CONCERNING COVID-19

Contact Diocesan Staff 

Bishop Russell and the Duvall Center staff are rotating time spent at the Duvall Center and working remotely. We are available to help you navigate current challenges. Please contact us by email. We will respond as quickly as we are able. 

• Duvall Center Staff Directory​

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Announcements and Statements

• From Bishop Russell

• Bishop Russell Letter Regarding Clergy Serving Your Congregation

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Our Agencies

• Beckwith - Summer Camp sessions have been cancelled. Limited reservations for facility use. Contact Beckwith. 

• Murray House Assisted Living - closed to visitors until further notice.

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General Resources

• The Episcopal Church - Concerning COVID-19

• Episcopal Relief & Development - A Faith-based Response to Epidemics

  • Addressing Isolation and Quarantine Webinar Recording​

• Beyond Livestream Worship: Keeping Faith Communities Connected in the Face of COVID19 by Ken Howard of FaithX

• Mapping a Network for Your Congregation - Contact Canon Missioner Kammy Young at kammy@diocgc.org.​

  • Congregational Network Tracking Form​

  • Household Map 

• EFormation from Virginia Theological Seminary - resources for developing community online

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Worship Resources

• Daily Office - live webcast of Morning Prayer Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday at 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. Central Time. 

• Forward Movement - Prayer and Worship at Home

• Dio CGC Churches with Online Worship - email jenn@diocgc.org to be added to/update the list

• The Book of Common Prayer Online

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Formation Resources

• Godly Play Story - live-stream each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Central Time. Offered by St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. 

• ChurchNext - online classes for enriching your spiritual life

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Administration, Finance, and Stewardship Resources

• Corona-virus Safety Tips from Church Insurance

• Digital Giving

• Accounting for PPP Loans (from our Auditors)

• Updates for Church Administration (03 30 2020)

• Parochial Reporting Memo Regarding Average Sunday Attendance (ASA)

• Financial Stewardship in Uncertain Times

• Episcopal Church Foundation 

• The Episcopal Network for Stewardship

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Communications Resources

• Resources for Creating Online Communities - from eFormation (Virginia Technological Seminary) includes how-to videos for best practices for livestreaming worship and using Zoom video conferencing. 

• How to livestream in four easy steps - video from Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija

• Zoom - online video conferencing

• Phone Conference Calls - when you need to connect multiple people someway other than online

• A Word About Copyright Licenses - ​While your church's copyright license may keep you covered for music played and hymns sung during live-streaming once on social media, there are still limitations you need to be aware of in order to remain compliant and to allow your videos to be posted after the livestream. Please review your agreements closely. To be safest, you may want to consider using hymns that are available in the public domain. This resource was suggested by The Episcopal Church. ​

  • Copyrights Overview - a quick guide to copyright licenses​. 

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