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Need to Know
- Learn more about how other dioceses have responded to Hurricane Sandy in this article from Episcopal News Service.
- The Diocese has released this statement regarding the Falls Church Anglican's appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
- Please keep those with November mission trips in your prayers: St. Barnabas', Annandale to Honduras; St. James's, Richmond to Haiti; and Buck Mountain, Earlysville to Tanzania. If your church is taking a mission trip in November and you are not included on this list, please contact Ashley Cameron at acameron@thediocese.net.
- Registration for the 218th Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia is now open. Council will gather January 24-26 under the theme of "Setting God's Table" at the Hyatt Regency Reston. Learn more on the official Council website. Don't forget to register by December 14 for an early-bird discount!
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Diocesan Events
- Mission & Outreach Day is this Saturday, November 3, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at St. George's, Fredericksburg. It's not too late to sign up! Come share your churches' service ministries and learn about others. RSVP to Ashley Cameron, acameron@thediocese.net, by close of business on November 1.
- The discernment gathering to discuss the future of diocesan camps at Shrine Mont originally scheduled for October 30 at Grace Church, Kilmarnock will now take place on November 14, still at Grace Church, from 4:30-6 p.m. Hosted by Shrine Mont and the Diocese of Virginia, this is a gathering intended to let you contribute to the planning for our children's future at camp. No advance registration required.
- There's still time to register for the PYM 6th & 7th Grade Weekend, November 9-11 at Shrine Mont. This is a great opportunity to meet other youth from the Diocese while joining in fun and fellowship.
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Church Calendar
11/1: Choral Evensong, All Saints', Richmond
11/1: All Faithful Souls Departed Service, St. Peter's in the Woods, Fairfax Station
11/2: Choral Evensong for All Souls' Day, Church of the Good Shepherd, Burke
11/3: Steak and Oyster Roast, Immanuel, Old Church
11/3: All Saints' Concert, St. Christopher's, Springfield
11/4: Choral Requiem for All Saints' Day, St. Mary's, Arlington
11/4: Evensong, St. George's, Arlington
11/4: Celtic Eucharist Service, Buck Mountain, Earlysville
11/4: All Saints' Choral Evensong, St. Barnabas', Annandale
11/4: Jazz Mass, St. James's, Richmond
11/6: Election Day Communion, St. Andrew's, Richmond
11/6: Neighborhood Dinner, St. Mark's, Richmond
11/6: Election Day Communion Service with Emmanuel, Harrisonburg, Park View Mennonite, Harrisonburg
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Other Announcements
St. Paul's, Richmond will host an Autumn 2013 Pilgrimage to England and Scotland, open to all members of the Diocese. Sites and activities include Durham Cathedral, Edinburgh, Fort William, Finnphort, the Isle of Iona, Glasgow and London. The cost of $2,800 includes airfare, travel, lodging, breakfast and most excursions. Please contact Bob Wynne at sswynne@comcast.net or 804-276-5520.
The Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care (VIPCare) is pleased to announce the upcoming one-day workshop "Strategies and Tools for Clergy and Other Congregational Leaders: Understanding the Impact of Addiction and Supporting Recovery," November 15 at Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, Richmond. This workshop will give you knowledge and skills vital to ministry with people affected by addiction. RSVP to Honesty Liller at honesty@mcshin.org or 804-249-1845.
Jackson-Feild, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing programs and services for adolescent females with mental health and behavioral issues, has recently extended its Adolescent Psychiatric Program to include young men, as well. Learn more about Jackson-Feild.
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I Can't Remember It Because I Never Knew It
Over 800 people signed up to participate in the Bible Challenge - but if you missed out on signing up, you'll have another opportunity! A second cycle of the Bible Challenge will start on December 31.
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Live Webcast from the Trinity Institute
Trinity Institute's 42nd National Theological Conference, Radical Christian Life: Equipping Ourselves for Social Change, will be held November 9-11, 2012 - and you have two opportunities to watch live right here in Virginia. Grace, The Plains and Virginia Theological Seminary will both host live viewing events for this important conference. Joan Chittister, OSB will return to Trinity Institute for a local and webcast conference that will offer tools for making the vital connection between contemplation and social action. She will be supported by workshop leaders including theologians, spiritual directors, and activists. Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, author, teacher and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, will preach at the conference Eucharist. In the 21st century, people seek to cope and to create in a world that is shifting on its very foundations. Economic inequity threatens to tear us apart at the seams. The forces of globalization demand that we rethink what it means to be a community and where our mutual responsibilities lie. It is a time of classic crisis, forged of equal parts threat and opportunity. Register for the event at Virginia Theological Seminary. |
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