Planning team nominations now being accepted for Episcopal Youth Event 2014

Nominations to serve on the Episcopal Youth Event 2014 (EYE2014) Mission Planning Team are now being accepted through February 16. Nomination forms are available here. Drawing hundreds of youth from throughout the Episcopal Church, EYE 2014 will be held in July 2014. Location will be announced shortly. To be eligible for the Mission Planning Team, youth applicants must be currently enrolled in grades 9 - 11 and must be a communicant of an Episcopal Church congregation. Adult applicants must be at least 25 years old, a communicant of an Episcopal Church, and have experience working with high school-aged youth. 

Lenten lock-in for middle schoolers

On March 1-2, there will be a Lenten Lock-in for middle school students at Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach. As Lent begins middle school youth are invited to travel briefly on the road with Jesus. This reflective evening offers large group activities and small group workshops. (Art, music, drama and prayer.) Eucharist will be celebrated. This lock-in will help middle school youth to focus on Lent through a series of "fun-but-reflective" activities.  There will also be time to play and get to know each other. Groups have the option of leaving after Eucharist (around midnight) or spending the night. 

Jesus said "take nothing for the journey" but please bring sleeping bags, toiletries, and $5 for breakfast and supplies. Each church is asked to send at least one adult leader. Click here for this event on Facebook. Share it! Click here for an event flyer.  

High School lock-in on February 1

Don't miss the High School Lock-In on February 1, 7 p.m. to midnight, at Galilee, Virginia Beach. Co-hosted by Galilee, Old Donation and Eastern Shore Chapel, this event offers games, worship, new friends and lively discussion. Don't miss it! 

RSVP to ian@galileechurch.net or to your youth leader by Jan. 30. Bring a snack to share and a non-perishable food for the food pantry.

Check out the two Province 3 youth events this Spring

Senior High Weekend- March 1-3

Middle School Weekend- April 19-21

Youth from the dioceses of Province 3 will gather for two wonderful weekends this Spring at beautiful North Bay camp on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland with music by the Sloane River Project. Who's in Province 3? Our province includes the dioceses of Southern Virginia, Bethlehem, Central Pennsylvania, Easton, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Northwest Pennsylvania, Southwest Virginia, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia. 

The fee for the event is subsidized at $100 per person. Scholarship assistance is always available.  Transportation will be coordinated for groups attending the weekends. To register or for more information please contact Ashley Scruggs at  ascruggs@diosova.org.

Tallis Scholars to perform in Virginia

Diocese of Virginia will kick off its new Episcopal Arts Series with two concerts by the Tallis Scholars, perhaps the most famous choir in the world. For more than 40 years, the Oxford, England based Tallis Scholars have been considered the preeminent performers of the greatest sacred music of the Renaissance era. Hailed by the New York Times as "the rock stars of Renaissance vocal music," the Tallis Scholars have produced dozens of recordings, receiving the highest critical acclaim across the globe. The Tallis Scholars will perform two sacred concerts (identical programs), one to be held at the Falls Church, Falls Church, on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. and the other at St. James's, Richmond on Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. Click here for more information and tickets. 

Time to apply for ECW Scholarships

The Episcopal Church Women's Elise Holladay Scholarship provides assistance to men and women for continued education beyond high school in undergraduate study only. In 2013, the ECW awarded $11,500 to students throughout the diocese. The Beverley D. Tucker Scholarship provides assistance to men and women in church-related training in an accredited Episcopal Church training school. The deadline for applying is April 30. Click here for the application form. Questions? Contact Deborah Austin, akadeborah@aol.com or 757-538-1797. 

Scholarships for VTS students available

Hampton Roads Community Foundation is accepting 2013-2014 applications for the Barron F. Black Scholarship and the Hy Smith Scholarship, both of which are for Virginia Theological Seminary students from the geographic area served by the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. The Foundation’s theological scholarship application is currently available on our website at http://hamptonroadscf.org/scholarships for interested students to download. The application deadline is April 1, 2013. Awards will be up to $4,000.