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Grant season is here!
Applications for a number of grants are due at the end of April. In our diocese, be sure to submit your grant applications for the following grants on time:
- Patricia Minkler-Howell Children's Outreach Grant - due April 30
- Sustainable Development Grant - due May 1
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Good News Gardens Field Days at Kanuga May 8-10
A time to connect and learn about what it means to be “Good News” with the wider created world—including topics of botany, gardening, climate justice, and green burial. Join us May 8 – 10, 2024, at Kanuga in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Mallory McDuff as our keynote speaker on Wednesday evening. We will also hear from Delia Jovel Dubon from Tierra Fértil Coop, a Hispanic, worker-owned farm cooperative partnering with local Episcopal Churches in food ministry.
On Thursday, May 9th, we will celebrate Rogation Days with a farmers market of local vendors, followed by a celebration of the Feast of Ascension with the Province IV Synod and the Henderson deanery.
Other opportunities such as forest bathing, sound baths, music, stories around the fire, and a farm to table dinner in the garden will also be offered. We’ll wrap up this rich experience with an opportunity to reflect on how to bring what we have learned back to our own communities.
Register here!
-Anna Shine, Missioner for Creation Care
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Pew Candle Holders Available
Trinity, Asheville is donating a set of 12 beautiful candle holders that attach to church pews. These are handmade and roughly 78.5 inches tall. The set also comes with a wall-mounted holder for storage. If you are interested in these, please contact Mariah Richardson, Parish Administrator at Mariah@trinityasheville.org.
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Resources for the Conflict in the Holy Land
The Office of Government Relations in The Episcopal Church has released a webpage of resources to follow the conflict in Gaza, Palestine, and Israel. The page includes ways to take action to support the citizens affected by the conflict, statements from leaders, partner resources, prayers, social media, and a list of press releases. The page is being updated as the situation develops.
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The first-ever Bishop's Cup will be held Friday, April 26, at the Reems Creek Golf Course in Weaverville (just north of Asheville). All funds will support Camp Henry and Lake Logan.
Show your support by gathering your foursome (pro-level play not required!) or by becoming a sponsor. Multiple sponsorship levels and opportunities are available.
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Thursday, April 18 | 7–9 p.m. | Trinity, Asheville
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Saturday, April 20 |
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | St. John's, Asheville
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Earth Day movie screening
Watch the movie Common Ground
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Saturday, April 20 | 7–9 p.m. | Trinity, Asheville
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Fresco Pilgrimage: The Artistry of Ben Long
Center for Spiritual Wisdom Director Rob Field will lead a two-day pilgrimage in Western North Carolina May 2-3 to explore the frescos of renowned artist Ben Long. We will tour multiple sites with Long’s frescoes, including Chapel of the Prodigal in Montreat, Sloop Chapel in Crossnor, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in West Jefferson (above photo), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Glendale Springs, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wilkesboro. We will also visit the Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville to see a new fresco painted by a student of Long's. We will travel as a group, and spend one night at the Holiday Inn Express in West Jefferson, N.C. All are welcome to join us, regardless of religious or spiritual background. Participants will arrange their own transportation, so carpooling is recommended.
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Christian Athlete Circles seeks to create Beloved Community with and for athletes. And we need YOU to join the Circle! Please sign up for our new monthly newsletter by clicking here. We promise we won't spam you. Instead we will send out awesome resources on all things spiritual life & sports. You can also follow us on Instagram @christianathletecircles. We'd be so grateful!
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Task Force to Propose Resolutions Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Divisions
A task force of church leaders on both sides of the theological debate over marriage equality has proposed a series of canonical changes intended to affirm a place in the church for Episcopalians of all beliefs – including those who believe marriage is intended solely for a man and woman.
The Task Force on Communion Across Difference has asked the 81st General Convention to consider five resolutions.
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