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Position Description/ Profile Vicar (Half-time) Congregation Grace, Clayton Status Receiving names Contact The Rev. Marion Sprott Position Description/ Profile Rector / Vicar / Priest-in-Charge (Part-time) Congregation St. Barnabas, Greensboro S...Read More ›
Clergy Resources
If you are not sure who to contact with a question for the congregational support team, find your church's point person (canon, missioner or bishop) below. If they are unable to assist you, they will direct you to another diocesan staff person who...Read More ›
Collaboration & New Communities
OBJECTIVE: Seek collaborative partners and cultivate mutual relationships that deepen our connection to God through worship, formation and outreach. In a spirit of unity and cooperation, foster the development of innovative and inclusive express...Read More ›
Collaborative Diocesan Ministries
Episcopal Farmworker Ministry The Episcopal Farmworker Ministry (EFwM) is a joint ministry of the Diocese of North Carolina and the Diocese of East Carolina. EFWM works with low-income immigrants who work in the fields, nurseries, packing houses...Read More ›
Communications Resources
The communications department works to create connection points for the congregations and people of the Diocese of North Carolina, using vehicles such as diocesan publications, newsletters, social media, the diocesan website and more. The goal is ...Read More ›
Communicators Network
As diocesan communicators, the greatest resource we have is each other. That is why the Diocese of North Carolina has a peer network just for those who help with communications in parishes. The members of this network include full-time communicato...Read More ›
Companion Dioceses
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has Companion Diocese partnerships with the Diocese of Botswana (since 2008) and the Diocese of Costa Rica (since 1997). These relationships have fostered ministry and mission across provincial boundaries. ...Read More ›
Congregational Vitality
OBJECTIVE: Recognize the diverse God given gifts of each member of the church and amplify these gifts through worship, formation and service. Congregational vitality is an outgrowth of the laity and clergy using their gifts and resources to love...Read More ›
Constitution & Canons
Certified December 2023 Download the Constitution, Canons and Rules of Order, or use the navigation at the bottom of the screen to view digitally. CONSTITUTION OF THE DIOCESE OF NORTH CAROLINA As of Adjournme...Read More ›
Contact Your Representatives
Many calls to ministry include an element of advocacy, often in the form of contacting your government representatives to share your thoughts and views. No matter what the topic, there are resources you can use and best practices you can follow. ...Read More ›
Creation Care
OBJECTIVE: Connect with God’s creation and practice environmental stewardship through prayer, formation, service and sustainable practices. I am interested in this work DIOCESAN LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS: Encourage and promote crea...Read More ›
Creation Care: Devotional Almsgiving Resources
"Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food? We saw you thirsty and gave you something to drink? We saw you a stranger and welcomed you? We saw you sick and took care of you? We saw you in prison and visited you? ‘Truly I tel...Read More ›
Creation Care: Devotional Fasting Resources
*These resources were adapted from https://greenerlent.org/ on 01/17/2024 “Feed prayers on fasting.” Tertullian “Prayer is the one hand with which we grasp the invisible; fasting, the other, with which we let loose and cast awa...Read More ›
Creation Care: Devotional Prayer Resources
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NRSV). "And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pr...Read More ›
Creation Care: Lenten Liturgical Resources
Though the resources shared here were created for the season of Lent, they are structured so that they can be tried and practiced during any period of time. A GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED The Chartered Committee on Environmental Ministry invites ...Read More ›
Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Respond to Shooting in Raleigh
posted on Oct 14, 2022The recurring nightmare of violence has once again shattered a community, this time here in our diocese and our own capital city. Our hearts go out to those whose lives were lost, including an off-duty police officer, and to their families, those ...
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Diocese of North Carolina Announces Canon Catherine Massey to Serve as Canon to the Bishop
posted on Sep 28, 2022The Diocese of North Carolina is pleased to announce that Canon Catherine Massey, diocesan canon for transition and pastoral ministry, is moving to a new role on diocesan staff: Canon to the Bishop. The role is a newly created one and part of a r...
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The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Foster Mays
posted on Sep 28, 2022The Diocese welcomes the Rev. Foster Mays as assistant to the rector at St. Mary's, High Point. Most recently, Mays served as priest-in-charge at St. Michael's in the Hills, Ottawa Hills, in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Prior to Mays' call to ...
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Celebrating Bishop Anne!
posted on Sep 11, 2022A series of farewell celebrations have been planned in honor of Bishop Anne Hodges-Copple's upcoming retirement. Each drop-in event will feature hors d'oeuvres, music and lots of local flavor. We hope you'll join us to say goodbye to Bishop Anne a...
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Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Give Thanks for the Life of Queen Elizabeth II
posted on Sep 8, 2022Today we join our siblings in Christ throughout the Anglican Communion in grieving the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth was the embodiment of service and duty. She was not born to be queen, but fulfilled the role when circ...
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Diocese of North Carolina Announces Decision to List 200 West Morgan Street for Sale
posted on Sep 8, 2022After more than three years of discernment, the Diocese of North Carolina announces the decision to list for sale the Diocesan House office building at 200 West Morgan Street. The sale is being overseen by Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL), a ...
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Disciple: Fifty Years of Summer Enrichment
posted on Aug 31, 2022The Summer Enrichment Program at St. Paul’s, Winston-Salem, celebrates its golden anniversary By Lisa Carter, Aliesha Oakes, Rhett Butler and the Rev. Nancy Vaders In 1972, five large churches in downtown Winston-Salem partnered to form the Dow...
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Disciple: The In-between Time
posted on Aug 31, 2022By the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman In the late 1980s, the actress Carrie Fisher wrote a novel of sorts based loosely on her family life. The book was called Postcards from the Edge and was later made into a movie with Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLain...
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Disciple: New, Notable & Newsworthy
posted on Aug 31, 2022Remembering the Rt. Rev. Peter Lee The Diocese of North Carolina remembers and gives thanks for the life of the Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, bishop diocesan (resigned) for the Diocese of Virginia and assisting bishop for the Diocese of N...
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Disciple: Recap: The 80th General Convention
posted on Aug 31, 2022The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church took place July 8-11, 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland. Postponed from its original 2021 date because of the ongoing pandemic, the 80th General Convention continued to be affected by COVID-19, as...
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Disciple: Recentering
posted on Aug 31, 2022By the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple I have become overly dependent on my GPS system. I use it even when I am going someplace familiar, just to see if there are any detours or traffic congestion that will affect travel time. GPS is particularly...
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Disciple: Climate Change is a Biblical Issue
posted on Aug 31, 2022By By Stephen Jurovics, Ph.D. This article is adapted from the presentation, “Climate Change is a Biblical Issue,” presented via webinar to the Diocese of North Carolina on April 28, 2022. Creation care is one of the top prior...
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Disciple: HUGS is Back
posted on Aug 31, 2022By Summerlee Walter Elizabeth’s buddy made sure I knew about Elizabeth’s most recent accomplishment: a silver medal in soccer at the Special Olympics USA Games held in Orlando the month before. Alli’s buddy encouraged Alli to tell me about...
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Disciple: Culture Shift
posted on Aug 31, 2022St. Martin’s, Charlotte, goes deeper into the foundations of relationship By Christine McTaggart When the term “culture shift” becomes part of any organization’s conversation, it is usually understood that accomplishing it is not ...
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Disciple: Crafting Love
posted on Aug 31, 2022How handmade gifts witness to God’s love By Summerlee Walter Since 2013, each high school senior who attends St. Margaret’s, Waxhaw, has received a handmade scarf striped with their college, university or military branch’s colors. The...
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A Call to Election Engagement
posted on Aug 24, 2022Dear Beloved Congregational Leaders, In the season of ordinary time, one of the extraordinary gifts and responsibilities in our democracy is the opportunity to express our values and to effect change by casting our ballots. We believe exercisi...
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Disciple: The Church’s Role in Getting out the Vote
posted on Aug 24, 2022Get souls to the polls. #VoteFaithfully. Vote your values. By Alan Yarborough “Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of th...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Daniel Robayo
posted on Aug 19, 2022The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Daniel Robayo, departing diocesan missioner for Latino/Hispanic ministries. He has accepted a call to serve as vicar of St. Mary Magdalene/Sta. María Magdalena (SMM), a bilingual, multicultura...
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Diocese of North Carolina to Welcome the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson as Assistant Bishop
posted on Aug 16, 2022The Diocese of North Carolina is excited to announce and welcome this fall the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson as the assistant bishop for the Diocese. She joins the diocesan staff as part of the upcoming transition prompted by the impending ret...
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The Diocese of North Carolina Announces Departure of the Rev. Daniel Robayo
posted on Aug 16, 2022The Diocese of North Carolina announces today that the Rev. Daniel Robayo, missioner for Latino/Hispanic ministries, is departing the diocesan staff to begin a new chapter. He has accepted a call to serve as vicar of St. Mary Magdalene/Sta. María...
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Distancing Diaries: Season 1 Finale
posted on Aug 26, 2020Hosts, Eliza, Caleb and James recap distancing diaries, discuss themes and share favorite moments. AND they reveal plans for season 2!! Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for And Also with Y'all Season 2, beginning in October 2020!
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 7
posted on Aug 4, 2020Chaplain Caleb has a candid discussion with anthropologists Kristen Savell and Xandra Daniels about the difficult balancing act of higher education instruction, starting their careers and families, and managing anxiety within our present context o...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 6
posted on Jul 20, 2020Co-host Eliza Brinkley chats with Lindsey and Don Porter, who have been figuring out how to parent two young children during school closures. As government and educational leaders begin to announce reopening plans for school in the fall--many of w...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 5
posted on Jun 22, 2020Chaplain Caleb Tabor of Raleigh ECM and Chaplain Laura Brekke Wagoner of Davis and Elkins College touch on life during the pandemic, what it means to engage in self-examination in the spiritual life, the importance of an evolving faith, why religi...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 4
posted on Jun 18, 2020In this episode of Distancing Diaries, Eliza Brinkley chats with Jack Kittrell, who is employed at a biomedical engineering company in Raleigh. Jack shares a little about his experience social distancing and what his schedule has been like as an e...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 3
posted on Jun 4, 2020Chaplain Caleb Tabor of Raleigh Episcopal Campus and Young Adult Ministries has a conversation with Mary Houston, a licensed social worker for psychiatric emergencies in the UNC-CH Hospital's Emergency Medicine Department. They discuss what it is ...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 2, Part 2
posted on May 19, 2020In this two-part episode, co-host Eliza checks in with fellow teacher, friend and roommate, Taylor. They speak of her religious upbringing and how her current faith community is guiding how she navigates life amidst social distancing. The lovely m...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 2, Part 1
posted on May 19, 2020In this two-part episode, co-host Eliza checks in with fellow teacher, friend and roommate, Taylor. They speak of her religious upbringing and how her current faith community is guiding how she navigates life amidst social distancing. The lovely m...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 1
posted on May 11, 2020Eliza Brinkley hosts the first episode of the And Also With Y'all mini-series, Distancing Diaries, in which she reflects on the spiritual dimenison of what it's like to be a young adult living during a time of physical distancing.
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Episode 3: Anna
posted on Mar 23, 2020In this episode, Anna, a young adult from Greensboro tells the story of the search for a spiritual home, how she found belonging through shared experiences and convictions, and her journey as an LGBTQ+ person who also loves Jesus.
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Episode 2: Caleb
posted on Feb 13, 2020The Rev. Caleb Tabor previously led a bilingual parish in eastern North Carolina and now leads Episcopal Campus Ministry-Raleigh.
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Episode 1: Ann
posted on Feb 12, 2020In this first episode, James spoke with Ann, a young adult in Charlotte, about finding community and wrestling with the question, "What does God want me to do with my life?" The conversation focused on Ann's experience of walking the Camino de San...
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Pilot: The 204th Annual Convention
posted on Feb 5, 2020In this pilot episode, recorded live at the 204th Annual Diocesan Convention, we spoke with college students from around the state. They reflected a portion of the young adult voice at convention and shared their opinions about diversity, Cosmic C...
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