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  • About
    • Welcome
    • Mission & Vision
    • Clergy
    • Staff
    • Vestry
    • St. Paul’s Preschool
    • Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
  • Worship
    • What to Expect on Sunday
    • Children at St. Paul’s
    • Baptism
    • Eucharist
    • Confirmation
    • Marriage
    • Past Homilies (Sermons)
    • Live Service Archive
  • Ministries
    • Get Involved
    • Adults
    • Children
    • Youth
    • Outreach
    • Pastoral Care
    • Memorial Garden
    • Ministry List
  • Preschool
  • News
    • Coming Up at St. Paul’s
    • Weekly Parish Updates
    • Adults
    • Children
    • Youth
    • Community Events & Outreach
    • Worship & Music
  • Give
    • Donate to St. Paul’s
    • Make Your 2023 Pledge Today
    • Endowment
  • Resources
    • St. Paul’s Connects
    • Ministry Leader Resources
    • Racial Equity Education Resources
    • Site Map

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What St. Paul’s Remembrance Wall Means to Me

When my mother, Joyce Brooks, died at 79 years old, she was buried in a family plot in Florida. She had made these arrangements herself, and we honored her wishes. Cary is a long way from the wilds of south Florida.

Over the years, as I remembered my mother, I would have fragmented moments — in the kitchen, where she, my sisters and I often cooked together — or in a pool, where she taught her children and her grandchildren to swim. I have many memories of my mother — happy, poignant, sad, life affirming. Sometimes, in church, I would have a quiet time for contemplation (but then I’d miss the homily!).  I needed a place closer to my home where I could have time to let my memories flow.

St Paul’s lovely Memorial Garden with its Remembrance Wall filled my need.  My husband, Ron, suggested we have Mom’s name engraved on the Remembrance Wall. This gives her a place close to our family, just as she was close to us in our lives.  A garden full of peace and hope and life renewed.  I suppose we all love a garden.  Being part of nature and its ongoing cycle is appealing.

My mom especially loved to garden, and she gave me this gift of hard work and creativity.  Our church’s Memorial Garden with its tall trees, evergreen shrubs and blooming flowers is the perfect place for me to spend quiet time with my mom.  Her spirit is there.  Thank you, St. Paul’s.

Submitted by Jan Barbee

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  • by Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
221 Union St., Cary, NC 27511

Phone: 919-467-1477
Fax: 919-467-0152
Office Hours: M-F 9-3

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