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Gratitude, Giving and Gladness: Making the Move to Year Round Stewardship
Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
St. Martin’s, Williamsburg

This first in a series of yearly stewardship events is designed for parish teams of up to three persons which may include clergy and stewardship chairs. Cost for the event is $25 per person. Deadline for registration is Monday, May 7. Click here to register. Questions? Contact Caroline Black, Canon for Formation, cblack@diosova.org or 757-213-3377.

Presenter: Susan Lee Vick
Susan Lee Vick is founding chair of the Commission on Gratitude in the Diocese of Northern California. An in-demand preacher, speaker, consultant, and trainer, Susan celebrates the ministry of stewardship as "the joy business," a lifelong opportunity to learn and teach that it really is more blessed to give than to receive. Susan is the Co-author of Grateful, Glad, and Giving: Year Round, Abundance Based, Stewardship, Congregations around the country have found Grateful, Glad, and Giving an engaging, highly customizable, and integrated approach to stewardship, leadership development, and congregational revitalization. "G3," as it's affectionately known, spotlights and amplifies abundance, on all fronts. Susan is a postulant for ordained priesthood, the founder and Chief Development Officer of the Church Investment Group, and the mother of four children aged 14 - 22. Her home parish, The Church of the Incarnation, is in Santa Rosa, California.

Province III Small Church Conference
May 28-31
Shrine Mont Retreat Center, Orkney Springs VA

The Province III Small Church Conference will be held May 28-31 at Shrine Mont Retreat Center in Orkney Springs, Virginia. Join colleagues from Province III in the springtime peace of the Shenandoah Valley and enjoy Shrine Mont's notorious hospitality while discussing the small church in the 21st century. This four day conference will will give participants the chance to get together and discuss issues shared by and challenging congregations from small churches. Issues to be discuss include: stewardship, music and liturgy, Christian education. For more information and registration, click here.

Church Communicators Meeting
June 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St. Stephen's, Newport News

This will be a terrific opportunity to get information and also to get connected with other communicators around the diocese. Carlyle Gravely, former editor of the Jamestown Cross, will bring information from the national Episcopal Communicators recent annual conference. Ann Turner, diocesan communications officer, will present the new Church Communicators Manual for Southern Virginia. Each participant will get a copy of the manual to take back to their congregation. Registration deadline is May 26. Click here to register.

Open Planning & Strategy Workshop for Youth Leaders
July 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hickory Neck, Toano

Get prepared for the next program year! Mark your calendar for the Open Planning & Strategy Workshop for Youth Leaders on Saturday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hickory Neck, Toano. Adults who work with youth in parishes around the diocese are invited to come together for this annual gathering. We will join in problem-solving, calendar-planning and sharing effective strategies for youth ministry in the parish. We will also discuss ways we can better collaborate locally and brainstorm ideas for diocesan youth ministry initiatives. This is a great opportunity to network with other leaders, share your ideas, and get inspired. Light breakfast and full lunch provided. No fee to attend. Please register by emailing Youth Missioner Ashley Scruggs at ascruggs@diosova.org

Lansing Lee Conference with Eric Metaxas
Oct. 29-31
Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville NC

What is faith? How can we be salt and light within our own historical context? Join us for two days of talks with New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas, whose keynote at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast railed against "phony religiosity" and called U.S. lawmakers to take Jesus's teachings seriously, all while using his trademark wit and humor to keep the audience roaring with laughter. Metaxas will share the stories of William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer as we explore ways to make our faith culturally relevant. Click here for more information and registration.