The Coastal Episcopalian

Reprinted from Gates County News Index

By Cal Bryant

Look up the word multi-talented in Webster’s Dictionary and chances are there is a photograph of Aaron Wiggins shown adjacent to the description.

The 18-year-old senior at Gates County High school is an accomplished pianist, organist and vocalist.

Instead of allowing his imagination to be controlled by a glitzy home video game, Wiggins would much rather refine his skills while performing in a stage production…interacting with real people in real life situations.

He also has a vision of a bright tomorrow as a future business leader.

And oh, by the way, he’s a great student to boot. Read the rest of this entry »

Many organizations in the Diocese are happy to report their activities of the past months:

-Episcopal Relief in Development Committee (ER-D) has reported that the people and parishes of the Diocese of East Carolina sent $56,776 in the year 2009 to help provide aid in areas that have endured major disasters. Special collections are also being taken up during Lent to support ER-D’s work in Haiti. Read the rest of this entry »

Reprinted from “Trinity Is…”, Trinity Episcopal Church, Lumberton

By Lee Haris

A Celebration of the Holy Eucharist with music from Schubert’s Mass No. 2 in G

Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 5:00 P.M.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Lumberton 1202 N. Chestnut Street, Lumberton, NC 28358

Presented by Choir and String Orchestra, Organ

Under the direction of Dr. William McConnell

Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) was born of a humble family.  His father, a pious, strict, but kindly and honorable man, was a schoolmaster in Vienna.  The boy’s formal training though his environmnet, both at home and in school, was saturated with music-making.  Although educated to follow his father’s profession, his heart was elsewhere, and after three years of school teaching (1814-1817) he retired to devote himself entirely to composition. Read the rest of this entry »

The time has come to start signing up for Camp Trinity!  Camp Trinity is a summer program sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina to serve the 74 parishes of the diocese.

The camp offers young people (grades 3-12) an opportunity to experience camping in an enjoyable and beautiful setting along Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Campers share in a Christian program that helps them grow spiritually and emotionally and provides them opportunities to develop new interests, skills, and friendships.
The camping program is administered by an experienced staff, with a ratio of one staff person to every four campers. The summer staff consists of trained counselors who are responsible for the care and nurturing of campers in their cabin life and camp activities; program staff who plan and implement the recreational program activities for campers; a certified staff of lifeguards and instructors who oversee the swimming and boating programs; and a nurse who cares for the medical needs of the campers.

Visit the Camp Trinity website to find out more about the camp experience, view photos and download forms and applications.

Deanery-wide Sexual Ethics Training Classes will be available in March and April of this year.

For the Upper Cape Fear Deanery:

There will be a Sexual Ethics Training Class at Holy Trinity Church in Fayetteville, NC.

This class will be March 6, 2010 from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.

For the Pamlico Deanery:

There will be a class held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Chocowinity, NC.

This class will be April 24, 2010 from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.

These classes are free, and everyone is welcome to attend. To register, please call or email Rondi Sugg (252) 522-0885 ext. 228 or rsugg@diocese-eastcarolina.org.  Make sure to include the attendees’ names, their parish, their home/work phone and which location and session they would like to attend.

There are hundreds of talented writers in this diocese.  And there are many groups, ministries, parishes and projects that are seeking that talent.

If you are interesting in grant writing or journalism, contact Keri (kdixon@diocese-eastcarolina.org) at the Diocesan House to find out what projects are out there that need your help.

All Saints Episcopal Church, Southern Shores has announced that it will be holding the Sexual Ethics class, “Safeguarding God’s Children” on Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.

The Rev. Canon Phil Craig will be the facilitator.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  For more information, or to sign up, please call (252-261-6674) or email All Saints (allsaints@allsaints-eastcarolina.org).

All Saints, Southern Shores is located at 40 Pintail Trail, Southern Shores, NC.

East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation presents Dr. Ann Labounsky, Chair, Organ and Sacred Music, Duquesne University. Dr.Labounsky is the world’s leading expert on the music of blind French organist and composer Jean Langlais. She was Langlais’ student in Paris and has recorded his complete works. Dr. Labounsky will play The Perkins and Wells Memorial Organ, C.B. Fisk, Opus 126 in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenville. Please join us for the concert and reception following in the Parish Hall. Concert is free, All are welcome.

The concert will be held February 26 at 9:o0 P.M. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenville.  You can find more information at www.opus126.com.

Cannot make it to church for the traditional Ash Wednesday service?  The Episcopal Church Office of Communication will offer a live webcast from Grace Episcopal Church in New York City.  The service will begin at 12:10 P.M. on February 17th.  It is a penitential Eucharist which will include hymns and the imposition of ashes. The celebrant will be the Rev. J. Donald Waring, rector of Grace.  To view the service, follow the link below.

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/live/ashwednesday

(This link should be completely working by Wednesday morning)

The service will be available to view online throughout the 40-Lenten season.

Soles4Souls at the 127th Diocesan Convention

The pile of shoes created in the corner of the Grand Ballroom at the Convention Center in New Bern, North Carolina, was massive.  The Millennium Development Goals Committee, along with participants of the Diocesan Convention collected over 870 pairs of shoes to go to the non-profit organization Soles4souls.  With approximately 375 attendees at Convention, that’s over 2 pairs per person!

Shoes donated during the convention will go to the relief efforts in Haiti.

To find out more about Soles4Souls, visit their website at: www.soles4souls.org