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30 Hour Famine (Apr 29-30, 2016)

Our youth group and confirmation class is going hungry on April 29 and 30 to help save kids’ lives. Every $35 we raise can help feed and care for a child for month!  Make a donation! Sponsor a youth!  Continue reading for details….

Grounds Beautification Workday (Apr 30)

Join your fellow parishioners on Saturday, April 30, 8:30 AM to spread mulch, prune plants, and tidy up the grounds of St. Paul’s. There will be a variety of jobs available – spreading mulch, weeding, pruning, and planting. Please bring a water bottle, gloves, rake, shovel, and wheelbarrow, if you have one. It is an extremely…

Cathy Deats named Eastern Regional Canon for NC Diocese

The Rev. Dr. Cathy Deats has been hired by Bishop Anne Hodges-Copple as the Regional Canon for the eastern region of The Diocese of North Carolina.  Cathy’s last day at St. Paul’s will be June 5, the day of St. Paul’s parish picnic. Congratulations! We will miss you, Cathy!  Read article from website of NC Diocese, April 27, 2016: The Rev. Dr. Cathy Deats Joins Diocesan Leadership Team as Regional Canon. Continue reading for more….

Parish Picnic (Jun 5)

The Parish Picnic is Sunday, June 5, following a special 10:00 AM service (there are only two services on June 5: 7:30 and 10:00 AM). Wear casual clothes and enjoy great food and fellowship! CHILDREN: we will have a giant waterslide! So wear your bathing suit under your clothes for church, then bring your towel and have a blast!  The Men’s…

Blood Drive (May 21)

St. Paul’s Spring Blood Drive is Saturday, May 21 from 9:00 to 12:00. If you are at least 17 years of age, in good health, and weigh at least 110 pounds you are eligible and wanted!  You can save up to 3 lives with just one pint of blood!  IMPORTANT NOTE: In the past, we have…

Thanks for Hermano Day Donations

Thank you for your generous donations on ‘Hermano Day’, April 10.  The Episcopal Farmworker Ministry received 107 bags of clothing, bedding and food items (the most ever!).   $3155.00 in monetary donations were also received.  Father Tony Rojas will distribute the items and use the funds to help the farm laborers in the 47 labor…