Through the great generosity and
charity of Miss Roberta Ridley, an endowed trust was established many
years ago to provide financial support for continuing education for
qualified members of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Southern
Virginia and for residents of Southampton County and the City of
Franklin. Scholarships are based on academic excellence and financial
need. Applications are due by June 20. Click here for more information and application form.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
2013-2014 Youth Ministry events and resources now online
Youth Ministry events and resources for the 2013-2014 program year are now available on our website, www.diosova.org/youth.
The new materials include the 2013-2014 Youth Ministry Toolkit,
applications, forms, and other resources. There's also a full calendar
of upcoming events for youth.
Jackson-Feild residents share their talents
By Tod Balsbaugh, Jackson-Feild Homes
The children at
Jackson-Feild Homes have been assisting the residents of Emporia Manor
and Greensville Manor in Emporia, Virginia by making a variety of gifts
and delivering them to residents once a month.Theresa Hicks, Program
Coordinator, initiated this effort last fall. She wanted to instill a
sense of community service in the Home's residents. The residents have
made such items as Halloween cup cakes, decorative wreaths, snowman
candy canes, Valentine centerpieces and their most recent gifts of
butterfly treat bags. When delivering these gifts, Hicks encourages the
children to interact with the residents. In doing so, both children and
residents are enriched and changed. Through the simple act of being
kind, the boys and girls are instilled with a sense of pride. The
children look forward to the next trip where they can share their lives
and talents with others.
Bishop Vache Scholarship applications being accepted
Applications for the C. Charles Vache Scholarship are now being accepted. Applications are available on our website. The
Bishop Vache Scholarships provide funds to assist low-income and
minority college students in the Diocese of Southern Virginia. First
year students as well as returning college students are welcome to
apply. Scholarship awards range from $1000 to $5000 per academic year.
Applications must be postmarked by June 30. Notifications will go out
by July 15, and awards will be made by August 1.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Diaconal Ordination Exploration Program application deadline is May 15
The deadline for applications to the Diaconal Ordination
Exploration Program in the Diocese of Southern Virginia is May 15.
Applicants will interview with the Commission on Ministry for postulancy
in the fall of 2013. Those granted postulancy will receive formation
and training in the new cross diocesan school for deacons. The school is
a joint effort of the Episcopal Dioceses of Southern Virginia and
Virginia. For more information, click here.
ECW Annual Spring Meeting will be May 18
The ECW Annual Spring Meeting will be held May 18 at Christ Church, Danville. For further information and registration, please to go ECW News & Events page on the diocesan website.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
News from Mission of the Holy Spirit
By Keith Josey, Chaplain
Thank you for your
continued support of the Mission of the Holy Spirit; it is through
caring individuals like yourselves that lives are being changed. I would
like to take a moment to share with you some of the amazing
accomplishments that have occurred over the past several months.
Our most recent
achievements have been the development of a Monday evening GED program
and a teenage health and wellness class. We have had several adult
students take and pass the GED test. Our teens look forward to coming
out and learning about health and nutrition as well as participating in
exercise class and enjoying a healthy meal.
Since September,
we have enjoyed helping our young people with their academic studies
through our enrichment and tutoring program. Thank you to all the
volunteers who assist in supporting the educational needs as well as
providing meals for our Tuesday and Thursday evening programs. The
average attendance is around 25 children and adolescents for each
program, and we have seen a steady increase in their overall progress in
school.
We have increased our community outreach and evidence of its
effectiveness has been shown in the steady rise of our attendance on
Sunday. As our worship service has grown, our adult members are
requesting additional services such as Bible study. To meet that need,
we have begun a community conference call Bible study on Wednesday
evenings. This is turning into a huge success as each week more adults
are calling in and listening to a lesson that is reshaping their lives.
None of this would be possible without the support of individuals like
you and the support of our local churches. As we move forward, it is
vital that you continue to support the Mission of the Holy Spirit.
We have partnered
with the Yes! Dare2Dream! program, a faith-based initiative program that
allows many of our members to become trained group facilitators in
areas like career development, abstinence, and self-esteem. As we begin
to market these programs to the community and draw more young people to
the Mission, we will need additional support from you and our partner
churches. Our goal is to find positive ways to impact the lives of the
families we serve and move them forward.
Your gifts go
directly towards the improvement of our programs and the changing of
people's lives. We are counting on you to assist our efforts to relieve
the stressors that our families go through by connecting them to a
strong faith community, and continuing to offer hope through our quality
programs. Thank you!
Learn more about Mission of the Holy Spirit and how you can support their ministry here.
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