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November 28, 2012
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 THANK YOU
Thanks to Johnny Keesee for ten years of leadership at Lake Logan, and thanks to all those involved in his retirement recognition event this Saturday.
WHAT'S THE DIOCESAN STAFF DOING THIS WEEK?
Bishop Taylor
* In Utah for the Bishops of Small Dioceses Conference
* Visiting Redeemer, Shelby on Sunday
Alice Keenan
* Convention follow-up
* Insurance enrollment
* Freed for Ministry
* Deans meeting
Missioner Osondu McPeters
* Radix Meeting
* 2013 Event Planning
* Travel to Orlando
Sue Schwein
* Preparation for Fiscal Ministries next week
* Out on Friday Lisa Rettew
* Arranging travel for the Bishop * Preparing for meetings next week: Fiscal Ministries, Trustees, Executive Committee * Freed for Ministry The Rev. Canon Jim Pritchett * Supplied at Grace, Morganton and met with vestry
* Fresh Start
* Convention Survey
* Compiling Policies of the Diocese
* Consultation with neurosurgeon
Chris Goldman
* Working on magazine publication
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Weekly Reflection
Thanks to Wikipedia, I learned that there are two explanations of why we call the shopping frenzy that occurs the day after Thanksgiving "Black Friday."
One is that it's the day stores actually get in the black by turning a profit. The other sounds more true to me. It's because people go crazy in their consumer mode. We read reports of shoving and fighting and even shooting from the fear that someone might get ahead of us to buy the product we want. It's a black day for human behavior.
Here's the good news. Annie Dillard, the wonderful writer, says, "If you want to see the stars, you must learn to walk in the dark." Black Friday and all the craziness of the holiday frenzy make the one true light, the morning star, shine even brighter for those who are willing to step outside the glitter and lift their gaze.
Advent is the season when the Church is most counter-cultural. (Let me confess here: I am not Amish. I am all over Christmas Cards and crèches and even like one Elvis Christmas Carol. It's just the frenetic energy to manufacture a perfect event I don't like.) Christmas is the most stressful holiday for many, perhaps because of our expectations of what the holiday should be. Instead, we are to stop trying to create an experience and open ourselves up to dare to look for what God is doing and has promised to do.
I suggest we multitask. Plan your holiday. Do what you need to do to feel as if you are festive and not Grinchy. Definitely continue family traditions. In our family there are ornaments from our childhoods, and there is a Santa that has to be on the mantel or Christmas isn't happening.
But then lift your gaze and allow yourself to ask God for your deepest hopes for this broken world. Let's remember, we are not waiting for Santa; we are waiting for the Savior of the world. We are not waiting for anything that goes under the tree; we are waiting for God's reign of peace and justice and mercy. We are not thinking about things; we are hoping for transformation.
The last words of the Bible are "Come, Lord Jesus." This is our Advent prayer. Let us pray for and plead for Him to come to us and, because we do not know the way to Him, let us wait. Decorate your house. Then go look for the stars by entering the dark.
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Freed for Ministry
 Thank you to the many people who have brought the Freed for Ministry campaign so close to our goal!
If you would like to view the PowerPoint presentation on Freed for Ministry that was shown at the 2012 Diocesan Convention last week, click here.
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For campaign materials and or to make a donation click here.
Click here to view the Freed for Ministry Capital Campaign video that was shown at diocesan convention in 2011.
For more information on the Capital Campaign, click here.
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Information for Clergy and Lay Leaders |
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Bishop's Address and Sermon Available Online
Bishop Taylor's Convention Address and Sermon are available online in PDF format.
The audio versions are now available here. |
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Photos from Convention are Up!
Check out our Photobucket page for photos from Convention. Click on the links below to view the photos in these categories:
If you would like an electronic copy of any photo, email Chris Goldman.
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Advent Evening with the Bishop
Please join us at St. George's Episcopal Church on Wednesday, December 12th, at 6pm for an Advent evening with Bishop Porter Taylor. We will share a simple supper, and then Bishop Taylor will offer a talk, "How do we wait? Who are we waiting for?"
Advent is when we learn to wait, which is always hard for us. We live in an age of instant gratification. We push a button and something happens. We arm ourselves with our time saving gadgets to give us the illusion of control.
Advent begins when we stop thinking about what we can do and focus on waiting to see what God is already doing and has promised to do. In Advent we realize how little we can change and instead rely completely on God to bring God's Kingdom near.
Bishop Taylor will explore how to wait in a culture of distraction and frenetic activity. He will also lead a discussion to aid in reclaiming the Christian virtue of hope -- of remembering we are not waiting for anything under the Christmas tree but we wait for the Savior of the world who will bring God's reign of justice and peace and mercy near. As we sing, O Come O Come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.
The talk will be followed by 15-20 minutes of Q/A, reflection, and discussion. The program is free, with a suggested donation for dinner. Please email Cynthia at csbassett@hotmail.com or leave a message at 828-423-3450 with number of people attending and any dietary restrictions.
Sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Resources, a joint initiative of the Cathedral of All Souls and the Diocese of WNC.
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Send Us Your Church Photos!
We would like to display photographs of your church on the walls of the Bishop Henry Center. Please mail your 11x14 photographs of a church in the diocese to:
Alice Keenan
Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina
900B CentrePark Drive
Asheville, NC 28805
Photographs will not be returned. We will rotate the photos that are displayed on a regular basis. |
Next Clergy Ember Day Scheduled
A Clergy Ember Day is scheduled for December 13 at Saint Mary's, Asheville. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the program will follow at 10 a.m.
John A. Fenner will be our guest leader for the Ember Day. John is the Program Director for the Center for Courage and Renewal based in Brevard.
Light refreshments will be served. Due to a severe food allergy we ask that you do not bring any food with you. To register, email Alice Keenan.
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Retired Clergy Get-Together Features Special Program
Join us for the annual Retired Clergy Day in the Diocese of Western North Carolina on November 30 at Deerfield Retirement Community. In addition to our "meet and greet'' time, Mark and Donis Schweizer have agreed to be with us. They live in Tryon, and many of you either know them personally or have read several of his books. Both Mark and Donis are gifted musicians, Mark spending most of his professional life as music professor and/or choirmaster. Donis is a violinist. Then Mark began St. James Music Press, and that is now full time for him. He is also the author of many novelettes.
The day's agenda is below. Thanks to the generosity of Deerfield, the registration fee will be only $8, and that includes lunch (Remember that we need to pay at the door in cash, since we have no bank account.) Park in the Community Center parking lot and registration will be in the Blue Ridge Room where we have usually met. Bishop Taylor will be there to celebrate our St. Andrew's Day Eucharist in the new Health Care Chapel.
10:00 am -- Registration
10:30 -- Eucharist
11:15 -- Table Sharing
11:45 -- Mark and Donis Schweizer
12:30 pm -- Lunch
Please RSVP by November 26 to Ross and Gwin Jones:
385 Racquet Club Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
828/274-7821; rossgwin@charter.net
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St. Andrews Celebrates "Burning of the Mortgage"
 On Sunday, December 2, 2012 (Advent I), at 5:30 PM, The clergy and People of God of St. Andrew's on-the-Hill, Canton, together with our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor, will worship together in a service of thanksgiving to God to celebrate the payment in full and the burning of the mortgage held on St. Andrew's Church.
Read the full story here. |
Christmas Needs for Church of the Advocate
As Christmas approaches, Church of the Advocate is busy preparing for its big holiday dinner on Sunday, Dec 16th, a time for food, fellowship, and a time when much-needed and appreciated gifts are given to those in our community who are grateful for even the most basic necessities.
We hope you will continue to be a part of this holy and joyous event and will bless this event with your support.
For more information, read the full article. |
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Whisenhunt Receives the 2012 Dubose Award for Service
The Sewanee School of Theology bestowed upon The Rev. William A. Whisenhunt the 2012 DuBose Award for Service.
Whisenhunt received his Master of Divinity degree from The School of Theology in 1985. The Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, dean of The School of Theology at the University of the South, presented the award to Whisenhunt as part of the DuBose Lectures and Alumni/ae Gathering on Nov. 1, 2012.
Whisenhunt has had a distinguished ministry in the Diocese of Western North Carolina and in the Episcopal Church since his ordination in 1985. He served at Epiphany in Newton, N.C., before being called to serve as the first canon missioner and canon to the ordinary of the diocese. During this time he spearheaded a major reorganization of diocesan structures. He was also instrumental in updating and rewriting policies and procedures for the diocese and developing the first diocesan website for western North Carolina. In the eight years that he served as canon to the ordinary, he became active in national deployment issues and was chair for two years of a deployment committee that worked closely with 35 other dioceses.
To read the whole story, click here. |
Week of Prayer for Peace in Congo
From the Congo Church Association
Anglicans and Episcopalians around the world have been invited to join Archbishop Isingoma Kahwa of the Province of the Anglican Church of Congo, and the Congo Church Association in a week of special prayer for peace in DR Congo.
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Resolutions from Convention
For the final resolutions passed at Convention, click here. |
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Death Notice
John Crawford, a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church and the long time companion of the Rev. John Southern, died on November 15.
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Ordination
December 15, Cathedral of All Souls, 10 a.m. -- The Right Reverend G. Porter Taylor will ordain Grant Anthony Stokes and Elizabeth Bonham Tester to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ's One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Your Prayers and Presence are Requested.
Clergy: Red Stoles
Reception Following |
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Celebration of New Ministry
December 9 -- The Rev. Beth Turner, St. Thomas, Burnsville, 4 p.m. |
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Ordination
December 8 -- On behalf of the Right Rev. G. Porter Taylor, the Right Rev. Kirk Stevan Smith, Bishop of the Diocese of Arizona, will Ordain Virginia K. Hesse to the Sacred Order of the Priests in Christ's One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Your Prayers and Presence are Requested.
Clergy: Red Stoles
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Confirmation at St. Luke's
From the Bishop's visitation to St Luke's, Lincolnton on November 18.
Front row, left to right: Bishop Taylor, Deacon Barbara Burns, Jamilinn Brosnan, Camaryn Crump, Kaelah Weaver, Beverly Black
Back row, left to right: Kirk Rauch, Diana Bayne, Shawn McQuaige, Laura Ellis, Father Miles Smith
Photo courtesy of Mary Whisonant. |
Diocese Awards Grant to Fresco Churches
 The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina approved a grant proposal to fund projects relating to repairing and preserving the frescoes in two small churches in Ashe County.
The historic St. Mary's Episcopal Church in West Jefferson and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Glendale Springs contain fresco paintings produced by Ben Long in the 1970s. The two churches once served separate rural communities, but today they are comprised of a single congregation under the spiritual guidance of the Reverend Stephen Miller. Collectively they are known as the Parish of the Holy Communion.
The Ashe County Frescoes Foundation requested funds to "reduce or alleviate stresses that weigh upon the frescoes."
For more about the frescoes and the foundation, click here. |
Gently Used Clergy Shirts Available
A priest who no longer has use for them has offered three short-sleeve and three long-sleeve gray clergy shirts (male). Neck: 16 1/2 . Sleeve: 32-33. These shirts are on a rack at the Bishop Henry Center and are available on a first come, first served basis. |
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Diocese Supports Sandy Relief Efforts
Thanks to the generosity of Episcopalians from around the country, Episcopal Relief & Development is in the process of making emergency grants to impacted dioceses in support of parish-based relief activities following Superstorm Sandy. In the US, these funds will help congregations expand feeding ministries and facilitate the provision of shelter and transportation assistance for those in need. In the Caribbean, Episcopal Relief & Development support is helping to secure food, water and building materials for distribution in critically impacted areas.
At the 91st Annual Diocesan Convention, we collected donations to support this effort. Donations totaling $1,959.70 were sent directly to ERD for Sandy relief.
Now, ERD has announced that a group of generous donors have agreed to match all gifts made to Episcopal Relief & Development by December 31, up to a total of $300,000! Every dollar you give will be matched to the Global Needs Fund, providing compassionate response to human suffering through all our many program areas.
Your tax-deductible gift of $50 becomes $100, providing life-saving disaster relief including food, blankets and medicine to those needing it most.
Check it out -- a new video from the Office of Communication chronicling relief efforts from Superstorm Sandy. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/multimedia.
Click here to donate now, or read more by clicking on the link below.
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Episcopal Church partners with FaithStreet, a new congregational evangelism tool
A partnership between the Episcopal Church and FaithStreet paves the way for congregations to connect their church with church seekers through an innovative church locator that offers much more than a search engine.
"Our partnership with FaithStreet will give our congregations a new tool to promote their churches," commented Anne Rudig, Episcopal Church Director of Communication. "FaithStreet not only locates a church, but works with a congregation to present the mission and ministry done there in ways easily understood by a seeker. It goes beyond address and contact info to providing an ethos or 'vibe' of particular churches."
FaithStreet, based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, currently showcases 3,580 churches in all 50 United States, in over 1,500 cities. This includes over 100 church networks and denominations representing churches of all sizes, ranging from five to 10,000 members.
"Churches will always be able to create a free profile on FaithStreet," noted Sean Coughlin, Chief Executive Officer. "In the future, FaithStreet will offer paid features, services, and advertising plans. These paid services will be always being optional, affordable and effective."
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Liturgical Resources for Blessing Same-Gender Relationships
The Clergy Reources section of our website now includes a link to liturgical resources for blessing same-gender relationships.
The linked document includes a discussion guide to I Will Bless You, and You Will Be a Blessing.
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New Episcopal Church Resources Focus on Older Adults, Faith Formation
Two new Lifelong Christian Formation resources focusing on older adults and faith formation in the Black context are now available for congregational use, in adult forums, study groups, educational seminars, and discussion gatherings.
"Aging is Changing" and "Stories of Transformation: Worship, Witness & Work in the Black Community" are available at no cost on the Episcopal Church website.
"Aging is Changing" is a five -part program designed to be incorporated into the life of congregations. Prepared by the Episcopal Church Office for Lifelong Christian Formation and the Executive Council Taskforce on Older Adult Ministries, "Aging is Changing" was developed to help clergy and lay leaders identify issues of older adults, their families, and caregivers, and to identify existing local, state and national resources that might be helpful. It also includes best practices from 60 congregations around the Episcopal Church.
"Stories of Transformation: Worship, Witness & Work in the Black Community" -- This important offering is a series of stories shared from the personal experience of the writers - a seminarian, theologians, parish priests, activists - and is a direct response to the conversation among the young people about the place and role of storytelling in the family.Prepared by the Episcopal Church Office for Lifelong Christian Formation and the Office of Black Ministries, Stories of Transformation is recommended for congregational use by clergy and lay leaders who want to approach faith formation work in the context of the black community, providing readers the opportunity to go deeper into the stories of the black community.Stories of Transformation are available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sites/default/files/downloads/black_theologian_writing_project.pdf |
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2013 Insurance Rates Now Available
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Bishop's Visitation Schedule for 2013
The Bishop's 2013 visitation schedule is now updated on our website. |
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Sabbatical Policy
At its October 4, 2012 meeting, the Executive Council (after much discussion) adopted a new Sabbatical Policy. The new policy will apply prospectively. Salient features include:
- Encouragement to plan for sabbaticals and a phased-in sabbatical term
- Clarity that the sabbatical is for the benefit of both the parish and the clergy
- Prohibition of "terminal sabbaticals" (when a priest does not plan to return to the parish), but with a pastoral exception
- Provisions for saving for sabbaticals and clarity about how those funds are to be spent
- A description of a process for the parish and clergy to plan for the sabbatical and for sharing insights afterward
- A suggested funding source, and
- The possibility that a parish will not offer a sabbatical, as long as that is communicated to applicants early in the process and is in the Letter of Agreement.
Click here for the updated policy. |
United Thank Offering Grants from The Episcopal Church Center
The United Thank Offering Board announced a change in the timeline for grant applications for 2013. Grant applications will be accepted only online from January 1, through February 28, 2013.
Known worldwide as UTO, the United Thank Offering grants are awarded for projects that address human needs and help alleviate poverty, both domestically and internationally within Anglican provinces, dioceses, and companion dioceses.
"The UTO board wanted to share the change in the timing, as we have begun to receive inquiries," noted Barbi Tinder, UTO Board Grant Committee Convener. "The new timeline has been streamlined for better efficiency and review of applications."
Interested applicants may review the grant criteria and changes online beginning November 1. Visit the UTO page for more information. |
Did you Know?
If your church is paying a priest $200 or more per month for at least three months, you need to be contributing to the pension plan.
There are some exceptions. For complete information, read "A Guide to Benefits Under the Clergy Pension Plan." |
Overview of General Convention
For an overview of activities at the General Convention in July, click here. |
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Save the Date
Save the date of May 4, 2013 for our next Ministry & Mission Conference. Our keynote speaker is Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D. and noted author: http://www.dianabutlerbass.com/bio-mainmenu-2
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 Center for Spiritual Resources
Daily Practices for God's PeopleDAILY PRACTICES for God's People is far more than a book; it is an interactive tool for living our Christian virtues, day by day. For use by groups and individuals, each chapter guides readers to a fuller understanding and practice of one of the virtues. Each may be studied on its own, or in any order with others. For more information please go to
For more information on CSR click here. |
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Youth, College and Young Adult News
& Events
Youth Ministries
For more information about youth ministries, please visit the diocesan youth ministry website here.
For more information about Campus Ministries click here.
Lectio Divina Young Adult fellowship & discussion group
Meets most Tuesday's at 6:00pm
Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville
For more information about Lectio Divina, click here.
For more information about college & young adult ministries please visit the diocesan young adult website here.
Please contact Osondu McPeters, Missioner for Youth, College & Young Adult Ministries at youth@diocesewnc.org for any questions about these ministries.
For information on Camp Henry, click here.
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Parish Events Through the Marian Door: A Descent into Advent
This service of preparation for Advent invites us into the deep inner journey of each soul as it moves towards encounter and holy embrace with the Divine. Drawing on readings of ancient and modern wisdom teachings, music from Taize and anointing, the liturgy recalls and invokes the ancient process of the soul's transformation. Please join us on Thursday, November 29 at 7 PM at All Soul's Cathedral. Officiants: Zenda Addis, Betsy Gardner, The Rev. Judith Whelchel.
Advent Quiet Day
St James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Leader: The Rev Canon Charlotte Cleghorn
Theme: Fear Not
This quiet day will be an opportunity to hear more deeply those words and to seek to allow them to work in and through us.
9:30 registration and coffee
10:00-3:00 program, lunch included
Cost--$25
Registration deadline Monday, Nov 26
Cost-- $20 if you register by Monday, November 12
To register:
e-mail Margaret Butler
magsbutler@aol.com
Make check out to St James, write "quiet day" in memo and mail to Margaret Butler
225 Arbutus Lane
Hendersonville NC 28739
Advent Event at Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher, NC
Saturday, December 1, 2012
1:00- 4:00 PM
Children age 4 through 5th grade are invited to come for an afternoon of fun activities. We will make Christmas crafts, read stories, bake cookies and eat snacks. A good time for parents to do some errands without children underfoot. The cost is $5.00 per child to cover the cost of craft material. Call the Church at 684-6266 to register.
St. John's Concert Series to Present Marc Yaxley & Friends on December 2
The phenomenal Marc Yaxley will present a concert of jazz, classical, Flamenco, and Brazilian guitar music with his friends at St. John in the Wilderness on Sunday, December 2 at 3 p.m. A love offering will be accepted at the door.
Marc lives and teaches jazz and classical guitar in Brevard in his studio. He also is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina in Asheville where he teaches guitar and cello. He has been a featured soloist at the Grove Park Inn Jazz Festival in Asheville and has also performed on the concert stage and clubs around the country.
ADVENT LESSONS & CAROLS AT ST. JAMES WITH MONTREAT SCOTTISH PIPES AND DRUMS
St. James Church will present An Advent Service of Lessons & Carols on Sunday, December 2nd at 5:00 p.m. This annual holiday service will feature The Montreat Scottish Pipes and Drums, an ensemble dedicated to preserving and performing classical Scottish music in Western North Carolina, led by St. James parishioner Joe Bailey. They will be playing Morag of Dunvegan, MacRae Meadow, and other pieces during the service.
No tickets are required; an offering will be received. A candlelight reception will follow, with the St. James youth assisting as servers. For further information, call 828-694-6925 or visit the church's website: http://www.StJamesEpiscopal.com.
ADVENT SERVICE OF HEALING & LIGHT AT CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, SHELBY
Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. Join us as we make room in the busy-ness of the holiday season for the light of God's Word to enter our hearts and minds in this traditional service of meditative prayer, songs, and readings from Scripture. The service begins in darkness and welcomes the light of Christ gradually, intentionally, fully. This service includes healing prayer, including anointing with oil and laying on of hands. Open to the community. All are welcome.
St. Andrew's on-the-Hill, Canton, ECW will be having their Annual Gigantic Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale on December 8, from 7am- 1pm. Please come join us, there will also be a snack bar and the youth of the parish will have a special table with children's items and books. 99 Academy Street, Canton, NC, 828-648-7550. An Advent Quiet Afternoon at Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
1:30 - 5:30 pm.
Take some time out to pray and reflect on the gift of Advent as we await the Feast of the Nativity. The day will be led by The Rev. Dr. Mahan Siler and the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Canham. Guidance will be given on Centering Prayer and suggestions for personal preparation in this holy season. The afternoon will conclude with Eucharist. Please call the church at 684-6266 to register.
ADVENT SERVICE OF CHORAL EVENSONG AT CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, SHELBY
Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7:00 p.m. Evensong is a traditional service of Evening Prayer sung by the Redeemer choir. Let the hectic-ness of the holiday season fall away into the quiet of prayer, grounded in Scripture, as we all prepare for the coming of the Savior at Christmas. (There is no Eucharist at this service.) Open to the community. All are welcome. ADVENT SERVICE OF LESSONS & CAROLS AT CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, SHELBY
Thursday, Dec. 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Join us for this traditional Advent celebration of hymn-singing and reading from Holy Scripture focused on the coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah of God.
Do you like to play games, hear stories & do other fun activities?
JOIN CALVARY'S KID'S CLUB
Who: Children 3 years old through the fifth grade.
When: Every 1st & 3rd Sunday 3-4:30 p.m.
Where: Calvary Episcopal Church in Fletcher, NC
Weekly Centering Prayer
Wednesdays, 3:30 - 4:10 pm
A time for silent prayer in the company of others is available Wednesday afternoons at Calvary Episcopal Church in Fletcher. This prayer time is open to all who seek a time of reflection and contemplation, a time of opening to the Spirit, whether you call it prayer, meditation or simply silence. Silence is kept from 3:30 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.; participants may come or go quietly during that period. For more information, call the church office @ 684-6266. |
Parish Announcements
Original Compositions Available to Music Directors
Karl Doege of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Boone, NC recently composed some original music that he would like to offer to others.
Karl writes, "I am not a trained musician. Yet I have a compelling interest in music. I sing in our choir and play (not professionally) a number of instruments. My church recently held what we called 'Vesper Services' during the summer of 2012. It was a series of evening services with some music, a reading and a period of silence. I accepted the responsibility for providing a Prelude for each service.
"I composed the music by reading through the texts for each service as provided in the Daily Office Lectionary. For the most part, I found that the Psalm selection served my purpose best. So, meditating on the Psalm, I tried to let the text speak to me musically. Most of the preludes are therefore contemplative in nature and lend themselves well to preparation for a time of thoughtful reflection and silence."
For more information, contact Karl Doege.
Organist/Choir Director needed for St. John's Episcopal Church, Sylva, NC St. John's is a growing parish with an average Sunday attendance of 50-55, traditional worship, and a 6-member adult choir. One service at 11am each Sunday. Responsibilities include Sunday morning choir practice and working with rector to plan hymns/choral music and special services during Christmas and Holy Week/Easter. 2-manual Allen organ and Knabe console piano. Compensation in accordance with AGO guidelines. Training in Episcopal liturgy available. Contact The Rev. Pattie Curtis, 828-586-8358. Resumes may be sent to St. John's Episcopal Church, P O Box 175, Sylva, NC 28779.
St. James in Black Mountain has a thrift store called Jacob's Well. It is right across from Tyson's Furniture on Rt. 9 and is open on Saturdays from 11 - 3 and frequently on Fridays also. All the items in the shop are donated. All proceeds go to outreach ministries in the area, including the Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry, Habitat, Ministry of Hope (Prison Chaplaincy). Quality items, furniture, collectibles, pottery, etc. are accepted and appreciated. No clothes or bedding. Please inform your parish in case folks are cleaning out and wish to donate and receive a tax credit. Donations can be brought to the store on Friday or Saturday or call: 669-9101 to arrange a time. |
Lake Logan Episcopal Center 
Lake Logan is home to Camp Henry and a 300-acre retreat in North Carolina's Blue Ridge mountains. Groups of all sizes enjoy comfortable lodging, delicious dining, recreation and hiking, and the serene, pristine beauty of God's bountiful creation.
For information on Lake Logan please go to www.lakelogan.org. |
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Valle Crucis Conference Center
Fall Programs at The Valle Crucis Conference:
Advanced Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat - Deepening The Silence
Sunday, November 27, 2011- Sunday, December 4, 2011
$505.00, includes 7 nights lodging, all meals and program
Facilitators - Becky Hannah, Joan Ricci, Worship Leader, Rev. Robert Cook
Advent Retreat - 2012 - Mary, the Reed of God: An Advent Retreat
Monday, December 3 - Thursday, December 6, 2012
$285, includes 3 nights lodging, all meals and program
Facilitators - Emily Wilmer and Katie Warren
For more information please visit the Valle Crucis Conference Center website or email Tom Eshelman at vccc@highsouth.com 828-963-4453.
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Diocese Weekly Newsletter Deadline
The deadline for submitting news items is every Monday at noon. Send news and photos to Chris Goldman at cgoldman@diocesewnc.org.
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Diocese of Western North Carolina
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