You are invited to the season's best birthday party!  On SAT., JUNE 1 from 9 - 11 AM, all PEVA Presbyterian Women are invited to GRACE COVENANT PC of Princess Anne for the celebration!  At 9 AM, Dean's Decadent, Famous FRENCH TOAST with strawberries/cream and sausage will be dished up.  There will also be gluten-free and diabetic-friendly options.  CHILD CARE will be provided as participants enjoy the program: "Theology on Safari: Building Up Our Neighbors" led by the Rev. Stephanie Black, a PCUSA missionary from Kenya.  Music will be provided by Millie Harris and the Singing Sisters of Grace.  Nina Joyner will present a mission opportunity: Little Dresses and Britches for Africa.  The Birthday Offering will go to Westminster Neighborhood Ministries.  There will be birthday favors and surprise, friends, fun, Grace and Spirit!  RSVP is not required, but GREATLY APPRECIATED.  Please email RSVPs, requests for more info - and ESPECIALLY CHILD CARE NEEDS to gracepw@gcpcpa.org or call the church office at 427-6478 - or PW Moderator Ginny O. Sorrell at 703-568-6811.

The Synod of the MID-ATLANTIC PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN will hold their SUMMER GATHERING during JUNE 13 - 16 at MASSANETTA SPRINGS Camp & Conf. Ctr.  The Early Bird Fee = $350 (by May 1) and $375 after that date.  Fees should be sent to the Gathering Treasurer, Ellen Newbold, 542 Sheffield Road, Rose Hill, NC 28458.  Ladies, please check with your church PW moderator or the Synod website for more info!  CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.  CLICK THIS LINK to go directly to a downloadable registration FORM!

MAKEMIE WOODS SUMMER CAMP teaches essential life skills in a radically-accepting Christian community.  MW is your Presbytery ministry supported by your church, and has adventure programs for children entering 1st grade - Sr. Hi.  In addition to traditional camp experiences, Makemie Woods offers specialized sessions in music and drama, caving, horseback riding, hang-gliding and more.  Financial assistance is available (perhaps from your church) and from the Presbytery.  Visit www.makwoods.org for more info! Or click FLYER for a downloadable resource!

The successful and popular SEMINARY FOR A DAY will be held again on SAT., SEPT. 28 at UNION PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARY in Richmond. This opportunity is open to ALL CHURCH LEADERS, not only clergy!  PEVA members should plan to take advantage of it.  There will be 2 keynote addresses and the opportunity to select one workshop in the morning and one in the afternoon.  The $25 FEE will INCLUDE a BOXED LUNCH that can be enjoyed on campus.  (Register no later than Sept. 17 to ensure a lunch!)  Workshop leaders are excellent communicators and accomplished scholars.  The workshops and the leaders are included in this link:  http://www.upsem.edu/img/leadership_pdf/Seminary_for_a_Day_RIC_2013.pdf

Former General Presbyter Richard Short has placed a number of BOOKS in the PEVA LOBBY for interested persons to take for FREE!  Come to 801 Loudoun Ave., Portsmouth 23707 to browse between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., M- F.  To that stack we have added a number of FREE PEVA RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCES for the taking, and Billy Ricketts has contributed a WILLOW CREEK Advanced Leadership Training video series entitled "DEFINING MOMENTS".  Be sure to check these out on every visit!

HIDENWOOD PC hosts a series of music CONCERTS over the course of the year to which everyone is invited.  Almost all concerts are FREE and seating is open.  They take place on SUNDAYS afternoons at 4 PM.  Over the course of the next few months, consider stopping in to enjoy any or all of the following: JUNE 2, "Flute Frenzy"; JUNE 30, "From Stage to Screen: Music of Broadway and Hollywood."  414 Hiden Blvd., Newport News, VA www.hidenwood.org or 757-596-1151

The Rev. Randy Bremer (King's Grant PC) and his wife, Donna, will lead a TOUR of TURKEY and GREECE from OCT. 17-27, during which participants will follow in the footsteps of Paul. the ancient cities of Corinth and Ephesus will be visited, as well as stops at the Areopagus (Mars Hill), the Parthenon, and the Greek Islands, including Patmos, as well as Istanbul. The letters of Paul will be followed and read in context with these locations.  You can read more about this trip, including the cost by going to: www.wilcoxtravel.com and look for Trip #131017.  You may also call Randy Bremer at 757-508-6947.

The ODU CAMPUS MINISTRY will hold its annual GOLF TOURNAMENT on FRI., JUNE 7 at OCEAN VIEW GOLF COURSE!  The day will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 AM, 4-person teams, Captain's Choice.  COST = $60 per player and includes greens fees, cart fees, food, beverages and prizes!  Entry DEADLINE: MON., MAY 31!  Send APPLICATIONs with checks payable to PEVA to: University Presbyterian Ministry, 1318 W. 49th St., Norfolk, VA 23508.  If you don't play or cannot play, you (and/or your company) can support UPM as a SPONSOR for this event!  Show UPM's friends, neighbors and colleagues your commitment to college campus ministry at only $100 per hole!  Download the SPONSOR LETTER and application and mail as above.  Phone 757-651-2744 or 757-619-3455 for more details.

HIDENWOOD PC will present the exquiste "REQUIEM" by John Rutter along with several other anthems on JUNE 9 at 5 PM in the sanctuary.  The Hidenwood choir will be joined by other local church choir members, which will make this an especially rich experience.  This concert will serve as Hidenwood Choir Director Geoffrey Bell's recital for his Master's degree at Shanandoah University.  It's FREE!  Put it on your calendar!  Call 757-595-1151 or go to www.hidenwood.org for more information.  414 Hiden Blvd., Newport News, VA 23606.

The PCUSA's ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION (APA) will hold its NATIONAL CONFERENCE in CHARLESTON, SC during AUG. 22 - 24, 2013.  Administrators from across the nation will gather to hold meetings, network, and take classes that count toward three+ levels of CERTIFICATION!  Participants will stay at the historic FRANCIS MARION HOTEL in the heart of Old Charleston, and there will be opportunities to explore the town.  Classes offered will be: Church History (Level I), Supporting the Executive Staff (Elective), Legal Matters (Level II), Mastering the Internet (Elective), Presbyterian Foundation (Elective), Christology I: Doctrine of the Person of Jesus Christ (Elective), Inclusive vs. Exclusive Language (Elective), Office Administration (Core), Book of Confessions (Core), Personal Investing (Elective), GA Entities (Level III), and Assertiveness Skills (Elective).  This is a very affordable event with invaluable opportunities to network with others facing similar challenges!  If you would like more info, go to the APA home page (and check out the Newsletter)!  You may also call (757-397-7063) or email PEVA's Linda Smith linda@pcusa-peva.org or Jessica Fitzgerald jessica@pcusa-peva.org to find out more.  Hotel registration deadline: July 19.  Conference registration deadline: July 22.

A PCUSA-wide gathering, the "BIG TENT EVENT" will be held on AUG. 1 - 3 in LOUISVILLE, KY.  These conferences will be held simultaneously:  Compassion, Peace, and Justice; Evangelism and Church Growth; Health Ministry; National Elders; National Multicultural Church; Presbyterian Communicators Network; Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation; Seminary Support Network; Theology, Worship & Education; World Mission.  In addition, there will be a Church Leadership Connection Face-to-Face opportunity as well as these pre-conference meetings: Black Pastors Gathering; National Black Presbyterian Caucus Convention; Iraq Mission Network, AAM Mission Network; Presbyterian Pastoral Care Network; National Asian Presbyterian Council; World Mission; Big Tent Mid Council; Turning the Tables; National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus.  Post-conference opportunity: Presbyterian Cross-Cultural Young Adult Network.  Brochures available in the PEVA office.  CLICK THIS LINK to go to the PCUSA site with further informaion. 

The Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE is presenting a monthly series called "INTERFAITH DIALOGUE" as a PODCAST on the VWC website at: www.vwc.edu/nexus  You may LISTEN AT ANY TIME at that location.  The program features representatives from different Faith groups discussing issues in the news and how these issues relate to the various religious communities.  Initial guests on the new series have been Rabbi Michael Panitz, Imam Vernon Fareed, Dr. Craig Wansink (Second Norfolk PC), Father James Parke, Rev. Greg West, and Dr. Harvey Cox, well known lecturer and author who was the 2012 Cookson Lecturer at VWC.  Jim Bergdoll, a United Methodist layman, is the moderator for the program.  The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities is a co-sponsor of the new series.  It is produced in the journalism-communications dept. at VWC.  Info on each program is available at the website: www.vwc.edu/nexus