Connections is a diocesan publication connecting those who who serve in similar or related positions around the diocese with the Evans House staff and with each other. Created and published monthly at Evans House, then mailed to those serving in designated roles throughout the diocese, Connections is intended to be pulled apart, copied, posted, and in all ways shared throughout parishes.
Who receives Connections?
Approximately 1,400 people each month receive Connections by mail including:
- Active and Retired Clergy
- Diocesan Volunteers
- Youth Advisors
- Surviving Clergy Spouses
- Parish Secretaries and Administrators
- Officers of Diocesan Institutions
- Program Chairs
- Christian Educators and Church School Superintendents
- Diocesan Committees
- Delegates and Alternates to Council
- Seminarians
Packets containing Connections for Vestry Members and Treasurers are sent to each parish's Vestry Clerk for distribution.
If you should be receiving Connections and are not, please contact Kate Garcia at kgarcia@dioswva.org.
What's included in Connections?
Each issue of Connections includes:
- diocesan announcements from the Evans House Staff Assistant
- columns from our Bishop, the Deputy for Administration, the diocesan Transitions and Development Officer, the Bishop Marmion Resource Center Coordinator, the Youth Coordinator, and the Volunteer Coordinator
- the diocesan calendar
- a list of supply clergy
- a directory of staff names and contact information
- a featured saint’s day prayer, taken from Lesser Feasts and Fasts
- ready-to-post flyers for parish bulletin boards and newsletters describing upcoming diocesan activities, seminars and retreats available through the Phoebe Needles Conference Center, educational opportunities, reports from diocesan committees, other reports and requests
How can I place an event ad or article in Connections? What does it cost?
E-mail Kate Garcia, editor and publisher of Connections, at kgarcia@dioswva.org with the text or file you'd like to have printed. There is no charge. We're happy to share parish news!
What's the deadline for placing an article in Connections?
The deadline for inclusion in each month’s issue is the fifteenth of the preceding month.
