Young Adult Service Corps accepting applications for 2017-2018 placements

Young adults (21-30 years old) have an opportunity to transform their own lives while engaging mission and ministry in the Anglican Communion by joining the Young Adult Service Corps. Now, applications are available for 2017-2018 placements in the Young Adult Service Corps, commonly known as YASC. Click here for more info and application.

Currently YASCers are serving throughout the Anglican Communion, working alongside partners in administration, agriculture, communication, development, and education. They are serving in Brazil, Costa Rica, England, France, Haiti, Hong Kong, Japan, Jerusalem, Panama, Philippines, and South Africa. Adrienne Davis of St. David's, Chesterfield, is currently serving in YASC in Hong Kong.

Among possible placements for 2017-2018 are Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Japan, Jerusalem, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, and Tanzania.

Advent devotions offered by heads of Episcopal Church, Anglican Church of Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

	L to R: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry; the Rev. Susan Johnson; the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton; the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz

Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry joined the leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in preparing Advent Devotions for the upcoming liturgical season.

Titled "Liberated by God's Grace" and available here. The weekly devotions were prepared by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church in Canada; and the Rev. Susan Johnson, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. The Advent Devotions can be downloaded for websites, bulletin inserts, church programs, and used as discussion points.

Bishop Hollerith at Washington National Cathedral

L to R:  Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers; Rev. Dr. Rosemarie Duncan; Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde; Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas; Bishop Hollerith; Presiding Bishop Michael Curry; Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope; Very Rev. Randolph Hollerith

Bishop Hollerith was at the National Cathedral on Sunday, Oct. 23 - preaching at the morning service and participating in the installation of his brother, the Very Rev. Randolph M. Hollerith, as 11th Dean of the Cathedral. You can watch video of both services on the cathedral website,  www.cathedral.org. 

125th Annual Council Feb. 10-11 in Williamsburg

The 125th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia will be held February 10-11, 2017 at the Williamsburg Lodge Convention Center. Bookmark this page, www.bit.ly/diosova125, where you can find the most current information about the 125th Annual Council, including: Nomination form for elections; Youth Delegation application; Communicator Credentials application; and hotel information. Council hashtag is #diosova125.

Stewardship: It's not about money... It's about relationships
Our keynote speaker will be the Rev. Canon Timothy Dombek, Canon for Stewardship in the Diocese of Arizona. Dombek will give three presentations at Council: Building Relationships = Increased Giving; How to Talk About Money & Pledges; and The Most Overlooked Aspect of Congregational Stewardship.

Registration will begin Nov. 28
Council registration will open on Monday, Nov. 28. You will be able to register individually or you may register your entire delegation. Attendees will need to make their own hotel reservations. Discounted rates will be available at the Williamsburg Lodge and The Woodlands. 

Volunteer Choir

In celebration of our 125th annual Diocesan Council, the opening worship service on Friday, February 10 at 11 a.m. will include a brass quintet and volunteer singers from around our Diocese. Rebecca Davy, Music Director and Organist at Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, will direct the volunteer choir and is looking for singers to participate in this special service.  If you would be interested in singing, contact her at bdavy@brutonparish.org or 757-645-3431.

Dismantling Racism workshop Nov. 5

Virginia Organizing will offer a Dismantling Racism workshop on Saturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Trinity, Portsmouth (500 Court Street). During this workshop, people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds will have the opportunity to reflect on personal experiences, discuss issues, explore theories in anti-racism work, and focus on how to make changes within their organizations and communities. This is an opportunity to talk in an open, diverse, and safe setting about racism and to develop action plans to take home. Click here for more info and registration. Please register by Nov. 3.  

2015 Parish Audits due now

2015 parish audits were due September 1.  We have received 34. If you have not turned in your church's audit, please contact Kellie Riley at the diocesan office, kriley@diosova.org, to let her know the status of the audit.

If you need information about how to conduct an audit, you can go to the diocesan website, www.diosova.org, or contact Nancy James, njames@diosova.org or 213-3386, or Kellie Riley, kriley@diosova.org or 213-3374.  

Help ECW fund outreach - submit dues by Nov. 1

Each fall the ECW Diocesan Board asks Episcopal Church Women diocese-wide to help fund outreach in the diocese, nation and world. Each parish is requested to contribute annual dues of $3 per person. Two of those dollars ($2) fund the ECW Diocesan Budget on page 33 in the Yearbook and Directory. At year end, recipients world-wide receive donations allotted by percentages based on the amount of money received. The remaining dollar ($1) helps fund the administrative fund.

 

The board also asks for voluntary contributions to help fund the Church Periodical Club and Miles of Pennies; the Elise Holladay Scholarships for high school graduates to further their education; the Book of Remembrance-gifts in memory of loved ones also fund the Elise Holladay Scholarships; God Bless the Children, Jackson-Feild Homes and Boys Home graduation gifts; and With These Hands, Holy Cross Anglican School, Belize Feeding Program.

 

All contributions are due November 1. Please mail one check payable to: ECW Treasurer with the Parish Annual Contribution Report to Betty Mariner, ECW Diocesan Treasurer.

 

Who's Who is ECW?

We need your help to keep contact information up-to-date in the ECW Yearbook and Directory. We also want to honor our sisters in memoriam. Please complete and mail the ECW Parish Information Report, due November 1, and the ECW Convocation Report 2016, due November 15, to Louise Boss, Second Vice President. You can find all the forms in the 2016 ECW Yearbook and Directory. For a copy, email or call Ann Turner, Diocesan Communication Officer, aturner@diosova.org, 757-213-3388.