As this Easter season draws to a close, don't forget to take some time and participate in We Will, With God's Help. Members of the Diocese of East Carolina are invited to participate in this prayerful process of discerning mission priorities for our life together.

Your feedback will be welcomed through Friday, May 21 and will be considered by our Executive Council at its June meeting and then in the months to follow. As mission priorities are established, they will be shared publicly across the Diocese.

"A Year in the Life," a new web series from The Episcopal Church, documents how Episcopal churches, schools, and ministries have navigated the very contentious and difficult past year.

Your prayers and presence are requested. A reception will follow at St. Andrew's on the Sound. Leslie's ordination will also be live-streamed here.

We have begun planning for the 2021 Administrators Day. A survey has gone out via email to parish administrators to gather ideas of what tools and tips are of interest. Please check your email and take the time to fill out this short survey. You can also view it here. We look forward to seeing you at the 2021 Administrators Day!

Any questions please contact Patricia Millhouse via email or phone at 252-522-0885 ext. 224

This year we have two members of our East Carolina Youth Council (ECYC) graduating and moving into the next seasons of their lives:

Anne Stuart Freemon (left) and Pauline Lind (right)

Click here to sign up.

These meetings are for any adult Episcopal (or serving an Episcopal Faith Community) human engaging at the parish, diocesan, provincial, or regional level of Youth Ministry. If you crave ideas, resources, prayer support from your peers, and more, this is the gathering for you! The room will be open for 90 minutes with program time or featured guests in the first 45 minutes of the meeting and hang-out time to follow.

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The "Being a Top-Notch Hybrid Church" masterclass is a six-hour online course with a practical application project. Held over two three-hour days, one week apart, the class provides the research, tools, and customized training to meet the immediate need of church leaders to become a hybrid congregation offering in-person and online worship and missional experiences.

The focus of the masterclass is to equip leadership teams with very practical and actionable learning that can be applied immediately.

The masterclass is made up of the following four key topics ("pillars"), selected readings, and more in a complete resource library, and the creation of an action map with your congregation’s next steps toward becoming a hybrid church. The cost is $79-$99 per registrant.

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If your Parochial Reports have not been submitted, please be sure to do so here. To view a full list of the reports that need to be completed throughout the year, click here.

For help with Audits, Parochial Reports or Property Reports contact LaTonya Smith or Melissa Grady. For help with Parish Contact Forms contact Melissa Grady.

As Summer approaches, so does the bi-weekly schedule for News & Notes. After Memorial Day, News & Notes will begin going out every other week rather than every week. This schedule will continue until the Wednesday after Labor Day. Remember to keep this in mind when you send in submissions for communication.

Contact Lindsey Harts if you have any additional questions.