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 At Sunday's Called Church-In-Conference, the present members of Virginia-Highland Church voted unanimously to call Rev. Michael Piazza as the next Senior Pastor of Virginia-Highland Church and David Plunkett as our next Director of Church Life. Both Rev. Michael Piazza and David Plunkett have generously accepted that call and will begin work at Virginia-Highland Church on March 1.
Both expressed their excitement at this opportunity, and Virginia-Highland Church is greatly excited about the potential this team will bring to our efforts to be the church that God is calling us to be. You can view their background information here to learn more about both of them and the gifts and talents that they will be bringing to Virginia-Highland Church.
Rev. Piazza preached Sunday at VHC as part of our Meet-and-Greet weekend and his sermon can be downloaded or played at the link below.
We at Virginia-Highland Church owe an invaluable debt to those who have worked so diligently on our pastoral search and negotiation teams to identify a suitable candidate, construct appropriate job descriptions, and negotiate the terms of employment with the candidates. These wonderful folks include: Rich Wall, Leslie Raymer, Jay Chaffin, Vickie Grimes, Don Batisky, Arielle Pool, Bruce Edwards, Logan Pool, and Becki Jayne Harrelson.
All of us at VHC will be working hard to prepare for the arrival of Rev. Michael Piazza and David Plunkett as the final phase of our pastoral transition process. Rev. Piazza, his partner Bill Eure, and David Plunkett will be undertaking all that is involved in changing cities and jobs. Anna Hall will be transitioning from her current role as Director of Church Life to a new role as Director of Community Outreach. Please keep all of them and Virginia-Highland Church in your prayers during this busy and exciting time.
See you on Sunday! And in the meantime...
We're famous! Or at least in the news getting some great press...
 Check out this article about our Pastoral Transition and the Meet-and Greet Weekend that made it possible in the Virginia-Highland Patch, a web-based neighborhood news outlet. Special thanks to Eileen Drennan, the intrepid reporter who came to many of our weekend events and spoke to several of us to capture our unique story!
And in Dallas, we have gotten some press in the Dallas Voice coverage of Rev. Piazza's transition to VHC, so give that a read as well.
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Anna Hall to become Director of Community Outreach
Anna's job will be changing to focus on community outreach as we transition into our new leadership structure, and VHC needs your input on what types of outreach you would like to see at Virginia-Highland Church.
Please take the time in the next few weeks to tell Anna or Thom Hayes, Parish Council Outreach Coordinator your thoughts and ideas so we can all work together to increase our presence and service in our neighborhood and local community.
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VHC Honors Patrick Almand for Service
During the worship service this past Sunday, Patrick Almand was honored by the Parish Council and VHC for his dedicated service as Facilities Coordinator over the last decade. He was presented with a love offering and received resounding applause from the congregation. If you have not yet had a chance, make sure to tell Patrick sometime soon how much he is appreciated by everyone at VHC for all the hard work he has done and continues to do, often without recognition, to keep VHC facilities and hospitality operating at its full potential.
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2010 Giving Statements (and new email for Scott)
Giving Statements will be available for pickup on January 31. If you would like it emailed to you, please send a note to Scott at his new email address: treasurer@vhchurch.org.
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The Virginia-Highland Church Choi r
is looking for new singers. The only requirement is loving to sing with others. It is a great opportunity to learn music skills, fellowship with others, and have fun.
Please apply by contacting Jeff at
404-358-4099 (jeffayers@bellsouth.net)
or Scott at treasurer@vhchurch.org.
Cartoon by Kevin Spear
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Morning Prayer Wednesdays at 7:15AM
Virginia-Highland Church is offering a service of Morning Prayer each Wednesday at 7:15AM. The Morning Prayer services will be led by Christine Appleyard-Smith and held in our new prayer room located off the Social Hall. We encourage all who are able to join in on this additional opportunity for prayer and devotion during Advent. |
Food Offering Continues this Week Due to ongoing needs, we will continue collecting food for the Intown Collaborative Ministries Food Bank this week during worship. Please bring food items for donation to worship and bring them down to the offering basket during the Offertory to make your contributions. Items most needed include cereal (cold), small packs of mayo, pasta sauce (Small or medium jars), fruit (single and canned), vegetables, rice, juices, jelly, powdered milk, and beans. Small and pop-top cans are best. For a full list of food needs, visit http://dhfoodpantry.wordpress.com/needs-list/. |
Prayer Concerns |
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R.W. Sapp
Tammy Smith, Tony's sister
Carolyn Jackson, David Treadaway's friend
Mildred Rutherford
Blanche Reynolds
Ray and Marge Yeatman
Johanna Roetcher Smith
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Louise Treadaway, David's mother
Alf and Murile Branch, Leslie Raymer's Parents
Hazel Baumgarten
Carolyn Smith, Tony's mother VHC Parish Council
Denise Nay
David Pool, Logan's father
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Jerel's dad, Albert Cooper
Arnold Reynolds
Gladys Crawford
Steve and Bridget Langehough and family, and Elijah
Jerry Wilsom, Thom's friend
Harriett Lublin, Thom's friend
Mildred Rutherford
Marsha Stevens and her partner
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We are constantly updating our prayer list. Please let us know if there are people that you have placed on the list that no longer need to be there or if there are others we have removed in error. Email Anna at anica_74@yahoo.com with any updates or changes. |
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