At the Executive Council meeting in March, Council members approved the following information offered by the Task Force to Create a Sanctuary Diocese. The information is for use by congregations and groups using church property in the event of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or any other agency coming onto the property in search of…
The Communities for Spiritual Vitality, a collaborative ministry of the Dioceses of Vermont and Massachusetts, is offering an inter-diocesan Lenten devotional again this year. This year’s devotional focuses on the prophet Isaiah and features reflections from members of all seven Episcopal dioceses in New England, and artwork from Christian artists. The devotional’s materials begin with…
Dear Beloveds, At our 2024 diocesan convention, I announced that I would be going on sabbatical in 2025. My sabbatical is April 1 to July 31. I’m looking forward to this season of rest after the time we’ve spent together since July of 2019. Our Diocesan household, Church, nation and world have lived through so…
The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont has received a $50,000 Mission Real Estate Development grant from Trinity Church NYC. The grant will help the diocese evaluate potential income generating opportunities at its Mission Farm property in alignment with the mission and ministries of the diocese. Mission Farm’s evaluation will be a feasibility study funded by Trinity Church…
Beloveds,What are your hopes and expectations for the world? Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds had high expectations. They believed what the prophets foretold of God’s promise to send a messiah. Do we dare claim the hopes and expectations of Mary, Joseph and the shepherds? As followers of Jesus, and by virtue of our baptism, we…
Bishop Shannon creates original work of art each day of Advent, following the 2024 AdventWord calendar prompts. View the complete gallery below:
Clergy and delegates to the online business session of the 191st Annual Convention approved a $1.5 million budget for 2025, passed several resolutions, and heard Bishop Shannon praise the people and parishes of the diocese who “responded with love and ingenuity and generosity to the suffering they saw all around them.” In her Bishop’s Address…
Gathering at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington in the wake of the presidential election, more than 150 delegates and visitors to the in-person portion of the Diocese of Vermont’s annual convention spent the day considering what it means to be church at this time. The Rev. Canon Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, keynote…
Psalm 56:8You’ve kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights,Each tear entered in your ledger, each ache written in your book. Beloveds, I don’t have words to express what I’m feeling about the election results. I knew that whoever won the election, our nation and church would have difficult work ahead….
Beloveds, As we settle in waiting for election results, we yearn for peace and unity. As we wait, our hearts are full of many emotions; hope, fear, anticipation, exhaustion, relief, anxiety and more. I encourage you to acknowledge what you are feeling. All of our emotions are a gift from God. We are meant to…
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