18th Sunday After Pentecost
Chaplains & All Non-Parochial Clergy
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Fall Deanery Council Meetings
Deanery Council Meetings are being set for this fall. Deanery Councils consist of vestry designated lay representatives of parishes and clergy.
- Lower Cape Fear - Thursday, October 3 - 6:00 PM - Saint Mark's Church 600 Grace St. Wilmington NC
- Albemarle - Wednesday, October 16 - 10:30 AM - Church of the Advent, 124 West Church Street Williamston NC
- Trinity - Tuesday, December 3 - time and location to be determined
- Pamlico - TBD
- Upper Cape Fear - Sunday, December 1 - 2:00 PM - St. John's Episcopal Church, 302 Green Street, Fayetteville, 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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Celebration of New Ministry at St. Paul's, Greenville
The people of St. Paul's invite those around the diocese to join them for a celebration of their new ministry with the Rev’d Andrew Cannan, whom Bishop Rob Skirving will institute as Rector on
Saturday, October 19th at 2pm.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
401 East 4th Street
Greenville, NC 27858
Clergy: Cassock, Surplice tippet, and hood
Reception to follow.
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Upcoming Racial Reconciliation Dialogue
The Diocese of East Carolina's Racial Reconciliation Commission hosts gatherings of people to foster dialogue about race. These events create a space to have candid discussions about race and racism while equipping attendees to continue these discussions in the contexts of their parishes and ministries. The upcoming dialogue will be held at Diocesan House
on Saturday, November 9th from 9am to 4pm
. If you'd like to register to attend,
click here
.
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Clergy Conference 2019
This year's Clergy Conference will take place from
October 21-23
at Trinity Center.
All priests and deacons who are canonically resident in East Carolina or are licensed to serve are welcome to attend. Those who are actively involved in ministry in one of our congregations are expected to attend.
Clergy have been sent their registration info via email. If you have questions regarding your registration, contact
Beth Nagy.
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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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Administrator's Day at Diocesan House
An Administrator’s Day will be hosted at Diocesan House on
November 7th from 9:30am until 1pm
. This day is designed to provide tools for success to all Parish Administrators. Lunch and refreshments will be provided free of charge. If you'd like to register to attend this event, you can do so
here
. If you have any additional questions, contact
Tricia Millhouse
via email.
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UTO Grants
The
United Thank Offering (UTO)
is a ministry of The Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through UTO, individuals are invited to embrace and deepen a personal daily spiritual discipline of gratitude. UTO is entrusted to receive the offerings, and to distribute the 100% of what is collected to support innovative mission and ministry throughout The Episcopal Church and Provinces of the Anglican Communion. If you'd like to learn more about how to apply for a UTO grant in East Carolina, click
here
.
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Rooted in Jesus Conference
Presented by the Episcopal Church Foundation,
Rooted in Jesus is a conference combining previous events from Forma - the Episcopal Network of Christian Formation Professionals, Evangelism Matters, TENS - The Episcopal Stewardship Network, and more. This event is in the Diocese of Atlanta, January 21-24, 2020. There are also pre-conference workshops and events, registration is separate from the main conference.
The Diocese of East Carolina is rallying together attendees in order to help reduce costs. Contact
Emily Gowdy Canady for more information about this event.
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The Rev'd Sarah Saxe's final Sunday at Zion, Washington is October 20.
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The Rev'd Jeff Thornberg's last Sunday at Holy Trinity, Fayetteville was August 25th. He is now serving as Rector of Church of Our Saviour in Southern California.
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Please continue to keep these clergy and their parishes in your prayers during this time of transition.
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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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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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