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Need to Know
- The Wisconsin Council of Churches has called for Christian congregations to take part in a day of prayer for the Sikh community on Sunday, August 12, following the recent shootings at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Learn more online.
- The diocesan Office of Christian Formation seeks a new administrative assistant in the Richmond office to assist with registration for the diocesan camps at Shrine Mont as well as logistics for other programming and events. Read the full description online.
- Bishop Johnston has appointed the Rev. Pat Wingo of the Diocese of Alabama to serve as canon to the ordinary. Read the full story.
- Did you miss Bishop Goff's consecration in Richmond on July 28? Read Bishop Blackburn's sermon transcript online.
- Where are churches in the Diocese traveling for mission this summer? Check out this list of August trips , and please keep these churches in your prayers. If your church's trip is not on this list, please contact Mary Anne Bryant at mabryant@thediocese.net.
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Diocesan Events
- Save the date for these upcoming events at Shrine Mont sponsored by the diocesan Parish Youth Ministries Committee:
- 8th-Grade Weekend, October 5-7, 2012
- 6th- & 7th-Grade Weekend, November 9-1, 2012
- Senior High Weekend, April 12-14, 2013
- The Stewardship of Creation Committee will host "Educating People of Faith: Personal Choices, Agricultural Sustainability and the 21st Century Challenge of World Hunger," September 29 at St. Stephen's, Richmond. Learn more and register online now!
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Church Calendar
8/8: Labyrinth & Taize, St. George's, Arlington
8/12: Film Festival, Holy Comforter, Vienna
8/19: Film Festival, Holy Comforter, Vienna
8/26: Film Festival, Holy Comforter, Vienna
8/26: Jazz Vespers, St. Paul's, Richmond
Read more.
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Other Events
- St. Paul's Church in Petersburg will host Asset Based Community Development Training September 21-22, and members of the Diocese of Virginia are invited. Grow your church by building into your community. Learn more and register online.
- The Leadership Program for Musicians begins September 14-15 at Church of the Holy Comforter, Richmond. LPM is a continuing education program in church music, worship, and liturgy, and is open to people of all denominations. More information is available at www.lpm-va.org.
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Native American Ministry Team Partnership Project
The diocesan Native American Ministry Team and the Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia have begun a joint project of renovating the former church building of St. Mark's, Beazley. Formerly an Episcopal congregation established for the local Native American community, the building was purchased by the Rappahannock tribe and later used as a worship space for the Rappahannock Baptist Church. The building has since fell into disrepair. The tribe and the ministry team have partnered to restore and preserve the historic building. Work on the project is underway, and the team is in need of crews and individual volunteers to help. Want to get involved? Contact Rocco Tricarico of the Native American Ministry Team Team at 804-580-8080 or norneck@hughes.net. Small or large, all groups are welcome and needed. Want to learn more about Native American ministry? Check out the Episcopal News Service tomorrow for an interview and video with Nellie Adkins, co-chair of the diocesan Native American Ministry Team.
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