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● Bishop Mark, the Rev. Canon Mark Furlow, and the Rev. Preston Mitchell, joined the Rev. Roger Bowen for a large conference on Mission in Haiti in the capitol of Port-au-Prince. Following the conference, they are traveling to visit potential schools where we might expand our mission relationships in Haiti.
● Please pray for the soul of Dr. John T. Kelly, father of the Rev. Canon Kathy Dunagan, who died on April 3. Please keep Kathy and her family in your prayers as well.
● The Spring Youth Event (SYE) is coming up on April 22-24! Share the flyer with your parish. This event is for youth in grades 5-8. It will be a weekend of fun, faith, and fellowship. This year SYE will take place at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA. The theme is "(Turn Your Faith) Inside Out", based on the recent animated movie. There will be great food, great music, and great fun! To register and find more information, visit youth.dioswva.org or email cgwin@dioswva.org.
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. . . with the Diocese
● The next program for the Center for Lifelong Learning is coming up! Dr. Harry Brown and Martha Perry will present "Song of Myself: Walt Whitman's Greatest Poem" on Tuesday, April 12, at 10:00 AM. Please register by noon on Friday, April 8. Share the flyer with your parish!
● Susan Mead (St. Peter's, Callaway) reflects on the time she is spending in South Sudan in Living the Dream.
● The South Sudanese Christian Fellowship is a nesting congregation at St. James, Roanoke, with a growing number of youth who are eligible to attend diocesan youth events. The young people are very eager to participate. Please share this flyer and discuss the opportunity to support these youth with your parish.
● An invitation from Boys Home of Virginia for Residential Education Day 2016: Come spend the day touring, learning about our programs, meeting the boys and staff, and discovering the opportunities Boys Home is opening for young men from across the country. Boys Home serves boys ages 6-18, who come from a troubled background and need a second chance. Boys Home has been serving young men for over 100 years and we can't wait to share our story with you! Contact Sarah Jones with any questions at sjones@boyshomeofva.org, or 540-965-7714. Visit our website for more information or to RSVP: www.boyshomeofva.org/REday.
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Remember to check out the diocesan
Bulletin Board. You'll find information about an Our One Word retreat with Martha Bourlakas, an interfaith pot luck dinner (at Christ, Roanoke), and a job opening at St. John's, Wytheville--as well as other news!
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. . . with the Wider Community
● The Episcopal Church is seeking representatives to serve on ecumenical dialogues and coordinating committees. Representatives can be lay or ordained, and must be committed to and have experience in ecumenism. Read more.
● Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry addressed the staff of The Episcopal Church and provided an update regarding an investigation into formal complaints and allegations of potential violations of personnel policies of the DFMS. Read his statement.
● Throughout the Galatians 6:2 Conference, participants from six Anglican Communion provinces found that on issues of Anglican and Episcopal identity, theological education, migration, human trafficking and the environment, their commonalities outnumber their differences. Read more.
● "Nashotah House 2016 Award Recipients Announced" recognizes the recipients of four distinguished awards being presented at Nashotah House's Homecoming Day during Commencement Week 2016.
● There's still time to register for some exciting opportunities with the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary! Check out the options!
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Bishop Marmion Resource Center
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St. Nicholas Day Appeal & more!
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Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
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