May 12, 2012 to June 16, 2012 The following congregations are in transition (mostly with respect to calling new clergy leadership): St. Peter’s, Bennington; St. Paul’s, Burlington; St. Luke’s/St. Mark’s, Castleton/Fair Haven; Saint Luke’s, Chester; Christ Church, Island Pond; St. Peter’s, Lyndonville; St. Stephen’s, Middlebury; St. Mark’s, Newport; Gethsemane, Proctorsville; Saint John’s, Randolph; St. Ann’s, …
The Vestry of Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Middlebury, Vermont announced on Saturday June 16, 2012 the completion of their process of discernment and calling a new Rector for the community of St. Stephen’s. On Wednesday June 13 the Ministry Discernment Team presented candidates and the Vestry elected the Reverend Susan E. McGarry to be their …
Dear Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, It is hard to imagine, but summer is here again. Plans are made, vacations are coming up, summer sports are in full swing and it is time to start planning for Saturday, September 15th, the first annual “Our Episcopal Family Day and Golf Tournament,” being held at …
In the spring of 2012, the Diocese of Vermont received a grant of $150,000 from Episcopal Relief and Development for long-term recovery work in communities affected by Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. The funds will be granted through local Episcopal churches to individuals, farms, businesses, and communities recovering from Tropical Storm Irene. This third grant …
Irene Recovery Grants: Invitation and Guidelines by Ann Cooper Tropical Storm Irene unleashed her devastation almost a year ago. While much has been done and many have been and are being helped to recover from the emotional and physical damage, much work remains. The Episcopal Diocese has received a grant of $150,000 from Episcopal Relief …
Registrations are still being accepted for all sessions of the Rock Point Summer Camp. Most are held at the Diocese of Vermont’s camp and conference center on Rock Point in Burlington, but this year there are two new Adventure Camps planned for Mission Farm in Killington. Download a camp registration form here. Download a camp …
All are invited to join Christ Church, Bethel, for their Summer Book Discussions and Pot Luck Suppers on four Wednesday evenings, from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm in the Parish House. June 20: Ethics After Easter, Stephen Holmgren (2000) July 18: The Practice of Prayer, Margaret Guenther (1998) August 15: Meeting Jesus Again for the …
Cathedral Art Shows and Episcopal Church and Visual Arts Vermont (ECVA-VT) are hosting an exhibit by Texas ECVA artist Kathleen Holder during the month of June. The show is entitled “Out of Darkness into Light”; the artist has used the terms “emotional landscape” and “psychic landscape” to describe the hauntingly, hazily revealed vistas in her …
During 2011, many congregations in Vermont read and studied a book by Anthony Robinson called Changing the Conversation. As a result of serious engagement with the book, and hearing him speak at the special convention in June 2011, a wide variety of conversations has sprung up around issues of being Church. Among those new conversations …
The Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld Elected Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire CONCORD, N.H. – May 19, 2012 – The Rev. A. Robert (Rob) Hirschfeld was elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire today at St. Paul’s Church, on the first ballot. In January 2013 he will succeed Bishop Gene Robinson as the …