November 3, 2024
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 Welcome Station in the narthex (lobby) to chat with Greeters 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 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 learn more about joining us!
Children’s Chapel: Children ages 3 years old through 5th grade are invited to process to Children’s Chapel during the 9 a.m. service and return to their families during announcements.
Adult Formation (Chapel, 10:15-11 a.m.): Sunday forums will resume the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1. We encourage you to enjoy fellowship during Coffee Hours in November.
Children’s Sunday School – 5th grade and under (Education Building): Classes resume next week, 10:15-11 a.m.
Youth Sunday School – 6th thru 12th grade (Youth Wing): Classes resume next week, 10:15-11 a.m.
Episcopal Youth Community (EYC): No meeting this evening. Join us next week from 5-7 p.m. in the Youth Wing. Contact Youth Coordinator Ben Bricio at youth@stpaulscary.org with questions.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pledge for 2025 – Celebrations and New Beginnings: Join us in making a financial commitment to St. Paul’s for 2025! Check out our campaign webpage for more resources about the impact you make by supporting St. Paul’s. Pledge forms and information are available in the narthex and at coffee hour. Make our follow-up calls easier – please return your forms today.
Nov. 5 Election Day Prayer Vigil: St. Paul’s will host a prayer vigil on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov 5. We are asking parishioners to commit to pray during one or more intervals throughout the day by signing up in advance (link is on the church website). The church will be open with volunteers present from 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. for those who would like to pray there, but you are welcome to pray however and wherever you choose, regardless of signing up. We will have a service of noonday prayer in the church, and other prayer resources will be available if you need them. Visitors are welcome to join as well. Email Aleta McClenney at aleta@att.net with questions.
Annual Meeting: Plan to join us in the church on Nov. 17 at 10:15 a.m. for St. Paul’s Annual Meeting and vestry election. Hear from the wardens about what lies ahead in this time of transition and learn how the diocese is working with us to plan a vision for our future.
November Pre-EYC Events: All 4th and 5th graders are invited to join our fellowship and service events on Nov.10 and Nov. 17 from 5-7 p.m. in the Parish Hall. On Nov. 10, we will meet for a Veterans Day service project making paracord lanyards and slap bracelets to send to active-duty military members via Operation Gratitude. On Nov. 17, we will make Christmas cards and decorations for the memory care unit of Spring Arbor of Cary. Both evenings include dinner; please contact Shannon Robinson at shannon3b@gmail.com to let her know you’re coming.
Auto Maintenance Class Sponsored by Dorcas and Wheels4Hope: “Basic Auto Maintenance Saves Expensive Auto Repairs!” will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 6-7 p.m. at the Dorcas Workforce Development Center, 191 High House Road in Cary. Mike Sweeney from St. Paul’s Wheels4Hope is the presenter. Find more details about what you can learn and how to register on the St. Paul’s website, or by contacting Mike at mas223@ymail.com.
Prayer List: Dave, Bob, Ann, Vickie, Ann, Laura, Margaret, Mary, Virginia, Doug, Guy , Katie, Cathy, Alan, Jessica, Sherry, John, Mary, Susan, Clarence, Susan, Mila, Florence, Noah, Sally, Chase, Anne, Ronnie, John, Janice, Chris , Bill, John, Randy. Becky, Mike, the Lytvinenko Family, John, Amy, Bonnie, Connor, Louane, Shannon, Rebecca, Mickey, Mary, Regina, Ray, Myrna, Nathanael, Kailey, David, Lisa, Parrish.
In the prayers for the deceased, we pray for Randall Jay Wood, husband of Amelia; father of Keith (Kimberly) Wood.
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.