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Battling rain and storm damage, boat parade winners and entrants praise crowds, spirit at 35th Annual North Carolina Holiday Flotilla By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Much like the event itself, the winners of the 2018 North Carolina Holiday Flotilla best in show had to first contend with the aftermath of a storm before being able to participate in the 35th edition of the boat parade that this year brought an estimated 50,000 people to Wrightsville Beach to watch the illuminated boats spirit by. But before Captains Christina, Patrick, and Charlie Hudson could launch their 24-foot Sea Hunt, family and friends had to scramble to fix several lights that had flooded from the torrential rain earlier in the day. In the end, they were able to get enough lights back on to illuminate their entry, which showed a whale, decked in an American flag, with Santa’s hat on the fluke. “When we turned on our lights, we saw the rain had drenched them, and it was kind of a mess at first,” Patrick Hudson said. “I don’t think that half of our lights came back on at first and not all of them came back,, but it
worked well enough for best in show I guess.” Saturday’s rainfall of 1.64-inches surpassed the previous record set in 1983, combined with wind gusts up to 39-mph. Saturday night’s North Carolina Holiday Flotilla featured a procession of twenty decorated yachts and watercraft, each glittering with thousands of lights, slowly motoring past an estimated crowd more than 50,000. The flotilla ended with a massive fireworks display. It was the eighth straight year the Hudsons had entered a boat into the parade, winning in individual categories in prior years, but it was the first time they had won best in show, which comes with a $5,000 purse. The family has been entering boats since their son Charlie was 18 months old. Now, going on 10-years-old, the junior captain said the experience at the annual flotilla keeps getting better. “It was a great experience, especially to see all of the crowds and all of the waves the whole night,” Charlie Hudson said. “I thought it
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Above, Captains Christina, Patrick, and Charlie Hudson won Best in Show at the 2018 North Carolina Holiday Flotilla. Right, WB Strong and themes related to hurricane recovery were prominent at the flotilla.
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was pretty cool that we had an American flag on our boat, to represent where we live. It put us all together, all of us united on a boat.” The Hudsons weren’t the only ones that had to battle the storms before being part of the flotilla.
Before Captains Don and Stephanie Midgett could win the 31-foot and over category with their Miss Florene shrimp boat, they first had to rescue her from damage caused by Hurricane Florence, which washed the boat into the swamp marsh.
It was in the marsh for a week, the nets got caught all up in the trees,,” Stephanie Midgett said. “She suffered her own little damage, but she did come back strong.” The North Carolina Holiday Flotilla will be the fourth boat parade in the
Sales reps build team meeting around Port City Proud volunteering By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Wednesday’s team meeting of representatives of Patron Tequila spirit makers in Wilmington was anything other than a boondoggle. Instead of sightseeing and entertainment, these employees of the liquor company were hauling logs and branches out of the homes of people they’ve never
met. Nearly a dozen employees of Patron Tequila spent Wednesday volunteering with Port City Proud, the grassroots organization that’s entering its third month of helping people recover from Hurricane Florence by clearing debris and raising money. Their homes covered nearly every corner n See PATRON Page 3
Wrightsville Baptist Church Suffered Close to $250,000 in Damages caused by Hurricane Florence, Focuses Energy on Community By Keaton Smith Intern
Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church took extensive roof, floor, wall, church-sign, and ceiling damage from Hurricane Florence, but the church focused on the damage in the communities surrounding it. John McIntyre, Senior Pastor at Wrightsville Beach Baptist, said that four inches of water stood in two-thirds of the church. The majority of the flooding was caused by the church’s
sprinkler system that failed during the storm and sprayed water all over the first floor. The storm water barriers that were installed to prevent surge water from entering the church held the water from the sprinklers inside the building. “Yeah, so there was four inches of standing water held in by the storm baffles, in the church, for three days,” McIntyre said. “Three-quarters of the first floor is unusable. We’re sitting at nearly a quarter of a million in damage.”
The roof received damage, so there were only minor leaks upstairs. “Nothing as serious as downstairs,” McIntyre said. Some of the sanctuary received water damage, but the majority of the damage was to the Education Building, where the church holds bible school and small group meetings. The church’s services have been affected because of the damage. The church has merged the two worship services into one at ten a.m. and small groups and bible school are being held in members’ homes. In the first weeks
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following the storm, the church held its service at the gazebo at the Wrightsville Beach public dock by Wing’s. “We’re going to use it as an opportunity to revamp the children's department,” McIntyre said. Florence leveled the church’s sign by the road, but McIntyre is looking forward to the opportunity to upgrade. “We’re going to go with a new contemporary design,” he said. n See CHURCH Page 3
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the channel and the bridges was great. It’s always so fun when you get to the bridge, there’s thousands of people there. It’s the closstate the Midgett’s have entered this year, est thing to being a rock star. It makes you go with this being their first time competing in crazy and have even better crew spirit.” Wrightsville Beach. Even competitors who didn’t win said It’s the largest crowd that we’ve seen at a they had great fun and experience competflotilla,” said Midgett, who has also entered ing in the parade. Lead boat number 26 was Miss Florene in competition in Beaufort, the brainchild of 9-year-old Wade Godwin, Swansboro and Morehead City. who helped model the theme after his favorBut just like the Hudsons, the Midgetts had ite movie: “Talladega Nights:The Ballad of to scramble to fix damage caused by the rains Ricky Bobby.” earlier in the day. On Miss Florene’s bow, the The boat had a gas can that would light up, Midgetts had affixed a lead red “Rudolph” styrofoam tin foil wheels, and, of course, a lighted shrimp with six shrimp behind it, serv- “sweet baby Jesus” statue on top. Godwin, ing to mimic Santa’s reindeer. But the rains who was wearing a Wonder Bread t-shirt, broke several of the shrimp, with Don and reminded those in the viewing tents that “if Stephanie Midgett. you’re not first, “We had to fix all you’re last.” And of these shrimps while the boat didn’t using molding and a win, Godwin said screw gun,” Stephanie the experience was Midgett said. “But we once-in-a-lifetime. got up there and did “When we turned what we had to do to over by the bridge, put it back together.” it was cool to see Meanwhile, Captains all of the people,” Lisa Leath and Andy he said. “It was so Almeter borrowed much fun.” from the Internet to creOverall, organizate their “Elf Yourself” ers said the 2018 display. Using video flotilla was a succaptured from the cess, especially popular smartphone following the disapp that lets users put ruptions caused by their faces on dancing Hurricane Florence. Wade Godwin, 9 elves, Leath and her “I want people to sister Katie Leach echoed those dances at the know that you can have a devastating storm boat’s bow while the videos were projected and no matter how tough you think it is to onto a screen at the boat’s stern. The perfor- get back to ‘normal,’ it can be done,” said mance earned the Best Costume and Crew Linda Brown, Committee Chair of the Flotilla, Spirit award, though Leath said that the spirit after enduring several hours of heavy rain with was strongest in the crowd. 30-mph winds earlier in the day. “We are “The crowd was hilarious. Hearing the Wrightsville Beach strong.” people’s responses from both the boats in
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“The sign is in the initial design phase.” Over 60 contracted workers have been pulling drywall and insulation to get the church up and running again at full capacity. The elevator has been fixed, and drywall is being installed now. McIntyre said that the church is aiming to have a “grandreopening” on January 1st, after all the repairs have been completed. Even before the storm, the church focused on community outreach, and that’s why they hired contracted workers to repair the church. A handful of volunteers have managed the workers at the church, while the majority of volunteers have been taking part in community work. “Before the storm, we set up an emergency hotline,” McIntyre said. “We received over 700 calls.” The church and its volunteers put tarps on 40 roofs and performed many heavy tree removals in the first week following Hurricane Florence. The second week, the church focused on Pender County and gave supplies to people. The supplies were from churches around the country and the government of Guilford County that gave food to the cause. WB Baptist gave away a total of 4,000 meals and two truckloads of supplies and focused on helping local churches that needed to be “gutted out” due to flooding damage, McIntyre said. McIntyre said that in the third week following Florence, many churches and individuals provided funds toward these efforts. “So, with that, our main focus has been the appliance grant fund we set up,” McIntyre said. This fund provides $1,000 per grant to go toward replacing appliances not covered by insurance in peoples’ homes. To date, “we have given a From left, Meagan Walsh, LM Restaurants Events Coordinator; Jim Smith, Wrightsville Beach Foundation President; John total of $20,000. So, that’s 20 families, and we’re hoping for Golder, Wrightsville Beach Volunteer Fire Department President; Kristin Howe, LM Restaurants Event Sales Manager. The $100,000. That’d be 100 families.” Wrightsville Beach Foundation and Wrightsville Beach Volunteer Fire Department announced they raised over $25,000 for the WB town employees affected by the storm at the WB Strong Florence Fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Bluewater Grill.
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• Nicholas Keith Whitmire, 20, was charged with damage to personal property and underage alcohol consumption.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 • Irina Reichert,40, was charged with hit and run and no operators license.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 • Abbie Goodnight, 22, was charged with DWI. • Luke James Sandry, 20, was charged with underage alcohol consumption, resisting arrest and identity fraud.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • Chole Jacklyn Joyce, 30, was charged with communicating threats and intoxicated and disruptive behavior.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • Eric Monroe Leach, 43, was charged with DWI, unsafe movement and open container after consuming.
of the country, from Oregon to Florida to Pennsylvania to California. But they chose Wilmington for their team meeting not because of its tourist attractions, but because of the needs of the people. “It’s a Patron company tradition to meet in places where they can volunteer and give back,”said Kristen Tener, of Portland, Ore. “Some people may have forgotten about it, but it’s still here,” Tener said of the damage caused by the storm. The volunteers from Patron didn’t just clear brush, they also helped raise money, getting $550 in donations from the two houses they cleared. “It really shows what you can do if you get 8 or 10 people together, it makes a huge difference,” said Loretta Clark, of Texas. Since September, Port City Proud has assembled volunteers to help clear brush and debris from neighbors yards, all while raising money to help those in need. The group has raised almost $50,000 total. So far, the volunteers with Port City Proud have cleaned nearly 400 houses. But as Jess Miller said,
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the work isn’t done, and there are nearly 100 still on the list. Miller, one of the group’s central organizers, said the experience of helping her neighbors has been humbling. “I can’t tell you how many people have looked out their back door and saw what we’ve done and cried in my arms,” Miller said. One of the Patron representatives had his own hurricane stories to share, as he was in South Florida when Hurricane Wilma hit in 2005. “We know what a hurricane can do,” said Marc Roberts of Ft. Lauderdale. On Wednesday, with temperatures getting into the low 40s, they worked on two houses. One house had a tree on the shed that housed the tools the owner needed to cut away the tree. “It’s a workout but it’s definitely warms you up,” said Thomas Swoboda, of Detroit. “I lost the jacket after a little while.” For the employees of Patron, the unusual work meeting offers a unique chance to bond with colleagues. “It’s a good experience, to get to know people on a different level,” Tener said. “It takes you out of work talk.”
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County Manager’s Message By Chris Coudriet New Hanover County Manager
For These Things and More, I Am Thankful Thankful. It’s a word most of us use around this time of year but it feels incredibly fitting for me to use it now as I reflect on the past two months. I am thankful for our New Hanover County employees. They work tirelessly each day to serve our community, and this year they made even more of an impact through their service during Hurricane Florence. More than 1,500 county employees worked in various emergency roles before, during and after the storm. They staffed our Emergency Operations Center, answered thousands of calls from the public and helped them find the answers they needed, rescued residents from rising water, coordinated supplies and distribution points that were vital to our community, managed shelters and came to the aid of residents who had nowhere else to go, and more. They did so much and gave so much. An employee who was working at a shelter was thanked by a resident, who said, “Thank you. You made staying here better than I ever could have expected.” That means something. Conditions may not have been ideal, but our employees made things better and they made a difference. And I am grateful for every single one of them. I am also thankful for our Commissioners and other elected officials who were
consistently providing support and guidance in the county’s emergency and recovery efforts. Their leadership helped drive the agenda for the work that needed to be done in our community, and they have been keenly focused on ensuring our residents have what they need in the days since the storm. Thank you to the City of Wilmington, Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure beaches, New Hanover County Schools, NHRMC, our human services agencies, utility companies, state and federal agencies, and all of our emergency personnel for your partnership to keep our community safe and secure. What we went through was a team effort and our recovery would not have been possible without that collaboration. There are so many positive stories that came out of this difficult experience. Hundreds of businesses donated to help others recover. The county received generous support from organizations, like World Central Kitchen, which volunteered to prepare food and served more than 20,000 meals per day in our region to first responders, the county’s Emergency Operations Center staff, and others who needed it most. We had thousands of relief workers who came in to our community to help us recover. They met residents where they were – taking water and supplies directly
to doorsteps. They served warm meals, helped residents clean up, and tarped countless roofs. It was comforting to know they were here, and they forever have my gratitude. I have been proud of the many businesses who helped their employees throughout the storm – paying them even when the office was closed and supporting them when their homes were damaged. It shows the value of our workforce and the strength of our private sector. I know for some, the road to recovery is longer than others. But we will recover. We will rebuild and be more resilient for future storms, and the county will be there every step of the way. Our Hurricane Florence Recovery Coordination Office is already identifying and prioritizing the most critical unmet needs in our community to ensure the county is ready, so that when funds become available from state and federal resources, we can focus those dollars in a way that will be most helpful to residents and businesses. Hurricane Florence has shown me just how strong New Hanover County is. People have been kind, businesses have been giving, and our community has come together unlike anything I have seen before. For these things and more, I am thankful.
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Two Weeks Remain to Apply for Florence Disaster Assistance RALEIGH, N.C. – If you are a North Carolina homeowner, renter or business owner who sustained property damage or loss caused by Hurricane Florence you have two weeks left to register for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for assistance from FEMA and for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration is 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Survivors should register even if they have insurance. FEMA cannot duplicate insurance payments, but eligible homeowners and renters may be able to receive money from FEMA for losses not covered by insurance to help pay for basic home repairs, temporary rental assistance and other needs such as replacing personal property. FEMA Individual Assistance is grant money that does not have to be repaid. Individuals and businesses in designated counties may still register for assistance by: • Calling the disaster assistance helpline at 800-621-3362 or 800-462-7585 (TTY) anytime from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time seven days a week until further notice. Multilingual operators are available. You can update your contact information, ask questions about a letter from FEMA, get information about FEMA home inspections, or learn how to appeal a FEMA decision. •
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• Visiting any of the recovery centers that remain open. To find center locations and current hours, download the FEMA mobile app, the ReadyNC app, or visit FEMA.gov/DRC. Center hours and operations are adjusted based on visitor demand. The centers are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, Monday through Saturday, until further notice, with the exception of Sampson County, which is open Thursday to Saturday. All are closed Sundays. In-person American Sign Language interpreters are available by calling or texting 202-655-8824. To access a video in American Sign Language, go online to FEMA Sign Language Interpreter Info. If you have questions about an SBA low-interest disaster loan, you may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or visiting SBA’s website at Small Business Administration: Disaster Assistance. People who are deaf and hard-of-hearing may call 800-877-8339. If you have unmet disaster-related needs, you may call the statewide referral service at 2-1-1 or 888-892-1162 (TTY), or text Florence to 898211. For more information on North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Florence, visit ncdps. gov/Florence and FEMA.gov/Disaster/4393. Follow us on Twitter: @NCEmergency and @ FEMARegion4.
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THEME: CARTOON CHARACTERS ACROSS 1. Middle Eastern staple 6. What I do with my little eye? 9. Cookbook abbr. 13. Potato State? 14. Romanian money 15. Sign of a saint, pl. 16. *Rabbit’s first name 17. Brow shape 18. Like Bananas Foster 19. *Scooby-Doo’s best friend 21. *Eric of “South Park” 23. *Mr. Duck, to friends 24. Hippocrates’ promise 25. TV tube in days yore 28. Vegan’s staple 30. Islamic scholars 35. Hems and ____ 37. *Tramp, e.g. 39. Mountie uniform fabric 40. A lightbulb signifies one in many comics 41. Straight ones in a drafter’s toolbox 43. Agitate 44. Wharton’s “The House of ____” 46. *What Charles Schulz did with Snoopy 47. *Flapper Betty 48. *The Sailor Man 50. Black cat, e.g. 52. Abba song 53. Front part of a ship 55. *#48 Across’ Swee’___
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The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Thelma Elsie Wilson (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the19th day of February 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 20th day of November 2018. Robert Wayne Ahouse, Executor 248 Pages Creek Dr. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 November 20, 29, December 6, 13, 2018 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Barbara Marie Schmid (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-
signed at the address shown below on or before the 14th day of February 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 15th day of November 2018. Shannon M. Hignite, Administrator CTA 7900 Hebron Church Road Garner, N.C. 27259 November 15, 20, 29, December 6, 2018
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lynn Littleton Dunlea aka Mary Lynnwood Littleton Dunlea (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 14th day of February 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 15th day of November 2018. Anne White Godwin, Executor 3316 Old Saybrook Ct. Raleigh, N.C. 27612 November 15, 20, 29, December 6, 2018 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Robert T. Poindexter, Jr. (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 14th day of February 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 15th day of November 2018. Claudia P. Mason, Executor 113 Batten Pond Road Selma, N.C. 27756
November 15, 20, 29, December 6, 2018
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Winifred L. Schneider (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 14th day of February 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 15th day of November 2018. Kimberly Bryan, Executor 6217 Orange Street Castle Hayne, N.C. 28429 November 15, 20, 29, December 6, 2018 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary Peterson Lennon (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 7th day of February 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
Clarice Willoughby, Executor 2107 Red Hill Church Road Dunn, N.C. 28334 November 8, 15, 20, 29, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as CoExecutors of the Estate of William F. Powers, late, of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the Co-Executors at 5118 Masonboro Harbour Drive, Wilmington, NC 28409, on or before February 8, 2019, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 8th day of November, 2018. Maureen Fineman and Kevin Griffin Co-Executors of the Estate of William F. Powers Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5th Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 November 8, 15, 20, 29, 2018
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Church Services NEAR THE BEACH
LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided.
BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday
WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:15, 9:45, 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Trent Watts 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m. Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m
ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m. ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 Monday-Wednesday at 8:30 a.m 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., Celtic Service 5:30 p.m.
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