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2026 Registration for Shrine Mont Camps Opens November 1

Take the first step toward a fun and formative experience at Shrine Mont Camps in 2026! Check out the 2026 calendar and be ready to sign up on November 1 when registration opens. An “Early Bird” $30 discount is given to registrations made before January 31, 2026.

Sign Up to Be a 100% Voting Congregation

This fall, Virginia has important elections, as we choose our Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, along with all 100 seats in the House of Delegates, and many local offices.

Diocesan Discernment Retreat October 24-27

If you are sensing the nudge of the Holy Spirit in your life inviting you to consider how your gifts and skills might serve the church and the world in new and deeper ways, you may be interested in participating in the next Diocese of Virginia Discernment Retreat, which will be held October 24-27 at Roslyn Retreat Center.

Creation Care Fall Book Group

The Creation Care Committee, with co-leadership of Creation Justice Ministries, invites you to a fall book journey using theologian Sallie McFague’s “The Body of God.” McFague asks us to reconsider the traditional metaphors we use to understand God’s greatness.

VEREP Receives Two New Grants

Virginia Episcopal Real Estate Partners (VEREP) has received two new grants from Virginia Housing. The state agency has awarded $82,000 for a feasibility study for Iglesia de Santa Maria in Falls Church.

In the News

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

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...

Old-Growth Forest Network Welcomes Virginia Parish

Stacey Remick knew there was something special about the five-acre forest surrounding St. Peter’s in the Woods Episcopal Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia. She never dreamed that the church property would one day be inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network, the...

Parishes Say ‘Yes in God’s Back Yard’

America’s churches have what it takes to put a dent in the nation’s housing crisis. They have land and underutilized space, often located in high-density areas where affordable homes are desperately needed. Now congregations are receiving a groundswell of support to...

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