Does your church have a chapel, a prayer room or an outdoor worship space? We're collecting photos of alternative worship spaces for publication in an upcoming issue of the Virginia Episcopalian magazine. Please send your high resolution photos, including caption and photographer name, to Emily Cherry at echerry@thediocese.net by Aug. 10.  

An anonymous donor has given $100,000 for urgent repairs to St. John's, Richmond! Read the news story from the Richmond Times-Dispatch here.  

We invite you to explore our brand new website, ShoutItfromtheMountain.org, to discover opportunities for getting involved in the Shout It from the Mountain campaign. Help us spread the word using the hashtag #ShoutIt on Facebook and Twitter.  

Please keep missioners of the following churches in your prayers as they travel local, national and international through the months of July and August.  

• Calvary, Front Royal, Rosebud, SD
• St. Anne's, Reston, Dungannon, VA; Dominican Republic
• St. Dunstan's, McLean, Tanzania
• St. George's, Fredericksburg, SD
• St. James's, Leesburg, Rutland, MA; Swansboro, NC; Welch, WV
• St. James-the-Less, Ashland, Petersburg, VA; Wears Valley, TN
• St. James', Richmond, Haiti; Richmond, VA; Barnes Mt., KY; Honduras
• St. John's, McLean, Dominican Republic
• St. Mark's, Alexandria, South Dakota
• St. Mary's, Arlington, Tanzania; Washington, DC
• St. Paul's, Ivy, Tanzania
• St. Peter's, Arlington, South Africa
• St. Peter's, New Kent, Ohio
• St. Stephen's, Richmond, Dominican Republic
• Region XIII - St. James', Warrenton, Trinity, Washington and Leeds, Markham to Haiti

If you are going on a mission trip and your church is not listed, please contact Mary Anne Bryant at mabryant@thediocese.net and let her know. Please note that there are mission grants available for churches and individuals of the Diocese of Virginia and you can go here to find the grant form.