Monday, June 3, 2013
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ECW awards 14 Elise Holladay Scholarships
By Nancy Smith, St. Aidan's, Virginia Beach
Episcopal Church
Women (ECW) awarded Elise Holladay Scholarships to fourteen young men
and women in the Diocese of Southern Virginia in May. The ECW Student
Work committee, with members from St. Mark's, Suffolk and Good Shepherd,
Norfolk, and chaired by Deborah Austin, St. Mark's, Suffolk, reviewed
applications and all applicants received a scholarship.
Established as a
memorial to Elise Holladay, an early Diocese of Southern Virginia ECW
president, the scholarships are available to young men and women who
want to further their education after high school. The scholarship is
funded through contributions from parish ECWs, the Book of Remembrance
and the Penick Fund.
Alexis Green - Grace Episcopal, Norfolk, Salem High School
Margaret Thomas - Christ Church, Amelia, Cosby High School
Steven Oake - Christ Episcopal, Danville, Danville Community College
Kelsey Bisker - Hunger Episcopal Church, Northampton High School
Amanda Brandenburg - Church of the Ascension, Granby High School
Angelica Garcia - St. James, Accomac, Eastern Shores Community College
Patrick Mahley - St. Andrew's, Newport News, Woodside High School
Judy Wyche - St. Thomas', Freeman, Paul D. Camp Community College
Kiara Nicholson - St. Andrews's, Norfolk, Mary Baldwin College
Nicholas Sarandia - St. John's, Portsmouth, Churchland High School
Ryan Watson - St. Mark's, Suffolk, Nansemond River High School
Robert Davenport - Church of the Good Shepherd, Hobart College
Molly Colski - St. Andrew's, Norfolk, Maury High School
Elizabeth Gilliher - St. Andrew's, Norfolk, Maury High School
News from our Diocesan ECW
By Barbara E. Taylor, ECW President
Many Thanks to
those who attended our ECW Diocesan Spring meeting at Christ Church,
Danville. A special thanks to Nancy Sands our First Vice President and
the Women of Christ Church who were our host. We also thank the Rev.
Helen McKee who was our celebrant and installed our new Diocesan UTO
Coordinator, Joyce Douglas, of St. Augustine's, Newport News.
During our meeting
we had two speakers. The first was Dorothy "Dottie" Arthur, Province
III National Board Representative. She had much information and was
inspiring regarding the plans for the Triennial in 2015 in Utah.
!Celebremos! We also heard from Janet Lemmer, Director of the Boys Home
in Covington, Virginia. She spoke of the home's history, their efforts,
their successes, and their needs.
The women of the ECW decided to take on the following charitable outreach projects. We will attempt to raise $10,000 over the next two years for the Women To Women project. A ministry between women of the Diocese of Southern Virginia and the Mothers Union of the Diocese of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We will be working with the Diocese of Virginia who have been involved with this project for some time. They have been sending groups and money for some time but more is still needed. We will also try to fulfill The Spring and Winter Wish List for The Boys Home of Covington, Virginia
Thanks to Deborah Austin, Student Work Chair. Her group awarded 14 scholarships to students in the
Diocese.
New Province III UTO Coordinator
On April 27, a new
Province III ECW UTO Coordinator was elected at the ECW Province III
Meeting in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She is Dena Lee, 295 Braxton
Ridge Road, Amherst, Virginia 24521. 434-946-7611, dglee7880@gmail.com.
New Diocesan UTO Coordinator
On May 18, Joyce
Douglas was installed as our new Diocesan UTO Coordinator. Joyce is a
very active member of St. Augustine's, Newport News. Joyce Douglas,
4608 Coronet Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23455. 757-496-0192, amielonie@aol.com
Sign up now for the Annual Open Planning & Strategy Workshop for Youth Leaders
The
annual Open Planning & Strategy Workshop for Youth Leaders will
take place on Saturday, July 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at
Emmanuel, Hampton. There is no fee to attend. Lunch is provided. Open to
all adults who work with youth in the Diocese of Southern Virginia,
this annual event provides an opportunity to network with other youth
leaders, problem-solve common issues in youth ministry, and get
up-to-date information on resources and programs. There is
no deadline to register. So that we can plan for lunch, please contact
Ashley Scruggs, Youth Missioner, at 757-213-3393 or ascruggs@diosova.org.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
St. Matthias' youth support Jackson-Feild
Lisa
Rose, Youth Coordinator at St. Matthias’, Midlothian, is passionate
about helping her sixth and seventh grade youth appreciate their
blessings and to be concerned about the plight of those less fortunate.She
has many creative ways to help her children appreciate the effect of
money and how we choose to use it and especially what it can do for
others. One of her exercises involves freezing money in ice cubes in
order to work to get to it. Rose’s efforts led to a fund raiser to help
children their own age who have experienced misery and pain.
Over
the course of several Sundays, the youth collected jewelry from their
families and members of the church. The items were then sold with the
proceeds being given to Jackson-Feild Homes at the suggestion of Rose’s
mother who has been a loyal supporter of the Home.
On
May 9, The Rev. John Boucher presented a check to Jackson-Feild in
the amount of $350 during the awards ceremony of the 18th Annual Golfing
for the Kids tournament at The Country Club of the Highlands. The
Homes’ staff was humbled by this gift and are most thankful for these
special youngsters and their youth coordinator.
Representatives
from Jackson-Feild hope to be able to meet with St. Matthias' youth
group when they reconvene after the summer. The youth group is also
interested in doing some "hands on" projects in the future.
Jackson-Feild
Homes provides innovative, intensive therapeutic services using best
practice trauma models for boys and girls in residential care and
community- based services. All programs work with each youth
individually and involve each youth’s family to ensure success. The
goal is to return the child to their community as soon as possible.
Jackson-Feild works to educate, equip and empower youth to become
healthy and confident young adults.
Mission of the Holy Spirit completes 5-week wellness program
By Ann Campbell, Mission of the Holy Spirit Board
Old
Dominion University nursing students have been an active presence with
Mission of the Holy Spirit kids. They provide tutoring and help our
younger children through focused tutoring and mentoring.
This
semester, in addition to tutoring, the students have implemented a
five-week program with our teen girls. This series, sponsored by a Seeds
of Hope grant from the Diocese, is focused on healthy lifestyles and
includes a teaching that addresses topics such as genetics, family
history and “owning” your health. The formal lesson is followed by an
exercise activity usually with music and dance! The group has applied
knowledge about healthy eating to food preparation for the group. The
girls assist with the meal preparation and apply safe food handling tips
as well as ways to make a recipe healthier to the nightly meal. As a
culminating activity we took the girls for a dinner out to apply the
healthy food choice teaching they had learned.
Car wash!
The
Mission of the Holy Spirit is holding a car wash at Good Shepherd,
Norfolk, on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come by, meet the
kids, and help raise funds for this wonderful ministry!
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