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102nd Annual Diocesan Convention

Due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene this year's convention will be held as a condensed virtual business session on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. The Zoom will open at 6 p.m. Those registered will receive the link.

Bishop José has called for a diocese-wide Day of Service on Nov. 9. Please consider how your congregations can help in your community.

Find forms and additional information at diocesewnc.org/convention. Please call us at 828-225-6656 with any questions.

All Clergy Check-Ins on Zoom will be Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. for the next four weeks. Please reach out to Sinclaire or Jess if you have not received the link and details via email.

To submit an event, please review the submission guidelines and email Sinclaire event details and a photo for consideration. This space is reserved for diocesan, parish, and conference center events.

Please send updates about any events submitted to Sinclaire before Sept. 29. Events will not be listed unless received again.

WNC Repair Café

Holy Family Church is excited to host the Henderson County chapter of WNC Repair Café. The mission of the WNC Repair Café embodies repair, restoration, sustainability, and community–qualities we acclaim at this time of recovery in Western North Carolina. Volunteers will make small sewing and mending repairs, and will also offer repairs of small electronics, appliances, and lamps.

Saturday, Oct. 26| 1–4 p.m. | Holy Family, Mills River

Trunk-or-Treat

Tell all your friends that St. James Episcopal Church in Downtown Hendersonville is hosting a Trunk-or-Treat! All are welcome to join us for lots of FUN and CANDY on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 3-5 p.m. in the Thursday Thrift Shop parking lot behind the church. We can use the help of volunteers to decorate their vehicles and hand out candy, welcome guests, serve hot chocolate, and direct parking. Contact Diane King at (828) 674-1461 or echomtn1@yahoo.com if you would like to help. Everyone is invited to come and participate!



After Trunk-or-Treat, remember to come to the Garden Chapel that Sunday at 5 p.m. for The All Hallows' Eve and Blessing of the Costumes service and S'mores. Join us by candlelight for this special service. This family-friendly service will include a procession and blessing of the costumes. Please dress in your Halloween best (nonviolent costumes only, please) for the blessing. Stick around after the service to enjoy s'mores and a fire pit in the Bell Tower Courtyard!



Sunday, Oct. 27| 3–5 p.m. | St. James, Hendersonville - Thursday Thrift Shop Parking Lot

Benefit Concert and Volunteer Weekend

On Saturday night, November 2nd, Lake Logan will host a benefit cookout and concert featuring WNC Americana band and fan-favorite ‘Fancy and the Gentleman’. Fancy and the Gentlemen brings an eclectic mix of honky-tonk, blues, southern gothic, rock, and classical roots to this Americana band. 

Throughout the weekend, volunteer projects will be underway to clean-up damage caused by Helene. Volunteer projects will primarily focus on river bank clean-up and restoration. Indoor projects include care package assembly for community members most impacted by the storm.

Lake Logan welcomes all ages to join in the volunteer efforts and encourages everyone to register ahead of time to help in the planning, coordination, and meal preparations. 

Come for just the cookout and concert, a day of volunteering, or join us for the whole weekend. Please register so a headcount can be collected.

REGISTER

Nov. 1–3 | Lake Logan

Evensong: Lament and Hope after Helene

Music to be performed:

Prelude: Prelude on ALAIN, Op. 7, Maurice Duruflé

Introit: Evening Hymn, H. Balfour Gardiner

Psalm 149: Henry Smart

Canticles: King's College Service, Joanna Forbes L'Estrange

Preces and Responses: William Smith

Anthem: Justorum Animae (The Souls of the Just), William Byrd

Voluntary: Fugue on ALAIN, Op. 7, Maurice Duruflé

The service will be led by Trinity's Rector, the Rev. Dr. R. Scott White, the Trinity Chancel Choir, and Director of Music and Organist Dr. Kevin M. Seal. 

Evensong is an ancient ritual with deep roots in the Anglican tradition. Based on the Roman Catholic Liturgy of Hours, it grew out of a combination of Vespers and Compline and was elevated to a status of great importance in the first edition of the Book of Common Prayer. It is centered around the singing of psalms and other canticles, especially the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis. It is a time for prayer and contemplation at the closing of the day. Our All Saints choral evensong this year will be a service of mourning and remembrance, but also of thanksgiving and hope, providing a space for grieving and peace, along with uplifting the soul. 

Sunday, Nov. 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Trinity, Asheville

Storytelling & Sermons

A clergy workshop using stories with sermons to experience more presence

How can clergy experience more presence during sermon delivery in the space where clergy and congregants meet? Presence, in this workshop, means being present to each other, aware of our interior self, and connected to the Source. In our half-day workshop, we will begin the morning with centering, followed by discussing the difference between a story and a sermon, working with sensory details, practicing short writings and delivering those writings in oral story form. Inspiration for our stories will come from different sources such as common experiences, biblical characters and Bible passages. Naomi will also share stories during our time together. Expect individual, group and partner work in a safe space. Leave ready to meaningfully incorporate stories with sermons.

Presenter:

Naomi Faw teaches at Appalachian State University, is an award-winning storyteller and published author. She writes about her experiences growing up in the southern region of the NC Appalachian Mountains. Megan Well’s, a nationally respected storyteller, says, “Listening to Naomi’s stories is like sitting on the front porch having a conversation.” Naomi has read for public radio stations in North Carolina and Virginia, given presentations and participated in storytelling events. She is a graduate of the Education for Ministry Program at the University of the South, an Associate of St. Mary’s Convent, and has been active at the local parish in various ways. She is passionate about stories and believes that by sharing stories we increase our empathy and our connectedness to each other.

Register for the free workshop by emailing The Rev. Karla Woggon, karla@ascensionhickory.org.



Saturday, Nov. 16| 9 a.m.– Noon | Ascension, Hickory

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What to Know for the Investiture of Bishop Sean Rowe

As Episcopal congregations and dioceses across the church plan local watch parties to celebrate the Nov. 2 investiture service of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe, all are invited to tune in to the event webpage for the livestream link.

The 11 a.m. ET service will also be livestreamed to The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page.

Downloadable materials are now available to support children’s involvement in the churchwide virtual ceremony, among other online resources. The worship booklet will be posted the morning of Nov. 2.

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