St. Paul’s is a sponsor of the 9th Annual Race for Home thanks to a generous sponsorship donation from a parish family. The Race for Home takes place on Labor Day, September 5, with gates opening at 7:00 AM for a 10K, 5K, and Fun Mile. It benefits the Carying Place, a local non-profit working with homeless families. Since St. Paul’s is a sponsor, all members can participate for free! Sign up HERE. Continue reading for details.
Join the webinar: One United People: A Dialogue on Refugee Resettlement and Faithful Welcome, Wednesday, September 14 at 2:00 PM. In advance of the UN General Assembly summit on refugees and migrants, join Episcopal Migration Ministries for a conversation with our Connecticut resettlement partners on the global refugee crisis. Continue reading for details.
Here is the latest update on our refugee family from Myanmar who resettled here on June 25. Mya Kyaw (pronounced Mia Chaw) and his family of 6 are doing great. They love the apartment and are very thankful for the furniture and all the things that we did for them. There are volunteer opportunities available to help our newest refugee family. They could use some help being driven to appointments and with ESL instruction. Click HERE to sign up! Continue reading for more and to see what you can do….
Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network (WIHN), Ministry to the Homeless: St. Paul’s WIHN week is August 21-28. WIHN is a wonderful “hands-on” outreach opportunity, both for adults and for families. Please contact Kathleen Neff (kathleen@trioptimum.com) or Myrna Belingon (tmb.jersey@gmail.com). Continue reading for volunteer opportunities….
The Arts & Crafts Festival for Outreach is Saturday, November 12, from 10:00 to 4:00. The festival committee needs two coordinators: one for publicity, and one for facilities coordinator. It’s a fun event, for a very good cause. We have a great group, but we’re looking for more wonderful volunteers. Please contact Sally Moller, sbm2@nc.rr.com. Continue reading for job descriptions….
All photos have been posted from the week of service (Jul 10-16, 2016) with the Appalachia Service Project in Tennessee. For the photos of the sendoff, click HERE. For the pictures from the week in Tennessee, click HERE. For the photos of the return, click HERE.
St. Paul’s youth and adult volunteers departed on Sunday, July 10 for the annual Appalachia Service Project (ASP) mission trip. This year they serve in a location in Tennessee. Please pray for our volunteers. Click HERE for a gallery of sendoff photos. See more pictures on Facebook. Continue reading for more….
Grow in knowledge and love for our nation’s farmworkers. Learn to know and love our neighbors! The Outreach Committee will be offering Immersion Experiences starting this summer. Our first experience will take place on the evening of Friday, July 29 when we will bring a meal and share fellowship with farmworkers in eastern North Carolina. To sign up, click HERE. Continue reading for more….
The GoDo Ministry served residents of the Wrenn Drive community on June 18. Twenty St. Paul’s people volunteered over the course of the afternoon. Click HERE for pictures. Click HERE for more on GoDo and the Wrenn Drive block party.
What a giving parish we are! From the June 26 toilet paper collection for Dorcas Ministries, with the cash and rolls donated, we were able to provide the Food Pantry with 842 rolls. That’s fantastic! That’s almost a 17 week supply so you won’t see me asking again until October. Thanks again for your generosity. If you are interested in becoming a…