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SUMMARY:A Special Verger Event with Martin Castledine\, Dean’s Verger of Westminster Abbey
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, February 3 at 10:00 AM at St. James Parish for a special verger workshop with Mr. Martin Castledine\, Dean’s Verger at Westminster Abbey. Regardless of whether you are a verger or if your church has a verger ministry\, we invite you to attend to hear Martin’s story—how he became a verger\, what it means to be a verger\, his experience serving in the role (including at Westminster Abbey)\, and the lessons he has learned along the way. The workshop will be followed by a bagged lunch at 11:30 AM. Please RSVP online: https://www.stjamesp.org/blog/vergerevent.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/a-special-verger-event-with-martin-castledine-deans-verger-of-westminster-abbey/
CATEGORIES:Events,Front Page Events,News & Events
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SUMMARY:Choral Evensong with Schola Cantorum at St. Peter’s\, Washington
DESCRIPTION:Schola Cantorum\, whose mission is to promote the Anglican tradition of choral evensong\, will return to sing on Sun.\, Feb. 4th at 5 p.m. at St. Peter’s\, Washington. This group of singers from our diocese is conducted by Kevin Kerstetter of St. Michael’s in Raleigh.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/choral-evensong-with-schola-cantorum-at-st-peters-washington/
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:The Rev. Dr. James Hawkey & Mr. Martin Castledine of Westminster Abbey: St. James\, Wilmington
DESCRIPTION:Westminster Abbey is one of the most familiar and highly recognized houses of Christian worship in the world. For Episcopalians\, it carries a particularly important place in our history and identity as members of the Anglican Communion. The Abbey also holds fascination for its grandeur and designation as a royal peculiar – for centuries (and recently) the place of coronations\, weddings and state funerals. The St. James Speaker Series is pleased to announce a very special evening presentation about Westminster Abbey\, its worship life and history by the Abbey’s Canon Theologian\, The Rev. James Hawkey and Dean’s Verger\, Mr. Martin Castledine. This presentation will take place on Monday\, February 5\, 2024\, at 7:00 pm. We invite you to save the date.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/the-rev-dr-james-hawkey-mr-martin-castledine-of-westminster-abbey-st-james-wilmington/
CATEGORIES:Events,Front Page Events,News & Events
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SUMMARY:Youth@Convention – 141st Annual Diocesan Convention
DESCRIPTION:We encourage and invite young people to participate in the life and work of Annual Diocesan Convention. Young people in 9th-12th grades can participate in the following ways:     Youth Representative: ONE Young person from their home parish will participate on the floor of Convention sitting with other Youth Representatives\, they will have seat and voice.  Delegate: For young people 16 years or older. Parishes are encouraged to elect a young person to be part of their parish’s voting delegation for Convention. They must be Confirmed Members in good standing. These young people have seat\, voice and vote and sit with their parish  * This person counts in a parish’s total delegate count.     Convention Page: Spaces for four Young People. These young people serve on the floor of Convention ensuring the business of Convention flows. Limited spots!   Registration & Fees:     Youth Representatives & Delegates are registered through the diocese’s Convention Registration . Parishes cover all fees for Youth Representatives and Delegates.     Young people interested in serving as a Convention Page should check in with their priest\, warden or youth leader and then contact Emily Gowdy Canady for further information.   For more details about Youth@Convention\, including housing and meals\, please click HERE.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/youthconvention-141st-annual-diocesan-convention/
CATEGORIES:141st Convention of the Diocese of East Carolina,Lifelong Christian Formation,Youth Events,Youth Ministry
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SUMMARY:Gifts from the Wilderness…A Lenten Quiet Day
DESCRIPTION:Daughters of the King Chapters in Fayetteville\, Shallotte\, and New Bern are offering Gifts from the Wilderness… a Lenten Quiet Day for their communities. Each Quiet Day will begin at 9am with coffee and tea and conclude no later than 2pm\, following a light lunch and Holy Eucharist.     God will be the Quiet Day Leader. Lisa Richey will bring some supplies. All are welcome.     Gifts From the Wilderness will be offered on:      February 17th at St. John’s in Fayetteville. If you have questions about or would like to register\, contact Becky Clevenger    February 24th at St. James the Fisherman in Shallotte. If you have questions about or would like to register\, contact Susan Weber or Susan Sprouse    March 9th at Christ Church in New Bern. If you have questions about or would like to register\, contact Jane Jones        Download the image flyer here and the printable information here.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/gifts-from-the-wildernessa-lenten-quiet-day/
CATEGORIES:Events,Front Page Events,News & Events
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SUMMARY:Wilderness Church with St. Paul’s Greenville for Lent 2024
DESCRIPTION:“And the Spirit steered him into the wilderness.” -Mark 1:12     Every year at the beginning of Lent\, the Spirit of Jesus’s baptism sends him into the wilderness. The wilderness can certainly be a dangerous place\, as is evidenced by the temptations Jesus faces immediately thereafter. Still\, I wonder if the Spirit sent him there only to be tempted\, as Matthew’s gospel seems to insist (see Matthew 4:1). Mark’s gospel is a bit more vague on the Spirit’s intentions. After all\, the wilderness isn’t the only place where temptations lurk\, as most of us can attest. It could be that the Spirit was prodding Jesus to find something beyond those temptations\, and so sent him to somewhere beyond his usual borders in search of that ‘something’. I can’t help but wonder if that ‘something’ wasn’t clarity about who and whose he was. And I can’t help but further wonder if more of us couldn’t use a season to find that.I don’t think that the wilderness makes it easier for us to find God\, but I do believe it can make it easier to see that God has not lost us.     This Lent St. Paul’s\, Greenville is offering a new opportunity to wander in the wilderness with Jesus. Beginning on Sunday\, February 18\, we’ll gather at River Park North at 4 p.m. for Wilderness Church. This will be a moving service (literally) that involves a journey down a path accompanied by prayers\, scripture\, and communion.This isn’t about an arduous hike or a grand outdoor worship experience; it’s about the simple act of gathering in a natural setting\, embracing the calm of the evening\, and connecting our prayers to our steps in surroundings that can’t help but worship God with us.We will begin each Sunday evening in the picnic pavilion near the main parking lot at River Park North.The service will last around 45 minutes and is subject to weather conditions. As a rule of thumb\, if it’s raining or below 32º\, we’ll try again next week!     Join St. Paul’s\, Greenville at Wilderness Church for a season of reflection and connection\, a time to see the presence of God in the natural world and in one another. Somewhere in our wandering\, we may just find the clarity and community we seek\, embracing God’s wilderness as a path to discovery. See St. Paul’s website to learn more.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/wilderness-church-with-st-pauls-greenville-for-lent-2024/
CATEGORIES:Events,Front Page Events,News & Events
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SUMMARY:Absalom Jones Celebration at St. Augustine’s\, Kinston
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to join at the “Celebrating the Blessed Absalom Jones: Hope Is Here” service at St. Augustine’s\, Kinston on February 18 at 4:00 p.m. Bishop Skirving is serving as celebrant\, and The Rev. Skip Walker is serving as preacher. All are welcome!      Download the Flyer Here    
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/absalom-jones-celebration-at-st-augustines-kinston/
CATEGORIES:Events,Front Page Events,News & Events
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SUMMARY:Lenten Organ Recital & Evensong at Church of the Advent\, Williamston
DESCRIPTION:Join Church of the Advent\, Williamston for an evening Lenten Organ Recital and Evensong at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.      Download the Flyer Here    
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/lenten-organ-recital-evensong-at-church-of-the-advent-williamston/
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SUMMARY:Organ Recital with David Jernigan at St. Peter’s\, Washington
DESCRIPTION:Join St. Peter’s\, Washington for an organ recital with David Jernigan on Sunday\, February 18th from 6-7 p.m. Free of charge\, but donations will be accepted. Please note the date of the event has been rescheduled to February 18\, 2024.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/organ-recital-with-david-jernigan-at-st-peters-washington/
CATEGORIES:Events,Front Page Events,News & Events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240319T201500
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SUMMARY:Have a Beautiful\, Terrible Lent!
DESCRIPTION:This weekly small group guide is your invitation to join others in community and bless whatever this season is actually bringing you all. So let’s stop waiting. This is the one we have. Let’s bless it all—all of the beautiful and terrible parts.” – Kate Bowler   Join us for our weekly Lent gathering. Follow along daily from anywhere with a copy of Have a Beautiful\, Terrible Day Participants will need to purchase their own copy of the book.  Start by reading the introduction to Lent on p. 96 and the individual devotionals start on p. 98. We will begin reading on Ash Wednesday\, February 14\, 2024 and read one devotional per day. We will meet weekly for prayer\, thoughtful discussion\, and reflection on the previous week.  Group Meeting Options:  • Mondays | from 6-7pm on Zoom | February 19 & 26\, March 4\, 11\, & 18     • Tuesdays | from 7:15-8:15 pm in person at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church\, Kinston | February 20 & 27\, March 5\, 12\, & 19   **If there is a desire for a Tuesday morning Zoom gathering we will also offer that.** Contact Emily Gowdy Canady by January 31st.  This opportunity is led by Liz Hengst\, Family Ministry Coordinator\, St. Mary’s\, Kinston and supported by the Department of Lifelong Christian Formation in the Diocese of East Carolina.  Liz says\, I grew up in New York where I spent much time exploring nature in upstate New York and the wonders of city life in Manhattan. In my mid-teens I moved to Arizona with my mom and grandmother. Much of my church life growing up was because of my grandmother who showed me all that the Episcopal Church is. Arizona is where I met my amazing husband. Eventually we moved us and our two kids (and one kid on the way) to North Carolina not knowing much about the state\, but we felt a pull to be on the East Coast. Living in the Raleigh area is where I took a chance volunteering with a Youth Ministries program at our church and stumbled upon what I knew was my calling for a long (and still going) season of life. I found my way into Kids\, Youth\, and Camp Ministries throughout churches in North Carolina and back in Arizona for a little while. I now live with my family in Kinston\, North Carolina where I am the Family Ministry Coordinator for St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. As we journey through life it is amazing to see how God works through each of us when we hold on to hope\, live with faith\, and act in love.   REGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/have-a-beautiful-terrible-lent/
CATEGORIES:Adult Formation,Lenten Resources,Lifelong Christian Formation
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SUMMARY:​Bach Musical Meditation Series at Christ Church\, New Bern
DESCRIPTION:Every Wednesday afternoon from 12:00 until 12:30 throughout Lent\, all are invited to come\, sit\, and listen to the entire cycle of Bach’s preludes and fugues from Book One of The Well-Tempered Clavier on piano at Christ Church\, New Bern. This musical offering is meant to give space for meditation and prayer as we walk together through the weeks of Lent. The half hour will begin with a few minutes of silent prayer or meditation\, followed by four preludes and fugues (in the order in which they are printed in Book One). Any remaining time in the half hour will be filled with a brief improvisation on a Lenten hymn tune. During the performance\, you are welcome to quietly meditate\, read\, pray\, or simply listen.     Bach’s famous Well-Tempered Clavier is a set of 24 preludes and fugues in all the major and minor keys. They were originally meant for musicians to study and not intended for performance. However\, over the years musicians have enjoyed performing and recording these masterworks; Glenn Gould being among the more famous. Performer interpretations vary significantly\, and I often find myself playing the same piece differently\, depending on the purpose and moment of performance. In this series\, you’ll hear an interpretation that is best characterized by these words: quiet\, study\, meditation\, reflection.
URL:https://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/events/bach-musical-meditation-series-at-christ-church-new-bern/
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