July 23, 2014

Diocesan Events & Info

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 next workshop will take place August 5 at St. Andrew's, Arlington. For other dates, visit the diocesan events calendar.

Native American Day - Aug. 9, Pamunkey Reservation

Join the diocesan Native American Ministry Team for a guided tour and to learn more about our shared ministries, thanks to Nellie Adkins and Chief Kevin Brown. Learn more.

Anti-Racism Workshop - Oct. 17-18, St. Mark's, Richmond

Hosted by the diocesan Committee on Race & Reconciliation. Learn more.

Need to Know

If your church has members going to college, the Higher Education Committee would love to have their names so they can invite them to come to Canterbury/Episcopal Campus Ministry.

For JMU, Eastern Mennonite, Bridgewater College, contact the Rev. Laura Minnich Lockey, minniclk@gmail.com.
For Randolph Macon, contact Paul Evans, pevans@stjamestheless.com.
For VCU, contact the Rev. Michael Caderet, Michael@ghtc.org
For George Mason University, ARISE Ecumenical Ministry, contact the Rev. Mark Montgomery, mmontg10@gmu.edu.
For Mary Washington, contact the Rev. Kent Rahm, krahm@trinity-fredericksburg.org.
For UVA, contact the Rev. Jim Richardson, jim.richardson@stpaulsmemorialchurch.org

We're looking for photos of your recent church construction projects! Do you have a building or addition that was started or completed in the past few months? Send your high resolution pictures, along with caption and photographer credit, to Emily Cherry at echerry@thediocese.net.

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: South Dakota
Holy Cross, Dunn Loring: Dungannon, VA
St. Anne's, Reston: Dungannon, Va Dominican Republic
St. Dunstan's, McLean: Tanzania
St. George's, Fredericksburg: South Dakota
St. James's, Leesburg: Rutland, Mass.; Swansboro, N.C.; Welch, West Virginia
St. James the Less, Ashland: Petersburg; Wears Valley, Tenn.
St. James's, Richmond: Haiti; Richmond; Barnes Mt., Ky.; Honduras
St. John's, McLean: Dominican Republic; New York
St. Mark's, Alexandria: South Dakota
St. Mary's, Arlington: Tanzania; Washington, D.C.
St. Peter's, Arlington: South Africa
St. Peter's, New Kent: Ohio
St. Stephen's, Richmond: Dominican Republic
St. Timothy's, Herndon: Dungannon, Va.
Region XIII (St. James', Warrenton, Trinity, Washington, and Leeds, Markham): 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. Learn more about mission grants here.

Church Calendar

7/24: Third Thursdays!, Holy Comforter, Vienna
7/25: EfM Summer Video Series, Holy Comforter, Vienna
7/26: Hope of the Nations, Christ Church, Glen Allen
7/27: Alternative-Style Eucharist, St. Paul's on-the-Hill, Winchester
7/27: Celtic Evensong & Communion, St. George's, Fredericksburg

More Church Events

Other Events

St. John's, Porstmouth, will host "Go. Baptize. Make Disciples: An Invitation to Baptismal Living" Sept. 25-27 at St. John's, Portsmouth. Learn more and register.

The Episcopal Church Foundation is hosting a web conference on July 24 to introduce their new Planned Giving toolkit. Learn more and register.

Blue Ridge Ministries, Inc. is hosting a Summer Leadership Luncheon for Shenandoah Valley ministering and lay persons with the Rev. Cannon Stephen Cherry of Durham, England, on August 21 at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, VA. Learn more and register.

Easing Social Media Anxiety

Many of us are involved in social media in our personal lives. We have Facebook accounts, Twitter feeds, Pinterest boards or Instagram pics. But applying those same technologies to the church world can seem more than a little intimidating.

The diocesan Office of Communications has developed an eight-minute "mini-module" to address some of the most common concerns that congregational leaders encounter when it comes to social media, and help ease some of the anxiety that can accompany this type of communication.

We recommend that church groups show this short video at the next meeting of your vestry, communications team or adult forum. Then, use the accompanying Facilitator's Handout to jump start a conversation about how your church wants to approach and expand social media use to enhance your ministries.

Looking for more communications handouts? Visit our e-Resources hub for Communications & Evangelism to access more webinars, whitepapers and articles, and follow along with our DioDocs blog.

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