Living Into Koinonia: Youth Reflect on Rock Point Retreat
From May 15 to 17, six youth from around the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont gathered for a retreat and service project at Rock Point. Youth and adults spent time in…
An Update from the Diocesan Covid Response Team
In light of Vermont’s current elevated Covid case numbers and positivity rates, and predictions for the coming months, the Covid Response Team offers the following updated guidance for diocesan congregations:…
“Constant Change is a Part of Our Tradition”: A Diocesan Convention Wrap-Up
If participants in the Diocese of Vermont’s 2021 convention did not know the diocese was entering a period of turbulent change before the online sessions last Thursday and Saturday, they…
Diocesan Unit Trust Stakeholders Meeting October 26 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
The Trustees of the Diocese will host a Zoom conference for stakeholders and potential stakeholders in our Diocesan Unit Trust on October 26 from 7 to 8 p.m. Agenda topics will include fund oversight…
THRIVE Begins Work
When Bishop Shannon announced in July that the diocese faces a financial cliff, she appointed a task force of clergy and lay leaders to consider “how new models of ministry…
A Message from the Diocesan Covid Response Team
Dear friends in Christ in the Episcopal churches in Vermont: As the COVID-19 case counts surge due to the delta variant, we write to you at this critical time to…
Vermont’s First Black Sheriff to be Honored on October 3: Sheriff Stephen Bates, member of St. Paul’s, Vergennes
On October 3 at 11 a.m., Vermont’s first known elected Black sheriff and chief of police, Sheriff Stephen Bates, will be honored with the unveiling and dedication of an historic marker. Bates,…
Update from Bishop Shannon and the Diocesan Restart Team: Responding to the Delta Variant
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont: In light of the recent rise in coronavirus cases in Vermont associated with the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Restart Team…
Building a Bridge to the Future: A Letter from Bishop Shannon
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont: In 2018, the search committee for the 11th Bishop of Vermont wrote that in calling a full-time bishop, the diocese was…
A Letter from Paul Habersang, Executive Director of Rock Point Commons
With the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to recede across the United States and especially here in Vermont, we on Rock Point are grateful that we are beginning to return to some…
Releasing Congregations from Diocesan COVID-19 Restrictions: An Update from Bishop Shannon
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont: Earlier this week, Governor Scott announced that Vermont has become the first state in the country to vaccinate 80% of its…
Guidelines for Church Feeding Programs and use of Church Kitchens
From the Diocesan Restart Team Guidelines for Church Feeding Programs and use of Church Kitchens There is an urgent need to serve those who are hungry in our communities, especially…
Bishop’s Appeal 2021
As we prepare for a post-COVID world, I am thinking a good deal about Pentecost. On that day, the scriptures tell us, the church was born in a swirl of…
