By “Telling our Stories—Sharing our Gifts,” deeper connections were made across the Diocese of Virginia at the 231st Annual Convention held November 6-8, 2025.
Long a crossroads town, Gordonsville instead served as the destination for the recent festive celebration of Christ Church’s 150 years.Diocese of Virginia Bishop E. Mark Stevenson celebrated the Eucharist and called the Oct. 12 occasion “a glorious celebration of...
Take the first step toward a fun and formative experience at Shrine Mont Camps in 2026! Check out the 2026 calendar and be ready to sign up on November 1 when registration opens. An “Early Bird” $30 discount is given to registrations made before January 31, 2026.
Because education is a cornerstone of the justice ministry at St. Gabriel’s ~ San Gabriel Episcopal Church in Leesburg, its priest is giving his $10,000 community leadership award to higher education scholarships for underserved local students.
The Rt. Rev. William Meade (1789-1862) lived long before the age of selfies and photography. No one knew what the third Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia looked like as a young man until his large oil portrait, and his wife Thomasia’s, showed up in the backseat of a Subaru in Richmond this year.
When youth from across the Diocese of Virginia converge on Shrine Mont for Halloween weekend, they will be starting a new chapter in diocesan youth leadership.
After a 2022 pilgrimage to Memphis, Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, the Diocese of Virginia recognized a pressing need to address the history of racial injustice within its own borders. The diocesan principles—Love Jesus. Embody justice. Be disciples. —made the...
Three new priests — Kara Laughlin, Kris Rose, and Joy Warburton— became ordained Sept. 20 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in McLean. Three times during the service, The Rt. Rev. Mark A. Bourlakas, Assistant Bishop of Virginia, intoned, “Fill her with grace and power...
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.
