Stories from the Diocese

Pedaling from Pulpit to Raise St. Paul’s Roof

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.

St. Luke’s Has Gone Green

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...

Two Seminarians Receive Graduation Awards from Virginia Theological Seminary

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.”