Administrators & Treasurers Lunch Group to meet

The Administrators & Treasurers Lunch Group will meet on Thursday, March 28, 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.

James Solomon Russell celebration on March 31

The James Solomon Russell Commemoration Committee invites you to join them for a celebration of the life and work of the Rev. James Solomon Russell on Sunday, March 31 at 2 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church in South Hill. Bishop Jay Magness will be celebrant and Bishop Ronald Thornhill, senior pastor of Tabernacle of Zion, will be preacher. Clergy: Festive stoles. For more information contact Mrs. Annie Walker, 434-447-4097. New Hope Church is located at 255 Union Mill Road in South Hill, VA.

Play golf to help Jackson-Feild's children

If you are a golfer and want to help mentally ill children please make plans to play in Jackson-Feild's 24th annual golf tournament on May 6. Funds raised from this event will be used to purchase special psychiatric furniture which is safe and durable for five cottage's bedrooms.

The tournament will be held at the Country Club at the Highlands in Chesterfield County. Lunch is served at noon and the shotgun start begins at 1:00 p.m.

 

Jackson-Feild's mission is to provide high-quality mental health services to children who have suffered severe emotional trauma heal and restore wellness so that they can return home.

If you would like to enter a team or would like to play yourself please contact Terron Watkins at 804-354-6929 or email him at twatkins@jacksonfeild.org to enter or go to Jackson-Feild's website (www.jacksonfeild.org).

Thriving in Ministry opportunity for clergywomen

Clergywomen in any denomination across the South serving in their first appointment as a solo or senior pastor (and associates hoping to serve as solo or senior pastors in the future) are invited to apply for the first cohort of the Thriving in Ministry program, which provides resources for women in ministry through regular ecumenical peer group meetings, congregational trainings, transformative retreats (including an international pilgrimage!), financial support for restorative practices that promote pastoral well-being, and spiritual direction and coaching over a 15-month period. This opportunity is funded through a grant from the Lilly Endowment Fund and is offered at no cost to participants. Applications are open for the first cohort, which will begin meeting in September 2019. The application deadline is May 31, 2019. Click here for more information. 

Holy Land Pilgrimage with Bishop Magness in 2020

 
  The next Holy Land Pilgrimage led by Bishop Magness will be February 3-14, 2020. Full details will be available soon. To register your interest and receive a discount voucher of $150 per pilgrim complete this form by March 31, 2019.

Soul Shop: Suicide prevention education

The Christian Education Network (CE-Net) is hosting a Soul Shop program presented by Michelle Peterson, Executive Director of The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation, on March 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Diocesan Office (11827 Canon Blvd. Suite 101, Newport News).

 

Suicidal desperation is a concern for people of every age, economic status, race, gender, and role.  It impacts church members, leaders, and clergy.  In Soul Shop, a Christianity-based suicide prevention training, you will learn how to minister to those who are currently considering suicide, those who are anxious that a family member or friend might be considering suicide, those that have lost a loved one to suicide, and those who have experienced suicidal thinking in the past but are no longer having those thoughts.  Sometimes all people need is a sign that they are supposed to live.  You can be that sign when you learn to talk about suicide and lead people to help.

 

Michelle Peterson is the Executive Director of The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives by providing suicide prevention programs and resources. Michelle presents suicide prevention programs for teens and adults in order to inform, educate, and stop stigma. Michelle is a survivor of suicide loss. In 2014, her daughter, Sarah, died by suicide at the age of fifteen. Michelle is a former teacher and is active as a community partner with the Virginia Suicide Prevention Interagency Group and with suicide prevention efforts in the Hampton Roads Region. She also serves on the board of the Tidewater Pastoral Counseling Services.

 

Cost is $5 and includes lunch. Click here to register. 

Apply now for ECW Scholarships

The Episcopal Church Women offer two scholarships, the Elise Holladay Scholarship and the Beverley D. Tucker Scholarship. The deadline to apply for either scholarship is April 26, 2019.

 

The Elise Holladay Scholarship is available to young men and women who want to further their education after high school. The Beverley D. Tucker Scholarship provides assistance to men and women in church-related training in an accredited Episcopal school.

 

Click here for more information and an application.