March 27, 2013
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"Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles..."  

 

St. Ambrose's Palm Sunday Procession
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This week's Please Note features an interview with the Rev. Jemonde Taylor, Rector of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh. St. Ambrose is one of several congregations that has or will be taking Holy Week services beyond the doors of the church.

 

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Easter and Holy Week services across the Diocese

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The Diocese of NC Welcomes Patti TrainorFeature

The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina is pleased to welcome Patti Trainor as part of our team in support of the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry (EFwM) in Newton Grove, a joint ministry of the Dioceses of North and East Carolina. Patti will serve as EFwM Development Coordinator, working to raise awareness and support for migrant farmworkers and those served by the EFwM. This position, which was formerly held by Craig Richardson, was made possible through a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. Learn more about Patti here.

Interested in learning more about opportunities related to the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry? Contact Patti Trainor via email or at 919.834.7474 x5313. 


Upcoming Diocesan EventsUpcoming

Find more information about events here, or view the diocesan calendar here.     

 

   

March

 

28 - Apr.1 - Diocesan offices closed for Easter 

 

April

 

1 - 2012 Annual Deacon Reports due   

 

1 - The Cesar Chavez Day of Service, 10:00am-3:00pm, Episcopal Farmworker Ministry, Dunn. Volunteers will paint a small storage building and wooden walkway, a pump building and a classroom trailer at the ministry. Lunch will be provided.   

 

3 - Spring Youth Event registration deadline 

 

4 - Fresh Start, held regionally. Contact Canon Buerkel Hunn 

 

6 - Committee on Ministry in Higher Education meeting, 10:00am-2:00pm, St. Mary's House, Greensboro. 

 

10 - MRST grant applications due

 

11 - NC Council of Churches Legislative Seminar8:30am-3:45pm, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Raleigh. This event provides information concerning critical issues facing the General Assembly and equips grassroots activists for social justice. Cost, including lunch, is $10 for students, $25 for all others.

 

11 - Durham Clericus meeting, 12:00-1:30pm, St. Luke's, Durham. Elective contemplative prayer begins at 11:30am.  

 

12-14 - Spring Youth Event, Haw River State Park, Browns Summit. 

 

13 - Feeding Our Souls for the Journey: A Feast of Faith, Fellowship & Fun for All Ages, 8:301m-3:00pm, St. Paul's, Winston-Salem. This event that will broaden our ideas about traditional church and give us some tools to help enhance our spiritual lives, as well as the courage to journey to Galilee, wherever that may be.     

 

13 - Discovering the Diaconate, 2:00-5:00pm, All Saints, Concord. Learn more about the diaconate; the differences between priests, ministry and deacons and getting a deacon in your parish.   

  

15 - Standing Committee meeting  


16 - Chartered Committee for Hispanic Ministry meeting, 10:30am-12:00pm, St. Mary's, High Point. Lunch and fellowship at a Mexican restaurant will follow.    

  

20 - History Day 2013: The Borrowed Bishop, 10:00am-4:00pm, St. John's, Fayetteville. This year's History Day examines the episcopacy of Bishop Channing, the "first" bishop of North Carolina.    

26 - Deadline for submitting grant requests to the NC Episcopal Church Foundation 

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Holy Week and Easter Services 

Find a list of local Holy Week and Easter services here.

The Bible ChallengeChallenge

Consider starting the Bible Challenge as a Lenten discipline.


Also check out this week's meditation from the Rev. Kevin Brown, the seventeenth weekly Bible Challenge reflection from clergy across the Diocese.

Join the Pink Tape Protest 
 
North Carolina plans to issue drivers' licenses to young illegal immigrants who have been granted federal protection from deportation for two years. A mockup of the license, provided by the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles, displays the words "No Lawful Status" in red letters, along with "Limited Term" on the side of the license and a bright pink bar across the top.

The North Carolina Council of Churches invites you to place a small piece of pink tape on your licenses as a sign of solidarity with those who are being unfairly singled out. Learn more here.
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March

 

30 - Downtown Greensboro Way of the Cross, 7:30 am, Diocesan Office (301 N. Elm St.). Episcopalians and others will gather in bear solemn witness to Christ's suffering and rejection while offering our prayers and hope for all in the city. We will walk a 1.5-mile route from 7:30-8:30am, rain or shine. Contact The Rev. Robert Black or the Rev. Audra Abt with questions.

April

5-7 - Silent Retreat, St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, Stoneville. This weekend away will provide time to lay down those things that press upon us so relentlessly so that we might walk more closely with God for a while.The Rev. Winston Charles will lead the retreat. Registration and deposit due by March 15.

12 - Peter Ostroushka and Danny Gotham in Concert, 7:30pm, St. Matthew's, Hillsborough. St. Matthew's Faith and the Arts series presents Peter Oustroushka. Peter has spent more than 25 years as a frequent performer on A Prairie Home Companion, and he did a stint as Music Director for the show. He is regarded as one of the finest mandolin and fiddle players in acoustic music.

13 - St. Augustine's Spring Open House, 9:00am, Enery Gymnasium, St. Augustine. Register to attend at admissions.st-aug.edu/open-house.

13 - Faith, Food and Farming, 11:00am, Campus Cinema in Witherspoon Student Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Join Dr. Norman Wirzba, research professor of theology, ecology and rural life at Duke Divinity School, for conversation and a free lunch. This event is co-sponsored by the NCSU Episcopal Campus Ministry. Register here.

14 - The Quest for a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine: U.S. Military Aid and Human Rights, 2:00-5:00pm, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The Abrahamic Initiative on the Middle East invites faith leaders and human rights activists to a consultation. Four presenters will speak to the spectrum of opinions on the efficacy of U.S. aid.

19-21 - Hope and Love: The Jack Gray Lecture Series Presents the Rev. J. Pittman McGehee, St. Timothy's, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. J. Pittman McGehee, Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychology and Spirituality, will deliver a lecture entitled "Hope for the 21st Century" at 7:00pm on Friday and a second entitled "The Paradox of Love" at 9:15am on Saturday. Tickets are required for both events. The Saturday lecture, including lunch, costs $10.

20 - Acolyte and Verger Festival, 9:00am-3:00pm, St. John's, Charlotte. This festival, a celebration of our Anglican identity and of lay ministers, is for acolytes and vergers of all ages. The day includes workshops, Episcopal Jeopardy!, Liturgical Olympics and a Festival Eucharist. Register here.

20 - Latino Music Workshop with Julio Cuellar, 1:30-5:00pm, St. Cyprian's, Oxford.This workshop

will celebrate the contributions of Latino members to the Church. Music directors, choirs, clergy, and parishioners young and old are all invited to attend. There is no charge, but donations are  

gratefully accepted. Contact the Rev. Harriette Sturges to register. 

 

21 - Good Shepherd Sunday, 11:00am, Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount. At the Holy Eucharist, the Good Shepherd Choir will sing Schubert's "Mass in F (German Mass)" and other choral works celebrating our patronal feast day.

24 - Latino Legislative Day, 9:30am-3:45pm, Raleigh. Join the NC Congress of Latino Organizations, elected leaders, religious leaders and advocates for a day of advocacy related to immigration reform.

 

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