New Assistant Bishop Mark A. Bourlakas and Canon for Discipleship Ricardo Sheppard begin June 2, exponentially increasing the Diocese of Virginia’s capacity to love Jesus, embody justice, and be disciples.
On April 19, Bishop Bud Shand joined the congregation at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia and gave his blessing for the church’s new solar panel project. St. Luke’s rector, the Rev. Nick Hull, welcomed the assembled parishioners from the solar...
The summer season at Shrine Mont Camps (SMCs) is fast approaching. Register now to experience a welcoming and inclusive summer camp where faith, friendship, and fun come together.
The new diocesan annual giving curriculum is ready for you! This year’s theme is based on 2 Corinthians 5:7 “for we walk by faith, not by sight” and continues our intentional focus on missional storytelling.
The Rev. Joy Y. Warburton received the Woodward Award for the Reading of Scripture and Liturgy. This award is given in memory of the Rt. Rev. Thomas Underwood Dudley (VTS 1867), by his granddaughter Katherine Woodward to a graduating student who “has demonstrated excellence in the public reading and interpretation of the Scriptures and the Liturgy.”
If you are sensing the nudge of the Holy Spirit in your life inviting you to consider how your gifts and skills might serve the church and the world in new and deeper ways, you may be interested in participating in one of our Diocese of Virginia Discernment Retreats which are held three times each year.
I am proud of the work that EMM and the Episcopal Church have done with the ministry of refugee resettlement, and I pray that a time will come when we can reenter this work. I also call on everyone to pray for those who are truly persecuted—for their very lives are on the line.
Canon Heidi Kim is creating a database with contact information of lay and clergy leaders of formation ministries in the diocese. Please complete the Google Form and forward it to others in your parish who are leading formation ministries.
Almost 150 Diocese of Virginia clergy got away in late April to pour themselves into sensory learning about joyful resistance and belonging—and do some dancing too. The annual clergy retreat was held at Shrine Mont, the bucolic diocesan conference center that just...
Cabell Jones, Florian Jones-Stamm, Judi Thomas, and Stephanie Shareck Werner were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons by The Rt. Reverend E. Mark Stevenson, Bishop of Virginia. The service took place at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Goochland.
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