From The Bishop April 27, 2011
6,000+ Homes Damaged/Destroyed, Over 5,000 in the Diocese North Carolina
Episcopalians Can Help
Watch the Bishop's Message (5 min)
This week's Please Note features an interview with a group of volunteers, including Don Finkbeinner, a member of Christ Church, Raleigh, who is involved with the Wake Interfaith Disaster Team. The organization provides volunteers from participating faith communities and provides training for volunteers. The Diocese is asking congregations to appoint one person in their congregation as the Disaster Response contact and to inform the Rev. Catherine "Cathie" Caimano or the Rev. Canon Michael Buerkel Hunn of that contact. This is for the most recent disaster, but also for preparedness for future disasters. Also, please fill out a Congregational Skills Assessment form to determine where your congregational strengths might be in an emergency ot disaster. Keep the faith, +Michael
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St. Augustine's Announces Recovery & Restoration Fund
A tornado ravaged Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, leaving in its wake a significant amount of damage and changing the face of the historic grounds. But, in true Falcon spirit, the college worked to restore a sense of normalcy in a matter of days after the storm. St. Augustine's is an Episcopal College and Diocesan Institution.
Click here to view photos of the damage.
Click here to see to learn more about a recovery and restoration fund that has been established.
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Upcoming Diocesan Events
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SpringTide 2011 Registration is now underway! Event is May 4-6 at Salter Path. A Nazareth Manifesto: Re-thinking Social Engagement for the Church with Sam Wells. Click here for more details Adult Music Conference Registration is underway - click here for brochure/registration Conference is Thursday, August 18, 2011 - Sunday, August 21, 2011, Trinity Center, Salter Path, NC Youth Choir Camp Registration is underway - click here for brochure/registration. The conference is Friday, August 19, 2011 - Sunday, August 21, 2011, Trinity Center, Salter Path, NC April 28 - Diocesan Council Meets May 4-5 - SpringTide 2011 at Trinity Center, Salter Path. Click here for more information and to register online. May 5 - Fresh Start, Contact Canon HunnMay 7 - The Rev. Beth Wickenberg Ely will provide training for Eucharistic Ministers (9am-10am, brunch provided) & Visitors (10am-3pm, lunch provided) at St. Titus, Durham. Contact Deacon Sarah Woodard. Additional information is available here. May 12 - 14 - Cursillo #101 at Camp Walter Johnson. Click here for details. May 16 - Standing Committee Meets May 18 - Safe Church Training, St. Philip's, Durham. May 22 - Deacon's Interest Gathering at Church of the Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount, 3-5pm, for anyone interested in learning more about what it means to serve as a Deacon in the Episcopal Church. Click here for more information. May 30 - Memorial Day June 1 - Diocesan Staff Retreat, Diocesan Offices Closed June 3-4 - Deacon's Retreat. St. Francis Springs Prayer Center.
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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.
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.
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
June 5 - Best selling Christian fiction author Robert Whitlow will speak at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Mooresville, 9-11am. Coffee & bagels served from 8-9am. Robert has written 11 novels - view some of his books here. Event is free/open to the public and is part of St. Patrick's 20th Anniversary. Contact John Pendergast with questions.
Click here for more information, a list of conference presenters, and to register online.
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A Sermon
By A Priest Who Rode Out the Storm
The Rev. Bill Bennett, Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh. MORE
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Ordination to the Priesthood
The Rev. Roxane Gwyn
Sunday,
May 8 at 5:00 p.m.
Trinity Church, Fuquay Varina by
the Rt. Rev.
Michael B. Curry
The Rev. Maria Alexandria Kane, Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 pm,
Hickory Neck Episcopal Church, Toano, VA by the Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith IV, Bishop of Southern Virginia, on behalf of the Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry.
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