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 this 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.

For those in the western part of our diocese who are still seeking to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a clinic will be taking place at San Jose Episcopal Church in Smithfield in coordination with La Sagrada Familia in Newton Grove. Anyone 12 years and older may register for their first vaccination on May 23 between 1:30 and 5:00 pm at 218 S 2nd St, Smithfield, NC 27577.

Click here to register. Any questions may be directed to Fred Clarkson via email.

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.

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.

Click here to sign up.

Beginning with the disciples' experience in Acts 2 on the day of Pentecost, this 4 part series will examine the past year and how we have changed as church communities and as Christian individuals. This series will continue each Sunday in June via Zoom.

Weeks 1 through 3 will be lead by parishioners from Christ Church and St. Paul's along with a clergy member from their congregation. Elisabeth (Lisa) Kimball, Ph. D., and the Rev'd Patricia M. Lyons, D. Min. will lead week 4.

This class will be offered on June 6, 13, 20, & 27th on Zoom. Gathering will begin at 8:50 AM, with class starting at 9:00 AM. The class will wrap up at 9:50 AM, with the Zoom open for those who wish to continue to chat until 10:15 AM.

Questions? Please contact Emily Gowdy Canady via email.

Elisabeth (Lisa) M. Kimball, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning and the James Maxwell Professor of Lifelong Christian Formation. She is currently directing a 5-year, $1.5M grant project Baptized for Life: An Episcopal Discipleship Initiative in the Lilly Endowment Inc. Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose Initiative.

The Rev'd Patricia Lyons, D. Min. is currently serving as Affiliative Faculty and Director of Evangelism at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. She has published numerous articles, sermons and book chapters, including two acclaimed books, "The Soul of Adolescence" and her latest, "Teaching Faith with Harry Potter." Her next book, "What is Evangelism?"

Stay tuned for more info.

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.