp this summer. Learn more by contacting Paris Ball at pball@thediocese.net.
- Episcopal Church Women Scholarship application forms are available for college, technician school and seminary students. The deadline is June 30, and scholarships are awarded in the summer. Please contact Kathy Jimerson at katiesj2007@comcast.net with any questions.
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Diocesan Events
- The diocesan offices will host a New Clergy Orientation on Tuesday, May 22 at the Mayo Memorial Church House in Richmond. This is a chance for all clergy new to the Diocese to visit the diocesan offices, meet staff, join in worship and learn about the diocesan community. RSVP to Ed Keithly at ekeithly@thediocese.net.
- Celebrate 50 years of camps at Shrine Mont at the Bishop's Jubilee, with great music, friends, food and fun. Make your reservations and buy your tickets for this July14-15 event now!
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Church Calendar
5/12: Come As You Are Service, St. Peter's in the Woods, Fairfax Station
5/12: Online Auction for Organ Fund, St. Timothy's, Herndon
5/12: Welcoming Wounded Warriors into our Churches & Communities, Trinity, Highland Springs
5/12: Symposium on Historic Clothing, Pohick, Lorton
5/12: Death Penalty Perspectives, Our Redeemer, Mechanicsville
5/13: Compline, St. Stephen's, Richmond
5/13: Hope for Haiti Dinner, St. Timothy's, Herndon
5/13: Odeon Chamber Music Series, St. Patrick's, Falls Church
5/17: Region XII Ascension Day, Roslyn
5/17: Choral Evensong, St. Paul's, Alexandria
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Other Events
- Province III of the Episcopal Church will host an annual Christian Formation Retreat May 22-24 at Shrine Mont, with facilitator the Rev. June Hardy Dorsey from the Diocese of Virginia. Learn more.
- Samaritan Ministry's Sixth Annual Next Step Breakfast will be held at the National Press Club on Wednesday, May 16. Judy Woodruff of the PBS NewsHour will serve as the mistress of ceremonies, and the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, will lead us in prayer. Contact Catherine Rodman if you are interested in attending at 202-722-2280 x319.
- The Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care (VIPCare) is offering its final 2012 forum for local and specialized clergy. May 24 the forum is on Caught in the Crossfire - Conflict Ministry for the Local Congregation. Monument Heights Baptist Church, Richmond. The fee is $35 and offers CEU credit. Visit www.vipcare.org.
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Bringing God's Gifts to the Table
This fall, make your annual giving campaign into an appeal for supporting the ministries of your church. Tell the story of your ministry with a narrative budget and design a pledge card with a new look. Participants will create a brochure and design a pledge card, both of which can be printed in-house, in black-and-white or in color. There will be preparation for this workshop, so please register 10 days in advance and we will send the information you will need. It will be helpful to have at least two members of your annual giving committee, vestry or clergy come to this workshop. To register, contact Frances Caldwell or Stephanie Higgins.
The workshops will take place on the following dates:
Mon., May 14, 4- 6 p.m., St. Stephen's, Heathsville
Wed., May 16, 7-9 p.m., St. Stephen's, Culpeper
Mon., May 21, 7-9 p.m., St. Mary's, Goochland
Wed., May 23, 7-9 p.m., Buck Mountain, Earlysville
Wed., June 6, 6-8 p.m., Emmanuel, Woodstock
Mon., June 18, 7-9 p.m., Emmanuel, Middleburg
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