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…
Dear Friends Big announcement! I am so excited to welcome Natalie Sroka to our staff in the new position of Parish and Children’s Ministry Administrator. Please read below for more details. Welcome, Natalie! The children have a special gift for us. Read George’s Letter
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…
Dear Friends I would encourage you to participate in some of the wonderful offerings at St. Paul’s this month. Read George’s Letter
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…
On Sundays in Advent during the formation hour (10:15-11 a.m.), join us for a conversation about (and with) the great cloud of witnesses. What is sainthood? What might our ancestors in the faith have to contribute to our understanding of the Advent season? In the midst of a busy season, we invite you to join…
Dear Friends The sacred season of Advent begins this Sunday with the lighting of the first candle. Please join us as we enter this season of watching and waiting, not only for Christmas but for the fullness of Christ among us. The Wednesdays of Advent offer an evening contemplative service in the chapel. Join us.…
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…
Dear Friends, We’re in an unusual calendar year, with the shortest-possible Advent season still a week away. Advent will indeed have four Sundays, but it is only actually 22 days in length, with the fourth Sunday landing on December 24. So the week ahead of us is a week of waiting, for the season of waiting. Read Mary’s Letter