Today we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 1984, the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has designated the first full week in May as Teacher Appreciation Week, to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating our children. Virginia Theological Seminary is proud to celebrate the teachers at The Butterfly House, our on-campus child […]
This evening we look forward with joy to celebrating the work of our Masters students who have written a Thesis or Summative Capstone Project this academic year. After many months in conversation with Advisors, Readers, Librarians and Writing Coaches, the students will now have an opportunity to share their work with the VTS Community in […]
This evening at 7:00 p.m. in Immanuel Chapel the Biblical Storytelling course will present a performance of the Acts of the Apostles. The class has spent the semester delving into this fast-paced, action-packed book of the Bible, and developing ways to embody this narrative to make it come alive. The performance is a combination of […]
Since 1862, the Episcopal Evangelism Society (EES) has supported Episcopal seminarians financially in their formation to serve Christ’s church. Like most Episcopal institutions, the EES mission has evolved, even pivoted, over the years. Today they award grants to seminarians, faculty, staff, and spouses and partners to implement ministry projects that will help develop the evangelism […]
I confess it is a little self-preoccupied to have three Dean’s Commentaries on my COVID saga. In the end, it was mild – a fever, two days in bed, and then gradual recovery. Naturally, I regret missing the visit of Archbishop Welby, but I was also really impressed by how others were able to step […]
I am thankful to have been able to participate virtually in the discussions and services with Archbishop Welby yesterday. On behalf of the Seminary community, I want to express my gratitude to the Archbishop. As I like to say, the greatest gift one can give is that of their time, and the Seminary community was […]
It is not every day that we have the Archbishop of Canterbury and two of his senior staff on campus! The gift of his time honors Virginia Theological Seminary and we are grateful, so let’s begin the day with thanks to God, first, for the safe travels and the pandemic era science that have brought […]
Please join me in offering the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, a very warm welcome tomorrow for what will be quite an exciting day. Archbishop Welby is joined by Canon David Porter, his Chief of Staff, and the Rev. Tosin Oladipo, his Chaplain. I am extremely grateful to CACS for coordinating this […]
As the Seminary continues to navigate a world with COVID-19, we are starting to welcome groups, friends, and alums back to campus. Last week, the Seminary hosted a women’s discernment group, a vestry retreat, and the American Friends of the Episcopal Church of the Sudans. This week, we look forward to welcoming the Most Rev. […]
Regular readers of the Commentary are aware that Luke Markham had a positive COVID result on Tuesday. As an exposed person, I then spent Wednesday and Thursday carefully navigating the world: I wore my mask constantly and did everything I could to physically distance. During this time, I took two “at home” tests, both of […]