(posted August 5, 2010) The Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s office today notified the Diocese of Rio Grande that Bishop-Elect  Michael Louis Vono has successfully completed the canonical consent process of Standing Committees and House of Bishops.  In June 2010, the Standing Committee of S. VA offered its consent, 5-0. ********************************* (posted July 6, 2010) Mrs. [...]

A message from the Talbot Hall Property Committee: The Talbot Hall property and the work of the Talbot Hall Property Committee is of interest to everyone in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia.  The recent Town Meetings held in Norfolk were part of the review of the committee to gather information and enter into conversations [...]

[July 6, 2010] Prayers and liturgical resources focusing on the Gulf oil spill disaster are available from The Episcopal Church: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/119103_123121_ENG_HTM.htm . Michael Schut, Episcopal Church Economic and Environmental Affairs Officer, gathered the resources as Americans look to prayer and healing for the damage that has occurred. “The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico brings [...]

(Hampton, Virginia, July 14, 2010)  On Saturday, July 10, 2010, while downtown Hampton, Virginia was crowded with visitors, vendors and more than a thousand community members, a special group of people gathered in the heart of the festivities for another celebration:  The 400th Anniversary of St. John’s Episcopal Church.  St. John’s Episcopal Church, the oldest [...]