Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Fall 2013 Issue | Page 17

St. James’s, Richmond
St. James’s, Richmond, partnered with its next-door
neighbor, Congregation Beth Ahabah, for an interfaith
mission trip to Cuba. While the two congregations have
shared meals, programming, a parking deck, and even
worship space during a period of rebuilding, a mission trip
was a first.

“For Beth Ahabah, this sort of trip was a new
experience. Indeed, even the word ‘mission’ proved to
be loaded with history and different meaning for the
participants of the trip,” said the Rev. Carmen Germino.
The group spent time together in the community

Region V
For over 20 years, parishioners from Region V have been
participating in an annual mission trip to Dungannon, Va.
It’s a year-round affair for the participants to organize
and plan logistics for the trip. This year, 52 youth and 13
adults from St. Anne’s, Reston; St. Francis’, Great Falls; St.
Thomas’, McLean; St. Timothy’s, Herndon; and Ho