Our four days of marking our Historic Bicentenary begin tomorrow. We have themed each day. We start on Wednesday with a focus on the African American Episcopal Historical Collection (AAEHC). This significant partner seeks to honor the witness and legacy of African Americans in The Episcopal Church. As we reflect on our two hundred years, […]
Normally, I thank people after an event. It is as one looks back, one knows all those who did the hard work to make something possible. And as we start this Bicentennial week, I will indeed use next Monday’s commentary to express gratitude for all those who worked so hard. However, today, I wish to […]
The moment we mark our Historic Bicentenary will finally arrive next week. As an institution, the Historic Bicentenary has shaped our shared life for almost five years. We have been acutely aware of the significance of this moment. 1823 days out from October 15th 2023, we started the journey with a Eucharist using the liturgy […]
Yesterday, I met John Erbe in the Welcome Center. We talked for a while about the stunning state of the campus. We are working hard to make sure VTS is a beautiful place when we welcome 460 guests to the campus next week. Being responsible for the Facilities on the campus is hard work. Every […]
Many volunteers are needed to welcome our guests and help VTS mark the significant moment of our Historic Bicentenary next week. Do please offer a few hours of your time to welcome those who come to worship, learn, and share fellowship with us. There are opportunities to help with golf cart driving, photography, registration, parking, […]
Close readers of the commentary will note that we have had an exciting competition. Many staff, even some faculty, and numerous students all participated in the construction of a St. Nicholas Miter. Each completed miter entitled the person to be entered into a drawing, with the winner receiving some VTS swag, or a bottle of […]
We have all tracked the health of the Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, very closely. He has been commendably transparent, sharing with us all the details of his procedures and the prognosis of his doctors. We know that he had surgery to remove his right adrenal gland and an attached mass. And […]
Our Historic Bicentenary is nearly upon us. For four days, we will journey through our past. Listening to voices that we ignored and abused; learning from our alums about their impact on the Church; and honoring those who have contributed in countless ways to make this Bicentenary everything it is. It is really important that […]
We want guests on this campus. We want people who discover the countless gems on the campus: we have civil war graffiti on the walls of Aspinwall Hall; we have an extraordinary set of exhibits in the Welcome Center; we have a set of Bicentennial displays in the Bishop Payne Library; we have a 90,000 […]
Quiet Day descends upon us. The idea is that between the two services complete silence is kept. You speak to no one. Lunch is taken in silence. You use it to commune with your own thoughts and to offer those thoughts to God. Silence for six hours or so is hard. Many of us will […]