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Episcopal Church Hires Advertising and Marketing Manager

Jake Dell is now serving as the communication advertising and marketing senior manager with the Episcopal Church Office. He will handle the various advertising on the Episcopal News Service site and upcoming mobile apps. Additionally, Dell will oversee the affordable website program for dioceses and congregations, and discover new sources of ad revenue for other digital offerings.

According to the Church’s Office of Public Affairs, Dell said, “Everywhere I go in this church I hear such amazing stories - the kind of stories any major brand would love to be able to say its consumers are sharing. We need to tap this passion. It's not hard and when you tell your story online, it's very affordable and has tremendous reach."

Dell’s statement brings light to how we here at St. Paul’s want to capture more stories from different ministries. Our new Interim Youth Minister Sarah Lisk wants to share more information about our Youth Ministry via social networks as well. She has been busy building new Facebook and Twitter accounts dedicated to news about our youth.

In addition to these new avenues dedicated to our Youth Ministry, St. Paul’s shares news about its various ministries and national and local news via its existing social media pages.

St. Paul’s Social Media:

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Pauls-Episcopal-Church-Richmond-VA/105968809840

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/stpaulsrva
http://twitter.com/#!/stpaulsrvaYOUTH

YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stpauls815

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Lenten Message by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori

The following is Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s commentary, which was provided by the Episcopal News Service.

Are you traveling light on the earth? Presiding bishop's message for Lent

By Katharine Jefferts Schori

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church observes Lent in solidarity with Christians throughout the ages. Lent has anciently been understood as a time of solidarity with those who are to be baptized at the Easter Vigil. It's a time to focus on prayer and study and fasting, and in some traditions, almsgiving. Each of those, when done in solidarity with those preparing to be baptized, is an invitation for us to deepen our own Christian spiritual practice.

I would encourage you this year to expand the realm of that practice; to think about your solidarity with those who walk the way of Christ, with those who walk the way of Jesus, in particular concern for those beyond your local community.

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