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ECW Annual Scholarship Applications Due June 30
Qualified college undergraduates and trade school students are invited to apply for the 2026 ECW Annual Scholarships. Applications are due June 30, 2026.
Still Time to Register for Shrine Mont Camps This Summer
Registration remains open for select Shrine Mont Camps summer sessions, with scholarship assistance available and a camp app for daily photos and updates.
Diocesan Staff Called to Expanded Roles in Strategic Realignment
Following a comprehensive review of diocesan needs and feedback from across the Diocese of Virginia, Bishop Stevenson has announced strategic, expanded calls for four diocesan staff.
Hill Appointed Canon to the Ordinary and Dean of the Diocesan Ministry for Racial Justice and Healing
The Rev’d Canon Dr. J. Lee Hill, Jr., has been called to be Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Virginia and will serve as Dean of the Diocesan Ministry for Racial Justice and Healing.
Bishop Stevenson and Canon Hill Reflect on Juneteenth
This Juneteenth, the Rev. Canon Dr. J. Lee Hill, Jr. and Bishop Stevenson sat down for a conversation about the history, meaning, and continuing significance of the holiday.
“Invaluable” Service: Canon Hazel Reflects and Retires
As The Rev. Canon d’Rue Hazel retires from her role as Canon to the Ordinary on June 30, she wraps 3.5 years of service with the Diocese of Virginia and a 30+ year ministry supporting bishops, clergy, and congregations.
Celebrating College for Congregational Development Participants
Four leaders of our diocese participated in The College for Congregational Development in Maryland (our home college) the week of June 15.
Announcing Grant Awards to Parishes to Grow Native Plants
The Creation Care Committee's Habitat Restoration Working Group received 19 applications, many more than anticipated, for this inaugural offering of funding to grow native plants on parish grounds. The program demonstrates the desire of our diocese to be faithful...
Episcopal Relief & Development Offers Disaster Response Webinars
Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) is offering three 90-minute webinars, open to all, focused on disaster response and how ERD can help in times of crisis. Each webinar will cover practical steps for preparing to respond to disasters, share real-world examples...
Ecumenical Worship Service: Light from Light for Light
All are invited to Light from Light for Light, part of The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity + 2026. May 28 at 7:00 p.m.St. Bernadette Catholic Church7600 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152 The Rt. Rev’d Mark A. Bourlakas, Assistant Bishop in the...
In the News
In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history
Religion News Service reported on a historical and spiritual pilgrimage through Richmond led by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, inviting participants to reckon with the city’s role in slavery and the domestic slave...
Province III Hosts 39th Annual B+E+S+T Conference
The Episcopal Church in Delaware shared a report on the 39th Annual Bishops' Executive Secretaries Conference (B+E+S+T), hosted by the Bishops' Executive Assistants of Province III in Alexandria, Virginia, from May 4-8. The gathering welcomed 90 participants from...
Virginia Theological Seminary Graduates First Member of Its Descendant Community at 203rd Commencement
Virginia Theological Seminary graduated Elwood Jones, the first member of its descendant community to receive a degree from VTS, at its 203rd Commencement. Jones received a Master of Arts degree, marking a milestone in the seminary's Reparations Program. Read the Full...
Virginia’s Hidden Cathedral, Shrine Mont, Marks 100 Years
"Shrine Mont has evolved far beyond those first few cottages of summering Episcopalians into a sprawling retreat that is open to all. Though the scale has changed—Shrine Mont now attracts more than 15,000 guests each year—the mission remains largely the same: an...
Lenten Friday Bible Study at St. Paul’s Church Highlights the Power of Women’s Voices in the Bible
During the season of Lent, St. Paul’s Memorial Church is giving students and the greater Charlottesville community the space to engage in reflection and conversation about some of life’s biggest questions. Every weekday at 8 a.m., St. Paul’s — located at 1701...
St. Thomas Episcopal in McLean Rallies Behind Two Iranian Immigrants
Two Iranian-born asylum-seekers who have been active for the past three years at an Episcopal church in suburban Washington, D.C., are fighting for their freedom after being detained by federal immigration agents and threatened with deportation. Their congregation,...
Claude Moore Provides Boost to Free Loudoun STEAM Camp
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation on Tuesday ramped up its support for a nine-week STEAM summer camp offered offer free of charge through St. Gabriel’s Church’s Educando con Amor—Educating with Love program. Read the Full Story
An Albemarle Politician, a Fredericksburg Priest and a Barrier-Breaking Marriage
Albemarle County Supervisor Mike Pruitt and his husband, the Rev. Will Dickinson, are defying the separation of church and state. Read the Full Story
Reynolds Hutchins: Rector Will Peyton’s Easter Sermon Challenges the Power of Empire
The rector could have no idea on Easter Sunday that two days after delivering his sermon that list of examples would grow longer, nor that the most recent addition would hit so close to home. Last Tuesday, three plainclothes federal agents... detained two men and...
Two New Programs Expand Faith-Science Engagement
Virginia Seminary’s project is a curriculum called Being With Science, which will help congregations explore scientific issues behind contemporary ethical questions. The Rev. Dr. Sarah Colvin, a priest and pathologist, is designing the program, which is supported by a...