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The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Karen Barfield, vicar of St. Joseph's, Durham, where she has served since 2008 as a faithful companion to many in the community. We wish Barfield and her husband, Ray, Godspeed as they head t...

We need deacons in this diocese! Deacons of all shapes and sizes, all ages and ethnicities. How do we help make that happen? I believe it begins with us. Last year I shared a story about planting my first garden. It began: In 1975, I plant...

Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show d...

The Diocese welcomes the Rev. Dr. Sally French as the interim East Regional Canon for the Diocese of North Carolina. French joins a team of missioners and canons dedicated to increasing the vitality and impact of congregational development initi...

Once more Jesus spoke to the people in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would ...

The people of St. Stephen's, Oxford, have named the Rev. Dr. Vincent J. Kopp as their new rector. Kopp is an Episcopal priest and Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Jesus said, “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time ...

When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” Jesus said to them, “I will a...

The Rev. Matthew Addington, previously a transitional deacon at St. Mark's, Huntersville, has been called to be the assistant to the rector at St. Francis, Greensboro. September 20 is his first Sunday. Addington has served the St Mark's community...

“Nobody told me there'd be days like these. Strange days indeed.” John Lennon wrote and sang these lyrics back in the late 1970s, and they have been lingering in my head for most of this year. The reality is that none of us knew we...