Sunday Service at the Shrine
2025-07-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-31 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-14 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Worship service open to the public. Please call 540-856-2141 a day ahead to verify the time.

Celebration of 100th Anniversary of the Cathedral Shrine
2025-08-06 16:30 - 20:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Join Bishop Stevenson and special guest the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration!
Schedule of Events:
2:00 pm: Parking lots open, golf cart shuttles available
10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Bookstore open
2:30 – 3:30 book signing of Even the Stones Will Shout: Shrine Mont at 100 in the Shrine Mont Bookstore.
4:30 pm: Welcome Reception- Art Hall
5:30 pm: Shrine Mont’s Famous Fried Chicken Dinner (Advanced Reservation Required)- Tucker Dining Hall
7:00 pm: Service at the Shrine.
Click HERE to stream the service on YouTube

The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Presents Rumours ATL: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute
2025-08-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Come to Shrine Mont for a wonderful evening under the stars!
Click HERE to purchase tickets
Click HERE to make your reservation for a special overnight package at Shrine Mont.
Gate opens at 6:00 pm

The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Presents Hot Strings & Cool Breezes, Americana Minifest
2025-08-16 18:00 - 21:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Come to Shrine Mont for a wonderful evening under the stars!
Click HERE to purchase tickets
Click HERE to make your reservation for a special overnight package at Shrine Mont.
Gate opens at 5:00 pm

The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Presents Shenandoah
2025-08-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States

Arranging for the Joy of It - September
2025-09-05 16:00 - 2025-09-07 14:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Program at a Glance
Nancy Ross Hugo, David Pippin and Kate Vernon will demonstrate a variety of arranging techniques. Attendees will participate in activities that take the angst out of arranging and showcase techniques that make the process both easier and more fun. Emphasis will be on using local, readily available flowers, greens, and line material.

Floral design demonstrations
Flower conditioning tips and information about how to work with particular fresh plant materials
Hands-on activities organized around themes like “Starting with Sticks,” “No Flowers Allowed,” and “Incorporating Veggies and Fruit”
Arranging to interesting prompts like wallpaper, paintings, posters
Vase exchange, Happy Hours and much, much more!

The Instructors
Nancy Ross Hugo and David Pippin
Nancy Ross Hugo is an outdoor writer, lecturer, and floral designer who has been gardening in Virginia for over 30 years. Nancy is known to many Virginians as the author of gardening columns for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and for her floral design workshops at Flower Camp in Buckingham County. Nancy is the author five books including Earth Works: Readings for Backyard Gardeners, Remarkable Trees of Virginia, Seeing Trees, Trees Up Close, and Windowsill Art.
David Pippin is well-known in Richmond’s horticultural world. A sought-after designer of inspired floral arrangements, a popular consultant on garden design, a provider of garden-themed hands-on programs for children, and an educator with a wide range of horticultural knowledge and experience, David is indeed a “man for all seasons.”

Kate Vernon owns The Arranger’s Market in Richmond, Virginia. Kate combined her background in 3-D art with her passion for floral design to launch The Arranger’s Market, which offers floral design workshops in the Richmond area and sells floral design equipment online. Visit thearrangersmarket.com to learn more.

Rates (per person and include all meals and instruction)
Double occupancy: $615 per person
Single occupancy: $699 per person

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The 27th Annual Tee with the Bishop Golf tournament
2025-09-07 - 2025-09-08 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Join Bishop Jones for two days of golf and fellowship and help raise some funds for Shrine Mont to help us fulfill our mission.

Team Bridgewater and St. Stephen’s Culpeper will be defending their trophies for best gross and net scores at the 26th annual tournament.
Bring a foursome from your church, your business, your neighborhood or just come by yourself and we will pair you up. Either way you’re in store for a lot of fun and some quality golf on Bryce Resort’s championship golf course.
Click HERE for a list of our sponsors
Tentative schedule of events
Sunday September 7
2:00 – 3:00 pm Check in at Shrine Mont and head to Bryce for a nine-hole practice round. Pick up your cart and meet at the 18th green
5:30 – 6:00 pm Return to Shrine Mont for some cold beverages and a first class feast followed by fellowship and Sunday Night Football
Monday September 8
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 Shot Gun start for the 27th annual Tee with the Bishop Golf tournament at Bryce Resort
1:30 pm Awards Banquet
Rates:
$204.00 per person for golfers (includes: 1 overnight, meals, 9 holes on Sunday, golf tournament & awards banquet)
$97.00 per person non-golfers (includes: 1 overnight stay and meals)
$142.00 per golfer – commuter rate (includes: meals, 9 holes on Sunday, golf tournament & awards banquet)
$97.00 per golfer- commuter rate (includes: golf tournament on Monday & awards banquet)

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Harvesting the Spirit- A Yoga Weekend
2025-09-12 16:00 - 2025-09-14 14:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
NEED TIME FOR RENEWAL?

This retreat is an invitation to come home to yourself and to reconnect to the inner “you” through yoga practice. This weekend will focus on slowing down, breathing and allowing ourselves to harvest our inner spirit and rhythm of our body. Our weekend will include restorative yoga, healing poses, expressive movement, and relaxation time, hiking and a bonfire.

Come join us at Shrine Mont located in the shadows of the Great North Mountain in the quaint village of Orkney Springs.

Instructors
Joanne Lind is a 200 hour Yoga Instructor trained in Baptiste Power Yoga, and also teaches restorative yoga. She is co-owner at Dudley’s 263 House with Pamela White. You will find her yoga style somewhat unique. She is trained in vinyasa yoga and there is a touch of that in her classes. A bit of restorative/yin yoga will be added to each class. Most of her classes probably move a bit slower than others you may have experienced because she finds the breathing exercises incredibly beneficial and the slower moving classes seem more conducive to the healing aspect that all yoga provides.

Rates: (include two nights lodging, six meals and related conference and yoga fees):
Double occupancy: $349 per person
Single occupancy:$409 per person

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Float into Fall by Slowing Down with Yoga and Reiki
2025-10-03 16:00 - 2025-10-05 14:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
The Art of Slowing Down

Unwind this fall and prepare yourself for a cozy winter by truly slowing down. With nature as a guide, you’re invited to let things go and reconnect within via yoga, breathwork, and mindful movement.* Guided meditation and yoga nidra, workshops, group conversation, and journaling practices deepen your journey. Individual 20-minute massage or energy medicine sessions are an added treat.**

Come join us in the stunning natural beauty and quiet of this unique mountain sanctuary. Shrine Mont is a step back to a slower-paced time, with its quaint, clapboard houses, vast hiking trails, and homestyle southern cuisine. (Chefs can also accommodate vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free diets). You’ll have ample time over the weekend to rest, read, and wander the woods–-or do whatever your heart desires.
* Movement practices aim to be accessible to all
**Due to time, only the first 20 registered attendees can be guaranteed a treatment

Highlights Include:

Three days of gentle, hatha yoga and mindful movement
Individual massage or energy medicine sessions
Deep guided meditation
Hiking and nature connection/forest bathing
A bonfire in the woods
The leaves of the Shenandoah Valley in fall
Good food, company, and connection

Lisen (RYT 500, Reiki Level II), your facilitator for the weekend, has been leading retreats at Shrine Mont since 2019, and this fall retreat is her absolute favorite to lead. She is a yoga and meditation teacher, holistic health educator, somatics practitioner, and Mind Body Coach based in Harrisonburg, VA. She returned with her family to the Shenandoah Valley almost 10 years ago, after years of working in education and nonprofit work abroad. Her passions include literature, travel, holistic health, time in nature, and community building, along with ample time spent with family and friends.
Charlotte practices Stone Medicine, a traditional indigenous wellness modality which builds holistic health through hot/chilled stone massage, aromatherapy, sound healing, and healing touch. She is a certified teacher of Stone Medicine, as well. She is also a visual artist and previously worked in mental health, trauma-healing, and peacebuilding. This background allows her to provide trauma-informed care and safe space in her private practice, Wild Poppy Healing Arts. She lives outside Harrisonburg, VA with her family and enjoys gardening (including native gardens), hiking, yoga, and writing her blog.

Rates (include meals, lodging and instruction):
Double Occupancy: $349 per person
Single Occupancy: $409 per person
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Summer Camp for Grownups - Fall Edition
2025-10-12 16:00 - 2025-10-15 14:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Summer Camp for Grownups (Fall Edition)

Since our motto is “why should kids have all the fun”, we will have the usual camp electives and free time. Stay tuned for more program information to come!
Activities include:

Bonfire and cookout
Coffee House and Talent Show
Swimming
Trips to Bryce Resort for golf*
Napping
Wine tasting and a winery tour*
Hikes to Seven Springs and the Cross
Shopping excursions up and down the Valley*
Spiritual growth and reflection

All activities are optional and campers are welcome to spend time rocking on the porch, reading a book, going for a walk or doing whatever you want to do to relax and enjoy all that Shrine Mont has to offer.
*Not included in registration fee
Camp will start with check in at 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 12 followed by supper at 5:30 pm. We end with a closing service on Wednesday morning October 15 and then a final lunch at 12:30pm.
Interested? We hope so! For now, please mark your calendars, tell friends, and contact Tom Baker if you have questions or suggestions – dutchleyva@outlook.com
Rates: (include Board, lodging and all program costs at Shrine Mont)
Double occupancy: $400 per person
Single occupancy: $487 per person

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Art Hall & Brown Hall Ground Breaking
2025-10-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Shrine Mont will begin the restoration of Art Hall and Brown Hall with a Ground Breaking Ceremony honoring
the past as we prepare for the future.

Please join Bishop Stevenson and the Shrine Mont Board of Directors for this event followed by a reception hosted by the Moomaw family in the Virginia House.
Click HERE for more information and to RSVP for the event.
Click HERE to download the invitation.
Please contact Shrine Mont directly by Tuesday October 14 if you’d like to stay for dinner on Sunday.

Fall Camp
2025-10-20 16:00 - 2025-10-23 14:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
The Tri-Diocesan Council on Aging hosts this wonderful four day conference at Shrine Mont.
Click HERE to visit the official Fall Camp website and register for the event.

Our 2025 speaker and chaplain will be The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Diocese of Washington
Bishop Mariann serves as spiritual leader for the congregations and Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools..

Folk Theologian: Ed Kilbourne

We will be entertained once again by Folk-Theologian ED KILBOURNE. Ed is known for his collections of moving music, quirky humor, and insightful monologues. He has earned a reputation as one of America’s cutting edge religious communicators, a folk-theologian if you will, offering his teaching in story and song. Ed combines acoustic guitar, singing and commentary. Ed also offers a half hour devotional each morning before breakfast.

Click HERE to download the Fall Camp Brochure

Mindfulness Meditation
2025-10-31 16:00 - 2025-11-02 14:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Fall is a time for slowing down, letting go of the quick pace of summer and the return to school, and is an opportunity for reconnecting with yourself. What better place to step into the pace of fall than at Shrine Mont on the edge of the George Washington Forest in the Appalachian Mountains.
As the body quiets, the mind too desires stillness. Mindfulness Meditation offers the mind the opportunity to let go of its thinking and step into simply being. No prior meditation experience is needed, but if you are experienced, bring your cushion and join us.
In addition to mindfulness meditation the weekend will include an evening music and imagery meditation, walking meditation at the outdoor labyrinth (weather permitting), hiking, camp fire, and collage making if you desire. There is time for connecting with friends, reading or napping … whatever the soul needs.

Brenda Burgner will be our instructor for the weekend. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Fellow and Trainer by the Association for Music and Imagery and a certified Mindfulness Teacher. She combines her thirty years of experience to help people connect with their own strengths and inner wisdom.

Highlights include:
• A music and imagery meditation
• Stunning nature to nourish the soul
• Guided Hike
• Campfire
• Good food and Fellowship

Rates (include 2 night’s lodging, 6 meals and instruction):
Double Occupancy: $349 per person
Single Occupancy: $409 per person
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Diocesan Youth Ministry (High Schoolers)
2025-10-31 16:00 - 2025-11-02 14:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Shrine Mont is excited to welcome the Diocesan Youth Ministry Retreat this year!
The High School Retreat is designed for current 9th -12th grade youth and their parish youth leaders as well as youth not currently connected to Episcopal parishes.
The retreat will include a program, small groups, games, and time set aside to enjoy activities on the mountain.
All youth participants from a parish must attend with at least one adult chaperone (at a 10 youth:1 adult ratio). If any youth would like to attend, but are not affiliated with an Episcopal parish, or there are no adult leaders able to attend from their parish, please contact youthministries@episcopalvirginia.org. We will make sure that everybody has the opportunity to attend – all are welcome!
$100 per person (includes two night’s stay with four meals and all program costs)
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Fall Digital Photography 2025
2025-10-31 16:00 - 2025-11-02 14:00 | VA
Do you own a digital camera but don’t know exactly how to use it? Are you not totally satisfied with your vacation images and want to learn more about composition and exposure? Then the Digital Photography Weekend at Shrine Mont is for you!
Join us for two days of photographic phun!
Both beginners and advanced participants are welcome. After reviewing the basics of photography, the major settings of your camera like Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO, students can practice by exploring the historic village of Orkney Springs, the magnificent buildings of Shrine Mont with its colorful flora, natural beauty, inspiring architecture and interesting antiques.
After shooting, students have the opportunity to upload and edit their photographs in class (please bring a laptop or tablet), troubleshoot technical problems and train their creative eye. In the evening you can join us for refreshments and travel stories, or do some night photography (very popular).
The Instructor
Regula Franz is a Swiss-American Travel Photographer and Educator who holds a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from VCU Arts in Richmond. She has been teaching and leading workshops in Photography and Software for 20 years at VCU, the VMFA Studio School and Visual Arts Center of Richmond. In 2015, she started a new venture, VIENN.A.RT, leading summer photo tours in and around Vienna, Austria. You can find testimonials and students’ work at www.viennart.org or ‘regi.goes.places’ on Instagram.

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Rates (Include 2 nights lodging, 6 meals and instruction):
Double occupancy: $354 per person
Single occupancy: $414 per person

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Thelma Moomaw Memorial Service
2025-11-09 14:30 - 17:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Thelma Moomaw’s memorial service will take place in the Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration on Sunday November 9 at 2:30 pm followed by a reception in the Ladies Parlor on the second floor of the Virginia House.
It is highly recommended to park in the lots around the Virginia House or behind the lower pavilion and walk to the service as you are able. Golf cart rides to the Shrine will be available from the front porch of the Virginia House.
The service will be live-streamed on YouTube using this link.
Click HERE to download the service bulletin.

Volunteer Work Weekend
2026-04-18 19:00 - 2026-04-20 11:00 | Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Circle, Orkney Springs, VA, 22845, United States
Help Shrine Mont get ready for our 2026 season!
Save the date now. Registration available after the first of the year!
Tentative schedule:
Friday
Arrive in the evening and get a good night’s sleep. Make sure you bring your own linens, pillow, blankets and towels.
Dinner on your own at Bryce Resort or various restaurants in Mt. Jackson, New Market, Edinburg or Woodstock.
Saturday
7:30 am A hearty breakfast at Tucker Dining Room
8:000 am Off to work
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Back to work
12:30 pm Lunch at Tucker Dining Room
1:00 pm Back to work
4:30 pm Shower
5:00 pm Happy Hour (BYOB)
5:30 pm Dinner at Tucker Dining Room
10:00 pm Quiet time
Sunday
8:00 am Breakfast at Tucker Dining Room
After breakfast: Sunday Service
Wrap up any unfinished work and head home
Thank you!!
Questions? Contact Tom von Hemert:
Tom von Hemert
3400 Meadow Wood Lane
Crozet, VA 22932
tomvonhemert@gmail.com
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Remember we can only take 35 people.
