Annual Absalom Jones Service
At 3 p.m., on Sunday, February 9th, we will gather for with congregations from across the diocese to celebrate the life and memory of the Rev. Absalom Jones, the first African-American ordained in the Episcopal Church. An offering will be collected for the Bishop Walker School for Boys, our diocesan school in Washington, D.C.
The Christian devotion known as the Stations of the Cross dates back to the early centuries of our faith and is commonly prayed on the Fridays of Lent. The Center for Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary created a video of the Stations of the Cross incorporating art and music that you may use to pray this devotion at home this Lent. The link to the video is below. The Center also created an optional reflection guide, which may be found at:![]()
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The devotion known as the Way of the Cross, found in The Book of Occasional Services, is an adaptation of a custom widely observed by pilgrims to Jerusalem. ...