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Our Bishops
The Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Respond to the Texas School Shooting
posted on May 18, 2018 By Diocesan House
It's hard to know what to say after today's events in Santa Fe, Texas. The third school shooting in eight days. The 22nd this year.
Perhaps there is nothing new to say, ...
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Immigration / Our Bishops
A Statement from the Bishops about the Continuing Need for Immigration Reform
posted on May 16, 2018 By the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple and the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman
For many years the Diocese of North Carolina, along with the 109 dioceses and 17 countries that comprise The Episcopal Church, has champ...
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Deacon Reflections / Discernment
Deacon Reflection: Someone Please Answer the Phone
posted on May 15, 2018 By The Rev. Bob Thomas
An old fashioned telephone ring always jars me wide awake. From the time I was nine years old, I had a recurring night vision that I was never sure was a dream or a nightmare. ...
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Meet the Church
Meet St. Stephen's, Durham
posted on May 11, 2018 By The Rev. Bob Kaynor
St. Stephen's is recognized for its welcome, the beauty of its space, its music, its art and stained glass windows, its preschool and its grounds. We began life as a parish i...
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Historiographer's Welcome
The Diocese Remembers the Rev. Loren Mead
posted on May 8, 2018 Prominent Church leader had deep North Carolina ties By the Mead Family and Diocesan House
The Rev. Loren Benjamin Mead, an Episcopal priest whose work in congregational development and as founder...
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Meet the Church
Meet Holy Comforter, Charlotte
posted on May 5, 2018 By Trish Stukbauer
"There is no pause button in the life and work of Holy Comforter ."
These wise words from our previous interim rector the Rev. John Shields are a wonderful reflectio...
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Meet the Church
Meet Christ Church, Raleigh
posted on Apr 29, 2018 By Elizabeth McKinnon
Christ Church, a historic parish founded in 1821, was Raleigh's first Episcopal Church. Today we are a vibrant faith community of more than 2,800 members, located in the heart o...
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Deacon Reflections / Discernment
Deacon Reflection: An Unusual, Often Reluctant Diaconal Ministry
posted on Apr 15, 2018 By The Rev. Deb Blackwood
By training and inclination, I am an educator. I am also someone who spent 50 years running from God's call.
It first came up in 1982 when furing a conversation ...
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Preparedness Planning / North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: A New Approach to Preparedness
posted on Apr 12, 2018 Taking it one step at a time By Christine McTaggart
There is no better time to develop a preparedness plan than when all is calm. It allows you the space to think through multiple scenarios and put response plans in place. It giv...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: Community Lunch
posted on Apr 11, 2018 One church's offering becomes a county-wide collaboration
By Christine McTaggart
If one is looking for inspiring ways to enter into missional collaborations as a means of Becoming Beloved Community, they need only look to St. Barth...
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