22nd Sunday After Pentecost
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Transition at Diocesan House
Effective on 10/18/19, Beth Nagy officially ended her service at Diocesan House where she served as receptionist and administrative assistant for 6 years.
Beth has accepted a position at Wayne Memorial Hospital. While change can often be hard, we certainly support Beth and offer prayers for success in her new endeavor.
We ask that you keep Beth in your prayers, as well.
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Celebration of New Ministry at St. James the Fisherman, Shallotte
The people of St. James the Fisherman invite those around the diocese to join them for a celebration of their new ministry with the Rev’d Farrell Graves, whom Bishop Rob Skirving will institute as Rector on
Saturday, November 23rd at 3pm.
St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church
4941 Main Street
Shallotte, NC 28470
Clergy: Cassock, Surplice tippet, and hood
Reception to follow.
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Remaining Fall Deanery Council Meetings
Deanery Council Meetings are set for this fall. Deanery Councils consist of vestry designated lay representatives of parishes and clergy.
- Pamlico - Sunday, November 17 - 3:00 PM - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 101 North Bonner Street, Washington, NC
- Upper Cape Fear - Sunday, December 1 - 2:00 PM - St. John's Episcopal Church, 302 Green Street, Fayetteville, NC
- Albemarle - Tuesday, December 3 - 10:30 AM - St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 109 Road Street, Columbia, NC
- Trinity - Tuesday, December 3 - 6:00 PM - Christ Episcopal Church, 320 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC
Pre-convention Deanery Meetings will be set for January, which afford parish delegates to convention the opportunity to receive and to discuss information about the Diocesan Convention and any resolutions that have been submitted.
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5th Annual Interfaith Prayer Vigil Against Gun Violence
Wilmington Faiths Against Gun Violence, in conjunction with local faith communities and other organizations, will hold the fifth annual prayer vigil for an end to gun violence
on Wednesday, December 4th at 6:00 pm at Warner Temple AME Zion Church
(620 Nixon Street) in downtown Wilmington. Click
here
to learn more.
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Upcoming Schola Cantorum Evensongs
All are invited to attend these upcoming choral evensong gatherings:
- Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 at 5pm - St. Andrew's, Morehead City
- Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 at 5pm - St. Timothy's, Greenville
- Sunday, Mar. 29, 2020 at 5pm - St. Mary's, Kinston
- Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 5pm - St. Mary's, Burgaw
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Resources & Events for
Ministry & Faith Formation
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- Resources for All Hallow's Eve, All Saints Day, Thanksgiving, Advent, & Christmas
- Youth calendar of events
- Upcoming conferences in the wider Church
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VibrantFaith Institute
Specialized Faith Formation courses focus on one particular element of faith formation, from youth to adults to families. Registration is open for classes beginning in the winter of 2020. Click
here
to learn more.
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Rising Strong: A Retreat for Clergy
This retreat for clergy is based upon the work of Brené Brown and will be facilitated Facilitated by the Rev. Karla Woggon and the Rev. Cynthia Banks, both Certified Daring Way™ Facilitators. It takes place
at the
Valle Crusis Conference Center
from Monday, January 27th through Thursday, January 30th
.
For pricing & more info, click
here.
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137th Diocesan Convention
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Save the Date & Budget Information for the
137th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina
The 137th Annual Convention will be held at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington NC on
February 6-8, 2020
. For budgeting purposes, please note the following:
- Registration has increased to $190 per attendee.
- Hotel Ballast Accommodations: $146 per night (includes parking)
- Note: If you are not an overnight guest of the Hotel Ballast there is a daily parking fee $12.00 (self parking) and $15.00 (valet parking).
The Convention Committee makes every effort to keep costs low for convention, however, with the increased cost of venues and catering it was necessary to increase fees for 2020. Please note that our last fee increase was in 2014.
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Pre-Convention Deanery Meetings
- Lower Cape Fear: Thursday, January 16 - 6:00 PM - St. James Episcopal Church, 25 3rd Street, Wilmington, NC
- Trinity: Tuesday, January 21 - 6:00 PM - Christ Episcopal Church, 320 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC
- Albemarle: Sunday, January 26 - 3:00 PM - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 101 West Gale Street, Edenton, NC
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Resolutions for Convention
We ask that you please submit your resolution via email to
Hannah Jarman
in Microsoft Word form.
Please note:
the deadline for resolutions to be published in the Convention Reporter is
Monday, December 2nd, 2019.
After Monday, December 2, we will still accept resolutions but it will not be published in the Convention Reporter.
Furthermore, in order for resolutions to be received after
December 31, 2019
, you must have ten delegate signatures that are representing three parishes.
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Open Positions Around the Diocese
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Interactive Deanery Map
As a reference, we have created a map on Google Maps listing all worshiping communities in our diocese. They are also color coded according to deanery. If you download the
Google Maps
app on your phone, you can open the map there in addition to opening it in your browser.
Not only is this a quick way to see which parishes are a part of what deanery, but it also allows you to get directions to each parish, should you need them. Click
here
to access the interactive deanery map.
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Click
here to learn about events going on in parishes and in communities around the diocese.
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News to Share?
Contact
Lindsey Harts
if you have news, notes, or stories you would like to share with the people of the diocese.
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For news regarding the wider Church, check out the Episcopal News Service and Anglican News Service websites by clicking the icons to the right:
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Diocesan Life:
To Schedule a Meeting at Diocesan House:
Youth, Young Adult, or Campus Ministry
Submitting to News & Notes?
Deadline is noon on the Thursday of the preceding week.
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