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 on the third Sunday in May to learn more and meet others. Contact Mary Kintz, our Community Connector, at mary.kintz@stpaulscary.org to find out more about us!
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.
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.
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!
HAPPENING TODAY – MAY 10, 2026
Children’s Chapel: Children 3 years old through 5th grade are invited to process to Children’s Chapel during the 10 a.m. service and will return to their families during announcements.
Coffee Hour (Parish Hall, 10:15-11 a.m.): Coffee hour is hosted this week by the Men’s Group, in support of Mother’s Day. Please join us for coffee and conversation.
Adult Forum (Chapel, 10:15-11 a.m.): Join us this morning for “Knowing Christ and the Power of the Resurrection,” reflections on how God transforms what has gone wrong in our lives and in the world and uses it as the means for revealing God’s mercy through compassion. Fr. Robert will share from his experience leading a parish through a multi-year conversation, coming to terms with a history soaked in racial violence. Hear how we can ground the work of racial justice and reconciliation in the theology of the Resurrection.
Children’s Sunday School – 5th grade and under (Ed. Bldg): Classes are meeting from 10:15-11 a.m. Next week will be our last gathering of the program year.
Youth Sunday School – 6th thru 12th grade (Youth Wing): Classes are meeting from 10:15-11 a.m. Next week will be our last gathering of the program year.
Episcopal Youth Community (EYC): Join us from 5-7 p.m. for our final regular session of the year in the Youth Wing. Come for the food, fun and conversation!
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Racial Equity Institute (REI) Training: The Racial Justice Planning Group is hosting a Racial Equity Institute (REI) Phase I training on May 14-15 at St. Paul’s. REI’s two-day workshop is designed to provide attendees with a vocabulary and historical framework for racism to better understand how it damages lives in all communities. THE COURSE ROSTER IS NOW FULL. Learn more about future workshops by contacting Aleta McClenney at aleta@att.net.
Get your Goodberry’s Frozen Custard and Support St. Paul’s Preschool: Tuesday, May 12 is a great day for a frozen treat as Goodberry’s Frozen Custard, 1146 Kildaire Farm Rd., is donating 20% of sales in support of our preschool! Make sure you mention St. Paul’s preschool when you pay. Bring your neighbors and friends, make your favorite “concrete” and spread the good news about our community!
Youth Sunday is May 17: Celebrate St. Paul’s Youth on Sunday, May 17 at the 9 a.m. service! Youth lectors, ushers and eucharistic ministers will take the lead during the service. We will honor our graduating high school seniors, wishing them well wherever their paths lead. We will also celebrate rising 6th graders as they move up to our Youth Program. Join us for a festive coffee hour, honoring all the youth do for us.
Summer Schedule Changes May 24: Please note that we are embarking on a new schedule for the summer months beginning May 24, the Day of Pentecost. Services will be at 8 a.m. (Rite I) and 10 a.m. (Rite II). This will be the schedule through Labor Day. Help us spread the word as the date gets closer!
Rise Against Hunger is Coming May 31: All (including family, friends, neighbors) are invited to join a meal packaging experience with Rise Against Hunger at St. Paul’s on Sunday, May 31 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Meals are distributed through global partners that support school feeding programs, orphanages, crisis response and more. Volunteers ages 4 years and up can commit their time and money to both packaging and paying for these meals. Information about registering and donating can be found on our website and in the narthex. Contact Ramsey McIntire at dingervb@gmail.com with questions.
Attend Erica Ridderman’s Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons: By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people, the Rt. Rev. Samuel S. Rodman, Bishop of North Carolina, will ordain Erica Ann Ridderman, our Minister for Children, Youth, and Family Formation, and William A. Lee (former intern), to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. The service will take place on Saturday, June 6 at 11 a.m. at Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh, and all are welcome to attend. Plan to join us Sunday morning, June 7, for Erica’s first service at St. Paul’s as a deacon; we’ll celebrate at Coffee Hour after the service that morning! Contact Natalie Sroka at natalie@stpaulscary.org if you would like to help with the celebration.
We pray for Dave, Bob, Ann, Vickie, Mary, Noah, Sally, Parrish, Janet, Nancy, Susan, Chuck, Craig, Jack, Wanda, Carter, Anne, Ethan, Sid, Mary Jo, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Ralph, Suzanne, Ryan, Mark, Gary, Johnnie, Kelly, Jessica, Hillary, Sydenna, Vera, Sheri, Darren, Craig, Ted, Dylan, Anthony, Brad, Virginia, Carl, Judy, Sharon, Kay, Carl, Martha, Liz, Hilda, Cindy, Ben, Glenys, Kathy, Henry, Althea, Stan, Jan, Julie, Jennie, Greg, John, Zemiria, Henry, Martha, Kevin, Louise, Terri, Steve, Renee, Sean, Lauren, Lee, Andy, Benita, Mary, Sherry, Louane, Sherri, Melanie, Keith, and Jimmy.
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.