What's Happening at St. Paul's?

Adult Formation (week of Jul 23, 2017)

Sunday Morning Classes: On Sunday, July 23, 2017, in the Youth Wing between the 9:00 and 10:45 AM services, a brief film in the NOOMA series will be shown, followed by a discussion. Continue reading for more.

Photos of VBS 2017 are Posted

See photos on SmugMug of St. Paul’s Vacation Bible School held July 10-14, 2017: click HERE.

Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman Consecrated as Bishop of NC

The Rt. Rev. Samuel Rodman was ordained and consecrated the XII Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of North Carolina at Duke Chapel in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday, July 15, 2017. See live streamed video of the event: click HERE. (Note: fast forward a few minutes to see the beginning of the ceremony.) See report from WRAL-TV: click HERE. See article from News and Observer: click HERE. See “Bishop Sam Gives Thanks:” click HERE.

What’s Happening in Children’s Ministries (week of July 16, 2017)

Weekly news from Christine Ingram, Director of Children’s Ministries (Christine.Ingram@stpaulscary.org). Click Continue reading below.

Lifelong Learning Program Update

Lifelong Learning at St. Paul’s presents several offerings, some already underway. Our free Healing Touch offering continues into the fall. Continue reading for details.

The Shack Movie (Jul 12-Aug 9)

The Adult Formation committee is offering an opportunity to watch and discuss The Shack, the movie based on William Paul Young’s best-selling book of the same name. It will be shown in five sections, on Wednesdays Jul 12, Jul 19, Jul 26, Aug 2, and Aug 9 in the Youth Wing. The video and discussion will be from 7:00-8:00 PM. If you would like child care, please contact Gerri Batchelor gerrikairos@gmail.com or 919-380-1285.

Learn with OLLI (Jul 27, 2017)

Learn about NCSU’s OLLI program in the Youth Wing, Thursday evening, 7:00-9:00 PM, July 27, 2017. Linda Giles will explain the wide range of courses, study trips, and other special events available to 50+ adults and will provide the latest catalog of offerings. Continue reading for more and to sign up.

Family Promise Week (Aug 20-27, 2017)

Volunteers Needed! St. Paul’s assists families without homes through Family Promise of Wake County (formerly WIHN). Our week is Aug 20-27, 2017. This is a wonderful “hands-on” outreach opportunity, both for adults and for families, to serve the homeless. Click HERE to sign up. Continue reading for more.

Arts and Crafts Festival Needs Donations

Do you have a hobby? Painting, ceramics, quilting, woodworking, something else? The Arts & Crafts Festival for Outreach is looking for donations of new, handmade items to sell at the St. Paul’s Table. The Festival will take place on Saturday, November 4, with proceeds going to Outreach. If you have new, handmade items to donate, please contact Gerri Antonides, gerri.antonides@sbcglobal.net.

ASP Mission Photos, Jun 25-Jul 1, 2017

Forty five participants in the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) mission were given a sendoff on Sunday, June 25, 2017 during the 9:00 AM service. The team of youth and adults served during the week of June 25 to July 1 at a location in North Carolina. Click HERE for pictures of the team’s sendoff on June 25. Click HERE for photos of their return on July 1.

Socks for Farmworkers

The Youth are collecting new socks for the farmworkers in Eastern North Carolina through the Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry (EFwM). Socks are always needed – they get filthy with dirt and chemicals and don’t last the farmworkers very long. We have a collection bin in the hallway across from the music room. We’ll be collecting through July, 2017 and deliver them in early August.

Donate to St. Paul’s through Amazon Smile

St. Paul’s is now an active charity on Amazon Smile where Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible smile.amazon.com purchases to the charities selected by the customer! Continue reading to sign up.

Tree of Life Altar Frontal

A new green altar frontal depicting the Tree of Life has been completed by Barbara Brickman & Jan Barbee for use during “Ordinary Time.” References to the tree of life are found throughout the Bible, especially Genesis, Proverbs, and Revelation. Thanks to these ladies for their beautiful work.

Can You Help Mow St Paul’s Lawn?

Stewardship of St. Paul’s Grass: When the grass around the church is growing, we need some people to help mow it. It is a great stewardship opportunity as well as wonderful exercise. If you would be willing to help mow for a couple of hours one or two days during the growing season, please contact Fill Bowen, fbowen05@gmail.com. St. Paul’s supplies the mowers. We just need your muscles.

Dorcas Ministries News

Jul 22, 2017: Dorcas Ministries provides crisis relief to area residents who seek stability and self-sufficiency through food and financial assistance, scholarships, training programs, referrals and an affordable thrift shop. Continue Reading for August 2017 calendar and Dorcas news….

Historic Raleigh Trolley Tour (Sep 23, 2017)

Are you interested in knowing more of Raleigh’s history? Join us Saturday, Sep 23, 2017 for the tour and lunch afterwards. Continue reading for more and to sign up.

Bulletin Announcements for Sunday, Jul 23, 2017

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