08/29/2008
In God there is no right or left
By C Wills
How the Church can participate in a charged election season
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08/28/2008
Diocesan office responds to grieving family
By C Wills
On Wednesday, August 6, a young person returning supplies to Evans House saw a person lying in the landscaped area at the southern edge of diocesan property. When the person could not be roused, diocesan administrator Alan Boyce called the police who arrived promptly, blocked off the area and determined that the man was deceased.
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08/27/2008
Travel and ministry fill summer for Dio SWVA youth
By Sarah Bentley
By Sarah Bentley
Summer 2008 has been a busy one for the youth of DioSWVA, as we affectionately call our diocese.
In July, 18 of us, including five Monacan Indians spent a wonderful week in San Antonio, Texas for Episcopal Youth Event.
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08/27/2008
Funding Future Ministry– Diocesan Stewardship Day
By C Wills
Diocesan Planned Giving committee member Suzan Anderson, a retired estate planning attorney and member of St. Elizabeth’s, Roanoke, gave a presentation about endowment funds to participants at the second Stewardship Development Institute.
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08/25/2008
St. Peter's, Altavista gives $100,000 for shelter
By C Wills
Congratulations to St. Peter’s, Altavista, for winning the Outstanding Philanthropic Organization Award from the local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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08/24/2008
Lambeth conference reflections
By Neff Powell
DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST:
The Lambeth Conference is the once-a-decade meeting of Anglican bishops from throughout the world. The Archbishop of Canterbury issues the invitations and hosts the meeting.
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06/27/2008
A Lifetime of Learning
By Nina Salmon
Without words, my father’s restraining hand let me know that the pastel egg my sharp eyes had spied beneath the forsythia bush should be discovered and claimed by Jessica. I watched as her plump arm reached under the golden bower to claim the treasure I’d spotted first. She happily placed the egg in her empty basket. I didn’t want to let Jessica find the egg. I remember disliking her and the fact that I had to be nice to her.
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06/27/2008
Prison ministry helps inmates keep the faith
By Christie Wills
Incarcerated population in SW VA growing as new prisons open
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06/27/2008
Small Church Leadership Conference at Trinity
By Kathy Killian
The theme of this year’s conference was “Everyone Can Do Something” and we learned that indeed we can!
Nine participants from our diocese joined 45 others to attend three days of worship, workshops, music and relaxation May 27-30 at Trinity Center in beautiful Salter Path, North Carolina.
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06/27/2008
Diocese rolls out new web site design
By Christie Wills
In its first major overhaul since 2005, the diocese has revamped the look of its web site, dioswva.org.
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