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“Advent is a season of the longest nights, of preparing and waiting. A friend Amy Peterson calls Advent ‘a deep breath in the dark’ before a Christmas burst of light… During these 22 days, let St. Paul’s be a place of rest and joyful anticipation for you…” Read more from Mother Alice in the December…
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
Children are hard at work on St. Paul’s annual Christmas Pageant, but it’s not too late to join in this treasured tradition! Rehearsals occur during Sunday School on Sunday, December 10, and on Saturday, December 16 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The pageant will take place during the 9 a.m. service on December 17, followed by…
Dear Friends, As I am leaving for a holiday break after the Diocesan convention and will not see you on Sunday, I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Let this time be one of gratitude for all the blessings we have received. “Let the gratefulness overflow into blessing all around you.” Read George’s…
In case you missed the Annual Meeting on November 5, we welcomed Dan Loughlin to the vestry, serving through 2025, as well as four members who will serve through 2026: John Goehrke, Carrie Hess, Allison Moon, and Randall Robinson. Thank you to all who serve the parish in this way.
This Advent, join the clergy for contemplative Eucharist services on Wednesday evenings. We will use the readings for Advent as our guide and have ample time for meditation and reflection. Services will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Paul’s Chapel, just past the Courtyard. All are welcome.
Dear Friends, Bishop Rodman will be with us this Sunday as celebrant and homilist at the 9 and 11:15 a.m services, with confirmation celebrated at the 9 a.m. service. He will lead a Bishop’s Forum at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel and will be joined by Rabbi Raachel Jurovics, the diocesan rabbi-in-residence for the diocese…
The 208th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina will take place November 17-18, 2023 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. All of our clergy and four lay delegates will be representing St. Paul’s. The diocesan website has links to resolutions and business that will be conducted at the convention, if you…