Coming Events at Embrace Richmond:
September 11: Blessing Day
Each month during the school year Embrace hosts a Blessing Day event where our communities do some sort of service for those who need it. Our next Blessing day on September 11 will be a house blessing, food drive and ceremony and resource fair on dealing with grief. And we need volunteers! If you have a church youth group, small group or family that would like to come and help, please email joel@embracerichmond.org. The cost is $10 per person with a $5 deposit. This will be a great chance to help bring the suburban and urban communities together as well as be blessed while being a blessing. We hope you will join us!
Blessing Days are usually on the second Saturday of every month. Here are the dates for other Blessing Day opportunities: October 9, November 13, December 11, January 8, February 12 and more…
September 14: Wendy McCaig Keynote Speaker at BTSR Convocation
Founder and Executive Director of Embrace Richmond Wendy McCaig will be the keynote speaker at this year’s convocation for her alma mater Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. The event will be at 10:10 a.m. in Turnbull Hall at BTSR, which is located at 3400 Brook Rd, Richmond, VA 23227. Wendy graduated with a Masters of Divinity from BTSR in 2006.
October 6 & 7: AmeriCorps Launch
AmeriCorps will officially launch the beginning of its term year. We welcome all new and returning AmeriCorps members to the Embrace team!
October 14: Wendy McCaig Joins the Faith-Filled Women Webinar
The Faith-Filled Women: Where Hope Meets Community Webinar is an online seminar led by ordinary women who have done extraordinary things. Wendy will host her Webinar, Beyond the Pew, at 7 p.m. at www.SpotlightRichmond.com. Seats are limited so reserve yours by clicking here. Check out News tab every week to see which speaker will be presenting on Thursday.
November 18: Wendy McCaig Speaks at Governor’s Panel
Wendy McCaig will be speaking on a panel at the 2010 Governor’s Housing Conference titled Partnerships in The Future – Reinvesting in Communities. Wendy will be on the panel from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at the Richmond Marriott Hotel in downtown Richmond.
November 3: Discovering Buried Treasure
Members of the Embrace Richmond team will join West Over Hills United Methodist Church for their Wednesday night dinner to spark an interest in the kind of ministry Embrace does and lay a foundation for asset based urban ministry in partnership with WOHUMC. Embrace members will prepare a meal, with the ingredients provided by WOHUMC. They will also speak, dance, sing and present what Embrace is all about. This event will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at WOHUMC in Richmond.
January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
AmeriCorps members around the country, including Embrace Richmond members, will perform a day of service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 16: AmeriCorps Global Youth Service Day
As part of a national day of service through AmeriCorps, Embrace Richmond members will do a service project to be announced at a later date.
