Applications being taken for VTS Summer Collegium

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer Collegium, a Lilly Endowment project in support of small congregations. Twenty-five clergy and their spouses/partners from all Christian denominations will be invited to spend nine days at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, focusing on Body, Mind, and Soul: Celebrating, Strengthening and Sustaining Clergy Wholeness in Small Congregations. The Summer Collegium takes place June 24-July 1, 2009, and applications must be postmarked by Dec. 15, 2008 to be considered.  All expenses for the event, including travel, meals, lodging, books, pulpit supply and child care at home are paid for by the grant.  For more information and an application packet, visit our website at www.vts.edu/education/collegium or call Marilyn Johns at 703-461-1760.