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Help children in need and go home with a handcrafted bowl (and a full belly) at the 6th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Flat Rock Backpack Program, Sunday, August 13, in the Parish Hall of St. John in the Wilderness. Ticket sales help to feed almost 200 children in the area.
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Grants Available from Grace Church Foundation
Applications for grants from the foundation at Grace Church, Morganton are now available and must be completed and returned by Thursday, August 31. The Grace Episcopal Church Foundation distributes grants for religious, educational, scientific, missionary, and other charitable purposes approved by the Trustees. Any 501(c)3 organization that fits the guidelines is welcome to apply.
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St. Luke's Celebrates 125 years
The congregation of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Asheville celebrated the 125 years this past Sunday. The celebration event included an invitation to dress up in 1890s garb, liturgy from the 1892 prayer book and hymns from the era.
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St. Matthias Receives Foundation Grant
The Episcopal Foundation of WNC recently announced an award of $20,000 to support the preservation of a Black heritage site, St. Matthias Episcopal Church. After almost 130 years, the church buildings and earthwork foundations are threatened by moisture intrusion.
The grant includes funding for the preparation of Site Development and Landscape Plans to guide future investments.
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Events around the Diocese | |
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Folwell House at La Capilla
Sunday, July 16
12:30 p.m.
Join St. James, Hendersonville; La Capilla de Santa Maria; and Holy Family, Mills River for delicious food—including tamales, ice cream, watermelon, pizza, and much more—and games for everyone. This is a great opportunity to visit with old friends and make new ones. All are welcome!
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PubSing
Gospel jam and
sing-along
Sunday, July 16 |
5–7 p.m. |
Zillicoah Beer Company, 870 Riverside Dr., Woodfin
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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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Romancing the Beloved
Women's retreat with Renee Trudeau
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September 15–17 |
Lake Logan
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Around the Episcopal Church | |
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New Episcopal Communities Grants Available
Apply online by Aug. 1 for the second round of 2023 New Episcopal Community grant funding, including discernment grants up to $5,000; seed grants and growth grants up to $30,000; and harvest grants up to $40,000.
New Episcopal Community grants are available for dioceses and mission developers who are envisioning, planning, or growing new worshipping communities and missional enterprises throughout the church.
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Young Attendees Come Home from EYE with Messages of Belonging
The Episcopal Youth Event, or EYE, concluded July 7 with workshops, province meet-ups and a closing plenary featuring Julia Ayala Harris, the president of the House of Deputies. Ayala Harris and other speakers from varying vocations focused on the theme “Send.” Presiding Bishop Michael Curry gave a sermon during morning worship July 6.
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