Bishop Skirving has written a pastoral letter following Hurricane Isaias, which can be viewed here.

In his letter, he's also touched on the continuing challenges of being the Church amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has addressed the state of public worship in our diocese.

Now is the time to save the date for this year's Clergy Conference, which will take place on October 19 at 1:00 PM through October 21 at 12:00 PM. More detailed information is forthcoming.

The St. Paul's, Wilmington Parish Life Team decided to get creative and make the most of this time while we’re social distancing. As you’ll see in the accompanying photos, heart-shaped lawn stakes and signs reading “St. Paul’s Episcopal Church…Sharing the Love” were purchased. A few hearts and a “Sharing the Love” sign are being placed in parishioners’ yards every few days. Each recipient receives a note encouraging them to "choose where love will grow next."

This creative, but simple act has brought smiles to faces and encouragement during a time when both are much needed.

All people of the diocese are invited to participate in these two upcoming film-based discussions. They will act as a starting point in our exploration of what our faith has to say to the current and historic issues surrounding race in our common lives. These discussions will take place online via Zoom.

The first discussion will be based on the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber's recent sermon at Washington National Cathedral. The second discussion will be based on Netflix's documentary "13th."

Additional details and registration info can be found here.

If you'd like to promote these discussions in your parish, a flyer can downloaded here.

All parish administrators and finance managers are invited to attend the 2020 Virtual Administrators Day. It will be held on September 18, 2020 via Zoom. Diocesan Treasurer, Tess Judge and Contract Auditor Mary Warmack will be our guest speakers.

Registration is now live and will be open through September 1. Please use this link to register. The Zoom link needed to attend the meeting will be emailed to you no later than September 16th.

If you have any questions about this upcoming event, please call Diocesan House at 252-522-0885 and ask for LaTonya Smith (ext. 229) or Patricia Millhouse (ext. 224).

The Rev'd Donna Kraus can be reached via email here.

Likewise, Mrs. Alfreda Gee can be reached here.

Click here to check it out.

Registration is required and can be found here.

The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) is offering two upcoming online workshops:

TENS also recently offered a workshop titled "Virtual Stewardship 101." If best practices around online fundraising, community building, and liturgical resources are of interest to you, the webinar can be viewed here.

June 1 marked the beginning of this year's hurricane season. As we get further into the season, the Hurricane Hub on our website will continue to be available for viewing. Updated preparedness resources can be found here.

Contact Lindsey Harts if you have news, notes, or stories you would like to share with the people of the diocese.