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…
With God’s Help: Bishop Shannon’s Easter Message
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont, In just a few hours, our Lenten fast will end as we renew our Baptismal Covenant during the Great Vigil of…
Trial Good Friday Liturgy Approved For Use
In 2022, General Convention approved the trial use of alternative Good Friday liturgical texts, and Bishop Shannon has authorized those texts for use in Vermont this year. The texts were…
A Truth & Reconciliation Eucharist
You are invited toA Truth & Reconciliation EucharistOn March 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. atTrinity Episcopal Church85 West StreetRutland, Vermont 05701 At this gathering we will acknowledge the…
Mission Leadership Review Town Halls Move to Zoom
In January, Bishop Shannon distributed the report of a Mission Leadership Review conducted by the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings late last year. The review, a standard feature of a bishop’s letter of agreement…
Baptism and Collaboration in the Body of Christ: A Lenten Exploration
The Dioceses of Vermont and Massachusetts have prepared a Lenten devotional called “Baptism and Collaboration in the Body of Christ.” It includes lay, ordained, and monastic voices reflecting on the…
Vermonters Named to General Convention Legislative Committees
Several members of the Diocese of Vermont’s deputation to the upcoming General Convention have been named to legislative committees. Legislative committees work before and during convention to review resolutions, hold public…
We Long for Light: Bishop Shannon’s Christmas Message
Everything came into being through the Word, and without the Word not one thing came into being that came into being. What has come into being in the Word was…
Family Iconography on January 6 at Rock Point School
On January 6 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Rock Point School will host a display of Advent art, icons and meditations featuring the icons and artwork of Bishop Shannon and her daughter, Anneliese…
Diocese of Vermont Receives Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant
The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont has received a $1.168 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish Communities for Spiritual Vitality, an initiative that will provide lay leaders in…
The Future God Has in Store: Bishop’s Appeal Epiphany 2024
Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers? The Baptismal Covenant, Book of Common Prayer, p. 304 Dear Ones, The…
Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves: From Bishop Shannon
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont, I have been grieving ever since Sunday morning, when we heard the horrific news that Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen…
Mission Leadership Review Finds Successes and Challenges
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, former president of the House of Deputies, presented a Mission Leadership Review of the first four years of Bishop Shannon’s tenure at the business session…
