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January 9, 2013 
Need to Know  
  • Camp registration for the 2013 summer season at Shrine Mont is now open! Sign-up your camper and reserve a spot today. We're also looking for a few good men and women to fill director positions for Explorers' Camp, Family Camp, Music & Drama Camp and St. Andrew's Camp. Learn more
  • Sermon Highlight: The Rev. Canon Patrick Wingo's sermon from the December 15 ordination to the priesthood is available online
  • Please keep those with January mission trips in your prayers: Region XIII Churches to Haiti, January 30 - February 5. If your church is taking a mission trip in January and you are not included on this list, please contact Ashley Cameron at acameron@thediocese.net
  • The Office of Mission and Outreach is now taking nominations for the Happy Pullman Award and the Bishop's Outreach Award.
  • Applications for diocesan Mustard Seed Grants are now available online. Churches, regions and college chaplaincies are eligible for this competitive grant which works to strengthen ministries in the areas of youth and college, local outreach, world mission and congregational development. A one-page letter of inquiry is due February 15, 2013 to the Office of Mission & Outreach. Please contact Mary Anne Bryant (mabryant@thediocese.net) if you have any questions.
  • See how young adults from St. Stephen's, Richmond responded to Hurricane Sandy in  this video
  • Is your congregation still looking for ways to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy? Check out the latest post on our DioDocs Blog from the Diocese of Long Island, brought to our attention by the diocesan Disaster Preparedness & Response Ministry Team. 

Diocesan Events   
  • Mr. Chuck McCoart, formerly a Roman Catholic priest, will be received as a priest in the Episcopal Church on Saturday, February 9 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Aidan's.  The Rt. Rev. Edwin Gulick will preside.
  • The next Stewardship of Creation Committee meeting is Saturday, January 12 (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.), at Church of the Holy Comforter, Richmond.  This is our regular January meeting to discuss our 2013 annual conference, continue our inter-faith discussions with other denominations and focus our efforts to better communicate "caring for God's Creation" throughout the Diocese and beyond.  For more information, please contact the SoCC Chair, Craig Dubishar, at wcdubi@cox.net or text at 703-850-1751, or visit us at www.caringforgodscreation.net.
Church Calendar
1/9: Divinity on Tap with Grace, Alexandria at Cafe 1823 at VTS
1/9: Contemplative Night, St. George's, Arlington
1/10: Evening Prayer, Holy Comforter, Richmond
1/11-1/12: Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti, St. Stephen's, Richmond
1/13: Evensong, Holy Comforter, Vienna
1/13: Daniel del Pino Piano Recital, St.  Patrick's, Falls Church

More Church Events 
Other Events   

Anne Lynn, American Friends of Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem's executive director, along with other leaders, brings the lively "Explore the Diocese of Jerusalem" seminar and workshop to St. Stephen's Church, 6000 Grove Avenue, Richmond, on January 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's an opportunity to explore the issues facing the Diocese of Jerusalem, discuss how we can engage ourselves and others in this compelling cause, share what we may already be doing in this ministry, and discuss and explore new initiatives. The seminar/workshop is free and lunch will be served. Please RSVP to adelavis@afedj.org. Find out more at www.afedj.org. 


Annual Council
January 24-26, 2013
Hyatt Regency Reston
 
Nominations, Submissions and Annual Reports TOMORROW - Thursday, January 10 - is the deadline to submit nominations, resolutions, amendments and annual reports to the Council office! Download the appropriate forms on the Council website.

Print Packet
A print-ready packet of Council materials will be available online after 10 a.m. on Friday, January 11. Council members, please bring this material with you to the Pre-Council meeting and the Council meeting.
 
Pre-Council Open Hearings    
All members of Council are encouraged to attend the Pre-Council Open Hearings on amendments, resolutions and budget on Saturday, January 12 at 10 a.m. at Christ Church, Glen Allen.  A special orientation for youth delegates will take place at Christ Church starting at 9 a.m.

Council Registration
Advance registration for Council closes on January 11! Register online to pay by credit card, or download and print a form to pay by check.

Questions? Contact Bill Martin at bmartin@thediocese.net.
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