Wherever you are on your faith journey, St. Mary’s welcomes you.
Come and visit us - maybe you will find for yourself what so many others have found at St. Mary's Church!
Dear friends,
Welcome to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church!
You may be looking for a warm, caring church home or you may simply be “passing through,” hungry for God’s word and sacraments. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, we hope that the love of Christ will be seen and felt in your encounter with the people of St. Mary’s.
We are a diverse parish with all kinds of people, programs, and activities, and we believe our church to be a place that respects the holiness of worship and the integrity of your mind. There’s a place, purpose, and ministry for everyone who comes through our doors!
We hope this website will give you a sense of who we are and what have to offer in the service of Christ’s Kingdom. Please feel free to contact us directly and please come and join us on Sunday!
In Christ’s love,
The Rev'd A. Michael Singer, Rector
Special Event - "A Taste of Hope"
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Mission Support Team invites you to join us for our first annual "A Taste of Hope" to be held on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.in Moseley Hall of St. Mary’s Church. This fundraising event will include a food and wine tasting, along with a cooking demonstration by Chef Vivian Howard of Kinston's “Chef and the Farmer”. Tickets for this event are $25 each. (This includes the food demonstration/tasting and two glasses of wine.)
All money raised will benefit our mission efforts in the village of Mosovi, Dominican Republic. This year we will be working towards restoring a non-functioning water source, providing educational opportunities to the children in the village, installing additional ceiling fans in the village church, and offering Vacation Bible School.
For more information please contact the church office at 252-523-6146. A limited number of tickets are available for this fantastic event so please call today!
This Week at St. Mary's:
- Sunday, May 19, Day of Pentecost
- Holy Eucharist, Rite I, 8:00 a.m.
- Bible Challenge, 9:00 a.m.
- Staffed Nursery, 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
- Celtic Service (outside weather permitting), 10:00 a.m.
- Lunch on the grounds, following the 10:00 a.m. service
- Arendall Parrott Academy Baccalaureate Service, 4:00 p.m.
- EYC Vesper Service, 6:30 p.m.
- A. A. Meeting, 8:00 p.m.
- Monday, May 20
- Taste of Hope food tasting event, 7:00 p.m.
- Softball Game (Bill Faye Park), 7:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 21
- Morning Prayer, 8:30 a.m.
- Knitting Group (Queen Street Deli), 2:00 p.m.
- Softball Game (Bill Faye Park), 8:00 p.m.
- A. A. Meeting, 8:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 22
- Men's Prayer Breakfast, 6:45 a.m.
- Thursday, May 23
- Morning Prayer, 8:30 a.m.
17-May Day 131 – II Kings 10-12, Psalm 109, Acts 24
18-May Day 132 – II Kings 13-15, Psalm 110, Acts 25
19-May Day 133 – Hear the Scriptures read aloud in church
20-May Day 134 – II Kings 16-18, Psalm 111, Acts 26
21-May Day 135 – II Kings 19-21, Psalm 112, Acts 27
22-May Day 136 – II Kings 22-24, Psalm 113, Acts 28
23-May Day 137 – II Kings 25, Psalm 114, Romans 1
24-May Day 138 – I Chronicles 1-3, Psalm 115, Romans 2
25-May Day 139 – I Chronicles 4-6, Psalm 116, Romans 3
26-May Day 140 – Hear the Scriptures read aloud in church
May 19 - 10:00 a.m. - Senior Sunday, Mass on the Grass - Celtic Worship, Picnic Lunch
May 19 - Arendell Parrott Academy Baccalaureate, 4:00 p.m.
May 20 - "Taste of Hope" Food Tasting with Chef Vivian Howard, 7:00 p.m.
June 10-13 - Vacation Bible School
Come Join us!
By the Grace of God, the people of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church seek to know Christ in our corporate life through worship, education, and nurture of one another and to make Him known by offering our diverse gifts and talents to the human family throughout this community, the diocese, and the world.
Please join us!
Sunday Schedule
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II
11:15 a.m. Sunday school for all ages
Tuesday & Thursday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina
Why People Don’t Go To Church...
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another —and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
– Hebrews 10:24-25
St. Mary’s will be holding acolyte training sessions in May. Serve Christ maybe? Young people entering 6th Grade in the fall and older are invited to serve the church in this way. Please consider being an acolyte. If you interested, please contact Shelly in the Parish Office.
