By Sylvia Knight | Jubilee Justice, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington On a dark December night—December 22, 2009—a young Mexican man, José Obeth Santiz Cruz (pictured below) was working alone in a dairy barn in Franklin County, Vermont. He was working there to send money home to his family in Chiapas, the poorest state in Mexico….
By Maurice L. Harris Note: This article is an update of our November 1 recap of the 2019 Diocesan Convention. Featured in this edition is an updated Convention Offering total, as well as a link to the list of Diocesan Committee and Board Members elected and appointed at Convention. The Annual Convention of the Episcopal…
[00:00:07.4] May the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight. O Lord, our strength and our redeemer. [00:00:13.42] Amen. [00:00:25.33] As we come to the end of our first convention together, less than a month after I began my time with you as your bishop – 28…
NEWS RELEASE The Ordination and Consecration of Vermont Episcopal Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown was recorded on 2019-09-28. *WATCH ON TV : * You can watch this program on Channel 17/ Town Meeting Television, on Comcast Cable and Burlington Telecom at the following times: *WATCH ONLINE : * You may watch the program on-line by clicking here:…
By Maurice L. Harris | Diocesan Communications Minister The Rt. Rev. Shannon MacVean-Brown is now the 1,122nd bishop of The Episcopal Church and the first African American to serve as Bishop of Vermont. Her September 28 ordination and consecration were witnessed live by approximately 900 people at Ira Allen Chapel and overflow seating areas on…
A video replay of the Ordination & Consecration of Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown is now available on YouTube. The historic event was filmed live on location at the University of Vermont’s Ira Allen Chapel on September 28, 2019. Click here to view the service on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h-Cy0IVS7E Download the service bulletin if you’d like to follow…
MEDIA RELEASE As the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Ely concludes his tenure as the 10th Bishop of Vermont, Claiming the Blessing (CTB) today gives thanks for his work, witness and leadership by naming Bishop Ely the inaugural recipient of the CTB Voice of Witness Award. With gratitude for his vision, compassion and persistence CTB recognizes…
By Dr. Barbara Cook On Sunday, August 11, St. James Episcopal Church in Essex Junction celebrated the life and work of Jonathan Myrick Daniels, a white seminarian and U.S. civil rights martyr, during their “Eucharist with a Celtic Twist.” Daniels’ story is one I was not familiar with, but it is one that inspired me…
Dear Friends in The Episcopal Church in Vermont, Today I received notice from the Presiding Bishop’s office that the consent process for the Rev. Dr. Shannon MacVean-Brown as Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Vermont was approved by a majority of bishops and Standing Committees throughout The Episcopal Church. The discernment by the people and clergy…
With the retirement of our tenth bishop drawing near, hundreds of well-wishers attended the farewell events for Bishop Tom and Ann Ely on June 2 and 29. Displayed here are just a handful of the many photos from the events taken by Paul Van de Graaf (the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington) and Maurice…
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