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Stories from the Diocese
Shrine Mont at 100: Diocesan Leadership, Not Funding
Shrine Mont, home to the beloved outdoor cathedral of the Diocese of Virginia, marks 100 years on Aug. 6 with an evening service led by former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
Historic St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Receives VTS Reparations Grant for Congregational Renewal
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, the oldest historically Black Episcopal church in the Diocese of Virginia, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Virginia Theological Seminary’s Reparations Grant for Black Alumni Serving Historically Black Episcopal Churches.
Timing and Hope Unexpectedly Connect Two Parishes at Shrine Mont
What a sight and a grace-filled experience it was—God’s people from Epiphany and St. Gabriel’s ~ San Gabriel playing, praying, resting, singing, reflecting, sitting side by side, passing the peace, and sharing the Body and Blood of Christ.
News Releases
St. Paul’s Ivy to Offer Biweekly Choral Evensong Services
This fall, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Ivy is expanding its music ministry with biweekly choral evensongs. The services will be led by the newly formed Schola Cantorum, an octet of professional singers, with the Parish Choir singing on fifth Sundays.
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.
Virginia Grows with The College for Congregational Development
Church leaders may feel like successful ministry depends on magic or the charismatic priest. Not so! The College for Congregational Development offers tools and resources for helping lay leaders and clergy grow churches to be more effective, faithful, and joyful.
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.
Upcoming Events
Fall Book Study: Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice, by Isaac Villegas
Fall Book Study: Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice, by Isaac Villegas
Canon Hill and the Ministry for Racial Justice and Healing invites you to share in fall book study of "Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice" by Isaac Villegas.
Ordination of Priests
Ordination of Priests
God willing, the Rt. Rev. Mark A. Bourlakas, Assistant Bishop of Virginia, will ordain Kara Laughlin, Anne Kristine Rose, and Joy Warburton to the Sacred Order of Priests on Saturday, September 20 at 10:30a at St. John’s Episcopal Church, McLean, Virginia.
Racial Justice & Healing Virginia Pilgrimage
Racial Justice & Healing Virginia Pilgrimage
This pilgrimage is not just a walk-through history; it's a call to action. By confronting the painful truths of Virginia's past and present, we can pave the way for a more just and equitable future.
