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       From The Bishop                     November 10, 2010
  
Of Bagpipes and Samuel Seabury:
The Scottish Roots of the Episcopal Church


This week's Please Note features greetings from Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas, Bishop of
Bishop Samuel Seabury
Connecticut and from the Rt. Rev. Bob Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church. In the video, Bishop Gillies discusses the unique ties between the Episcopal Church USA and the Scottish Episcopal Church through the ordination of Bishop Samuel Seabury. Seabury is recognized by the church on Sunday, Nov. 14.

Keep the faith,
 
+Michael


Samuel Seabury
Click here for more information on Bishop Samuel Seabury.

Pre-Convention Convocation Meeting Schedule
 
The first Pre-Convention Convocation meetings was held Tuesday in Charlotte at St. John's. Below is list of the remaining convocation meeting dates, including January meeting dates. Find these dates, forms, timelines, and other convention-related information online.

Pre-Convention Convocation Meetings
Nov. 10:  Raleigh  - Christ Church, Raleigh 7 pm
Nov. 11:  Sandhills - Emmanuel, Southern Pines, 7 pm
Nov. 15:  Rocky Mount, St. Timothy's, Wilson, 7 pm
Nov. 16:  Durham   -  St. Luke's, Durham, 7pm
Nov. 17:  Winston-Salem   -  St. Anne's, Winston-Salem, 7 pm
Nov. 18:  Greensboro  - St. Andrew's, Greensboro, 7 pm

Jan. 5:    Raleigh  - St. Michael's, Raleigh, 7 pm
Jan. 5:    Sandhills - Emmanuel, Southern Pines, 7 pm
Jan. 6:    Charlotte  - St. Martin's, Charlotte, 7 pm
Jan. 10:  Rocky Mount   -  Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount, 7pm
Jan. 10:  Durham   -  St. Luke's, Durham, 7pm
Jan. 11:  Winston-Salem   -  St. Paul's, Winston-Salem, 7pm
Jan. 11:  Greensboro  - St. Andrew's, Greensboro, 7 pm

Upcoming Diocesan Events
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November - Thanksgiving Offering to benefit Thompson Child & Family Focus.
See related newsletter/bulletin insert or visit HopesGiving.orgfor more information.

November 10, 11 - Pre-Convention Convocation meetings. Nov. 9: Charlotte Convocation, St. John's, Charlotte, 7pm. Nov. 10: Raleigh, Christ Church, Raleigh, 7pm. Nov. 11: Sandhills, Emannuel, Southern Pines, 7pm. Click here for 195th Convention information, and additional convocation meeting dates.

November 12-14 - Happening #55 at Camp Walter Johnson Retreat and Conference Center

November 12-13 - Registration underway for the ECW Annual Meeting, Holy Trinity, Greensboro

November 13 - NW Regional Workshop with the Rev. Stephanie Spellars "Anglicanism Remixed: Embracing The Other, Our Traditions and Our Future...Together," St. Paul's, Winston-Salem, 10 am to 3pm. Registration underway.

November 13 - Safe Church Training, Saint Mary's, High Point. Click here for more information and registration or contact Ann Lane.

November 15 - Open enrollment healthcare benefits will be Nov. 15-30, 2010. Click here for more information.

November 15, 16, 17 & 18 - Pre-Convention Convocation meetings. Nov. 15:  Rocky Mount, St. Timothy's, Wilson, 7 pm; Nov. 16, Durham - St. Luke's, Durham, 7pm; Nov. 17:  Winston-Salem, St. Anne's, Winston-Salem, 7 pm; Nov. 18:  Greensboro  - St. Andrew's Greensboro, 7 pm Click here for 195th Convention information, and additional convocation meeting dates.

November 15 - Standing Committee Meets

November 18 - Interim Clergy Meeting, Holy Comforter, Burlington, 10am-3pm

Nov. 21 - MDG Sunday. Find related resources here.

November 25-26 - Diocesan Offices closed for Thanksgiving.

December 1 - Celebration of New Ministry, The Rev. BJ Owens, Rector, St. Andrew's, Greensboro, 7pm.

December 2 - Fresh Start, Contact Canon Buerkel Hunn.

December 2 - South Region Advent Quiet Day event, All Saints', Concord, 9:30 to 3:30, led by the Rev. Dr. Jo Bailey Wells, Director of the Anglican/Episcopal House of Studies. RSVP to Ann Lane by Nov. 24.

December 4 - Future of Black Churches event

December 4 - Ordination to the Diaconate, Kelly Lane Ayers, St. Alban's, Davidson, 12:30pm.

December 9 - Celebration of New Ministry, The Rev. Leslie Burkardt, Rector, St. Andrew's, Charlotte, 7 pm.

December 10-12 - Bishop's Ball

News from Around Our Diocese
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November - NC Cursillo is now accepting applications for it's Cursillo 101 event.

 

November 11 - Greensboro Clericus meeting at Holy Trinity, Greensboro, at noon.

Nov. 15 - Applications for Episcopal Young Adult Delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women are due. Click here to view application or contact Jason Stewart Sierra for more information.

 

November 13 - St. Philip's, Durham, MDG Film Series presents "Liberia: America's Stepchild." 6:30 PM, Discussion to follow. Admission free.Refreshments provided. Donations welcome. Witness Liberia's extraordinary story from a free sovereign country to a divided nation that led to 14 years of civil war

 

November 14 - Little Windows (Mark Weems and Julee Glaub Weems) musical performance, Chapel of the Cross, Chapel HIll, 3pm. Suggested donations $15 for adults, $5 for students. For information call 919.929.2193 or visit thechapelofthecross.org 

 

November 16 - NC Council of Churches and NC Latin American Film Festival feature  new film by Charles Thompson titled Brother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos.  Q&A to follow. NC A&T University, 7pm, free event. Click here for more information.

 

November 19 - Piedmont Triad Integrity meeting at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Greensboro, Eucharist is at 7pm with chapter meeting to follow. Contact Lee Morgan for more information or to be added to the email list.

 

November 19 - Strength From My Roots: An Exhibit of Textile Arts Honoring the Legacy of Pauli Murray, 6pm-9pm is artists reception, St. Philip's Durham. The exhibition is on display for the month of November, Monday - Friday from 10am-4pm.

November 21 - Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount, to host internationally acclaimed concert organist Dorothy Papdakos, at 5pm. Click here for more information.

 

December 4-5 - "FeST," the Festival of the Society Tree, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Hillsborough, NC, sale of handcrafts, creative arts, homemade jams/baked goods, and more.10am-4pm on Dec. 4, noon-4pm on Dec. 5.  www.stmatthewshillsborough.org.

 

 

Offer: The Church of the Good Shepherd in Rocky Mount has a used three year set of Group's "Hands On" Sunday School curriculum.  Free on a first come, first serve basis for the whole set. Contact Sheryll Barnes at [email protected].

 


Enviromental Grant Submissions: Province IV Environmental Ministries has $2,000 available in grant money for 2010 that will be distributed in four grants. Applications are due December 1. Click here for more information.



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Thanksgiving Offering for Thompson Child & Family Focus
Canon 28, Section 1, designates the Sunday before Thanksgiving as an offering for Thompson. Please join us in creating a better future for children in North Carolina. Click
here to learn more.
The Rev. Dr.
Fred Horton's commentary on this
Sunday's Bible Readings
Daily Office - St. Clare 
 
Celebration of
New Ministry
The Rev. BJ Owens,
Rector, St. Andrew's, Greensboro, NC
Dec. 1, 7 pm.

Ordination to
the Diaconate
Kelly Lane Ayer,
Dec. 4, 12:30 pm,
 
St. Alban's, Davidson

Celebration of
New Ministry
The Rev. Leslie Burkardt, Rector, St. Andrew's, Charlotte, NC
Dec. 9, 7 pm.
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