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TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Winter 2018

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VOLUME 37 | Number 4

Winter 2018
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Staff, Vestry, & Officers

Rector | The Reverend Brad Mullis

Parish Administrator | Cindy Reaper

Organist/Choirmaster | Sam Holt
Preschool Director | Sherry George

Senior Warden | Trevla Pullium

Junior Warden | Chuck Lindler
Adult Ed | Clay Crouch In This Issue
Newcomers & Evangelism | Richard Hol-
shouser
Outreach | Larry Trott
Finance | Sandra Landry FEATURES
Communications | Jenneffer Sixkiller
Young Families |Ron Smith
Parish Life | Rowdy Armistead
3 Editor’s Notes: Cultivating
Pastoral Care | Susan Fanjoy Mindfulness
Youth | Trevla Haire A regular practice of mindfulness medita-
Music & Worship | Joanne Schinaman tion can help holiday anxiety and depres-
Environmental Stewardship | Doug sion
Stobbe

Vestry Secretary | Carol Leach

4 Around the Parish
Larry Trott highlights upcoming Outreach
Treasurer | Jim Lawton opportunities
Assistant Treasurer | Evie Caldwell

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Trinity Topics is a monthly publication of

Trinity Episcopal Church, Statesville, NC.
6 Rector’s Message
Joyful giving. It should feel good!
The views and opinions that appear in this
publication are not necessarily those of the
church, vestry, diocese, or The Domestic
and Foreign Missionary Society. © 2018
Trinity Episcopal Church.
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 FROM THE EDITOR

Cultivating Liked, Loved, & Shared

Mindfulness Each month we feature a few quotes, images, and com-
ments shared on our social media channels, plus your let-
ters, comments, and cards. Send your comments to
thesixkillerlibrarian@gmail.com

“For me, church music isn’t ing and reminded me of the

a driving force, but today
the choir killed it! Thank
you, choir! That was spe-
cial.” -Jean Foster-Rikard
Trinity Talks Facebook page
What a treat, hearing the
wonderful entertainment
verse, "A little child shall
lead them...”
-Lisa McBroom, Trinity Talks Face-
book page
Dear friends, thank You for
all your help in the planning,
ads, and other services you

D O you experience anxiety or depression?

Many folks get the holiday blues, even if they
don’t suffer from these conditions normally. What
about chronic pain? Emotional distress? A regular
this afternoon, and an extra
treat catching up with an
old friend, catching up on
old times. –Lisa McBroom Trini-
have provided to ensure our
Trinity Artist Series is suc-
cessful. I feel yesterday's
event was very successful
ty Talks Facebook page and attended very
practice of mindfulness meditation may be just what
well. Dom Flemons was so
the doctor did not order. I witnessed something so personable and
touching and sweet. Karalee shared his talents so well
I took up the practice of yoga in college, and after (and Jean Foster so sorry if I with the community
several failed attempts, became a regular practitioner mispelled her name) daugh- through his music and con-
and started seeing real benefits about 30 days in. I ter of Scott and Jean and versations. Thank you all for
kept it up until I delivered my first child, and have only Nick Harknett and Katie your hard work. I really love
practiced here and there, or risk getting climbed on Harknett's daughter were and appreciate all of your
by my little monkeys. But, as an isolated stay at home waving at the processional. efforts. Have a blessed
mother, I became increasingly anxious and de- When Father Brad Mul- week and keep sharing
pressed, so I looked to meditation. lis went by both girls God's love.
hugged him and he -Marcia Lindler, email
A simple DVD from my public library helped me learn stopped. It was very touch-
techniques that I am still building on today to help
calm my mind, discipline my body and soothe my spir-
it. I am now teaching regular classes for the public
and staff at my library to share those techniques and
build relationships with like-minded people.

From a Christian perspective, I imagine that Jesus did

a lot of that, when he retreated for prayer. Walking
our prayer labyrinth is a form of walking meditation,
although that is not my preferred method (I prefer
simple seated breathing meditation). Some things can
only be improved with time.

As we enter this blessed season of advent, let us do

so with mindfulness; of ourselves and our brethren.
We will be better for each other if we firstly take care
of ourselves. Namaste. All Saints Day Celebration, Parish Hall, November 2018

—Jenneffer Sixkiller, editor

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Outreach Moments
Trinity’s Annual Oyster
Roast will be held January
18, 2019 from 5:30 to 8:00
PM. Ticket prices are $45.00
in advance and $50.00 at
the door. Tickets can be
purchased from Larry Trott
at Sunday services begin-
ning in December, or Cindy
in the church office during
the week.
The Trinity Oyster Roast is
the flagship fund raising
event for Trinity and the
Outreach team each
year. The menu includes
steamed oysters, Brunswick
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Around the
Parish
stew, salads, desserts, adult
beverages, tea and soft
drinks. The highlight of the
Oyster Roast is the enter-
tainment provided by our
own Bud Martin and
the Misty River Band. To
learn more about the band
as well as how to engage
their services go to
mrbbluegrass.com.
Sign-up sheets for volun-
teers and food are on the
bulletin board in the nar-
thex. Please mark your cal-
endars for this event. The
proceeds from this year’s
Angel
Tree &
Oyster
Roast
Coming
Soon!
Christian Ministries
(ICM). Members are
asked to bring can goods,
dry food and paper prod-
ucts each Sunday and
place them in the baskets
underneath the coat rack
in the narthex.
-Larry Trott
Oyster Roast will go toward
Trinity’s pledge to Habitat Larry can be reached at
for Humanity. LarryPTrott@gmail.com
The Angel Tree is up and
the angels are going
fast. Please stop by the
tree after church each Sun-
day to select an angel from
the tree. It is requested
that the gifts be placed un-
der the tree by close of
business on December
16th so that we can get the
gifts to 5th Street Ministries
in time for Christmas.
As a reminder we continue
to collect food for Iredell
It is in Giving that We Receive

someone talked with

Nov.
her and let her know
how hurt those offering
help were feeling. They 18
had accepted the offers Annual Meeting
of help over the years 12:00
from her but were not
being allowed to fill a
need they recognized.
21
They were denied the Thanksgiving Eucharist
7pm
gift of giving. It was as
if she was saying that
We have heard all our gift I can give is to be a the gifts they were
lives that it is more
blessed to give than to
receiver. It is when I
allow someone else to
offering were somehow
not good enough, it
Dec.
receive. While it is a give her gift to me that was not as good as the
blessing to be a giver it she can feel the bless- gifts that she, the origi- 2
can also be a blessing to ing of being a giver. nal giver, had given Annual Men and Boys
be a receiver. For many It is not easy to move them. Breakfast, Advent
Wreaths
years I had a hard time from always being the When we learn how to 9:00am, 9:30am
receiving from others. giver to sometimes be- be receivers of gifts we
If someone compli-
mented me on anything
ing the receiver. I have
a friend who was sud-
do not stop being giv-
ers, but we become
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Lessons and Carols
I would make light of it, denly faced with a seri- better givers. When we 10:30am
basically denying the ous illness. This is are aware of the bless-
compliment, rejecting someone well known to ing of receiving we are 16
the gift that I had been be the first to help oth- likely to be more aware Vestry Meeting after
given. If I was not the ers. When those who of the many gifts God church
giver then I was uncom- had received from her- has given us and to 12:00
fortable. And then, one found about her need thank God for those
day, I realized that I
could give all I wanted
they were quick to offer
their assistance. All
gifts.
Jan.
-Deacon Henrietta Wil-
to but if there were no
one to receive the gift I
offers were turned
down being told, “Oh, I liams can be reached at 11-12
offered then it was can manage. you don’t evew99@yahoo.com Vestry Retreat
Times forthcoming
meaningless; it wasn’t need to bother, help
really a gift at all. someone who really
Sometimes the greatest needs it.” Finally,

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REV. BRAD MULLIS
A Joyful Gift
“Don’t give until it hurts. Give until it feels good.”
Dear Friends,
The fall is the time of the
year when we talk most
about stewardship. Stew-
ardship is, pretty much,
what we do with what
we’ve got. I’ve mentioned
the origin of the word be-
fore. It comes from “sty
warden.” A steward is one
who was a “keeper of the
pigs.” A good steward
knew his job was important
and his inventory was valua-
ble, and he wanted to tend
the pigs to the benefit of
the Lord of the Manor, to
whom he was ultimately
responsible. That’s how we
come to refer to ourselves
as stewards.
Our first joyful task in being
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good stewards is to look
around us and behold all
those gifts the master has
given. Please take a mo-
ment and do that now.
Think of the special people
in your life – children, par-
ents, siblings, spouses, part-
ners, friends, co-workers --
and how you are blessed by
them. Think of this fragile
earth, and all its beauty and
bounty. Consider the bless-
ings of health and mobility.
Think of the education
you’ve received. Think of
the freedom you have in
this country to worship, to
speak, to disagree, and to
vote. Consider this commu-
nity of faith you call your
church home. Think of the
financial resources you
have. Think of the unique
abilities you have. I could
keep writing these sentenc-
es. Even if you feel things
have not gone well for you
lately, think of life – all of it
– as belonging to the Lord
of the Manor and placed in
your care as gift. The late
John Claypool said, “Life is
gift; birth is windfall.”
The steward’s second joy is
valuing these gifts and
bringing honor to the Lord
of the Manor by the use we
make of them. I ask you
again to take a moment and
recall the greatest giving
experience of your life.
Was it something for the
kids on Christmas morning?
Was it a diamond for your
beloved? Or perhaps a per-
fect something for your
best friend? Or that photo
album you put together for
your parents? Do you re-
member how good that
giving felt? The giving over-
flowed from the gratitude
you feel for the other per-
son and what they have
brought into your life. It felt
so good to give back. I
think that joy gets at what
our master intends for us
when we give.
That’s the kind of giving I
hope you will consider this
year as you complete your
pledge card and your time
and talent card. I hope you
will take seriously the gifts
of your life and how richly
blessed you are. And from
consideration of that
wealth of blessing, please
make a financial community. Your faithful pres-
commitment to Trini- ence – those couple hours
ty’s 2019 ministry each week -- is a great gift to
budget that will your brothers and sisters, and I
bring you the kind of hope a practice that brings joy,
joy you’ve experi- peace, and strength to you.
enced at these other And please indicate on your
times of your life. time and talent card all the
That will likely mean ways you will contribute those
digging deep. As a gifts to this community’s gos-
former diocesan pel work in 2019. And if there
stewardship director are ways we need to be partici-
used to say, “Don’t pating in God’s work that we
give until it hurts. are not doing, let us know that
Give until it feels too!
good.”
We have among us the re-

Trinitarians to Act in
And your gift does sources not only to meet a
great good. It makes budget but to have plenty. We

A Christmas Carol
possible our Sunday do. Imagine what all our
worship of word and thankful, joyful hearts put to-
sacrament and mu- gether can do, and give, and
be! So, consider yourself a
Our very own Charlie and Ellyn Mullis will appear in Theatre
sic. It nurtures
young families and steward. Think of all you have Statesville’s production of A Christmas Carol. Ellyn says,
the multitude of chil- been given, and be grateful.
dren around this Then consider how joyful it is “Charlie is young man Ebenezer Scrooge, and I am old lady
place. It helps our to give. Having done that, #4. It’s a cool set-up --- done as a walking tour through downtown
youth feed hungry then give until it feels good. Statesville. We are each in a brief scene that advances the sto-
folks at Fifth Street You will know joy ry. Previous participants in the show say that the depiction of
and get away for a —Brad Mullis ghost of Marley is scary---some young children were really scared
trip to Kanuga in the last year. If you think you’d like to go, it’s recommended to get
summer. It enhances Father Brad is the rector at Trin- tickets early. “
our ministry to sen- ity Episcopal Church. He can be
iors and our pastoral reached at rec- Come out and show your support! For more information, email
care to the sick. It tor@trinitysvl.org Ellyn at rbmullis@roadrunner.com
helps us have Vaca-
tion Bible School
with children and
fellow teachers from
Mt. Pleasant AME
Zion. In short, it ena-
Every American president since James
Fun Facts
bles us to pro-
claim good Madison has, at least occasionally,
news in word worshipped in St. John’s Episcopal
and deed. Your
gift does that.
Church, Lafayette Square

Your gifts of time

and talent are equal-
ly important. I hope
you will consider joy-
fully your faithful
participation in the
worship life of this

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From the Vestry
I believe I joined Trinity’s vestry at
the urging of Bob Foster as I really
didn’t know what all was involved.
I think he might have identified
“the new guy” and wanted me to
commit while I was still naïve! I’m
kidding to some degree but Bob
was persistent! I guess now that
I’m retired I hoped to make up for
some of the years I didn’t have the
time to support my church as much
as I would have preferred. I also
hoped it would be an opportunity
to get to know other members of
Trinity and make some new friends.
I was surprised to learn that our
small congregation has a consider-
able number of committed mem-
bers and that these caring souls
can accomplish some great things.
I’ve enjoyed learning about Trini-
ty’s charitable functions and ob-
serving Father Brad and Trinity’s
congregation in their efforts to sup-
port our community! From the oys-
ter roast in January to the Angel
tree in December I’ve witnessed
members of our congregation sac-
rifice their time and resources to
benefit the charitable organiza-
tions in the community. It’s amaz-
ing to me that such a small congre-
gation can accomplish so much.
Although I’m still having some –
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PARTNERSHIP
Trinity Artist Series
Remembering the importance of the ARTS
Have you ever attended
an event that had a pro-
found and everlasting
effect on your soul? You
may have been one in a
crowd of many, yet each
individual walked away
having experienced vary-
ing degrees of the
event's effect. This is
how the arts can be ex-
perienced by people of
all ages and stages!
The Trinity Artist Series is
committed to creating
such events for our com-
munity, offering a wide
variety of musical and
visual programs.
The ARTS can Activate
your emotions, as well as
Release and Transform
your Spirit for a lifetime!
Arts events provide a
respite from our hectic
world.
Contributions allow us to
offer complimentary tick-
ets as an outreach minis-
try to the Boys and Girls Ticket pricing
Club of the Piedmont,
Children's Homes of Ire- $70.00 season
dell County, Kings $20.00 single
Grant Retirement Com- $8.00 student
munity, Performing Arts
students at South Iredell Committee Members 2018-
High School and 2019
Marcia Lindler, Chair
Statesville Senior High
School, as well as music Richard Holshouser, Treasurer
and art students at Sam Holt, Artistic Director
Mitchell Community Col- Chuck Lindler, Publicity
lege. Lori Martin, Advisor, Publicity
Rev. Brad Mullis, Advisor
The programs are pre- Haydee Patterson, Secretary,
sented in our beautiful Hospitality
Anne Rhyne, Sponsorship
sanctuary or spacious
Agnus Schneider, Hospitality
Parish hall at 3:00 on
Elizabeth Sheeks, Publicity
Sunday afternoons.
Kelly Sheeks, Publicity
Zoe Williams, Ticket Sales
2/24/2019 Evie Caldwell, Grant Writer
Ciompi Quartet---classical Elizabeth Rankin, Graphic De-
strings, clarinet signer
Jenneffer Sixkiller, Graphic
3/24/2019 Designer
Davidson College Jazz
Ensemble---jazz/big band
music
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Blood Drive Update

Remembering the importance of giving

Vestry, continued from p 8

difficulty putting names with faces, I
believe my goal of making some
new friends has been achieved. I
would strongly encourage anyone
considering serving Trinity as a ves-
try member to take the leap! They
won’t regret the decision.
Our November blood drive
had 26 donors, and gave 27
pints of blood, including
one new donor! Way to go!
Save the date for the next
blood drive @ Trinity:

-Larry Trott can be reached at 5/24/2019

LarryPTrott@GMail.com

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 DIOCESE
Becoming Beloved Community
The Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman - The Bishop Diocesan
"In May 2017, The Episcopal
Church announced 'Becom-
ing Beloved Community:
The Episcopal Church’s
Long-term Commitment to
Racial Healing, Reconcilia-
tion and Justice.' It was not
another program; it was a
path for all of us to follow.
"The Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina is already on
that journey, and we easily
recognized ourselves and
the mission work to which
we’re dedicated in the path
outlined in Becoming Be-
loved Community. In look-
ing at what has been ac-
complished in recent years
and where we want to go in
the years ahead, it became
clear that the path we were
already on meshed with the
one outlined by the Church.
"And so it is a path we will
continue to follow in 2018
and the coming years. Con-
tinuing our work in the area
of racial reconciliation and
healing will remain a focal
point. In thinking through
the wide scope of our work,
however, we have defined
four other priorities that
support, complement and
intertwine with that recon-
ciliation work. They build on
our answered call to be part
of the Jesus Movement,
recognizing its call to unity
through mission and move-
ment more than church
structure and the institu-
tion. They keep us on our
road to Galilee, where we
will continue to go out in
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the world, seeking out our
neighbors and increasingly
seeing the importance of
'being with others' as well
as 'doing for others.' If the
Jesus Movement is the jour-
ney and Going to Galilee the
map, our work in Becoming
Beloved Community is our
mission."
The Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman
and the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodg-
es-Copple, "Becoming Be-
loved Community," Winter
2018 Disciple
1. Engaging in deeper
dialogue and multi-
layered conversa-
tions around the dy-
namics of difference
with particular atten-
tion to race, political Epistles on Race in Ameri- the Rev. Winnie Varghese,
tensions between ca,” explores contempo- in conversation with civil
left and right, and rary black/white relation- rights icon and public theo-
ships using writings that, logian Ruby Sales. Togeth-
the economic divide
while perhaps lesser er, they explore King’s pro-
known than King’s famous phetic voice and look for
Spotlight Resources “I have a dream” oratory, hope in history.
resonate powerfully today. Bishop Rodman can be
MLK Jr.: Epistles and Proph- The speakers are New York reached at
ets City journalist Errol Louis, sam.rodman@episdionc.org
New York University pro-
April 4, 2018, marks 50 years fessor and poet Fred
since the assassination of Moten and Trinity’s vicar,
the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther the Rev. Phil Jackson. Hear
King, Jr. their challenging examina-
In observance of the deep tions of three Civil Rights-
and lasting impact of Dr. era letters from Dr. King,
King’s ministry, Trinity Wall James, James Baldwin and
Street is offering a video Thomas Merton, and share
curriculum for use by indi- them with friends in your
viduals or in group educa- community.
tion settings. The interview segment fea-
The speaker series, “Three tures Trinity’s Director of
Justice and Reconciliation,
 SPIRITUALITY & PRAYER

Central American Bishops appeal to Anglican

Communion solidarity over migrant caravan

People form a caravan of migrants as they walk through San Salvador in a journey from El Salvador to the United States.

Bishops from three Anglican Central America, Mexico and the ed. “We will NOT let these Cara- ple, women and men, victims of
Provinces have called for USA, United Nations and civil vans, which are also made up of death threats, victims of unem-
“solidarity” from the Anglican leadership with respect to the some very bad thugs and gang ployment, victims of irresponsi-
Communion as a caravan of mi- caravan of people who are trav- members, into the U.S. Our Bor- ble governments which are in-
grants makes its way through elling towards the United States der is sacred, must come in le- different to the needs of their
the region from El Salvador to in search of opportunities of gally. TURN AROUND!” inhabitants.”
the US. The plight of the people decent work”.
making the journey has been And in another Tweet he said: They say that the movement of
reported around the world after They describe it as “a new exo- “The Caravans are made up of people has been a permanent
US President Donald Trump said dus” of “a marginalised people, some very tough fighters and part of history, and that the car-
that he had mobilised the mili- enslaved in their respective people. Fought back hard and avans draw attention to the cri-
tary to prevent them crossing countries through a reality of viciously against Mexico at sis of migration and the difficul-
the American border. Bishops social and moral, neo-liberal eco- Northern Border before break- ties in their countries of origin.
from Honduras, in the US-based nomic sin which takes away ing through. Mexican soldiers
Episcopal Church; Guatemala their lives with injustices and hurt, were unable, or unwilling “In this context we remember
and El Salvador in the Iglesia violations of their human rights. to stop”. the forum on migration which
Anglicana de la Region Central They are a people of faith in was held in San Salvador, which
de America; and North and God, who He has promised to But in their letter, the bishops affirmed that these people: “are
South East Mexico, in the La ‘care for and accompany’”. appealed for more compassion in principal good and many have
Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico,
to be shown towards those on been victim of death threats, of
have responded to the situation
President Trump has been vocal the journey. “As God always hard conditions of vulnerable
in a joint letter.
in his opposition to the caravan, hears the cry of his people, the social and economical condi-
which has been a hot-topic issue Churches do the same and we tions; others have been victims
In their letter, they say that, in in the US midterm elections. cry out for the weak and most of violence of either gangs or
the name of God, they are using “Our military is being mobilized vulnerable”, they said. “For ex- the agents of state of their
their voice and position “in a call at the Southern Border. Many ample, in this new Exodus, many countries of origin.”
of solidarity to the authorities of more troops coming”, he Tweet- are girls and boys, young peo-

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Milestones

Birthdays 12/14 Quinn Payne Anniversaries

NOVEMER 12/15 Gray Lackey NOVEMBER
11/2 Sandra Poole 12/17 Rowdy Armistead 11/11 Buddy and Margaret Johnson
11/3 Sam McDowell Jennifer York 11/19 Chris and Maggie Shoobridge
11/6 Chuck Lindler 12/19 Arna Deter 11/21 Chuck and Kim Dockery
11/8 Loring Fishburne Scott Rankin 11/29 Will and Susan Fanjoy
11/9 Eva Clendenin 12/21 Cindy Booker
11/11 Jerrie Greene 12/23 Christian York DECEMBER
11/13 Lorene Ramsey 12/27 Alice Hunsucker
12/17 Locke and Joy Allison
11/17 Nimocks Haigh 12/29 Bob Johnson
12/19 Jim and Re Johnston
11/20 Sonny Rankin 12/31 Thomas Hogan
12/27 Buck and Lula Cheatham
11/21 Cathy Marshall
11/26 Abigail Hart JANUARY
1/3 Sam Holt JANUARY
11/28 Ali Warren
11/29 Aimee Reimann 1/6 Jerry Gehling, Ryder Smith 1/1 Sarah Borders
11/30 Kelly Sheeks 1/8 Bill Bosshart Bill and Tammy Neely
1/10 Richard Holshouser
DECEMBER 1/13 Buck Cheatham
Chris Shoobridge Please send any obituaries or birth notices
12/1 Jonathan York
1/15 Mary Dulin to thesixkillerlibrarian@gmail.com for
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Leann Schoolcraft Kerrington Harknett
12/4 Eli Smith Joe Peters
Ella Gehling 1/17 Raina Hassler
Jeff Watts 1/20 Honoria Harknett
12/6 Pierce Deter 1/21 Carolyn Solberg
Andy Pendleton 1/23 Joe Furr, Kay Holshouser
12/7 Shaina Wilson 1/25 Kelly Hogan
12/8 Amy Lawton 1/26 Bill Neely
12/9 Amanda Clendenin 1/28 Tom Flowe, Janet Heitmann
12/11 Pat Henley 1/30 Gary Clark
Allison Long Hughes 1/31 Holly Hassler
Elizabeth Rankin
12/12 Caroline Alexander

NC Diocese Hurricane Help News

We are truly grateful that no one
in the Diocese of North Carolina
reported major damage from Hur-
ricane Florence or Hurricane Mi-
chael. We also know our neigh-
bors in the Diocese of East Caroli-
na have been hard hit (again), and
the Diocese is working with re-
sponse partners and relief organi-
zations on how best to respond.
Please stay tuned to this page for
the latest information and up-
dates.
Lessons learned from past storms
tell us the best way to support those
in need is to donate financially if you
can. The funds can be used toward
whatever material goods need to be
purchased in the areas they're most
needed. Unless specifically request-
ed, or unless you are working direct-
ly with an organized relief effort,
donated goods can actually put a
burden on those receiving them if
storage space or manpower to sort
and distribute is an issue.
The Diocese is working to aggre-
gate a list of needs.
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Remember, remember, the

Parish Hall four Septembers
ago? This shot from Topics,
September 2014.
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