As the sun set on Shrine Mont’s centennial celebration, the old stone Shrine of the Transfiguration glowed so intensely that some of the 435 onlookers felt like they were watching a transfiguration in real time. “It was more than fortuitous that that those who...
Jackson Davey, Bartolo Natoli, and Theodore Renaud were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Aug. 2 at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. The Right Rev. Gayle E. Harris, Assistant Bishop of Virginia, presided over the ordination.
Shrine Mont, home to the beloved outdoor cathedral of the Diocese of Virginia, marks 100 years on Aug. 6 with an evening service led by former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, the oldest historically Black Episcopal church in the Diocese of Virginia, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Virginia Theological Seminary’s Reparations Grant for Black Alumni Serving Historically Black Episcopal Churches.
What a sight and a grace-filled experience it was—God’s people from Epiphany and St. Gabriel’s ~ San Gabriel playing, praying, resting, singing, reflecting, sitting side by side, passing the peace, and sharing the Body and Blood of Christ.
During a heavy rain, buckets near the St. Paul’s altar catch the runoff from a puncture left by a heavy storm in 2024. A new roof will cost about $250,000 (to conform to historic guidelines and remove asbestos). Padre Lee hopes to raise at least $25,000.
A journey of faith can take many paths—including to an Eagle Scout ranking, as celebrated recently at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School (SSSAS) in Alexandria.
At a huge gathering known instantly by its vibrant colors, Episcopalians from the Diocese of Virginia made a profound connection with consecrated, colorless water.
Published earlier this year, Kenneth Anderson's 362-page book traces the parish and its members through slavery, emancipation, Jim Crow, civil rights, and the pandemic.
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 Claude Moore Charitable Foundation on Tuesday ramped up its support for a nine-week STEAM summer camp offered offer free of charge through St. Gabriel’s Church’s Educando con Amor—Educating with Love program. Read the Full Story
Albemarle County Supervisor Mike Pruitt and his husband, the Rev. Will Dickinson, are defying the separation of church and state. Read the Full Story
The rector could have no idea on Easter Sunday that two days after delivering his sermon that list of examples would grow longer, nor that the most recent addition would hit so close to home. Last Tuesday, three plainclothes federal agents... detained two men and...
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...
Occupying roughly 79 acres of rural landscape on the south bank of the Rappahannock River in central Middlesex County, Christchurch School includes the collection of buildings, structures, and designed landscapes that have comprised the school campus from...
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church has awarded 19 grants, totaling $135,000, to young adult and campus ministries.... one grant recipient, The Pace Center at VCU, is a ministry partner of the diocese.
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...
Stacey Remick knew there was something special about the five-acre forest surrounding St. Peter’s in the Woods Episcopal Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia. She never dreamed that the church property would one day be inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network, the...
America’s churches have what it takes to put a dent in the nation’s housing crisis. They have land and underutilized space, often located in high-density areas where affordable homes are desperately needed. Now congregations are receiving a groundswell of support to...
Sixty-two years ago, James Hummer of Boardman was in the first local performance of the Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival and on Sunday, he and others were able to see the latest presentation of the popular holiday event. For the 62nd year, the Boar’s Head Festival...
