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Bradford Youth Exchange
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● Bradford Youth Exchange: Martha, Elizabeth, and I joined the Youth Exchange from the Diocese of Leeds, England, (formerly West Yorkshire and the Dales) for a day of activities and an evening Eucharist at Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton. See Canon Gwin's report below.
● New Missional Church Opportunity: Yesterday you should have received a video about the upcoming Missional Network Conference at Christ Episcopal Church, Blackburg, on Saturday, August 27, from 9 AM--3 PM. The link is here. I encourage all clergy and wardens to make the video available to your parish leadership. You can email it to your vestry and/or view it at an upcoming meeting or Sunday forum.
● Bishop Light Recovery from Open Heart Surgery: The Rt. Rev. Heath Light continues to improve following scheduled bypass surgery performed on July 11. He expects to return home soon and thanks everyone for their prayers, cards, and notes. Prayers for his continued recovery are welcome. ● Pastoral Care: The Rev. Conrad McNeer is ill. Please keep his recovery in your prayers.
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● Bishop's Reminders
--Joining God in the Neighborhood: What is God calling your church to do in its neighborhood? Bring a brown-bag lunch and learn some beginning steps in discovering your church's particular missions at Joining God in the Neighborhood, a daylong conference at Christ Episcopal Church, Blacksburg, on Saturday, August 27, from 9 AM to 3 PM. Learn more.
--Fall Clergy Gathering with the Rev. Dr. Dwight Axcheile ~ Save the Dates: Our overnight clergy gathering will be Wednesday evening, October 19, through early afternoon on Thursday, October 20. Attendance by all active clergy is expected and is encouraged of all others.
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Bradford youth visit Washington National Cathedral
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● A Message from Canon Connor Gwin: We welcomed six youth and two chaperones from the Bradford area of England on Sunday. After two days touring Washington DC, we headed to Staunton. So far we've worshiped at Trinity Episcopal Church, explored downtown, taken in Shakespeare at the Blackfriars Playhouse, and traveled to Charlottesville to tour Monticello. Next stops include Lexington, Lynchburg, Blacksburg, Bristol, and Roanoke! The Brits are exhausted (we walked twelve miles on Monday in DC) but loving America. Please keep us in your prayers as we crisscross our beautiful diocese! God's Peace, Canon Connor
● Group Life Insurance for Clergy and Lay: Many parishes have already returned the Group Life Open Enrollment forms in advance of the August 1 deadline. If you have questions, please contact Kate Garcia.
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...with the Diocese
● St. Paul's, Salem, is seeking an Organist/Director of Music. Find more information here.
● An Invitation from the Lynchburg Convocation: All are welcome and encouraged to attend our annual Baseball with the Bishop event. The baseball game and dinner event takes place Tuesday, August 23, beginning at 5:30 PM, at Lynchburg Hillcats Stadium, 3180 Fort Ave., Lynchburg. Tickets include both the entrance fee and dinner: Under Age 4 free; ages 5-14, $12.00; ages 15 and up, $21.00. For more information or tickets, contact Aubrey Rosser at (434) 426-7633. Aubrey will need a head count by August 18.
● Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services is proud to announce the election of new officers and two new board members. Read more.
● Fall Camp will be held at Shrine Mont October 24-27, with the Rev. Barbara Crafton as keynoter, the Rt. Rev. David Jones as chaplain, and Ed Kilbourne as folk theologican.
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Remember to check out the diocesan
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. . . with the Wider Community
● Two new videos feature the work of a $22,800 United Thank Offering grant at an international refugee center in 2015. Learn more and view.
● The General Convention Task Force for Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism has developed a short survey to determine steps needed to empower and equip Episcopalians in the use of all new media for evangelism. Read more and take the survey.
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Bishop Marmion Resource Center
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