These hostile times for Spanish-speaking people in Virginia are even harder for those who are homeless, unemployed, or underemployed. But in Springfield, on the same day each week, they receive hope and opportunity — and so do the Episcopal clergy and volunteers serving them.
Each year, the Diocese is honored to offer parishes the opportunity to apply for Bishop’s Appeal grants. Like a mustard seed, these grants are small, $2,000 at most, but they are a catalyst for incredible growth.
The Very Rev. Daniel Vélez-Rivera, Vicar of St. Gabriel’s Church in Leesburg, was recently named the Community Foundation’s 2025 Changemaker of the Year.
Maureen Carey was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Nov. 15 at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Ashburn. The Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, Bishop of Virginia, presided.
For the past six years, St. Peter’s in Port Royal has been in a mission relationship with Victoria Primary School near Linstead, Jamaica; now, after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, St. Peter’s is gathering financial and food donations.
Watch Bishops Stevenson and Harris share an update on Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds (VEIF), formerly known as the Trustees of the Funds. VEIF emphasizes responsible investment, ensuring funds are managed with social responsibility and Christian purpose.
Join the Office of Global Partnerships staff, speakers from around the Anglican Communion, foreign policy experts, global mission practitioners, and selected regional leaders for monthly calls about how the church can address human needs, engage in peacebuilding, and build healthy, mutual relationships.
Join other mission activists in GEMN’s monthly one-hour webinars about work in various parts of the world and missional developments in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion.
Walking the labyrinth has deepened her spiritual life, Calkins said, and she regularly uses prayer beads in Contemplative Prayer and in praying the Psalms.
Join Canon J. Lee Hill, Jr. for a four-week book study that draws on Black Liberation Theology and Womanist thought to offer a pathway toward genuine systemic repair and a more just vision of the Beloved Community.
