St. Martin de Porres Episcopal Church - Alexandria, VA

02/02/2026

01/31/2026

A message from Episcopal Church Bishops

01/29/2026

Please join us on Tuesday, February 17 for a fun evening!

RSVP to Mardi Gras: https://forms.gle/kn8nYFxAvtatmdsH7

Signup to make food for Mardi Gras: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050549AAAF238-55125196-stmartins

01/27/2026

The following event is supported by Ventures in Community - VIC, an interfaith service group in our area that St. Martin de Porres is a member of. We encourage all who are interested to attend this event hosted by Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church (another VIC member), where the focus is not on confronting ICE but on keeping people in our community safe.

01/27/2026

Please read the post below from Bishop Stevenson of ThThe Episcopal Diocese of Virginia about how we can stand in solidarity with our siblings in Minnesota.

In particular, you can contact our Virginia senators via their websites:

To contact Senator Warner via his website: https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactPage
To contact Senator Kaine via his website:
https://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion

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Dear Friends in Christ,

In solidarity with our siblings in Minnesota, the Diocese of Virginia stands firm in our shared call to love Jesus, embody justice, and be disciples.

Read Bishop Loya’s Response to Events in Minneapolis January 2026: episcopalmn.org/blog/bishop/bishop-loyas-response-events-minneapolis-january-2026

Read Presiding Bishop Rowe’s Statement: Death and Despair Do Not Have the Last Word: episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-death-and-despair-do-not-have-the-last-word/

As a Diocese we are committed to racial justice and the dignity of every human being. We refuse to let the light of our hope be shadowed by despair. We follow a Savior who was himself a refugee and who commands us to care for the “least of these.”

How you can act:
-Advocate: Urge your senators to reject further ICE funding and call for de-escalation.
-Mobilize: Support Migration with Dignity Sunday, and local peaceful demonstrations to protect our democracy.
-Give: Support the Diocese of Minnesota’s “subversive love” through donations to Casa Maria.

I will be releasing additional personal reflections soon. In this moment of reckoning, let us love.

Faithfully yours,
The Rt. Rev’d E. Mark Stevenson

01/26/2026

From Bishop Budde: "This is a moment for all of us across the country, and we all can do something."

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01/25/2026

A message from The Most Rev'd Sean Rowe, Presiding Bishop.

From Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: Death and despair do not have the last word:

"In the coming years, our church will continue to be tested in every conceivable way as we insist that death and despair do not have the last word, and as we stand with immigrants and the most vulnerable among us who reside at the heart of God." - Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe

Read the full statement here: https://bit.ly/3YUJaqi

01/21/2026

Happy birthday to our seminarian
Jennifer Mindek Beckham!
Blessings to you!

01/19/2026

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Let us pray:

Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of your love, and may strive to secure for all your children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.