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Almost 50 bilingual youth are in fellowship at Camp Henry this week enjoying everything there is to love about camp, like swimming, dancing, singing, tubing, soccer, and much more. Please join us in prayer for the campers, their parents, Camp Henry staff, and our diocesan missioners.
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Flat Rock Gardeners Give to Community
Volunteers from St. John in the Wilderness, Flat Rock are pitching in to help stock the Edneyville Food Bank with fresh produce for those in need. Good News Gardens is an initiative of The Episcopal Church that advocates for food security through agrarian means like gardening, farming, composting, beekeeping and more.
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Sixth Annual Back-to-School Picnic a Big Success
More than 85 parishioners gathered on July 16 near La Capilla, with fun, food, and praise. Father Miguel lead off with a prayer and greeting—We are one in the Spirit; we are one in the Lord. The congregations of La Capilla de Santa Maria; St. Paul's, Edneyville; Holy Family, Mills River; and St. James, Hendersonville, played, danced, and ate together to celebrate the coming school year.
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Volunteer for the Cold Mountain Music Festival
Sign up to serve at the Cold Mountain Music Festival and enjoy at weekend at Lake Logan. Volunteers can sign up for a four-hour shift on any day of the festival weekend, Friday through Sunday, August 11–13. Volunteers may camp on site or stay in the dorms as availability allows.
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View the weekly checklist of important upcoming dates and deadlines for clergy, wardens, and staff. | | |
Events around the Diocese | |
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Blowing Rock Tour of Homes
Proceeds benefit local charities
Friday, July 28 |
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock
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Experience a day as a camper again
Saturday, July 29 |
10 a.m.–8 p.m. |
Lake Logan
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Dr. Tiffany Jackson in Concert
Accompaniment by Michael Yanette
Wednesday, Aug. 2 | 5:30 p.m. |
Good Shepherd, Cashiers
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Calling Adult Volunteers for Youth Council
Advocate for and support youth programming in the Diocese of WNC by offering a small amount of time to attend youth council events.
Adult advisors commit to attending bi-monthly meetings and occasional youth retreats for the upcoming school year. It's not a huge commitment, but it's a big help to our youth and diocesan missioners.
Please email Charlotte if interested, or if you have any questions.
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Around the Episcopal Church | |
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Task Force Works to Provide Resources on Mental Health
An Episcopal Church task force is working to provide resources to help church members and clergy better understand and assist people who are coping with various forms of mental or emotional distress. The Task Force on Individuals with Mental Illness was created in 2018 and reauthorized by General Convention in 2022 with a mandate to develop and provide “resources, trainings and curricula in pastoral and ministerial mental health care” and to “develop and share resources for The Episcopal Church.”
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Register to Exhibit at the 81st General Convention
Registration is now open to all organizations and vendors. Traditionally held every three years, this churchwide gathering is scheduled for June 23-28, 2024, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The exhibit area is designated as a marketplace and educational center for deputies, bishops, clergy, and lay people from around the world, with thousands expected to pass through.
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