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JULY 20, 2006
Transformation Continues!
The new diocesan process for discernment and formation for leadership ministries, both lay and ordained, is taking root and beginning to bear fruit.
The first Diocesan Discernment Retreat held May 12-14, 2006, at Richmond Hill, and led by The Rev. Stephen H. Wade, was fully enrolled with 20 participants.
Already 15 of these participants have decided to enter a formal parish-based discernment process with the assistance of Diocesan Spiritual Discernment Facilitators.
Diocesan Discernment Retreats are planned for February, May and October each year. The October 13-15, 2006, retreat is already filling.
On May 19th, Bishop Lee was notified that the trustees of the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund made a grant to the Diocese of Virginia in the amount of $141,551, over three years. These funds will be used primarily to implement the new discernment process and the Episcopal Leadership Institute, which will focus on leadership formation of laity and deacons.
A comprehensive new manual, which will be web-based, should be available in the fall.
For more information please contact Peggy Hombs, Coordinator of the Ordination Process, at 1-800-DIOCESE, Ext.11 or phombs@thediocese.net.
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News & Events
A Call for Me?
A spiritual retreat for the Diocese of Virginia sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women and open to all. Christ Church, Spotsylvania, Sept. 21, 2006, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; $25 payable in advance or at the door.
This annual retreat for the Diocese of Virginia features noted spiritual leader and author Marjory Zoet Bankson. Ms. Bankson is author of The Call to the Soul and also currently is editor of the magazine Faith @ Work (www.faithatwork.com). She is a regular teacher and preacher at The Seekers Church, a worshipping community of Church of the Saviour, Washington, DC and lives in Alexandria. For more information about the retreat or to register contact Carolyn Davis, jfd@bealenet.com or call 540-742-5654. Program flyer also available at http://ecw.thediocese.net under upcoming events.
UBE Conference Coming to the Diocese of Virginia
The Diocese of Virginia will host the 38th Annual Union of Black Episcopalians, (UBE) annual conference & business meeting, July 31-August 4, 2006, at the Richmond, Omni Hotel. This will be the first time the conference has been hosted in the Diocese. Let us extend a warm welcome to those whose historical roots to our Anglican Communion date as far back to the 17th Century.
Conference Highlights:
Monday: Opening Eucharist at St. James’s Church, Richmond; Celebrant, Bishop Lee; also a Mass Choir event celebrating the 10th Anniversary of “Lift Every Voice & Sing II,” with Dr. Carl Haywood. Open invitation for singers, for rehearsal times Contact Dr. Haywood at CarlHaywood@aol.com .
Tuesday: lunch with “Ms. Bonnie Anderson”, new President of the House of Deputies.
Wednesday: “Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North” details how the economies of the Northeast and the Nation as a whole depended on slaves & the story of the De Wolf Family of Rhode Island and their personal journey in learning of the historic slave trade. We will also greet a delegation from the Diocese of Liverpool, referencing the 200 Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, through the “Wilberforce Act”; Hip Hop Mass: St. Paul’s Richmond, Virginia.
For more conference info visit www.ube.org
EFM Forming in Gloucester
Education for Ministry (EFM), the intensive, distance theological education course for lay persons offered through the School of Theology at the University of the South at Sewanee, has added another site to its fall roster of locations. Groups are now forming for the fall in several areas around the Diocese of Virginia including Alexandria, Goochland, North Richmond, King George, Richmond and Gloucester. For more info, contact diocesan EFM coordinator, the Rev. Jo-Ann Murphy, 804-334-7821 or joannrmurphy@aol.com .
Allen Organ Up for Donation
An Allen organ is available for donation. The organ is about 13 years old and is in very good condition. The item has been used for home practice but is suitable for a church setting and is full-fledged church instrument excellent for a small church, church with a chapel of an auditorium. Contact Kurt Karlsson at 202-462-0291 (evening) or 202-690-4983 (day).
Other Links
Calendar: a full listing of Diocesan events.
General Convention : Official website of the 75th General Convention.
Employment: the latest information on ministry opportunities in our various churches.
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