GENERAL INFORMATION
Please wear your nametags when you’re here at church! And if you don’t yet have a nametag, please complete an order form in the narthex (lobby) so we can get you one!
New to St. Paul’s? Welcome! Please let us know you are here by filling out a visitor card in the pew. Stop by our Connecting Station in the narthex (lobby) to chat and find materials that might help if you are new to St. Paul’s or The Episcopal Church. Join a tour of our campus the third Sunday of the month at 10:15 a.m. to learn more and meet others. Contact Mary Kintz, our Community Connector, at mary.kintz@stpaulscary.org to find out more about us!
Accessibility: St. Paul’s strives to make our services and programs comfortable and accessible to all. Ushers and Greeters are available to help. Please let us know how we can work together to improve your experience here.
Kids in Worship at St. Paul’s: Children are always welcome in our worship services without exception, but if parents should wish for a space where your kids have more room to move around during the service, you are welcome to make use of the Comfort Room (glassed-in room at the rear of the worship space from which you can still hear and see the service). Ask an usher if you need help finding it. Also, our Kids’ Club (free nursery care) is available during the 9 a.m. service, and infants/toddlers through 36 months (3 years old) are welcome to attend.
HAPPENING TODAY – JANUARY 11, 2026
Children’s Chapel: Children 3 years old through 5th grade are invited to process to Children’s Chapel during the 9 a.m. service and will return to their families during announcements.
Coffee Hour (Parish Hall): Hosted this week by our Refuge for Refugees Ministry. Join us for coffee and conversation on your way to the Adult Forum.
Adult Forum (Chapel, 10:15-11 a.m.): Join us for a conversation with Minister of Music Rusty McKinney as he shares his experience of bringing meaning to liturgy through music.
Children’s Sunday School – 5th grade and under (Ed. Bldg): Classes are meeting from 10:15-11 a.m.
Youth Sunday School – 6th thru 12th grade (Youth Wing): Classes are meeting from 10:15-11 a.m.
Episcopal Youth Community (EYC): Meets this evening from 5-7 p.m. in the Youth Wing.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Your Gifts for Heifer International Exceeded our Goal! A big “Thank You” to all who donated to Heifer International this past year, amounting to $7357.68 during worship services and online. The donations far exceeded our annual goal of $5000, enabling Heifer International to send its Gift Ark of animals, along with training and resources, to communities in need around the world. Please take time to learn more about this 4-star organization and its global impact on poverty, justice and sustainability using the link on our website. Thank you to Alison Arnold for her leadership in this ministry at St. Paul’s.
Preschool Registration is Open: St. Paul’s Preschool is currently accepting registrations for the 2026-27 school year through January 31, or until the classes are full. We offer classes for one-year olds through five-year olds; more specific information is available on the St. Paul’s website. If you have questions or would like to schedule a tour, please email Preschool Director Brooke Bowersox at preschool@stpaulscary.org or call 919-467-3788. Tell your friends and neighbors we’d love to have them! Come LOVE, LEARN and LAUGH with us!
Fourth Amendment Rights Training: SiembraNC will present a training session on the Fourth Amendment at St. Francis United Methodist Church in Cary on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 4:30-6 p.m. The Fourth Amendment protects us from unreasonable search and seizures of our person, our house, our papers, and our effects. Learn how we can leverage that constitutional right in our places of work, worship or volunteer service. Participants will leave with knowledge and resources to increase the preparedness of their communities. Sign up online; see the St. Paul’s website for details.
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) Trip to the International Civil Rights Museum: This Saturday, Jan. 17, a group of youth and adults from St. Paul’s will visit the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro for a day of fellowship and discovery. Thank you to all who worked to make this possible, and to those who will make the journey. If you would like to know more about our youth programs, please contact Erica Ridderman at erica@stpaulscary.org.
Adult Formation Series on Deepening and Renewal: All are invited to join our Epiphany and Lent forums aimed at deepening our grasp of what it means to be in the Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement and committed to our baptismal vows, the core of Christian life. Forums begin next Sunday, Jan. 18 at 10:15 a.m. in the Chapel and will continue through the spring. Note that many of these sessions will be particularly useful for adults considering being confirmed or received into The Episcopal Church. If you would like more information about any of this, please contact Fr. Robert Fruehwirth at robert@stpaulscary.org.
Note in the Pocket Clothing Drive: St. Paul’s Pre-EYC families (4th and 5th graders) are supporting Note in the Pocket with a month-long clothing drive, Jan 26 – Feb. 20. Bring new or gently used, school-appropriate clothing donations in all sizes, infant through adult; these drives clothe referred students and their entire families. New pants are among items currently needed. The dropbox and more information are in the narthex hallway. If you have questions, please contact Shannon Robinson at shannon3b@gmail.com.
Altar Flower Dedications: The arrangements you see at our altar each week are funded by congregant donations to the Altar Guild Flower Fund and designed by our talented volunteers. You can reserve a day to celebrate or remember a loved one with a donation. More details about how to select a date can be found in the narthex and on the parish website; you can also learn more about the Altar Guild by contacting Jennifer Lindquist at jenniferhlindquist@gmail.com.
Shop Together for NeighborUp on Feb. 8: St. Paul’s is working with NeighborUp (formerly Dorcas Ministries) to move us into action together to support our neighbors in need. Following the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services on Sunday, Feb. 8, come shop at Food Lion (980 Kildaire Farm Rd.), guided by lists of needed items. After checking out, you’ll place those items in trucks to be delivered directly to the pantry for you. What could be easier? Watch for more details in the next few weeks.
Prayer List: We pray for Lori, Guy, Noah, Sally, Regina, Parrish, Jackie, Matias, Yosy, Carter, Mary, Sue, Nancy, Susan, Ben, Patrick, Sarah, Dave, Chuck, Kay, Ron, Jack, Gary, Max, May, Bryan, Ariell, Josh, Becky, Allison, Jan, Bertha, Herman, Carl, Martha, Farley, Jeff, Susan, Debbi, Ron, Carolyn, Rick, Elizabeth, Myrna, Laura, Ken, Christine, Steve, Craig, Lana, Claudia, Steve, Karen, Jack, Wanda, Carter, Anne, Ethan, Sid, Mary Jo, and Rebecca.
If you have a name you would like to include on the prayer list, or a ministry event that you would like to announce in this printed bulletin, please send information to announcements@stpaulscary.org. Names included in the prayer list will remain for a month, and we are happy to extend at your request. Please note that there is a 2-week lead time on printed announcements.