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Hand-in-Hand Listening Sessions

With a focus on gaining a better understanding of rising racial tensions, the Diocese is continuing to host a series of
Indaba listening sessions this fall.

As Bishop Johnston outlined in his Pastoral Address at the 220th Annual Council in January of this year, "We must do all we can to put our own house in order before we can have real impact upon the problems of society. In other words, it is when we can witness and minister out of the reality and integrity of our own healing and wholeness that we can make the most difference in our communities."
  • Calvary, Front Royal: Sept. 19, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Trinity, Charlottesville: Sept.  24, 7-8:30 p.m.
  • Grace, Kilmarnock: Oct. 1, 7-8:30 p.m.
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.
Need to Know

Save the Date! 

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

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
  • Dec. 14 - 17: The Rev. Howard Kempsell

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


A Call for Photos 

The Office of Mission and Outreach would like to share your ministry with the wider Diocese. To do that we would like to receive any beautiful, powerful and transformative photos and videos of your mission trips or local outreach work. Please send to Ashley Cameron at acameron@thediocese.net.

Annual Giving & Generational
Giving Workshops 

For a full explanation of stewardship workshops, visit the Stewardship and Generosity page on the diocesan website.  Register today!

Workshop Dates include:
  • Sept 1, 6-8:30 p.m. Buck Mountain, Earlysville (Annual Giving)
     
  • Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Annual Giving), 12:30 - 3p.m. (Generational Giving)
    Emmanuel, Delaplane
     
  • Sept. 16, 7 - 9:30 p.m. Holy Comforter, Vienna
 
Diocese of Virginia Disaster Prep and Response Forum
August 29 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.,
Virginia Theological Seminary  
Participants will review and discuss the needed disaster response for their communities, what is needed to provide those services, and how we can all help within our communities. This is a great opportunity with an impressive line-up of government agency, non-profit and faith community speakers.

Lunch is provided. Registration is limited to 50.

Register today!   

"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.
"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 
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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. 
Other News & Events

The application process is now open for Episcopal delegates to the March 2016 meeting of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). For more information, click here.

The Men of St. Peter's Episcopal Church invite the Diocese of Virginia to Come to Eat! The 24th Annual Crab Feast and Fish Fry will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Dorey Park, 2999 Darbytown Rd, Henrico, VA 23231 at Shelters 4, 5, 6, and 7.   
Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for children ages 6 to 16 years old, and Free for children ages 5 years old and under.  Tickets cover ALL YOU CAN EAT, but bring your own drinks and newspapers. 
All proceeds benefit the mission and ministry of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in the East End of Richmond.  To purchase tickets, contact the Reverend Andrew B. Terry, vicar of St. Peter's, by email andrew.b.terry@gmail.com or by phone 804-405-3046.

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

The Boys Home of Virginia is holding its annual quilt raffle. Whether you'd like one ticket or twenty, you'll find all the information here!
 
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
 
    
Church Events
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8/22: Celtic Communion, St. Paul's on-the-Hill, Winchester
9/6: Healing Eucharist, Holy Comforter, Vienna
9/6: Bluegrass Mass, St. Thomas', Richmond
9/9: Region 1 Council Meeting, Christ Church, Spotsylvania
9/26: Celtic Communion, St. Paul's on-the-Hill, Winchester
9/27: Blessing of the Animals, St. Barnabas', Annandale
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