PROJECT HOMES

Our Youth are teaming up with Project HOMES this Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm to help repair a Richmond resident’s home. To sign up, please click here. Spots are limited.

Youth can earn community service hours!

EARTH DAY EVENT FOR ALL AGES

During the 10:15 am learning hour, we will be focusing on creation care with various “Earth Day” projects. You are welcome to join the event outside near the playground (or in the Michaux House basement if there’s rain). Youth will meet on the 3rd floor of Michaux House.

ST. JAMES’S IN TRANSITION

We’ll be gathering on Sunday at 10:15 am with Penny in Valentine Hall to participate in guided small group discussions. This will be similar in format and content to the previous Wednesday Night series, but there’s value in it even if you’ve attended workshops. 

PETER PAUL GARDENING

From 1:30 to 3:30 pm today we’ll be tidying the gardens and building benches at Peter Paul Development Center (1708 N. 22nd Street, Richmond). 

Please bring any shovels, rakes, and gloves for yourself and anyone who may need them.

EVENSONG CELEBRATING EARTH DAY

You’re invited to a special Evensong celebrating Earth Day at 5 pm featuring our Parish Choir and a homily by Rev. Kristin Wickersham. 

BEING WELL WORKSHOP

The "Being Well" workshop series begins this Sunday from 6 to 7:30 pm with the topic Embracing and Growing Stronger in the Wilderness (strategies for dealing with challenging times). Dr. Matt Bitsko of Summit Emotional Health will lead the parent workshop (parents with children of all ages are invited).

School counselors Clare Trow and Joy Jones will lead workshops for youth in grades 6-12.

Parents meet in Valentine Hall and Youth meet on the 3rd floor of Michaux House.

After the workshops, there will be a community dinner from 7 to 7:30 pm.

Giving Statements

are going digital!

In an effort to be better stewards of both our environment and our resources, moving forward you’ll be receiving your quarterly giving statements digitally.

Next Thursday (April 25), you’ll receive your first quarter (January-March) giving statement from PushPay via email.

You will also be able to log in to PushPay to access your statements, view your giving history (even if you didn’t give online), and see your progress towards your 2024 pledge. Directions will be included in your Thursday email and available on our website (doers.org).

Should you have any questions about accessing your statements, please reach out to pushpaysupport@doers.org. We’ll get back to you as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your patience as we do this for the first time together!

Spring Parish Picnic

Sunday, May 19th, 4-7pm

at Rock Bottom

The Picnic is back! Mark the date on your calendar for this fun event here in Richmond down by the river.

We'll have Lee’s Fried Chicken and Biscuits, and we're asking you to help make the picnic complete by bringing a side dish or dessert to share. Beer and Wine will also be available, as well as water, tea, and lemonade.

In upcoming e-mails you'll be able to purchase tickets and get more information.

Celebrate 20 Years of WomanKind!

Purchase Your Tickets and Sign-Up to Volunteer

Join the WomanKind community on Friday, May 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in Valentine Hall to celebrate the last 20 years of WomanKind and to announce the 2026 Conference dates, theme, and speaker. Here's where you can purchase tickets to this exciting event.

You can also get your tickets at Wednesday night dinners and Sunday mornings in Valentine Hall. If you can't join us, please consider a donation to support WomanKind.

We also need volunteer help with the WomanKind Celebration. You can cook, make desserts, setup, serve at the bar, decorate and much more.

Here's where you can sign-up to volunteer.

Everyone is welcome to join us as we celebrate WomanKind! And anyone is welcome to volunteer.

One more thing, we are making a slide show of past WomanKind conferences or events.

If you have photos to share, please send them to Weezie in Communications at wbeckley@doers.org.

Sunday, April 21

Evensong Celebrating Earth Day - 5 pm

Tuesday, April 23

Tuesday Men's Bible Study - 7:30 am, Valentine Hall

For details and contacts see the DOERS guide

Women's Wisdom Bible Study (WWBS) - 5 pm

Michaux House Room 302 or via Zoom.

For details and contacts see the DOERS guide

Wednesday, April 24

Living Faith Bible Study - 10 to 11:30 am

Currently on Zoom

For details and contacts see the DOERS guide

Noon Eucharist in The Chapel

Wednesday Dinner

at 6 pm in Valentine Hall

Thursday, April 25

Coffee on The Street - 9 am to 10:30 am

Corner of West Franklin and Birch Streets

If you’re interested in learning more about this ministry, contact Rev. Blake.

Contact: The Rev. Blake Singer, bsinger@doers.org

Women in Fellowship - 7pm

For details and contacts see the DOERS guide



Celebrate Earth Day

a day early this Sunday

You’re invited to a special Evensong celebrating Earth Day featuring our Parish Choir on Sunday, April 21 at 5 pm.

This is the perfect way to end a Spring day and to reflect on our relationship to the natural gifts that God has given us.

Brighten someone’s day…

and their home. Deliver altar flowers. 

If you’re interested in helping with this wonderful ministry, please contact Mary Brown via email at mbrown@doers.org or via telephone at 804-355-1779, ext 303 for more details.

Or you can visit our sign-up genius link and sign up for as many or as few Sunday deliveries as you wish. 

We only ask that you make sure to sign up no later than the Thursday morning before the Sunday you’ll be delivering flowers, so we have enough time to get everything ready for you. Thank you so much for considering!

5th Grade

Bridge Ceremony and Dinner

Next Sunday

Our current 5th graders are preparing to make the transition from the Children’s Ministry into the Youth Ministry. To mark this important transition, the 5th Grade Bridge ceremony will be held at the 9 am service next Sunday, April 28.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Ashlee Ligon at childrensministry@doers.org.

Later that evening, from 5:30 to 7 pm, current 5th graders are invited to join the youth in the basement of Michaux House for Chipotle, bingo, and other games. Please RSVP here.

Sign Up for

Vacation Bible School

June 3-6

Easter Day and Spring Breaks are behind us… it’s time to sign up for VBS! It will be held June 3 thru 6, from 9 am to 12 pm each day. For more information and to sign up, click here.

You can pay online here, or by cash or check. Please reach out to Ashlee Ligon at childrensministry@doers.org with any questions.

Volunteers are an important part of VBS. You do not have to have children in the children ministry. Everyone is welcome to help! We are especially looking for youth (rising 6th to 12th graders) to volunteer. Yes, youth can earn service hours!

To volunteer sign up here (scrolled down the page to the volunteer part).

The Church as Movement.

Everyone is invited. 

May 10 and 11

The Dioceses of Virginia and Southern Virginia have come together to co-sponsor a free two-day conference for anyone interested in church planting, church revitalization, or shifting the paradigms of existing churches from one of attraction to one centered on mission and discipleship. Author, speaker, and National Director of the V3 Church Planting Movement, JR Woodward, will invite us to consider why our current paradigms of Church need to change and offer guidance on ways to bring about such change. To learn more about V3 Church Planting Movement go here.

This conference will provide space to pray, dream, and discern how God may be calling you to think of and be the Church differently within your own Episcopal context. Individuals (both lay and ordained) and church groups are invited to attend.

The conference is free with registration.

The elevator is still out of service.

We were delighted to re-open the elevator for Easter. But there are still some cosmetic changes that need doing, so the elevator will be out of order for the next few weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Prayers of the People

Here are the names of those we're remembering in our prayers this week.

We do our best to keep this list current, but if you want your name added or removed, please email Mary Brown at mbrown@doers.org or

call her at 804-355-1779 ext. 313

So much to read. So much to do.

For Diocese of Virginia news and information, visit www.episcopalvirginia.org

Please note the new URL.