Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Winter 2012 Issue | Page 2

THE NEW VIRGINIA EPISCOPALIAN

WHO WE ARE

A letter from the editor
THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF VIRGINIA
Dear Friends,
We’re excited to unveil a project that’s been a long-time
coming: the new Virginia Episcopalian magazine.

The decision to transition from a bimonthly black-andwhite newspaper to a quarterly full-color magazine was not
taken lightly. We’ve spent the past two years researching
how other dioceses have made this transition, and gathering
feedback – via electronic surveys and more anecdotally –
that has helped shape both the format and the content of
the new publication you hold in your hands.

In particular, we want to draw your attention to a few
important updates:
• The magazine will contain less news and announcements,

more features and stories. Please look to thediocese.net
and the e-Communiqué weekly electronic newsletter for
expanded online coverage.
• The new Virginia Episcopalian will arrive in your mailbox

four times a year, with the Winter issue in January, the
Spring issue in April, the Summer issue in July and the Fall
issue in October.
• The magazine will be available online at thediocese.net. We

do encourage our readers to receive a paper copy, though.
Once you’re done reading it, share it with your friends!
• Subscriptions will continue to be managed primarily via

churches, through a voluntary financial contribution asking
system. We hope that the diocesan budget will be able to
fully absorb these costs in the years to come.
• As always, we’d love to hear your ideas for stories

and receive submissions. Please keep in mind that the
deadline for submissions is the first of the month prior to
publication, so please contact me well in advance of that
deadline to discuss your idea.
Why make this change? Well, we thought it was time for our
publication to have a fresh look while simultaneously playing
to our strengths. We know that the Virginia Episcopalian
has a lot of competition in your mailbox. And we think it’s
important, particularly for a diocese as large and robust
as ours, to help build our diocesan community by sharing
stories, and sharing them well in a high-quality publication.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the new format,
and as always we welcome suggestions for story ideas. I look
forward to hearing from you, and to seeing this publication
continue to improve with each and every issue.
Sincerely,
Emily Cherry
Editor, Virginia Episcopalian
Communications Officer, The Diocese of Virginia
[e-mail]

FOR CHRIST. FOR THIS TIME. FOR ALL TIME.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is a part of the world-wide Anglican Communion and
the Episcopal Church. We are a community of more than 80,000 baptized members and
425 clergy in 38 counties of central, northern and northwestern Virginia, serving the
world through 183 congregations, six diocesan schools, two diocesan centers and six
diocesan homes, and home to the largest Anglican seminary in the world. Our episcopal
seat is the Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration, Orkney Springs. Organized 1785.
How to Reach the Diocesan Staff:
Paris Ball, Director of Christian Formation: [e-mail]

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Austin Bartenstein, Bishop’s Clerk: [e-mail]

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Buck Blanchard, Director of Mission and Outreach: [e-mail]

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Mary Anne Bryant, Assistant, World Mission: [e-mail]

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Henry Burt, Secretary of the Diocese, Chief of Staff: [e-mail]

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Joy Buzzard, Financial Administrator: [e-mail]

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Frances Caldwell, Dir. of Development and Stewardship: [e-mail] 1035
Emily Cherry, Communications Officer: [e-mail]

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Laura Cramer, Benefits Administrator: [e-mail]

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Tyler Fox, Asst. to Bishop Jones & Bishop Gulick: [e-mail]

703-824-1325

The Rev. Canon Susan Goff, Canon to the Ordinary: [e-mail]

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Kathlyn Jones, Asst., Office of Christian Formation: [e-mail]

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Wilbert “Skeet” Jones, Sexton

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Ed Keithly, Assistant to the Canon to the Ordinary: [e-mail]

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Michael J. Kerr, Treasurer: [e-mail]

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Mildred Lofton, Bookkeeper: [e-mail]

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Anna Moncure, Assistant to the Secretary: [e-mail]

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Lindsay Ryland, Transition Ministry Officer: [e-mail]

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Karen Smith, Receptionist/Assistant: [e-mail]

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Michael Wade, Asst. to the Director of Christian Formation: [e-mail] 1027
Amy Williams, Assistant to Bishop Johnston: [e-mail]

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VIRGINIA EPISCOPALIAN
WINTER 2012
Published by The Diocese of Virginia–Circulation 20,000
Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston
Bishop Suffragan: The Rt. Rev. David Colin Jones
Assistant Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick Jr.
Editor: Emily Cherry
Design/Layout: John Dixon
Advertising Assistant: Karen Smith
Virginia Episcopalian (ISSN 15353621, USPS 019711) is published quarterly by the
Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, periodicals postage paid in Richmond, 23232-9998.
Copyright 2011. Contact the editor for reprint permission. Views expressed in this
newspaper are not official statements of policy by the Diocese.