Here is your opportunity to experience two of life’s great joys. Shrine Mont will be hosting a pickleball workshop from May 16 to May 18. If you have never played pickleball or are new to the game, this workshop will go over the rules, basic drills, some strategy and lots of playing time.
For the first time, the diocese will host two events for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to come together for formation, fellowship, and fun! Details and registration information are coming soon. Our diocesan theme for children’s and youth events is “Love One Another,” and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade days will focus on learning about and deepening our engagement with Communion.
$600 per person; $1,100 per couple. $300 due by April 15. Scholarships available. Cost Includes: Comfortable dorm-style lodging; All meals; Immersive Excursions with Marine Educators; Prayers and Dicsussion; Fun and new Friends
This popular event has been in existence for more than 140 years and continues to be a much anticipated tradition on the beautiful Northern Neck of Virginia. For the past number of years the Festival has drawn more than 5,000 people!
Nancy Ross Hugo, David Pippin and Kate Vernon will demonstrate a variety of arranging techniques. Attendees will participate in activities that take the angst out of arranging and showcase techniques that make the process both easier and more fun. Emphasis will be on using local, readily available flowers, greens, and line material.
Drawing from her rich pastoral and personal experience, Bishop Susan Goff will lead us through a time of prayer, worship, and reflection, focusing on the intersection between Hope and Lamentation, Hope and Intercession, and Hope and Praise.
Based in NYC, the trio consists of three fabulous musicians, Amy Schroeder, violinist of the GRAMMY award winning Attacca Quartet; Felix Umansky, cellist of the GRAMMY award winning Harlem Quartet; and international pianist, Yalin Chi.
Come explore the natural world through painting with award-winning artist and teacher Theodora Tilton. Choosing oil or watercolor, you’ll join students at all levels painting “en plein aire” in the beautiful mountains surrounding historic Shrine Mont. Students will start with the basics and work through the process of creating a painting with each day taking you to a new location.
Take a break from your busy life with a weekend yoga retreat in the cool beauty of the Shenandoah Valley. Richmond area instructors Bonnijean Boggess, Leah Husk and Julian Desta will be leading a variety of all-level yoga classes in indoor and outdoor spaces in and around the historic Shrine Mont Retreat Center located in the quaint town of Orkney Springs, Virginia.
The Association of Visual Artists of the Diocese of Virginia will meet at Roslyn on the second Saturday of each month on the picnic pavilion from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm through October, to make art together, share ideas and resources, and support one another.
Save the date for the next diocesan virtual prayer service for global mission on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7:30 pm. This short service (approximately 30 minutes) provides a contemplative space to remember and pray for each of our global mission partners.
Join St. Peter's, St. John's & St. Philip's Episcopal Churches on June 19, 2025 for a celebration of freedom. Download the event flyer for more information.
