News Releases

227th Diocesan Annual Convention to be Held Online

Given the uncertainty surrounding the Delta variant of the COVID virus, and after careful consideration, Bishop Susan Goff has decided that the 227th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia will be held online, and not in-person at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel as was previously announced.  

Prayers and Relief for Haiti

Haiti, home to more than 93,000 of our Episcopalian siblings, is again a scene of tragedy and suffering. Having recently endured a coup, the nation was hit Saturday by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake; the death toll has surpassed 1,300, and the destruction of buildings and infrastructure is devastating.

Bishop Goff’s Meditation on Independence Day

On Friday morning, I drove back to Richmond after spending a few days with our summer camp staff at Shrine Mont. Route 81 can be a challenge on any day in any season; on a rainy Friday morning of a long Fourth of July weekend, the trip could be painfully slow.