News & Notes: September 10, 2025

Weeks of September 14 • September 21

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Collect & Readings

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Grace Episcopal and Christ the King Lutheran, Whiteville &
The Episcopal Farmworker Ministry

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Collect & Readings

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Holy Trinity, Fayetteville,
Grace Church, Lewiston, &
and Retired Clergy of the Diocese of of East Carolina

Bishop Search

Our Search for the 9th Bishop of East Carolina

Available on our website is our hub for our search for the ninth bishop of East Carolina. You can find these pages via the grid box labeled “Our 9th Bishop Search” below the slide show on the front page of our website. The page linked via the button below is where you will find all updates, communications, and information from the committees involved.

Visit Our Bishop Search Webpages

Upcoming Events

Happening 83 at Trinity Center, September 18-21, 2025. Learn more here.
Administrator’s Day at St. Timothy’s, Greenville, September 19, 2025. Click here for details.
3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament at The Pines, Elizabeth City. Learn more here.
Fall Conference for Middle Schoolers at Trinity Center, October 17-19, 2025. Click here to learn more.
142nd Annual Diocesan Convention, November 14-15, 2025. More details to come, and please save the date.
Lobsterfest at St. Peter’s by the Sea, Swansboro, September 27. Click here for details.
Cursillo Weekend – EC 106 at Trinity Center, November 6-9. Learn more here.
Ordination and Consecration of our IX Bishop at Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern, May 23, 2026

View All Upcoming Events

Around the Diocese

Registration is live for the 2025 Administrator’s Day, September 19 at St. Timothy’s, Greenville. This Day is a day for administrators connect with our peers and gain more knowledge in our areas of ministry. Click the link below to learn more about registration and out speakers!

C lick here to register!

There’s been lots of clergy activity in our diocese since the last Clergy Transition update! We have new and returning clergy, folks in new positions, and retirements. Click the link below to see a full list of clergy!

C lick here for the full list!

Ministry & Faith Formation Events and Resources

Deanery Youth Gathering – Albemarle | October 5th, 2025 at St. Paul’s, Edenton

Registration is live for the Albemarle Deanery Youth Gathering! We will be doing a service project for the Tri-County Animal Shelter. Registration is by parish, not individuals. If you are interested in attending, please check with your parish youth leader. Parish Registration deadline is September 25th.

Click here to learn more and register!

Fall Conference | October 17-19, 2025 at Trinity Center

Registration for Middle Schooler Fall Conference is live! Visit the registration page to learn about attendee registration and Team applications.

Click here to register.

Did you know our Missioner for Lifelong Christian Formation, Emily Gowdy-Canady, releases a monthly Lifelong Formation Newsletter? Click the button below to see the August 2025 announcements, including important information about Safe Church renewals and Formation Leader contact info!

Click here to see the Lifelong Formation Newsletter

Open Positions Around the Diocese

For news regarding the wider Church, check out the Episcopal News Service and Anglican News Service websites.

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Dear Friends,

The link in our last email to see the list of clergy transitions went to the wrong place – apologies! Please use the link below to get to the correct page.