Thursday, August 8, 7-8 p.m. Community United Church of Christ 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh Judith Glixon, a former Asheville resident and principal cellist with the Asheville Symphony and the Brevard Chamber Orchestra, returns to NC to present a one-hour solo cello concert about the urgency of climate change. The music of J. S. Bach (Unaccompanied Suites #2 & 3), Benjamin Britten (final movement of Suite for Cello, Op.72), Maurice Ravel and a recent composition by Daniel Crawford will take listeners through an abridged history of the human race (with an emphasis on Western civilization) from its beginning until today. Ticket sales for the concert will support the work of North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light, Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle, and the Creation Care Alliance. Click here to buy tickets. For more information, contact scott@creationcarealliance.org or call 828-258-8737. Friday, August 9, 5 p.m.- Saturday, August 10, 3 p.m. Emmanuel Baptist Church 1075 Shalimar Drive, Winston-Salem Emmanuel Baptist Church invites you to engage in solutions driven discussions and educational sessions on environmental justice, environmental racism, climate justice and addressing health disparities in African American communities. This seminar is FREE and open to the public. Register by contacting Veronica Bitting, Emmanuel Baptist Chruch, vbitting@outlook.com or call 336-624-7704. Saturday, August 10, 1-4 p.m. In His Way Ministry 601 North Fairview Road, Rocky Mount
In His Way Ministry in Rocky Mount invites you to join them at their 2nd annual Community Day! All are invited to come join in on this day filled with fun and fellowship for the whole community. This event is free and open to the public. Click here for the event. For more information, contact Pastor Angela King at 252-212-1768. Sunday, August 18, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventists Church 629 Cameron Street, Burlington
Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventists Church invites you to their 3rd annual back to school bash! Everyone is welcome to come join in on music, free food, games, prizes, and many more fun activities. This event will also feature 150 backpacks filled with supplies and other important materials for students in the area as they prepare to return to school. This event is free and open to the public. Click here for the event. For more information, please contact Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventists Church at 336-228-6407. Saturday, August 24, 5-8:30 p.m. First Baptist Church Family Life Center 101 South Wilmington Street Raleigh
During both the pre- and post-Civil War eras, lynching was used with impunity by patrols of KKK members to intimidate, terrorize, incarcerate and kill black people. Then as now, unpunished acts of racial intimidation and violence by citizens and officers sworn to protect and serve the people, perpetuate racism in today’s criminal justice system. Please join Campaign Nonviolence for a pre-screening rally. Dr. Kimberly Muktarian, DC lobbyist and President of Save Our Sons of Raleigh, will lead the rally for racial and criminal justice reform. For questions and to RSVP, please contact Campaign Nonviolence event coordinator Barbara Smalley-McMahan at 919-559-5549 or text the word JUSTICE along with the first names of those attending. Thursday, August 29, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Pink Hill United Methodist Church 102 West Walnut Street, Pink Hill Are you: seeking support as you navigate life as a rural pastor? desiring to be a community leader but struggling to relate in the rural context? a rural pastor who wants to learn how to have difficult conversations with church and community members? The Gathering for Rural Faith Leaders will bring together rural faith leaders who are interested in deepening their understanding of rural contexts and building a supportive network of rural pastors and practitioners. Sessions will focus on community engagement and learning and practicing how to have difficult conversations. Click here to register and join us! Have questions? Contact Michelle Osborne (michelle@rafiusa.org or 919-704-6920). Saturday, Septebmer 7, 10 am-3pm North Carolina State Capitol 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment allowing women the right to vote. As part of a national campaign to commemorate this date, North Carolina’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) is coordinating a campaign titled “She Changed the World: NC Women Breaking Barriers,” with statewide programming running through November 2020. The campaign focuses on the fight for enfranchisement and the story of North Carolina women past and present who have achieved amazing things in multiple disciplines to help make the world a better place. This is a non-partisan kick-off event held at the State Capitol with vendors, partner organizations, exhibitors, food trucks, performances, and a voter registration drive. Come, participate, and learn about the women of the past and present who can inspire you. This is event is free to attend and open to all. Click here to access the event page with more details and updates. Are you interested in learning more about the state of our state regarding the Opioid Crisis? Is your faith community interested in engaging in this work? If so, please join us at our one of our clergy breakfasts to bring about a more compassionate response to this growing epidemic.
At these breakfasts, you will learn about the impact of overdoses in the state of North Carolina, what harm reduction means, and what congregations can do to get involved. Our next two breakfasts will be on the following dates at the following locations: September 11- Salisbury October 17- Albemarle
Please sign up by clicking on the name of the city you are interested in attending. For more information, contact Elizabeth Brewington, Opioid Response Program Coordinator, at elizabeth@ncchurches.org.
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