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June 11, 2014
Diocesan Events & Info
   

A Celebration of Aging & Recognition of Marriage - June 18, St. Paul's, Richmond
The Committee on Aging is hosting a special service recognizing and celebrating the gift of longevity of life and of marriage.  Learn more. 

 

Diocesan Annual Giving Workshops  
Members of the diocesan Committee on Stewardship will facilitate workshops on annual giving using The Episcopal Network for Stewardship's 2014 materials, "Walking the Way."  The first workshop will take place June 21 at St. James', Warrenton. For other dates, visit the diocesan events calendar.  

 

Diocesan Planned Giving Workshop - July 12, Grace, Kilmarnock  

Facilitated by Karl Mattison,  executive director of the Presbyterian Endowment Education & Resource Network, this workshop will discuss how planned gifts to the church help ensure a future that will help serve as a testament of your values for generations.  Learn more. 

 

EfM Mentor Training - July 27-29, Roslyn, Richmond
All Education for Ministry mentors, or those interested in becoming an EfM mentor, are invited to attend. Learn more. 
Need to Know 

The Diocesan Committee on Stewardship provides workshops to parishes on a variety of stewardship topics. Workshops this summer will focus on planned giving and annual giving campaigns. Please join us for these fantastic conversations. Help spread the word with these flyers and bulletin inserts.  

Please keep those who take mission trips this month in your prayers: Women-to-Women Ministry team to the Diocese of Bukavu, Congo (6/6-14); St. James', Leesburg, to Costa Rica (6/21-28); St. Peter's, Purcellville, to Santiago Zamora (6/21-28); St. Thomas', McLean, to California (6/21-28); St. Mary's, Arlington, to Breezy Point, NJ (6/22-27); St. Matthew's, Sterling, to Tabernacle, NJ (6/23-28); Christ Church, Winchester, to Bani in the Dominican Republic (6/22-7/1); St. Anne's, Reston, to Philadelphia (6/28-7/3) . If your church is not on this list, or corrections are necessary, please contact Mary Anne Bryant at mabryant@thediocese.net or 800-DIOCESE x1017.

Is your church taking a mission trip this summer? Don't forget to apply for a World Mission Grant. The Office of Mission and Outreach provides $250 to an individual or $500 to a church to support short-term mission trips. For more information, and to download an application, please check out our website. If you have questions, or you would like to submit an application, please contact Mary Anne Bryant in the Office of Mission and Outreach: mabryant@thediocese.net or 800-DIOCESE x1017. 
Church Calendar 

6/11: A Prayer Service in the style of Taizé, St. George's, Arlington
6/11: Welcome Summer Concert, St. James's, Richmond
6/11: Food Truck Court, Emmanuel, Richmond
6/13: EfM Summer Video Series, Holy Comforter, Vienna
6/14: 5th Annual Historic Farm Tour and Country Fair, Grace, Keswick
6/15: Healing Breaths, Holy Comforter, Richmond
6/15: Alternative-Style Eucharist, St. Pauls-on-the-Hill, Winchester
6/15: Mass on the Asphalt, St. Barnabas, Annandale
6/15: Celtic Evensong & Communion, St. George's, Fredericksburg
6/15: Holy Eucharist and Reception, Trinity, Beaverdam 

More Church Events   

Other Events & Announcements

The Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM) is currently taking registrations for courses beginning this fall. LPM is a "national teaching ministry giving church musicians an increased sense of
vocational awareness and the tools and resources to help congregations sing well and participate actively in worship". Learn more and register.


       



Stewardship of Creation Committee

At the 219th Annual Council, Resolution 4-S called for members of the Diocese of Virginia to prayerfully consider the merits of "green church" initiative. The resolution identified the  Stewardship of Creation Committee (SoCC) as "an important resource for congregations seeking to make their operations environmentally benign, or more 'green,' as well as less costly."

Visit the SoCC's website and blog for green church resources, information and educational opportunities, or subscribe to their weekly newsletter.

Rectors/Vicars/Priests-in-Charge: Please take this survey to help the SoCC assess and refine their resources for helping congregations become better stewards.
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