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Used Books Needed for Arts and Crafts Festival

We’re planning a used book sale as part of the Arts & Crafts Festival, to be held on November 12.  We’re looking for donations of books in very good condition. (No encyclopedias, textbooks, or outdated travel guides, please.)  All proceeds from the Festival will go to Outreach.  You can drop off your books to the right…

Refugee Welcome Home Party (Sep 25)

Come to a Welcome Home party for the Karen family, a refugee family who arrived in late June from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).  The party is scheduled for Sunday, September 25, 3:30-5:30 PM in the Parish Hall and will be hosted by the Refuge for Refugees Committee.  We will have food, a Welcome Home cake, coffee, and…

T.P. Collection (Oct 2)

We will have our next toilet paper collection for Dorcas Ministries Food Pantry on Sunday, Oct 2.  In case you missed the June 26 success – we collected 842 rolls – do you think we can beat that record on Oct 2?  Look for the bins in the Parish Hall, and thank you for supporting this ministry.

Veterans: Let Us Thank You for Your Service (Nov 13, 2016)

If you have served or currently serve in the U.S. military, St. Paul’s would like to recognize you on November 13, 2016, the Sunday after Veterans Day, by listing your name, branch of service, and rank at separation in a special insert in the bulletin. Please email that information to nicole.griffin@gmail.com no later than November 3 to ensure that you are included.  Continue reading for more.

Farmworker Immersion Experience

On Friday, July 29, 2016, fifteen members of St. Paul’s including two clergy (Javier Almendárez Bautista and Sarah Phelps) went to visit thirty migrant farmworkers in a labor camp in Sampson County, NC. We were accompanied by Juan Carabana of the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry who had arranged with the men in the camp for our visit.  Continue reading for more….

Crafters Needed for Festival (Nov 12)

Calling all crafters!  Do you have a hobby?  Painting, ceramics, quilting, woodworking, something else?  The Arts & Crafts Festival for Outreach is looking for new, handmade items to sell at the St. Paul’s Table.  The Festival will take place on Saturday, November 12, with proceeds going to Outreach.   If you have items to donate,…

Refuge for Refugees Update

Sep 3, 2016:  Thanks to all of you, the Refuge for Refugees ministry has settled our SECOND refugee family this year!  There are several volunteer opportunities available to help our newest family.  They could use some help being driven to appointments.  And they are very much in need of ESL instruction.  Click HERE to sign up!  To be…