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Episcopal Diocese of 
East Carolina
News and Notes
  June 3, 2014 
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God Willing, The Right Reverend Peter James Lee, will ordain Daniel Joseph Stroud to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ's One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The ordination will take place on Saturday, June 7th, at 2:00 p.m., at St. Andrew's On the Sound Episcopal Church, located at 101 Airlie Road in Wilmington, NC.  Your prayers and presence are requested.


The summer schedule for the Diocesan House office is Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm and Friday 9:00am-12:00pm, from Memorial Day until Labor Day. 

 

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History Day 2014 (Featuring the Diocese of Western North Carolina)
 
June 14-
30th Annual Lobster Fest as Church of the Servant, Wilmington

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Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) is a non-profit organization based in Durham, NC advocating for improved conditions for migrant & seasonal farmworkers. Interns & fellows are college students who will work full-time in rural health clinics, legal aid, migrant education and community organizations in North and South Carolina.  SAF is searching for housing for 24 summer interns as well as 5 fellowsworking for six months. They are interested in homestays, rooms for rent, sublet apartments, duplexes, etc. Most interns & fellows work in pairs and would need to live together as they usually share a car. For more information please visit this page.

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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Small Parish Resource
A Message from ERD About Hurricane Season
MDG Helps Small Village in Guyana
Upcoming Events
Youth and Young Adult News and Events
Small Parish Resource

Have a small parish? No full time priest present? Depend on lay readers for Sunday sermons? We have a resource for you. 
Sermons That Work is a website from The Episcopal Church and Episcopal Digital Network that provides sermons, selected for their use to a wide variety of small congregations without full-time priests on staff, where lay leaders often shoulder the responsibility of delivering the sermons on Sunday. There are new sermons each week for Sundays and major feast days throughout the liturgical year. Please visit Sermons That Work today. The link has also been added as a resource on the Diocesan Website, under Spirituality and Worship ---> Other Worship Resources.
A Message from Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) about Hurricane Season
 
ERD Parish Representatives:
As you are aware, 2014 Hurricane Season officially kicked off June 1st. This is an excellent time to remind the senior warden of the importance of reviewing the parish emergency/disaster plans.
Please emphasize ERD's response during local disasters will depend upon local parishes' ability to assess and report their needs to the Diocesan Disaster Coordinator promptly.
Additionally, the plan should reflect how individual parishes can be of assistance to other parishes during such emergencies.
Please contact Jimi Paderick, Diocesan Disaster Coordinator  at 252-522-0885 If your parish need assistance to create or further develop your Parish's disaster plan.

With Regards Thomas Warren, Episcopal Relief & Development Diocesan Coordinator East Carolina
Millineum Development Goals (MDG) Makes a
Difference for Guyana Village

The Diocesan MDG committee desginated $1000 for Mothers Union Parenting Programme. MUPP trains local facilitators to deliver an 8-12 week course with community groups. These parenting groups then meet in depressed rural communities where they offer support to parents, caregivers and victims and survivors of domestic violence. The funds were given to a small village in Guyana to help provide better meals and cleaner water to its people. Please click on the picture below to view the slideshow or visit the Diocesan Website. 
Upcoming events: 
(more events listed on the left side of this newsletter and under "Upcoming Event" on the Website.)

On July 4 and 5, 2014, the Annual Jazz Festival and Silent Auction will be held at the Oceanside Episcopal Center (2649 Island Drive, North Topsail Beach, NC). The Jazz Festival raises funds for the operation and maintenance of Wade H. Chestnut Memorial Chapel. The Right Rev. Robert C. Wright, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta will preside on July 6, 2014. For a list of artists, times and tickets, please visit the website:
 
Mark you calendar for the St. Francis by the Sea Concert Series.  

Thursday, June 5, at 7:00pm- "A Journey of Faith" Jennifer and Van Manuel share their personal journey of faith through ballads, hymns, spirituals and songs of praise. 

 

Thursday, July 10, at 7:00pm- "Sacred Music and Spirituals for Voice and Viola" James Dargan, Heather Barlow and Lewis Moore will perform. 

 

Thursday, August 7 at 7:00pm- "From Tudor to Today: A Celebration of English Organ Music" Organist, Krista D. Melcher will perform. 

 

Thursday, September 11 at 7:00pm- "Commemorative Concert for 9/11"   

 

All concerts take place in the sanctuary at St. Francis by the Sea Church in Salter Path. Concerts are open to the public and free. Donations are accepted. Light refreshments will be served following the concerts.  St. Francis by the Sea is located at 920 Salter Path Road.

 
St. Mark's and St. Paul's Churches in Wilmington are hosting a joint Vacation Bible School (VBS) this summer! The theme is "God's Backyard Bible Camp Under the Stars". Each evening from 5:30-7:00pm, children will enjoy bible stories that occur in the evening, following the "under the stars" theme. Beginning Monday, June 16 through Thursday, June 19, the VBS will be hosted at St. Mark's Church, 600 Grace Street in Wilmington and the finale will be held on Friday, June 20, at St. Paul's Church, 16 N. 16th Street. Students in grade Pre-K through 12 are invited to join. To register or to arrange transportation if needed, please call 910-763-3858 or 910-762-4578.
 
On Saturday, June 21, from 6:00pm-8:00pm, St. Mark's Church will host Benny Hill and the Jazz Trio. A donation of $10 will be your ticket to an evening of smooth jazz and refreshments. For more information please call 910-763-3858. St. Mark's is located at 600 Grace Street in Wilmington.

Youth and Young Adult News and Events

 

2014 - 2015 - Youth Ministry Event Dates

 
yOUThREACH 2014 - Saturday, September 20, 2014 
 
Happening #64 - Friday, October 17 - Sunday, October 19., 2014. Happening Team Registration is online!
 
Fall Conference - Friday, November 14 - Sunday, November 16, 2014
 
Youth@Convention - Thursday, February 5 - Saturday, February 7, 2015 
 
Mission on Convention - Friday, February 6 - Saturday, February 7, 2015 
 
Happening #65 - Friday, February 27 - Sunday, March 1, 2015
 
New Beginnings #50 - Friday,  March 21 - Sunday, March 22, 2015  
 
* Fees for 2014 remain $145 for weekend events, $45 for shorter events
* Fees for 2015 have not yet been determined.

 

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!