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Posts from November 2018 (Page 2)

Weather & Saint Nicholas

Update: We will accept gifts for St. Nicholas on Tuesday morning from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (December 11). Please use caution, but make every effort to get your gifts in at this time. They must be to the agencies on Tuesday. Thank you to those who have already braved the elements!  If you have…

Lobster Fest 2018 Results

Lobster Fest 2018 was a huge success!  We cooked and distributed about 1,500 lobsters, and almost 1,100 Lobsta Rolls.  We generated over $16,000 for St. Paul’s outreach and programs, and an additional $672 for Dorcas Ministries.  Our Lobster Fest crew filled more than 150 volunteer slots. Thanks to all who volunteered!  Continue reading for more, including a link to a drone movie of the event from the sky above.

St. Nicholas Day (Dec 9, 2018)

Saint Nicholas will make his annual visit to St. Paul’s during the 9:00 and 11:15 AM services on Sunday, December 9, 2018.  Our tradition has been to provide gifts to children served by these ministries and organizations: Children of Migrant Farm Workers, The Healing Place, West Haven, and Families Together.  Continue reading for more.

Women’s Study Group (Nov 13, 2018)

The Women’s Study Group will meet Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the bride’s room to discuss Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair by Anne Lamott.  From Amazon:” In this book Lamott explores how we find meaning and peace in these loud and frantic times….”  This should be a timely book…

Fall Chore Day (Nov 17, 2018)

Don’t worry about your piles of leaves! Let ASP volunteers take care of it for you! On November 17, 2018 from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. we will have our fall chore day. The teens and adults who volunteer for the Appalachian Service Project every summer are hoping to help you with your fall chores. We…

November 2018 Devotional Posted

The November 2018 devotional (Expanding the Mission and Influence of the Church 2) has been posted. Welcoming in Christ is a discipleship-stewardship emphasis linking St. Paul’s 60th Anniversary and The Anniversary Capital Campaign. To supplement this, each month a special devotional centered on a particular theme has been offered.  Click HERE for monthly devotionals.