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Information for ministers, educators, church administrators, clerks, and congregations | |
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In This Issue
- Gender Equality, Women’s Well-being Special Focus in March
- 2023 Session Minutes Due to Readers by March 20
- Registration Open for Presbytery Leaders Retreat
- Make Meaningful Connections at NEXT Church Gathering
- Save the Date for Officer Training
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Photo: D'Orazio Ordained in February
- Into the Church Triumphant
- Presbytery Events
- Church and Community Events - placeholders
- Employment Opportunities
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Gender Equality, Women’s Well-being Special Focus in March | International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women's History Month remind us to reflect on our responsibility to make this world a just world. As people of faith called by God to care for one another, let us follow the United Nation's call to “unite to transform challenges into opportunities and shape a better future for all!" Read more in the Mission Yearbook entry for March 8. | |
2023 Session Minutes Due to Readers by March 20 | |
Session minutes for 2023 are now being read by our team of reviewers. Clerks should submit their 2023 session minutes and the clerk's index sheet to their reader by March 20. Contact Marilyn Johns if you have any questions. | |
Registration Open for Presbytery Leaders Retreat | |
Ministers, commissioned ruling elders, educators, and youth workers are invited to recharge and relax with the 2024 Presbytery Leaders Retreat. Join April 16-17 at Roslyn Retreat Center for conversation, contemplation, good food, and fellowship. | |
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Rev. Dr. Frances Taylor Gench will lead us in worship and a study of the Gospels used in the lectionary in the coming weeks.
Enjoy presentations interspersed with time to visit with friends, new and old. Come for each day or stay overnight.
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Make Meaningful Connections at NEXT Church Gathering | The 2024 National Gathering of NEXT Church will be April 8-11 in Falls Church, Virginia. Choose one of six pathways–each with a different focus and content leader–to dig deep into. Your chosen pathway will meet five times during the gathering. Each pathway includes coaching to help you move from head knowledge to impactful action when you leave the gathering. | |
Save the Date for Officer Training | Deacons, elders, educators, and other church leaders are invited to Equipping the Saints, a one-day training event for officers. Receive education and support to enable your congregation to do creative Christ-centered ministry that is relevant and forward thinking. Network with others who serve in similar roles in churches across the presbytery. The event is April 27 at Covenant Church in Petersburg. Registration is $15 per person; receive a discount if more than five people from your congregation attend. | |
On February 17, Robbie D'Orazio (center) was ordained to ministry and installed as associate pastor for families, children, and youth at Patuxent Presbyterian Church in Maryland. Robbie’s journey in faith began in Presbytery of the James when he discovered his calling during a youth group retreat in high school. He attended seminary at Union Presbyterian Theological Seminary, served as a chaplain at Virginia Commonwealth University, and was the youth director at Swift Creek Church. | |
Into The Church Triumphant | |
The Rev. Jim Payne died March 8. Jim had served as the executive director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy before his retirement. Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond will host a service in celebration of Jim's life on Sunday, April 28, at 1:00 p.m. | |
Church & Community Events | | |
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Reflective Leadership Grant Application Open
March 18
Duke Divinity
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Mr Rogers Day Resources
March 20
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NEXT Church National Gathering
April 8-11
Falls Church Presbyterian Church, Falls Church
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Legacies of the Holocaust Seminar
April 9-11
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, D.C.
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Women's Retreat
April 19-20
Camp Hanover, Mechanicsville
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Earth Day Sunday
April 21
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Camp Fun Day
April 21, 2-5 p.m.
Camp Hanover
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Family Camp
May 17-19
Camp Hanover, Mechanicsville
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Bible and Church Music Conference
July 21-27
Massanetta Springs, Harrisonburg
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Clergy Couple Retreat
July 29-August 1
Massanetta Springs, Harrisonburg
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Homecoming
August 30-September 2
Camp Hanover
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Scotland Trip
September 13-23
With Three Chopt Church, Henrico
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Learn about church employment opportunities or submit an opportunity to POJ's calls and jobs board. | |
- Interim senior pastor/head of staff, River Road Church (Richmond)
- Installed minister, Amelia Church (Amelia)
- Summer camp staff, Camp Hanover (Mechanicsville)
- Summer camp nurse, Camp Hanover (Mechanicsville)
- Director of faith formation, River Road Church (Richmond)
- Synod administrator, Synod of the Mid-Atlantic (Richmond)
- Director of traditional music, River Road Church (Richmond)
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Calls and Jobs in Nearby Presbyteries
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The Current is published weekly. Submit an announcement for an upcoming issue by emailing editor Kelley Hope. Submissions due Thursday at 5 p.m. for the following week. Send text (including a link to your website/Facebook page) in the body of your email or in a Word document. Attach photos to your email if desired. Please do not send graphics or flyers. | Office Telephone | (804) 262-2074 | | | | |
