Celebrate Creation Photo Contest

Congrats to the winners!

Twenty-three parishioners submitted a combined 98 photos to the 2025 Celebrate Creation Photo Contest. Special congratulations to each of the category winners, and a huge thanks to everyone who participated and helped us mark the Season of Creation through this fun event. Scroll down to see the gallery of the winning entries.

First-place entries

FIRST PLACE - LANDSCAPES: Hill pasture on our farm in Remington just before a storm — May 2024 (By Gail Sander)

FIRST PLACE - LANDSCAPES: Hill pasture on our farm in Remington just before a storm — May 2024 (By Gail Sander)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Approaching my home coming back from walking my dog, I couldn’t help but notice the simple beauty of the trees just awakening this spring. — April 15, 2025 (By Michele Price)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Approaching my home coming back from walking my dog, I couldn’t help but notice the simple beauty of the trees just awakening this spring. — April 15, 2025 (By Michele Price)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Autumn on Viewtree Mountain near Warrenton — Nov. 1, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Autumn on Viewtree Mountain near Warrenton — Nov. 1, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE - WATER: Supermoon over Topsail beach — September 2024 (By Nelson Brittle)

FIRST PLACE - WATER: Supermoon over Topsail beach — September 2024 (By Nelson Brittle)

FIRST PLACE - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Sunset on Viewtree Mountain — Jan. 20, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Sunset on Viewtree Mountain — Jan. 20, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE - FLOWERS/PLANTS: A weed on Viewtree Drive in Warrenton — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - FLOWERS/PLANTS: A weed on Viewtree Drive in Warrenton — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - MAMMALS: A fox in the yard in Warrenton — 2025 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - MAMMALS: A fox in the yard in Warrenton — 2025 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - BIRDS: Kenya (By Elaine Lutz)

FIRST PLACE - BIRDS: Kenya (By Elaine Lutz)

FIRST PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: Taken in our yard in southern Fauquier (By Maeve Newman)

FIRST PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: Taken in our yard in southern Fauquier (By Maeve Newman)

Runners-up

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - LANDSCAPES: Hiking at Wintergreen Resort — June 27-28, 2025 (By Ryan Wilvert)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - LANDSCAPES: Hiking at Wintergreen Resort — June 27-28, 2025 (By Ryan Wilvert)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - LANDSCAPES: Victoria Falls at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe — Aug. 1, 2011 (By Troy Hayes)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - LANDSCAPES: Victoria Falls at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe — Aug. 1, 2011 (By Troy Hayes)

SECOND PLACE - WATER: Riverside Preserve in Fauquier County. This was just on my phone, but I am always so moved by the way a river feeds the soul. — 2024 (By Dorothy Smith)

SECOND PLACE - WATER: Riverside Preserve in Fauquier County. This was just on my phone, but I am always so moved by the way a river feeds the soul. — 2024 (By Dorothy Smith)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Before sunset at Smith Mountain Lake State Park — June 2025 (By Gail Sander)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Before sunset at Smith Mountain Lake State Park — June 2025 (By Gail Sander)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Winter sunset over 18 inches of snow in Remington — January 2022 (By Gail Sander)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Winter sunset over 18 inches of snow in Remington — January 2022 (By Gail Sander)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Taken in front of our home in southern Fauquier — Early February 2025 (By Maeve Newman)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Taken in front of our home in southern Fauquier — Early February 2025 (By Maeve Newman)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Sunset from my backyard in Warrenton looking at the mountains. Unfortunately, we put the house on the market but I'll always have the beautiful pictures. — Aug. 4, 2025 (By Tammy Foley)

SECOND PLACE (TIED) - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Sunset from my backyard in Warrenton looking at the mountains. Unfortunately, we put the house on the market but I'll always have the beautiful pictures. — Aug. 4, 2025 (By Tammy Foley)

SECOND PLACE - FLOWERS/PLANTS: A tree at Rady Park in Warrenton — 2025 (By Norma Thatcher)

SECOND PLACE - FLOWERS/PLANTS: A tree at Rady Park in Warrenton — 2025 (By Norma Thatcher)

SECOND PLACE - MAMMALS: This photo was taken in the Masai Mara in Kenya. This little guy was getting slightly too curious about the safari vehicle, trumpeting and flapping his ears, while attempting to approach. His protective mama used her trunk to

SECOND PLACE - MAMMALS: This photo was taken in the Masai Mara in Kenya. This little guy was getting slightly too curious about the safari vehicle, trumpeting and flapping his ears, while attempting to approach. His protective mama used her trunk to express her disapproval and push him back. — June 2025 (By Lori Working)

SECOND PLACE - BIRDS: Bird in Rady Park (By Toni Shreve)

SECOND PLACE - BIRDS: Bird in Rady Park (By Toni Shreve)

SECOND PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: In our front yard on our limelight hydrangea. I love walking in our garden and seeing all of God's beauty! (By Lori Betz)

SECOND PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: In our front yard on our limelight hydrangea. I love walking in our garden and seeing all of God's beauty! (By Lori Betz)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Rooster Comb Mountain Trail, one of my favourite spots in the whole world with the soft pine needles and light through the trees — July 2025 (By Gita Grady)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Rooster Comb Mountain Trail, one of my favourite spots in the whole world with the soft pine needles and light through the trees — July 2025 (By Gita Grady)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Covered tree on Viewtree Drive in Warrenton — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Covered tree on Viewtree Drive in Warrenton — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

THIRD PLACE - WATER: Before sunset at Smith Mountain Lake State Park — June 2025 (By Maeve Newman)

THIRD PLACE - WATER: Before sunset at Smith Mountain Lake State Park — June 2025 (By Maeve Newman)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Warrenton (By May Miculis)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Warrenton (By May Miculis)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Chautauqua Institute in New York (By May Miculis)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Chautauqua Institute in New York (By May Miculis)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Coleus in pot at my home — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Coleus in pot at my home — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Eastwick Drive in The Plains — March 22, 2025 (By Pam Moffett)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - FLOWERS/PLANTS: Eastwick Drive in The Plains — March 22, 2025 (By Pam Moffett)

THIRD PLACE - MAMMALS: Bear seen from front porch in Warrenton — Jan. 27, 2021 (By Troy Hayes)

THIRD PLACE - MAMMALS: Bear seen from front porch in Warrenton — Jan. 27, 2021 (By Troy Hayes)

THIRD PLACE - BIRDS: Heron in Rady Park on a morning walk (By Toni Shreve)

THIRD PLACE - BIRDS: Heron in Rady Park on a morning walk (By Toni Shreve)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - OTHER WILDLIFE: Riverside Preserve — Aug. 4, 2025 (By Martha Huffman)

THIRD PLACE (TIED) - OTHER WILDLIFE: Riverside Preserve — Aug. 4, 2025 (By Martha Huffman)

THIRD PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: Sleeping bee on dewy flower in my yard — 2023 (By Norma Thatcher)

THIRD PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: Sleeping bee on dewy flower in my yard — 2023 (By Norma Thatcher)