Stories from the Diocese

Three New Transitional Deacons Ordained

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.

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 panel...