June 2023: Significant News from Diocesan House
June 29, 2023
Dear Friends in Christ,
As I write to you, I have entered the first week of my sabbatical time. I remain grateful for the opportunity to have this time away from normal work routines, and I look forward to sharing something...
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June 2023: Sabbatical Ahead
June 14, 2023
To the People of the Diocese of East Carolina
Dear friends in Christ,
The time has come for me to finish my 2020 sabbatical, delayed by COVID as were so many other plans. Our Standing Committee members have encouraged m...
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Christmas 2022: A Letter from Bishop Skirving
Christmas 2022
Dear Friends,
Each year, it seems, I repeat a familiar pattern. As the season of Advent begins, I determine to resist celebrating Christmas before its time. For me, this is less about proper worship patterns and more about ...
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Bishop Skirving's Easter Letter
Dear friends in Christ, Lately, it seems, I’ve heard a lot of people say things like “This is not who we are!” I’ve heard it from those trying to make sense of the violent January 6 th attack on the U.S. Capitol, from t...
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Bishop Skirving's Christmas Letter
Dear Friends,
One of my greatest joys, in these days before Christmas, has been the pictures, videos and stories of our grandchildren learning and then sharing with others the story of the birth of Jesus. In one picture, we have seen our grand...
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Beyond Election Day
Dear Friends,
As a moment in time, Election Day seems to have lost much of its meaning. Many people, if not most, will have voted well ahead of the first Tuesday of November. We are hearing that it will take some length of time beyond Election...
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