The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia

Racial Justice Training Workshop: “I Will, With God’s Help”
2026-04-25 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Trinity Episcopal Church, Charlottesville, 1118 Preston Ave, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
This workshop is for clergy, lay leaders, congregations, regions, and all who want to activate their racial justice heart. This workshop complements Healing from Internalized Oppression and Sacred Ground.
What’s Included:

Lunch
Spirit-centered conversations about justice
Practical tools for ministry
Liturgically centered racial justice training with a closing Eucharist

For more information, contact Tammy Lewis.

Juneteenth Joint Service and Community Celebration
2026-06-19 08:30 - 14:15 | St. John’s, Richmond, 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, 23223, United States
All are invited to the sixth annual Community Juneteenth Celebration, hosted jointly by St. John’s, St. Philip’s, St. Peter’s, and Calvary Hanover Episcopal Churches, with financial support also from St. Paul’s.
In addition to celebrating Juneteenth as the day of African American freedom, the event celebrates the history of the historic Black Episcopal churches of the Richmond area and the collaboration with St. John’s, which was instrumental in the founding of St. Peter’s.
Schedule

8:30 a.m. – Gather outside St. John’s Church
9:15 a.m. – Outdoor land acknowledgement, pouring of libations, and singing
9:30 a.m. – Celebratory parade from St. John’s to Peter Paul Development Center
10:30 a.m. – Worship service inside Peter Paul, with guest speaker Michael Paul Williams
11:45 a.m. – Dance performance by the Audacious Diamonds inside Peter Paul
12:15 p.m. – Picnic lunch, fellowship, and children’s activities, including a bounce house, outside St. Peter’s

Bus transportation is available from Peter Paul Development Center to St. John’s from 8:00 to 9:15 a.m.; then for people who choose to ride instead of walk during the parade; and again from Peter Paul Development Center to St. John’s from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
This community event is open to all without charge. For more information, contact the Rev. Bill Queen at 804-643-2686.
