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Priest Brings Experience Leading Labyrinth Walks and Using Prayer Beads
Walking the labyrinth has deepened her spiritual life, Calkins said, and she regularly uses prayer beads in Contemplative Prayer and in praying the Psalms.
2026 Winter Book Study on Zoom
Join Canon J. Lee Hill, Jr. for a four-week book study that draws on Black Liberation Theology and Womanist thought to offer a pathway toward genuine systemic repair and a more just vision of the Beloved Community.
Bishop Stevenson’s Pastoral Address to the 231st Annual Convention
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. (John 1:9-12)
Annual Christmas Gift Bag Drive for VCCW Residents
The bags contain essential items—shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, composition books, puzzle books, pens, and pencils—and are intended to let residents know that they are recognized and supported by the community.
Professor and Newly Ordained Priest Recognized
The Rev. Bartolo Natoli received a 2025 Libby and Hiter Harris Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC). Rev. Natoli and five other professors were recognized on November 5.
Bishop Stevenson’s 231st Annual Convention Address
During his Pastoral Address at the Nov. 6 Evensong service, the Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson set the tone for Conference attendees to lean into discipleship – “that process whereby we live more fully into the teaching of Jesus, patterning our life after his for the betterment of all” — and emphasized light and justice.
Monday Concert Series at Christ Church, Alexandria
Most months from October through May, Christ Church offer a Monday concert, free of charge. These 45-minute programs include solo performers and chamber musicians based in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
Trustees of the Funds Becomes Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds
Effective October 20, the Trustees of the Funds serving the Diocese of Virginia will be known as Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds (VEIF).
Explore How Congregations Can Help Children Grow in Worship and Faith
We’re excited to announce the launch of the official website for Pathways to Prayer & Practice, the Diocese of Virginia’s bold, five-year initiative supported by Lilly Endowment Inc. to help churches more fully welcome children into worship and empower families in their faith journeys.
Shrine Mont Camps Seeks Chaplains for 2026
Each summer, Shrine Mont Camps seeks chaplains (ordained or lay) to be fully immersed in the life of an individual camp session (15 total). The Camp Chaplain is an integral part of the camp's ministry and includes accommodations for the chaplain's family, meals, and a stipend.
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
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...
Christchurch School in Middlesex County Added to Register of Historic Places
Occupying roughly 79 acres of rural landscape on the south bank of the Rappahannock River in central Middlesex County, Christchurch School includes the collection of buildings, structures, and designed landscapes that have comprised the school campus from...
Episcopal Church Awards 2025 Young Adult and Campus Ministry Grants
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church has awarded 19 grants, totaling $135,000, to young adult and campus ministries.... one grant recipient, The Pace Center at VCU, is a ministry partner of the diocese.
IRS-Certified Students Offer Tax Assistance at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
The University of Richmond is offering free tax preparation services for the 14th consecutive year, as part of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg’s Tax Assistance Program. Located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Downtown Richmond, the university’s tax...
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...
Boar’s Head Festival Celebrates 62 Years at St. John’s in Youngstown
Sixty-two years ago, James Hummer of Boardman was in the first local performance of the Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival and on Sunday, he and others were able to see the latest presentation of the popular holiday event. For the 62nd year, the Boar’s Head Festival...