Monday, November 23, 2015
Lost Boys Foundation: Volunteers needed
Outreach Africa: Lost Boys Foundation helps our Sudanese
refugees (many of whom are now citizens) as advocates in the
complexities of American life. It also raises money to help their
younger relatives get an education in Kenya. Founder Julie Hill is in
need of volunteers on the Peninsula to help with patient advocacy and
with fair housing issues. Go to http://lostboysUS.org to learn more about the Foundation and the Lost Boys or contact Julie at 757-749-3644 or julhill@cox.net to learn how you can help!
Robert B. Wynne elected to Board of Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services
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Young Adult and Seminarian Grant Programs from United Thank Offering
Young Adult and Seminarian Grant Programs from the United Thank
Offering are accepting applications. In addition to grant applications
from Young Adults, the UTO Board has also created a process for
seminarians to apply for UTO grants for projects either at their field
education site or in their home diocese.
There are a couple of changes from last year for the Young Adult
grants. Instead of awarding one per province, the Board will select the
top ten applications to fund. A video is not required, but applicants
are welcome to submit one if they feel so called. Young Adult grants are
for projects led by people 21-30 not for projects to minister to that
age group.
All of the applications are also available on the UTO website, www.unitedthankoffering.org. The deadline for applications is January 29 at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
November Weekend 2015 hits maximum capacity!
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Last weekend, nearly 70 individuals gathered at Chanco for our
annual middle school retreat, and we used every available conference
room to host these teens. This year's turnout was the largest ever; the
program has grown steadily since it originally kicked off as an
overnight lock-in at St. Martin's, Williamsburg, in 2010. Now November
Weekend runs from Friday evening through Sunday morning at Chanco and
features engaging worship, music, mixers and games, a dance, zip lines,
and field games. To learn more about our diocesan youth programs visit www.diosova.org/youth or contact diocesan Youth Missioner Ashley Scruggs at ascruggs@diosova.org.
Registration open for Holiday Lock-in at Chanco for youth in grades 6-12
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Watch & Read: Video and books to help you prepare for Trinity Institute 2016
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The Trinity Institute's 45th annual conference - Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice - will be webcast live at the Diocesan office in Newport News, Jan. 21-23, 2016. This
year's conference - TI2016: Listen for a Change - focuses on racial
justice. TI2016 is for anyone who is interested in a theological
perspective on racial justice and a fuller understanding of present
realities and ways to transform them.
To help you get a taste of Trinity Institute and prepare for the rich conversations at this year's conference on racial justice, click here for books and videos from this year's speakers.
The books from TI2016 speakers as well as other important voices are a great preface to the issues that we'll discuss at TI2016, including structural racism, mass incarceration, and policy change. Click here for a reading list you can download.
Get more information and register online at www.diosova.org. To help you get a taste of Trinity Institute and prepare for the rich conversations at this year's conference on racial justice, click here for books and videos from this year's speakers.
The books from TI2016 speakers as well as other important voices are a great preface to the issues that we'll discuss at TI2016, including structural racism, mass incarceration, and policy change. Click here for a reading list you can download.
Southern Virginia is participating in the Asset Map of The Episcopal Church
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"The Asset Map is a visual catalog of The Episcopal Church at
large, enabling diocesan leaders, church members and church seekers
alike to see at a glance and in depth what the Church's presence looks
like in their area, both infrastructure and programs," said Abagail
Nelson, Episcopal Relief & Development's Senior Vice President of
Programs. "It has wide-ranging potential to facilitate the development
of new ministries and partnerships, and support the mobilization of
resources and expertise."
The interactive map displays pins for each church. Clicking on a pin provides contact information and descriptions of programs at that particular location. Scan and search functions help users find ministries in their area or across the country. This short video helps explain how the Asset Map works.
The Diocese of Southern Virginia is actively participating in
the Episcopal Asset Map project. Bishop Hollerith has asked churches
to designate someone to help manage their presence on the map.
Communications Officer Ann Turner is the diocesan map administrator.
Please contact her if you have any questions about the Asset Map, aturner@diosova.org.
Whether you have just begun a food pantry and are looking for
churches that have done the same, or you are dreaming of teaming up
with another church to create a new ministry, the Episcopal Asset Map
can be a valuable resource. Our diocesan page can be found at http://edsva.episcopalassetmap.org/.
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