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Need to Know
The diocesan offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 23 through Wed., Jan. 1. We wish you a peaceful remainder of Advent, a merry Christmas and a joyful new year! As we enter the last week of Advent, don't forget to visit our series of daily #AdventDioVa reflections, posted on the DioDocs blog. This is the last issue of the e-Communiqu é you'll receive in 2013. We will not publish an issue on Wednesday, Dec. 25. The first issue of 2014 will hit your inboxes on Thursday, Jan. 2. Do you use Constant Contact for your church e-newsletters? If so, you can sign up under the diocesan business partnership with Constant Contact and 15 percent of your payments will support youth mission vouchers in the Diocese of Virginia. Contact Emily Cherry at echerry@thediocese.net to learn more about this e-mail marketing program, or sign up at constantcontact.com. The Diocese was recently able to award 20 churches with small grants of $350-500 to create or sustain ministries for food or feeding programs. Check out the full list here!
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Diocesan Events
Calling all campers and counselors! The Shrine Mont Camps Reunion is this Saturday, Dec. 21, at All Saints', Richmond. Parents are free to join - or take advantage of a free afternoon to finish off that Christmas shopping. No need to register, just come prepared for fun.
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Church Calendar
12/19: Tidings of Comfort - Blue Christmas Service, St. Barnabas', Annandale
12/20: Homeless Memorial Service, St. Paul's, Richmond
12/21: Advent Quiet Day with Restorative Yoga, St. Michael's, Arlington
12/21: St. Nick's Workshop, St. Stephen's, Culpeper
12/21: Taize Service, St. Andrew's, Burke
12/22: A Festival of Lessons & Carols, Calvary, Front Royal
12/22: A Festival of Lessons & Carols, St. John's, McLean
12/22: He Is Born - A Solo Piano Recital, Holy Comforter, Richmond
12/22: Advent Festival of Lessons & Carols, Grace & Holy Trinity, Richmond
12/31: New Year's Eve Service, Christ Church, Alexandria
More Church Events Due to the large number of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations, we are unable to publish details for those events.
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Council UpdatesPlease visit the frequently updated Council website for full details on the Jan. 23-25 meeting, including the following important updates: Register by this Friday, Dec. 20, to receive an early-bird discounted rate. Check out the newly updated agenda. Make plans to attend the Jan. 11 Pre-Council meeting at Epiphany, Oak Hill. Reserve your hotel room at the Richmond Marriott or the Richmond Hilton Garden by Jan. 8. The site also contains nominations, resolutions and reports submitted to date, and will be updated again by the end of the week. The Rev. Deacon Linda Murphy is planning a World Mission Prayer Service for Council. If you can offer a prayer in the language of a country with which we have a mission relationship, please contact Linda at lem1624@aol.com804-410-2318.
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