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The Rev. Canon Mark Furlow, the Rev. Preston Mitchell , the Rev. Roger Bowen and I returned home safely this week from our diocesan trip to Haiti. I will have a full report here next week.
● Parish Visitation: On the Fourth Sunday of Eastertide, I will be with the people of St. Paul's, Lynchburg. The visit will be followed by a Stop Hunger Now food pack.
● Pastoral Concerns: Kara Brown, wife of The Rev. Wilson Brown, will have knee replacement surgery on Monday 18. Please add her to your prayers.
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 Connecting
● 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. ● The Spring Youth Event (SYE) for grades 5--8 is coming up on April 22-24 at Camp Bethel! Share the flyer with your parish. To register and find more information, visit youth.dioswva.org or email cgwin@dioswva.org.
● According to the Campbell's website, soup UPC codes have to be submitted by July 31 in order to be credited before the Labels for Education program ends. If you've been saving labels for someplace special--Boys Home,for example--be sure to get them in!
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. . . with the Diocese
● "Five Wednesdays. Five potlucks. Five gatherings of perhaps the most diverse group of people our little Shenandoah Valley community has to offer." Emily Sproul reflects on an Interfaith Lenten experience. Read more.
● Tom Baugh will be in recital Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30 PM at Christ, Roanoke, playing a varied program of Couperin, Bach, Howells, and Dupré, and a new work by Grant Hellmers, Introduction and Chaconne on BAUGH. This new piece takes as its theme the notes B-flat, A, C-sharp, G, and B-natural, which is the name Baugh spelled out in the musical alphabet.
● Please share this flyer with your parish and discuss the opportunity to support the youth of the South Sudanese Christian Fellowship, a nesting congregation at St. James, Roanoke. Help support the growing number of youth who are eligible--and very eager!--to attend diocesan youth events.
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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 and an invitation from Boys Home--as well as other news!
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. . . with the Wider Community
● Volunteers are being recruited for a search committee to develop a position description and interview candidates for the Episcopal Church Indigenous Missioner, a member of the Presiding Bishop's staff. Read more.
● The Society of St. Andrew is looking ahead to Vacation Bible School, with free resources already rated a "Top Pick for 2016!" Learn more about Abundance Orchard VBS.
● GraceInside (Virginia's State Prison Chaplaincy Ministry) will soon have two part-time prison chaplain openings. One is a 30-hours-per-week position at Green Rock Correctional Center in Chatham, VA. The other is a 25-hours-per-week position at River North Correctional Center in Independence (Grayson County), VA. Both of these positions will be vacant as of 7/1/16. However, a start date on or near 6/1/16 is preferred, in order that they might shadow the current chaplains at those facilities and take all of the mandated state training before beginning in their new roles. Contact randymyers@graceinside.org to learn more.
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Resources and Links
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Bishop Marmion Resource Center
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St. Nicholas Day Appeal & more!
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www.dioswva.org
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Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
1002 1st Street SW ~ Roanoke, VA 24016
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