In Holy Week, we encounter Jesus’ suffering and death, and we experience anew his great love. We do not go through Holy Week because we are unsure of Jesus’ forgiveness, but because we must never take it for granted. We must never skip glibly from the “Hosannas” of Palm Sunday to Easter’s “Christ is risen.” We must walk the Way of the Cross.

Church of the Good Shepherd will embody and uniquely express the gifts of the Anglican tradition in Charlottesville, VA.

In addition to the Triduum services (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Eve), churches around the Diocese offer a variety of opportunities to experience the last moments before Jesus’ death to help usher in a blessed Easter Sunday.

The Liturgy and Music Task Forces have formally requested, over the past year, submissions of Communion Settings for possible inclusion in the Service Music section of the developing new Anglican Church in North America Hymnal.

We thank God for the ordination to the transitional diaconate of Michael Koppola at Church of the Ascension, Kearneysville, WV on March 6, 2022.

This virtual Prayer and Praise night is an opportunity to hear ministry updates as well as prayer requests from their programs around the world. It’s sure to be an evening of inspiration and encouragement.

"As followers of Jesus, we are ministers of love and compassion and healing for those who are in great pain, physically, emotionally, spiritually. But suicide is not the answer.

"I say to all of us, young people, seniors, those facing great hardship or great pain: Do not succumb to the hopelessness of the culture of death. You are precious to the Lord and to the Body of Christ."

Please come for a healing service with praise and worship, short teaching and testimony and prayer for healing from our prayer team.

We thank God for the ordination of the Rev. Rudolph Tucker Bartholomew III and Daniel Lee Halderman II into the transitional diaconate at Redeemer Anglican Church, Richmond, VA on Feb 11, 2022.

The March for Life prayer and worship service will be held on Friday, January 21 at 9:30 a.m. at the The Falls Church Anglican. Registration is not required for in-person or virtual participation.

On December 19, 2021, the Rt. Rev. John A. M. Guernsey instituted Darryl Fitzwater as Rector of Church of the Ascension, Kearneysville, WV.

We thank God for the ordination of the Rev. Amy Rowe to the priesthood on December 26, 2021 at Incarnation Anglican Church, Arlington, VA.

After lunch and a short program, our Seniors joined another 50 TIPS (Truro Programs & Services) international guests and volunteers for a beautiful program in the Sanctuary at Truro Anglican.

If church attendance is so good for us physically and spiritually, why is it so hard for us sometimes (even without a pandemic)? Well, both Christian and secular culture have been on a decades long quest for the benefits of church without the commitments that go with it.

On October 17, representatives from Immanuel Anglican Church (Woodbridge, VA), the architect and builders, and Bishop John, celebrated the groundbreaking liturgy to begin the process of building their new church building.

In the latest episode of Appalachian Anglican, a podcast presented by Church of the Ascension in Kearneysville, WV, listeners get to hear the story of a church planter in this Diocese. No two church planting stories are alike, and this one is an amazing tribute to God’s faithful provision.

Since purchasing a permanent home in White Post, VA and discerning that they have become a regional body of believers, it no longer seemed fitting to be called "Winchester" Anglican Church. So after much prayer, discussion, and input from the entire congregation they have settled on a new name!

On November 5, 7 p.m., in recognition of International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted, you are invited to The Falls Church Anglican for an evening of worship and prayer for our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus.

The Saturday business session of the 2021 DOMA Synod will be in-person attendance for clergy and lay delegates only, with others viewing the Synod livestream online. Non-delegates are welcome to attend in person the Pre-Synod Workshop on Friday afternoon and the Eucharist service that evening. Registration is required for the Pre-Synod Workshop, but not for the Eucharist service.