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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: Silver Angels
posted on Jul 3, 2024 St. Ambrose ministry focuses on vibrant seniors
By Christine McTaggart
Mission Statement: Provide the older adults (age 60 and over) of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church and the surrounding community with activities which promote Spiritua...
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Disciple: The Unseen Health Crisis
posted on Jul 3, 2024 Today's young are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis
By the Rev. Lauren Villemuer-Drenth
Editor's note: Children mentioned throughout this article are those through 11 years of age; youth are children aged 12 to 18 year...
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North Carolina Disciple / Advocacy
Disciple: The Realities of Politics
posted on Jul 3, 2024 Whether realized or not, every person is a participant in the political process
By Martha B. Alexander
"But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a quest...
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North Carolina Disciple / Racial Reckoning, Justice & Healing / History of the Diocese
Disciple: Researching Your Roots
posted on Jul 3, 2024 The how and why of discovering and building your church's story
By the Rev. Canon Lindsey Ardrey and Lynn Hoke
It's so early in the morning that darkness still lingers in the sky. A persistent star twinkles in the distance. The cl...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: New, Notable & Newsworthy
posted on Jul 3, 2024 Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson to Remain Assistant Bishop of Diocese of North Carolina
The Diocese of North Carolina is delighted to announce that Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson is remaining with the diocese in her role as assistant bishop.
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North Carolina Disciple / Racial Reckoning, Justice & Healing
Disciple: In the Hands of Our Churches
posted on Jul 3, 2024 Diocese announces plans for funds from sale of 200 West Morgan Street
Since the sale of Diocesan House at 200 West Morgan Street in September 2023, Bishop Sam Rodman and Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson formed and have been working with a d...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: Preview: The 81st General Convention
posted on Jul 3, 2024 The 81st General Convention is taking place June 23-28, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. It marks the first iteration of a new timeline, a compromise between the shortened, four-day 80th General Convention held in 2022, and the traditional 10-plus d...
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North Carolina Disciple / Collaboration & New Communities / Formation
Disciple: All Kinds of Collaboration
posted on Jul 3, 2024 Collaboration can come in many forms. It can be a new ministry formed with other partners, or it can be work undertaken by two or more churches. It can be involvement with community organizations, and sometimes, it is simply a matter of being pr...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: El Buen Pastor: The Good Shepherd
posted on Jul 3, 2024 By Bishop Sam Rodman
Adapted from a sermon preached at la Iglesia El Buen Pastor, Durham, April 21, 2024.
Writer Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple , wrote another, less well-known book called The Temple of My Familiar ...
Read MoreThe Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe Elected 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
posted on Jun 28, 2024 Updated: July 3, 2024
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, bishop of the Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, was elected the 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church at the 81st General Convention on Wednesday, June 26. He wa...
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