Hunger and thirst are a common metaphor in the Bible. For instance, turn to Psalm 42:12, “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” Are you in touch with what your soul really wants? Do you have words for yearning in your soul?

The Traditional Language Version of the Book of Common Prayer (2019) is offered to the service of Almighty God with the hope that the language which, for centuries, has shaped and formed Christians in the Anglican Tradition will continue to produce good and faithful servants of Christ.

On Saturday, April 30, Christ Church Accokeek gave thanks to God for his faithfulness to the people of Christ Church Accokeek.

Today, we are thankful that the steeple was installed safely and with competence and excellence. To God Be the Glory! He has marked Immanuel’s Mission Outpost as a building that was built to serve the Lord forever!

One of the things I especially appreciated is that online church was never designed to replace the local church; it is a supplemental ministry.

During Holy Week and on Easter, churches around the Diocese hosted a variety of events and provided multiple opportunities to contemplate and celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

On April 10, Palm Sunday, Bishop John participated in the ground breaking service for Church of the Ascension’s new campus.

In his Easter message, Archbishop Foley Beach remembers and celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!

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.