On Saturday, January 23, the Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina adjourned. See below for information and convention happenings.
Resolutions There were 18 resolutions brought before the 194th Convention for consideration, one of which was rejected (Resolution 11). Click here to for detailed look at all of the resolutions. Please note that these are not the final, official versions of the resolutions for publication in the journal.
Nominations Standing Committee: Thomas F Womble, lay order; The Rev. Stephen Elkins-Williams and The Rev. Jamie L'Enfant, clergy order Diocesan Council: Tom Fennimore, Tim Berry, and Pam Harvey, lay order; The Rev. Dr. Hector Sintim and the Rev. John G. Tampa, clergy order Ecclesiastical Court: Richard M. Taylor, Jr., lay order; The Rev. David Frazelle, clergy order Trustee, University of the South: John M. Engram Board of Directors, Penick Village: 3-year term: May Sherrod, Betty Atwell, Patricia Swindell, Thomas McBride Goodrum, Fred L. Thompson, Carolyn Baranek, Richard Higginbotham, Louis F. Gentry, Harriet Holt Whitley, and David Byrd Gwinn; 2-year term: Keith Junk; 1-year term: Robert Ellis Stemler
d Byrd Gwinn; 2-year term: Keith Junk; 1-year term: Robert Ellis Stemler
Stop Hunger Now: Convention Comes Together to Package 100,500 Meals!
Thanks to many hands and human sweat, the goal of reaching 100,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now was achieved! Even better, the convention surpassed the goal and packaged 100,500 meals! Many thanks to the youth, clergy, delegates, and guests who participated, and a special thanks to those from Stop Hunger Now who assisted and Beth Crow and Lisa Aycock for coordinating the event.
Click here to watch a video and scenes from Stop Hunger Now.
Bishop's Pastoral Address and Eucharist
Videos of the Bishop's Pastoral Address and Eucharist, along with scenes from Stop Hunger Now, are available for online viewing here (see the links directly below the video player).
A Special Tour: Visiting a Slave Cemetery in the Diocese of North Carolina
This week's Please Note features a visit to a McCoy family slave cemetery guided by the Rev. Sarah Hollar. The cemetery was left in the care of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Huntersville. Recently, some of the youth at St. Mark's made some major improvements to the cemetery and the vestry created a memorial on the site.
Parochial reports are due on Monday, March 1, 2010. The original copy of these reports, complete with vestry signatures is due at that time to the Diocesan House, 200 West Morgan Street, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC, 27601. You must also file online to the national church by March 1st. Attached are the Vestry Signature form and the 2010 Local Church Officers form to be completed with your report.
If you have any questions regarding your parochial report, please contact Canon Marlene Weigert, 919.834.7474.
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Commentary on Next
Sunday's Lessons by
The Rev. Dr. Fred L. Horton J.T. Albritton Professor Wake Forest University
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Below are two links to video interviews with Dr. Peter Morris regarding what precautions should be taken by both churches and the general public in order to prevent the rapid spread of the H1N1 virus
