News & Notes: August 19, 2026

Weeks of August 23 • August 30

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Collect & Readings

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Albemarle Deanery

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Collect & Readings

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
St. Paul’s, Clinton
& Trinity Deanery

Upcoming Events

36th Conference on Church Music at Trinity Center, August 20-23. Learn more here.
Schola Cantorum Evensong at St. Francis by the Sea, Salter Path, August 22. Find details here.
Lobster Sale Preorders Open at St. Peter’s by the Sea, Swansboro, August 30. Click here for details.
Celebration of New Ministry for the Rev. Jeff Roy at St. Andrew’s, Morehead City, September 12. Learn more here.
Happening 85 at Trinity Center, September 25-27. Find details here.
Fall Conference for Middle Schoolers at Trinity Center, October 16-18. Click here to learn more.

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Ministry Highlight: The Saint’s Shop
@ St. James, Wilmington

The Saint’s Shop is a free, referral-based boutique serving children and teens ages 5-18. Instead of simply receiving a bag of donated clothing, each child or teen enjoys a welcoming shopping experience were they can choose clothing that fits their style, personality, and unique needs.

To learn more about the ministry and ways to support it, visit the St. James, Wilmington website.

We want to share more stories of parish outreach ministries in East Carolina! If your parish has a ministry you’d like us to highlight, please reach out to Chris Williamson at cwilliamson@diocese-eastcarolina.

Around the Diocese

Annual Enrollment Dates

Annual Enrollment for benefits for 2027 opens soon! Enrollment will be open from October 14-November 20th. We will be sure to provide additional information as is available.

Free TENS Webinar: Pastoral Responses for your Annual Campaign | Tuesday, September 1 on Zoom

Please join TENS: The Episcopal Network for Stewardship, along with lay and clergy leaders across the diocese to learn and share best practices for stewardship or annual campaigns. This year’s landscape is loaded with noise, anxiety, and questions. Run a campaign that can cut through the noise and focus our members on mission, pastoral relationships, and our work with our neighbors. Please register for this free webinar and join us on September 1. The event will be recorded.

Project Resource Fall 2026 Trainings

Project Resource equips stewardship teams with strategic training and flexible resources to design and execute annual stewardship campaigns that can be replicated and adapted in future years. Project Resource is dedicated to fostering cultural and systemic advancements around stewardship as a ministry in The Episcopal Church. Sessions for Fall 2026 begin on September 13th! Learn more here.

Ministry & Faith Formation
Events and Resources

Happening 85 | September (24)25-27, 2026 at Trinity Center

Registration for Candidates is open for Happening 85! Candidates must be rising 9th-12th graders for the 26-27 school year. The registration deadline for Candidates is September 1.

Click here to learn more and register!

Fall Conference for Middle Schoolers | October 16-18 at Trinity Center

Join 6th-8th graders and their adult leaders from around the diocese for a weekend of faith, fellowship, and fun. Over the course of the weekend we will explore our faith in community, learning new ways of recognizing God in our lives.

9th – 12th graders may apply to serve on team. All team members must attend at least one of the Zoom team meetings AND be able to arrive at Trinity Center by 2:00 PM on Friday, October 16th.

Click here to learn more and register!