e-Communiqué for March 13, 2013

March 13, 2013

Need to Know

Please keep those with March mission trips in your prayers: JMU Canterbury Campus Ministry to South Carolina, March 2-8; Grace & Holy Trinity, Richmond to Belize, March 2-9; St. James's, Richmond to Haiti, March 9-16; University of Mary Washington Canterbury Club to Long Island, NY, March 2-9; ARISE! George Mason Campus Ministry to Queens, NY, March 10 - 15; St. Andrew's, Burke to Honduras, March 9 - 16; St. Paul's, Richmond to Staten Island, NY, March 31 - April 4. If your church is taking a mission trip in March and you are not included on this list, contact Ashley Cameron at acameron@thediocese.net.
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has approved the feeding ministry of St. George's, Fredericksburg, as an official Jubilee Ministry. Congratulations to St. George's! Learn more about Jubilee Ministries.
St. Paul's Memorial, Charlottesville, is now receiving applications for the Skinner Scholarships Fund, a fund designated to support undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Virginia who intend to pursue lay or ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. Learn more and review the application process.

Diocesan Events & Programs

Tickets are in high demand for two performances by the world-renowned Tallis Scholars next week. We anticipate sold out performances in advance, so reserve your tickets for the Tallis Scholars today! Tuesday, March 19 at the Falls Church, Falls Church and Wednesday, March 20 at St. James's, Richmond.
The Episcopal Church Women will host a Lenten Quiet Day on March 21 at Roslyn. Learn more.
The Parish Youth Ministries Senior High Weekend will take place April 5-7 at Shrine Mont. Registration is now open.
Make plans to attend the Bishop's Spring Conference for Clergy & Lay Professionals, May 6-8 at Shrine Mont. Visit our website for info on our speaker, Michael Harvey, and theme, "Unlocking the Growth."

Church Calendar

3/13: Lenten Meditation, Supper & Program, Holy Comforter, Richmond
3/13: Center - A Meditation Space for Lent, St. Paul's, Richmond
3/13: Region IV Lenten Series, Resurrection, Alexandria
3/13: Labyrinth & Taize, St. George's, Arlington
3/13: Death & the Afterlife Program, St. Paul's, Hanover
3/13: Lenten Pilgrimage, St. Anne's Parish, Scottsville
3/14: Stations of the Cross, Holy Comforter, Richmond
3/15: Stations of the Cross, St. Mary's, Arlington
3/15: Lenten Lunch Speaker Series, St. Paul's Memorial, Charlottesville
3/15: Concert by the Choir of the College of William & Mary, St. Mary's, Richmond
3/15: Stations of the Cross, St. John's, Warsaw
3/16: Creative Aging, St. Peter's in the Woods, Fairfax Station
3/16: The World Children's Choir Celtic Celebration, The Falls Church, Falls Church
3/17: Rutter Requiem, St. Francis', Great Falls
3/17: A Concert of Sacred Music by Third Practice, Trinity, Arlington
3/17: Evening Light, St. John's, Richmond
3/17: Pergolesi - Stabat Mater & Bach Organ Works, St. Andrew's, Burke
3/17: Rutter Requiem in Honor of Bishop Dixon, Good Shepherd, Burke
3/18: Lenten Study: Discerning the Word, Grace, Alexandria
3/19: Beyond Black & White - Dealing with Barriers that Inhibit Full Inclusion of Latinos/Hispanics, St. George's, Arlington

More Church Events

Other Events

Upcoming Events from Virginia Theological Seminary:

"Christ in Holy Silence" A day exploring the monastic hours through prayer, contemplation and creative activity, March 16. Learn more: www.vts.edu/lte.
"What is the Meaning of My Neighbor's Faith for My Own?"A seminar about how Christians understand the truth claims of other spiritual traditions, April 19. Register: www.vts.edu/icfl/registration.
"Prepare/Enrich Training" Training for marriage preparation counseling for clergy and lay counselors, May 3-4. Details: www.vts.edu/icfl.

Upcoming Events in Christian Formation

The Christian Education Network will host Kyle Oliver, digital missioner and learning lab coordinator for the Center for the Ministry of Teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary, April 18 at Hickory Neck, Toano. The session will focus on the idea of a "faith formation network." Learn more.

The Institute for Christian Formation & Leadership will sponsor a special conference on "e-Formation 2013: Faith Formation for a Connected, Digital World," May 31-June 2 at Virginia Theological Seminary.

Good Friday Offering

Since 1922, Episcopalians have supported the ministries of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East through the Good Friday Offering. Through the work of the Episcopal dioceses in the Middle East, Christians maintain a peacemaking and stabilizing presence in the region, serving their neighbors regardless of faith background. Learn more.