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Announcements for Sunday, Jan 17

ADULT EDUCATION FORUM SUNDAY, JANUARY 17: All are welcome to attend forums in the Chapel between the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services.  Today’s topic:  “REFUGE FOR REFUGEES“.  Come to hear our guest speaker, a Syrian refugee, who will talk about his journey from oppression and jail to U.S. citizenship. Next Sunday there will not be a forum.  Instead, all are encouraged to…

Announcements for Sunday, Jan 10

BARBECUE LUNCH: The Fellowship Team is putting on a festive Barbecue Lunch on Saturday January 16th from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Tickets are for sale in the parish hall at Coffee Hour between services and outside the narthex after the late service.  Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for kids under 10. ADULT EDUCATION FORUM SUNDAY, JANUARY 10: “HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,…

Announcements for Sunday, Jan 3

BARBECUE LUNCH: The Fellowship Team is putting on a festive Barbecue Lunch on Saturday January 16th.  Tickets are for sale in the parish hall at Coffee Hour between services and outside the narthex after the late service..” Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for kids under 10. ADULT EDUCATION FORUM SUNDAY, JANUARY 10:  “HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, EPISCOPAL BUILD AND THE THEOLOGY OF…

Announcements for Sunday, Dec 20

NO PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY DEC 27  UPDATE DECEMBER 29: Coffee Hour Ministry Highlights: The Photo Ministry will be hosting Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall on Jan 3 following the 9:00 service. This group takes photos at various St. Paul’s activities and events. These pictures are posted on the church website for all to enjoy.On January 10, the Newcomer Ministry will be hosting Coffee Hour. Come…

Announcements for Sunday, Dec 13

Giving during Advent St. Paul’s offers many opportunities to share your resources and there is no better time of year to give than during the Season of Advent. Here are a few giving opportunities: Advent Envelopes – Blue envelopes provided in the pews throughout Advent, and on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Funds collected in these envelopes are designated to continue the…

Diocese of North Carolina Welcomes Assisting Bishop

THE DIOCESE OF NORTH CAROLINA welcomes the Rt. Rev. Peter Lee, bishop diocesan (resigned) for the Diocese of Virginia and current interim rector at Christ Church, Georgetown, as Assisting Bishop for the diocese during our time of transition and search for the 12th bishop diocesan.  See Bishop Hodges-Copple’s interview with Bishop Lee.  Read Please Note, Nov 17, 2015.

Announcements for Sunday, Nov 8

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, NOV 8 (edited version) COFFEE HOUR MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS: The Annual Parish Meeting will be held in the church following the 9:00 a.m. service today.  Please plan to attend this important meeting to elect Vestry members and to hear parish updates.  In lieu of Coffee Hour in the parish hall, coffee will be served by the Vestry in the narthex before…

Free Planned Giving Webinar (Dec 1)

Please join the members of St. Paul’s Endowment Board by registering for a free webinar about planned giving offered by the experts at the Episcopal Church Foundation on December 1st. Your fellow supporters of the endowment are actively seeking other parishioners interested in leaving a legacy to St. Paul’s that will last for generations to come.