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  April 22, 2014 
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April 24-

April 24-27-
Cursillo #90 at Trinity Center

April 25-27
St. Mark's, Wilmington celebrates 145th Anniversary

April 26-

April 27-

April 30-
Harvest for Hospitality Event at St. James, Wilmington

May 2-
A Gala Affair at St. Peter's, Washington

June 4-

June 5-

June 7-
History Day 2014 (Featuring the Diocese of Western North Carolina)

August 21

Parishes Seeking...

St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Oriental is looking for a Choir Director. Salary is $100 per week. There is an organist and pianist in place. Please call Dick AhKao, Senior Warden, at 252-249-2857 or Jean White at 252-249-6588 if qualified and interested in the position.
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Easter Letter from our Bishop Nominees

 

Our four nominees for Bishop have each written an Easter Letter to the Diocese of East Carolina. You are invited to read them by visiting www.eastcarolinabishopsearch.com and clicking on the profile for David, Mimi, Robert, and Stephen.

 


 
Next week, the candidates for our next bishop will be here! Clergy and lay delegates to the electing Convention are strongly encouraged to attend at least one WalkAbout. The events are open to anyone in the diocese. Each WalkAbout begins at 7:00pm. 
The WalkAbouts are the central feature of a week-long tour of the Diocese of East Carolina. For a more details, including a map to each location, visit our Election Process page. If you have any questions, please contact Melene Hatcher at ecdwalkabout@gmail.com.  

 

The dates and locations are:
Monday, April 28 - St. Paul's, Greenville
(401 E. Fourth Street)
Tuesday, April 29 - Christ Church, Elizabeth City
(200 S. McMorrine Street) 
Wednesday, April 30 - St. Andrew's, Morehead City
(2005 Arendell Street) 
Thursday, May 1 - St. John's, Wilmington
(1219 Forest Hills Drive) 
Friday, May 2 - St. John's, Fayetteville
(302 Green Street) 

 

 

The first week of April, New Bern, part of Province IV, held the 27th Annual  Bishops' Executive Secretaries Together (B+E+S+T) Conference.   Our own, Jimi Paderick (Executive Assistant to Bishop Lee and Canon Stockard) was the Site-Chair.

 

These men and women provide major support for their respective Bishops and the B+E+S+T Conference is their yearly opportunity to come together for continuing education and network with their peers.

 

This year's conference was held at the Doubletree Hotel and have over 100 attendees.   Attendees participated in workshops, group discussions, Participants enjoyed workshops, discussions, and historical tours. 

 

During the Stop Hunger Now event, The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop celebrated and preach.   In a little more than an hour, 10,126 meals were packaged and ready to be sent out to those in need. 

 

For a picture slide show of the event, click here.


Trinity Center News

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Camp Trinity Needs Nurses

Camp Trinity is a residential summer camp sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina at Trinity Center.  Camp Trinity is proud to be accredited by the American Camping Association and offers young people rising 3-12 grades an opportunity to experience camping in an enjoyable and beautiful settling along the Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Camp Trinity needs nurses!  Camp Trinity nurses must be a RN or higher.  Nurses are contracted out for a session of camp and must stay on property during the duration of the camp session.  We have a walkie-talkie system here so you are able to float around property (pool, beach, dock, etc) as much as you wish and aren't confined to the Health Center unless needed.  Nurses are paid for each week that they are contracted and get a small raise each summer that they return back to Camp Trinity.

 

It's a wonderful way to spend a week at the beach! Please contact Mary Beth Bradberry, Camp Trinity Director (marybeth@trinityctr.com or 252-247-5600 ext. 23), for available dates if you are interested!
Upcoming events:


Holy Cross will be holding it's Annual Yard Sale, May 3rd from 7:00am to 1:00pm.  All of the proceeds will go toward the Holy Cross youth programs. There is a huge selection of office furniture, electronics, baked good and household items. Don't forget about the "New to You Boutique." There is also an exciting big ticket item- a 16ft Hobie Cat!  Assembly is required but in good condition.    There will be two "Donation Drops" days that items will be accepted- Saturday, April 26th from 10:00am to 2:00pm and on Friday, May 2nd from 4:00-7:00pm. Holy Cross is located at 5820 Myrtle Grove Road. Please call 910-799-6347 for more information. ...»



The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, author of Crazy Christians author and Bishop of North Carolina, will be at St. John's Church in Fayetteville on May 5, at 7:00pm, for a book reading and discussion. All are welcome to come to the 5:30pm evening prayer before and enjoy refreshments and fellowship before the event. St. John's Church is located at 302 Green Street. ...»
Youth and Young Adult News and Events

 

 

On Saturday March 29th, Episcopal Campus Ministry at UNC-Wilmington (ECM) held a fundraiser dinner at the Dixie Grill in downtown Wilmington. The funds were raised to help offset the costs of the ECM's spring retreat to Atlanta the following weekend. Adam Pierce, Campus Minister, also works part time at the restaurant and the owners approached him about the opportunity.  

 

The ECM students sold raffle tickets, helped set up, and washed dishes during the event. Mr. Pierce worked in the kitchen preparing the food. During the dinner there was plenty of time for socializing and mingling between parishioners from several Episcopal congregations and members of the Wilmington community. The kitchen received many great comments on the food that was served. ...»

 

 
Upcoming Youth Events: 
 
 
June 24-28:
PYEMS (link is to a PDF information sheet and registration)

 

July 8 - 16:
EYE/PYE- The delegation of 14 young people and 3 adults will be heading to the Diocese of Pennsylvania this summer. This group represents 4 of 5 deaneries and a good cross section of the Diocese. 
 
September 20:
yOUThREACH 2014

October 17:
Happening #64

November 14-16:
Fall Conference
 
For more on these event, please follow the link or go to the Youth & Young Adult Ministry Page. Follow the Episcopal Youth Ministry in the Diocese of East Carolina on Facebook! You can now follow youth ministry on Twitter @DioECYouth!