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Binder 2
History of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at
Fork, North Carolina, Written by David Joyner
Short Summary of History by Joyner
Brief History of Ascension Episcopal at Advance
Photographs
Priests by Monte Taylor
Cemetery Records
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•FORK. —The ordinati<m of a.
new Episcopal priest and tJicgroundbreakingfv' cereonony fofi a
recreation centesr and parish hou^e
VUl be held in this Davie County
community 'T'.iesdpy, ^une 9,; at
the Chnich of the Ascension.'
n The Et. -Rev. Edwin A. Penlck
of !Ra1i6ighi Bishop of the Diocese
of N 0 r t h Carolina, Protestant
Epieoopal Church, wilf officiate at,
the mrdination of Demuel -K. Rob^
erson at 11 a-m. He.wiM Also con->
duct the grountUwealcIn* ceremony
which will foltoyf - theiiiffdlnatlpn.
•bout 12:30 p.ih. "': ti
. . Mr.'' Boherspn wiU serve^ apj
rector of Eplscoipail mission'
churches' in ^k,! W<^eai^nnd
Croleemee. •
The groundbreakiing ceremony
wRl open the way for actual
etruetipn of the recreation eepter
and pa^h house' for. the Chprch
of the Ascension. The project was
begun last Fall as a community
venture with workmen pf several
denomtoatlona donating their
services in preparing materials
for ttie building. •
Wood for the stinioture ; has
been cut and -prepared by the men
of the Episcopal congregation, and
funds for the project were rais^
at a oouatrjr %i?. hold October^
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A spokesman for. the. congitga-
tion said funds were available to
cdropleto the outside pf..the build
ing. hut additjiitoii mm wui h
requiredvf%=
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Tbf Bpiscopat Church at . Fork,gCDerottsiy, assisted, by" its maoy! friends, has beBun the erectipn ofI'an addUipn to the. buildinft. This[ isdosigncd 'to serve^ as class room,
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^?t73\nPl^l ill 7'Ptm ' -Sbe s25^ it's just because -people^ not planned to be a show of^ t._v-*Aii-iv^AiO interested and have had fyn ^^<xjstly furniture and other
:-qr\ ';; ;- i-k-i • • -. ifiinee that first year when the resi-gntig"® It is an effort to gather
i^lSllfiV ifj311111112' dents of Cooleemee Plantation together the simple, homey things'!fi ^ - . J. , .-.O '-'browbeat their friends to come that w§re part of the every.day■|^^" . • . • fand bring something." . • fife of the county before the.CivilIL/Ouiitry rair ^ast year there were over 1,500, War and back in the days when•/ » ■ .■' TC Ople who attended the fair, and Mocksville.. the county seat, was.-- I y V > ^ople have been asking all sum- Mocks Old Field, and the area was" , jmer, •^'When is the fair going, to.a part of Rowan County'.'
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^ays away, ine rau-bi-ttiicu ^;=c=ttrst anb retresnments . on saie snt-VJiiafears ago as a .project to raise the afternoon. Coolee-sma^funds for the Episcopal Church of.jneg pUniation house IS open to^ihe Ascension at Fork. Now it-has visitors free of charge during Fair p HlSrlan- Sss Florencesnread over the entire community time - .Co.unty Historian, .Miss riorencegt^-een ,,e«. attraction, have been
rids yeah;. .'.The Old Davie odell Foster-of-Fork, are in chkrgejleinWmston-Salem. . Exhibit."- and an -exhibit of-old.-^r -vhihit. Anvonc whether or
: . . V J ^ ...— —UloV cUtuj diALiL;ic» ju wic cAa*iK»ii.ffhcse, enthusiasm has done mmeg^^mposed of articles that are rep- by-taking them to one of the wom-ft -^jnake the -community ,. -.wuiiti^j.gs^ijtaSive- of -early ..-life -ia-Davie. ;/ftn.;-inCharge :or "by.-bringing.items
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DUlidin^ WlllQ Up. i^ith volunteer labor and moceeds irom^thejair O
P n P .. L .. n-nhhle. On the b\ixld
UUlUiUi^ V p. «7it^ volunteer taooruTiu .,' /TTTT^
(left to right) -ore ScoU Goodmr.n, PdeU:Foster |,nd j0L. Gobble. On the Vnadyng (left a,.
-jghtj are Rohie 'Jarvis .and Burr ' . r-
Tr.Th7" nmmtrvXalFWi<)re the ex-^'oNE OF -THE,'^ MOST - -- - -ToThT'Cmmtry FalFWiore the «x- "qnE OF -THE,'^ MO^ - -- - -
hibii opens at 2 p.m. . '- : features of the Counffi^Fal»Mit
James A. Gray Jrl. the Rev. Cooleemee Plantation
Douglas Rights and Frank Horton, was the -turtle, race. Thi^'/fff .
all of Winston-Salem. will serve be held on the terracdO^tiM,judges to-award, a Heritage tame be named "Terrapih DowS^ O/ .
ioT the • ,nw&t'- interesting si^le for thej^te^^^r. Alansoh
"Item the exhibit. iawson - Ǥ] /!/ 'O/^
' -the Bowmanj < ^
f^<W. outBtandmg B?!} .n ciarge. Dr. C Yoimg b e^l .
.gott Leinbaeh, between 1821-18o0. circle -"-■ -
Besides silver loaned from the - ^gj.g ^g/tht^e'races: Com-Winslon-Salem shop, the jeweler jj^grcial Handicap for turtles spon-, has secured the loan of 12 sgored by business and industrial;estiag and valuable pieces ^vomthe silver museum of Samuel Kirkand Son, Inc,, Bamrnore Md.__'^e S^^rir'and thi'junior^^^^ for;entire display is_ desired-to .^no tui-tle owners. "Turtle Der-ichanging stjdes in silver ..from the bv is scheduled for 4:30 .p.m. andldate 18th centurj' to the_CT jwill be the last.ev.eni -of. .the day^..;-i
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ftfiue.been hautn^"meiri^^essicms'* in.,H(rtvey Gobhl
worhshop. at Fork, making, item^ selJ- at the Country Fair, xJii
are (t^ ^ rtght^jydell Cdrp^fer,- MY, Gobble and ]^o8ie Jdnns', j,
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ie bazaar ^ —rr,~^>a and a pet show-for ohildrenj^,??^®"^, "' snaking 5^^
'ier. is ia.scheduleii-fnr 2-Sft n m }PiCk^» c^I^es, aproDS, dish towels.
l.outside of the denomination) Mrs;
IHalrstod- said'thaf feen-a'gers frofn-
'the community- have- CroQg'
!mg at Cooje^m'ee- of what she gets for the-^^a
P^cjc ou; F5i^«tf£^i^EB^Bi'riioji^ Over-all committee in charf^3
'jgry two arrangements for the fair Is ^^3
tiiS^ afterwards. ? Mr. • aud^ Mrs. Pdsed of Mrs. H. L Gobble,
G^Bv Flowers:-fnim Mocksville-*5.7. v.; Greene and' Mrs.
been there td call" dance HafrstOT Jr.
fig^es. ; ^Proceeds' from the fair
Scouts; witi Peter
^ complet/ a parish housi^->^2 « « ^?!and-recreation center and to fls^^^®. 2ath-inance>i. community wide recreaiprogram. The Boy Scout prJi
entrance to the. fair. Scouts wm
help park- cars on Saturday. ITiey
recently paid a visit to Chief of
Police Price in Lexington to leanv -■bow'-to--han<iIe-ts'a;ffiCi'--7-^-r--t-^.-r^-^ ... -. tvr-
Fork Church of Ascension
Ohserves 50th Anniversai*y
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October 15, 1959
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Services On Sunday
The visitation of the Bishop of
North Carolina marked the ilrait
of a series of 60th anntvenary
services for the episomMl Churah
of the Ascension at Porte. The
Bit. Rev. Richard H. Batcw preach,
cd at a SOmecomlng Oervioe on
Sunday morning in comaieznora*
tion of the conaecratlon o0 the
church which was perfmnted on
pet. 16, 4009. by Bishop Joseph
nt Cheshire. Bishop Che^-
ire's journal for Uiat day omords:
'T had the pleasure of consecrat
ing the Chapel of the Ascension,
near Fork Churoh vtUage. Davic
county, built by the faithful la
bors of the Misses iiairston of
that county." Bplscopai seiwioes
were first held In oonnwtion with
a Sund^ School on the' Coolecmec
Plantation where the eongregatior.
was organised.
Bishop Baker in fits sermsn re
called ^e first Christian Chureh
in Jerusalem, pointing out that
when the Chureh was weakest,
then It was strongest in that it
sent its members out Into 4he
world to prodaim she Faith. "Ir
like manner," the bishop said
"what has happened here cannot
be «neasur(»i in statistics. People
who worshipped here'have gone
forth to (translate their ^Christian
convictions'Into living proof that
ChrfsUanity lives."
(Services have been held In the
church each evenliv this week
with guest preaohcta from var
ious ohurdbea in <he Bidseopal
Diocese. On Thursday evening at
7:30 the Rev. C. B. B. Robinson,
tpho. was priest in charge ^ the
Bh for 18 years will letum
to preaOh and eelObiate ibe Holy
Communion. The Rev. Wallace H.
Coniud Is present priest in charge.
Peter W.* Hairstcn Is spnlor war
den.
llic Rev. Caiioii Nichi.Ja
Fork Episcopal
Gets New Vicar
The Wardens and Vestry of
Episcopal Church of the-^censi^ at Fork have called
the Reverend Canon
Hinstopher Nichols of
Wiitston-Salem as Vicar oftheir congregation.
Aiobaina, Montana, NewJersey, New York and in Z
North
p' "f's a graduate of
°'A. an^ M.A. defir^ anH
Nashotah House (Episcopal
nary), Wisconsin with amwier^s degr« in theoio^' :
, ^e Canon received^c Richard Cardinal Cushliig
Ecumenical Award in isgh•|.dth,3l,tap.,c,WMSOf Honor for meritorious
sei vice in the Diucese of New
Jersey in 1969. Durina his
'nimstry he has served as
chairman of the N.Y. Nar-
coljcs Guidance Councilchaplain of Kiwanls, RorS
and Lions service eiub'apolice and fire chapKan'
Mtincil member of the Boy
^outs of America, Red Crossand various hospital boards.
Visitors are alwavs
welcome. -iways
Ihe morning services are at
a.m. each Sunday.
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 1980
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Church OfAscension To
Dedicate Memorial, Dec. 21
Carvings of sacred symbols at the top
of the reredos behind the altar of the
Episcopal Church of the Ascension.
Fork, will be dedicated as a memorial to
Or. Garland V. Greene and Mr*. Lucille
I'eebles Greene at the II a.m. service
Sunday, December 21.
The Honorable Peter W. Hairston,
Judge of the North Carolina Superior
Court, will give a testimonial address.
Dr. Greene served the Davie County
community from 1920 to 1959.
The memorial has been given by the
children of Dr. and Mrs. Greene-Mrs.
Lucy Hubbard, Mrs. Edrie Brunt and
Gene Harris Greene, Winston^alem;
Mrs. Carmen Price. Winter Park. Fla.;
and Bob Greene, High Point
George Ryan Hairston, a local artist,
did the carvings in solid oak to top the
reredos. an ornamental structure
behind the altar.
Symbols on the side panels are
"Alpha" and "Omega." the, first and
last letters of the Greek alphabet,
signifying "the beginning and the end,"
cited In scripture as attributes of God,
according to the Rev. Canon Christopher
Nichols, pastor. The center panel
depicts a cross and crown called "The
Suffering Cross," symboliilng the
Passion of Christ. Canon Nichols said.
Also at the December 21 service, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Gobble and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Gobble will renew their
wedding vows In celebration of their
fiftieth and twenty-fifth wedding an
niversaries.
MRS. GARLAND V. GREENE
Lucille Peebles Greene was born in
Davie County to'W. D. and Alberta
Harris Peebles of Advance in 1901. She
was educated at WeayervUle College
located in Wcavervllle, N.C.
She was active In civic affairs of the
county and an active member of the
Church of the Ascension erf Fork.
Mrs. Greene died December 24, 1975.' -
Services were held at the Church of the '.
Ascension and burial was in the church
cemetery.
DR. GARtAND VESTAL GREENE
Garland Vestal Greene wasborn dune ■,
21,'1B90, to Edward Lamar and Lucy .
Foard GrMhe-of .the Yadkin College
community. His education began in his
home commtinUy under-the best
teachers and tutors: of his .day. Hecompleted college preparatory'work at
the Accredited ^Yadklii -College, the
forerunner ofTligh P^t College. Herebe W88 mognit^-as an outstanding. student and athlete. • ' •
In 1906, he entered'Trinity College,ncFW Duke University, to ^gin pre-
modical study. At Trinity he was a
member of the track team for three
years. After four years of study hegraduated and entered the MedicalCollege of Virginia located in Richmond.
In 1914. he graduated with honors,receiving the Doctor of Medicine
degree. Impressed with the advantages
and faclllies of the Medical College ofVirginia, he chose to remain there for
his internship.In 1916, he opened medical offices In
tlie Fork community. However, he wasonly able to practice for 16 monthsbefore being called into the service of his
country for World War I. He served in
Europe for two years, his last assign
ment being a tour of duty at Base
Hospital No. 65, Brest, France.'Following the. war, he returned to
Fork where over the next 42 years he
served the medical needs of the area.
World War II found him too old for ac
tive military service. However, he
worked hard on the local scene, servingthe medical needs (rf the people of the
area and also in the public offices ofCounty Physician and County Coroner.
Dr. Greene was a charter^ member
of the Mocksville Rotary Club and held
offices in the American Legion.
Veterans (rf Foreign Wars, and was a
member of the Rowan-Davie MedicalSociety. '
On January 27, 1959, while in his of
fice, he suffered a very severe coronary
attack and died.
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Dedicate MemorialDel 21 Ro
Carvings of sacred symbols at the top
(rf the reredos behind the altar
Episcopal Church (tf the Ascension,
Fork, will be dedicated as a memorial to
Dr. Garland V. Greene and Mrs. Lucille
Peebles Greene at the 11 a.m.' service
Sunday. December 21.
The Jlonorable Peter W. Hairston,
Jud^ of the North Carolina Superior
Court, will give a testimonial address.
Dr. Greene 'served the Davle Popnty
comihunity from 1920 to 1959.
The memorial has been given by the
children €i Dr. and Mrs. Greene-Mrs.
Lucy Hubbard, Mrs. i^drie Brunt and
Gene Harris Greene, Winston-Salem;
Mrs. Carmen Pricey Winter Park, Fla.;
and Bob Gr^ne, High Point. ''''
George Ryan Hairston, a local artist,
did the'earvings in solid oak-to top the
reredos, an ornamentel structure
behind the altar.
Symbols ooi the side panels are
"Alpha" and "Omega," the first and
last letters of the Greek alphabet,
signifying "the beginning and the etid,"
cited in scripture as atMbutes of God,
according to the Rev. Canon Christopher
Nichols, pastor. The center panel
depicts a cross and crown called "The
Suffering Cross," symbolizing the
Passion ^ Christ, Canon Nichols said.
Also at the December 21 service, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Go|l>ble and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Gobble will renew their
wedding vows in celebratihn of their
fiftieth and twenty-fifth wedding an
niversaries. ; .
MRS. GARLAND V. GREENE
Lucille Peebles Greene was born in
Davie County to W. D. and Alberta
Harris Peebles of Advance in 1901. She
was educated at Weaverville College
located in Weaverville, N.C.
She was active in civic affairs of the .
county and an active member of the'
Church (tf the Ascension d Fork.
Mrs. Greene died December 24,1975.
Services were held at the Church <d the
Ascension and burial yfos in the church
cemetery. ; - • . n
DR. GARLAND VESTAL GREENE .
Garland Vestal Greene was born June
21, 1890, to Edward Lamar and Lucy
Foard; Greene of the Yadkin College
community.'His ^cation began in^
home community under , the best
teachers and tutors d his day. 9e
con^)leted college preparatory work at'
the accredited Yadkin College, the '
forerunner of High Ppint CoUege. Here
he was recogniz^ as an oudtending
student and athlete. ' '
In 1906, he entered TTinity College,
now Duke University, to " begin pre«^
medical study. At Trinity he was a
member d the track team for three ,
years. After four years of study he ;
graduated and entered the Medical '
College d Virginia located in Richmond. -1
In 1914, he graduated with honors, ;
receiving the Doctor of Medicine
degree. Impressed with the advantages
and facilties d the Medical College d
Virginia, he chose to remain there-fffr
his internship. i
In 1916, he opened medical dfices in
the Fork community. However, he was
.cnly able to practice fmr 16 months
bdore being called into the service d his
country for World War I. He served in
Europe for two years, his last assign
ment being a tour of duty at Base
Hospital No. 65, Brest, France.
Following the war, he returned. to
Foiic where over the next 42 years 1^
served the medical needs d the area.
World War II found him too old for. ac
tive military service. However, he'
worked hard on the local scene, serving
the medical needs d the people of the
area and also in the public offices of
County Physician and County Corcmer.
Dr. Greene was a chartered member
d the Mocksville Rotary Club and held
offices in the American Legion,
Veterans d Foreign Wars, and was a
-member d the Eowan-Davie Medical
Society. •
On January 27, 1959, while in his d-
fice, he suffered a very sever^ coronary
attack and died.
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DAVlE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECO^,THURSDAY, DECEMBERJ1, 1980 ,
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 22,1994*
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Episcopal Church To Improve Grounds
Tlje Episcopal Church of the As
cension has launched a $23,558.28
grounds improvement project.
Vicar and Vestry members pre
sented a proposal to the congregation
Sunday.
"In reviewing our past. I feel that
today marks a mi lestone in Ascension's
lifetime of progress in providing the
surroundings, facilities and services
for the teaching for th? best of moral
values to the people of our denomina
tion in this Davie County community."
said Kent Mathewson. senior warden.
He asked the church to pray that the
physical improvements to the church
combined with the re-opening of the
church school program would create a
resurgence in church activity and mem
bership.
Mathewson told the congregation
that the budget is balanced, and the
church has a healthy surplus which
will finance most ofthe improvements.
The only aspect which will not be
paid for with surplus funds is the addi
tion of a columbarium - the first in
Davie County.
A columbarium is a structure of
small cubes for cinenaiy ums. As more
people are choosing to be cremated,
chiirch leaders felt the need foraproper
resting place for them.
The design to be used for the
columbarium can be extended as need
arises.
"The addition of this columbarium
will give us space in our present grave
yard for a longer period of time before
we must expand it," said Pete Hairston.
Construction of the columbarium
will not begin until a drawing has been
prepared for viewing by the congrega
tion andaplanforfinancingthe project
has been developed by the Vestry, in
cluding a special fund raising drive.
The budget presented Sunday in
cluded $9,880 for paving and parking
improvements and $4,505 for miscel
laneous improvements. Among thosf
will be the addition of railing in front ol
the church and from the church to thi
parish house, a white "Old Salem'
style picket fence in front of the churcl
yard and the cleaning and resetting o*
grave stones.
Estimatedcostsforthecolumbariun
are $9,173.28.
Vestry member, Avalon Potts, con
eluded the presentation with a stron;
endorsement of all aspects of th<
grounds improvement project
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, June 29,1995 -
D^w's First Columbarium Built At Fork Episcopal Church
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I'iiooHiup eiciiiiiiion lailici lluinhiina!.
'iniiie menihers miu ii iieeil for a piaec
lor urns lo be sioreil.
Senior wiirden of ilie eliiiieh vesiry.
Kent Miiilicwson snicl. unlike the ceiti-
eiety, llie coluinbaiiiini iiieii was de-
■•ipnecl lo he a plate lor inedilalion lor
iliose will) family iiieiiihcis Ihcre and
oiheis ai the thuith who jtol want a
niace lo relletl.
A colninhai iiini is a sinjclure of
small cubes for urns j-ach cube will
have a plaque lor names and dates like
a (omhsiotic.
Miiiliewsoii said his wife Mariana
deserves much of llic credit for lire
idea In fact, she was the |)crson who
siippested the church chimney be used
as the centerpiece for ihecohimbarium.
Me said they had seen an attractive
columbaiiiim at a small Hpiscopalian
chur ch on the I3iue Ridge Parkway that
was especially inspiring.
Several months ago, with only an
ideaof what they wanted and no money
lor an aichilect lo design blue|irints,
church members approached artist
Miujurie Green of Renmrda Village
Retirement Center.
"She put our vision on paper."
Mathewson said.
Almost identical to the completed
project, the print will hang in the parish
house, he said.
A7.alea.sarulolhcr flowers have been
planted around thecolirrnbitrium. which
fealurcs decorative concrete iurdastatne
of St. Francis, which starrds in front of
the chimney.
Ilie statue was originally supposed
lo stand on the ground, but the
Mathewsons had a jredestal made for it
as a contribirlion to their church.
The Rev. Fdwin P. Bailey. Church
pastor, said many church gardens have
a statue of .St. Francis, who was known
for his love of animals and nature.
"He was a very loving, kind, gentle.
compassionate person." he said.
Bailey said there is a practical a
[ject to the columbarium in that we a
running out of land lo use for burial
Graveside service.s can .still be pi
formed there, he said.
A comniitlce at the church is si
deciding exactly what they will i
with the columbarium spaces. Iln
could use Ibem for church mernbi
only orsell spaces toothers, Mathewsi
said.
The addition of the columbariii
was pad of a grounds improvcmc
project at the church, Mathewson sai
Other clianges include the addilii
of a paved driveway, a picket fence ai
a rose garden in memory of cluiii
member, Terri Taylor Cader.
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Bishop
Attends
Dedication
A Davic County church cclcbraicii
an liisiorical riionicnl rccemly.
Alxunaycarafltrciniiplcling Davic
C'lHinly's llrsi culuiiihariuin, members
ol the Hpiscopal Church of Ilie Ascen
sion in the bork community welcomed
retired .Sulfragan Bishop of the Dio
cese of Texas in Houston. Gordon
Charllon, to assist in the dedication of
the coiumbarium.
A statue of St. EVancis of Assisi,
donated by ihc late William C. Mixrre.
stands in front of the chimney around
which the coliimbariimt area was built.
'Hie area includes a stone walkway
and benches where those with family
members at the columbariiim atid oth
ers at the church tnay sit to meditate,
accoiTlingco-chairofthecolumbaiium
committee Kent Mathcwson.
A columbarium is a structure of
small culres where urns arc stored.
With a rising number of |3Coplc choos-
ingcremationrathcrthan burial, chiimh
niemt'crs saw a need for such a place.
Participating in the dedication were, from left, junior warden Wesley Bailey, co-chair of the
project Peter Halrston Jr., Rev. Edwin P. Bailey, Bishop Gordon Charlton, co-chair of the
project Kent Mathewson and senior warden Monte Taylor.
n^icb cube will have a pkuiue for Acolumlwium is piactical as land According to Mathcw.son. t
names and dates just as one tiiight llnd l'"f burial bccotncs more scarce, said columbarium was part of a groim
carved on a tombstone. l^ev. Edwin P. Bailey, pastor. improvement project at the church
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This photograph of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork was made in 1910,
one year after the structure was consecrated by Bishop Joseph Biount Cheshire.
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DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, June 24,1999
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To Celebrate 90th Anniversary
• The Church of the Ascension will
^celebrate its 90th birthday on Sunday.
-June 27, with special commemorative
^.services. This is the first of several
services in preparation for the
.;chu(ch's centennial in the year 2009.
• The 11 a.m. service will be con-
rdlicted by the Rev. Edwin Pearson
' Bailey of Coolcemee, Vicar of the
. church. Special guest homilist will be
■the Rev. John Zunes of Chapel Hill.
. * Zunes served the Episcopal Church
, of the Ascension from 1955 until 1958.
'This was Zunes" fi rst appointment fol-
■iDwing his graduation from seminary.
-Liturgist will be the Rev. Kermit Bailey
. -of Greensboro. Bailey is a deacon in
' the Episcopal church and director of
the Triad Disability Associates. His
"home-church" is the Church of the
. Ascension.
Following the II a.m. service, lunch
-will be outdoors. There will be a time
fellowship and sharing during the
meal.
l;JThc fi rst reported Episcopal ser-
'wesheld in the Fork community were
conducted by Bishop Theodore P.
Lyman of Raleigh. The services were
probably held in the old Pearson House
at the Coolecmce Plantation. Later,
services were moved to the basement
ofjhe Cooleemee Plantation. As atten
dance grew, services were moved to
,thfc old kitchen house. Seeing the need
for a more expanded Sunday School
program. Miss Ruth Hairston moved
the Sunday School to the upstairs room
in A.M. Foster's store bui Idi ng at Fork.
The fi rst recorded baptism by an
Episcopal rector in the Fork commu
nity was that of Mrs. 0. Sanford (Cora
Thompson) Kimmeron Oct. 30,1904.
On June 18, 1906, A. Milton Foster
and his wife, Julia deeded one acre of
land to the trustee's of the Episcopal
Diocese of North Carolina for S50.
Bishop[ Joseph Blount Cheshoire
consecrated the Ascension Chapel at
Fork Church, Davie County on Oct.
15, 1909. The Rev. Thomas L. jtt,
priest-in-charge, preached the conse
cration sermon from St. Luke 19:46,
"It is written, my house is the house of
prayer."
Bishop Cheshoire records in his
Journal on Oct. 15, 1909, "I had the
pleasure of consecrating the chapel of
the Ascension near Fork village, Davie
County, built by the faithful labors of
the Misses Hairston of that county."
The one-story, weather-boarded
church was located on a rural, dusty
road. The .structure was simple and had
shutters to protect the windows. The
interior of the church was simple -
typical of most rural Episcopal
churches built at the turn of the century
in North Carolina. The sanctuary is
noted forits inuicate woodwork, tongue
and groove woodwork, and locally
handmade pews.
Services at the Church of the As
cension are held weekly. Sunday
School is held at 10 a.m. and there are
classes for all ages. Worship service
which includes Holy Eucharist is held
at 11 a.m.
The Rev. Edwin Pearson Bailey of
Coolcemee is Vicar of the church. He
and his wife, Ann, have served the
church for approximately 10 years.
Monte Taylor serves as Senior War
den. Visitors are welcome.
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Center Churcti To Host July 4
Worship Service Under Arbor
Center United Methodist Church
will hold a 4th of July celebration ot"
worship under the historic arbor at the
church on U.S. 64 west of Mocksville
at 1-40.
The worship service will begin at
11 a.in. with a patriotic theme. Dress
will becasual.TheRev. William "Bill"
Wombough is pastor.
The Center Arbor, built in ! 876,
was the site of early camp meetings. It
was placed on the National Historic
Register in 1991.
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Bishop Michael Cuny, newly con
secrated bishop of the ^iscopal Dio
cese of North Carolina, will visit the
Episcopal Church of the Ascension at
Fork on Sunday, July 23 at 11 a.ni.
The service will include Baptism,
confirmation and Holy Eucharist Fol
lowing the service, there will be a
fellowship meal in the Parish House.
This is one of the first visitations by
the new bishop since his recent conse
cration.
Curry was bom March 13,1955 in
Chicago, HI. He is the son of the late
Rev. Kenneth S. Cuny (who served as
an Episcopal priest) and Dorothy
Straybome Cuny. Cuny attended the
public schools in the Buffalo, New
York area and received his bachelor's
from Hoban College in Geneva, N.Y.
He received his master of divinity de
gree in 1978 from the Yale Divinity
School
He was ordained Deacon in 1978 at
St. Paul's Church in Buffalo, N.Y. In
1978 he was ordained priest at St
Stephens's Episcopal church in Win-
ston-Salem. He was elected Bishop of
the Diocese of North Carolina on Feb.
11. He was ordained and Consecrated
Bishop at Duke Chapel, Durham on
June 17.
Cuiry and his wife Sharon have two
daughters and make their home in
Raleigh. His duties are varied as he
serves as Bishop of one of three dio
ceses in North Carolina.
The Church of the Ascension is
located at 183 Fork Bixby Road, Ad
vance, in the Foik community. Eveiy-
one is invited to this special service.
Local clei^ymen will be recognized at
the fellowship meal and given the op
portunity to meet the new bishop.
Services at the Church of The As
cension are held weekly: Sunday
School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 11:00
a.m. People of all ages are invited to
attend this Church and participate in its
programs.
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- DAVIF COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Jan. 13, 2000
Gloster To Be At Fork Church
The Righl Rev. J. Gary Gloster.
Bishop Suffragen of the Diocese of
North Carolina, will pro^iJe over a
cension and
the Good
Gloster
1980. on the diocesan level, he has
served as a member of the Diocesan
Council, the Commission on .Aging
of the Continuing Education Com
mission.
Shephard Church. Cooleemee.
Gloster has been the Bishop
Suffragen since March of 1996 and
has served in North Carolina since
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Michael B. Curry To Speak
At Church Of The Ascension
• The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry,
llih Bishop of ihe Diocese of Nonh
Carolina, will make his second visit
to the Church of the Ascension, Fork,
on Jan. 28 at 3 p.m.
Curry was consecrated as bishop
on June 17.2000 at Duke University
Chapel in Durham, he will ceelbrate
Holy Eucharist and preach at the 3
p.m. service.
Immediately following the ser
vice, there will be a reception in the
Parish House. .All are invited.
The Church of the Ascension an-
the
Kaihryn
Rackiey has been
called as the next
priest of Ascen-
She as-
sume her duties
on 28 (Ash
Wednesday).
The church is
located at 183
Fork-Bixby Road.
The telephone number is 998-
2867.
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Michael B. Curr>', Bishop of
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Carolina, will preside at the ser
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Church the
Ascension at
Fork.
The ser
vice will take place Thursday,
May 31 at 7 p.m. All members
and friends are invited. The
church is at 183 Fork-Bixby
Road.
Rackley comes to Ascension
from St. Paul's - Wilkesboro
where was she was assistant rec
tor. She is a graduate of Lee Col
lege. Stetson University, and St.
Luke's School ofTheology at the
University of the South at
Swanee. Tenn..
Other priests taking part in
the service are The Very Rev.
Howard G. Backus of Winston
Salem. the Rev. Dr. John R.
Campbell of Winston Salem. the
Very Rev. H. Neai Phelps of
Georgia, and the preacher will be
the Rev. James C. Dannais of
Boone. Curry's chaplain will be
the Rev. Kermit Bailey of
Kerncrsvillc. who grew up at
.Ascension.
A reception will follow the7:
p.m. service in the Parish House.
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fork - Ride by the Episcopal Church of the
Ascension, and you just may see a motorcycle sit-
""u beings to the priest. And the priest is a
^"^TRackley said the small parish in rural
Davie County suits her just ^
"It's a really neat little parish, she said, ^epeople are just incredible, and open and m-
terested in their community."
She alU ihe story of e ohurak„.»ofawo.oa,li..Uri..Sto.iwho«<^^«
had no known relatives and was a ward of the steW.Iliaichurch member asked thegoveming board, if she could be bunrfth^
Without hesitation, the vestry agrt^. And 10people fmmthechurchshow^upforthewot^
funeral, even though none of them knew her."It made me proud to be a part of a pansh s^
as this." Rackley said. "They have such a good
outlook on life." .Rackley hasn't always been a pnest.
Raised as a "Navy brat." she grew up travel
ing. much of it in the Southeast, but mcludmg two
^^^uroHiigh school, she enrolled in ^ Col-
leee in Cleveland. Tenn.. a Church of God sc^l
ttat tested her faith. She majored in biblical edu
cation with a iTunor in Greek.
She finished there and joined the ^
enrolled in Stetson University. ;®he stu^Russian. She gother first choice. Si^ Ct^^
in Army commission coming out of Stetson asScSta-a... Based WFt Odrdor--^
to Oetnany t" aplatoon leader, company execuave officer and
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said. "I learned a lot about myself. I really grew
up there. I learned my leadership abilities and
gained confidence in myself."
After she graduated from the Army's Officer
Advanced Course in 1990. it was off to Desert
Storm, a seven-month communications deploy
ment that changed her life.
h Within a year after remming. Rackley was di
agnosed with leukemia. After four months in the
hospital and rounds of treatments, she had trouble
regaining her stamina, and couldnfkeep up with
the physical demands of Army nfe. She took a
medical release.
But what would she do?
"Prior to my getting diagnosed, I had started
looking at my options." she said. "I had been talk
ing a lot with my priest in Augusta (Ga.)."
Together, they decided the seminary was the
best place for her to be. so she entered the Univer
sity of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. She gradu
ated in 1999 and was ordained at her home church
in Augusta. St. Augustine of Cantebury.
i^th the cancer in remission (It's been that way
for nine years, and she doesn't dwell on it), it was
time to look for a church. But Rackley didn't think
she was ready to be a priest so she obtained per
mission to look outside Georgia for an assistant's
job.
She got that in North Wilkesboro. and inter
viewed for the Fork church about 10 months ago.
They've been a good fit
Rackley isn't only impressed with the people
of the church, she's impressed with the miords..
Detailed records of members and special events
at the church exist The logs for the church, she
said, were cut and milled on the nearby Cooleemee
Plantation. The same goes for the fellowship build
ing.
Judge Peter Hairston's grandmother was a
staunch Episcopalian, and when she moved here
after the Civil War, worked to get the Diocese to
start a church in the community. Group meetings
.were held as early as 1906, and the church build
ing was dedicated on Oct. IS, 1909.
"Judge Hairston's aunts. Miss Ruth and Miss
Agnes, were instrumental in keeping the parish
going," Rackley said. "They would drive the
buggy to pick up children from the neighbortiood,
take them to Sunday School, and then teach the
Sunday School class."
The Fork Episcopal Church of the Ascension
is going into another new phase, other than hav- '
ing a motorcycle-riding woman priest They're ;
raising money to pay for a $300,000 project to j
expand the fellowship building to include class- '
room space and a more modem kitchen.
"They've never borrowed money before,"
Rackley said. "They just went to the Cooleemee .•
Plantation, and got Ae lumber and built it." ^
Rackley rides a Honda Shadow, but don't ex- '
pect to see the motorcycle during the Sunday
morning services. She rides it to die church for
pleasure some during the week, but not on Sun
days.
She started riding while she was in the Army.
She had wanted to earlier, but mom and dad said
no.
"A lot of times I will just ride it to the church
and back. There's not a lot of traffic and it's a nice
ride." . . n r.
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Although she doesn't ride it to church on Sundays. Rackley does ride her motorcycle Rackley:"... people are warm, open and
to Fork from her home in Advance.' interested in their community." :
Rackley shows the plans for an expansion of fellowship and class, facilities at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension.
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 18, 2001
What A Blessing
Davie Churches Get Together ... With Their Animals
By Jackie Seabolt
Davie County Enterprise Record
On Saturday, Oct. 6, at The Episcopal Church of the
Ascension in Advance a gathering of people and their pets
came out for the blessing of the animals and the celebra
tion of St. Francis' Day.
The annual custom is conducted in remembrance of St.
Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures.
Francis, whose feast day is Oct. 4, loved the larks
flying about his hilltop town. He and his early brothers,
staying in a small hovel, allowed themselves to be
displaced by a donkey.
Despite cloudy skies and chilly weather, owners and
their pets gathered outside, sang hymns and listened to
readings before each animals was blessed.
A prayer was said for farm animals before the blessing
prayer for the pets.
Each pet was given a St. Francis medal to wear and a
cookie treat after receiving their blessing.
All offerings collected at the blessing was given to the
Davie County Humane Society.
Pastors Andrew Draper and Kay Rackley officiated the
ceremony.
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Father Andrew Draper and Priest Kay Rackley prepare to perform the blessing of the animals at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the Fork commiunity.
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□anise Smith has her boxer Isabell ready to be blessed.
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Lois Gibson. - Photos by Robin Fergusson a part chow owned by Henry and
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 8,2002
Episcopal Church Plans Capital Campaign
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The Episcopal Church of the
Ascension at Fork has begun a
major building campaign to ex
pand its present Parish House
and Sunday School area.
The need for additional room
in the Parish House and addi
tional Sunday School Class
rooms became evident over a
year ago. As attendance in
creased, so did the need for room
to house special events and ac
tivities.
The Church of the Ascension
is involved with various commu
nity activities and events.
For the first time in church
history, it has its own minister,
which has allowed the church
another opportunity to grow. The
church also sponsors a Cub
Scout and Brownie troop.
A Bible School session held
in late June (titled a Bug Safari)
was planned to encourage chil
dren as well as adults of the Fork
community to participate in a
special, religious activity in a
relaxed environment
Included in the plans for the
expansion are a larger Parish
House, additional Sunday
School classrooms, a now mod
em kitchen with sufficient stor
age spaces, bathrooms, a pantry,
an office for the minister. Archi
tect, John Fuller of Mocksville
drew plans for the renovation at
the church.
Projected cost for the build
ing expansion is approximately
$450,()00. The Vestry appointed
a steering committee to conduct
a capital campaign. The Vestry
hired consultant, Robert Allen of
Winston-Salem, to assist the
church in raising the money for
the building. The campaign will
include visits by this committee
and others to all members of the
church.
A Kick-off Sunday was held
in conjunction with Bible School
Commencement on Sunday June
30. Following the 11 a.m. ser
vice, a fellowship meal was held
in the Parish House. At this meal
it was recognized that more
room was needed - there was not
enough room for the congrega
tion to enjoy the meal-inside, as
a group.
The Church of the Ascension
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Members built the present Par
ish House in 1953. An additional
to the Parish House (Sunday
school rooms) were added in
1977.
The Vestry of Ascension
Church recognizes the need for
expansion due to the population
growth in eastern Davie County.
Plans reflect the need for more
room as the Church grows
within the community. The
Church is committed to being
interactive with the community
and shares in its growth.
The Rev. M. Katheryn
Rackley is Vicar of The Church
of the Ascension. Services are
held on Sunday: Sunday School
at 10 a.m. for all ages, a time of
fellowship iq the Parish House
at 10:40 a.m. and the Morning
Worship Service at 11. A Cen
tering Pray Group meets on
Thursday at 7 p.m.
www.ascension-fork.org.
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The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Fork - circa 1910.
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• DAVIE COl NTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Sept. 26. 2002
Episcopal Church Of Ascension Celebrates Sunday School Year
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork celebrated the
beginning of the new Sunday School year on Sunday. Sept. 8.
The Church also chose this day to honor local cancer survivor
Dustin Myers by holding a fundraiser for his family.
All the Sunday School classes met in the Parish House at 9:30
a.m. for a light breakfast and fellowship which afforded all an
opportunity to "get to know" one another.
The day was an intergeneraiional event where both the .adults
and children panicipated in the many planned activities. The Church
provided a "moon-walk" that was shaped as a castle for the children
to play in (although several adults joined in>. Theie were also several
games that facilitated interaction between all ages.
The events sought to promote the very active Chnstian Formation
program at the Church which includes four different classes for all
ages each Sunday morning and a Centering Prayer Group on
Thursday evenings.
At various times throughout the Church year there are
"■Celebration Sundays" where all the Sunday classes meet together.
These events seek to establish aciimate that promotes acrive learning
through the interacdon of all age groups.
Dustin Myers and his family were present for the various
*tivities. Dustin recently spent two months in Washington state
undergoing special radiation treatments for the cancerous tumor
located at the base of his spine. He and his family live in the Fork
community, Dustin is 18 years old and a student at Davie High
School.
Events also coincided with ihe continuation of a building
campaign at the (Thurch. The Church of the Ascension has a goal
of raising S450.(XX) for the expansion of our current Parish house.
The addition will give the church much needed Sunday School and
fellowship space. To date, appro.umateiy S300.000 has been pledged
from within the congregation.
Sunday School is held weekly at 10:00 a.m. and the Worship
Service is held at 11 ;00 a.m. The Centering Prayer group meets
each Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the pansh house.
The Reverend Kay Rackley is minister and invites at! to attend
these services. The Church is located at 183 Fork Bi.xby Road inthe Fork community. Feel free to jisii us anytime at www.ascension-
fork.org.
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DAVIE COLNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Nov. 13,2003
'It's Such A Pretty Church'
Prints Being Soid To Heip Fund Addition
At Episcopai Church Of Ascension OfFork
Growing up in ihe Fork com-
muniiy. Glenda Beard oficn
passed by ihe Episcopal Church
of Ihe Ascension. She admired
> the evergreens, simple archiiec-
ture and steep roof.
So when church member
Eddie Everhart approached her
about creating a painting of the
church, the now-accomplished
artist jumped at ihe chance.
The II- by 18-inch framed
prints are selling for $ 150 each,
with money going to the church
building fund.
"This is the prettiest church."
she said, "I emphasized young
trees so we could get ihc roof
line in there,"
It started with pen and ink.
and she added watercolor and
pastels for the mixed media re
sult. Only 200 will be sold. She
has also made bookmarks, note
cards, coasters and magnets.
The Rev, Kay Rackley, vicar
of the church, is pleased with the
product.
The planned addition will
double Ihe fellowship and class
space. The church has grown to
where more than 50 regularly
attend services on Sundays,
which are held at 9 a,m, and 11
a.m.. with Sunday School in be
tween, There are five Sunday
School classes, with room for
about two.
Although the two services are
convenient, having them close to
the same time keeps the congre
gation connected. Rackley said.
To order a print, call the
church at 998-0857 or Everhan ^
at 998-504.3.
The Rev. Kay Rackley and arllst Gienda Beard look at a framed print of the Episcopal
Church of Ascension at Fork, . photo by Robin Fergusson
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Fork Minister
Eiacted Dean
Of Convocation
to local, state, ancregards to local, state, andThe Very Rev. M. KathrynRacklev.VicaratThe Episcopal
Church of the Ascension at Fork.
has been elected dean
ofthe Winston-Salem
Rev. Howard Backus
Winston Saleni, Thisgroup of 13 churches *1
covers most of
Piedmom North
Carolina.
Deans are elected
by all the priests serving
churches in this convocation^churches in this convocation^
national issues regarding the
Episcopal Church.
The Dean serves as a ,Srepre-sentative of the i
Bishop of North Carolina ,
in the Winston-Salem ,
area. She may install |
priests and serve as i
counselor to clergy and ,
their families.
Rackley can, at times,
exchange pulpits with
clergy in the area or
clev perform other activities
which will be helpful to
cleray and lay persons m
^ encouraging them to know the
Rackley has been at the Chur disagree-of the Ascension since March , • concerns of vestriestld Uiw
ments or concerns of vestries
2001.
She has bachelor's degrees
from Lee College in Cleveland.
•Tenn. and Stetson University m
DeLand, Fla. Her master s
degree is from St- Luke s
Divinity School at -The
University of The South m
Sewanee, Tenn.
The responsibilities ol a
Dean include being the head of
all clergy in the convocation,
conducting meetings that are
deemed expedient and useful in
and clergy as they may be
directed toward the Bishops or
programs of the Diocese of
North Carolina.The Church of the Ascension
is located a 183 Fork-Bixby
Road, Advance. Churchservices are at 9 and 11 a.m.
Christian formation classes are
from 10-10:40 a.m. The phone
number is 998-0857, The
church website i^
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Episcopal Church Of Ascension
Breaks Ground For Addition
Groundbreaking services for
a new addition to the Parish
House at the Episcopal Church
of the Ascension at Fork were
conducted Saturday. April 24 at
2 p.ni.
The Rev. Kay Rackeiy
officiated at the traditional
Episcopal Service.
The service began at the siteof the future addition. The
congregation gathered around
the perimeter and the service
began with prayers and reading
from the Hebrew Scripture.
While the congregation
recited Psalm 67, members of
the Vestry outlined the future
walls of addition with string
while other members formed
the Greek letter Chi ("X"), the
symbol of both the cross and the
name of Christ, across the
center of the site.
After dedicating the
building, the Honorable Peter
W. Hairston, the oldest member
of the parish, moved the first
shovel of din. He was escorted
by his son, Geoige Hairston of
Winston-Salem.
After the first shovel had
been turned, the rest of the
congregation was invited to
break ground around the
perimeter. After the ground
breaking, the congregation
preceded into the church for the
celebration of the Holy Eucha
rist where the congregation
renewed their baptismal vows.
After the service, all were
invited into the parish house for
refreshments. Plans for the
addition were on display as was
a drawing of the completed
building that Matt Bare had
rendered from the architectural
drawings.
The new addition will
double the size of the existing
fellowship space. It will include
a larger and modem kitchen, an
office for the vicar, a reception/
workroom, two new
classrooms, and a large room
i for youth meetings. There will
r be a covered breezeway/deck.
Architect John Fuller of
Mocksville designed the new *
structure. Estimated cost of the '
addition is $450,000. Mike '
Lambert ofCharlotte is general .
contractor. Construction began
on Monday, April 26.
The Episcopal Church of the
Ascension at Fork was founded
in the early 1900s as the third
Episcopal congregation in
Davie County.
Services in the Fork area
were first held at nearby
Cooleemee Plantation. Organi
zation for the building of a
church at Fork was largely due
to members of the Hairston
family who lived nearby.
Misses Agnes and Ruth
Hairston (aunts of Judge Peter
Hairston) are credited with the
founding of the congregation.
The present church was built
by men of the community from
lumber that was cut and milled
at Cooleemee Plantation. The
Right Rev. Joseph Blount
Cheshire consecrated the
'Ascension Chapel" at Fork
Church on Oct. 15,1909.
A groundbreaking service
for the current Parish House
was held Tuesday, June 9,1953.
Clergy participating in that
service included The Rev.
Lemuel Robinson, The Right
Rev. Richard Baker, and The
Right Rev. Edwin A Pennick,
Bishop of North Carolina.
I Harvey Gobble was the Senior
Warden of the parish at that
time.
This service began a
community venture with local
workmen from several
denominations donating their
time and services in preparing
materials for the building. In
1978 an addition of two Sunday
school rooms was completed.
The new structure is
expected to be completed
before the end of the year. The
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Dedicates Addition To Parish House
The Episcopal Church of the
Ascension of Fork dedicated its
new addition to the Parish House
on Sunday. June 26 at 10 a.m.
Bishop A.C. Marble Jr.. as
sisting Bishop of North Caro
lina, officiated at the service of
dedication and Holy Commun
ion. Members, former members,
and friends enjoyed a picnic fol
lowing the service.
The addition, which was
started in April of 2004. more
than doubles the space of the
existing facility that was built in
the early 1950s. The new facil
ity affords the congregation with
a much larger gathering area,
large new commercial kitchen,
office for the priest, office work
room. a large side porch, four
handicap accessible restrooms
and classroom space. The church
and new parish house are now
fully handicap acccessible.
The general contractor was
Mike Lambert Construction of
Charlotte. Church memers con
tinued the tradition at Ascension
of participating in the building
of additions by installing all of
the flooring, painting the struc
ture inside and out, and doing the
interior decorating.
The facility is open for com
munity events, as well. Showers
were included in the basement
restrooms for use by families in
the event of a disaster that
caused a family to be without
water.
The church's supporters were
thanked at the dedication.
Among those present were:
former priest the Rev. John
Zunes of Chapel Hill; the wife
and family of former priest the
late Rev. Daniel McCaskill of
Lincolnton; Joseph D.C. Wilson
III, grandson of the church's
fourth priest and his family from
Pittsburgh; and the Rev. Dr. John
Campbell from Winston-Salem.
Former priest of the 1940s, the
Rev. Bill Price, sent a congratu
latory letter from his home in
Southern Pines.
The Rev. Kay Rackley is the
priest at Ascension. The Rev.
Carin Delphs served as deacon
for the service.
The church is at 183 Fork-
Bixby Road, Advance. Tele
phone number is 998-0857,
website, is www.acsension-
fork.org. Guests are welcome.
Summer service time is at 10
a.m. The regular worship sched
ule resumes on Sept. 11 with
Sunday School at 10 a.m. and
worship service at 11.
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Participants take part in the blessing of the Parish House at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Fork.
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Joe Wilson and son Carson look at a picture of the church's fourth priest, The Rev.
Joseph Wilson III, who was their grandfather and great-grandfather.The photo shows
the priest with President Frankiin Roosevelt at the Episcopal church in Warm Springs,
Ga.
The Revs. Carin Delts, Kay Rackley, John Zunes, Bishop A.C, Marbie Jr. and the
Rev. Dr. John Campbell.
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Communion
Church Celebrates 100 Years Of Services
The Episcopal Church of the
Ascension celebrated the 100th
anniversary of its first communion
service on Saturday, June 10 at the old
Fulton Methodist Episcopal Church.
South.
Officiating at the 4 p.m. service was
The Right Rev. ."^.C. Marble. Jr.
The original service was held at
Fulton 100 years ago on June 10.1906
iTrinity Sunday) and was conducted by
The Rev. E.A. O.sborae. Nine people
received communion at this service.
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before the current structure was
dedicated). It is thought that Episcopal
services were held at Fulton every-
other-Sunday in the afternoon until the
church was completed.
At the 2006 service, descendants of
those receiving communion in 1906
served as lay readers including Lucy
Ford Greene Hubbard and Brenda
Beck. The silver communion service
set. given to Fulton by John Hanes in
1888 was used. This set was probably
used by the Episcopalians in 1906.
Music for the service was taken
from the 1888 hymnal and the service
was taken from the 1872 Book of
Common Prayer. Dr. Davis Cooke of
Salisbury provided music, which
included singing the Psalms as he
played the original pump organ at
Fulton.
Following the ringing of the Church
bell "TOO times" by Teny Stewan at the
beginning of the service, David Joyner
read the brief account of the 1906
service as recorded in church records.
An explanation of the "antique
service" was given by Bryan Eagle
prior to the processional. Acolytes were
Perry Femell. Erin Deadmon and Justin
Bolden. Ushering for communion were
Eddie Everhart. Jon Hairston. George
Peterson and David Joyner. Special
guest at the service was Judge Peter W.
Hairston. whose parents and
grandparents participated in 1906
service.
At the conclusion of the service, a
group snapshot was made. .A catered
meal, coordinated by Avalon Potts, was
enjoyed in the Parish House at the
Church of the Ascension following the
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The sixth annual Blessing of the Animals service, a tradition •v'> "
honoring Saint Francis of Assisi, is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 8 at
2 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension at Fork.
The intent of the service is to hold up the role of pet companion
ship as one of the blessings of life. Personal blessings are given to ,
each animal in attendance, along with a treat and a St. Francis medal. . b
The Rev. Carin Delphs and Father Andrew Draper will conduct the ^
service. All animal lovers are welcome no matter what their church g
affiliation. Dogs and cats, horses, chickens, and a few guinea pigs n
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Blessing Of The Animals
Pets Get Special Treatment At Fork Church
Playful rowdiness. barking,
and tail wagging highlighted the
Blessing of the Animals service
at the Church of the Ascension
at Fork on a recent Sunday
afternoon.
Several pet owners and
church members gathered in the
church yard to celebrate their
beloved pets' roles in their lives
with recitations And prayers in
the tradition of Saint Francis of
Assisi.
Each pet received a blessing
from the Rev, Carin Delphs and
a Saint Francis medal. The
church donated an offering to the
Humane Society of Davie
County to help pets that have yet
to find loving homes.
At least four of the pups in
attendance were adopted as
strays or from shelters,
"All in attendance felt
blessed by this observance
honoring St. Francis and our
four-legged friends," said Jane
McAllister.The Rev. Carin Delphs blesses a dog in the church yard.
Five years ago. Kermit Bai- as a food pantry for Second
ley, then deacon of the Episcopal Harvest Food Banlc in Winston-
Church of the Ascension on SaJein.
Fork-Bixby Road in the Fork Volunteers from the church
community, had the site named would pick up food at Second
Valupteers bring the food to the pantry - and deliver it to
Hars'est to be distributed at Cor-
natzev and Cooleemee elemen
tary schools tlirough the "Bonk
Bags for Hope" prograin.
Four area churches as.sisted
with cash: Fork Baptist. Liberty
United Methodist, Bixby Pres
byterian and Mocks Methodist.
Each eligible student received
a bag of food on Friday after
noons in their bookbags, to take
home for weekend meals.
Four years ago, Bailey and
Pastor Wesley Cook of Davic
Baptist Church extended the
Book Bag program by expand
ing the food pantry to'provide
boxes of groceries to needy
families.
When Bailey died. Cook took
over as director of the pantiy,
Food boxes are distributed four
days a month to about 150 fami
lies, reaching 500 individuals.
Volunteer drivers use their
own vehicles, pick up food from
Second Harvest on eight days
each month to keep the pantry
shelves stocked.
In a typical month, 6,000
pounds of food are transported.
Half is donated by the U.S. De
partment of Agriculture and the
state - so no fees can be charged.
The remainder of the food
comes from excess inventory at
local grocery stores. The sal
vage food from Second Harvest
comes mth a 19 cents per pound
levy, about a $700 monthly cost
to the local pantry.
By law, non-profits must
reimburse volunteer drivers
the expense of fuel and vehicle
maintenance. That adds another
$400 to monthly costs.
"The dilemma facing the
Church of the Ascension is that
the number of families who are
petitioning for food is increas
ing, while the cash donations
are falling behind," said Roy
Anderson. "Ascension depends
on the tax-deductiblc checks
from individuals and institutions
to satisfy this urgent need."
In 2012, the MocksviLIe Lions
Club included the pantry as one
of its service recipients, making
large.donations to the cause.
The church also works with A.
Storehouse for Jesus, which has
donated food and freezer space.
"This cooperation w-ith Store
house is especially appropriate,
because in many cases.'the same
people are served by both," An
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The Rii;lu Rev. Mich<iel B. Ciiny. Bishop ol' ihe L-.piscop;tJ
Diocese of North Carolina, will make his annual visit to theBEpi.scopal Church of the Ascen
sion at l-ork on .Sunday. Jan. 12
for the II a.m. worship service.
Curry will be the preacher and
celebrant. The church will also
celebrate the payoff and burning
of the mortgage on the addition to
the Parish House. TTiere w ill be a
covered dish meal aftei' the ser
vice in the Parish House.
Currv has been the Bishop of
North Carolina, one of the largest
Hpiscopal Dioce.scs in the United
States, since 2000. He the lirsi
•African American Hishop to iLac;
a souiheni Diocesi . Cmiy ha.s i
national preaching and leaching
miiiistf}. and has been featured as
Currv ■' ffcquem .-[>eakei at si i \ ices ol
worship and eonlerenecs arouiul
the eounir).
Cuny graduated wilii high honors from Hobarl College in
Gene\ a, N.Y. in 1975. He earned the master of di \ inily degree
in I97S from the Yale Divinity School. He has done work at the
College of Preachers. Piineeton Theological Seminary. Wake
Fcircst Div inity School, the Eeumenical institute of St. Mary's
Seminary, and the Institute of Christian Jewish Stiidie.s. Curry
was ordained Deacon in June 1978 and priest in December
1978. He served as Deacon-in-Charge and then later as Rector
of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, then as
Rector of St. Simon of Cyrene in Lincoln Height.s, Ohio, then
as Rcctoi of St. James Epi.scopa! Church in Baltimore. Md.
until his selection as the Bishop of North Carolina.
He and his wife Sharon reside in Raleigh.
The Mcar at 'I'lic Church of liic Asccm-ion at I cmI i^ The
Rc\. Sealy Cioso The churcti is at IS.' l-nrk-Hishy Ho.:i in
Advance. (Juesis aie f-.lways \vt.icomr tor Sunday Sclnx l aiid
till woisliip sci -ict. .Sunday ScIkkJ loi all ages begins at !('
a.m. cadi Sunday toilowed by coffce/rcfrcshmcnls at lOdB.
The worship service begins at 11 a.m. each Sunday.
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the Rev. Sealy Cross, \^car of
The Qiurch of the Ascension
at Fork will officially retire on
Sunday, March 2 ai^ the 11
ajn. service.
Bom and raised in Marion
with three brothers. Cross
didn't enter the ministry until
her eariy 40s.
She was educated at St.
Mary's College and Meredith
College in Raleigh. Cross
worked at N.C. State Univer
sity for 10 years and later for
the Department of Adminis
tration in state government for
eight years.
Her progression toward the
decision to enter the priest
hood took a slow process,
because as she was growing
up in the Episcopal Church
females were not able to take
part in the service as males
did such as serving as acolytes
and at the altar for the priest.
Therefore, thoughts of enter
ing the ministry didn't dome
into play until years later.
During her years as priest.
Cross didn't encounter any
problems of being a female
priest in North Carolirjia. By
the time she was ordained
priest that ground had already
been broken in the mid-70s by
other fernale jHiests. Her dis
cernment toward priesthood
was helped along by her priest
at Oirist Oiurch, Raleigh.
In her early408 Cross went
to Virginia Theological Semi
nary in Alexandria for three
years to pursue the master's of
dieology degree. Aflter gradu
ation she was hired at St.
Timothy's Episcopal Church
in Winston-S^^ where she
was ydained as Deacon and
later m a Priest. She served St.
Timothy's for 14 years.
In 2006 ^e was called as
Vicar of The Church of the
Ascension at Fork. While
priest at Ascension she has
le^ an irrcre^ in member-
and s&yed as a teacher,
ptb^her, friend and spiritual >
leadt^ for die congregation.
She led die congregation to
retire the debt of its new Par
ish Hall six years early.
Site says the toughest part
of being a priest is writing
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McKinney's fiist Sundayill he Augd? at the 11 a on. worship service. She has served
churc^s in Winston-Salem, High Point, and Greensboro
Mc^ey earned a bachelor's degree in political science
from Apprfachian State University, a master in divinity fromViigima Theological Seminary, and a doctor of ministry in
pr^chmg from Chicago Theological Seminaiy.
• 'honored to begin ministiy with the people of Ascension. I have been so impressed with their warm welcome and
hospitality, as well as their food pantry, which has a profound
sTe^Sd"" of hunger in the community."
She is married to Biyson McKinney and they have t^'o
young sons.
T'"' O'der of Priests in2003. In her 11 years as an ordained priest, she has experi
ence m many areas of ministiy. In former parishes, she had
oversight of family ministries, welcoming, young adults, par
ish life ministries, and leadership roles in pastoral care. She has
b^n mvolyed in youth ministiy, Hispanic ministry, long-range
planmng, fanance. new member assimilation, and endowment
con^ttees. McKinney has taught Episcopal faith classes,
wnfirmation for teens and adults, Stephen Ministiy, and other
v_iinstian formation classes.
She has ^en involved in Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries,
se^ed as adjunct faculty at Wake Forest University School of
Divinity, and studied this summer in an intensive advanced
Spanish immersion program at a university in Mexico
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the hands and feet of Christ in seiA'ice to the community in
which they live."
D Ascension at Fork, is at 183 Fork-BixbyRoad, Advance. Ascension welcomes guests to any worship
service. Sunday School classes for all ages meet at 10 a.m
each Sunday during the school year. The worship seiwice of
Holy Eucharist (Communion) is at 11 a.m. every Sunday. The
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Ministry To Be Celebrated
The Episcopal Chiircli of
the Ascension at Pork and
the Rev. Dr. Cliantnj McKin-
ney wilj celebrate iheir new
ministT) logether on Tuesday.
Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.
The Right Rev. Michael
B. Curry, Bishop of the Dio
cese of NC and the Right Rev.
Anne Hodges-Copple, Bishop
Suffragan of the Diocese of
NC will preside.
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elor's degree in |>oIitical sci
ence from Appalachian Stale
Universily, a master in divin
ity from Virginia Theologi
cal Seminary, and a doctor of
mini.stry in preaching from
Chicago Theological Senu-
nary.
The Church of the Ascen
sion is well over 100 years
old and continues to stj'ivc to
be !i church of service lo its
community. Ascension's food
pantry. "Oui Daily Bread",
feeds hundreds per month and
coordinates the purchase (.>1
foiul for Cornatzer and Cool-
cemcc clementaiy school's
backpack piogrraris. fhhci
churches contribute to lhe.•^(.
leeding luogtams and oltcr
volunteers: Adeance k'irsl
Baptist. Bixhy Prcslsyterian.
Davic Baptist. First Piesb\-
terian Mocksville. Fork Bap
tist. Liberty L'niled Method
ist. Mocks l.'nitcd Methodi.si.
and many individuals inside
Chuich of the Ascension and
from the coinmunily. .Ascen
sion has received a few grants
tiiat ha\'e helped.
Scptcmlver was a record
month for "Our Daily Bread"
fixid pantry. More than ftOO
individuals uere fed and more
than IOC families served.
Farmering with the Second
Harvest [hvod Bank of North
west Nonh Carolina makes
it possible for "Our Daily
Bread" to purchase between
.1.000 and 8,00 pounds of food
pet month.
The Church of the Ascoii-
sioii at F'oik is at 18? Pork-
Bixhy Road. Advance. .As
cension v.clcoines guests to
any si'iAicc. Suittlay Schonl
classes foi nil ages tnect at 10
a.m. each .Sunday during lite
school year. The worship sei-
vicc of Holy F.ttcharisi (Com-
iminion) is at II a.m. CNCty
Sunday.
The church is handicap
friendly and all are welcome.
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at Fork Tuesiday with the Right Rev. Michael B. Curiy and the Right Rev. Ann Hodaes-Copple.
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v\ 1 5 n £ 9 ^ 5 C P A L • C v\u.0.c ri Of f\ t P\^c: <•_ fj 5\ o ^J12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. Thursdnv. .Tnlv 23,2015Have You Ever Been Hungry?Groups Working Together To Feed Davie ResidentsHave you ever beenhungry?Hungry doesn't countwhen all you had to do wasgo to the cabinet or refrigerator to get something !oeat.Really hungry waswhen you were not surewhere your next meal orbit of food was comingfrom or how many days itmight be before food wasavailable."We have that herein Davie County.'* saidMonte Taylor, a memberof Episcopal Church ofAscension in Fork. "It'saround us more that mostrealize. Hunger knows noage barrier. It's seen in theyoung and old alike."Teachers and schoolstaff from elementary tohigh school see it daily.sociai wfu'kcrs deal withit (laiK. and most likelyrnany Davie residents helpto provide food to familyand friend.': frnin time tolime.In r')a\'ie C'oiinty. 14pcrccnl of the populationis food inseciii'c and live inpoverty with 24 percent ofthose are children, according to the Second HaiwestFood Bank.There are three foodpantries that work to fighthunger in Davie County.On Tuesday, .luly 14.Our Dally Bread FoodPantry at The EpiscopalChurch of the Ascensionon Fork-Bixby Road in Advance celebrated a thankyou iunche(>n for the manyindividuals, churches.gr(M:cr> sforc.s. civic clubs,and rhni-itnble orcanizn-tions that have helped thepantry serve the humiiedsthat visit each month.A newly upgradedpantry, led by the efforts ofAscension youth member Sidnce Everhaii. o-ascelebrated as she workstoward her Gold Award inGirl Scouting.The Church of theA.scension considers thesechurches, individuals,, andorganizations partners inthis ministry as well astheir brothers and sistersin Christ. Partners arcAdvance First Baptist.Bixby Presbyterian. DavieBaptist. Elbavillc UnitedMethodist. First Presbyterian Mocksvillc, i'orkBaptist. Good ShepherdEpiscopal Coolecniec.Liberty United Mclluid-ist. Macedonia Morrrinn.Vlf>cks United Methodist.Mucksville Lions Club.The Davie County FoodLion Stores. Lowes Food/-Ndvance. MocksvillcWal-Mart. Energy UnitedFoundation. Food LionCliarirabic Foundation.Wal-Mart Foundation. Second Harvest Food Bank ofNorthwest North Carolina,and many individuals.f)ur Daily Bread at Ascension purchases food forCooleemee and Comatzerelementary schools BookBag programs throughit.'^ nonprofit designation,Ascension works closelywith The Second FlarvestFood Bank of NorthwestNorth Carolina with bothihc book bag program andUs pantry operations.I.-nsf fiscal Year Ourl"taii\' Bread distributed112.64) pounds of food or93.867 meals.Hunger is a real problem in Davie County.Many of the clients thatvisit Our Daily Breadarc elderly, disabled, orunderemployed - meaningthey don't make enoughmoney to pay all the billsand buy food. too. Manydo not qualify for Food andNutrition Services (FoodStamps), so those individuals don't have a lot ofchoices left.What can you do tohelp?At Our Daily Bread, thebiggest need is food. Fooddonations are welcomed,and monetary donationsare welcomed as well.Checks can be made out toChurch of the Ascension(memo: Panti7) and mailedDavie!to 183 Fork-Bixby Road.Advance, NC 27006.Baby food, baby shampoo. and batyy <liapers areitems highly rccpiested andare difficult ici obtain bymost food pantries, Nonfood ilems arc also needed.Families that can't affordfood also can't afford toiletpaper, detergent, household cleaners, soaps, andgeneral toiletriesHelp is needed pickingup food from tu'o DavjeCounty grocery .stores andvolunteers could be usedwhen the pantry is open.six times pci" month. CallChurch of tlic Ascension toleave a message if interested in volunteering at998-08-57. Be .sure to leaveyou! name and a nutnber to ^be reached county f^uoiic LibraPrMocksville, NC
Fork Church Of Ascension
Honors Deoidated Member
The Episcopal Church of
the Ascension honored one of
its own on Dec. 7.
The commerciaJ kitchen
al the church was officially
named "The Avalon Potts
Kitchen" in honor of lifetime
church member and dedicated
churcli worker, Avalon Potts.
The Rev. Dr. Chantal
McKinney, Vicar at Ascen
sion. said the blessing over
the kitchen and honored the
niinistty that Potts and others
had done over the years and
will be doing in the future.
Church member Milton
i'rice said: "When work is
to be done. Avalon is always
l^rcsent and accounted for."
An addition to the Parish
1-lidl including the kitchen
V. a.^ completed in 2005 and
PotLs was instrutnental in the
design and planning the lay
out of the kitchen.
Potts has led literally hun
dreds, if not thousands of
meals being prepared at As
cension over the many years
he has attended. Members
always looked to him to orga
nize the Easter breakfast that's
been a tradition for years, the
Lenten meals, fund-raising
meals, special events meals,
covered dish luncheons and
dinners, and tnany more.
One of the newer meal
challenges that The Church
of the Ascension htis taken up
in recent years is a Christmas
meal delivered to iiround 90
individuals. Mr. Potts along
with many assistants plan and
work to make this a reality
each year,
Monte Tay lor. cluiivh
member, said Avalon Potts
had been making time foi
church work not for 20-30
years, or 40-50 years, but for
70-80 years. Taylor said, "no
matter how busy Avalon is. he
always made time to show up
and work at tltc church. He set
examples for the rest of us."
It is well-known among
church members that as much
work as Mr. Potts has done for
the Church of the Ascension,
he is the first to deflect praise
from himself to others. McK
inney said.
"Mr, Potts is not only a
Fork treasure, but definitely
a Davie County treasure as
well."
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This plaque honors Avalon Potts at the Episcopal
Church of the Ascension.
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fretting ready to ooioad a truck full of food for the pantry at the Episcopal
r.riutol ! 1'"'L /■■■-..■.■■! ::--jon at Fork are Food i. ion employees Ann McCulloh:
Micliaei hcisiiiigs, Mike Miiiei . (..fiad Secti/est ariu Kathryn Sowets,
Food Lion Donates
16,000 Meals To Pantry
Food l.iori 1-ceds.
h's ;i .slogiiii tor Ihr- gi-;,-
cerN store chain with three
Oores in Da\'ie i \;uiit\ - hut
lor some families • it nov.
means a lot nK»e.
It means food lot iheir
iamilies.
Fast month. l-o.,>d I.ion
leprcsentatives took a ituck
load of footi - ciioiigii to
provide almost Ui.tKKi
meals - for the inuilry at
Fpiscopa) Church of tiie As
cension in Fork. The pantr>'
distributes the food Itt needs
Ditvie families.
"At Food faon, we be
lieve that ni.> one. slinutd
have to choose bctsvecn
dinner and rent or gasoline
itnd buying groceries,"' said
Kathiyn Sowers, director of
operations for the Winston-
Saleni and I^exinglon areas.
"Thiti's v'.'hy we're so pas-
si'Muiit about helping u - end
hunger in our iocal commu
nities."
Shoppers can help b\
buying the marked "Food
Fion Feeds" i-eusable hags
With the purchase of each
bag. the grocery dtuuitc?
ri ve mettls to residents id
the lo;;;.] la^nuiuinilv,
■"( hi behalf of FockI I ion.
we want to thank clunch
siali ior the work they dc
every day to make sure no
family goes hungiy. We are
proud to be their partner and
make rodavS- donation."
1 he d'uiaiion included
Footi Lion brand cereal,
canned toniatocs, cliiii with
beans, potatoes and more.
The company has pledged
to donate 500 rnillion meals
by the end of 2020.
Davie county Putitc UDrary
Mo.-k.qville, NC
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, No^
The EnergyUnited Foun
dation recently approved
a grant for $10,000 .to Our
bally Bread Food Pantry at
the Episcopal Church of the
Ascension m Advance. .
The funds will be used to
acquire food for community
jmembers 3 iii need; Much
of: Ae jfppd they provide is
'through the Sec
ond HarvMt Food Bank of
Nprffiwest.NC.
• ji^e p allows
the paiitry to acqiiife a sig
nificant quantity of food
and to pbtain r^cued food
for a .minimi, shared miain-
teniance fee. The Ascension
Church covers the costs of
all utility bills so that ev
ery doUar received by Our
Daily Bread goes diif^y to
those in need.
Missy Lefelar, Second
Harvest's • developmenj
manager of corporate, foun
dation & faith-based'gifts
smd: "It-is such a wonderful,
.. ppportunily : to work with
Our Daily Bread Food Pan-
hy.i.know that the fctod we
prp^de is going to children
in the..local schools, Tami- '
Jies. and individuals in the
cprrununily that don't have
the .fin^cial means to regu-
?^ly ifeed their " "farrijliftg
0^ Daily Bread Food Pair-
try re^y is a life line for
many of these people .".
Executive director of the
I food pantp', the Rev. Dr.
I Chantal McKinney, is pas-
j sionate about helping those
i inneed... i
. ."We, give food vgener-
n pusly tO; those, who experi
ence,, food insecurity, and
in turn we have received
funds generously to help
us continue to prprdde for
over a thousand people each
month," McKinney said.
! "We' hjEwe beefa'^e^e^
i the EnergyUnited :granti'as-
well as the cohtitrued ' gen-
I erosity of church rnernbers
I and partners, in the-com
munity. Thanks. to every
gift we are able to cpntinu-
! ally give to those in baide
County:"
Our . Daily Br^d Food
Pan^ ;is ppeh eye^'ypther
Tbesday from 2:30-5 ;p.m.
and each 5aiuifjiay;: after-
nooii at 1. There ate-sey^^
church menibers who vol
unteer each week.
One yoiiiig member, Sid-
nee Everhart, began vol-.
Uiiteering when she was
in second grade. She came
home from school one day
and told her mother that she
needed to do soniething to
help a classmate who didn't
have food at her horne. She
and her mom brainstorined
an idea and talked wifli
rnernbers of' fte .church
about creating the pur Dai-
. ly Bread Food P^try, ;.
Also a. Girl, Scput,. she
worked along with severd
church' members to make
this happen.
"Of course, she bad a lot
of help but,.site really^ was
the one who inspired the
idea for the food panuy arid
work^ hard with many ,
others to make it a re^ty/'
McKirmey said;
. Sidnee is 16 and .attends
Salem Academy, in . Wiri-j
stpri-Si^ein. She dso just
cpmpleied.iher, Girl, Scout
i Goid Aiyard to:help expand
:fiw,fec)d^pan^
:.; "puT; b^y Bread Food
iopks .forward to
using toe ftmds grated by
Enej^ United to', provide
rnpfe- food, for the . needy
to its cprnmuruly with toe
fitods g^tto by Ener
gyUnited,'' McIGrm s^d.
. ."We're n^y^ "apprecia
tive pf.thisYer^. generous
donation because:we knbw
it's going to feed a lot of
pepplein orfr cpinmuhity.''
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Specif to the Eriterpme^
The 1915 photo
given to The Episcop^
Church of the Ascenslpri;
by the iate Ju(^eOpe^
Hairston of Fork.
;: His fianiil3^iaemb^
were instrumentM^^^
l^ndmg of AispMsipn ^
along wth loc^conm
nity residents^ and Bishop
Joseph B.Chesl^e of
Raleigh. Gh^hire lik^ tp
hiiht each year on &e near
by Copleemee Plantation,
^biultjb& tiinbei^^lg: to
He^sMd;;he"'renienibered
vthe W6d structure with
red doors.To this date no
';photo;ih^,gbe^en found of St.
lilijwV
'ThViecoiid Episco-
and he thought ft ^puld be < .The late,!Mr;]Toni Bailey
fitting to havejan Episcopd ' I'^Wqodruff'said the church
presence in riiral Fork., ' was^ih ruinsjin the 1930s.
nized in the early 1900s',
wd met at'vtheiGooleemee;
Plantation ^d at The
Old Methodist Episcopal v-
Ghurch'South:(Eulton ^
United Methodist Church).' ' paL'Chucch; Church of
until 1909 when-?the Ascen-- ::'thev,Goc)d Shepherd, was
sibn Chapel was built., • . ^ buUt'in Cooleemee in the
Tlie phpto'ln 1915 wa£^ early'l^pOs, It was built by
a large commimty-affa^ J ' Ervm'Mi^ Mr.
withimanylqc^Metiiod- ''A-Frwin,. It is told that'
ists aqd Baptists amending Mr.-:^fwinri5vahted to attend
'the Sunday the photd v^as ^ an Episcopal>Church when
taken. Il isl>elieved'that ^ ^ he was in Cooleemee, so he
sendees were conducted had the church built. There
two tunes pei; month m . . is anidentipal church(St.,
the eafly ye^ wifii^.p Stephens)^^^
traveling from Rowan herd in Erwin; which was.
County. The churcli was also amiUtown.Mf.;iErwih
n -Phdips^^liillii^
whmh wasbuiftlhfbund'
1850:
the: JoUni^
eral Convention ip 1853. % Advance ^d Davie County
'The Rey.,G. (Gebrge) B.
, )i\^toaore was listediasMsT
siOn^.lt wns locat^ near^^^
where ithe current State
Farm Insurance office is.
(fellowship hall) six years
early thanfc to friends and
members past and pres- '
ent. It continues to operate >
thevsucceSsful'Qur Daily
Bread Food Pantry that
servos over 1,000 indi
viduals per month. The
church assists iComatzer :
and Cooleemee elementary.
schools in .securing food ; ^
for its Backpack Programs.
The church partners with
Second Harvest.Food Eiaidc.
of Northwest NC to'stock'
. the shelves of Our Daily
i'Bread and for the backjpack
programs. Church of the / '
Ascension is very activie in
its community by deliv-'' ,■
ering a Christmas meal .
to many ihvthe c'ohamu- . i j;
nity and tlnoughout Dayie) ■
..Gountyii';;'^
The church is proUdtb
hdnpr file loc^ firefight^^
.of Fork J^ire Department
pach year, with a meal
around the anniversary ,
' date of Sept. 11; Church of
the Ascension has always
prided itself as a church of
volunteers. All wbfknt the '
chufchisdbrie b^^^^
befs fixmi ihbtyardV ^
siCvfoi cleaning,.teaching,
altar^guildil^d^aping,
and pi^l^ ppefations.: .The
^15 j^toahowsmost of
the congregation today. It's,
a vibrant young, older, and
'middle aged congregation.
Its members are proud the
serve Jesus Christ in Fork,
Advance,'and throughout'
all of Davie County and ■
surrounding areas.
'All are welcome at '
Chinch'of the Ascensm^
Sunday School is atdO.
a jn. during^e school year;
Jhewors
J1 ajin. •.Euch2|mt(^
nion) every Sunday. The
Viicar (Priest) at Ascension ;
is the Rev. pr.iChantal
.McKmney and .the Deacon
is the Rev. Joah'SherT
riU^ The chuiPh^s^at d83
Fork^Bixby. Road Advance,
http:;//(^cension-jepiScopdl- •
'ca-0iycfneedip
^36r0p8-O$57. Ascension
is also on Facebobk .
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■-\ \v\^ ^^\'^c 6 Pp\L- C VI aR,c; v\ (31 Ast m S \v-i A1 ^)))DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 7,2017 - HChurch Hires First Music DirectorThe first director of music at Episcopal Church ofthe Ascension at Fork isKimberly Herring.Herring, originally fromOrlando, Fla., has roots inNorth Carolina with bothsides of her family hailing,firom Eastern NC, and, anolder generation of siblingshaving grown up in Win-ston-Salem. She served asdirector of music at SaintChristopher's EpiscopalChurch in Florida. She isa graduate of Salem College's School of Music witha bachelor's in music education holding a NC K-12General Music Teacher's License. She was the recipientof the John and MargaretMueller Organ Scholarshipand studied organ with Dr.John Mitchener, voice withJoan Jacobowsky, and pianowith Dr. Barbara Lister-Sink. She has taught musicin the Forsyth County Public School System as well asprivately.She has a Master of Artsin Liberal Studies degreefrom Wake Forest University, and, is a doctoralcandidate at East CarolinaUniversity in the educational leadership programconducting dissertation research. She begins the Education for Ministry (EFM)program through Universityof the South at Sewanee. Theclasses will be held at SaintPaul's Episcopal Church,Winston-Salem.Herring is active in hercommunity, neighborhood,alma maters, the arts, andis passionate about life-longlearning and mentoringstudents of all ages havingserved in educator roles inand out of the classroomat Duke University (TIP),Wake Forest University, Salem Academy, and ForsythTechnical Community College.Herring hopes to spreadthe light of Christ throughmusic.Along with welcomingits first director of music/new organist, the churchhas purchased a three yearold Viscount Electronic Organ. It's a three manual, 56voice organ with a 500 stoplibrary. Herring has highexpectations for the newmusic program at Ascensionto include all ages, especiallychildren.In the New Year, Ascension wiU dedicate its neworgan with a series of eventsto include an organ demonstration especially for children, a community hymnsing, as well as a traditionaldedicatory recital featuringguest musicians. The churchwill be expanding its musical opportunities postingup-to-date music ministryopportunities on the website.Want to join? Questionsabout music at Ascension?E mail KimberlyHerring07@gmail.com oi call and leavea message at 336-998-0857.The website is www.ascen-sion-fork.org. Follow thechurch on Facebook.\\a
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The Revs. Dan Wall and Joan Sherrili.
Vicar Joins
Fork Church
The Episcopal Church of
the Ascension at Fork is has
a new Vicar, The Rev. Dan
Wall, who has been at As-
.-fiension since January.
He came from St. Clem
ent's, Clemmons where he
was Priest Associate. Earli
er he served as minister of
education at Hickory's First
United Methodist Church
as well as Pastor of St. Timo
thy's UMC in High Point. He
- was ordained in the United
Methodist Church in the
early 70s, was confirmed in
the Episcopal Church in the
late 70s, and was ordained
• Episcopal Priest in 2015.
He is a native North Car
olinian, and was educated
at High Point University,
where he was graduated
with a bachelor's degree
with honors in behavioral
• science and sociology, and
; was awarded a master of
divinity from the Divinity
School of Duke University
in Durham. He studied reli-
'^■.ous education with Father
john Westerhoff at Duke,
and remains passionate
about Christian formation
; in the local parish, partic
ularly intergenerational
learning.
His other lifelong pas
sion in the church is social
justice, advocating for full
inclusion and equality for
all people in church and so
ciety.
The Deacon at Ascension
is The Rev. Joan Sherrili,
who joined the staff in 2015
following her ordination
as a Vocational Deacon in
the Episcopal Church. She
graduated with a bachelor's
degree in accounting from
UNC Greensboro. She at
tended St. Timothy's Episco
pal in Winston-Salem where
she was a Lay Eucharistic
Minister and Lay Eucharis
tic Visitor.
For over 14 years, her
ministry has been with the
prison systems of NC and
Forsyth County Jail She has
been working with inmates
with addiction problems
and helps them to re-adjust
to life outside of prison.
At Ascension, she
preaches monthly, and vol
unteers at "Our Daily Bread"
Food Pantry. In her spare
time she enjoys golf and Ca
nasta. She also loves being at
home reading or pier fishing
at the coast.
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 7,2017 - 7
: 'Rally Day' Starts Church
Z School Year Sunday At
" Church of Ascension
The Episcopal Church of
the Ascension is kicking off
its new church school year
with a Rally Day on Sun
day, Sept. 10 beginning with
breakfast snacks and choir
practice at 9 a.m., foUowed
by Sunday School for all
ages at 10, worship service
at 11 with lunch following
at noon.
The church will be hon
oring Brenda Potts Beck
and Shirby Sidden Eagle for
their volunteer work of 70
combined years of church
music ministry.
The church is at 183
Fork-Bixby Road Advance,
www.ascension-fork.org.
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1 . • -r c10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 21,2017Sprinkle Preaching Mission Sept. 24-26Dr. John Ed Mathisonwill lead the 37th AnnualSprinkle Preaching MissionSept. 24-26 at First UnitedMethodist Church, 310 N.Main St., Mocksville.The theme, using Mark1:16-20, is "A First CenturyCall for 21st Century Christians" for Sunday momingservices at 8:45 in the Family Life Center and 10:55in the Sanctuary. Risen Sonduet will sing at the earlyand evening services Sunday.Evening services are at7, with the Children singingon Monday, and the theme"How Can I Know That IAm Saved?" from 1 John1:9; the combined choirswith First Presbyterianwill sing on Monday andTuesday, with the Mondaysermon "Is Pentecost Happening Today?" from Acts1:6-8, and How Can MyLife Be Productive?" onTuesday using John 15:1-8.A nursery is provided,and there are K-5 activitiesnightly.Dr. Henry and his wifeMargaret Jordan Sprinkleleft this legacy for the community, and each year aguest minister speaks atthese services through anendowment they provided.Mathison, from Montgomery, Ala., is a thirdgeneration preacher. "Weare living in very troublingtimes and are in need oflifting each other up. Ourtheme will be 'Come Follow Me'," he said. "It issure to be a time of revivaland renewal in our Christian faith as they go handin hand while beginning inour hearts. We pray youwill accept our invitation tojoin us and be enriched bythese messages that you canstudy the Scripture ahead oftime."More information aboutthe John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries and hisbio can be found at http://johnedmathison .org.MathisonLearn more at hfirstumcmocksville .org.
( I - i - dv.a.uC Oi-I /\Sc E MA 1 \ ^ U. 12 - DAVIE COUIN1 Y KIN li^.Kl'Kiaii. i iiuiauu;, tVBc, 2^, 2017m ) ^ )-—I v.. •-■'■'i f j .i'iVolunteers at Our Daily Bread food pantry and Robert Church of 2nd har-jvest food bank Prior to unloading 40 bicycles. |Groups Partner To Provide jThe Episcopal Church grandchildren that she is purpose is fighting hungerof the Ascension recently raising because of diffi- everywhere in these 18partnered with Second Har- cult circumstances in their counties,vest Food Bank of North- home. Our Daily Bread is at•west NO to give away 40 "Our Daily Bread" at The Church of the Ascen-new bicycles to children. Church of the Ascension sion, at 183 Fork-BixbyjRobert Church, a truck partners with Second Har- Road in Advance, and is{driver for Second Harvest, vest Food Bank in many serving around 1,000 in-collected all the new bikes ways. The majority of food dividuals per month. Theand repaired any minor distributed through Our pantry is open every Sat-problems with them. Daily Bread is obtained or urday and two TuesdaysOne family of four chil- purchased through Second per month. Call the churchdrcn had been sharing one Harvest programs. for exact dates and times atbicycle. Now each has a Second Harvest serves 336-998-0857.bike of their own. 18 counties in Northwest The church website isOne grandmother re- North Carolina from Boone www.ascension-fork.orgceived two bikes for her to Burlington. Its primary and is also on Facebook... Af W' ..■..1Tracy Doss and Robert Branch of Second Harvest Food Bank with thbicvcies on the porch of the Church of Ascensions. ,
\ :rtS- E-pr. i" r.:.- C. v.'a r-c ' jt ? Ai,-f ^ rr': : r-.High ^oint man 'new church organistThe Episcopal Church of |the Ascension at Fork hasjhired Bill Hemdon of High!Point, interim organist, to bethe permanent organist.Hemdon taught himself;to play piano at age 4. Hebegan organ study in the'ninth grade with Henry B.Whipple at First Presbyterian Church of High Point.Hemdon graduated fromHigh Point Central High |School where he was active ,in the band, orchestra, andchorus. He attended TheUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor, attended theschool of music studying ,organ performance underAllan Cook and Dr. RobertE. Glasgow. He was a student assistant to the curatorof pipe organs.Hemdon always h^d alove for pipe organs andgenerally detested electronic instruments. However,as consultant to the Churchof the Ascension's searchfor a new organ, he recommended the purchase of thenew electronic organ overan offer from an individualthat was going to gift a pipeorgan to the church.Hemdon said he "treatsAscension's electronic organ as a pipe organ and itis a wonderful exception toelectronic organs."Hemdon has been organist/Choirmaster in a number of churches starting atSt. Michael's in the HillsEpiscopal Church in OttawaHills, Ohio. He left churchmusic to follow his love ofmachines and electronicsinto the electronic security and telecom industry.In 1985 he moved back toNorth Carolina and servedseveral Lutheran churches, the Second ReformedChurch of -Christ in Lexington, and CongregationalUnited Church of Christ inGreensboro from 2008-2016.In 1990, he began a campaign to restore High Point'sthen dilapidated train depot.That successful effort ledto a position with the NCDepartment of Transportation's Rail Division supervising NCDOT personnel atarea rail stations.Since 2002 he wasworked at the Bulk PostalService Center in Greensboro in charge of buildingmaintenance including electrical, cooling and heating,elevators, and roofing problems. He is a licensed electrician.keiiitloo, ^baby, states he gets his di \verse set of skills from hisbirth parents. His motherwas musically inclined, involved in her church, andgraduated first in her highschool class. His birth fathergrew up on a farm and laterserved in the US Navy doing all types of maintenancework on ships.Herndon said he decidedto accept the organist position at Ascension after a lotof prayer, and experiencingthe warmth and welcomingatmosphere. "I have never seen a church meet theneeds of the poor and hungry as Ascension, and doesit in such a manner that respects the dignity of everyperson the pantry serves"states Hemdon. He likesthat, "Nobody is shoved a, box of food and told-to takeit or leave it. They are giventhe opportunity to shop fortheir food."Herndon is a member ofthe Piedmont Triad Chapter of the American Guildof Organists and the NCAssociation of ElectricalContractors. He enjoys restoring historic properties,including his curxent 15,000square foot fixer-upper special, a former fumiture storeIn High Point's Old WestEnd.Oavie County Puoiic LiDrai>MocksviHe.Ci- UAVIH- COUJN l Y KIN ILKI'KINE KKCUKU, 1 h'-^sday, Sept. 6,2018All are welcome at TheEpiscopal Church of theAscension to listen.and participate in the music teachSunday. Sunday Schoolis at 10 a.m., and the worship service is at 11. Thechurch is at 183 Fork-Bix-by Road Advance, www.Ascension-Fork.org and conFacebook.Bill Herndon is the new organist at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork.
(lv\u.RC^\ C>v ^/ o - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, v>ct. 10,2019Homecoming: Church of AscensionThe Episcopal Church of the Ascension will celebratehomecoming and the beginning of its 111th year Sunday,' Furches is serving at DenverBaptist Church in Denver. Heof Ascension member Deb- Rev. Ken Furchesbie Furches and the late EarlFurches.Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire said in 1909: "I had thepleasure of consecrating the Chapel of the Ascension neaiFork Village, Davie County, built by the faithful labors ofthe Misses Hairston of that county." At one time ministers from Salisbury came by horse and buggy to seive thechurch. Then it was Ford Model Ts and Model As that gotthe ministers here. Currently the clergy serving Ascension-Fork are Daniel Wall and Joan Sherrill.There will be a pot luck luncheon after .the service.Bring your favorite dish.The church is at 183 Fork-Bixby Road, Advance. FindAscension on Facebook and at www.ascension-fork.org.Rev. Ken Furches
- Cv\ur<cH. 0? " Hi yy- Ax roUKB8 n DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Jan. 9,2020Bishop: Episcopal Church of AscensionThe Right Rev. Sam- iuel Rodman will makehis first visit to The jjj.Episcopal Church of ^the ^ A^ce^^^ i^n ^at ^Rodman succeededthe Right Rev. Michael B. Curry, who is now PresidingBishop of the Episcopal Church USA. Rodman was ordained and consecrated as the XII Bishop of the EpiscopalDiocese of North Carolina in Duke Chapel on the campusof Duke University in Durham on July 15, 2017. He waselected on March 4,2017.Prior to his election, Rodman served as the Special Projects Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts,a role he look on after spending five years as the diocesan project manager for campaign initiatives, where heengaged congregations, clergy and laity, in collaborativelocal and global mission thi'ough the Together Now campaign, helping to raise $20 million to fund these initiatives.Prior to that, he spent 16 years as the rector of St. Michael'sin Milton, Massachusetts, during which the parish established a seven-year plan that included a capital campaignfor a major renovation of the church building.Ordained in 1988, Rodman is a graduate of Bates College and Virginia Theological Seminary. He and his wifeof 32 years, Deborah, live in Raleigh with their dog, Neo.They are the parents of two adult daughters. In his freetime, Bishop Rodman enjoys basketball, golf, kayaking,walking his dog, crosswords and creative writing.\/CjOO"o•.o
(5.H0lRCV^ t V'.5 C CP Ti. I- 0>? •'• ^'-t AsJcLM5'..ri->)10 - DAVIIi; COUNTY ENTICRPRlSJi Rti:CORI). Thursdny. July 29. 2027Bishop to speak atEpiscopal churchSunday. Aug. 8. ihe Rt.Rev. Anne Hodges-Copplewill visit The EpiscopalChurch of the Ascension atFork to preach and celebrateHoly Communion at 11 a.m.After the service therewill be a covered dish luncheon. Everyone is asked tobring a dish. Masking is encouraged, but optional.Hodges-Copple is thefirst female Bishop in theDiocese of NC. She wasconsecrated on June 15.2013 in Duke Chapel on thecampus of Duke University.She grew up in Dallas.Texas, and attended DukeUniversity. She earned herMaster of Divinity degreefrom Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. Calif, in1984.Hodges-Copple hasserved her ordained life inthe Diocese of NC working13 years in Parish Ministryand well as 13 years as acampus minister.The church is at 183Fork-Bixby Road, Advance. ww\\'.asceiision-fork.org and can be followed onFacebook at "The EpiscopalChurch of the Ascension atAdvance."Anne Hodges-Coppleo.%
v.'APXH^S - cf f^L - C v,uuc.^. C ? A5Cifi5;0hi At Tir-i^K8 - OAVIF. COUNTY FNTFRI'RISF RECORD. Thursday, Jan. S. 2023Bishop to speak at Church of AscensionThe Right Rev. Samuel Rodman will make hisyearly visit to the EpiscopalChurch of the Ascension atFork on Sunday. Jan. 83.Bishop Rodman willlead the adult SundaySchool class at 10 a.m. inthe Parish Flail. Fie willcelebrate the Floly Eucha-n.st. preach, and confirmand receive new membersat the 11 a.m. liturgy. Therewill be a potluck loliowingthe service in the bishop'shonor.Rodman succeeded theRight Rev. Michael B. Curry. who is now PresidingBishop of the EpiscopalChurch.Rodman was ordainedand consecrated as the XIIBishop of the EpiscopalDiocese of North Carolinain Duke Chapel on the campus of Duke University inDurham on July 13, 2017.He was elected on March 4.2017.Prior to his election.Rodman served as the Special Projects Officer for theEpiscopal Diocese of Massachusetts. a role he tookon after spending five yearsas the diocesan projectmanager for campaign initiatives. where he engagedcongregations, clergy andlaity, in collaborative localand global mission throughthe Together Now campaign. helping to raise S20million to fund these inilia-li^'es.Prior to that, he spentI (-1 years as the rector of St.Michael'.s in Milton. Mass.,during ^^•hich the parish established a seven-year plantliat included a capital campaign for a major renoN'a-tion of the church building.Ordained in 1988. Bishop Rodman is a graduate oiBates College and VirginiaTheological Seminar}'. Fieand his wife oi 37 years.Deborah. li\'e in Raleighwith then" Jog. Neo. The}'are the parents ol two adultdaughters. In his free time.Bishop Rodman enjo}'sbasketball, golf. ka}'aking.vv'alking his dog. crosswords and creative \\ riling.The Church of the Ascension is at 183 Fork-Bix-by Road. .-Vdvance. Thecl'iurch can be lollowed onFacebook. and atcciisionfoi'k.my,. The phonenumber is 336-s'9S-0f':37.The rector of the parishis the Re^'. Cms P. Clin-ssonand the deacoti is the Re"-',.loan Sherrill. .All are v.el-corne.IFshnp Snitujci Rndniuii/;■<- /0^
^HoRChtS- E. P 15 c Of Th^- e h35 •-: At 'ic^S'L))DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Aug. 3,2023 - 11Our Daily Bread food pantry gets donationChurcli of Uic Ascension: Our Daily Bread FoodPantry has received S2.600from the Food Lion FeedsCharitable Foundation tohelp feed neighbors in theirtime of need.Our Daily Bread FoodPantry will use the gift topurchase food and necessities for its clients."We are most appreciative for the continued support the Food Lion FeedsCharitable Foundationgives to Our Daily BreadFood Pantry, which allowsus to belter serve our clients," stated the Rev.GusChrysson. rector of Churchof the Ascension and executive director of the pantry.Food Lion Feeds supports families facingfood insecurity across its10-state footprint. Established in 2001. the foundation provides financialsupport for programs andorganizations dedicated tofeeding neighbors. Sinceits inception, the foundation has awarded more than$17.8 million in arants.