November | 2021 |

Memorial Service for Gordon and Betty Reynolds (Dec 3, 2021)

A joint memorial service will be held for Gordon and Betty Reynolds at St. Paul’s on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Click HERE for Gordon’s obituary in the News and Observer. Click HERE for a PDF of Gordon’s obituary. Click HERE for Betty’s obituary in the News and Observer. Click HERE for a PDF of Betty’s obituary.

Weekly Update November 19, 2021: A Letter from the Rector

Dear Friends,

A reminder this week to make your pledge to St. Paul’s if you have not yet done so. Also want to thank and congratulate our new 2022-2024 vestry members. I encourage you to read below about a Zoom meeting of nearly 400 ONE Wake members with candidates for Cary Town Council regarding affordable housing. Read George’s Letter

Give back this Thanksgiving with Rise Against Hunger

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we have an opportunity to give thanks for our many blessings by giving back to those around the world suffering from hunger

Seeing Ourselves as God Sees Us

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Father George reflects on preparing to enter the Season of Advent.

Advent Adult Formation Series: Longing and Expectation in the Gospel of Luke

On Sundays in Advent, join St. Paul’s as we venture into the Gospel of Luke through the Songs of Simeon, Zechariah, and Mary.

Annual Meeting and Vestry Elections

Please join us this Sunday, November 14, 2021, immediately after the 9:00 a.m. service for St. Paul’s Annual Meeting. We will be electing Vestry members for the January 2022-December 2024 term. We have four wonderful nominees: Barb Magee, Heather Gates, Cathy Lamb, and Sally Moller.

We will hear the latest about the Education Building Renovations, ONE Wake, as well as a Stewardship Update. There will also be time for questions and conversation.

For those not joining us in person, the meeting will be available by registering to attend through Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pd-itqD8uGdPClDnu-IPz90RtDoxy6it2.

St. Francis Annual Christmas Tree Sale

St. Paul’s and St. Francis United Methodist Church help each other by promoting their respective mission funding activities. St. Francis promotes Lobster Fest and St. Paul’s promotes the St. Francis’ Christmas tree sale. St. Francis UMC is having its annual Christmas Tree sale starting November 26,2021 to benefit missions. Freshly cut North Carolina Frasier fir trees, from tabletop to twelve feet, and wreaths are available. The sale hours are Saturdays, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Sundays: noon to 8:00 PM, and M-F: noon to 8:00 PM. Pre-orders can be made at www.saintfrancisumc.org/christmas-trees-cary.

St. Francis UMC is located at 2965 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, two miles south of Tryon Road on the left. Pick out your tree and we’ll deliver. Contact John Leskovec at (919) 418-2033 or leskovec@earthlink.net for further information.