Section of Rock Point Road to be Renamed Mary Adelia Way
A small section of Rock Point Road is set to be renamed Mary Adelia Way in honor of Bishop Mary Adelia McLeod, 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont…
Diocesan Convention Business Session Passes Budget, Six Resolutions
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…
A Spirit of Koinonia: In-Person Programming Takes Place at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul
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…
From Bishop Shannon: A Pastoral Word on the Election
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…
From Bishop Shannon: Allow Your Emotions to Help You Pray
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,…
Convention is Coming
The 191st Annual Convention of the Diocese of Vermont will occur in two parts, with an in-person session on Saturday, November 9, and an online business session on Thursday, November…
Executive Council To Consider Three Mission Strategy Goals
When the diocese’s Executive Council meets on October 22, it will consider three mission strategy goals that grew from the 2023 mission leadership review initiated by Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown. The…
Preachers Navigate the Challenges of Politics
Jesus was a political figure in his own time, says the Very Rev. Greta Getlein, dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in Burlington. But this is not widely…
From Bishop Shannon: Schotto and Kitch-Peck to Join Diocesan Staff
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont, Please join me in welcoming Margaret Schotto and Sophie Kitch-Peck to the diocesan staff. Margaret, our new manager of diocesan operations,…
Convention Keynote Will Focus on Being the Church When “Our Very Humanity is at Stake”
The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas is coming to the Cathedral of St. Paul in Burlington on Saturday, November 9 to deliver the keynote address at the in-person portion of…
Building Community in Northern New England
Relationships between the three Episcopal dioceses of northern New England have been growing closer since early 2022 when the bishops and Standing Committees of the Dioceses of Vermont, Maine and…
From Bishop Shannon: Draft Mission Strategy Plan
They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont, Thank you…
Joint Fall Clergy Conference October 6-8
The 2024 Fall Clergy Conference will take place from October 6-8 at Geneva Point Center in New Hampshire. This collaborative conference with the Dioceses of Maine and New Hampshire will be led…
