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Bishop's Spring Conference for Clergy, Lay Professionals & Spouses

Formation: Transform, Create, Inspire            
Lisa Kimball, director of the Center for Ministry of Teaching and professor of Christian Formation and Congregational Leadership at Virginia Theological Seminary, will be our speaker on May 4-6 at Shrine Mont. "Forming mature faith life-long and life-wide must be at the heart of the Church's mission. It requires working beyond traditional models of Christian education and reaching together for practices that heal and transform." For Bishop Johnston's letter of invitation, a schedule, workshop descriptions and registration, click here.

The Spring Conference offers massages on Monday and Tuesday for $50. If you would like to schedule one, please email Kendall Martin to set-up a day and time. Spots are filling up fast!

If you have questions or need assistance with registering, please contact Kendall Martin.
Need to Know
You are cordially invited to attend a dessert reception with the Rev. Canon Phil Groves and Dr. Paula Nesbitt at Virginia Theological Seminary in the Lettie Pate Evans Room on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Dessert will be available starting at 7 p.m. and the program will begin at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Canon Phil Groves is the Anglican Communion facilitator of the Continuing Indaba process and co-author of Living Reconciliation. Dr. Paula Nesbitt has worked with the Anglican Communion Office's Continuing Indaba project since 2009. Space is limited so reservations are necessary. Please RSVP to Ashley Cameron at acameron@thediocese.net
by April 25.

GraceInside (Virginia's Prison Chaplain Service) seeks a Prison Chaplain for Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, the state's largest women's prison facility. If you know of someone who may be interested, information about this important ministry can be found at
 www.graceinside.org. The deadline for application is April 30.

Please keep those with April mission trips in your prayers including St. James's, Richmond, to Brooklyn, NY, for Hurricane Sandy Relief. If your church is taking a mission trip in April and you are not included on this list, please contact Ashley Cameron.
 

Are you still looking for a summer youth mission opportunity? Do you know youth who want to be a part of a transformational experience? Foundation Cristosal is offering an amazing opportunity called "Youth Activism in Human Rights in San Salvador." To learn more or sign up for the trip, please contact Giselle Clarke. The deadline to sign up is May 1.
Considering a Capital Campaign?
Aquia, Stafford: May 2, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The effects of a well-ministered capital campaign can be transforming for a church community. Join us May 2 and learn how to prepare for a capital campaign, identify new parish leadership, expand opportunities for ministry, increase financial capacity, and deepen congregational vitality.


Register for the workshop online or by email:  shiggins@thediocese.net.

 
Hand-in-Hand Listening Sessions

With a focus on gaining a better understanding of rising racial tensions, the Diocese is hosting a series of

Indaba listening sessions.  The last one currently scheduled is at The Falls Church, Falls Church, on April 23 from 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Additional dates will be announced.

The Hand-in-Hand Listening Sessions are open to all members of the Diocese. Please help us spread the word in your congregations. Register online. 


New Online Resources:  

To prepare for the Hand-in-Hand Listening Sessions, we are encouraging participants to review a small representation of resources which provide a wide range of viewpoints. Please  use these articles, videos and letters as a tool to prepare yourself to start thinking of this topic, give background and provide a faith perspective.  
Episcopal Church Women Spring Program & Meeting
All Women of the Episcopal Church are invited to the Spring Program and Meeting "Saying Yes to God" on May 30 at 1 p.m. -5 p.m. at Christ Church, Spotsylvania. Bring mothers, daughters and granddaughters. Registration is free for women 50 and under and $20 for women over 50. Childcare will be provided. The deadline to register is May 26.

Learn more and register.
Other Events

Join Peter Paul Development Center (PPDC) on April 27 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a meal at Mosaic restaurant in Richmond to help raise funds to help support PPDC's mission to support the residents of the East End and educate its students, equipping them to service as positive contributors to their family, community and society. 13% of food purchased will be donated to PPDC. 

 

Virginia Theological Seminary will welcome the Rev. Becca Stevens of Magdalene House and Thistle Farms in Nashville, TN, on May 6 at 7 p.m. in the new Immanuel Chapel. Becca Stevens will give a presentation called "Snake Oil: The Arts of Healing and Truth-Telling." There will be a reception afterwards in the Welcome Center. Learn more. 

 

Harvard Divinity School Professor Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, a pioneer in feminist theology and biblical interpretation, is the keynote speaker for Union Presbyterian Seminary's 104th annual Sprunt Lecture Series May 4-6 in Richmond. The title of this year's lecture series is "Liberating Scripture: Reading against the Grain." Learn more and register.

The Rev. Keith Emerson and the Rev. David Perkins of the Diocese of Southern Virginia are looking to gather 15 clergy for a week of continuing education at Shrine Mont on June 7 - June 12.  Learn more and register.

The North American Association for the Catechumenate will hold an ecumenical event for pastors and lay leaders in Baltimore on July 30 - Aug. 1. Authors Jessicah Duckworth and Paul Hoffman will speak on the theme "Transforming Congregations Through Spiritual Practice: Creating a Discipleship Community." Learn more and register.
Church Events
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4/22: Adult Bible Study, Holy Comforter, Vienna
4/25: Unhinged: True stories about living with mental illness, Emmanuel, Alexandria
4/25: Celtic Communion, St. Paul's on-the-Hill, Winchester
4/25: "Mothers, Daughters, and Special Friends" Tea, Pohick, Lorton
4/25: Celebration of New Ministry, Ware Church, Gloucester
4/25: Music for Violin and Organ, St. Luke's, Alexandria
4/25: Senior High Lock-In, Christ Church, Alexandria
4/26: Invitation to the Episcopal Church, Holy Comforter, Vienna
4/26: Taize, Holy Comforter, Vienna
4/26: Grace & Holy Trinity Adult Choir presents Mozart's "Misa Brevis in F", Grace & Holy Trinity, Richmond
4/26: Washington Men's Camerata, Good Shepherd, Burke
4/26: Youth Choir and Recognition, St. James's, Richmond
4/26: Celtic Evensong & Communion, St. George's, Fredericksburg
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