Reminder: The Delegation Certification forms are due August 21, 2020.

During day one of the ACNA’s 2020 virtual Provincial Council, Abp. Foley Beach’s address focused on casting his expansive vision for the ACNA’s response to racism, racial tensions, and racial reconciliation. 

The Provincial Council of the Anglican Church in North America this week elected Albert Thompson of Christ the King, Alexandria, to the ACNA Executive Committee.

The Diocese would like to share what you are doing this summer in terms of outreach, evangelism, community service, and fellowship. In addition to continuing to share with the Diocese invitations to events open to other churches and the community, please send us your stories and photos throughout summer 2020.

In the past two weeks, we saw this as many in the Diocese received email from their “Rectors” asking assistance in purchasing comfort items or gift cards for a hospitalized parishioner.

Ask any clergy person and they will tell you about the people in their lives who believed in them, opened doors for them, and walked alongside of them as they mastered the difficult skills of leadership. Experience really is the best teacher.

We thank God for the following ordinations:

Take time to "click" around the new website for the ACNA (Anglican Church of North America).

Your honest input on the following brief survey will provide helpful information which will direct the DOMA Child Protection Committee in its future work. Be safe and thank you for giving this your attention in these challenging days.

We praise God for the various transitions that have been happening in the churches of the Diocese!

This precious video from the Children’s Ministry at All Saints’ in Woodbridge, VA helps normalize the wearing of masks while providing a solid teaching about creation and helpful explanation to children about “God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.” Enjoy!

"We hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God!" Acts 2:11

The Zoom webinar gave over 40 attendees the opportunity to learn more about the Christian organization’s mission and hear a live conversation with their partners from Five Talents Kenya: Executive Director, Peterson Karanja and Microfinance Expert, Peter Mugendi, about what life has been like for them during this pandemic.

“When schools are shut down, many children, who experience abuse and neglect at home, lose their only safe place, a place where caring adults can see, hear about, and report signs of maltreatment to authorities who can help these children achieve the safety, permanency, and well-being they need and deserve.”

In honor of Pentecost, the Lord's Prayer was presented in multiple languages at Truro Anglican, Fairfax, VA. Be inspired by this beautiful video!

Albert Thompson spoke on the “Witness of the Church in a Time of National Crisis.” Albert is a historian, writing his doctoral dissertation on the influence of the New Deal and WWII on Jim Crow and race in America. His presentation on race and America is a clear, sobering, thoughtful and ultimately, hopeful consideration of this important subject.

Our friends at Coracle are providing a service of lament on June 19th (Juneteenth) from 3-4pm broadcast from Corhaven Graveyard (a burial ground for enslaved persons in the Shenandoah Valley). We hope you will consider joining to listen, lament, and pray. Register here.

“One of our goals has been to help provide intercessory prayer cover for our church planters who are already “out in the field,” as well as praying in new planters for the Diocese. So, as churches are planted, we develop an ongoing prayer relationship with the planters and the churches, praying for each one on a regular basis.”

“The Trinity is not about theological hairsplitting and academic irrelevancies. The Trinity is the reality of God. It is the holiness and goodness and beauty of the God who made us and who knows us and loves us. “

“Tragically, talking about racial division at this moment in our country is itself divisive. This need not be the case—especially not in the church. You all know the many reasons for this, as the issue is too often reduced to ideologies or politics. Politics has its role to play—and we pray for our political leaders weekly—but this is a kingdom issue. Let us do all we can to hear the heart of God on this issue.”