News Room

The launch of Pathways at Convention was a reminder of how deeply people in this diocese care about children and their formation. Thank you to everyone who visited the booth, played the games, shared stories, asked questions, and encouraged the vision of this initiative.

The Very Rev. Daniel Vélez-Rivera, Vicar of St. Gabriel’s Church in Leesburg, was recently named the Community Foundation’s 2025 Changemaker of the Year.

For the past six years, St. Peter’s in Port Royal has been in a mission relationship with Victoria Primary School near Linstead, Jamaica; now, after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, St. Peter’s is gathering financial and food donations.

Watch Bishops Stevenson and Harris share an update on Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds (VEIF), formerly known as the Trustees of the Funds. VEIF emphasizes responsible investment, ensuring funds are managed with social responsibility and Christian purpose.

Walking the labyrinth has deepened her spiritual life, Calkins said, and she regularly uses prayer beads in Contemplative Prayer and in praying the Psalms.

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.

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)

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.