Rector’s Report
The Year in Review
In February, Ben and Kathy Lehman and Bill and Annette Ernst joined me as Good Shepherd’s delegates to the
annual council of the Diocese of Southern Virginia in Williamsburg. In addition to council, we maintain our
connection with the diocese and the wider church through my attendance at the spring and fall clergy conference at
Camp Chanco,
Chanco and as time allows the monthly convocation of Episcopal clergy in the Richmond area.
area The diocese
supports Good Shepherd by providing a variety of resources, such as the Manual for Parish Finances, and guidelines
for our annual Mutual Ministry Review,
Review when the vestry assesses the effectiveness of our ministry and sets goals for
the coming year. Good Shepherd has also received several financial grants in recent years for roof repair and for my
sabbatical. Kathy Day recently submitted a proposal for diocesan funding for our food ministry, Stop Hunger Now.
Now
One of the highlights of the year was our Lenten study on prayer,
prayer based on the book, Kneeling with Giants. The
study was accompanied by a sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer entitled Teach us to Pray and opportunities to
participate in the daily office during the week. The series culminated in our Good Friday meditations on the theme
of the cross.. On Maundy Thursday,
Thursday we celebrated the Eucharist in the context of a fellowship meal,
meal hosted by Kevin
and Katherine Murray and Kevin’s mother, Donna; many remember the evening as the highlight of our Holy Week
observance. We continued our tradition of inviting neighborhood churches to join us for the Shrove Tuesday
pancake dinner and Mardi Gras procession, accompanied by the No BS Band, as well as our participation in the
neighborhood Lenten lunches on Wednesdays.
In April, your vestry met for a day of planning an orientation. We welcomed Brandon Cr
Crockw
ockwell and Rob Swineford.
Swineford
Rob’s areas of responsibility include stewardship (working with Adrienne Hymes) and policies for use of the building
by outside groups.
groups In addition to his responsibilities as Assistant Acolyte Master (helping Ron Welshman), Brandon is
overseeing our compliance with the diocesan Safe Churches program,
program a three-hour training module that is required
for all who work regularly with children and young people. In June, it was a privilege to join Brandon’s family as
well as Allison and Mike Starr for Brandon’s graduation from the Virginia State Trooper Academy.
Youth Sunday in May was a celebration of the vibrancy of our youth fellowship and the centrality of youth to our
parish life. In the late spring, I invited parents of our school-age children for a meeting to discuss Good Shepherd’s
ministry to children and young families.
families Thanks to our Children’s Chapel leadership team, we offer an ageappropriate Ministry of the Word on Sunday morning during the sermon. The parents group generated creative ideas
for a number of new initiatives, and this year I hope to establish a regular steering committee of concerned parents
who will meet with me quarterly for planning, promotion, and strategy to reach other families with school-age
children.
The beginning of the school year brought new challenges and opportunities in my ministry to Good Shepherd
Episcopal School.
School In the absence of a music teacher in the school, Francile Bilyeu graciously stepped in to provide
music leadership for the weekly chapel service, which I lead with help from Head of School, Mike Woodruff. In
October, we celebrated GSES Sunday with a splendid sermon by Ms. Nancy Chafin,
Chafin the newest member of the school
board, who invited members of the congregation to offer our gifts to serve the school community.
By all accounts, the Good Shepherd Music Festival in October was one of the signal events of the year. I believe that
God is calling us to use our musical resources to increase our profile in the Richmond area and to be known as a
community that welcomes musicians and performances of a variety of styles. In 2014,
2014 we will likely shift to a recital
series on three successive months, rather than concentrating all of our efforts on a single weekend. Pete Mathis has
introduced an effective model of community outreach that I believe would work well with an annual lecture series
on issues relevant to the Christian faith, establishing Good Shepherd as a forum for stimulating theological reflection
on pressing contemporary issues.
Joe Coalter’s class on Paul’s Epistle to the Romans on Sunday morning was Christian education at its best. His
presentations took us to the heart of the epistle and invited stimulating discussion. Our Sunday morning adult series
seems to be experiencing a new surge of energy, as evidenced by attendance at Chuck Coreth’s first session on
Jonathan Edwards and the Religious Affections.
Affections
No report is complete without acknowledging significant turning points in the lives of our members. In August,
Margaret Fortune passed on to larger life. We will miss her genial smile and faithful service on the altar guild. This
year, we also lost Jim Simmons,
Simmons a true Christian gentleman who kept a low profile but was a true disciple of our Lord
Jesus Christ and a witness to the resurrection. The Rev. Tom Nöe,
Nöe who was buried from the Diocese of Eastern North
Carolina, where he served before retiring to Richmond, had not been able to worship with us for some time but
remained connected to our Eucharistic life through the stalwart ministry of our Eucharistic visitors,
visitors who take
communion to the homebound every Sunday. We will miss Faye LaPrade,
LaPrade who worshipped regularly until prevented
by health issues. And we grieve with Nazlee Peck at the death of her husband, Powell Peck. It was a joy to welcome
Sawyer Jones, Virginia Murray, and Taylor Flowers into the church through Holy Baptism and to present Sarah
Swineford for confirmation. I was delighted to officiate at the weddings of Megan Hodge & Brian Sutton,
Sutton both of
whom were presented for confirmation last year, and of Leigh Noland and Corey Pollard.
Pollard
This fall, we welcomed some new members of the Good Shepherd family. We are delighted to have Brendan and
Jessica Toone worshipping with us and rejoice with them at the birth of their daughter in December. Billy Reed
recently transferred to Good Shepherd; we welcome him and his wife, Andrea and their four children. It is good to
have Bob Skalleberg and Susan Byrd among us. Susan recently moved to Richmond from Charlottesville. And what a
joy it is to have Suzanne Reamy back with us!
On the occasion of Good Shepherd’s 105th parish meeting and the beginning of my eighth year as your rector, I thank
God for the privilege of serving this congregation:
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for our reverent, joyful worship,
worship enlivened by an excellent choir, the highest quality of music, and
enthusiastic congregational participation
for the gift of unity:
unity may we always “Maintain the unity of the Spirit” (St. Paul)
for the gift of evangelism that is exercised regularly through unspectacular means, such as inviting friends to
church, as well as a commitment to global mission, seen most concretely in Val Bowman’s ministry to the
Zaza people of Turkey
for Ann Boelzner,
Boelzner who begins her 14th year as Music Director: where would we be without her splendid
musicianship, conscientious leadership, and generous spirit of Christian service?
for Darlene Spires,
Spires who begins her seventh year as Office Administrator and who keeps the parish family
connected through the bulletin, the Newsletter, the Monday morning email news blasts, and her warm and
efficient running of the office.
Respectfully submitted,
The Rev. Dr. Ross M. Wright
Senior Warden – Scott Simmons
The past year has thankfully been a relatively easy one within which to serve as your Senior Warden. That is to say
we have been blessed to be free from the typical crises which from time to time beset all churches, and which we
have experienced in the past. We can be thankful to God for this good fortune.
The end of one year and the beginning of another is a good time to reflect on what has gone well and to give thanks
to those who have given of their time to make these successes possible. This report is necessarily subjective, selective
and somewhat arbitrary as there are many contributions that occur behind the scenes, or at least not in my own
personal view. Indeed, almost every parishioner at Good Shepherd is personally involved in one or more significant
ministries. But I would like to use this last report of my time on the vestry to review what jumps out to me as some of
our major strengths and successes this past year. I also want to thank some of those who, with God’s help, have made
these good things possible.
First, with regard to worship, three continuing strengths at Good Shepherd are 1) the quality and depth of Ross’
sermons; 2) the committed cadre of acolytes and other lay ministers; and 3) the beautiful and thoughtfully selected
music we enjoy each week. All of this and the dedicated work of the Altar Guild and others combine to provide us
with a dignified and moving worship experience each Sunday. There are, of course, many who are involved in these
efforts, and thanks are due to all who serve in this core function of the church. Special thanks and appreciation are
due our rector for his inspired sermons and overall leadership of the worship experience; to Ron Welshman for
heading up the acolyte program; to Sallie Neblett, Barbara Kelley and the Altar Guild; and to Ann Boelzner for her
direction of the Choir and music program at Good Shepherd.
Second, our adult Christian Education program had two of its most successful programs in recent memory this past
year. In the spring semester, the study of a variety of forms of prayer using the Kneeling with Giants book was wellreceived by all participating. Thanks to Joe Coalter and Ross for providing leadership for the class. In the fall, Joe
Coalter led a rich and thought-provoking study of Romans. Special thanks are also due to Chuck Coreth for
continuing to lead the Men’s Bible Study group as well as the current adult Christian Education based on Jonathan
Edwards’s work in the area of spiritual discernment. Adult Christian Education continues to be an area of strength
for the congregation.
Third, the second Good Shepherd Music Festival under Pete Mathis’ direction this past fall again brought highly
skilled professional musicians and superb performances to our church and the wider community. Efforts to continue
this new music outreach utilizing different formats are underway. The tireless efforts of Pete and others in
organizing these events complement nicely our own in-house musical gifts, and they help to showcase this strength
to the community. If you were unable to attend these events (as I was in 2012) you don’t know what you are missing!
Please consider supporting this important outreach with your attendance and invite others to come to Good
Shepherd for these events as well.
Fourth, we had a very successful stewardship campaign this past fall led by the creative efforts of Adrienne Hymes as
chair. Thanks be to God for the generosity of our members. Each of us is indeed an integral piece of the puzzle that
together makes up Good Shepherd.
Fifth, our youth continue to benefit greatly from the active youth group led by Allison and Mike Starr and the
weekly Children’s Chapel chaired by Lourdes Post. I pray that we find a way to incorporate a children’s Sunday
school program that best meets the Christian formation needs of our children as they get older and that helps us to
attract new families to Good Shepherd.
Finally, I want to thank our vestry members for working in such a diligent and collegial manner these past three
years. Unlike with some vestries at other Episcopal churches, and similar bodies in other institutions, I can sincerely
say that your vestry is remarkably free of egos, turf battles and other unnecessary and counterproductive conflicts. I
pray that it continues to be so. I am also thankful for the long service of Stuart Fulcher as treasurer, who spends
countless hours few of us are aware of attending to church finances. Thanks to Kathy Day for taking on some of these
financial tasks in addition to her great work in overseeing local outreach on the vestry.
May God continue to bless each of you and our church family here at Good Shepherd.
Junior Warden – Sandi Bray
We had a very successful yard cleanup day. There was a large turnout, and everyone worked long past the allotted
four hours.
I would like to thank Jim Riddle for taking care of our grounds on a daily basis. He is largely responsible for keeping
the lawn mowed and the bushes trimmed. This is not to take away any credit from our church family I see trimming
the bushes so often as I drive by. To name a few: Mike Starr, Anne DeButts and Eleanor Bradford. If I have omitted
anyone, it's only because I didn't see them as I drive by. I mention this because nobody is asking these people to do
any trimming. They treat the church as they would their own home, and this is one of those things making it very
worthwhile to be the Junior Warden.
Mixed emotions. Our lovely magnolia tree had to be cut down. This tree had beautiful large, glossy leaves, and the
Altar Guild used them in flower arranging. Those large leaves were clogging the scuppers on the side of the school
building. We were very fortunate that the roots did not interfere with any of our pipes underground. We also had
four stumps ground at the same time.
We found a leak in the choir room closet. We thought the problem would be solved by putting in a new closet
ceiling and fixing some flashing on the roof. The problem was not solved at that point, so we had to replace the roof,
the fascia board and the gutters. We also had to replace most of a ceiling beam in the choir room, because of the same
leak.
Alma's friend donated 100 used chairs to the church replacing the lovely (?) metal fold up chairs we were currently
using. Many thanks to Sue and Cortes Pauls and Alma for transporting all of these chairs to the church. Once again,
the ladies of the church came to the rescue by putting in their time cleaning all of these chairs. This was a very time
consuming chore, but there was not a complaint to be heard.
The last task to be completed was the Parish Hall window frame that sustained some water damage. Thankfully, the
window did not need to be removed and the damage did not extend much beyond a small area of the sash.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention how helpful Darlene is to me. She has been my "go to gal" for any information
on what I should know, need to know or have forgotten.
Treasurer – Stuart Fulcher
This is my seventh and final budget as I am handing over the baton to Kathy Day who has graciously accepted the
role as Good Shepherd’s new Treasurer. It was once again a solid year financially as we exceeded the estimated
pledged income for the second year in a row. This is once again a result of your gracious monetary giving and I hope
and pray this will continue as we enter into 2014.
We continue to have ongoing refurbishments within the church walls but this is to be expected with a building that
exceeds 100 years old. Sandi Bray continues to do a fabulous job in keeping up with the repairs and upgrades needed
to worship. We will continue to explore options for the church insurance plans and other expense items that will
help reduce overhead exposure.
Our general checking account (where we pay our bills and salaries from) and endowment accounts remain strong.
We received a sizeable financial gift from Edna Boothe who passed away in 2011 and this will help with reinforcing
the aforementioned accounts along with being able to complete the organ repair project that will be taking place this
summer.
We continue to work financially with the school as we are in the middle of our 5 year lease.
Our small little church continues to grow and prosper as we have received 50 pledge cards totaling close to $134,000
for 2014. In comparison at this time last year, we had 44 pledges; this is not to be taken lightly for a church our size.
As always, I can supply you with copies of the 2013 Profit and Loss report that shows the breakdown in income and
expense line items; this report shows where our income is received from (pledges, school, loose plate offerings, gifts,
etc) and where the expenses are paid (utilities, repairs, insurance, salaries, diocesan pledge, Christian education, etc.).
It is with mixed emotions that I relinquish the role of being your Treasurer after seven years. While I will enjoy the
break, I will certainly miss the daily involvement and interaction that is required to make the church operate. I will
certainly be working side by side with Kathy in 2014 as she enters into the world of church finances and I ask that
you give her your complete support.
2014 Budget
Budget
Pledge Gifts
$133,200 (50 pledges)
Non Pledged Gifts
$8,000
School
$46,800
Special Revenue
$8,000
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$196,000
Buildings & Grounds
---Utilities, First Market, Repairs, Insurance, Sexton
$72,000
Office Operation
---Supplies, Verizon, Postage, Credit Card, Miscellaneous
$9,000
Staff
---Three salaries, Church Pension Fund, Reimbursements
$99,500
Music
---Supply Organist, Continuing Education, Musicians
$5,000
Diocesan
---Pledge, Annual Council, Convocation, Conferences
$7,000
Worship
---Acolytes/Youth, Church Resources, Supply Clergy,
$1,000
Christian Education
---Classes, Training, Lent, Stewardship, Children’s Chapel
$1,500
Outreach/Christian Community
---Freedom House, Retreats, Suppers, Picnics, Supplies
$1,000
_________
$196,000.00
*A full breakdown of the budget and line items for each category along with memorial, endowment and other special
revenue statements are available. A copy of the 2013 Profit and Loss report is also available. Please see Stuart R.
Fulcher or Kathy Day for more information.
Trustee Report – Anne deButts
Trustees: Ben Lehman, Anne deButts
The Endowment Account totaled $142,380 on December 31, 2013 following a $10,000 cash withdrawal during the
year to help cover operating expenses of the church. The account totaled $138,984 at year end 2012.
Securities in the account in 2013 appreciated in value by $9,755 and dividends on common and preferred stocks
totaled $3,779 for the year. The total return on U.S. equities in 2013 was 21%. International equity funds returned
17% and the value of our preferred stocks remained the same but yielded 7% from their dividends. Cash in the
account declined due to the withdrawal and yielded only $4.24 interest.
Portfolio breakdown:
Money market
U.S. equities
International equities
Preferred Stocks
$39,058
18,803
58,559
25,960
$142,380
27% of total
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41
18
100%
The portfolio remains invested with the goal of capital preservation and appreciation through investments in
dividend paying common stocks with potential for growth and preferred stocks of strong domestic companies.
Children’s
Children’s Chapel – Lourdes Post
The Children’s Chapel focuses on establishing and nurturing an age-appropriate understanding of our Christian faith
through a combination of Bible stories, scripture, and prayer. All children between the ages of 5 – 8 are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
Mission Statement: The Good Shepherd Children’s Chapel motto is the Parish motto, "To Know Christ and To Make
Him Known." The Children’s Chapel seeks to provide a basic understanding of Christian faith and to instill the
discipline of Christian responsibility and respect towards God, family, church, and community.
The maximum attendance for a single class in 2013 was 10 children, to include 2 visitors with the estimated average
weekly attendance to be between 3-4.
Report of Activities for 2013
The Children’s Chapel underwent a change in 2013 and adopted the following structure/process: The leadership is
shared by all teachers. Each month, one teacher will serve as the Point of Contact for Ross or Darlene; the final
schedule will be submitted to Darlene. Monthly Leads: Lourdes Post, Pete Mathis, Julie Yartz and Ashley
Houghtaling. Kathy Lehman and Lana Allen are substitutes.
Each month the Monthly Lead creates a general plan for the month that they are scheduled and communicates this
to the group. However, final determination is made by the instructor teaching that Sunday, which should be
communicated back to the Lead as a courtesy. In general, the focus is on prayer and bible stories all geared toward 5 –
8 year olds.
As a church we follow we follow the readings as prescribed by Revised Common Lectionary, but Ross Wright has
final discretion about what will be used for the Eucharistic Service. Currently, we follow The Lectionary Page or the
bulletin and choose a lesson and children’s story from the scriptures listed.
Class Structure: Opening Prayer, Bible Story and Corresponding Verse, Activity, Lord’s Prayer
New families are escorted to the library by the Greeters.
Outreach - Kathy Day
As, I complete my final year of service on the vestry, It has been another amazing year for community and global
outreach for Good Shepherd. Our outreach ministry provides an opportunity for parishioners to help those in need in
our local community and beyond. Throughout the year, various outreach opportunities are introduced to our
congregation to raise awareness of needs in local and global communities. I want to thank our volunteers for your
concern for individuals and families who are struggling every day to need their basic needs.
Let’s reflect on outreach events Good Shepherd’s congregation participated in 2013. These are some of the events, I
helped coordinate with the help of many volunteers. Make a difference by getting involved with our outreach
opportunities.
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Caritas- prepared and served meals to 35 homeless men.
Church Hill games-Blue Sky Fund.
Westover Hill Elementary Carnival
Stop Hunger Now Feeding Program-SHN organization has coordinated the distribution of food and other
lifesaving aid to children and families in countries all over the world.
Collected food/hygiene supplies to help stock local high schools pantries..
Other outreach ministries supported by our church.
Outreach and missions
• Change the World RVA – helping local high school students w/ housing instability
• Zazas people missions
• CHAT
• Central Virginia Food Bank
• Community Shelter Meals (formerly Freedom House): prepare bagged lunches monthly and dinner 5 times a
year for the shelter.
• St. Monica’s Guild: open to all women of the church; service group, both inside and outside church.
• Anglican Frontier Mission [or: Overseas Mission]: education of the congregation about mission opportunities;
sponsoring projects and support.
• Pregnancy Resource Center - we provide donations of new baby items and maternity clothes
http://www.pregnant-richmond-va.org/
Check out WISHES on Facebook.
acebook This Facebook page provides support for homeless high school students in
Richmond, Virginia. Many of these homeless high students are working hard in school to change their
circumstances. Maybe you can help fulfill a student’s need listed on WISHES.
Music Director – Ann Boelzner
THANK YOU!
to our wonderful choir for your hard work and faithfulness: Sandi Bray, Maggie Southwick, Tricia Vesely, Vikki
Curtis, Jane Hardin, Kelly Smith, Lillian Day, David Boelzner, Stuart Fulcher, Ron Welshman, Keith Ashley, Rick
Curtis, Dick Hickman, Ben Lehman, Cortes Pauls, and Walter Welshman.
to Pete Mathis for filling in at the organ several Sundays in 2013, and for organizing another successful music festival.
to Cheryl Van Ornam, Marina Chavez, and Rebecca Boelzner for performing recitals at Good Shepherd in 2013.
to Francile Bilyeu for playing flute in many services.
to the bluegrass musicians for continuing the Bluegrass Sunday tradition.
to all of you who sing enthusiastically in the pews each Sunday.
St. Monica’s Guild – Kathy Lehman
The Episcopal Church Women of Good Shepherd have completed another successful year. The ECW prayer opens,
“Almighty God, we pray that you will bless our work in mission and ministry in the world.” We have continued to
focus on that mission.
On January 19, 2013 we began the year providing lunch for 50 Lay Health Care Providers at Crossover Ministries.
Many members of the Parish donated time and talents to bake and serve this meal. We made palm crosses for Palm
Sunday for our Parish and to share with other ministries in local hospitals. We distributed and collected envelopes
for the spring UTO (United Thank Offering) ingathering. In May our altar guild chair presented second “hands on”
program in flower arranging open to all members of the parish. Our annual June supper at Positive Vibe Café was
well attended by active and alumni of the chapter.
August 10 we held a successful yard sale and raised over $2,000 to fund our charities for the next two years. We have
given $832.00 since September to 17 charities including $100 to Philippine Disaster relief. In September we manned
an information table outside the church the day of the 43rd Street Festival. In October we provided lunches for the
Caritas group at Bethany Church. We have helped organize and serve receptions following special services and
events throughout the year including the Music Festival held at Good Shepherd October 4-6. We collected items for
the youth Thanksgiving baskets and the homeless high school students in the area. We set up an angel tree for
Christmas and organized giving for a family at Good Samaritan Inn as well as the homeless youth in the area.
Missions to the Zazas – Val Bowman
This has been an exciting year of breakthroughs to the Northern Zazas. After ten years of Dr. K and Ryan traveling to
villages with dental, eye, and medical clinics, we are being welcomed and received as friends. In the midst of these
medical mercies, they have been able to share the gospel. The suspicions and rumors seem to be ceasing and even the
governors and mayors are giving permissions for them to come. While they visit, they are now able to do bible
studies and have had several worship services. Other surrounding villages are asking them to come, as they are
longing for the hope they are seeing where are workers go.
We continue to deal with the government in relocating Dr. K to the east. He has to pass another exam in April. The
travel takes much time and financial resources away from his ministry. We hope that this situation will change
during this upcoming year. The needs continue to be great. Each time Dr. K goes to the villages, he buys medicines
for those he sees that are in need. We continue to explore the rebuilding of a house in the village that belongs to his
family. That would give him a place to stay in the village and be a meeting place for those who desire to study God’s
Word. We are planning to do more team trips and perhaps do some camps and activities for the children.
There are several churches that are partnering in the work to the Zazas. Grace Anglican in Pittsburg, through their
children, was able to raise funds for a Zaza church leader in Istanbul to come to the US and be with them. Other
churches in Texas and Alabama have provided teams to bring eye and dental clinics. First Baptist Montgomery in
Alabama hosted our Zaza Alliance meeting this year as we made strategic plans and put structures in place to make
disciples among the Zazas were are now reaching. Funds were raised to bring text books to 50 students who are
preparing to study for university exams.
In the midst of persecution we are seeing Jesus’ message of peace and hope revealed in amazing ways. Many Christian
workers are being requested to leave the country which creates voids in the furtherance of our work. Pray that new
believers and house churches will be bold in bringing the gospel message to their own nation.
We have engaged a number of churches and individuals who are praying for the Zazas. The power of prayer is the
vitality of our mission work there. Please continue to hold the Zazas and those who work with them in your prayers.
Pray for my preparations for a return trip in May. Pray for good reconnections with conversation partners who are
sub-governors to provinces in Turkey. Pray that I can continue to build stronger relationships with Turks and church
leaders in Istanbul and Izmir. Pray that I can gather teams for camps and prayer walking trips so that more workers
can be involved in reaching southern and eastern Zazas.
Altar Guild – Sallie Neblett & Barbara Kelley
The primary purpose of the Altar Guild is to prepare for celebrations of Holy Eucharist and other sacraments of the
church. We can continue our duties with grace if we, as in the past, are fortunate enough to receive gifts and
memorials for loved ones. We rely on these contributions to continue our purpose. We are happy to report at this
time we are solvent.
We want to welcome Ashley Houghtaling and Maggie Southwick to our team and also welcome back Donna
Sumner-Tuimavana who is back from Italy. With the helping hands of all our team members we can continue the
Altar Guild ministry. We welcome new members; please contact us if you are interested.
We have several Sundays available for you to contribute flowers for $25.00; contact Eleanor Bradford.
Fellowship & Youth – Allison & Mike Starr
Thank you to all of our church family for your generous and wonderful support of the youth group!!! Because of
everyone’s participation and support we continue to grow and improve the church life for our youth. Here are just a
few of things we have done this past year.
Youth Events:
Undecorated Christmas tree
Community House lunches made and delivered
Laser Tag
Easter egg hunt preparation
Easter brunch table & chair set up
Youth Sunday
Stop Hunger Now Quarterback Sundays
Leaf raking
Food drive for the Central VA Food Bank – collected 112 pounds
Decorate the church Christmas tree & cards to soldiers
Pageant practice
Christmas Mother shopping
Wrap gifts for tree
Christmas Pageant & cast party
Undecorated Christmas tree
OnOn-going Missions & Projects:
Change the World RVA - Homeless high school students
Community Shelter preparation & delivery
Leaf raking
Stop Hunger Now
2013
2013 Parish Register
Worship Services:
Holy Eucharist
Weekends: 46
Weekdays: 2
Private Eucharists: 83
Morning Prayer: 97
Evening Prayer: 9
Sunday Attendance:
Average Sunday: 62
Easter: 102
Christmas: 96
Baptisms
Sawyer Jones
Virginia Murray
Taylor Flowers
Confirmations
Sarah Swineford
Weddings
Megan Hodge & Brian Sutton
Leigh Noland & Corey Pollard
Burials
Jim Simmons
Margaret Fortune
Transfers In
Cortes Pauls
Susan Pauls
William Reed
Transfers Out
Timothy Williams