March 12, 2014

Diocesan Events & Info

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

PYM event at Shrine Mont. Learn more.

Stewardship Workshop: The Art of the Ask - March 29
"Getting to 'Yes' by Getting Over Ourselves," at Aquia Stafford. 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 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 Supreme Court of the United States has denied The Falls Church CANA's petition for appeal. Read the statement from the Diocese here. Read a letter from the Bishop here.

Emmanuel Church in Southport England, in the Diocese of Liverpool, is interested in exploring a mission relationship with a church in the Diocese of Virginia. Emmanuel's proposal for a link is thoughtful and creative. This would be an excellent way for a church to have its first international relationship or to grow existing international relationships with our friends in the Diocese of Liverpool. For more information, please contact Buck Blanchard at bblanchard@thediocese.net.

Please keep those who take mission trips this month in your prayers: St. Catherine's School, Richmond, to the Dominican Republic (3/7-3/14); 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 the Dominican Republic. The most recent information can be found on the Dominican Republic Ministry page. If there are omissions or inaccuracies regarding your church's Dominican Republic ministry, please contact Megan-Drew Tiller at intern@thediocese.net or 800-DIOCESE x1019.

Is your church taking a youth or intergenerational mission trip this summer? Let the Office of Mission and Outreach know! Contact Megan-Drew Tiller at intern@thediocese.net or 800-DIOCESE x1019.

Church Calendar

3/11: Hope, Faith and Love in Harry Potter - Lenten Series, St. Mary's, Arlington
3/11: Blood Drive, St. Stephen's, Culpeper
3/11: The Hunger Projects, Goodwin House, Alexandria
3/12: Lenten Supper Series, St. Peter's, Purcellville
3/12: "Living with a Spirituality of Tension", Holy Comforter, Richmond
3/12: Lenten Supper and Study, St. Stephen's, Culpeper
3/12: Lenten Course, St. Dunstan's, McLean
3/12: "Living a Meaningful Life", Christ Church, Millwood
3/12: A Prayer Service in the style of Taizé, St. George's, Arlington
3/12: "Final Things", Christ Church, Alexandria
3/12: The Discipline of Holy Eating, Trinity, Charlottesville
3/12: Eucharist and Book Study, Holy Comforter, Vienna
3/12: Eucharist with Prayers for Healing, Holy Comforter, Richmond
3/12: Lenten Supper Series, St. John's, Richmond
3/13: Lenten Adult Inquirer's Class, Holy Comforter, Vienna
3/13: "The Many Faces of Jesus", Holy Cross, Dunn Loring
3/13: Birmingham Southern College Concert, Christ Church, Alexandria
3/15: Sung Compline, Emmanuel, Harrisonburg
3/15: Duke University Chorale in Concert, Holy Comforter, Richmond
3/15: Christian Healing Classes, Holy Comforter, Vienna
3/15: Taizé Service, St. Andrew's, Burke
3/15: Journeys: Westminster Schola Cantorum, Trinity, Upperville
3/16: Liturgy of Mourning for the Loss of a Loved One, Christ Church, Alexandria
3/16: Westminster Schola Cantorum, St. James's, Richmond
3/16: Mindful Eating for a Lifetime of Health, St. Stephen's, Catlett
3/16: ChopChop, PrayPray, God Made the Food We Eat Today , St. Stephen's, Catlett
3/16: Candlelight Concert, St. Mary's, Arlington
3/17: 67th Annual Piedmont Art Show and Sale, Grace, The Plains

Ongoing: Lenten Lunch Series, St. Paul's, Richmond

More Church Events

Other Events

The Washington National Cathedral Altar Guild Design Consortium will take place March 25 at St. John's Church, Roanoke. Learn more.

The Greater Richmond Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, in conjunction withe Westminster Canterbury, presents "Holding Them Close: Providing Spiritual Care for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers" for professional clergy. The conference will take place May 22 in Richmond. There is no charge but pre-registration is required. Learn more.

The Association of Anglican Musician will host a Clergy Day at Virginia Theological Seminary on June 18, with a special panel discussion and guest speaker the Rev. Dr. Francis Wade. The theme of the day will be "Clergy and Musicians: A Shared Ministry." Learn more and register.

Giving Teens a Voice

If you attended this year's diocesan Annual Council in Richmond, then Hannah, Maddie and Grace are familiar faces. The three high school students are founding members of GIRLs, the Girls in Real Life group out of St. George's, Fredericksburg. During Council, the girls took part in the State of the Diocese presentation, with a "Speak Out" radio show similar to the one they offer each week at 99.3 The Vibe in Fredericksburg.

This week, the girls took their show on the road to the 58th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) in New York City. This is the second UNCSW visit for the St. George's delegation. In 2013, five girls made the trip.

This year, the group doubled in size, including two young men representatives from BOYS, the Building Our Youth in Solidarity group. The whole team participated in a teen orientation through the UN Working Group on Girls on Sunday and joined in worship at the Episcopal Church Center with the Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, assistant bishop of the Diocese of New York.

The Millennium Development Goals were the focus for this year's UNCSW, but this time the Virginians did not just attend the workshop sessions: They led one.

For the full story, click here.

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