The Rector, Vestry and Parish Community
of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Request the Honor of your presence at the
50th Anniversary of the Parish

on
Sunday the Eighth of June
Two Thousand and Eight

10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Followed by Reception and Light Lunch
Outdoor Children's Activities 

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
221 Union Street
Cary, North Carolina
 

RSVP by May 23, 2008
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Informal dress 

2008 is St. Paul's 50th Anniversary!  On May 18, The Rt. Rev. Robert Johnson, Former Bishop of the Diocese of NC, will join us for the 9:00 and 11:15 services. 

The displays of our evolving history, including new pictures and information will, again, line the back of the nave. 

Click Read More below for a schedule and pictures of Anniversary Events! 

St. Pauls needs your help!  This purpose of this section is to put out the call to volunteers to help with immediate needs at St. Paul's.

Help Needed with SIFA Africa Children's Choir

Help needed with hosting the children, helping with meals, and helping during the night of the concert.  Click Read More.

Weeder Leader Needed

Someone is needed to lead the Lay Weeders, a group dedicated to the maintenance of the beautiful gardens of St. Paul's.  Click Read More.

Sundays 10:15-11:05 

• CLERGY FORUM: Sundays in the Chapel
• Please click here to visit the CLERGY FORUM webpage.
• THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, WHO WE ARE, May 25 - Education Building Library
• St. Paul's Offering of Letters with Bread For the World, June 1, Parish Hall - Click here to learn about the Global Poverty Act, which is the target of this effort.  Click below to visit the MDG page of the Diocese of North Carolina Website to learn more about the "Offering of Letters" and the Millennium Development Goals.

Updates from St. Paul's Youth Program:

Sunday is our Final EYC of the year.  Both groups will be meeting from 4p.m. to 7p.m.  We will play games, then share a meal, and end with an outdoor worship service.   

Following the Senior recognition at the 11:15 service, there will be a reception in the Youth Wing.  Congratulations Seniors. 

No Compline this week so that everyone can go to the SIFA concert.  Next week will be our final Compline service of the year.  We will meet at 7pm instead of 8pm, and there will be light snacks.

Click Read More below for information about the following:

• Regular schedule for EYC Sunday activities...
  
• High School Compline is Tuesday nights at 8 PM

News from the Church School program:

• Click here for the Gratitude Art Gallery, created during Lent by the kids in Children's Chapel!
• Save the date for Vacation Bible School (July 21-25)...
• New students welcome in Sunday School...
• Children's chapel signups are in the narthex...
• Please consider donating Bible story books if your children have outgrown them...

Upcoming Outreach for 2008: 

• Urban Ministries Food Collections: Jul 27, Aug 3, Oct 26, Nov 2.
• Blood Drives: May 10, Aug 23, Oct 25.
• WIHN Homeless Ministry: Sep 28-Oct 5.
• Stop Hunger Now - at St. Pauls: May 17

Want to help cyclone victims in Burma?  See Cyclone Relief Plans.

Visit our Outreach Page for more info.

The Fellowship Events Team of St. Paul's gets to host great events that provide fellowship opportunities for all. Get together with old friends or meet new ones.  Either way, you will enjoy your time with us!  Below are some of our upcoming events:

• Durham Bulls Outing -date TBD
• Ice Cream "Sundae" Social - date TBD
• Lobster Fest '08 - Saturday, October 18th

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
Pentecost Letter, 2008 

A Letter to The Episcopal Church

My brothers and sisters in Christ, as we come to the end of Eastertide and the feast of Pentecost, we shift to an awareness of God present with us in Holy Spirit. The early church marked that gift as inspiration, fire, and language -- the breath of ever-new life and the burning desire for ongoing relationship with God. 

Rev. Dr. Sally Harbold
Homily, Easter 2 
March 31st, 2008    

[For more sermons, please see the Our Voices section of the website.] 

In the movie version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone the first time that Harry and Ron Weasley sit down together is on the train to  Hogwarts - just moments after they have laid eyes on each other and learned how to pass through platform nine and three quarters.

Rt. Rev. Michael Curry
Bishop, Diocese of North Carolina
Easter Message, March 23rd, 2008

Jesus lives!

I find it a bit more than curious that The New Testament doesn’t give us a verbatim account of the moment of the resurrection.

Rev. George Adamik
Easter Homily
March 23rd, 2008  

When I was on sabbatical last year I rediscovered the writings and lectures of a priest I had first discovered when I was ordained a priest back in 1979. His name is Richard Rohr. There are two thoughts, or quotes, he offered that I would like to share with you this morning.

Childcare at St. Paul's  - St. Paul's "Kid's Club" offers free childcare, provided by trained staff, during the 9 AM and 11:15 AM Sunday worship services, the Education Hour between these services, and many mid-week activities, such as choir practices.  For more information on childcare at St. Paul's, please click here.  

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