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…
Keep Watch This Night: A Message from Bishop Shannon
July 10, 2023 Dear People of God, This evening, stories of flash floods and cresting rivers continue to dominate the news across our state. Governor Scott and our emergency management…
“A Model for the Larger Church”: Coaching Group Supports New Clergy
The Rev. Helen Svoboda-Barber has been coaching clergy for eight years, during which a variety of organizational trends have come and gone, but she believes the new constellation model Bishop…
A Ministry of Prayer at St. Matthew’s, Enosburg Falls
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rev. Dr. Titus Presler invited members of St. Matthew’s, Enosburg Falls to write the Prayers of the People. Edith (Dinny) Hawksworth accepted the invitation, and…
Diocesan Racial Justice Pilgrims Visit Civil Rights Sites
From May 12 to 15, members of the Diocese of Vermont and students at Rock Point School traveled to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama and Atlanta on a diocesan racial justice…
Diocese Seeks Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant
Position Overview: The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant to work out of the Burlington, Vermont office. This role manages A/P, A/R and numerous…
Be Not Afraid: Discerning a Future at Good Shepherd
Last February the diocese released a manual to help congregations examine their future vitality and sustainability, but Good Shepherd in Barre was already ahead of the game. The parish had…
Deconsecration of St. Paul’s Canaan on April 26
On April 26 at 1 p.m., Bishop Shannon will lead a deconsecration service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Canaan. The church building at 55 Power House Road is being…
Brown, First Woman Ordained in Vermont, to Retire
On April 16, the Rev. Janet Brown, the first woman ordained in the Diocese of Vermont, will retire as priest-in-charge at Grace Church in Sheldon, a parish she has led…
New Constellation Forms in Sheldon and St. Albans
Grace Church in Sheldon and St. Luke’s in St. Albans have formed the newest constellation in the Diocese of Vermont, pledging to share clergy and collaborate on mission. The Rev. Darcey Mercier will serve as…
Montgomery, Selma, Atlanta: A Diocesan Racial Justice Pilgrimage, May 12-15
From May 12 to 16, members of the diocese will make a pilgrimage to Alabama and Georgia to explore civil rights history and the work of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). This five-day…
Audie Cota is Vermont’s Youngest Warden
During the pandemic lockdown, the people of Calvary Episcopal Church in Underhill could take heart knowing their junior warden, Audie Cota, was checking in on the building regularly. Cota, who…
Looking for the Spirit at Work: Constellation Ministry Begins in Vermont
Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown arrived in Vermont just a few months before COVID lockdowns began and on the cusp of a churchwide clergy shortage. In 2021, as the diocese’s congregations began…
