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January 25th, 2021
*Prayer Request for Healing: Many within the Alliance Family and our friends are experiencing substantial health concerns, whether from COVID, cancer, or other conditions, be it physical, spiritual, or mental. Please join me in a prayer for healing:
Merciful God, whose Son Jesus healed many who were sick: We commend to your care all who suffer, and those who care for them. By your grace lend compassion and skill to health workers here and everywhere, and bring healing and comfort to those in need, that all may know your power and goodness and rise up to serve you, in the strength of your Holy Spirit. Amen.
*Prayer for our Nation: In this time of National distress, let us pray for our nation and all nations.
Almighty God, we pray for all who serve and govern the people of this and every land. Send upon them the spirit of wisdom, charity, and justice, that they may foster the well-being of all creation; for the sake of Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.
*Alliance Council meeting February 4th at 6:30 pm: Lenten and Holy Week planning.
*Binns-Counts Mary sent the Alliance a letter thanking us for all the donations they received during the Christmas season. Our support helped provide hats, coats, boots, gloves, and gifts to 600 hundred children in the McClure valley area. Thank you all for your generous support of this ministry.
*Evening Prayer on Zoom for January 25th will be at 6:00 pm, and the Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84188171370
*Evening Prayer on Zoom for January 28th will be at 6:00 pm, and the zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82318721275
- The 102nd Annual Convention will be held from January 29-31, 2021. Registration and details are available on the Convention Registration page. Annual Convention Booklet: Online Version, PDF
*Boys Home of Virginia Donations can be mailed to Boys Home of Virginia, 414 Boys Home Rd. Covington, VA 24426 or through our website at www.give2boyshome.org
*The next virtual service will be recorded on February 4th at 11 am at Church Church
*If you would like to share your pictures of your parish for use in the virtual service, please send them to Mark Cooperstine at markcooperstein@gmail.com
The work of the Spirit, God's plans our hands.
Appalachian Alliance outreach projects.
Haiti Partnership $0
JRSF (Juvenile Diabetes) $0
Jail Ministry $100
Tazewell Ministerial $250
Bluefield Union Mission $100
ERD $0
Wise County Food Bank $0
MEOC Fuel Fund $0
Discretionary outreach $0
Boy’s Home $0
Virginia Theological Seminary $0
Bishop’s Fund $0
Grace House $0
Misc. Outreach $0
Neighbors Aid $500
UTO $0
Clergy Discretionary Fund $0
Binns-Counts Community Center $400 ($750*)
*information will be updated at the end of each month
*meteral support
Senior Wardens
2021 Parish Vestry Officers Report - Due February 1, 2021
2021 Vestry Contact Information Report - Due February 1, 2021
2021 Parish Staff & Leadership Report (for parishes with paid admin/staff only) - Due February 1, 2021
2020 CPA Audit Exemption Request - Due April 1, 2021
2021 Parish Clergy & Administrators Report - Due February 1, 2021 (Completed for all Parishes)
2022 Certificate of Election for Delegates & Alternates to Diocesan Convention - Due March 31, 2021
2020 Parochial Report: File with Episcopal Church online by March 1, 2021, and send a copy to admin@dioswva.org.
Parochial Report Instructions & Filing
Parochial Report Filing Site Walkthrough for Congregations https://www.generalconvention.org/pr-screencast-for-parish-users
Vestry Meetings
Stras Memorial: February 21th, 10:00 am
All Saints: February 17th, 6:00 pm
St. Marks:
Christ Church: February 17th, 6:30 pm
Office Hours and classes:
Christ Church:
Office Hours: January 26th and 27th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm or by appointment.
Bible Study: January 27th, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, and we will cover the 6th and 7th Chapters of Mark's Gospel. Zoom link for the class is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89290634658
Stras Memorial:
Office Hours: February 9th and 10th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm or by appointment.
Bible Study: February 9th, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, and we will cover the 8th and 9th Chapters of Mark's Gospel. Zoom link for the class is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89711741980
All Saints:
Office Hours: February 16th and 17th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm or by appointment.
Bible Study: February 17th, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, and we will cover the 8th and 9th Chapters of Mark's Gospel. Zoom link for the class is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89693853080
St. Marks:
Office Hours: February 23th and 24th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm or by appointment.
Bible Study: February 23th 4:00 to 5:30 pm, and we will cover the 8th and 9th Chapters of Mark's Gospel. Zoom link for the class is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88049422685
Service information:
Sunday Service for January 24th had 13 attending in-person services and 41 virtual services.
January 31st, Is the Fifth Sunday, and since we are still under COVID restrictions, it will be Morning Prayer for all parishes. The Bishop will be live streaming the Sunday service at 10:00 am from Christ Church Roanoke link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWeq5lBqlXw
February 7th, I will be at Stras Memorial at 11 am and St Mark's at 5 pm.
February 14th, I will be at Stras Memorial at 11 am and St Marks’s at 5 pm.
February 17th, TBD
February 21st, I will be at Stras Memorial at 11 am and St Marks’s at 5 pm.
- ALL SERVICES ARE CONTINGENT ON COVID-19 NUMBERS.
Any changes to services will be put out in an Alliance email announcement.
For the Altar Guilds, Senior Wardens, Worship leaders, and Lay readers:
January 31th
Color: Green
First Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm: 111
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
Sunday, February 7th
Color: Green
First Reading: Isaiah 40:21-31
Psalm: 147:1-12,21c
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
Sunday, February 14th
Color: White
First Reading: 2 Kings 2:1-12
Psalm: 50:1-6
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Gospel: Mark 9:2-9
Ash Wednesday, February 17th
Color: Purple
First Reading: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Psalm: 51:1-17
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Sunday, February 21st
Color: Purple
First Reading: Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm: 25:1-9
Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
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