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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 ›
Disciple: Being the Church in Community
posted on Dec 22, 2021How congregations are connecting with their neighbors in novel ways When the vestry of Trinity, Fuquay-Varina, asked Karen Teague to head up the church’s participation in the town’s annual Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival during the first w...
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Disciple: Living into Christmas
posted on Dec 22, 2021[Image: The dwelling of the Word among us is a much more compelling and challenging aspect of Christmas to celebrate than the birth of a child—and not something one can express through decorations.] Most of my neighbors love to decorate for ...
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Disciple: Picnic Blankets, Porch Drop-Offs and Costumes
posted on Dec 22, 2021Children’s ministry in a pandemic The miracle of Christmas is near, and the excitement is in the air! Can you feel it? We are all preparing for the arrival of God as a human baby. I wonder what your children’s ministry has in store to sh...
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Disciple: Gracious Hosts
posted on Dec 22, 2021When the Dispatch of Business team decided that, due to discouraging COVID-19 trends, it was prudent to move the legislative portion of the 206th Annual Convention online, they also realized a need to be in the same space—not only because of the...
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CAMINANDO WITH JESUS: Children of Light
posted on Dec 22, 2021In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and ...
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Disciple: Ye Holy Angels Bright, Assist Our Song
posted on Dec 22, 2021The following is adapted from the sermon delivered by the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman during the Opening Eucharist at the 206th Annual Convention on November 20, 2021. “Soon and very soon, we’re going to see the King.” The spiritual by Andraé Cr...
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Disciple: New, Notable & Newsworthy
posted on Dec 22, 2021Toni Hagerman Announces Retirement Earlier this fall, executive director of Galilee Ministries of East Charlotte Toni Hagerman announced her retirement. She served the ministry for six years, helping it grow from its infancy into the thriving mi...
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Disciple: The 206th Annual Convention Recap
posted on Dec 22, 2021When the time came to make the decision on whether to hold the 206th Annual Convention in person, the stars weren’t aligning quite well enough to move forward. Positive COVID-19 rates were trending up, and vaccination rates had plateaued wi...
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Disciple: Mission Strategy: Next Steps
posted on Dec 22, 2021Throughout the summer, the Mission Strategy Task Force shared the work of the team to date. The goals, the strategies and the theology that comprise the mission strategy were presented via video and shared with clergy and lay leaders, in special �...
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Disciple: A Sure Foundation in Uncertain Times
posted on Dec 22, 2021So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the...
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Disciple: Preach It!
posted on Dec 22, 2021The Lay Preaching Training Initiative enters next phase “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” - John 1:1, 14 In the prologue of John’s Gospel, ...
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CAMINANDO WITH JESUS: Leaping for Joy
posted on Dec 17, 2021In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled wit...
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Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Amanda Bourne
posted on Dec 17, 2021The Diocese of North Carolina gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Amanda Bourne, curate of the Reimagining Curacies program. Bourne was one of the first participants of the pilot program and served at Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, and St...
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CAMINANDO WITH JESUS: What Then Should We Do?
posted on Dec 11, 2021John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell yo...
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Updated: Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy Filing Affects Churches, File for Protection Against Claims Today
posted on Dec 9, 2021Updated: December 9, 2021 Please read the following notice from diocesan legal counsel: "Out of an abundance of caution, on November 16, 2020, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina (the “Diocese”) filed generalized, protective proofs of cl...
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CAMINANDO WITH JESUS: Heeding the Prophets
posted on Dec 3, 2021In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the hig...
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Meet St. Martin's, Charlotte
posted on Dec 3, 2021There is noise – A LOT of NOISE - around St. Martin’s, Charlotte, these days. Good Noise for Good News. Whether it’s a busy Sunday in the courtyard, banging in the bathrooms or preschoolers laughing outside, there is now noise, and it is g...
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Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Respond to Recent Shooting in Michigan
posted on Dec 1, 2021We mourn with the nation about news of another school shooting, this time in Michigan. While details are yet unknown, at least three have been killed and more injured. An investigation may offer motive and context for the event, but no explanat...
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CAMINANDO WITH JESUS: For a World About to Be Born
posted on Nov 23, 2021Jesus said: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the ...
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Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Respond to Rittenhouse Verdict
posted on Nov 22, 2021"[God] has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8 The verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial has opened again for us the...
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RoR - Season 4, Episode 2: Judaism
posted on Mar 15, 2024Season 4: Race and Religion Episode 2: Judaism Sometimes a gift is even greater than can be known at the time it was given. Such is the case with this episode of “Roundtables on Race.” Recorded several weeks before her death on March 9, 202...
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RoR - Season 4, Episode 1: Hinduism
posted on Mar 8, 2024Season 4: Race and Religion Episode 1: Hinduism Season 4 of "Roundtables on Race" is taking a bit of a departure from its usual format. As we take a season-long look at "Race and Religion," each episode will feature a different faith tradition, e...
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RoR - Season 4, Bonus Episode: A Multicultural Christmas
posted on Dec 20, 2023Season 4: Race and Religion Bonus Episode: A Multicultural Christmas "Roundtables on Race" is back with a "Very Special Christmas" episode, when host the Rev. Kathy Walker is joined by friends and family to talk about the Christmas holidays and h...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 10: Season Wrap-up
posted on Dec 20, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 10: Season Wrap-up The Rev. Kathy Walker brings the season on race and education to a close with a look back at what we discussed, and a look ahead to what's coming next on "Roundtables on Race."
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 9: The Politics of Race and Education
posted on Sep 8, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 9: The Politics of Race and Education It seems almost impossible to believe that education could be a political hot-button, but it has become just that. Or has it always been? Either way, the question that m...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 8: Race and Faith-Based Schools
posted on Aug 25, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 8: Race and Faith-Based Schools Given that this podcast is produced by the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, it didn’t seem right to have a season-long conversation around race and education without dis...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more)
posted on Aug 18, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more) One of the hotly debated topics of conversation around education these days is what is actually taught in schools. There is a lot of misinformation and error ar...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 6: The Funding of Education
posted on Aug 4, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 6: The Funding of Education When it comes to looking at race and education, especially its inequities and challenges, the conversation often becomes about the question of resources. And of course, when it co...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 5: Race and Higher Education
posted on Jul 28, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 5: Race and Higher Education In the year 2023, no season focusing on race and education would be complete without a conversation about the Supreme Court decision that dismantled affirmative action in college a...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 4: The History of Black Education
posted on Jul 21, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 4: The History of Black Education With all of the conversation around the teaching of racial history, little time is spent learning about the history of Black education. It is a rich and inspiring one, with ...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 3: Teaching Racial History
posted on Jul 14, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 3: Teaching Racial History Among the many arguments around race and education is the teaching of racial history – what is taught and not taught, how the subject of racial history is imparted to students, an...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 2: Racism, Not Race
posted on Jul 7, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 2: Racism, Not Race One of the ongoing arguments around race and education is about the teaching of race and racism. They’re often used as interchangeable terms in the course of conversation, so in this ep...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 1: Critical Race Theory
posted on Jun 30, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 1: Critical Race Theory "Roundtables on Race" is back for its third season! This time around we will look at the intersection of race and education, and in this first episode, we explore the one topic that has...
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Lent, Part 4: Disruption
posted on Apr 5, 2023Intro In the fourth and final episode of our Lenten series, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam discuss reconciliation, the final step in the cycle of sacrifice, repentance, and forgiveness. They consider examples from both Jewish and Christian scripture...
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Lent, Part 3: An Invitation to Grace
posted on Mar 22, 2023In episode three of our Lenten series, Bishop Sam and Rabbi Raachel discuss the nature of forgiveness, both God’s infinite, all-encompassing forgiveness and the much more fraught nature of forgiveness within human relationships. They consider th...
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Lent, Part 2: Repairing Relationships
posted on Mar 8, 2023This episode is part two of our four-part Lenten series, and today we discuss a familiar concept for anyone who engages in the liturgical season of Lent: repentance. Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam both understand repentance not as a requirement to r...
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Lent, Part 1: Sacrifice or Offering?
posted on Feb 22, 2023Today we begin our four-part Lenten series with an exploration of sacrifice, or, as Rabbi Raachel teaches us, offerings, as the Hebrew of the Torah is more correctly translated. She and Bishop Sam dive deep into an exploration of sacrifice in the ...
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Episode 5: Speaking of the Psalms: Psalm 51
posted on Feb 15, 2023In this episode, Bishop Sam and Rabbi Raachel discuss one of the psalms that speaks most powerfully to Bishop Sam: Psalm 51. It is a plea for forgiveness attributed to King David after he is rebuked by the prophet Nathan for his role in another ma...
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Episode 6: Speaking of the Psalms: Psalm 145
posted on Feb 15, 2023In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam return to the psalms and discuss Rabbi Raachel’s choice: Psalm 145. Starting from the question of does God need to be praised, and, if so, why, they explore the ideas of humility, awe, abundance, pra...
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Episode 4: Dialogues of Devotion
posted on Feb 8, 2023In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam share their formative experiences of interreligious dialogue, from elementary school through college to their current thinking about conversations among followers of different faiths. Instead of seekin...
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