Communications Team

Two New Programs Expand Faith-Science Engagement

Virginia Seminary’s project is a curriculum called Being With Science, which will help congregations explore scientific issues behind contemporary ethical questions. The Rev. Dr. Sarah Colvin, a priest and pathologist, is designing the program, which is supported by a $24,000 grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Architectural Resources Team Announced

Bishop E. Mark Stevenson has announced the formation of an Architectural Resources Team (ART) to support parishes and other diocesan-related entities in the Diocese of Virginia.

Corbin Trust Scholarship Open to Applications

Here is the text: Applications are open for the Corbin Trust Scholarship for Episcopalians in the Diocese of Virginia pursuing higher education. The application is open to any student pursuing higher education; one does not need to be seeking Holy Orders.

Shrine Mont Camps Reconciliation Process

On February 27, Bishop Stevenson shared a statement, Shrine Mont Camps Update and a Call for Reconciliation, calling for a time of intentional listening, sharing, and prayer, with the goal of reconciliation. The Reverend Richard Blackburn, an experienced guide in peace and reconciliation, will lead this effort.

IRS-Certified Students Offer Tax Assistance at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

The University of Richmond is offering free tax preparation services for the 14th consecutive year, as part of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg’s Tax Assistance Program. Located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Downtown Richmond, the university’s tax prep site is operated by the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement.

Solving Your Parish’s Sticky Issues: Try Congregational Vitality

For years, parishioners at Church of Our Saviour in Montpelier tried to come up with a mission statement. Nothing worked—until a recent vestry retreat, when they paid close attention to what they were passionate about, in a conversation guided by The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham, the Diocese of Virginia’s minister for congregational vitality.