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Title IV
We encourage you to visit TitleIV.org, the website developed by The Episcopal Church, for full information on the disciplinary process. Read the Title IV canons. Glossary of terms used What is Title IV? “Title IV is the section of t...Read More ›
To Differ Is Divine
To Differ is Divine is a podcast that invites both the curious and the skeptical to explore the idea of spiritual permeability through conversations between our hosts, Bishop Sam Rodman, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, and R...Read More ›
Vestry Resources
If your congregation currently does not have a priest, uses supply clergy or is in transition, you might find some of the clergy resources helpful. Alcohol Policy: As of the 78th General Convention Annual Parish Meeting Guidelines Bylaw...Read More ›
Video Curricula
With the support of a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the former School of Ministry produced these courses for use in congregations, and are intended as a stimulus for adult group discussion. The brief programs, usually lasting between 12 ...Read More ›
Visitation Schedule
The visitation schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have any questions about your congregation's visitation, contact Elizabeth Dawkins, executive assistant to Bishop Sam Rodman, or Patricia Sarazen, executive assistant to Bishop...Read More ›
Voting, Voter and Engagement Resources
Though we hope this page will provide valuable information and resources to help you be ready to vote and engage in helping others to be ready, too, there is no better source of voting and voter information than the NC State Board of Elections. ...Read More ›
Way of Love
Excerpted from Practice That's Not About Perfection, But the Way of Love, by the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman For me, the challenge to listen to hard truth, with love, and to speak hard truth, with love, is at the heart of what it means to become belove...Read More ›
Wear Orange
June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and traditionally, the first days of June encourage all who wish to see gun violence reduced to wear orange. This year, June 7 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and everyone is encouraged to w...Read More ›
What Can Words Do? Revising the Psalms in a God-awful Time
Using lectures by Dr. Ellen F. Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School, "What Can Words Do?" explores how we pray and speak truly in this unprecedented and grievous time. The questio...Read More ›
What You Need to Know About NC Voter ID Laws
Last updated: October 2, 2023 As of 2023, a valid photo ID is now required to vote in the state of North Carolina. 10 Things to Know About Voter ID The NC State Board of Elections has excellent resources to explain all you need to know...Read More ›
YEAH
Some say young adults have left the Church, but we think the Church has simply left the building. The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina wants to help you find a community with which to connect, whether its a traditional young adult group at a ch...Read More ›
Youth & Young Adults
Children, Youth and FamiliesYoung Adults The vision of the diocesan children's and youth ministries department is to be a Christian community that reflects Christ's love and a place of acceptance of all people. The children's and youth ministry ...Read More ›
Youth Ministry Resources
During the last three years, the children's and youth ministries department of the Diocese of North Carolina has developed a practical and relevant resource for all those who work with children and youth. This best practices document includes matt...Read More ›
The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Erika Takacs
posted on Nov 26, 2024The diocese welcomes the Rev. Erika Takacs as associate rector at St Paul’s, Winston-Salem. Erika most recently served as interim rector at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Asheboro. Welcome! Everliving God, strengthen and sustain Erik...
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A Post-election Message from the Bishops
posted on Nov 6, 2024Beloved siblings in the Diocese of North Carolina, As with any election, some of us today may feel relieved and some of us may be grieving. We know that our nation is deeply divided on many issues. As disciples and followers of Jesus, we all have...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. George Adamik
posted on Nov 5, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. George Adamik, retiring rector of St. Paul’s, Cary, where he served for 25 years. Many blessings on your retirement! Gracious God, bless your servant, George. Surround him with our gratitude ...
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The Investiture of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe: Saturday, Nov. 2
posted on Oct 30, 2024Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe's tenure as the 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church begins November 1, and his investiture service is taking place Saturday, November 2. Here's everything you need to know to enjoy it: Service links and...
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The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Joe Mitchell
posted on Oct 23, 2024The diocese welcomes the Rev. Joe Mitchell as rector (time-certain) of the Church of the Advocate, Chapel Hill. Joe is returning to the diocese after serving as interim rector at St. James, Skaneateles, in the Diocese of Central New York. Welcome ...
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Diocese of North Carolina Announces $1.25 Million Grant to Help Congregations Cultivate Intergenerational Worship and Formation
posted on Oct 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to equip congregational leaders with the imagination, connections, skills and resources they need to strengthen worship and ...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Sara Ardrey-Graves
posted on Oct 4, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Sara Ardrey-Graves, who has served faithfully at St. Paul’s. Winston- Salem. She leaves to become the interim dean of students at The School of Theology at The University of the South-Sewanee...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Alice Graham Grant
posted on Oct 2, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Alice Graham Grant, who has served since 2021 as the associate rector for children’s and youth formation at St. Paul’s, Cary. Alice leaves to become the assistant rector at St. Anne’s, An...
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Ways to Help with Hurricane Relief Efforts
posted on Sep 30, 2024Updated: October 29, 2024 | 11 a.m. The road to recovery following Hurricanes Helene and Milton will be a long one for our siblings in western North Carolina, Florida and other affected areas. We are committed to walking with them on this road,...
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The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Becky Zartman-Carpenter
posted on Sep 25, 2024The diocese welcomes the Rev. Becky Zartman-Carpenter as priest-in-charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount. Zartman-Carpenter comes to the diocese from Houston, Texas, where she was the canon missioner for welcome and evangelism at ...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Gus Chrysson
posted on Sep 18, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Gus Chrysson, departing rector of Ascension, Fork. Chrysson has served faithfully in this position since 2022. We wish Gus Godspeed on the journey ahead. Gracious God, bless your servant, Gus. ...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Teri Daily
posted on Sep 18, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Teri Daily, departing vicar of Grace, Clayton. Teri has served Grace and this diocese since November 2022. We wish her Godspeed on the journey ahead. Gracious God, bless your servant, Teri. Sur...
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Disciple: Welcoming the Law
posted on Sep 3, 2024Redeemer, Greensboro, is building bridges and relationships with the law enforcement community By Christine McTaggart Redeemer, Greensboro, is a church of about 100-plus active souls deeply committed to their community and steeped in histo...
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Disciple: On Almost Visiting the Church of the Advocate
posted on Sep 3, 2024An historic church struggles, but hope remains By the Rev. Kevin Matthews The Church of the Advocate, sight of the ordinations of the Philadelphia 11, has a storied past but is struggling to find its future. Originally built as tribute...
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Disciple: Your Voices Mattered: Advocacy Day 2024
posted on Sep 3, 2024By Aleta McClenney and the Rev. Sally Johnston On May 22, representatives of the Bishops’ Council of Advice on Public Policy (CAPP) joined members of diocesan advocacy ministries for a second annual day of in-person advocacy at the N...
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Disciple: About Relationships
posted on Sep 3, 2024Following Jesus’ example in how we interact with each other By Tony Hawkins While participating in the Lay Preacher Training Initiative for the Diocese of North Carolina, I rediscovered a fundamental concept expressed by 16th-century the...
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Disciple: Lessons from an ‘Un-Conference’
posted on Sep 3, 2024Asset-Based Community Development and congregational vitality By Joy Shillingsburg In May 2024, eight members of the Diocese of North Carolina traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, to attend an “un-conference” with nonprofit and church ...
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Disciple: New, Notable & Newsworthy
posted on Sep 3, 2024Order Your 2024-2025 ‘Gospel-Based Discipleship’ by Sept. 30 Once again it’s time to help us be good stewards of both material and financial resources by ensuring only requested copies of the 2024-2025 Gospel-Based Discipleship are pri...
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Disciple: RECAP: The 81st General Convention
posted on Sep 3, 2024The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church took place June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. It marked the first convening of General Convention under a new format, with much of the legislative work being done online in the months lead...
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Disciple: The 50th Anniversary of the Philadelphia 11
posted on Sep 3, 2024On July 29, 1974, 11 women stood before bishops not their own in the sanctuary of Philadelphia’s George W. South Memorial Church of the Advocate and made their ordination vows in front of a congregation of 2,000 worshipers. All of 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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