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May 29, 2013 
Need to Know   
  • The Diocese seeks to connect college students with Episcopal campus ministries. Parents, clergy or college students are invited to complete this form. The diocesan offices use this information to connect college students with the appropriate college minister or local church.
  • Cuttington Episcopal University in Liberia is in need of a few chasubles to use for university worship services. Please consider donating gently used or new chasubles (especially white, green or festal) to Cuttington University via the Very Rev. James McCaskill at St. Paul's Bailey's Crossroads, who will be traveling there on June 18. Please contact him at [email protected] to arrange for collection prior to June 18.  

  • The Diocesan Missionary Society announces new, short-term loans of up to $100,000. Current rates are at prime + 3%. In addition, DMS has funds available for long-term loans at new, lower rates. Contact Joy Buzzard at [email protected] or 800-DIOCESE ext. 1022 for more information. 

Diocesan Events & Programs   
  • The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston will ordain Joseph Miller Cochran, Christopher Westlund Hogin, Matthew McClelland Lukens, Grey Scott Maggiano, Connor Jackson Newlun, Barbara Harrison Seward, Ann Harris Truitt and Bernard Yu Yung to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Epiphany, Oak Hill. Clergy: red stoles. 
  • The Rt. Rev. Susan E. Goff will ordain Rock Higgins to the transitional diaconate at St. Andrew's, Richmond on Saturday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m. Clergy: red stoles. 

  • St. Andrew's School, the Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School, the William Byrd Community House, Grace & Holy Trinity Church and the Diocese of Virginia will all serve as host work sites for the 2013-2014 season of Grace-on-the-Hill, an initiative that will bring together interns to live and work together in intentional community, sponsored by St. Andrew's Church, Richmond in partnership with the Diocese.  Learn more and help us spread the word to potential applicants! 
Church Calendar

5/29-6/30: Vacation Bible School Reg., St. Michael's, Arlington
5/31: Annual Yard Sale & Silent Auction, Calvary, Front Royal
6/1: Spring Fling & Silent Auction, Good Shepherd, Burke
6/1: Nearly New Flea Market, St. Timothy's, Herndon
6/1: Sounds of Pohick, Pohick Church, Lorton
6/2: Hymn Festival with Bruce Neswick, Christ Church, Alexandria
6/2: Celtic Eucharist Service, Buck Mountain, Earlysville
6/5: Welcome Summer Concert, St. James's, Richmond
6/5: Region II Evensong, Grace, Kilmarnock 

More Church Events 
Other News & Events
   

On Thursday, May 30, the Episcopal Preaching Foundation will celebrate its 25th anniversary with the presiding bishop at Roslyn - and you're invited! Bishop Jefferts Schori will provide and opening lecture and celebrate the Eucharist, which will be followed by a series of workshops by the Rev. Dr. Lauren Winner, the Rev. Albert Cutie and others. Bishop Johnston will participate in a panel discussion with other bishops on what the Church needs in the next generation of preachers. All events are free, but seating is limited, and reservations must be made for lunch and dinner. RSVP to [email protected].

 

Virginia Theological Seminary will host the Building & Empowering Communities Conference, June 13-15. Learn more.
 

As part of the Episcopal Church Foundation's ongoing efforts to assist congregations in developing leadership and financial resources, ECF is offering a wide range of free web conferences this spring. Topics include planned giving, capital campaigns, stewardship, vestry leadership and more. Click here to learn more. 

 

The GreenFaith Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications for its comprehensive education and training program to turn clergy and laity into religious-environmental leaders. Learn more.  


Bishop's Jubilee 

 

Join friends new and old for the annual Bishop's Jubilee, which brings first-rate musical acts to Shrine Mont for a festival of fun, July 5-7!

 

The weekend includes a special alumni gathering, the 5K run/walk, a Frisbee tournament and the Family FunFest, plus two headliner bands: Drymill Road and the Naked Mountain Boys.  Saturday's festivities will also include a performance by diocesan favorite Hoss. 

 

Special package rates for the entire weekend, or a la carte registration options, are available through Shrine Mont.   

 

Learn more and reserve your spot for the Jubilee today!  

 

Fifty Years of Shrine Mont Camps 
 
After a period of discernment, Shrine Mont and the Diocese are about to embark on the next stage of planning for the future of our Shrine Mont Camps - and we need your help! Please sign up for our e-mail newsletter. We send out occasional news and updates, and this summer will be distributing an important survey! 
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Hurricane Sandy Relief, a collaboration between Episcopal Relief & Development and the Dioceses of Easton, New Jersey and New York, is currently welcoming volunteers for the spring and summer seasons. Learn more about this opportunity.
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