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Don't Miss the 221st ANNUAL COUNCIL  
Registration Deadline: Friday, Jan. 8

January 21 - 23, 2016
Hyatt Reston Hotel, Reston

 
Registration for the 2016 Annual Council ends this Friday. You may register and pay the $265 fee with credit card online through this link or by mail when you download this form.
 
If you miss Friday's registration deadline, you must register on site in Reston.
  
Other important deadlines:

  • Hotel reservations - The deadline for hotel reservations at the discounted rate has been extended to Monday, Jan. 11.
  • Rates: Single/Double Occupancy - $150, Triple Occupancy - $150, Quad Occupancy - $150. 
  • Make your hotel reservations today by following this link.
     
Bishop's Appeal for Mission & Outreach
Each year since 2002, the Diocese of Virginia has awarded grants to assist with a broad range of ministries, both here at home and throughout the world. These vital programs depend on your gifts, which come from God's bounty, to empower ministries, transform lives and strengthen the work of our congregations.

If you haven't had a chance to see our blog series on previous grant recipients, please take a look at the amazing work these ministries accomplished and which your gifts make possible. We can do so much more together than we can do alone!
Calling all who love summer camp!
Shrine Mont Camps
is seeking directors for THREE
 of our 2016 camps- Explorers' Camp, St. Andrew's Camp and St. George's Camp. If you are or know someone who has leadership skills, loves working with children and youth and would be a fantastic fit for any of these positions, please send them our way. Check out our camps website for more information about the positions as well as an application and please contact Paris Ball with any questions you may have.
Save the Date: Lenten Retreat for Women Clergy
Wednesday, February 24, Roslyn Retreat Center
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Lunch will be provided

Please save the date for a Lenten Retreat with Bishop Goff and female clergy of the Diocese of Virginia. Additional information and registration will be available soon.

Complimentary Clergy Retreats at Roslyn
Jan. 11-14, 2016 and Apr. 4-7, 2016

Roslyn retreat center in Richmond is pleased to offer complimentary overnight retreats to clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Offered at no cost to all Episcopal clergy of the Diocese of Virginia and their spouses, this mid-week retreat is a great opportunity for reflection and rest. Meals are included.
  
Please contact Roslyn at 804-288-6045 (toll-free at 800-477-6296) or melissakj@roslyncenter.org to make a reservation.
Shrine Mont Camps Calendar 
Do you wish that you had more pictures to help you remember the sunshine, laughter and FUN of summer? Now you can with the 2016 Shrine Mont Camps calendar! For $14 you will receive 12 months full of pictures to keep you warm until summer rolls around again. Purchase online. Contact Hannah Roberts at intern@thediocese.net.
 
"Seeing the Face of God in Each Other" - Anti-Racism Workshop
Mar. 4-5, 2016. 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 Mar. 4 at 5 p.m - 9 p.m. with a light supper. The session on Mar. 5 will be from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and continental 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.
Need to Know
UTO Young Adult Grant Application instructions go to www.episcopalchurch.org/uto and www.uto.org.  Please email your grant application to Mary Anne Bryant, Office of Mission and Outreach, Diocese of Virginia by Jan. 18, 2016.  Webinars concerning these grants will be on Jan. 13 and 14, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.  Grants will be announced on March 1, 2016.
  
UTO - 2016 Grant Application and instructions are available at www.episcopalchurch.org/uto  and www.uto.org.  Please email your grant application to Mary Anne Bryant, Office of Mission and Outreach, Diocese of Virginia by Feb. 19, 2016.  Webinars concerning this grant application process will be on Jan. 6 and 7, 2016, 8:00 p.m. as well as Feb. 17 and 18, at 8:00 p.m.  Grants announced on June 13, 2016.
  
Diocese of Virginia (DOV) Grant Programs for 2016 The DOV Office of Mission and Outreach will be receiving Letters of Inquiry for Mustard Seed and The Bishop Peter J. Lee Endowment for Small Church Revitalization starting January 1, 2016.  To obtain information concerning these grants please go here. If you should have any questions please email Mary Anne Bryant at mabryant@thediocese.net or call (804) 643-8451 ext. 1017. Grants to be announced May 2016. 
  
Other DOV Grants Available - Short-term Mission Grants for Teams or Individuals go here.  Youth Mission Voucher information go here.
 
The deadline is approaching quickly for the  Young Adult Service Corps! If you know a Young Adult (ages 21-30) who's interested in serving abroad, deepening their faith and developing relationships with their brothers and sisters in Christ encourage them to apply for the Young Adult Service Corps. Applications for the 2016-2017 year are due Jan. 8, 2016. The application with additional information and instructions is available here.

Also, you may contact Ashley Cameron who served in the Philippines and is now the Partnerships and Programs Coordinator for Mission and Outreach at acameron@thediocese.net for any questions or information. And check out the Episcopal News Service video featuring Ashley Bingaman, a member of Christ Church, Winchester, who served as a missionary in Haiti from 2012-2014.
  
  
  
Other News & Events
Immanuel, Old Church, presents "The Chamber Chicks", a woodwind quintet, as part of its Music in the Old Church concert series. The concert will be Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets: $15 or 2/&25--available at the door or call 804-779-3454 to reserve tickets.

St. Catherine's School in Richmond  is hosting a Diversity Career Fair on Jan. 30. This event is in partnership with the Virginia Diversity Network and independent schools throughout the state.
Learn more.

  
Church Events
1/6: Choral Evensong on the Feast of the Epiphany, St. Paul's, Alexandria
1/7: Series on the Rule of St. Benedict as a model for modern Christian congregations, St. Peter's, Arlington
1/9: No Turning Back: Continuing the Conversation on Race and Identity, as People of God, St. Barbanbas', Annandale
1/10: Epiphany Lessons and Carols, St. Andrew's, Richmond
1/10: Emma Resmini, flute & Bora Lee, piano, St. Patrick's, Falls Church
1/13: Persecuted Christians around the World, St. James's, Richmond
1/13: Mindfulness Meditation for the Season of Light, St. James's, Richmond
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