From The Bishop March 16, 2011

The State Budget Crisis

and the North Carolina Council of Churches

Watch the Bishop's message (7 minutes)

This week's Please Note features an interview with the Dr. George Reed, director of the North Carolina Council of Churches as the Council prepares to hold the biennial 2011 Legislative Seminar at St. Mark's,

Keep the faith,
+Michael

Contact the NC Council of Churches

Legislative Seminar
April 5, 2011
St. Mark's, Raleigh
Find additional information and registration here.

View the NC Council's New Sermon Library Resource!

ERD: Support for the Church of
Japan in Wake of Disaster

Episcopal Relief & Development is sending support to the Nippon Sei Ko Kei (NSKK; the Anglican Communion in Japan) to help with its initial emergency relief efforts in response to the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan on March 11. This quake was the strongest to hit the country since officials started keeping records over 100 years ago. MORE

From http://www.anglican-mainstream.net

Also: Read a statement from the Archbishop of the Anglican Communion to Japan.

Upcoming Diocesan Events
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Do you want to know about upcoming peace and justice events? Sign up to receive e-mails from the North Carolina Council of Churches by sending an e-mail to David LaMotte: dlamotte@nccouncilofchurches.org Include your name, e-mail address, city, county and any affiliation you care to list. And please send David information about peace and justice events going on in your area.

March 16 - April 13 - Lenten Preaching series featuring Bishop Curry and others at Christ Church, Raleigh.

March 17 - 19 - Education for Ministry Mentor Training

- sign up for training March 17-19 and Sept. 8-10 at St. Francis Prayer Center, Greensboro.

March 19 & April 2 - Radical Welcome Workshops with the Rev. Stephanie Spellers. South Region: March 19, 2011, 10am-3pm, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Southern Pines; East Region: April 2, 2011, 10am-3pm, Church of the Holy Family, Chapel Hill.

March 21 - Standing Committee meeting.

March 26 - Safe Church Training, St Titus, Durham (8:30am-12:30pm)

March 25-27 - Happening #56

April 1 - MDG Committee Grant deadline.

April 7 - Fresh Start. Contact the Rev. Canon Buerkel Hunn

April 8-10 - Spring Youth Event

April 14 - 16 - Clergy Quiet Days. April 14 is the Northwest and East Region Quiet Day. April 16 is the South Region Quiet Day.

April 15 - MRST Grant Deadline. A grant which provides assistance to mission congregations for clergy salary and benefits. Click here for grant application and information. Contact the Rev. Wayne Hougland for more information.

April 15 - Application deadline for Educational Scholarships. Applications are now being accepted for more than 60 scholarships available for the 2011-2012 academic year.

News from Around Our Diocese
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Kamp Kanuga - 2011 Summer Camp Registration is now open. Camp dates are from June through August. For more information, please visit www.campkanuga.org

Camp Hugs Registration is now taking registrations and looking for Helper Campers. Click here for more information.

Registration now open - The Young Clergy Women Project Conference 2011, August 8-11 at Duke Divinity School in Durham. Click here for more information.

St. Michael's, Raleigh is sending a pilgrimage to Assisi, Florence, and Rome June 16-25, 2011. For more information, www.casterbridgetours.com/Italy2011.html or contact the Rev. Dr. John K. Gibson, gibson@holymichael.org, 919.782.0731x105.

March 17 - Charlotte Clericus Meeting, St Martin's, Charlotte

March 19 -St. Mark's, Raleigh, is holding its second Annual Used Book Sale from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.. Here is a link for more information http://www.stmarks-ral.org/books.htm or download flyer.

March 21 & May 9 - PREPARE/ENRICH Workshop to certify clergy, counselors, and marriage educators to work with couples both premarital and married, Church of the Nativity, Raleigh.

April 5 - NC Council of Churches Legislative Seminar at St. Mark's Raleigh

April 11 - Sponsor forms and deposits due for The North Carolina Episcopal Cursillo Three-Day Weekend will be held at Camp Walter Johnson, May 12-15, 2011. Visit www.NCCursillo.org for Participant applications.

April 29 - Please join the ECW of St. Michael's Raleigh for a celebration to benefit NetsforLife. "An Evening on the Bayou" is a casual, New Orleans-style garden party with dinner and dancing under the stars with the Blue Notes Dixieland Jazz Band. For more information, visit www.holymichael.org/ecw-spring-event or see the attached flyer.

Announcement:

Christ Church, Albemarle, is unable to hold its retreat at Valle Crucis on the weekend of March 18-20, 2011.If any congregation or group in our diocese is willing to consider having a retreat at the Valle Crucis Conference Center on that weekend contact Tom Eshelman,

828-963-4453 or the Rev. Jim Bernacki, (704) 982-1428.

Click here for more information, a list of conference presenters, and to register online.

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