We are excited to have the Rev. Joyce Corbin Allen serving as celebrant and homilist this Sunday, while Fr. Jay is away.

This weekend our nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. As Christians, we give thanks for the blessings we have received, pray for our country and its leaders, and remember that our highest allegiance is always to Christ and his Gospel. Read an update from Fr. Jay…

Help us make an immediate impact, making our spaces more welcoming and inviting this summer by donating to the Brighter Days Ahead project.

Fr. Jay visited our ASP teams in Grundy, VA this week and shares a video of his time there; read the Friday update for this week.

Dear Sisters and Brothers at St. Pauls,   As I write this, my last article for our weekly emailing, I am reminded of the line from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets: Not fare well, But fare forward, voyagers.[Dry Salvages] Read St. Paul’s Weekly Update from The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth, Interim Associate Rector

Dear Friends, There is a lot going on at St. Paul’s right now— last week, we celebrated the ordination and first Sunday of Deacon Erica Ridderman. This Sunday, we will commission our ASP volunteers and gather at our annual Parish Picnic. Next Sunday, we will celebrate Fr. Robert Fruehwirth’s final Sunday at St. Paul’s and…

Saturday is a special day…What a wondrous thing, to participate in such an ancient and sacred rite, when new technology and artificial intelligence seem to be all the rage!

June is recognized as Gun Violence Awareness Month, and people are encouraged to wear orange to raise awareness. The Episcopal Diocese of NC is hosting two events for those who wish to learn more about–and engage with–the issues surrounding gun violence in America. 

Dear Friends, We belong.  We are known and loved. We are empowered and destined for more than we can desire.   This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, and I’d like this to be for the whole parish what it is for me: one of most solemn and joyous and strengthening celebrations of the whole Christian year.…

Dear Friends, Pentecost is one of the great feast days of the church — a celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit and one of the stories of the birth of the church. In the Book of Acts, we hear that “divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them… and all of them were…