12th Sunday After Pentecost
Albemarle Deanery
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Collect for Labor Day
"Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of other workers, and arouse our concern for those who are out of work; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
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Reminder:
Diocesan House will be closed
on Monday, September 2nd
in observance of Labor Day. Normal office hours will resume
on Tuesday, September 3rd
.
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Episcopal Cursillo Leaders Workshop
Please join us for an Episcopal Cursillo Leaders Workshop
on September 14, 2019
from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
in Greenville. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Episcopal Cursillo Ministry Committee (National) and the Secretariat for Cursillo in the Diocese of East Carolina (Diocesan). The workshop will be facilitated by Nina Jo Moore, National ECLW Coordinator and Rob Richardson, Southeast District Representative to ECMC. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss Cursillo present and future, affirm our ministry as a developer of Christ-centered leaders and consider innovative means of expanding Cursillo's fourth day activities. Lunch will be provided. Participants will be asked to contribute $10.00. All proceeds will go the our diocese's Secretariat to support future Cursillo weekends.
If you'd like to attend or have any questions, contact
Rob Richardson
.
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Upcoming Cursillo Weekend
Our next Cursillo weekend is November 7-10, 2019, EC-99. Melissa Yoakum of St. Paul’s in the Pines, Fayetteville will be the Weekend Rector. The weekend will be held at the Trinity Center in Salter Path, NC. Please note Clausura (closing ceremony) will be at 3:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 10
th
.
Interested or want to find out more about Cursillo? Ask someone who has been, your Rector, or visit the
website
.
Make a friend, be a friend, bring a friend to Christ.
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Campus Ministry Volunteer Opportunities in Wilmington
In recent months, Wilmington's
Episcopal Campus Christian Outreach (ECCO)
has experienced quite a bit of growth. While Church of the Servant provides a meeting space for ECCO and many individuals from parishes in the Wilmington area have provided meals for ECCO's weekly gatherings,
additional support and involvement is needed.
- The first volunteer opportunity is for cooks. With the increased number of students and appetites, ECCO is currently asking for two cooks each Tuesday night (while UNCW is in session). Currently, the cooks prepare food at home and bring the dish to the church, mostly ready to serve. By sharing this meal preparation between 2 cooks, it will decrease the cost and labor for each, while increasing the number of folks who can participate.
- The second volunteer opportunity is for dinner hosts. Host duties will involve arriving at Church of the Servant at about 5:30PM on designated Tuesdays, receiving the prepared meals from the cooks, getting things set up to serve the meal and cleaning up after it. It should take no more than 90 minutes. Detailed information and instructions will be available to those who sign up.
Students come to ECCO for the food and stay for the friendships. Meals foster community, and this is a vital part of the ministry. All who are interested in serving ECCO in either of these volunteer roles should reach out to Campus Minister,
Alfreda Gee
, via email.
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Annual Farmworker Festival
Episcopal Farmworker Ministry’s
Annual Farmworker Festival takes place each fall to celebrate farmworkers and their labor. Thousands of people attend this free and family-oriented festival every year.
This special event provides farmworkers with a space where they can celebrate their culture with music, traditional cuisine, and sports. They also have access to information about the services and resources available to them. This year's Farmworker Festival will take place on
Sunday, October 6th from 12-4pm.
Click
here
to learn more.
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Kinston Wood Ducks Tickets Available
The
Wood Ducks only have
three more home games and free tickets are available. If you or someone you know would be interested in obtaining tickets for an upcoming game, contact
Beth Nagy via email.
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Resources & Events for
Ministry & Faith Formation
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Foundation Grant Application Now Live
The Grant Committee of the Foundation of the Diocese of East Carolina urges anyone with program or project needs to apply for grants that will be awarded for 2019 through the Endowment's Undesignated Funds. These funds will be available to the applicant no later than January 31, 2020.
The grant application must be completed and in Diocesan House by September 1st. The foundation page on the website can be found
here
, along with this year's grant application.
For questions or assistance, please contact
Terry Everett
via email or phone (252) 796-7044.
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Clergy Continuing Education
Diocesan funds are available to assist clergy with the expense of continuing education. Grant requests for funding for education programs, domestic or foreign may be submitted on the same form found
here
.
Grant requests for 2019 are to be submitted by:
- April 26, 2019, with notification of grant awards for CE to recipients by May 3, 2019.
- August 30, 2019 with notification of grant awards for CE by September 4, 2019 (for events September 2019 through February 5, 2020)
Applications are to be submitted to the Rev. Deacon Andy Atkinson
via email
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Youth & Formation Update
Click
here
to read the July edition of the Diocesan Youth and Formation update.
Reminder: registration is open for yOUThREACH, Happening, Senior High Fall Break, & Fall Conference for Middle Schoolers. All registration info can be found in the update linked above.
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International Women of Color and Wellness Conference Sponsored by the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing
This conference is designed to speak to the issues that confront women of color around the world and to offer insights into some remedies that can be engaged on a day to day basis, even in the midst of the most undesirable circumstances. It will take place at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta, GA
from October 24th through 26th
. It will offer strategies for developing daily practices to support the inner capacity that each person has to engage their life in ways to release the energy of resilience and re-invention.
The conference is open to any woman who wishes to attend, but the focus will be upon women of color only. The conference fee is $100 per person and scholarships are available. Click
here
to learn more and register to attend.
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Leading for Discipleship Conference
“Leading for Discipleship”, a conference for clergy and lay leaders who wish to explore what it means to lead congregations into deeper discipleship. It will be held at
St. James, Wilmington
from Monday, Sept. 30 through Wednesday, October 2. Led by the Rev. Canon Dr. Rob Droste and Dr. Robert E Logan, we will discuss innovative ways to engage Episcopalians in discipleship. Click
here
to learn more and to register. Cost: $150. Space is limited. Hosted by St. James’ Parish and by the Diocese of East Carolina.
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Transition Ministry Conference
Fr. Michael Singer will be attending the Transition Ministry Conference in September along with approximately 40 other Transition Officers from around the Episcopal Church. Clergy who are considering transitioning out of their current ministry and are hoping to get their names shared throughout the wider church are invited to fill out
this clergy information form.
If you have questions or desire to have your name presented at the conference, please contact
The Rev'd Michael Singer
, Interim Transition Ministry Officer.
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2019 Episcopal Cursillo Ministry Conference
This year's Cursillo Ministry Conference will take place in Kansas City, MO from October 3-5. This is a great opportunity to meet and connect with Cursillo leaders from all over the country. Worship together and grow in your abilities to bring Christ into our environments. Workshops and speakers will build on the conference theme: "LOVE from the Heartland - Evangelism and Action." Click
here to learn more and register.
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Open Positions Around the Diocese
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Parish Audits
Reminder: Parish Audits are due back to
Beth Nagy
by September 1st. They may be submitted digitally via email or physically.
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Interactive Deanery Map
As a reference, we have created a map on Google Maps listing all worshiping communities in our diocese. They are also color coded according to deanery. If you download the
Google Maps
app on your phone, you can open the map there in addition to opening it in your browser.
Not only is this a quick way to see which parishes are a part of what deanery, but it also allows you to get directions to each parish, should you need them. Click
here
to access the interactive deanery map.
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Click
here to learn about events going on in parishes and in communities around the diocese.
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News to Share?
Contact
Lindsey Harts
if you have news, notes, or stories you would like to share with the people of the diocese.
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For news regarding the wider Church, check out the Episcopal News Service and Anglican News Service websites by clicking the icons to the right:
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Submitting to News & Notes?
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