Join us during Lent for Stations of the Cross on Zoom
Every summer, the Rev. Kate Sonderegger comes up from her home in Virginia, where she teaches at Virginia Theological Seminary, to her cabin in North Ferrisburgh. In the summer of 2025, she brought a friend and colleague to meet us, the artist Peggy Parker. Peggy brought her woodcuts of the Stations of the Cross and Kate offered to donate a set to our constellation. This Lent, on Sunday evenings at 6:30pm, we would like to introduce Peggy's art and Kate's liturgy to you via Zoom.
Stations of the Cross are a Christian devotion that follows Jesus' path to the Cross during Lent, with specific moments (stations) for prayer and reflection.
We invite you to join the Revs. Anne Hartley, Ann Boyd, and Fran Stanford as they start the series, leading the Stations at 6:00pm on Zoom on Sundays during Lent (Feb. 22-Mar. 29, 2026). During Holy Week, we will gather with Rev. Anne to walk the Stations of the Cross indoors in person.
Click on the book cover image to access Peggy Parker's website. If you would like to experience this beautiful Lenten devotion, See Rev. Anne for a copy of the book and we'll put the Zoom link in the weekly email. To subscribe to the weekly email, leave a message for SarahJean at (802) 862-9750 or email her.
Meet the Artist
The Way of the Cross - short version
The Way of the Cross - long version
In this video, Peggy Parker talks about the way she uses gesture to tell a story in her work. This offers an introduction to Peggy's art, including the two media she uses to tell the story: woodcuts and painted images.
The Way of the Cross - long version
The Way of the Cross - short version
The Way of the Cross - long version
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. An ancient prayer known as the Trisagion (Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us) serves as the "walking music" between stations.
The Way of the Cross - short version
The Way of the Cross - short version
This shorter version features some of the important moments on the way to the Cross using Peggy's woodcuts. We encourage you to do the Stations on your own during Lent with this video that features Peggy's paintings of key moments in Jesus' life.
Meet Peggy Adams Parker
A Glimpse at Kate's Theology
Margaret Adams Parker is a printmaker and sculptor whose works often deal with religious and social justice themes. She has an extensive exhibition record, including 25 solo shows. She taught painting and drawing for 19 years at The Art League School in Alexandria, VA, and has served as adjunct instructor at Virginia Theological Seminary since 1991. (Click on the photo to read more.)
Meet Kate Sonderegger
A Glimpse at Kate's Theology
A Glimpse at Kate's Theology
Kate Sonderegger joined the VTS faculty in 2002, after 15 years as a professor of religion at Middlebury College. Her academic career began at Smith College, where she undertook interdisciplinary research in medieval studies. Her priestly vocation began at Yale Divinity School, where she completed her M.Div. and STM degrees. (Click on the photo to read more.)
A Glimpse at Kate's Theology
A Glimpse at Kate's Theology
A Glimpse at Kate's Theology
...the key thing to be said about God is that God is one, and this divine unicity undoes all human projections. Kate's key theological commitment is to what she calls divine “compatibilism.” God and creatures do not compete over shared space. God can be present fully without displacing material creation. God can work in history without overriding human freedom...