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2/4/21 The Beckford Connection
ANNUAL REPORTS In case you missed the meetings, the annual reports are available on our website. NEW READER SCHEDULE The new reader schedule for January through March is now available on our website. It is also at the end of this email. CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED The offices are closed Monday, Feb. 15, for Presidents’ Day. EMMANUEL’S TABLE FOOD The pantry is open the second and fourth Tuesdays, which this month is February 9 and 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. In…
Update on Church in the Time of COVID and a Message about Vaccines
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?” I Corinthians 6:19 Jesus said, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12 Watch the video address from Bishops Goff, Brooke-Davidson and Taylor. It is almost eleven months since COVID-19 changed nearly all our habits, including the ways we worship. Almost eleven months, which…
1/28/21 The Beckford Connection
EMMANUEL ANNUAL MEETING: REMEMBER TO REGISTER The 2021 Annual Meeting is open to all church members to hear about the report on the last year and choose vestry members for open positions. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and find out what’s planned for the next year. The meeting is taking place on Zoom this year. If you’d like to attend, please register by clicking the link below. As soon as your registration is complete, you’ll receive the Zoom…
1/21/21 The Beckford Connection
ANNUAL MEETINGS: REMEMBER TO REGISTER The 2021 Annual Meetings are open to all church members to hear about the report on the last year and choose vestry members for open positions. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and find out what’s planned for the next year. The meetings are taking place on Zoom this year. If you’d like to attend, please register by clicking on your church name below. As soon as your registration is complete, you’ll receive the…
2021 Annual Meetings
ANNUAL MEETINGS The 2021 Annual Meetings are open to all church members to hear about the report on the last year and choose vestry members for open positions. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and find out what’s planned for the next year. The meetings are taking place on Zoom this year. If you’d like to attend, please register by clicking on your church name below. As soon as your registration is complete, you’ll receive the Zoom link. Registration…
Six Days of Prayer As We Approach the Inauguration
From the Diocese of Virginia: http://www.thediocese.net/news/love-guides-us-six-days-of-prayer/ January 15-20, 2021 Recent days have been difficult, and many are anxious in these days leading up to the transition between Presidential administrations. Please join us as we pray for our nation, for each other and for ourselves. May we follow the wisdom found in I Corinthians 13 and be guided by the transforming power of love in the coming days. I Corinthians 13:1-13 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do…
A Meditation on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
from Bishop Susan Goff “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. From the speech, “Where do we go from here?” 1967 The long arc of the universe bends toward justice. Justice is the goal, God’s justice is the purpose. Justice. Fairness. Impartiality. Equity. It makes things right. It restores the balance that God intends between people and God, people and other people, people and all creation. “Justice,…
1/14/21 The Beckford Connection
ANNUAL MEETINGS The 2021 Annual Meetings are open to all church members to hear about the report on the last year and choose vestry members for open positions. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and find out what’s planned for the next year. The meetings are taking place on Zoom this year. If you’d like to attend, please register by clicking on your church name below. As soon as your registration is complete, you’ll receive the Zoom link. Registration…
1/10/21 Beckford Connection
NEW READER SCHEDULE The new reader schedule for January through March is now available on our website. It is also at the end of this email. JANUARY VESTRY MEETINGS Emmanuel is meeting via Zoom on Monday, Jan. 11. St. Andrew’s is meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 12. EMMANUEL’S TABLE FOOD The pantry is open Tuesday, Jan. 12 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. At the last pantry day of 2020, the dedicated volunteers served 58 families (168 people). …
12/31 Beckford Tidings
A HISTORIC BECKFORD PARISH CHRISTMAS The magazine is here! If you haven’t read it yet, you can find it here. We hope you enjoy all the stories, traditions, recipes and photos everyone shared. Merry Christmas! CHRISTMAS COLORING BOOKLET The booklet has 40 Advent and Christmas images to color as you get ready to celebrate the holiday. From wreaths, candles, trees and Christmas scenes to the nativity, Bible verses and cute kitties, there’s plenty to choose from (or color them all if…
Bishop’s Meditation 12/28/20
A Meditation for the First Monday after Christmas 2020 It is good to be human. It is good to be a creature. It is good to have a body. God said so, decisively, when the Divine became human, when the Creator became a creature, when God lived on earth in a body. From the deepest depths of Love, the Infinite chose limitations, the Omnipotent chose weakness, the Immortal chose mortality. God…
A Christmas Message from Bishop Goff
Nativity New and sure Again tonight, this shining night This holy night, Is the silken, silver Voice of an angel Insisting yet once more That Christ is born in You So do not be afraid! Emmanuel, God-with-us, is with you always. Merry Christmas Your sister in Christ,