Events

Taste of Hope 

          An exciting evening of food, drink, and cooking will take place at 7:00 pm, in Moseley Hall, of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 800 Rountree Street, Kinston, on Monday, May 18th, with Chef Khymi Harrell of Ginger 108.  Khymi will be at St. Mary’s for a cooking demonstration and food tasting.              
          Khymi Harrell found her way into the culinary world at the age of 19.  A self-taught hand, combined with an eccentric taste for food have inspired her to infuse farm to table ingredients with Asian cuisine at Ginger 108. 
          Khymi was brought up in the small town of Ahoskie, NC, where her great-grandmother and grandmother taught her how to cook from the garden.  It was with Isabelle and Kae that Khymi learned to harness her southern roots and cook from the soul.  Everything from canning tomatoes and jams to cooking squash and collards from the family garden.  This close bond exposed her to the art of slow cooking and how to highlight simple ingredients, allowing them to shine on the plate.
          Throughout her earliest years of cooking, Khymi enjoyed combining classic ingredients with "off the beaten path" preparations and flavor pairings.  Working for well-renowned chefs in the industry, along with continuous trial and error have allowed Khymi to polish her culinary skills and discover her own unique cooking style.  Her equally passionate love of art is apparent not only in her innovative dishes but her playful and beautiful plate presentations.
          Tickets are $25 per person with proceeds going toward supplies for St. Mary’s mission trip to the Dominican Republic this summer.  Tickets may be purchased in the Parish Office at St. Mary’s.
          If you would like to be a sponsor for this event, please contact Rachel Singer at 252-521-7997 or [email protected].  To be a sponsor we ask for a minimum donation of $100.  Sponsors will receive recognition at the event and will receive one ticket for admission on Monday, May 18th.



The Choir School at St. Peters


         The Choir School at St. Peter’s consists of five auditioned choirs ranging in age from six to eighteen. The Choir School calls St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC, home. The choristers come from throughout the Charlotte area, and represent varied denominations, culture and economic backgrounds.  Ben Outen, the director and Kay Johnson, the managing director, began the program in 1993 with a small choir of boys.  The choir has significantly grown from there.
         As part of the program, each year they take the three older choirs on tour.  This July, the older singers will be in residence for a week at Salisbury Cathedral, England.  Therefore, the Tour Choir will travel  throughout Eastern North Carolina.
         We are excited to announce that The Tour Choir will present a concert at St. Mary’s on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.  The choir singing at St. Mary’s is composed of 17 girls and 15 boys, ranging in age from 10 - 14.
          Invite your family and friends to attend this concert which lasts a little more than an hour.  Parents with school aged children, we hope you will make the effort to attend.
          At the conclusion of the concert a free-will offering will be taken to help the choir cover some of their traveling expenses.
          We are currently looking for families to host choir members in their homes the night of June 17th.  In hosting choir members you are asked to: provide a snack for the young people following the concert on June 17th, provide sleeping arrangements, and breakfast the morning of June 18th.  Breakfast need not be elaborate.  You will then return the choir member to the church on Thursday morning.  More explicit directions will be given to host families at a later time.  Kathy Gilmore has agreed to coordinate host families.  If you would be willing to host, please contact Kathy at [email protected]. or 252-523-0546. Thank you for your help.