Celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season at St. Paul’s! All are welcome to join us at any of our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. On Christmas Eve, the 4 p.m. service has a family focus: it will feature the children’s Canterbury Choir and Canterbury Bells, and childcare will be available for children up…
During the Christmas season, you are invited to honor family and friends with an Alternate Gift Giving opportunity, donating to Heifer International to support their mission of working with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. For every $10 donated, you may pick up a Heifer International Greeting Card (located…
After careful and fruitful discernment, I am pleased to announce that Natalie Sroka has accepted the position of Office and Children’s Ministry Administrator effective January 1, 2024. We reorganized staff responsibilities and developed this new position with St. Paul’s growing mission and ministry in mind. Natalie will continue with many of the responsibilities of the previous Office Manager position, while also providing administrative support for our children’s ministry.
Note in the Pocket is a local organization that provides quality clothing to homeless and impoverished children and families with dignity and love. Please help our Pre-EYC (4th and 5th graders) support Note in the Pocket by donating your gently used clothing and shoes, as well as new socks and underwear, through Dec. 17. All…
St. Paul’s and the Refuge for Refugees (R4R) Ministry are joining with Ukrainians in the Carolinas to host a Christmas party for Ukrainian families who have relocated to the Raleigh area. The party will be held in the parish hall from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, December 16, and we have room for more helpers! If…
Donate a poinsettia decoration for our Christmas services to honor the special people in your life! Christmas poinsettia envelopes are available now in the pews. Fill out the envelope with your name and the information about your loved one(s), noting whether it is given in memory of or in thanksgiving for them. Enclose $35 per…
“Advent is a season of the longest nights, of preparing and waiting. A friend Amy Peterson calls Advent ‘a deep breath in the dark’ before a Christmas burst of light… During these 22 days, let St. Paul’s be a place of rest and joyful anticipation for you…” Read more from Mother Alice in the December…
St. Nicholas makes his annual visit to St. Paul’s at the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services on Sunday, December 3. If you are new to St. Paul’s, our custom is to bring our gifts forward (labeled with tags from our giving tree) during the service. If your gift is already under the tree, you…
Children are hard at work on St. Paul’s annual Christmas Pageant, but it’s not too late to join in this treasured tradition! Rehearsals occur during Sunday School on Sunday, December 10, and on Saturday, December 16 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The pageant will take place during the 9 a.m. service on December 17, followed by…
In case you missed the Annual Meeting on November 5, we welcomed Dan Loughlin to the vestry, serving through 2025, as well as four members who will serve through 2026: John Goehrke, Carrie Hess, Allison Moon, and Randall Robinson. Thank you to all who serve the parish in this way.