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"Women of Acts: Women of Action"

Sept. 11-13, Roslyn Conference & Retreat Center, Richmond

"Women of Acts: Women of Action" will be the theme of the Episcopal Church Women weekend retreat led by the Rt. Rev. Susan E. Goff. Participants will spend the weekend in the company of super women from the Book of Acts and learn from them something of how we are called to live our lives. Registration, schedule and cost are available here. Registration is also available online at www.ecw.thediocese.net.

Need to Know

Please keep those with August mission trips in your prayers including Holy Cross, Dunn Loring, to Tanzania, St. Matthew's, Sterling to Haiti and St. James's, Richmond, serving their local community. If your church is taking a mission trip in August and you are not included on this list, please contact Ashley Cameron at acameron@thediocese.net.

Save the Date!

Join us August 29- 30, 2015 to celebrate the next chapter of the Shrine Mont camps.

Stay in a camp cabin and join other Shrine Mont Camp alumni as we celebrate the past and welcome the future.

More details to come.

Pathways: Spiritual Direction

Pathways: Spiritual Direction, a ministry of spiritual direction is currently being offered at Roslyn. Each hour long session is $65, overnight lodging at Roslyn is an additional cost. For more information, visit our website.

Future residencies:

Sept. 28 - Oct.1: The Rev. Howard Kempsell
Nov. 10 -12: Ms. Linda Nelson
Nov. 17 -19: Sister Andrea Westkamp
Dec. 14 - 17: The Rev. Howard Kempsell

To check availability during these residencies, please contact Amy Williams, awilliams@thediocese.net.

Upcoming Youth Events

Mark your calendars for these upcoming youth events. For questions or more information, contact Mike Wade, mwade@thediocese.net.

PYM's Fall Day of Service: Oct. 3 - 10 a.m. - 2p.m. (Aldie, VA - www. sproutcenter.org)
PYM Senior High Weekend: Nov. 6-8, Shrine Mont

Inspiring Faithful Generosity: Your 2015 Annual Giving Campaign

Aug. 4, 7-9:30 p.m. St. Aidan's, Alexandria

Based on the "God the Giver" narrative series provided by The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS), these workshops presented by the Diocesan Committee on Stewardship provide all the materials you'll need to plan and implement your church's annual giving campaign. Join us to learn how to effectively communicate the impact gifts and tithes have on the mission and ministry of your church, discuss the intersection of annual giving and pastoral care, and follow up with What's Trending in Stewardship.

Feedback from recent workshops: "Thank you for the many ideas which will help us to dial up our "impacting"! and "An amazing 150 minutes!"

For more information or to register for a workshop, click here.

"Seeing the Face of God in Each Other" - Anti-Racism Workshop

Oct. 2-3. St. Mark's, Richmond

The Anti-Racism Workshop will be facilitated by the Diocesan Committee on Race and Reconciliation. The goals of the workshop are to:

Acquire anti-racism tools
Explore avenues to reconciliation
Renew your spirit with us

The workshop will begin Oct. 2 at 5p.m - 9p.m. with a light supper. The session on Oct. 3 will be from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and contintential breakfast and lunch will be served. The cost is $25.

To register, please email Ellyn Crawford, crawfordellyn@yahoo.com.You may bring a check with you or mail one to the Diocese c/o Mary Anne Bryant.

Taste and See that the Lord is Good: A Conversation between a Farmer, a Chef, and a Theologian

Oct. 3, Grace & Holy Trinity, Richmond

An invitation and an opportunity to explore the relationship between faith and food:

Our relationship with food, God, and the environment is the focus of our Stewardship of Creation Conference this fall. With the help of our keynote speaker, Rachel Marie Stone (Eat with Joy), together with the panelists and workshop leaders, participants will be invited to discern a new relationship with food, one which honors both God and the world as God's gift.

The program cost is $15 and includes a "wholly meal. Register here.

Shrine Mont Camps Blog

A cast of rotating writers offer reflections, stories and photographs of this summer's sessions of Shrine Mont Camps. Sign up on the blog to have new posts emailed directly to you. Be sure to visit the Shrine Mont Camps Facebook page.

Other News & Events

There will be a Virginia Commonwealth University Global Summer Institute of Music solo piano concert on Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace & Holy Trinity, Richmond. The concert will consist of music by Schubert, Chopin, Liszt and other composers performed by Global Summer Institute of Music participants from the United States, China and Taiwan. This intensive summer program aims to bring talented young musicians from different cultures to eclectic Richmond and to the vibrant campus of VCU. The concert is free and parking is available behind the church. For information, call (804) 359-5628, ext. 18.

The Diocese of Virginia Disaster and Preparedness and Response (DOVDPR) ministry team will host a recovery forum on August 29 at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Topics will include why churches should prepare for a disaster and how do churches prepare in cases of disaster and response and recovery efforts. Representatives from local and federal organizations will be in attendance. More information on registration to come.

St. Mark's, Richmond, will host "Boomer Church - New Models for Ministry with Older Adults" on Sept. 16 from 10a.m. - 3 p.m. The one-day seminar is designed to impart information on optimal aging and the spirituality of older adults coupled with practical ministry ideas and tools to take home to your congregation. Presenters include: Dr. Ayn E. Welleford, Chair, VCU Dept. of Gerontology; Ms. Dorothy Linthicum, Program Coordinator, Virginia Theological Seminary Center for the Ministry of Teaching, and the Rev. Dr. Melissa Fallen, Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond. Cost is $10 and covers lunch. RSVP to Malinda Collier, dre@stmarksrva.org by September 9

The Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM), a national program offering classes for church musicians and those interested in church music, is accepting registrations for the 2015-2016 year. Courses being offered are Liturgy and Music: Foundations for Christian Worship (offered online through the Center for Liturgy and Music at Virginia Theological Seminary, visit www.liturgyandmusic.com); Principles of Choral Leadership; Teaching New Music to the Congregation; and Philosophy of Church Music. For more information, visit http://www.lpm-va.org or contact Jane Barthurst online at lpmvacoordinator@gmail.com or by calling 804-883-7112. Click here for more info. Scholarships are available!

Church Events

8/1: Labyrinth Prayer Walk, Christ Church, Alexandria
8/2: Healing Eucharist, Holy Comforter, Vienna
8/2: Bluegrass Mass, St. Thomas', Richmond
8/3: Vacation Bible School St. Thomas', Richmond

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