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Being a volunteer Trail Steward at Rock Point and a landscape painter is a perfect combination according to Burlington-based artist Katharine Montstream. For the last 18 months, Katharine has painted at Rock Point in different season and times of day. Her favorite time to paint Rock Point is in March when the lake is frozen. She …

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BURLINGTON, VT – On Sunday, September 29, the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington will host the Formal Seating of the 11th Bishop of Vermont. Not to be confused with the Consecration held the day before, the Seating is a traditional ceremony that recognizes and invests a newly ordained and consecrated bishop. At the …

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And other interesting facts about the Consecration of an Episcopal Bishop When the Rev. Dr. Shannon MacVean-Brown is consecrated as the 11th Episcopal Bishop of Vermont on September 28, she will join a line of apostolic succession that tradition holds is unbroken since the earliest days of the Christian church. She will kneel on the …

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Biography Thomas Clark Ely, born on December 14, 1951 in Norwalk, Connecticut, was ordained and consecrated the Tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont on April 28, 2001. He was ordained Deacon and Priest in the Diocese of Connecticut in 1980. A 1975 cum laude graduate of Western Connecticut State University, Bishop Ely received …

The Rt. Rev. Thomas, C. Ely Biography & Official Photos Read More »

PREAMBLE: The following Rules of Order are intended to provide systematic parliamentary procedures for the conduct of business at Diocesan Conventions. Each Convention is free to adopt its own rules of order, but these Rules of Order are recommended for their brevity and their past usefulness to Convention. Adoption of these Rules of Order shall …

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We are trying to be as accommodating and helpful to all of those wishing to attend the Consecration as possible.  Below please find a description of parking opportunities on or close by the UVM campus that can be easily accessed without expense. UVM Waterman Hall Lot:  We anticipate that there will be at least 75 …

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