News & Notes: April 23, 2019

Sunday • April 28th

Collect & Readings

2nd Sunday of Easter

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

St. Mark's, Roxobel

St. Stephen's Goldsboro

Funds Available for Parish Building Repairs Due to Hurricanes Florence and Michael

In the months following Hurricanes Florence and Michael, many parishes around the diocese submitted insurance claims in order to evaluate the damage of their buildings. Some parishes not only had costly damage, but frustratingly high deductibles.

Attached here is a document including guidelines for requesting hurricane relief funds along with a cover letter from Bishop Skirving.

If your parish is in need of financial assistance, you are encouraged to submit a request, but be sure to do so in a timely manner, as the deadline is April 30th . Materials are to be submitted to LaTonya Smith via email.

Around the Diocese

Upcoming Integrity East Carolina Gathering

The next Integrity East Carolina meeting will be held on Saturday, April 27th at St. Timothy's, Greenville at 11:30am. To register for the gathering, click here. Please do so by Wednesday, April 24th, so that we have a head count for the group.

If you would like to learn more about Integrity and the role it plays in the Episcopal Church, click here.

Whether you are an LGBT individual, a friend or parent of an LGBT individual, or an ally, all are welcome.

131st Annual Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women

All are invited to attend next week's annual ECW meeting on Wednesday, May 1st at St. Mary's, Kinston. To view the schedule for the gathering, click here .

If you'd like to attend and reserve your lunch plate ($14), please do so as soon as possible by calling Lori Kelly at the St. Mary's, Kinston church office: 252-523-6146.

Beach Towel Camp at St. Peter's by-the-Sea

Beach Towel Ministry is a youth oriented ministry that specializes in housing repair and refurbishment for the elderly, physically challenged, and economically disadvantaged. Teams of youth and qualified adults spread the Good News of the Gospel by participating in work projects, such as building handicap access ramps, painting, roofing, weatherproofing, and other needed housing repairs. As Jesus wrapped a towel around his waist and washed his disciples feet, he came not to be served but to serve. Like Jesus we also come to serve others.

This year's camp will take place from June 23rd through 29th . If you'd like to learn more and register, you can do so here .

A Summer Workshop for Parish Leadership

On Saturday, June 8th from 10 AM until 2 PM the first Diocesan Life Road Show will be hosted at St. Paul's, Edenton. We are inviting parish leaders (lay or ordained) to bring teams of 2-4 people from their parish We hope teams of leaders will come away from the workshop with resources they can utilize to better "Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord!" Resources and tools will be shared on curating records, digital communications, programmatic and calendar planning, as well as formation resource sharing. Workshops will be offered in these areas as well as learning over lunch. Registration is can be found here and the cost is $20 per person.

31st Annual Conference on Church Music in the Anglican Tradition

This year's Conference on Church Music will take place at Trinity Center f rom August 15th through 18th . Our clinician will be Dan Bara , Professor of Choral Music and the Director of Choral Activities at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. To learn more about the conference and get registered, click here .

Resources & Events for

Ministry & Faith Formation

March Youth & Formation Update

Updated Calendar of Events
Holy Week & Easter Resources

TENS Conference Webinar Deadline Extended

If you are a clergy person, vestry member, or anyone who is interested in making stewardship practical in the Church context, this conference may be up your alley. Click here to learn more about the 2019 TENS Conference. The deadline to register for the webinar gathering has been extended until April 26th, so if you'd like to register, now is the time to do so.

Clergy Continuing Education and Foreign Travel Funds

Diocesan funds are available to assist clergy with the expense of continuing education. You may submit grant requests for Clergy Domestic Education or Clergy Foreign Travel. A simple two page request form is available here .

Submit grant requests via email by April 26, 2019, to the chair of the Continuing Education Committee, the Rev. Phillip Glick . The Committee will notify you of the results by May 3. The committee will again consider requests on August 30, 2019. For further information, contact The Rev. Phillip Glick via email or phone at (252) 489-5618.

2019 Missional Voices Gathering

The 2019 Missional Voices National Gathering will take place from June 13th through 15th at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans, LA and will bring together church leaders, seminarians, church planters, entrepreneurs, artists, and everyday innovators to discuss innovative ministries and missional communities both within and outside of the traditional church context. This year’s focus will be on what we can learn about God’s mission from those engaged in difficult situations.

If you'd like to learn more about the 2019 gathering and register to attend, you can do so here.

Open Positions Around the Diocese

Reminders

Interactive Deanery Map

As a reference, we have created a map on Google Maps listing all worshiping communities in our diocese. They are also color coded according to deanery. If you download the Google Maps app on your phone, you can open the map there in addition to opening it in your browser.

Not only is this a quick way to see which parishes are a part of what deanery, but it also allows you to get directions to each parish, should you need them. Click here to access the interactive deanery map.