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Banners & Banner Stands - Please bring parish banner and banner stand to line the gym at convention!
Vestry Certificates of Election - due October 24th
this is a 2-step process that requires both registration AND the certificate of election
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Is God inviting you to serve?
Each week, we have been highlighting positions on various committees, boards, and more where there is a need to serve. Learn more about all the positions and who to contact at the button below.
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What Lewis does in his job:
I answer the phone, perform daily office duties, order supplies for the office and assist other staff members as needed. I also maintain and update computer records of our churches and their personnel, and help our CFO with invoice entry and payments.
What Lewis loves about his job:
I enjoy meeting and welcoming members of our diocese and guests on their visits to the Diocesan Office, assisting with committee meetings and helping prepare for events like Diocesan Convention.
| | Disaster Response Story Spotlight | | This is the entire homily delivered by Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe at the Helene Remembrance Eucharist on September 27, 2025. It also shares Bishop José's remarks from the service. | | |
High School
Fall Conference
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A weekend retreat for high schoolers where we will discover our connection with:
the sky above us - God, Heaven, loved ones gone before us
the earth below us - our responsibility to creation, community, and one another
the fire within us -our calling, passion, and the Spirit moving through us
Email Charlotte Garcia with questions.
Cost: $225 per person
| November 21-23 | Lake Logan Conference Center | | Becoming Beloved Community Workshop | |
This workshop includes interactive exercises, videos, and small group discussions. Participants explore how institutional and systemic racism impedes our ability to create an inclusive community. Facilitators from the Building Beloved Community Committee hope to raise awareness that dismantling racism is a spiritual discipline grounded in our Baptismal Covenant.
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November 14
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Online
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November 15
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
St. Mary's, West Jefferson
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Camp Henry Dates Announced!
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Camp Henry has released the dates for sessions in Summer 2026! Camp Henry is our diocesan summer camp and they offer sessions for children from 1st through 12th grade. They also offer Family Camp for all ages.
It is never too early to start planning meaningful experiences for next summer!
| | To submit an event, please review the submission guidelines and email event details and a photo for consideration to katie@diocesewnc.org. This space is reserved for diocesan, parish, and conference center events. | | Bilingual Eucharist & Community Potluck | |
All are welcome—todos son bienvenidos— to this joyous service as we experience the beauty of worshiping together as one family in faith. We will join with our sisters and brothers from La Capilla de Santa Maria, St. Paul’s Edneyville, and St Paul Tabernacle AME Zion to celebrate a bilingual Eucharist.
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October 16 | 6:00 p.m.
St. James, Hendersonville
| | | The harvest-season celebration takes over the fields in front of the Valle Crucis Conference Center. Craftspeople from across the region, High Country musicians and the community of Valle Crucis are busy putting together a joyful celebration this year. Admission to the one-day festival of mountain traditions is FREE, and ample parking is available in the adjoining field for $10 per vehicle. | |
October 18
Valle Crucis Conference Center
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John Philip Newell:
The Great Search
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In this time of transition, so many of us are longing for a spirituality of intimacy with Earth rather than a spirituality of alienation from Earth, and a vision of interrelatedness instead of division. John Philip points to a path of healing and transformation for us, both individually and together.
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October 21 | 6:00 p.m.
St. James, Black Mountain
| | | This hike will appeal to those who struggle with ascent, following the Daisy Lake Trail to the organic garden and past the labyrinth. We’ll gather at the Lakeside Chapel, with parking and restrooms available at the Lodge. All are invited to stay for a community lunch on the Kanuga grounds below the porch overlooking the lake—bring your own or purchase lunch on-site. | |
October 25 | 8:45 a.m.
Kanuga, Hendersonville
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Join us for a contemplative concert of original musical meditations on familiar hymns and scripture passages by composer and pianist Heather Niemi Savage.
A sample of what to expect is:
No.3: His Goodness Faileth Never
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October 26 | 3:00 p.m.
St. John's, Marion
| | | This Holy Hikes retreat will explore the intersection of Christian spirituality and Native Wisdom and spirituality. Rev Dr Timothy Ross, a professor and member of the Western Cherokee Nation, will lead our discussions. Father Josh Stephens, Rector of St John in the Wilderness, will lead daily liturgical services. | |
October 26-29
Valle Crucis Conference Center
| | St. Matthias Concert series continues with Dinah's Daydream, Asheville's premier gypsy jazz band. Admission is free. Donations will support the restoration of this historic church in the heart of the East End Valley Street neighborhood. | |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m.
St. Matthias, Asheville
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The Episcopal Church Women of Grace will be hosting a rummage sale in the parish hall. Proceeds help send our youth to Camp Henry as well as assisting with outreach and church projects.
Everyone is invited to attend!
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November 8 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Grace, Asheville
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