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From The Bishop                  July 14, 2010

Return to Tanzania: A Look Back as Duo
Prepares for Third Mission Trip



This week's Please Note features a video of the Rev. Tally Bandy and artist Jessie Stuart McKay upon their return from their second mission trip to Tanzania last September. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they embark on another trip to Tanzania on July 28. Click here for more information on their mission. Follow them on their journey on their blog: www.karimutanzania.com.

Keep the faith,
+Michael

Contact the Rev. Tally Bandy or Jessie Stuart McKay
We Need Your Help to Get
Church Membership Information Updated


   
A letter was sent June 2, 2010, to the senior warden and rector/vicar of each church in the diocese requesting changes and updates to church membership directories, with a response deadline of June 25, 2010.

It is important that the diocese receive this updated information, as it will be used for the mailing list for The North Carolina Disciple, which will be printed in a new, quarterly magazine format in early September. This information is kept exclusively for the diocese, and is not disclosed to third parties.

Please contact Scott Welborn, Database Coordinator, at 919.834.7474 or [email protected], if your church has not sent in updated information or you have questions on how best to do so. Also, please let Scott know if the records you received for your church required no changes.
Upcoming Diocesan Events
Click on underlined events for more information

Freedom Ride: A Pilgrimage of Reconciliation. Check out some videos and posts to see what the youth are up to on their blog!

July 18 - Deacon's Tea Q&A - how one becomes a Deacon, event held at St. Martin's, 1510 E. 7th St, Charlotte, 4-6pm, refreshments served. Call 704 654-2888.

August 5-6 - Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep NorthFilm Screenings and Dialogue for Racial Reconciliation, Winston-Salem,
Free and open to public

August 7 - Youth Ministry 101, 10am - 1pm at St. Peter's, Charlotte, volunteers and paid staff are welcome for this "crash course" in Youth Ministry and an introduction to Diocesan & Regional programs. Workshop and lunch are FREE.  Contact Pam Hatley.

August  19-22- The 22nd Annual Church Music Conference, Trinity Center, Salter Path, NC. Accepting early registrations now. Click here for flyer and here for the brochure.

August 20-22 - Youth Choir Camp, Trinity Center, Salter Path, NC. Click here for the brochure and here for the flyer.

August 21-22 - Registration underway for the 5th Annual Retreat for Christian Educators, sponsored by the Chartered Committee on Lifelong Christian Formation. Click here for facts on why you should attend!

August 27 - 28 - Overnight retreat for Youth Ministers in the NW Region at St. Francis Springs.  Contact Duana Cisney to register, space is limited.

September Education for Ministry Classes - Now accepting registrations for the EFM courses that will start in September in various locations throughout the diocese. Click here for information. Contact Shelley Kappauf to enroll or for more information.
News from Around Our Diocese
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July 14 - Leon Spencer has concluded his several months in our companion Diocese of Botswana. Read his reflections on the online blog titled "Botswana Diaries."

July 1-31 - St. Stephen's, Oxford, will offer all remaining materials from its bookstore, which closes in September 30, at a minimum of 50% off. Call 919-693-9740 or email with questions.

July 14 - Tickets are now on sale for 1662 Choral Evensong with Choir of Clare College, Cambridge at Duke Chapel,  September 13, 5:15 p.m.  (tickets $10) Contact [email protected] for further details.

July 10 - Fine Arts Show and Sale: "A Midsummer Artisans' Dream," St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Charlotte, 4-8pm

July 13 - Discussion on Radical Inviting, open to all, St. Christopher's, 6:30-8pm, brain storming session that may evolve into an idea and resource sharing group. Contact the Rev. Ken Kroohs

July 17 - Gumbo for the Gulf fundraiser at All Saints, Greensboro, 6pm

July 18-21 - Episcopal Outreach Camp, hosted by the Episcopal Churches in the Charlotte area for rising 7th-9th graders. Theme: Understanding the Millennium Development Goals." Contact Pam Hatley for more information.

August 1 - Early bird registration deadline for a special Anglican Episcopal track created by the Anglican House of Studies at Duke Divinity School. The theme is "The Living Witness: Tradition, Innovation and the Church." Click here for more information or email your questions.

August 1-5 - Appalachian Institution Retreat: "Christianity and the West," at Lake Logan. Contact Ward Purrington.

Registrations Underway
A summer weekend retreat for spiritual renewal in the Diocese of Mississippi's Duncan M. Gray Center. "Thus Far, By Faith: A Conversation on Partnering with God,"will be Aug. 27-29.

Congregational Leadership Workshop at Virginia Theological Seminary. This seminar addresses the intense emotional side of congregations. Registration deadline is Sept. 1, with the first session Sept. 27-29. Click here for more details or contact the Rev. Trawin Malone with questions.
 
Wanted
Trinity Fuquay-Varina is seeking a used electronic organ.  If anyone knows of an available used organ for sale, please email.

If there is something that you would like to announce here, email  us and please give title of event and no more than 100 words in description.

Announcements will normally be posted for the four weeks prior to the event.


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