Charlottesville to Jamestown Pilgrimage

Charlottesville to Jamestown: A Journey of Transformation will occur in early October 2018. It will begin in Charlottesville, the site of the most violent attack by white supremacists in modern US history, and it will end at the landing point of the first enslaved Africans on this continent, Jamestown and Fort Monroe, Virginia. Offering a history of race and occupation, this pilgrimage will share religious perspectives from scholars, journalists, and clergy members.

 

Participants on this pilgrimage will hear stories and untold histories, build relationships and identify what needs to be transformed in order to bring about racial equity. Sponsored by the Charlottesville Clergy Collective, the events will provide an opportunity to acknowledge the sin of enslavement and its legacy of inequity. It will invite participants to take the next step to build a more just community.

 

The pilgrimage commences on Saturday, October 6, with a four-mile walk from Charlottesville to Monticello. At Monticello, we will hear stories about the lives of the enslaved from their descendants, and read the names of almost 360 people who wereenslaved there.

 

From Monday, October 8 through Thursday, October 11, there will be educational and cultural events that address the history of American Indian presence in what we now call Virginia, and the connections between Christianity and systemic racism.

 

On Friday, October 12, participants will travel to Richmond to walk the Richmond's Slave Trail. On Saturday, October 13, participants will visit Jamestown for a First Africans tour, and then move on to Fort Monroe, where the first ship brought enslaved Africans to this shore almost 400 years ago.

 

The Pilgrimage is sponsored by Charlottesville Clergy Collective, a nonprofit, interfaith organization of fifty members representing over twelve Christian denominations and five faith traditions committed to addressing racism. The Pilgrimage has been funded by the generous support of BAMA Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, the Virginia United Methodist Foundation, twelve different local faith congregations, and several individual donors. The Baptist Center for Ethics and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation have provided in-kind services.

 

Go to www.cville2jtown.com for further information

 

For further information contact: Rabia Povich at deborahpovich@gmail.com; Michael Cheuk at email@cvilleclergycollective.org; Robert Lewis at rdlewis75@gmail.com. 

The Rev. James Carey retires from Jackson-Feild

The Rev. James Carey retired from the Gwaltney School and Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Service after teaching history and government for thirteen years. His passion for history was infectious and helped countless students achieve their educational goals. The Rev. Carey served as a mentor and strong role model for his students. He demonstrated why history is important and is a key component in becoming an informed citizen.

 

He served in the United States Army and in Vietnam for a year. He and his wife are active in the community. The Rev. Carey pastors a local church and served as our unofficial school chaplain pronouncing the benediction for countless school activities and ceremonies.

 

The Rev. Carey was honored at a special ceremony to thank him for his service and to recognize him for efforts to educate children with mental health disorders which requires inordinate patience and understanding. He was given a gift and a clock to commemorate his service to Jackson-Feild.

Diocesan Connection and ECW Grapevine newsletters available

The July-September 2018 issue of the Diocesan Connection newsletter, which includes the Fall issue of the ECW Grapevine, is now available. The newsletter offers a digest of stories from our weekly Parish News and Diocesan eNews. Please print and share a copy with church members who do not have email, and post a copy on a bulletin board or in your narthex.  

 

You can also find the Diocesan Connection on the News & Publications page of our website.   

CE-Net gathering on Sept. 19

Join the Christian Education Network (CE-Net) for an informal roundtable conversation on Wednesday, September 19, 10:00 to 11:30 at the Diocesan Office in Newport News. Come ready to share one thing from your ministry that is going well AND one thing that is a growth opportunity in your ministry. If you are available, please join us for a Dutch treat lunch at a nearby restaurant afterward. Hope to see you there!

Administrators & Treasurers Lunch Group to meet Sept. 20 at Diocesan Office

The Administrators & Treasurers Lunch Group will meet on Thursday, September 20, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Diocesan Office in Newport News. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with other parish administrators and treasurers to talk about common issues. There's no agenda for this gathering - just an opportunity to get together, share, encourage, support, and ask questions. Bring your own lunch; beverages will be provided. RSVP to Diocesan Comptroller Judy Dobson, jdobson@diosova.org or 757-213-3386. 

Historic St. Luke's to hold Cemetery Preservation Workshop Sept. 29

Historic St. Luke's in Smithfield will offer a Cemetery Preservation Workshop Saturday, September 29, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Space is limited to the first 25 registrants. St. Lukes' Education Coordinator Rachel Popp will lead participants through a three-hour journey of learning about and applying authorized headstone and monument cleaning techniques in Virginia's oldest open cemetery. For more information and to RSVP, email Rachel Popp at  rpopp@historicstlukes.org.  

ODU students - connect with the Canterbury Center

The Canterbury Center at Old Dominion University in Norfolk is a place for ODU students to come for Noonday Prayer and lunch at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays, and Eucharist at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner on Sunday evenings. Students can always find a food and a place to study, relax, engage in Bible study (usually on Tuesday afternoons) with other students. Therapy dogs Kuma & Kimba are there to relieve stress. The chaplain, the Rev Wendy Wilkinson, is there Tuesday, Thursdays and Sunday evening and is always ready to listen and engage students as they seek a deeper relationship with Jesus or just need a compassionate listener. If you are at ODU this semester, stop by for lunch and meet us! We will be joining with William & Mary, Longwood University, and Hampden-Sydney for a retreat at Chanco the first weekend of November. The Canterbury Center is at 1526 W. 49th St across from ODU. For more information contact the Rev Wendy Wilkinson at chaplain@oducanterbury.org.