Commission on Aging
Aging is the only way to live.
Tri-Diocesan Council on Aging Fall Camp
Fall Camp is a four-day adult conference sponsored by the Tri-Diocesan Council on Aging, which represents the three Episcopal dioceses in Virginia. It is held on a Monday through Thursday in late October each year at Shrine Mont Conference Center, in Orkney Springs, Virginia.
Fall Camp is an opportunity to relax in the mountains of Virginia with other, mostly retired, seniors (but there is no age limit!) from across the Commonwealth and beyond. It can be an oasis on your spiritual journey by providing a break from the busyness of modern life. It can broaden your spiritual horizons through the insights of our keynote and other speakers. It can stimulate your spiritual imagination through workshops, worship, and private conversations.
Click here for more information about Fall Camp and registration.
Fall camp 2024: October 21-24*
*Please note that the dates for Fall Camp 2024 are different from the dates announced during Fall Camp 2023.
The 2024 Keynote Speaker will be Terry Hershey.
Aging is Changing – a congregational resource
A five–part program designed to be incorporated into the life of congregations. Prepared by the Episcopal Church Office for Lifelong Christian Formation and the Executive Council Taskforce on Older Adult Ministries, Aging is Changing was developed to help clergy and lay leaders identify issues of older adults, their families, and caregivers, and to identify existing local, state and national resources that might be helpful. It also includes best practices from 60 congregations around the Episcopal Church.
Resources
Aging is Changing
Resources for Congregations
Faith Formation - Spirituality of Aging
Congregational Best Practices
Elder Abuse
Virginia Office for Aging Services
The Commission on Aging offers the above link to the Office for Aging Services of the Division of Community Living. The Office for Aging Services works with 25 local Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) as well as various other public and private organizations to help older Virginians, their families and loved ones find the services and information they need.