Pentecost greetings to you all!

Paul in his letter to the Galatians has this to say about the gift of the Spirit: “and the gift of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."4: 22-23. (NRSV)

Generosity has certainly poured out from all over the Episcopal Church in Vermont, from our largest to smallest congregations (and beyond), in support of the Alleluiafund for ministry. 40 of our 46 worshipping communities had one or more persons make a finanical contribution in our effort to make Christ known through our common ministries.  A “friends” category recognizes those who didn't identify with any particular congregation, but who expressed their faith and love of the work of this Diocese through their gifts.  To date over $45,000 has been given or pledged. See the list of contributers here. Thanks be to God! And blessed be the Holy Spirit who moves through us all!

The People of the Episcopal Church in Vermont Welcome You....

Commitment to Learning and Service...

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We are 48 congregations — large and small — across the Green Mountains of Vermont who share in the mission to pray the prayer of Christ, to learn the mind of Christ, and to do the deeds of Christ. We live into this mission through ministries of Formation; Liberation; Communication; Connection; Celebration. Please explore our web site for news and events, communications from the Bishop and various other resources. If you are looking for a local church please click on "Find a Church" in our Quick Links. Our churches welcome you wherever you are on your spiritual journey.

We are updating our site all the time, so please return for updates and consider joining our online community.

Shalom,

Bishop Thomas Ely

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The Preservation Trust of Vermont is a statewide non-profit organization founded in 1980 whose mission is to help communities save and use historic places. Much of the PTV's focus is on strengthening downtowns, village centers, local initiatives and capacity.

There are two 2013 Preservation Retreats which may be of interest to any church that is considering expanding the community use of space especially with various arts groups.  These and other retreats are reasonable in cost, short, and build valuable connections with possible grant funds. 

Dates: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 1:00pm - Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 4:00pm

Location: The Episcopal Commons of Utah

NEW - Webcast Opportunity:

Salt Lake City too far too travel?  Consider attending via webcast while remaining right here in Vermont.  This the first year that TENS has provided an opportunity to learn and be inspired by Conference leaders via the web for a mere $75.00 
  REGISTER here for the Conference WEBCAST

Join us in worship led by The Rt. Rev. Scott Hayashi, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Utah and Emily Scott, Director of Family Music Ministries at the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York and founder of St. Lydia’s, a dinner church in Brooklyn; plenaries led by Clif Christopher and The Rt. Rev. Bruce Caldwell, VIII Bishop of Wyoming; lively fellowship and choose from sixteen workshops that will engage attendees in the following topics: