Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Bishop Hollerith’s Christmas Message 2015

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Stop Hunger Now ships meals to Dominican Republic

Stop Hunger Now indicates shipment of the ten thousand meals we purchased and packed has been sent to the Dominican Republic.  Thank you for helping.

 

Fr R Christopher Heying

 

 

Friends of Stop Hunger Now,

 

We are delighted to announce that meals from your meal packaging event have been shipped in a container with 285,120 meals from our Lynchburg warehouse. The meals will be received by our in-country partner CitiHope International.

 

With 42% of the population below the poverty line, food shortage is prevalent throughout the Dominican Republic. CitiHope provides food and other resources to schools, orphanages and other needy people and takes an active role in the distribution and monitoring. CitiHope supports sustainable educational and development programs that empower locals to create strong, self-sufficient communities. 

 

Citihope's country director in the Dominican Re

​public says,

"We consider this not to be 'charity' but a real investment in humanity. The school and orphanage programs help our country so much by creating a future of responsible citizens that contribute to the improvement of our society. These children come from families that cannot supply even one meal a day for their children and don't understand the purpose of education. So the motivation comes from the food!...These SHN donations are a defining component that heals a nation, multi-dimensionally."

 

For more information, please visit:  http://citihope.org/

 

Visit www.stophungernow.org for more information on how to continue your involvement in the fight against hunger and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stophungernow for updates, videos and photos from the field.  

Thank you for generously donating your time as a volunteer with Stop Hunger Now. 

Episcopal Relief & Development - Healing a hurting world

Hurricane Sandy and the Episcopal Relief & Development

Dear Friends,

Our heart goes out to all who have suffered and are still suffering loss as a result of Hurricane Sandy.  We will of course include them and first responders and ongoing supporters in our prayers.

The Episcopal Relief and Development is an agency that I am sure many of you know.  They provide much needed relief following disasters around the world and are very much involved in supporting those in need as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

You can make a donation online: http://www.er-d.org/ or may wish to make a check to Emmanuel Church with ERD (or Hurricane Sandy) in the memo, and we will send the money to the ERD.

Peace and blessing,

Chris

Fr. R Christopher Heying

Emmanuel Church

Bicentennial of the Rev. G.W. Dame to be Celebrated by Emmanuel Church & Chatham Hall on September 30th

On Sunday, September 30, Emmanuel and Chatham Hall will celebrate, at Emmanuel, the bicentennial of the birth of the man who revived the almost-extinguished Episcopal faith in the area and served as trustee of Chatham Hall (then the Chatham Female Episcopal Institute) and as Danville and Pittsylvania County’s first superintendent of schools,

The fete honoring the Reverend Dr. G.W. Dame (1812-1895) will include Chatham Hall’s 28-voice St. Mary’s Choir, overseen by Choir Director David Grimes; as well as an “antique” service of worship from the 1789 Book of Common Prayer, used in Dame’s day.

The Reverend James Mathieson will lead the worship service.  He’ll also share his thoughts on the Rev. Dr. Dame’s contributions, as will Chatham Hall Rector Dr. Gary Fountain.

During and after the Revolution, when Southside residents rejected British rule they also turned their backs on the Church of England.  Membership in the Anglican Communion dropped to nearly zero in and around Chatham and Danville; and there it stayed until Dame came to town.

Dame, 28 in 1840, and soon-to-be an ordained Episcopal priest, arrived in Danville to head the Danville Female Academy.  He was eventually appointed as the first post-Revolution Episcopal rector of Camden Parish, comprised of Patrick, Henry, Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties.  When he arrived, he found eight Episcopalians in the parish.

Small Church, Big Impact

The new issue of The Diocesan Connection bulletin insert highlights a small church making a big impact in their community. 

Good Samaritan Episcopal Chuch in Virginia Beach participates in Spring Community Day with other members of the Western Bayside Churches United. Approximately 2,500 people were fed and provided with non-perishable groceries. Other members include Heritage United Methodist and Enoch Baptist. Click here to read the article.

Phyllis Tickle to Lecture at Chatham Hall

Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence, will lecture at Chatham Hall on Thursday, February 18th.

The following events are open to the public:

4:30-5:30 p.m. - round table Q&A (open to public) (Van Voorhis lecture hall)

5:30 -6:15 - Dinner (Open to Public) (lecture hall)

                         6:30-7:30 - address (open to public) (lecture hall)

Rooted in the observation that massive transitions in the church happen about every 500 years, Tickle shows readers that we live in such a time right now. She compares the Great Emergence to other “Greats” in the history of Christianity, including the Great Transformation (when God walked among us), the time of Gregory the Great, the Great Schism, and the Great Reformation.

Combining history, a look at the causes of social upheaval, and current events, The Great Emergence shows readers what the Great Emergence in church and culture is, how it came to be, and where it is going.

Focused outward, Falls Church parish re-groups

Lay ministry highlights continuing community's growth

By Mary Frances Schjonberg January 14, 2009 [Episcopal News Service] – excerpts:

Just more than two years after the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia parish of the Falls Church split in a theological dispute, the remaining Episcopalians…are learning that a church is more than a building.

"You definitely feel the Holy Spirit moving through the place," said Matt Rhodes, who joined the parish with his wife and two young daughters about six months [ago]…. "There was a tremendous sense of fellowship" and "this overwhelming sense of vitality."

Members of the parish, who now average about 80 in attendance on Sunday, have pledged $250,000 for mission and ministry this year, according to priest-in-charge, the Rev. Michael Pipkin. Ten percent of that budget will go to work with local outreach agencies….

…"the driving focus," as Rhodes called it, is on outreach and how the parishioners can serve the wider community of Falls Church, Virginia.

Read the complete article.

Bishop Hannington Memorial Church to Celebrate 70th Anniversary

Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, located in Hove, West Sussex, England will celebrate the 70^th anniversary of the laying of the church’s foundation stone on November 26^th. The festivities will include a special celebration event with lots of activities for families, along with a static display centered on the life of James Hannington.

Hove is located about ten miles from Hurstpierpoint where James Hannington lived. Members of Hannington’s family still live in the area.

Diocesan Contributions to Katrina Clean-up Offering Exceed $40,000

Parishioners of the Diocese of Southern Virginia have contributed over $40,000 (as of September 17th) to the House of Bishops Katrina Clean-up Fund, well in excess of the Diocesan goal of $10,000.

During their recent meeting in New Orleans, members of the House of Bishops also participated in a Work Day project as part of the Katrina recovery effort.