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…
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…
Diocesan Lent Series: “A Season for the Spirit”
“Lent is a season of self-denial and reflection, penitence, and discipline,” the Rev. adwoa Wilson, the Green Mountain Online Abbey’s vicar for discipleship and formation, says. “However, author Martin L…
Majesty and Power that Transformed the World: Bishop Shannon’s Christmas Message
“And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the…
Morning Prayer Leadership Course: Save the Dates
The Liturgy Commission of the Diocese of Vermont will offer a 4-session Morning Prayer leadership training course Tuesday evenings, January 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 6:30 – 8 p.m…
Diocesan Advent Devotional Now Available
The Rev. adwoa Wilson, the Green Mountain Online Abbey‘s vicar for discipleship and formation, has created a diocesan Advent devotional booklet (updated version as of 11/25/22) for parishes and individuals. “In it, many…
Diocesan Advent Series: Wrestling with Revelation
The Rev. adwoa Wilson, the Green Mountain Online Abbey‘s new vicar for discipleship and formation, will offer a series focused on the Book of Revelation during Advent. “Why the Book…
Helping Refugee Families Make a New Home
By Annie Landenberger The apartment had been intended as temporary shelter, but eight months after a family of Afghan refugees moved in, it shows signs of hominess, especially when Zakira,…
Beginning to Thrive: 2022 Bishop’s Appeal
A letter from Bishop Shannon Dear People of God in the Diocese of Vermont: The Book of Proverbs tells us, “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18)…
Kelly Kimball Named Rock Point Commons Executive Director
Kelly Kimball, a Burlington resident with 20 years of worldwide experience in supporting donor-funded local development programs, has been named executive director of Rock Point Commons, Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown, president…
Video: 2022 Investment Committee Meeting
The Investment Committee of the Trustees of the Diocese held their annual briefing for congregations on October 17 via Zoom. Investment managers Michael McCormack and Brigette White along with Chair of…
In Memoriam: The Rt. Rev. Mary Adelia Rosamond McLeod
The Rt. Rev. Mary Adelia Rosamond McLeod, the first female diocesan bishop in the history of the Episcopal Church, died today at her home in Charleston, West Virginia. She was…
