Upcoming Events
On May 23, we will gather at the Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern to ordain and consecrate the Rev. Sarah Fisher as the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina.
One of the most beautiful traditions of an ordination is this: the people of the diocese give their new bishop the gifts of the office.
These are the sacred vestments and symbols she will wear as she serves among us — a cope, chasuble, and mitre adorned with images of fish and water; a bishop’s ring set with an amethyst and containing gold from her family; the rochet, chimere, and bishop’s scarf; and a pectoral cross that was worn by Bishop Thomas Wright (1945-1973).
Every item is being handmade by individual artisans. They are gifts FROM us, carried BY her, as a sign of the bond between a bishop and her people. Over the coming days, we'll be sharing more about each gift.
A donation of any size helps vest our bishop. You can give toward a specific gift or make a general donation — and any amount given above the cost of the gifts will be placed in Bishop-elect Fisher’s Discretionary Fund. Every gift matters.
➡️ Give today: dioec.regfox.com/gift-for-bishop-elect-sarah
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This week, #ecdio, we're remembering the people of St. Andrew's, Goldsboro, and St. Paul's, Edenton in our #cycleofprayer.
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