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March 5, 2014
Diocesan Events & Info 

 

Lenten Clergy Day, March 10

With Dr. Michael Lee at St. George's, Fredericksburg. RSVP by Monday, March 3. Learn more.    

 

Sixth- and Seventh-Grade Weekend - March 28-30

PYM event at Shrine Mont. Learn more.  


ACS Database Training - April 1-3
Offered at Epiphany, Oak Hill; The Falls Church, Falls Church; and All Saints', Richmond.

Bishop's Spring Conference for Clergy, Lay Professionals and Spouses, May 5-7

At Shrine Mont. More details to come. 

 

Province III Small Church Conference - May 12-15

Held at Shrine Mont with keynote speakers Dent Davidson and Phyllis Tickle under the theme "Envisioning a Bright Future: Empowering the Small Church." Learn more.

 

Faith & Females: Women's Ministries in the DOV - May 17

Opportunity for girls and women to discuss the intersection of women's issues and ministries and faith formation, at St. James the Less. Learn more. 

Lenten Resources, Programming and Events

 


For a list of online reflections and meditations, bulletin inserts and events around the Diocese - including Ashes-to-Go services offered today - please visit the diocesan website for a frequently updated list of programs.

Bishop Goff will lead two upcoming Lenten retreats: "Be Ye Perfict - Or Not: Women's Spirituality and the Sin of Perfectionism."
Wednesday, April 2, Roslyn Conference & Retreat Center (Episcopal Church Women)
Saturday, April 5, Grace, The Plains
Need to Know

The diocesan Disaster Preparedness & Response Ministry Team has offered some resources and guidelines about preparing for tornadoes, which frequently occur during the spring and summer months. Access them here.

Please keep those who take mission trips this month in your prayers: St. James's, Richmond, to Haiti (3/8-3/14); St. Matthew's, Sterling, to Israel and Jordan (3/17-3/24); St. Alban's, Annandale, to Crisfield, M.D. (3/18-3/22); St. Stephen's, Richmond, to the Dominican Republic (3/22-3/29). If your church is not on this list, or corrections are necessary, please contact Megan-Drew Tiller at intern@thediocese.net or 800-DIOCESE x1019.

The Office of Mission and Outreach has updated our information on churches involved in Honduras. The most recent information can be found on the Honduras Ministry page. If there are omissions or inaccuracies regarding your church's Honduras ministry, please contact Megan-Drew Tiller at intern@thediocese.net or 800-DIOCESE x1019.
Church Calendar 
3/7-3/8: Lenten Retreat with SSJE, St. Stephen's, Richmond
3/8: Designing Wellness - An Integrative Approach to Health, St. Jame the Less, Ashland
3/8: Christian Healing Classes, Holy Comforter, Vienna
3/8: Inspiring Change - International Women's Day, Christ Church, Alexandria
3/8: Lenten Quiet Afternoon, Holy Comforter, Vienna
3/8: Experiencing Lent, Good Shepherd of the Hills, Boonesville
3/9: Choral Evensong, St. Paul's, Alexandria
3/9: ChopChop, PrayPray, God Made the Food We Eat Today, St. Stephen's, Catlett
3/9: Sung Compline, Emmanuel, Harrisonburg
3/9: Mindful Eating for a Lifetime of Health, St. Stephen's, Catlett
3/9: Rector's Forum with SSJE Brother Almquist, St. Stephen's, Richmond
3/9: Choral Eucharist, St. James's, Richmond
3/11: Hope, Faith and Love in Harry Potter - Lenten Series, St. Mary's, Arlington
3/11: Blood Drive, St. Stephen's, Culpeper
Ongoing: Lenten Lunch Series, St. Paul's, Richmond

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Stewardship Workshop:
The Art of the Ask 

Do you choke on the concept of asking a stranger or a trusted friend to contribute to the church?
   
During our Art of the Ask workshop, Diocese of Virginia Stewardship Committee Chair Keith Nelsen Stroud will take a look at traditional, well-intentioned and well-entrenched "asking" approaches that are losing their effectiveness.  She will present new paradigms that will shift the way we go about "the ask" and move us to new insight, new conviction and, most importantly, a new voice.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with others around the Diocese and participate in lively, respectful dialogue about genuine and faithful growth on Saturday, March 29 from 9:30a.m. - 12 p.m. at Aquia Church, Stafford.  Cost for this workshop will be $25/ person or $50/ parish. To register, contact Stephanie Higgins, shiggins@thediocese.net. 
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