Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork - Binder 2Episcopal Church of the
Ascension at Fork
Binder 2
Compiled Information from the Collection of the
Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County
Public Library
Mocksville,North Carolina
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Mocksville,North Carolina
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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
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;fecrestion center and pa^l»ou?e i^g/hutwillbeheldinthisDaviejCouiUy^^requnedcommun^'T-.iesdpy.^Inne ^9,;at Th.eaefJm^^'^:%P9ct^-the Cbuicli of the Ascension.^raised i ap9t|\ec;f^p,J^Bt.Rev.Edwin A.PenlekiVKofBaleUh.Rishop of the DioceseS'0»of ■N 0 r t h CarOUnaK ProtestantHEplioopalDhu«d*.W OfD^le at,the ordination qf Demueh -K.Koh^J?ers<m «t 11 a.m.He.wili also connVductthegrofundibrnabHceremtoy?^*0)which will foHpsf j tlie?iordlnatipn,''dWbout '12:?0.p.in.:.fS .Mr.jf Roheraoh will serveaftrectorotEpiscotpailmission*churOhee^in'Wopdieat:]nndPu^^Cootoemee;':'●i \^i ■r;*2 The groundbreaking:xsereniony;V ?a will open,the way for actual ponr!■'M ftrwtipn of the1.:;3and pa^h house’for.the Chprch^,Oof the Ascension,The project ;wmbegunlastF^as a cornmnnlty'■‘^a venture with workmen qf seyeralSdenombtationadonatlngweir'services in preparing matertalsjiJoforttiabuilding.●.1 Wood .for the struoUme.;has‘●●been cut and prepared'by the menJ'S of the Bplsoopal congregation,and;t-'.5 funds for the project were ra^^^§ooindry ft|dr.bej^d
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ferSu^flotHf in?er^fted^pS^;'^genttoth o1 Mo^cksv=”?.^^^|ie in Winston-Salem I^Mbit/^^nd^in^-exhibit of “oil,■Jnyinc^,''U“ttor'.Mrs.,Peter Hs’rst^n Jr.,^ho^nd-modern silver.--.no.fesidmg in the 'county.STOuld-mever adirut it.is the -one^..^‘he Old Davie Exhibit”will be;-jnay.’enter .articles in the-exhibityhose.-enthusiasm has done moLe-gompose-d of.articles that are rep-by-taWng them to one of the^wom-imake the comm’omty ,.UOuntryj.jeseDtaave --of -early ,life -iH -Davie„;^n .in gj,ai.fferoj.-by-bringing items
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D -IJ*n ●at^Church of the Ascension «tDUlldinSG-Ol/ie l^P.-with volunteer labor and woceeds jrom tne jQ^T-/left fo-rig^t)'are Scott.Goodman,Odell :Fpster and Gobble.On the^'u-ddmg (le/t an■ightJ ●are Robie Jarvis,and-Butt}Bailey,.:t.y '9^ToTbT‘Coimtr^"Fair'be{ore the ex-,ONE OF THE.'M0"“hibit opens -at .2 p.m.-'-^features of the Couq;kJamesA.Gray Jr;,the Rey.cooleemee PlantationDouglasBightsandFrankHorton,was the turtle race.Thi^v^all of Winston-Salem,will serve^as.^.m'-be held ph the terraceO^Judges to-award,a Heritage table will ●be named-^‘Terrapin Dowforthfi,--.BttOSf -interesting si^te for the^te.^^^r.Alansohitemtheexhibit.Dawson
t^p,;&S^g to Mrs,^cSy‘‘sLrffi ^Leiabach of Wiuston-Salem,q xucker will fire the signal forweremadebyherancestor,^au-Jf ^-across a 25gottLeinbach,between 1821-1800..^Besides silver loaned from the -v^ijj .^gg.uii-.ee'^aces;.Com-Winstoh-Salem shop,the jeweler j^ercial Handicap for turtles spon-.bas secured .the loan of 12 ^ter--jjy business and industriajestingandvaluablepieces-from ^^-ms nrjjnariiyis^ia^^^^^ehji^^?the silver museum of Samuel Kirk |s^..-- and Son,Inc.,Baltimore,M_d.The B?entire display is designed-to show ;changing styles in silver from'the ;■late 18th century’to the 'end of i
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Observes 50th AnniversaryBishopOfN.C.Holds
Services On Sunday
The visitation of the Bishop of
North Carolina marked the ilrat
of a sarles of 80th anniversary
services for the SpisoQMil Churoh
of the Aseension at Fork,The
Rit.Rev.Richard H.Baker preach,
ed at a fiomeeomlng Oervloe on
Sunday morning in oommemora*
tlon of the eonaecratlon o0 the
church which was performed on
^Oet.16.4908,by Bishop Jos^Hteount Cheshire.Bishop Che^>
Journal for that day reoords:
had the pleasure of consecrat
ing the Chs^el of the Aseension.
near Fork Church vUla«e.Davie
county,built by the talthful la
bors of the Misses Bairston of
that county."i^iscopal sewlcea
were first held in oonneetton withaSund^eehool on ths*Cooleomee
Plantation cdiere the congregation
was organised.
Bishop Baker in his sermcn re
called the first Christian Chuioh :
In Jerusalem,pointing out that'
when the Church wus weakest,.
then It was strongest In that it
sent Its members out Into 4he
worid to prodalm dhe Faith,"in
like fnaxmer/*the tlshop said
**what has happeged hero cannot
be measured In steilaUca People
who worshipped hero*have goneforthtodiunriatetheir^Christian
eonvletions'into living proof that
Christianity lives.**
Scrvlcea have been held In the;
church each evening this week
with guest preachers from var
ious ohundiea In 4he Bpiseopal
Diocese.On Thursday evoilng at
7:30 the Rev.C.S.S.Robinson.
MPho.was priest hi jcharge pf-Bie^pOttreh for 10 years wlU xetum
to preach and eelObrate iho Holy
Communion.The Rev.Wallace H.
Conrad is present priest in Charge.
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'’hardens and Vestrv alJeEpiscopalChurchofthei^censlonat Fork have called;,u ,Reverend Canon
Nichols of^‘“‘on-Saletn as Vicar ofthdrcongregation.He has served parishes InAlabama,Montana,Newsey,New York and In the£r.iifr«®u North ■He Is a graduate of^lumbia University,withRA.and M.A.degree andNashotahHouse(Episcopal^mlnary).Wisconsin,wlt^a '<iegr«in theology.’R®'^-Canon receivedp®Richard Cardinal CushinaEcmm^cnical Award in iftwandtheBishop's Gold MedalofHonorformeritorious1"Diocese of NewJerseyInI9$9.During hUmimstryhehasservedaschairmanoftheNY.NarcoticsGuidanceCoundll®f Kiwanis.RolgtyandLionsserviceclub?police and fire chaplia*'TOuncil member of the Bov&outs of America.Red CroMandvarioushospitalboards.wS,ir
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Episcopal Church of the Ascension,●years.After four yeare of study heFork,will be defeated as a memorial to graduated and entered the MedicalDr.Garland V.Greene and Mrs.Lucille College of Virginia located in Richmond.Peebles Greene at the 11 a.m.service In 1914,he graduated with honors,Sunday.December 21.receiving the Doctor of MedicineTheHonorablePeterW.Hairston,degree.Impressed with the advantagesJudgeoftheNorthCarolinaSuperior.and facUties of.the Medical CoU^e ofCourt,will ^ve a testimonial address.‘Virginia,he chbse to remain there-.forDr.Gmne'served the Davie .Coun^'^his internship.-tcommunityfrom1920to1959.x In 1916,he opened medical offices'ln ●The memorial has been given by the the Folk community.However,he waschildrenMDr.ind Mrs.Greene-Mrs.only able to pracUce for 16 monthsLucyHubbard,Mrs.Edrie Brunt and before being called Into the service of hisGeneHanris^Greene,Winstoii«alem;country for World War I.He served lbMrs.Cannen PHce;Winter Park,Fla.;'Europe for two years,hte last araigo-and Bob Greene,High'PoinL i/ment being a tour of duty at BaseGeoraeRyanHairston,a local artist,●'.Hospital No.65,Brest,France.".HidTEeMr^lnsdid oak to top the.Fdlowlng the.war,he returned otreredos,a^rnamental structare,.Foiit wl^ovct ^n«t«years hbbeldndthealtar.''^‘>■’-/i ●served the medical needs of the ar^.Symbols on the side panels 'are'World War II found him too old fw at●●Alpha”and "Omega,”the.first and Uve mUitary sendee.:However,hfslastlettersoftheGredtalphabet,.y ,worked otrd on^local scene,se^signifying "the beginning and the end,”;■the medical ne^of the people of the.citrf in scripture as attributes of God,,ara Aid also in the ^bucBpfordtngot^Rev.Canon Christqilier ^’..County Physician and Ctmty Coroidr.●.■Niohols naator The center paner"^^‘Ar<Dr.Greene was a charters member ●deJete 4 SS and oU S^he jeOyo^the MocksvUle Rotary Club ^MdSufferingCr<»s,’.*.symboUilng the.offices in the |AmerlMn Legipd,Passion d Christ,Canon Nichds said.Veterans d Forel^Vtaa;and w^a ^Also'at the December 21 service,Mr.membety pf,‘the.Rpfwan-Davie Medial,■and Mrs.Harvey Gobble and Mr,and Sodety.f ^'Mrs Jerry Gobble will renew their.On January 27,1959,while in his d-wedding vows in celebration d their fice,he suffered a very severe coronAiyfiftiethandtwenty-fifth wedding an-_attack aftd died.
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1 Carvings of sacred symbols at the top medical study.At Trinity he was a'of the reredos behind the altar the member of the tfack teani for three ^.'Episcopal Church (tf the Ascension,'years.After four years of study he iFork,will be dedicated as a memorial ot graduated and entered the Medical ^Dr.Garland V.Greene and Mrs.Lucille 'College of Virginia located in Richmond.-^Peebles Greene at the U a.m.'-service In 1914,he graduated with honors,.receiving the Doctor of Medicine
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Lucille Peebles Greene was bom in
Davie County to W.D.and AlbertaHarrisPeeblesofAdvancein1901.She
was educated at Weaverville College!located in Weaverville,N.C.I She was active in civic affairs (rf the
I county and an active member of the[●Church of the Ascension (rf Fork,j Mrs.Greene died December 24,1975..Services were held at the Church oi theAscensionandburialyf9sinthecbiurcbcemetery.-
DR.GARLAND VESTAL GREENE .
Garland Vestal Grmne was born JuneIj'21,1890,to Rdward Lamar and Lucy :i'!Foard.;Greene of the Yadkin CollegeI.CQzhmuidty.’His education began in his^home community tinder .|he best!teachers and tutors his day.Re \.contpleted college preparatory work at j1theaccreditedYadkinCollege,the ‘]j forerunner of High Fpint College.Here <1Ihewasrecogni^^im ou^tanding !Student and athlete.^‘'',iIn1906,he entered i;rinity College,I now^D^e
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thuriday,Sepi.22,1994 .
Episcopal Church To Improve Grounds
tion of a columbarium -the first in has been developed by the Vestry,in
cluding a special fund raising drive.
The budget presented Sunday in
The Episcopal Church of the As-said Kent Mathewson,senior warden,cension has launched a $23,558.28 He asked the church to pray that the Davie County,
pre-anallcubesforcto^y^Asm^cl.d«l$9Wfo,qvlngMrf^toF
-t«vlc»ingourp»,.lfoel,h,.b,„Wp.«.d„gpl«*for them.Mllteteedd,tto.ofm,l,ngmfmnlollodaymarksamilestoneinAsccnsion's Mathewson told the congregation The design to be “sed for ^lifetime or pmgm.i„providing the ^umeattheexmndedmtteedfoMteleSgTor'liStotoTZS wilintiatiS^toftheimptovemenls.The addiliotiot this columbarium yaidatri the cleaning and lesetlingoivaluestothepeopleofourdenomina-The only aspect which will not be will give us space in our p^entpve-8™velioninlhisD.nvicCountycommunity."paid for with surplus funds is Uieaddi-yard for a longer penod of time before fetim^costsforthecolumbanunmustexpandiCsaidPeteHairston.are »y,lConstructionofthecolumbariumVestry member,Avaloii Potts,con
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,June 29,1995 -
Davie's First Columbarium Built At Fork Episcopal Church
A columbarium i;>a structure of
small cubes for unis,[ladi cube will
have a plaque for names and dates like
a tombstone.
Mailicwson said his wife Mariana
deserves much of the credit for the
idea.In fticl.she was the |>crson who
suggested tlie church chimney be used
aslhecenletpicccforihecolumbarium.
By Jeanne limipe
Davie County l●nle^prise Record
■'She pul our vision on paper,"
Malhewson said.
Almo.st identical to the coniplcled
project,the print will hang in the parish
house,he said.
Azaleas andolherflowershave been
planted around the columbarium,which
features dccorativecoiicreleandastatuc
of St.Francis,which stands in front of
the chimney.
Hie statue was originally suppo.sed
to stand on the ground,but the
Malhew.sons had a pedestal made for it
as a contribution to their church.
compassionate person,"he said.
Bailey said there is a practical a
peel to the columbarium in that we a'
running out of land to use for burial
Graveside services can still be pc
funned there,he said.
A committee at the church is si'
deciding exactly what they will i
with the columbarium spaces.Thi
could u.se them for church membe
onlyorsellspacestoothers,Mathews<
said.
A project that beganaslhcdrcamof
a few church memlicrs has become
reality at the Fpiscopal (‘lunch of the
Ascension in the Fork comniunily with
the completion of Davie County's first
columbarium.
With a rising number of people
duxising cremation tallici than burial,
some members .saw a need for a place
I'tir urns to lie stored.
Senior warden of die chureh vestry,
Kent Malhewson said,unlike the cem
etery,the columbarium area was de
signed to be a place for meditation for
those with family memlicrs there and
others at tin*church-who just want a
place to reflect.
He said they had seen an atlnictive
columbarium at a small Fpiscopaiian
churchon the Blue Ridge Parkway tliat
was especially inspiring.
Several months ago.with only an
ideaof whal they wanted and nomoney
for an architect to de.sign blueprints,
church members approached artist
Marjorie Green of Bermuda Village
Retirement Center.
The addition of the columbariii
was part of a grounds improvemc
project at the church,Malhewson sai
Hie Rev.Edwin P.Bailey,6hurch
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.
Other changes include the additii
ofapaveddriveway.apicket fenceai
a rose garden in memory of ciiuri
member,Terri Taylor Carter.
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Bishop
Attends
Dedication
A Davie County church celebralcd
an historical monicni recently.
Alwuiaycaraf\6rcoiiiplciing Davie
County’s first culuinhariiiin.members
of the Hpiscopal Church of the Ascen
sion in the Fork community welcomed
retired Suffragan Bishop of the Dio
cese of Texas in Houston.Gordon
Charlton,to assist in the dedication of
the columbarium.
A statue of St.Francis of Assisi,
donated by the late William C.Moore,
stands in front of the chimney around
which the columbariimi area was built.
Tlic area includes a stone walkway
and benches where those with family
members at (he columbarium and oth
ers at the church may sit to meditate,
accordingco-chairoflhecolumbarium
committee Kent Mathewson.
A columbarium is a structure of
small cubes where urns arc stored.
With a rising nuiniKr of people choos-
ingcrcmationrathcrthanburial.church
memlicrs saw a need for such a place.
Participating in the dedication were,from left,junior warden Wesley Bailey,co-chair of the
project Peter Hairston Jr.,Rev.Edwin P.Baiiey,Bishop Gordon Charlton,co-chair of the
project Kent Mathewson and senior warden Monte Taylor.1/
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columbarium was pari of a groun
improvement project at the churchu:A columbarium is practical as land
for burial becomes more scarce,said
the Rev,lidwin P.Bailey,pastor.
Each cube will have a plaque for
names and dales just as one might find
carved on a tombstone.
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This photograph of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork was made in 1910.year after the structure was consecrated by Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire.u:one
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Church Of The Ascension
lb Celebrate 90th Anniversary
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
Cooleemee 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.
for a more expanded Sunday School
program.Miss Ruth Hairston moved
the Sunday School to the upstairs room
in A.M.Foster's store building at Fork.
The first recorded baptism by an
Episcopal rector in the Fork commu
nity was that of Mrs.G.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 SSO.
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 bui It at the turn of the century
in North Carolina.The sanctuary is
noted for its intricate woixlwork,tongue
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I erelebrate its 90th birthday on Sunday.
-Jime 27,with special commemorative
^services.This is the first of several
I *4>Kial services in preparation for the^./(^urch's centennial in the year 2009.
\'the 11 a.m.service will be con-■■^cted by the Rev.Edwin Pearson
.'Bailey of Cooleemee,Vicar of the
..church.Special guest homilist will be
;.t}ie Rev.John Zunes of Chapel Hill.
1 -’Zunes served the Episcopal Church
1 of the Ascension from 1955 until 1958.
:'This was Zunes'first appointment fol-
:-Dewing 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 11 a.m.service,lunch
-will be outdoors.There will be a time
of.fellowship and sharing during the
'meal.
I^^Thc first erported Episcopal ser-
r\nces held i n the Fork community were
conducted by Bishop Theodore P.
Lyman of Raleigh.The services were
probably held in die old Pearson House
at the Cooleemee Plantation.Later,
services were moved to the b^ment
ofjhe Cooleemee Plantation.As atten-
dtihec grew,services were moved to
,th^old kitchen house.Seeing the need
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Center Church To Host July 4
[Worship Service Under Arbor
Center United Methodist Church
will hold a 4th of July celebration cn
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.m.with a patriotic theme.Dress Register in 1991.
will becasual.TheRev.William "Bill'
Wombough is pastor.
The Center Arbor,built in 1876,
was the site of early camp meetings.It
was placed on the National Historic
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Bishop To Visit The
Episcopal Church Of
Ascension In Fork
Bishop Michael Cuny,newly con-1978 he was ordained priest at St.secrated bishop of the ^iscopal Dio-Stephens's Episcopal church in V^n-
cese of North Carolina,will visit the ston-Salem.He was elected Bishop of
Episcopal Church of the Ascension at the Diocese of North Carolina on Feb.
Fork on Sunday.July 23 at 11 a.m.11.He was ordained and Consecrated
The service will include Baptism.Bishop at Duke Chapel,Durham on
confirmation and Holy Eucharist Fol-June 17.
lowing the service,there will be a Curry and his wife Sharon have two
fellowship meal in the Parish House,daughters and make their home in
This is one ofthe first visitations by Raleigh.FKs duties are varied as he
the new bishop since his recent conse-serves as Bishop of one of three dio-
cration.
Curry was bom March 13,19SS in The Church of the Ascension is
Chicago,Dl.He is the son of the late located at 183 Fork Bixby Road,Ad-,
Rev.Kenneths.Curry (who served as vance,in the Fork community.Every-|an Episcopal priest)and Dorothy one is invited to this special service.|
Straybome Curry.Curry attended the Local clergymen will be recognized at
public schools in the Buffalo,New the fellowship meal and given the op-
Yoilc area and received his bachelor's portunity to meet the new bishop,
from Hobart College in Geneva,N.Y.Services at the Church of The As-
He received his master of divinity de-cension are held weekly:Sunday
gree in 1978 from the Yale Divinity Schoolatl0a.m.andWorshipatll :00
School
He was ordained Deacon in 1978at attend this Church and participate in its
St.Paul's Church in Buffalo,N.Y.In programs.
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Gloster To Be At Fork Church
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.
The Right Rev.J.Cary Gloster,Bishop Suffragen of the Diocese ofNorthCarolina,will preside over a
3 p.m.service
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Michael B.Curry To Speak
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*The Rt.Rev.Michael B.Curry,
llih Bishop of ihe Diocese of North
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 ceelbrateHolyEucharistandpreachatthe3
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¬
nounces chat the
Rev,M.Kathryn
Rackley has been
called as the next
priest of Ascen
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sume her duties
on Feb.28 (Ash
Wednesday).
The church is
located at 183
Fork-Bixby Road.The telephone number is 998-
2867.
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Install Priest
At Fork
Michael B.Curry,Bishop of
The Episcopal Diocese of NorthCarolina,will preside at the
vice of in
stalling the
Rev.
Kathryn
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17th
priest at the
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May 31 at 7 p.m.All membersandfriendsareinvited.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 of Theology at the
University of the South at
Swanee.Tenn..
Other priests taking part in
the service are The Very Rev.
Howard C.Backus of Winston
Salem,the Rev.Dr.John R.
Campbell of Winston Salem,theVeryRev.H.Neal Phelps ofGeorgia,and the preacher will betheRev.James C.Dannals of
Boone.Curry’s chaplain will betheRev.Kermil Bailey of
Kernersvillc.who grew up at
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Two Wheels
“I absolute loved it.I enjoyed Gennany,”she
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 oft to Desert
Storm,a seven-month communications deploy-
'ment that changed her life.
h Within a year after returning,Rmkley was di
agnosed with leukemia.After four months in the .
hospital and rounds of treatments,she had trouble '
regaining her stamina,and couldhfkeep up with
the physical demands of Army life.She took a
medical release.
But what would she do?
“Prior to my getting diagnosed^I had started
looking at my options,”she said.“1 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.
Mth the cancerin remission (It’sbeen 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 Geoigia for an assistant’s
PyMikeBamhardt .bavie County Enterprise Record 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 jexpandthefellowshipbuildingtomcludeclass-!
room space and a more modem kitchen.
"They’ve never borrowed money before,”;
Rackley said.“They just went to the Cooleemee >
Plantation.and got the lumber and built it.”{
Rackley irdes a Honda Shadow,but don’t ex-●
pect to see the motorcycle during the Sunday
morning services.She irdes it to the church for
pleasure some during the week,but not on Sun-.
days.
fork -Ride by the Episcopal Church of *e1amotorcyclesit-Ascension,and you just may see
ting in front.
It belongs to the priest.And the priest is a
woman.Kay Rackley said the smaU parish in ruralDavieCountysuitsherjustfine,mdv^“It's a really neat little pansh,she said,^eincredible,warm and open and m-
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people are justterestedintheir community.She tells the story of a <*un*knew of a woman in Uxington ^hohad^th^.Ste£d no known relatives and wasaward^toe^te^That church member asked the ve^,i“emingboard.ifshecouldbebt^ther^®Without hesitation,the vestry agreed.And 10peoplefromthechurchshowedupforthewoi^stoeral.even though none of them knew her.“It made me proud to be apart of a pansh s^said.“They have such a good
She started irding while she was in the Army.:
She had wanted to earlier,but mom and dad said
no.
“A lot of itmes I will just irde it to the church
and back.There’s not a lot of traffic and it’s a nice
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this.”Rackley
ouUook on life.”Rackley hasn’t always been a pnest.Raised^as a “Navy brat.”she grew up traveling.much of it in the Southeast,but includmg two
leee in ClevelmKl,Tenn.,a Church of God schTOlthittestedherfaith.She majored in biblical education,with a minor in Greek-andShefinishedthereandjoinedthe^y,^rained in SBBon University.Rnssisn.ShegMtofitstchoice.toS«rf^^in Army commission coming out of Stetson as aScSeutenant.Based iirFt.Gordon,^he soontoOetmanyforaplatoonleader,company execunve officer and
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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 peopleofthechurch,she’s impressed with the recoil..
Detailed ercords of members and special events
at the church exist.The logs for the church,she
said,were cut and milled on the ne^y Cooleemee
Plantation.The same goes for the feilbwship build-
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staunch Episcopalian,and when she moved hereaftertheCivilWar,worked to get the Diocese to i
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 instrumentai in keeping the parish
going,”Rackley said.“They would drive the
buggy to pick up children from the neighborhood,'take them to Sunday School,and then teach the
Sunday School class.”
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What A Blessing
Davie Churches Get Together ...With Their Animals
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.
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
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Episcopal Church Plans Capital Campaign
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 contmu-
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.
Members built the present Par-interactive with the community
ish House in 19S3.An additional and shares in its growth.
The Rev.M.KatheryntotheParishHouse(Sunday
school rooms)were added in Rackley is Vicar of The Church
of the Ascension.Services are1977.
The Vestry of Ascension held on Sunday:Sunday School -
Church recognizes the need for at 10 a.m.for all ages,a time ofProjectedcostforthebuild-expansion due to the population fellowship iq the Parish HouseingexpansionisapproximatelygrowthineasternDavieCounty,at 10:40 a.m.and the Morning$450,000.The Vestry appointed ,pians erflect the need for more Worship Service at 11.A Cen-a steering committee to conduct room as the Church grows tering Pray Group meets onacapitalcampaign.The Vestry within the community.The Thursdayhiredconsultant,Robert Allen of Church is committed to being
Winston-Salem,to assist the
at 7 p.m.
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church in raising the money for
the building.The campaign will
include visits by this conunittee
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.
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Episcopal Church Of Ascension Celebrates Sunday School Year
The Episcopal Church of ihe 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
for a light breakfast and fellowship which afforded all an
opportunity to “get to know"one another.
The day was an imergenerational event where both the adults
and children participated 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).There were also several
games that facilitated interaction between all ages.
The events sought to promote the very active Christian Formation
jmgram at the Church which includes four different classes for allageseachSundaymorningandaCenteringPrayerGroupon
Thursday evenings.
At various times throughout the Church year there are
"CelebradtHi Jundays"where all the Sunday classes meet together.
These events seek to esublish a climate that promotes active learning
through the interaction of all age groups.Dustin Myers and his family were present for the various
activities.Ehistin 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.E)usiin is 18 years old and a .student at Davie High
School.
Events also coincided with the continuation of a building
campaign at the Church.The Church of the Ascension has a goalofraising$450,000 for the expansion of our current Parish house.
The addition will give the church much needed Sunday School and
fellowship space.To date,approximately 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 ajn.The Centering Prayer group meets
each Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m.in the parish house.
The Reverend Kay Rackley is minister and invites all to attend
these services.The Church b located at 183 Fork Bixby Road in
the Fork community.Feel free to jisit us anytime at www.ascension-
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‘It’s Such A Pretty Church’
Prints Being Said To Heip Fund AdditionAtEpiscopatChurchOfAscensionOfForkGrowingupiniheForkcom
munity.Glenda Beard often
passed by the Episcopal ChurchoftheAscension.She admired
>the evergreens,simple arohiiec-
cure and steep roof.
So when church member
Eddie Everhart approached her
about creating a painting of the
church,the now-accomplishedartistjumpedatthechance.
The II-by 18-inch framed
prints are selling for SI50 each,
with money going to the church
building fund.
"This is the prettiest church."
she said."I emphasized young
trees so we could get the rooflineinthere."
It started with pen and ink.
and she added watercolor and
pastels for the mixed media
suit.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 the fellowship and class
space.The church has grown to
where more than 50 regularlyattendservicesonSundays,
which are held at 9 a.m.and 11
a.m.,with Sunday School in be
tween.There are five SundaySchoolclasses,with room for
about two.
Although the two services are
convenient,having them close to
the same time keeps the congre
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Episcopal Church Of Ascension
Breaks Ground For Addition
Episcopal congregation iDavieCounty.
Services in the Fork
were first held at nearbyCooleemeePlantation.Oigani-zation for the building ofchurchatForkwaslargelyduetomembersoftheHairstonfamilywholivednearby.Misses Agnes and Ruth
Hairston (aunts of Judge PeterHairston)are credited with thefoundingofthecongregation.The present church was builtbymenofthecommunityfromlumberthatwascutandmilled
at Cooleemee Plantation.The
Right Rev.Joseph BlountCheshire
inGroundbreakingservicesforanewadditiontotheParishHouseattheEpiscopalChurchottheAscensionatForkwereconductedSaturday.April 242pjn.
The Rev.Kay RackelyofficiatedatthetraditionalEpiscopalService.
"Hie service began at the siteofthefutureaddition.ThecongregaUongatheredaroundtheperimeterandtheservicebeganwithprayersandreadingfromtheHebrewScripture.While the congregationrecitedPsalm67,members oftheVestryoutlinedthefuturewallsofadditionwithstringwhileothermembersformedtheGreekletterClii(“X”).thesymbolofboththecrossandthenameofChrist,across thecenterofthesite.
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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 congregationprocededintothechurchforthe
celebration of the Holy Eucharistwherethecongregationrenewedtheirbaptismalvows.
After the service,all
invited into the parish house for
refreshments.Plans for the
addition were on display as wasadrawingofthecompletedbuildingthatMattBarehad
rendered from the architectural
drawings.
The new addition will
double the size of the existingfellowshipspace.It will include
a laiger and modem kitchen,anofficeforthevicar,a erception/workroom,
classrooms,and a largeXforyouthmeetings.There will
T be a covered breezeway/deck.Architect John Fuller of
Mocksville designed the
structure.Estimated cost of the *addition is $450,000.Mike '
Lambert of Charlotte is general
contractor.ConstructionbeganonMonday,April 26.
The Episcopal Church of the
Ascension at Fork was founded
in the early 1900s as the third
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Episcopal Church Of The Ascension
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-Bixby Road.Advance.Tele-
ture inside and out,and doing the phone number is 998-0857,
interior decorating.
The facility is open for com-fork.org.Guests are welcome.
Summer service time is at 10
website,is www.acsension-
munity events,as well.Showers
were included in the basement a.m.Theregularworshipsched-
restrooms for use by families in ule resumes on Sept.11 with
the event of a disaster that Sunday School at 10 a.m.and
caused a family to be without worship service at 11.
water.
The churcfrs 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.
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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
service.
built a church yet in 1906 -it was 1909
before the current structure was
dedicated).It is thought that Episcopal
services were held at Fulton every-
oiher-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 u.sed.This set was probably
u.sed 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 100 times"by Terry Stewart 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
The Episcopal Church of the
Ascension celebrated the lOOth
anniversary of its first communion
service on Saturday,June 10 at the old
Fulton Methodist Episcopal Church,
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The Right Rev.A.C.Marble,Jr.
The original service was held at
Fulton 100 years ago on June 10,1906
(Trinity Sunday)and was conducted by
The Rev.EA.Osborne.Nine people
received communion at this service.
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The sixth annual Blessing of the Animals service,a traditionhonoringSaintFrancisofAssisi,is scheduled for Sunday,Oct.8 at2p.m.at the Church of the Ascension at Fork.
The intent of the service is to hold up the role of pet companionshipasoneoftheblessingsoflife.Personal blessings are given toeachanimalinattendance,along with a treat and a St.Francis medal.The Rev.Carin Delphs and Father Andrew Draper will conduct theservice.All animal lovers are welcome no matter what their churchaffiliation.Dogs and cats,horses,chickens,and a few guinea pigshaveattendedtheserviceinprioryears.
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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 4nd 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
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Ascension Program Has More Recipients,Fewer Funds
Five years ago,Kermit Bai-as a food pantry for Second
ley,then deacon of the Episcopal Harvest Food Bank in Winston-
Church of the Ascension on
Fork-Bixby Road in the Fork
community,had the site named
Harvest to be distributed at Cor-
natzer and Cooleemee elemen
tary schools tlirough tlie “Book
Bags for Hope”program.
Four area churches assisted
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 theirbookbags,to take
home for weekend meals.
Four years ago,Bailey and
Pastor Wesley Cook of Davie
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 pantry,bring the food to the pantry -and deliver it to 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 ai-e Uansported.
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 with a 19 cents per pound
levy,about a $700 monthly cost
to the local pantry.
By law,non-pro6ts 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-deductible checks
from individuals and insiitutiohs:
to satisfy this urgent need.”
In 2012,the MocksviUe 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 with Store-
.house is especially appropriate,
because in many cases,'the same
people are served by both,”An
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The Right Rev.Michael B.Curry,Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of North Carolina,wiU make his annual visit to the
Episcopal Church of the Ascen-
sion at Fork on Sunday,Jan.12
for the n 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.There will be a
covered dish meal after the ser
vice in the Parish House.
Curry has been the Bishop of
North Carolina,one of the largest
Episcopal Dioceses in the United
States,since 2(XK).He is the first
African American Bishop to lead
a southern Diocese.Curry has a
national preaching and teaching
ministry,and has been featured as
a frequent speaker at services of
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Curry graduated with high honors from Hobart College in
Geneva,N.Y.in 1975.He earned the master of divinity degree
in 1978 from the Yale Divinity School.He has done work at the
College of Preachers,Princeton Tlieological Seminary,Wake
Forest Divinity School,the Ecumenical Institute of St.Mary’s
Seminary,and the Institute of Christian Jewish Studies.Cuny
was ordained Deacon in June 1978 and priest in December
1978,He served as Deacon-in-Chaige and then later as Rector
of St.Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem,then as
Rector of St.Simon of Cyrene in Lincoln Heights.Ohio:then
as Rector of St.James Episcopal Church in Baltimore,Md.
until his selection as the Bishop of North Carolina.
He and his wife Sharon reside in Raleigh.
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Advance.Guests are always welcome for Sunday School and
the worsliip service.Sunday School for all ages begins at 10
a.m.each Sunday followed by coffee/refreshmcnts at 10:40.
The worship service begins at 11 a jn.each Sunday.
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During her years as priest.Cross didn’t encounter anyproblemsofbeingafemale
priest in North Carolina.Bythetimeshewasordained
pr^t that ground had alreadybTK&en in the mid-70s byotherfemalejaiests.Her dis
cernment toward piiesiho^was helped along byr heratChristChurch.Raleigh.In her early 46s Cross wenttoVirginiaThedo^SeminaryinAlexandriaforthree
years to pursue die master’s of
_>.After graduationshewashiredatSt.I^todiy’s Episcopal Churchin^^!i^ton-S9](em"^^Wh^^wa^Ordaii^as Deacon ^later^a Stie served St.
Timbthy’s for 14 y^.,In 20Q6 khe 'was cail^asiVicarofTheChurchoftheAscensionatFork.WhilepriestatAscensionshehas
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I the Rev.Sealy Cross,Vcar of!The Church of the Ascension
at Fork will officially retire on
Sunday,March 2 after the 11
am.service.
Bom and raised in Marion
with three brotiiers,Choss
didn’t enter the ministry until
hereariy40s.
She was educatod at St.
Mary’s College and Meredith
College in Raleigh.Cross
wmked at N.C.State Univer
sity jfor 10 years and later for
the Department of Adminis
tration in state government for
eight years .
Her progression towpl 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 priesi.Therefore,thou^ts of-enter
ing itle ministry didn’t ccane
into play until years later.
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..week.She state.,.ha,sh=.attend Aseeasion.less creative now than in her A joy for her over the yet^m e roug woRhio visited in years and to enjoy vice on March 2 in the churcheatli^yeats as priast.it ht mX Parish HaU.The Chutch ofWhatshewillmissmostyouthandacolytesShees-seiv^.and extended family the Ascension is at 183 Fork-^o;tl:TA—to learn how tn hy nsh,do To honor Ooss.there will Bixby Road Advance.
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°Ascension has called the Rev.Dr.Chan-tal B I^Ki^ey as its 19th priest.McKinney’s fiist Sunday
served^^Winston-Salem,High Point,arid Greensboro,
degree in political sciencefromAp^achian State University,a master in divinity fromV^irgima 'Dieological Seminary,and a doctor of ministry inpreadungfromChicagoTheologicalSeminaiy.‘T am honored to begin ministry with the people of Ascension.I have been so impressed with their warm welcome andhospitality,^well as their food pantry,which has a profoundimpactonaddressing,the needs of hunger in the community ”O She is married to Bryson McKinney and they have twoyoungsons.
®"der of Priests in2U03.In her 11 years as an ordained priest,she has experiencenimanyareasofministry.In former parishes,she had“^stries,welcoming,young adults,parishlifemims^es,and leadership roles ip pastoral care.She hasb^n mvolved m youth ministry,Hispanic ministry,long-rangeplanning,fipmce,new member assimilation,and endowmentcoi^^;^^cKiMey has taught Episcopal faith classes,wntoation for teens and adults,Stephen Ministry,and otherChristianforinationclasses.
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The Church of the Ascension at Fork,is at 183 Fork-BixbyRoad,Advance.Ascension welcomes guests to any worshipservice.Sunday School classes for all ages meet at 10 a meachSun^y during the school year.The worship service ofHolyEucharist(Communion)is at 1]a.m.ever)'Sunday.TheChurch'IS handicapped friendly and all are welcome VisitMtp://asceusion-episcopal-at-advanceAionc.or^or Face-book.
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McKinney has a bach-sion has received a few grants
the Ascension at Fork and B.Curry,Bishop of the EHo-elor’s degree in political sci-that have helped,
the Rev.Dr.Chantal McKin-cese of NC and the Right Rev.ence from Appalachian Stale
ney will celebrate their new Anne Hodges-Copple,Bishop University,a master in divin-month for “Our Daily Bread”
ministry together on Tliesday,Suffragan of the Diocese of ity from Virginia Theologi-food pantry.More than 600
NC will preside.
The Right Rev.MichaelTheEpiscopalChurcliof
September was a record
cal Seminar)’,and a doctor of individvials were fed and more
ntinistrj'in preaching from than iOO families served.
Chicago Theological Semi-Partnering with the Second
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old and continues to .strive to Bread”to purchase between
be a church of sei-vice to its 5,000 and 8,00 pounds of food
community.Ascension’s food per month.
The Church of the Ascen-pantry,“Our Daily Bread”,
feeds hundreds per month and sion at Fork is at 183 Fork-
coordinates the purchase of Bi.\by Road,Advance.As-
food for Comatzer and Cool-cension welcomes guests to
elementary school’s any ser\'ice.Sunday Schooleemee
backpack programs.Other classes for all ages meet at 10
churches contribute to these a.rn.each Sunday during the
feeding programs and offer school yeai'.71ie worship ser-
First vice of Holy Bucharest (Corn-Advancevolunteers:
Baptist,Bixby Presbyterian,rnunion)is at II am.even.'
Davie Baptist.First Presby-Sunday.
The church is handicapterianMocksviUe,Fork Bap-S'list.Liberty United Method-friendly and all are welcome.
ist,Mocks United Methodist.Visit hup://ascension-epixco-0 and many individujils inside pal-a3-advancedioncx)rg/or
Church of the Ascension and on Facebook.
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Hungry?Have You
Groups Working
Ever
Together To Feed Davie Residents
112,641 pounds of food or
93,867 meals.
Hunger is a real prob
lem in Davie County.
Many of the clients that
visit Our Daily Bread
are elderly,disabled,or
underemployed -meaning
they don’t make enough
money to pay all the bills
and buy food,too.Many
do not qualify for Food and
Nutrition Services (Food
Stamps),so those indi
viduals don’t have a lot of
choices left.
to 183 Fork-Bixby Road,
Advance,NC 27006.
Baby food,baby sham
poo.and baby diapers are
items highly requested and
are difficult to obtain by
most food pantries.Non
food items are also needed.
Families that can’t afford
food also can't afford toilet
paper,detergent,house
hold cleaners,soaps,and
general toiletries.
Help is needed picking
up food from two Davie
County grocery stores and
volunteers could be used
when the pantry is open
six times per month.Call
Church of the Ascension to
leave a message if inter
ested in volunteering at
998-0857.Be sure to leave
your name and a number to
be reached.
social workers deal with
it daily,and most likely
many Davie residents help
to provide food to family
and friends from time to
time.
tions that have helped the
pantry serve the hundreds
that visit each month.
A newly upgraded
pantry,led by the efforts of
Ascension youth mem
ber Sidnee Everhart,was
celebrated as she works
toward her Gold Award in
Girl Scouting.
The Church of the
Ascension considers these
churches,individuals,and
organizations partners in
this ministry as well as
their brothers and sisters
in Christ.Partners are
Advance First Baptist.
Bixby Presbyterian,Davie
Baptist,Elbaville United
Methodist,First Presby
terian Mocksville.Fork
Baptist,Good Shepherd
Episcopal Cooleemee.
Liberty United Method
ist.Macedonia Moravian.
Mocks United Methodist,
Mocksville Lions Club,
The Davie County Food
Lion Stores,Lowes Food
Advance,Mocksville
Wal-Mart,Energy United
Foundation,Food Lion
Charitable Foundation,
Wal-Mart Foundation,Sec
ond Harvest Food Bank of
Northwest North.Carolina,
and many individuals.
Our Daily Bread at As
cension purchases food for
Cooleemee and Comatzer
elementary schools Book
Bag programs through
it'!nonprofit designation.
Ascension works closely
with The Second Harvest
Food Bank of Northwest
North Carolina with both
the book bag program and
its pantry operations.
Last fiscal year Our
Daily Bread distributed
Have you ever been
hungry?
Hungry doesn’t count
when all you had to do was
go to the cabinet or refrig
erator to get something to
In Davie County,14
percent of the population
is food insecure and live in
poveity with 24 percent of
those are children,accord
ing to the Second Haiwest
Food Bank.
There are three food
pantries that work to fight
hunger in Davie County.
On Tuesday,July 14.
Our Daily Bread Food
Pantry at The Episcop'.il
Church of the Ascension
on Fork-Bixby Road in Ad
vance celebrated a thank
you luncheon for the many
individuals,churches,
grocery stores,civic clubs,
and charitable organiza-
eat.
Really hungry was
when you were not sure
where your next meal or
bit of food was coming
from or how many days it
might be before food was
available.
“We have that here
in Davie County,”said
Monte Taylor,a member
of Episcopal Church of
Ascension in Fork.“It’s
around us more that most
realize.Hunger knows no
age barrier.It’s seen in the
young and old alike.”
Teachers and school
staff from elementary to
high school see it daily,
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help?
At Our Daily Bread,the
biggest need is food.Food
donations are welcomed.
and monetary donations
are welcomed as well.
Checks can be made out to
Church of the Ascension
O(memo;Pantry)and mailed
Davie coimty Pmic Library
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The Episcopal Church of meals being prepared at As-examples for the rest of us.”
It is well-known among
he has attended.Members church members that as much
the Ascension honored one of cension over the many years
its own on Dec.7.
The commercial kitchen always looked to him to orga-work as Mr.Potts has done for
at the church was officially nizetheEasterbreakfastthat’s the Church of the Ascension,
named ’’The Avalon Potts been a tradition for years,the he is the first to deflect praise
Kitchen”in honor of lifetime Lenten meals,fund-raising from himself to others,McK-
church member and dedicated meals,special events meals,inney said,
church worker,Avalon Potts,covered dish luncheons and
The Rev.Dr.Chantal dinners,and many more.
“Mr.Potts is not only a
Fork treasure,but definitely
One of the newer meal a Davie County treasure asMcKinney,Vicar at Ascen
sion,said the blessing over challenges that The Church well.’
the kitchen and honored the of the Ascension has taken up
ministry that Potts and others in recent years is a Christmas
had done over the years and meal delivered to around 90
will be doing in the future.
Church member Milton with many assistants plan and
Price said;“When work is work to make this a reality
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to be done.Avalon is always each year,
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was completed in 2005 and church worif not for 20-30
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design and planning the lay-70-80 years.Taylor said,“no
matter how busy Avalon is,be
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Michael Hastings,Mike Miller,Chad Sechrest and Kathryn Sowers.
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It’s a slogan for the gro
cery store chain with three
stores in Davie County -but
for some families -it now
means a lot more.
It means food for their
families.
Last month,Food Lion
representatives took a truck
load of food -enough to
provide almost 16.000
meals ●for the pantry at
Episcopal Church of the As
cension in Fork.The pantry
distributes tlie food to needy
Davie families.
At Food Lion,we be
lieve that no one should
have lo choose between
dinner and rent or gasolbie
and buying groceries,”said
Kathryn Sowers,director of
operations for the Winston-
Salem and Lexington areas.
“That’s why we’re so pas
sionate about helping to end
hunger in our local commu
nities.”
Shoppers can help by
buying the marked “Food
Lion Feeds”reusable bags.
With the purchase of each
bag.the grocery’donates
five meals lo residents of
the local community.
“On behalf of Food Lion,
we want to thank church
staff for the work they do
every day to make sure no
family goes hungry.We are
proud to be their partner and
make today’s donation.
The donation included
Food Lion brand cereal,
caniied tomatoes,chili with
beans,potatoes and more.
The company has pledged
to donate 500 million meals
by the end of 2020.
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church piembers who vol
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'in second ^de.She came
home ftom school one day
and told her mother that she
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Church Hires First
the light of Christ through stration especially for chil
dren,a community hymn
Along with welcoming sing,as well as a traditional
from Wake Forest Uni-its first director of music/dedicatory ercital featuring
The first director of mu-privately,
sic at Episcopal Church of
the Ascension at Fork is in Liberal Studies degree
Kimberly Henfrig.
Herring,originally from versity,and,is a doctor^new organist,the church guest musicians.The church
Orl^do,Fla.,has roots in candidate at East Carolina has purchased a three year will be expanding its musi-North Carolina with both University in the educa-old Viscount Electronic Or-cal opportunities posting
sides of her family hailing,tional leadership program gan.It’s a three manual,56 up-to-date music ministry
from Ej^tern NC,and,an conducting dissertation re-voice organ with a 500 stop opportimities on the web-
older generation of siblings search.She begins the Edu-library.Herring has high site,having grown up in Win-cation for Ministry (EFM)expectations for the new Want to join?Questions
ston-Sdem.She served as program through University music program at Ascension about music at Ascension?
director of music at Saint of the South at Sewanee.The to include all ages,especially E mail KimberlyHenring07@
gmail.com or call and leave
In the New Year,Ascen-a message at 336-998-0857.
sion will dedicate its new The website is www.oscen-
She has a Master of Arts music.
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Episcopal classes will be held at Saint children.Christopher’s
Church in Florida.She is Paul’s Episcopal Church,
a graduate of Salem Col-Winston-Salem,
lege’s School of Music with Herring is active in her organ with a series of events sion-fork.org.Follow the
a bachelor’s in music edu-community,neighborhood,to include an organ demon-church on Facebook.
cation holding a NC K-12 alma maters,the arts,and
General Miisic Teacher’s Li-is passionate about life-long
cense.She was the recipient learning and mentoring
of the John and Margaret students of all ages having
Mueller Organ Scholarship served in educator roles in
and studied organ with Dr.and out of the classroom
John Mitchener,voice with at Di^e University (TIP),
Joan Jacobowsky,and piano Wake Forest University,Sa-
with Dr.Barbara Lister-lem Academy,and Forsyth
Sink.She has taught music Technical Community Col
in the Forsyth Coimty Pub-lege,
lie School System as well as Herring hopes to spread
DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday,Sept.7,2017 -7
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‘Rally Day’Starts Church
School Year Sunday At
Church of Ascension
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■'The Episcopal Church of at noon,
the Ascension is kicking off The church will be hon-
its new church school year oring Brenda Potts Beck
with a Rally Day on Sun-and Shirby Sidden Eagle for
day,Sept.10 beginning with their volunteer work of 70
breakfast snacks and choir combined years of church
practice at 9 a.m.,followed music ministry,
by Sunday School for all The church is at 183
ages at 10,worship service Fork-Bixby Road Advance,
at 11 with lunch following www.ascension-fork.org.
The Revs.Dan Wall and Joan Sherrill.
Vicar Joins
Fork Church
His other lifelong pas-The Episcopal Church oftheAscensionatForkishas sion in the church is social„a new Vicar,The Rev.Dan justice,advocating for fullJWall,who has been at As-inclusion and equality forallpeopleinchurchandso-o^ignsion since January.
He came from St.Clem-ciety.
ent’s,Clemmons where hePriestAssociate.Earli-is The Rev.Joan Sherrill,
er he served as minister of who joined the staff in 2015
-education at Hickory’s First following her ordination2UnitedMethodistChurchasaVocationalDeaconinaswellasPastorofSt.Timo-the Episcopal Church.Sheth/s UMC in High Point.He graduated with a bachelor’s<was ordained in the United degree in accounting from
^Methodist Church in the UNC Greensboro.She at-C early 70s,was confirmed in fended St.TimothysEpisco-^the Episcopal Church in the pal in Winston-Salem whereu-late 70s,and was ordained she was a Lay Eucharistic
^Episcopal Priest in 2015.-He is a native North Car-tic Visitor,
v;)olinian,and was educatedatHighPointUniversity,ministry has been with the^where he was graduated prison systems of NC and^with a bachelor’s degree Forsyth County Jail.She has
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',ohn Westerhoff at Duke,Food Pantry.In her spare^and remains passionate time she enjoys golf and Ca-about Christian formation nasta.She also loves being at
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10 -DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday,Sept.21,2017
Sprinkle Preaching Mission Sept.24-26
Dr.John Ed Mathison 1:9;the combined choirs generation preacher.“We
will lead the 37th Annual with First Presbyterian are living in very troubling
Monday and times and are in need ofSprinklePreachingMissionwillsingonSept.24-26 at First United Tuesday,with the Monday lifting each other up.OurMethodistChurch,310 N.sermon “Is Pentecost Hap-theme will be ‘Come Fol-
MainSt.,Mocksville.pening Today?”from Acts low Me’,”he said.“It is
The theme,using Mark 1:6-8,and How Can My sure to be a time of revivalandrenewalinourChris-1:16-20,is “A First Century Life Be Productive?”on
Call for 21st Century Chris-Tuesday using John 15:1-8.
tians"for Sunday morning
services at 8:45 in the Fam-
tian faith as they go hand
A nursery is provided,in hand while beginning in
and there are K-5 activities our hearts.We pray you
ily Life Center and 10:55 nightly.will accept our invUation tointheSanctuary.Risen Son Dr.Henry and his wife join us and be enriched by
duet will sing at the early Margaret Jordan Sprinkle these messages that you can
and evening services Sun-left this legacy for the com-study the Scripture ahead ofmunity,and each year a time.”
Evening services are at guest minister speaks at
7,with the Children singing these services through anMonday,and the theme endowment they provided,ership Ministries and his“How Can I Know That I Mathison,from Mont-bio can be found at http:!/
Am Saved?”from 1 John gomery,Ala.,is a third johnedmathison.org.
day.crt More information aboutiPtheJohnEdMathisonLead-Mathison
on
Learn more at www.
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Church of the Ascension sion,at 183 Fork-Bixby[●west NC to-give away 40
hew bicycles to children.
Robert Church,a truck partners with Second Har-Road in Advance,and isj
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.ThC'
and repaired any minor distributed through Our pantry is open every Sat--
Daily Bread is obtained or urday and two Tuesdays;problems with them.
One family of four chil-purchased through Second per month.Call the church;
for exact dates and times atdrenhadbeensharingoneHarvestprograms,
bicycle.Now each has a
bike of their own.
Second Harvest serves 336-998-0857.
The church website is
One grandmother re-North Carolina from Boone www.ascension-fork .org
ceived two bikes for her to Burlington.Its primary and is also on Facebook.
18 counties in Northwest
Tracy Doss and Robert Branch of Second Harvest Food Bank with th
bicvcies on the porch of the Church of Ascensions.^
CuU-tlCHtS-tPvSCOPfSL'Cwafi-CM 0fTH9 ^5CtNS^(5^)Tc-ft-K KeifliloA,OiJcplcd 05 ababy,states he gets his di Jversesetofskillsfromhis
birth parents.His mother
musically inclined,in-
Ci-UAVlli CUUIN1 Y KJNIKKFKISE RECORD,Th—sday,Sept.6,2018High'~folnt man
new church organist
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All are welcome at The
Episcopal Church of the
Ascension to listen.and par
ticipate in the music teach
Sunday,
is at 10 a.m.,and the wor
ship service is at 11.The
church is at 183 Fork-Bix-
by Road Advance,www.
Ascension-Fork.org and con
Facebook.
was
volved in her church,and
graduated first in her highschoolclass.His birth father
farm and later
The Episcopal Church of
the Ascension at Fork has
hired Bill Herndon of High
Point,interim organist,to be
the permanent organist.|
Herndon taught himself
to play piano at age 4.He'
began organ study in the ^
ninth grade with Henry B.Whipple at First Presbyte-1
rian Church of High Point.
.Herndon graduated from j
High Point Central High l
School where he was active ,
in the band,orchestra,and
chorus.He attended The
University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor,attended the
school of music studying
organ performance under
Allan Cook and Dr.Robert
E.Glasgow.He was a stu
dent assistant to the curator
of pipe organs.
Herndon always had a
love for pipe organ?and
generally detested electron
ic instruments.However,
as consultant to the Church
of the Ascension’s search
for a new organ,he recom
mended the purchase of the
new electronic organ over
-an offer from an individual
that was going to gift a pipe
organ to the church.
Herndon said he “treats
Ascension’s electronic or
gan as a pipe organ and it
is a wonderful exception to
electronic organs.”
Herndon has been organ-
Sunday Schoolist/Choirmaster in a num
ber of churches starting at
St.Michael’s in the Hills
Episcopal Church in Ottawa
Hills,Ohio.He left church
music to follow his love of
grew up on aservedinthe US Navy do¬
ing all types of maintenance
work on ships.
Herndon said he decided
to accept the organist posi-machines and electronics
into the electronic securi-tion at Ascension after a lot
of prayer,and experiencingthewarmthandwelcomingtyandtelecomindustry.
In 1985 he moved back to
North Carolina and served atmosphere,
several Lutheran church-er seen a
es,the Second Reformed
Church of-Christ in Lex
ington,and Congregational
United Church of Christ in
Greensboro from 2008-
I have nev-
church meet the
needs of the poor and hun-
Ascension,and doesgryas
it in such a manner that re¬
spects the dignity of everypersonthepantryserves”states Herndon.He likes
that,“Nobody is shoved a
box of food and told'to take
it or leave it.They are given
the opportunity to shop for
their food.”
Herndon is a member of
the Piedmont Triad Chap
ter of the American Guild
of Organists and the NCAssociationofElectrical
Contractors.He enjoys re
storing historic properties,
including his current 15,000
square foot fixer-upper spe
cial,a former furniture store
In High Point’s Old West
End.
2016.
In 1990,he began a cam
paign to restore High Point’s
then dilapidated train depot.
-That successful effort led
to a position with the NC
Dejpartment of Transporta
tion’s Rail Division super
vising NCDOT personnel at
area rail stations.
Since 2002 he was
worked at the Bulk Postal
Service Center in Greens
boro in charge of building
maintenance including elec
trical,cooling and heating,
elevators,and roofing prob
lems.He is a licensed elec
trician.
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Mocksviife,HO Bill Herndon is the new organist at The Episco
pal Church of the Ascension at Fork.
‘(LnaacH Of ^sctKi5\o^^)I o -DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday,10,2019
Homecoming:Church of AscensionTheEpiscopalChurchoftheAscensionwillcelebratehomecomingandthebeginningofits111thyearSunday,
Oct.13.The guest preacher
will be a familiar name to
Ascension members and Da-
vie residents.The Rev.Ken
Furches will speak at the 11
a.m.service .He grew up at As-
cension serving as a crucifer,
altar boy,and all the things that
acolyte does in the Episco-
pal Church.M
Furches is serving at Denver
Baptist Church in Denver.He ^
previously served forberofyearsatBlaise Baptist
in Davie County.He is the son
of Ascension member Deb-Rev.Ken Furches
bie Furches and the late Earl
Furches.
Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire said ipleasureofconsecratingtheChapelofthe AscensionForkVillage,Davie County,built by.the faithful labors oftheMissesHairstonofthatcounty.”At one time minis
ters from Salisbury came by horse and buggy to serve thechurch.Then it was Ford Model Ts and Model As that gottheministershere.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.FindAscensiononFacebookandatwww.ascension-fofk.org.
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B8 -DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday,Jan.9,2020
Bishop:Episcopal Church of Ascension
The Right Rev.Sam
uel Rodman will make
his first visit to The
Episcopal Church of
the Ascension at Fork
on Sunday,Jan.12.
Bishop Rodman will
meet with the vestry at
9 a.m.,teach adult and
teen Sunday School
Class at 10,preach,
celebrant Holy Com
munion,Confirm and
Baptize at the 11 a.m.
worship service.There
is a covered dish lun-|
cheon following the ■
service in the Bishop’s |
honor.g
Rodman succeeded
the Right Rev.Michael B.Curry,who is now Presiding
Bishop of the Episcopal Church USA.Rodman was or
dained and consecrated as the XU Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of North Carolina in Duke Chapel on the campus
of Duke University in Durham on July 15,2017.He was
elected on March 4,2017.
Prior to his election,Rodman served as the Special Proj
ects Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts,
a role he took on after spending five years as the dioce
san project manager for campaign initiatives,where he
engaged congregations,clergy and laity,in collaborative
local and global mission through the Together Now cam
paign,helping to raise $20 million to fund these initiatives.
Prior to that,he spent 16 years as the rector of St.Michael’s
in Milton,Massachusetts,during which the parish estab
lished a seven-year plan that included a capital campaign
for a major renovation of the church building.
Ordained in 1988,Rodman is a graduate of Bates Col
lege and Virginia Theological'Seminary.He and his wife
of 32 years,Deborah,live in Raleigh with their dog,Neo.
They are the parents of two adult daughters.In his free
time.Bishop Rodman enjoys basketball,golf,kayaking,
walking his dog,crosswords and creative writing.
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10 ■DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD.Thursday,July 29,2021
Bishop to speak at
Episcopal church
Sunday,Aug.8.the Rt.
Rev.Anne Hodges-Coppie
will visit The Episcopal
Church of the Ascension at
Fork to preach and celebrate
Holy Communion at 11 a.m.
After the service there
will be a covered dish lun
cheon.Everyone is asked to
bring a dish.Masking is en
couraged,but optional.
Hodges-Copple is the
first female Bishop in the
Diocese of NC.She was
consecrated on June 15,
2013 in Duke Chapel on the
campus of Duke University.
She grew up in Dallas,
Texas,and attended Duke
University.She earned her
Master of Divinity degree
from Pacific School of Re
ligion in Berkeley.Calif,in
1984.
Hodges-Copple
served her ordained life in
the Diocese of NC working
13 years in Parish Ministry
and well as 13 years as a
campus minister.
The church is at 183
Fork-Bixby Road.Ad
vance.www.oscension-fork.
org and can be followed on
Facebook at "The Episcopal
Church of the Ascension at
Advance.”
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8 -OAVIli COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursdayjim.5,2023
Bishop to speak at Church of Ascension
with their clog.Neo.They
are the parents of two adult
daughters.In his free time.
Bishop Rodman enjoys
basketball,golf,kayaking,
walking his dog.cross
words and creative writing.
The Church of the As
cension is at 183 Fork-Bix-
by Road.Advance.The
church can be followed on
Facebook.and at n’n‘vr.«5-
censiorifi>rk.org.The phone
number is 336-99S-0857.
The rector of the parish
is the Rev.Gus P.Chrysson
and the deacon is the Rev.
Joan Sherrill.All are wel
come.
the Together Now cam
paign.helping to raise $20
million to fund these initia
tives.
He was elected on March 4,the service in the bishop’s
honor.
The Right Rev.Samu
el Rodman will make his
yearly visit to the Episcopal
Church of the Ascension at
Fork on Sunday.Jan.83.
Bishop Rodman will
lead the adult Sunday
School class at 10 a.ni.in
the Parish Hall.He will
celebrate the Holy Eucha
rist,preach,and confirm
and receive new members
at the 11 a.m.liturgy.There
will be a potiuck following
2017.
Prior to his election.
Rodman served as the Spe
cial Projects Officer for the
Episcopal Diocese of Mas
sachusetts,a role he took
on after spending five years
as the diocesan project
manager for campaign ini
tiatives.where he engaged
congregations,clergy and
laity,in collaborative local
and global mission through
Rodman succeeded the
Right Rev.Michael B.Cur
ry.who is now Presiding
Bishop of the Episcopal
Church.
Rodman was ordained
and consecrated as the XII
Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of North Carolina
in Duke Chapel on the cam
pus of Duke University in
Durham on July 15.2017.
Prior to that,he spent
16 years as the rector of St.
Michael’s in Milton.Mass.,
during %vhich the parish es
tablished a seven-year plan
that included a capital cam
paign for a major renova
tion of the church building.
Ordained in 1988.Bish
op Rodman is a graduate of
Bates College and Virginia
Theological .Seminary.He
and his wife of 37 years,
Deborah,live in RaleighiT'Bishop Samuel Rodman
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday,Aug.3,2023 -11
Our Daily Bread food pantry gets donation
10-state footprint.Estab
lished in 2001.the foun
dation provides financial
support for programs and
organizations dedicated to
feeding neighbors.Since
its inception,the founda
tion has awarded more than
$17.8 million in grants.
purchase food and necessi
ties for its clients.
“We are most apprecia
tive for the continued sup
port the Food Lion Feeds
Charitable
gives to Our Daily Bread
Food Pantry,which allows
us to better serve our cli
ents,"slated the Rcv.Gus
Chrysson.rector of Church
of the Ascension and exec
utive director of the pantry.
Food Lion Feeds sup
ports families facing
food insecurity across its
Church of the Ascen
sion:Our Daily Bread Food
Pantry has received $2,600
from the Food Lion Feeds
Charitable Foundation to
help feed neighbors in their
time of need.
Our Daily Bread Food
Pantry will use the gift to
Foundation
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8.DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRLSE RECORD.Thursday,Sept.18,2025
Bishop to oversee Sunday service
at Episcopal Church of Ascension
●Sunday.Sept.28.morn
ing prayer widi Bryan Eagle;
●Saturday,Oct.4,youth
aiwi adults trip to the Caroli
na Classic Fair;
■Sunday.Oct.5.Feast
of St.Francis and Blessing
of the Animals,11 a.m.ser
vice followed by the Animal
Blessing,with Rev.Joani;
●Saturday.Oct.11,pos
sible trip to see the Fresco's
near West Jeffersoti:
●Sunday,Oct.12,morn
ing orayer witli Bryan Eagle:
●Sunday,Oct.19,Holy
Eucharist 11 with Rev.Joani;
●Sunday,Oct.26.Holy
Euch'.irist II with Rev.Joani;
tlie Diocese of Virginia.She
is a graduate of George Ma
son University and Virginia
Theological Seminary.
The Church of the Ascen
sion also invites visitors to
upcoming events:worship
is at 11 a.m.every Sunday:
Sunday School is at 10 a.m.
The children use the cur
riculum "Godly Play"at 11
a.m,.parents can enjoy the
service and be rejoined witli
their children at the peace
and communion.Godly
Play seeks to make mean
ing through story,wonder,
and play for ages preschool
tlirough lifih grade.Tlic les
son for Sept.21 is Noah and
for Sept.28 is Abraham and
Sara.
The Episcopal Church of
the Ascension at Fork wel
comes The Rt.Rev.Samu
el (Bishop Sam)Rodman.
XII Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of NC.to preach,
celebrate,and confinn new
members on Sunday.Sept.
21 at 11 a.m.
There will be a covered
dish luncheon after the wor
ship service.
Bishop Sam was elected
Bishop on March 4,2017.
He had served as the Spe
cial Projects Officer for the
Episcopal Diocese of Massa
chusetts.Ordained in 1988,
Rodman is a graduate of
Bales College and Virginia
Theological Seminary.
Tlie Rev,Joan (Joani)
Peacock serves as the Inter
im Rector at Church of the
Ascension while the church
searches for its next Priest.
Peacock has been ordained
priest for 31 years,and
comes to Ascension from
rv
JC
and The Rev.Joani Peacock is interim Rector at the Church of Ascension;while the
Rt.Rev.Samual Rodman will oversee the service this Sunday.●Sunday,Nov.2.Feast
of All Saints.Holy Eucharist
in the Ash Garden with Rev.
Joani.
intcrgenerational
class with adults and teens
are studying the historj'of
the Episcopal Church.
Upcoming events;
●Sunday,Sept.21.visita
tion by Bishop Sam;
Tlie
Church of the Ascension
is also hotne of Our Daily
Bread Food Pantry,open
each Tuesday from 3-5 p.m.
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Churches -Episcopal -Church of the Ascension at Fork DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday,Dec.18,2025 -11
Ascension priest starts Jan.1
Facebook page of tlie moun
tain of sweet potatoes at a po
tato drop in Gastonia that was
being gleaned for the food
pantry.”he said.
Sherrill relies on the bibli
cal verses in Matthew.Mark,
and Leviticus that tell all to:
“Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,and the
second is like it,love your
neighbor as yourself’as a ba
sis for his foundation,
congregation,
said,“should expect a laid
back person,have no anxi
ety with his arrival,and that
any change would happen
working together and not a
decision made alone by the
priest.”
The current interim priest,
the Rev.Joan Peacock,will
depart Dec.31.Her last ser
vice will be the Christmas
Eve Festive Communion Ser
vice at 7 p.m.on the 24tli.
Tile Episcopal Church of
tlie Ascension at Fork new
priest is the Rev.George
Sherrill.
Sherrill will begin his time
as priest on Jan.1,2026.
Sherrill is a 2006 gradu
ate of Virginia Tlieological
Seminary,and has ser\'ed
congregations in West Vir
ginia,Ohio,and Long Island.
Most recently,he ministered
at Trinity Episcopal in Rosa-
lyn,N.Y..
Before entering the minis
try,he held leadership posi
tions in the recycling indus
try-including roles as general
manager of industrial facili
ties and purchasing manager
for recycled paper mills.
He and his wife are relo
cating to Winston-Salem.His
wife is retiring as an Episco
pal priest.
“I fell in love with it (As
cension)when 1 saw the
heThe
Rev.George Shcrrtil
“It has been my great plea
sure to serve at Ascension
over tliis past year both as a
regular supply priest and as
your interim rector.Who
ever comes next will be very
blessed,”she said.
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