Diocese of Virginia
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Sermon from the Ordination of Priests at St. Mary's, Goochland
We are today setting aside these four persons for a new ministry of leadership, service, and mission in the Church. Across Christian traditions this work is known as “pastoral” - the term is so common, we can forget it is not really a Church-y word but comes from the language of
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Bishop Goff Announces Appointment of Assistant Bishop
The Rt. Rev. Susan E. Goff, Bishop Suffragan and Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese of Virginia, is honored to announce the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson as Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. Bishop Brooke-Davidson has been Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese
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Remembering our Past, Committing Ourselves to God’s Intended Future
Bishop Susan Goff Offers Prayers on the 400th Anniversary of Arrival of First Africans in Virginia
This summer history is alive in Virginia as we remember events of 400 years ago. The Englishmen who inhabited Jamestown and nearby settlements held their first representative
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Bishop Goff's Reflection on the Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton
How long, O Lord, how long? How long until our fury rises and we say, No More! How long until we end the scourge of gun violence in our land?
Our hearts break yet again, as they have so many times before. Two mass shootings in one weekend. Four in
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Bishop Goff's Reflection on Abortion and Reproductive Health
With renewed national attention to issues of abortion and women's reproductive health in recent weeks, I've been asked by people from across our Diocese about the position of The Episcopal Church on these matters. I write this reflection in response to those questions and in hope that...