Our Annual Giving Campaign, “Grow with Us – We are Rooted in Love” celebrates the numerous ways St. Paul’s is making a difference – our branches and fruit. Your pledges and donations sustain our parish roots, and great things are happening because of your generosity. This week, hear a story from the perspective of a…

Our Annual Giving Campaign, “Grow with Us – Rooted in Love” celebrates the numerous ways St. Paul’s is making a difference – our branches and fruit. Your pledges and donations sustain our parish roots, and great things are happening because of your generosity. This week, hear the story of a refugee family linked with us…

Dear Friends,   This Sunday, we kick off our Annual Giving Campaign for 2026. The campaign is a time to celebrate the flourishing of our ministries and prepare for new growth in the coming year.  Read A Letter From the Annual Giving Committee  

Dear Friends,   Did anyone else feel a collective sigh last Sunday, after hearing Fr. Robert Fruehwirth’s first homily? Our interim associate rector described himself as a “helper-outer priest” and described one of his goals as helping to deepen and nourish our souls in times of change and turmoil. Read A Letter from the Community…

Dear Friends, Fall is my favorite times of the year… beautiful leaves, dusting off sweaters, football rivalries, and the State Fair. It is also a time in our annual church rhythm that brings a lot of excitement. Many of our programs have just recently kicked off, but it is never too late to get involved…

Hello people of St. Paul’s!   This past week I joined the staff at your parish to assist you in your time of transition. I am eager to learn from you and enjoy fellowship and worship in this beautiful parish that you all call home. Read A Letter from the New Interim Associate Rector

Dear friends,   One of my favorite paintings is “Christ Learning to Read” (1914) by Henry Ossawa Tanner. In it, we see Jesus as a young boy, maybe 8 or 9 years old, nestled by his mother’s side. She holds a scroll, and together they focus on its tiny words.   Jesus looks like he’s…

Dear Friends,   I love stories that spend a lot of time in character development, revealing what is going on behind the action scenes. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Star Wars battle scene, but the lessons of Yoda and Obi-Wan to the young Jedi Padawans are what I remember more – the…

Dear Friends,   It has been quite a week at St. Paul’s.   It began with a beautiful, fun, loving, and prayerful farewell to Javier Almendarez-Bautista, who is off for a few weeks of vacation and then begins his tenure as rector of Holy Family in Chapel Hill. After the 10 am service and after…