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Rev. Vienna Cobb Anderson is our guest preacher and the Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, Bishop of Virginia, will be our cele...
06/13/2026

Rev. Vienna Cobb Anderson is our guest preacher and the Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, Bishop of Virginia, will be our celebrant. Parking is free behind the church. Please note that The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is hosting a significant public event Thursday through Sunday, which may affect nearby streets.

More information here: https://episcopalvirginia.org/event/service-in-celebration-of-the-rev-dr-pauli-murray/

The Diocese of Virginia was glad to host the annual Bishops Executive Assistants Together (B+E+S+T) conference in May in...
06/12/2026

The Diocese of Virginia was glad to host the annual Bishops Executive Assistants Together (B+E+S+T) conference in May in Alexandria. Nearly 80 executive assistants gathered from across the U.S., Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Honduras, with all meetings held at historic Christ Church in Old Town. Twelve bishops from Province III took part, including all three of our own, and the Rev. Shirley Smith Graham served as a keynote speaker and workshop leader. We're grateful to everyone who made the week possible.

Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville just wrapped its 67th annual Hunt Country Stable Tour. Over the weekend, 1,000 vi...
06/11/2026

Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville just wrapped its 67th annual Hunt Country Stable Tour. Over the weekend, 1,000 visitors toured 13 farms and stables, made possible by more than 120 volunteers. Proceeds go toward Trinity's outreach program, which supports people locally, nationally, and around the world. For Trinity, the tour is really about welcome, hospitality, and witness, with the church at the heart of it all.

See the full gallery from the weekend: https://theepiscopaldioceseofvirginia.pixieset.com/huntcountrystabletourholytrinityupperville/

Recent Bishop sightings! On June 3, Bishop Bourlakas celebrated Eucharist with the residents of Goodwin Living - Bailey’...
06/11/2026

Recent Bishop sightings!
 
On June 3, Bishop Bourlakas celebrated Eucharist with the residents of Goodwin Living - Bailey’s Crossroads, an Episcopal retirement community.
 
On June 7, Bishop Harris worshipped with St. Paul’s Richmond. Located across from Capitol Square in downtown Richmond, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is an urban fellowship for all people, with an active congregation enriched by its history, focused on its mission of proclaiming Christ in the heart of the city. 
 
On June 7, Bishop Bourlakas worshipped with Christ Church Lucketts. His visit included time at their strawberry festival, a community-wide event that supports their food pantry ministry!

Research and lived experience point to a clear reality: lasting faith is strongly tied to meaningful intergenerational r...
06/11/2026

Research and lived experience point to a clear reality: lasting faith is strongly tied to meaningful intergenerational relationships. When children, youth, and adults worship, serve, and share daily life together, those connections cultivate belonging that carries faith forward.

A key takeaway was that intergenerational ministry cannot simply be added to a calendar. It grows over time through relationships, through worshiping together and sharing life across ages.

Read more in "Belonging Across Generations: Reflections from the Pathways Cohort" below: https://episcopalvirginia.org/pathways/belonging-across-generations-reflections-from-the-pathways-cohort/

“I want everyone to bring into this what you have and can and choose to bring, and I want you to take away from here wha...
06/10/2026

“I want everyone to bring into this what you have and can and choose to bring, and I want you to take away from here what you need,” Stevenson said. “You have an experience of God in this place. You have an experience of God with each other. You have an experience of God and the wonderful creation around us in this place, and an experience of God in your own prayer life.

“So, if that means that you want to get up in this room right now and go back to your room and sleep for the next 48 hours, OK, that’s fine. Whatever you need.”

Read more in "Clergy Retreat Engages Emmaus Emotions for Resurrection Joy" below:
https://episcopalvirginia.org/stories/clergy-retreat-engages-emmaus-emotions-for-resurrection-joy/

Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds announces the upcoming retirement of its Executive Director, A. Lynn Ivey, after six...
06/09/2026

Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds announces the upcoming retirement of its Executive Director, A. Lynn Ivey, after six distinguished and successful years at the helm of VEIF.

“Lynn has made an extraordinary contribution to VEIF,” Board President Bob Clarke said. “His steady hand and strategic vision have made a huge difference to the Funds, the Diocese, and the 150 Episcopal organizations that invest with VEIF.”

Read more in "Ivey to Retire as Executive Director of VEIF; Search Committee Formed" below: https://episcopalvirginia.org/news/ivey-to-retire-as-executive-director-of-veif-search-committee-formed/

Assistant Bishop Mark Bourlakas, who works closely with the Office of Congregational Vitality, notes that this clarity i...
06/09/2026

Assistant Bishop Mark Bourlakas, who works closely with the Office of Congregational Vitality, notes that this clarity is essential for the mission-centered Diocese of Virginia.

“The Holy Spirit of God is always active and bringing newness to the particular communities that exist around each one of our churches,” he said. “The question for us in each new moment of the forward mission of the Gospel is how are we listening and making ourselves aware of the Holy Spirit’s movement? What newness and challenge are we preparing ourselves for as we live ever more fully into our discipleship in Jesus’ name? This is the work of congregational vitality.”

Read more in "Every Parish Has a Future: Naming the Five Seasons of Vitality" below: https://episcopalvirginia.org/stories/parish-future-vitality/

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