The impact of events at Virginia Tech are beginning to be felt across the country and here at home in the Diocese of Virginia. As of this writing, we have no reports of fatalities among members of our community. We do have a report of an injury from a bullet – treated and released into the parents’ care – as well as a growing number of reports of people within our community whose lives are connected with others who were injured or killed. In addition, there are still some students from our community who have not been accounted for.
Many churches across the Diocese held prayer vigils last night, and many more are staying open for ongoing prayer and meditation and also scheduling services and other remembrances at other times during this week. A list of those services that I know about follows in alphabetical order by city or region.
--Patrick Getlein, Secretary of the Diocese
ALEXANDRIA Zabriskie Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary
Prayer Service
Wednesday, April 18
6:30 p.m.
BURKE Good Shepherd, Burke
Wednesday, April 18
Memorial Service and Holy Eucharist for the Virginia Tech community
7 p.m.
FREDERICKSBURG St. George’s, Fredericksburg
Wednesday, April 18
Prayer service, 7 p.m.
GREAT FALLS St. Francis, Great Falls
Wednesday, April 18
Candlelight prayer vigil for the Capital Region chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association
8 p.m.
KING GEORGE Hanover with Brunswick Parish, St. John’s, King George
Tuesday, April 17
Memorial and Holy Eucharist
6 p.m.
LURAY Christ Church, Luray
Tuesday, April 17
Memorial Service
6 p.m.
MANASSAS Trinity, Manassas
Wednesday, April 18
Service of remembrance and Holy Eucharist
Noon
NORTHERN NECK St. Mary's, Whitechapel
Thursday, April 19
Prayer Service
Noon-1 p.m.
Trinity, Lancaster
Thursday, April 19
Prayer Service
5 p.m.-6 p.m. (Chimes will toll for the dead at 5 and at 6)
RICHMOND All Saints’, Richmond
The dead and their families will be remembered in the prayers of the people and the bells will toll 33 times.
Christ Church, Glen Allen
Tuesday, April 17
Prayer Service with Holy Eucharist
7 p.m.
St. Andrew’s, Oregon Hill, Richmond
Tuesday April 17-Friday, April 20
Chapel open each evening from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for prayer and meditation
Friday, April 20
Memorial Vigil in Monroe Park and candlelight procession to St. Andrew’s
6 p.m., gather in Monroe Park; 6:30 p.m. Eucharist at the Church
St. Stephen’s, Richmond
Wednesday, April 18
Community Memorial Service
7 p.m.
St. Paul’s, Richmond
Wednesday, April 18
Memorial service
5:30 p.m.
VCU Campus Ministry
Sacred heart Cathedral (RC)
Tuesday, April 17
Prayer Service
7:30 p.m.
