News & Notes: December 24, 2025

Weeks of December 28 • January 4

First Sunday after Christmas
Collect & Readings

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Give thanks, and pray for the new year ahead!

Second Sunday after Christmas
Collect & Readings

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
St. Thomas, Ahoskie &
St. Thomas, Bath

Upcoming Events

Upper Cape Fear Deanery Youth Gathering at Holy Trinity, Fayetteville, January 11, 2026. Find details here.
Pamlico Formation Leader Dinner in Greenville, January 12, 2026. Find details here.
Winter Retreat 2026 at Trinity Center, January 16-18, 2026. Learn more here.
Burns Night Supper at St. Andrew’s, Morehead, January 25, 2026. Click here for details.
February Formation Leader Gathering, February 4th & 5th, 2026. Find details here.
Trauma Informed Ministry with Children and Youth Workshop at Diocesan House, February 28, 2026. Learn more here.

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Diocesan News

2026 Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

The 2026 Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is out! Click here to view our Cycle of Prayer webpage.

New Wardens and Vestry members Gatherings in 2026

Four opportunities for newly elected wardens and vestry members to gather and get to know others in the diocese, learn more about vestry leadership, and ask any questions about church governance.

Current vestry members are also welcome to attend! As well as returning wardens!

Saturday, January 24, 10am – 2pm; Diocesan House, Kinston

Saturday, January 31, 10am – 2pm; St. Paul’s, Edenton

Monday, February 2, 7pm – 9pm; Zoom event

Saturday, February 7, 10am – 2pm; St. Paul’s, Wilmington

For the Saturday events, lunch will be provided. Choose the date or location that works best for you. I ask that you register so I have an accurate count for lunch. Registration form found here.
Questions, contact Canon Stephanie Allen.

Ministry & Faith Formation Events and Resources

Upper Cape Fear Deanery Youth Gathering | January 11, 2026 at Holy Trinity, Fayetteville

Hosted at Holy Trinity, Fayetteville and led by the ECYC, come and with youth in 6 – 12th grades and their adult leaders from the Upper Cape Fear Deanery for an afternoon of fellowship, service, and celebrating Epiphany! We will be doing a service project for our Military Veterans.

Click here for more information and to register.

Pamlico Deanery Formation Leader Dinner | January 12, 2026 in Greenville

Join with Christian Formation Leaders from the Pamlico Deanery for dinner on Monday, January 12th at 6:30 PM. Location is TBA, but will be in Greenville

Registration will remain open until noon on Monday, January 12^th.

Click here for more information.

Happening 84 | March 6-8, 2026 at Trinity Center

Happening is a Christian experience presented by teenagers, for teenagers with the help of clergy and lay adult leadership. The Happening program is meant to be one of the instruments within the Anglican Tradition of renewing the Christian church in the power of the Holy Spirit, so that the church may more readily respond to its call to spread the Kingdom of God throughout the world. It seeks to achieve this purpose by bringing young persons and adults to fuller personal knowledge of and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and to a deeper level of commitment and apostleship.

Click here to register and learn more.