Weekly Update February 25, 2022: A Letter from the Rector
Dear Friends,
The sacred season of Lent is upon us. Please join us for Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, and two Lenten Adult Formation offerings over the weeks ahead. Also a reminder that this Sunday will be the final offering from our Winter Adult Formation Series. Read George’s Letter
Ash Wednesday Services (March 2, 2022)
Please join us for Ash Wednesday to begin our Lenten Season. There will be 4 services…
Continue readingJesus showed up for his friends, fully alive to the realities of loss and joy
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Mother Alice reflects on the story of Lazarus: “Recently I’ve been touched by the story of the raising of Lazarus, which pays particular attention to Jesus’ grief and loss over his friend.”
Continue readingHermano Day: Sunday, March 27
Farmworkers from Mexico will soon be arriving on farms located just an hour from Cary. These men live in remote labor camps and arrive with the barest of necessities. The Coronavirus has added to the long list of issues that farmworkers already face: sub-poverty wages, substandard housing, and isolation from family and friends.
Continue readingMemorial Service for Martha Waters (Feb 26, 2022)
A memorial service will be held for Martha Ford Waters on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church. Martha’s family will also be receiving visitors at a celebration of her life on Thursday, February 24 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Herb Young Center in Cary. Here is Martha’s obituary in the News and Observer. Here is a PDF of Martha’s obituary.
Daytime Book Group
The Women’s Study Group has changed it’s name to Daytime Book Group, to be more inclusive. They meet the second Tuesday of each month at noon via Zoom.
Continue readingWeekly Update February 18, 2022: A Letter from the Rector
Dear Friends,
This Sunday, join us for Adult Formation and hear from the Rev. Rhonda Lee, author of Seek and You Will Find Discovering a Practice of Prayer. I also encourage you to join us for worship this Sunday. It was encouraging last Sunday to see nearly a dozen children processing to children’s chapel and joining with those who were participating online. A wonderful example of the hybrid model we are utilizing.
With Lent coming soon I want to let you know about a diocesan Lenten program being hosted by St. Paul’s. Read George’s Letter
Lenten Sunday Forum Series: The Strange, New Worlds of the Bible
On Sunday mornings this Lent, join us as we explore not just Scripture, but how we read it–the many ways that we can enter into relationship with it. From midrash to comic books, our speakers will shed light on various tools we can use to find meaning in our sacred texts.
Continue readingWednesday Evenings in Lent: “And the Word was with God: Seeking Encounter in the Expanse of Scripture”
On Wednesday evenings during Lent, join Rabbi Raachel Jurovics, diocesan rabbi-in-residence, as we explore Christian and Jewish interpretive approaches to Scripture. All discussions will take place via Zoom from 7:00-8:15 p.m., and they will feature a 45-minute presentation by Rabbi Raachel followed by an interactive exercise.
Continue readingThe Best of Enemies
In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on the 2019 film The Best of Enemies: “Thank God for people like Atwater: people who believe in the potential of unlikely friendship without sacrificing their dignity and worth in the process. Thank God for unlikely converts like Ellis too, and the ways that we—each in our own way—are called to emulate both.”
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