God is at work in the Diocese of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Discover how faithful Anglicans around the world are proclaiming Christ faithfully and seeing their churches and dioceses grow. The most recent video in this Gafcon series shares how God is at work in the Diocese of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Hospitality of the Heart: A Healing Service
This Saturday, May 1, at 5 p.m. you are invited to the Church of the Holy Spirit (Leesburg, VA) monthly Healing Service.
Ordination in the Diocese
We thank God for the ordination of Patrick Cunningham to the priesthood at Church of the Resurrection in Lutherville, MD on Saturday, April 24, at 2 p.m.
A Church Plant Celebrates Holy Week
This was our first Holy Week as a new church plant and we had the joy and privilege of joining with our friends at All Saints' Church to celebrate the Triduum jointly. As I have been thinking back to a few of the highlights of that week, there are three that come to mind.
Read the Latest Mid-Atlantic Messenger: April 2021A
The Mid-Atlantic Messenger: April 2021A
A Message from the Bishop - "Being God's Instrument of Compassion"
“It is difficult to be with people who are in pain. We wish we could fix the situation or provide answers or say something to make things better. And when we find that we can’t, we are tempted to pull back. But Job and his friends remind us that being faithfully and prayerfully present to someone who suffers is a great gift.”
Celebrating Easter around the Diocese
Imagine laughter and songs of praise as you take a three-minute stroll around the Diocese on Easter Sunday!
Ushering Children into the Joy of Easter
On Saturday, March 27, children from Incarnation Church in Williamsburg, VA gathered at a neighborhood clubhouse to paint "resurrection" eggs and decorate an "Alleluia" banner for the children's classroom.
Clergy Renewal of Vows
On Tuesday, March 30, the clergy of the Diocese participated virtually in their annual Renewal of Ordination Vows service hosted by Truro Anglican Church.
Ordination in the Diocese
We thank God for the ordination of José Garrigó to the diaconate on April 10, 2021 at Truro, Fairfax, VA.
Superhero Fun Run!
Immanuel Anglican invites you to their Family-Friendly Fun Run! The event is on Saturday, April 17, from 2-4 p.m. in Woodbridge, VA.
Christ is Risen! Video of Easter from Around the World
Gafcon communications have published a video: ‘Christ is Risen!’ From Around the World.’ The Easter proclamation is recorded from various nations and in various languages.
An Easter Message from Archbishop Foley Beach
Holy Week reminds us that God loved us so much that he sent his Son into our world to die for our sins. As the Apostle Paul writes in Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”
2021 Josiah Project Beckons
Launched in 1990, Rock the World’s Josiah Project has inspired more than 80% of its graduates to continue in Christian leadership — for decades.
Easter Services Online
As COVID-19 continues and requires many of us to remain safely at home this Easter, you are joyfully invited to participate in one of the many online services offered by the churches in the Diocese.
Holy Week Services Online
During Holy Week 2021, multiple churches around the Diocese invite you to participate via livestream services for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil.
Experiencing the Way of the Cross throughout the Diocese
Many of the churches of the Diocese have created socially-distanced opportunities to experience Stations of the Cross. Here is a list of those opportunities to help usher in a blessed Easter Sunday.
A Message from the Bishop - "Equipped to speak his truth in kindness and love"
As we look toward Holy Week, we speak repeatedly in our worship of our call to walk in the way of the Cross. We even dare to pray, in the Collect for Palm Sunday, “Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering.”