VOLUME 43, ISSUE 5 JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST 2018

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cary is home to an active, caring, and diverse congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Through corporate worship, spiritual development, fellowship, and service we continue to grow together in faith. We strive to be Christ's welcoming, reconciling, and transforming presence in the world through our many and varied ministries.

What’s Inside Rector’s Letter About Our Church 4 Adult Formation 10 Dear Friends, Associate Rector’s Note 2 ASP Mission Trip 5 Welcoming in Christ- The Anniversary Campaign Baptisms at St. Paul’s 7 As we celebrate our 60th Anniversary as a parish this year, and anticipate Bishop’s Visit: Confirmation Sunday 4 the Anniversary Campaign in the fall, the month of June is a time to celebrate Calendar: August 15 Calendar: July 16 the leadership of St. Paul’s, particularly our clergy and staff. Throughout its Calendar: June 17 history this parish community has been blessed with outstanding, committed, Children’s Ministries 7-9 and faith-filled leaders. Episcopal Youth Community 11-12 Lobster Fest 2018 6 This month’s “Welcoming in Christ” devotional says it so well. Ministry of the Week: Coffee Hour 4 Mystery Book Club 4 “Pentecost launched the ideal church with inspired leadership, Music Ministry News 14 excitement, joy, faithfulness, and growth. But we know how Newsletter Sign Up 5 difficult it is to sustain the perfect community. And as the Outreach: Dorcas 13 Christian movement expands, the church encounters lots of issues Preschool News 8 Resilience Screening 7 and requires the passionate faith, tireless leadership, Senior Ministry Theater Outing 5 organizational skills, and common sense of St. Paul the Apostle. Summer Service Schedule 6 Church leadership, ordained and lay, involves women and men Warden’s Corner 2-4 whose gifts and qualities Paul lists as the “fruits of the Spirit” in Galatians 5:22: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” With St. Paul being our namesake, may he be a model for us and a reminder that no one of us possesses all the gifts needed for ministry, but The Right Reverend Anne together we do. And together we can do incredible things. Elliott Hodges-Copple, I’d like to invite you during the next month to think of a staff or clergy Bishop Suffragan of North person of St. Paul’s who has touched your life in some way over the years and Carolina, will be at thank them. Whether a note, email, or personal words of thanks, let us offer St. Paul’s on Sunday, thanks for those who have served this parish community. We are truly blessed th June 17 to confirm and Summertime receive new members at Many perceive that summertime is a time when parish life slows down a the 9:00 & 11:15 a.m. bit. It is true, programmatically, that some activities slow down a bit in the services. summer. But I’d like to point out that others kick in – like Vacation Bible School, St. Paul’s Preschool Camp, Appalachian Service Project, to name a few, along with so many others of our outreach ministries. But there are other parts of parish life that continue as always – like pastoral care, worship, and the administrative care of our congregation. Please keep in mind that while you may travel and be out of town these NEWSLETTER DEADLINE next couple months the work of the parish continues. Staff continue to be paid, bills need to be paid, outreach continues, and I hope your generosity of giving The deadline for the September 2018 Newsletter is will continue through the summer as well. Wednesday, August 15th, George at 10:00 a.m. [email protected]. Clergy Page 2 God in Three Persons: The Joy of Community “Jesus came to reveal to humanity became aware of the harsh, isolating that God is not a solitary, eternal conditions of the institutions in France being, contemplating [God’s] own where people with developmental and glory; [God] is not just an intellectual disabilities lived. In 1964, extraordinary Creator of a Vanier invited two men, Raphael Simmi beautiful yet painful universe. God and Philippe Seux, to leave institutional is a family of three; three persons life behind so that they could live at in communion one with another, home with him instead. So began a giving themselves totally one to movement that has spread to over 150 another, each one relative to the communities throughout the world. other. And God created man and L’Arche communities are far from woman as a sign of the Trinity; perfect, but their witness is a testament to [God] created them to be in the unexplored potential for meaningful communion, one with the other, in relationship across difference. As I look this way reflecting his Love. God toward Trinity Sunday, I can’t help but yearns for community to be a sign think of L’Arche as a symbol for a God of this communion between Father, whose very existence is communion and Son and Holy Spirit: ‘That they may a model for the kind of community we are be one as the Father and I are called to embody. Living alongside one.’” (John 17:11) people who are different than us takes Jean Vanier, Community and Growth (1979) work, yet there is great joy to be found in Years ago, I spent some time at nurturing just that sort of life with L’Arche Daybreak, a community just boldness and gratitude. outside Toronto. L’Arche is a network of When talking about the Trinity, the organizations where people with church fathers occasionally referred to disabilities live in community with those God as a divine dance. Wherever you who care for them. The first organization find yourself in your walk with God, I of its kind was founded by Jean Vanier, a hope that you’ll take some time to listen Catholic philosopher and theologian, in for where God is calling you to join in the the 1960s. dance and learn a few new steps. It may In his early adulthood, Vanier served be messy and risky, but I guarantee you in the Royal Canadian Navy and that it will be well worth your time. eventually earned a Ph.D. in philosophy Christ’s Peace, from the Institut Catholique de Paris. It Javier+ was there, however, that his life took an unexpected turn: through his friendship with a priest, Fr. Thomas Philippe, Vanier

Vestry Warden’s Corner Does anybody feel like me – it seems and irreversible. that change around us has been massive The thing about change on this scale this year. On a global scale we have had in a democracy is that some people fallout of changes in governments in the embrace it, others endure it, and some US, France, and Germany against the go to extraordinary lengths to stop it odds. In the UK, Brexit altered the status happening at all cost. People just view quo, massively. Leaving the European change differently and trying to get Union seemed an impossible event and consensus in any group or community is yet the changes that that country is going through, are mind-numbingly complex (Continued on page 3) Vestry Warden’s Corner Page 3

(Continued from page 2) – What can we do and what are we doing fraught with difficulty. to change the world? And yet change is not a new We have a vibrant community of phenomenon. Here are some inspired godly people; we have over 60 ministries quotes from past leaders: that address areas of need. As we John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), thirty-fifth embark on the summer schedule, there President of the USA: “Change is the will be many changes: changed service law of life. And those who look only to schedules, sultry weather, school the past or present are certain to miss holidays, family reunions, summer jobs, the future.” internships, new classrooms, and Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English adjustments to name a few. At St. Paul’s, we are in the throes of planning our 60th naturalist : “It is not the strongest of anniversary celebration in September. the species that survive, nor the most Alongside this, as many of you are aware, intelligent, but the one most will also be the launch of our Anniversary responsive to change.” Capital Campaign. This campaign, as Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), a Father George talked about on Sunday preeminent leader of Indian (May 13) will serve the desires of the nationalism: “You must be the active and new congregants, create and change you wish to see in the world.” enhance spaces for worship, fellowship, Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British spiritual formation, and spiritual politician: “To improve is to outreach, whilst ensuring that we are change; to be perfect is to change good stewards of our current facilities, often.” and build only what we can afford. I Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American would encourage everyone to study the statesman, scientist, and philosopher: materials that are on the St. Paul’s “When you're finished changing, website at http://www.stpaulscary.org/ you're finished.” wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Capital- We, as humans, are by nature, Campaign-Summary.pdf brilliant change detectors – we readily I recently attended the funeral of Joe notice when things are different. Furno, a longtime member of St. Paul’s, Ironically, by that same nature, we are and was reminded how grateful I am, for tremendously averse to change! In most the courage, faith, and work the founders situations our preference is the familiar of our parish and people like Joe and over the change. Oftentimes, we are Becky did, to move us from the tin even antagonistic to change and need building to the chapel to the current encouragement to work through that worship space. We build on the change. shoulders of those who have gone before If we now examine our own lives, us, so that we can provide our children there will probably be the same ratios of and their children with the legacy and pro, neutral, and against in any family, tradition we so cherish. church, organization, or community. This How can we be the change? I was is probably a positive, as it stimulates moved by a recent homily delivered by debate, allows everyone who chooses, to the Rev, Candy Snively, on a very have a voice and often mollifies the personal story about a remarkable act of change model finally adopted, to allow love. She called it “A tale of three more openness, sharing, and fairness in prayers.” http://www.stpaulscary.org/ the process. sermons/a-tale-of-three-prayers/. Have you noticed the wall art in the During Passion Week this year, we narthex that says, “Love God, Love your had an awesome experience of having neighbor, Change the World”? We all our clergy wearing new blood red come to St. Paul’s because we love God and because we strive to love each other (Continued on page 4) Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care

Page 4 BISHOP’S VISIT: JUNE 17

The Right Reverend Anne Elliott The Bishop will preside at both the Hodges-Copple, VI Bishop Suffragan of 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services that Sunday North Carolina, will be at St. Paul’s on (also Father’s Day.) th Sunday June 17 to confirm and receive Come join your fellow parishioners new members into St. Paul’s. for the celebration and welcome the Bishop to St. Paul’s.

About Our Church We express our sympathy to Joe All Are Welcome Ryan for the death of his wife, Carole Jean Ryan; to Becky Furno for the death of her husband, Joe Furno; to Leah Dail for the death of her uncle, Archie Pearson; and to Elaine Buxton Barry for the death of her husband, Rob Barry. Submitted by Melanie Fairbrother Office Manager

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(Continued from page 3) Anniversary Campaign and the vestments, which consisted of 5 new upcoming stewardship season in the fall, stoles and 3 new chasubles. as a true season of change at St. Paul's, Additionally, the hangings on the side of and that we, the altar area and on the altar were items + Enter this season of change with awe, designed and constructed by Jan Barbee mystery, and gratitude, and Barbara Brickman who are St. Paul's + Embrace these change events with members who are on the Altar guild. A joy, love, enthusiasm, and small, but effective change that everyone generosity, appreciated because of the passion and + Respect the destiny of change with the solemnity that it expressed! reverence. When a wealthy man, Nicodemus, + Remember that it is only through asked Jesus what he needed to do to change that we can experience the enter the kingdom of heaven – Jesus said full glory that our Creator God (liberally paraphrased) "you’ve got to desires for us. change" – more literally Jesus said "You I will conclude with some words that must be born again." -- Now that's big are dear to me, from the Lebanese poet, change! Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) "You give but So if change is so constant, so little when you give of your possessions. It universal, so much a part of creation, and is when you give of yourself that you truly such a key to entering the kingdom of give." heaven – how are we to respond? Prayerfully submitted by I would like to recommend that we Olivia Delahaye recognize our 60th anniversary, the Junior Warden Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care Theater in The Park and Dinner Page 5 The Senior Ministry invites you to join Afterwards we plan to gather us for the 3:00 p.m. performance of It about 5:30 p.m. for a meal at Shoulda Been You at the Theater in The the 42nd Street Oyster Bar, Park, 107 Pullen Road, Raleigh, on 508 W Jones St, Raleigh. Sunday, June 24. The price of a group Dinner will be at each ticket is $23.60 (including tax) and person's expense. should be turned into the church office You may RSVP with Jean rd by May 23 . ( If you write a check to the Huey at church, please put "play" in the memo [email protected] or at line.) Katie Robinson will have the tickets 919-303-5769. You can also and pass them out just prior to the use Sign-Up Genius http:// performance. Parking is available at the www.signupgenius.com/ theater, and there is additional parking go/20f0a4cafa72ba20- next door at the Pullen Arts Center (105 musical. Pullen Road). If you wish to carpool, be Submitted by Marcia Swanson at the church parking lot by 2:00 p.m.

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Women’s Study Group The Women’s Study Group will meet Vanessa Diffenbaugh; Tuesday, June 12th from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. September 11 – The Rainbow Comes and in the bride’s room to discuss Educated: Goes by Anderson Cooper and Gloria A Memoir by Tara Westover. From Vanderbilt; and Amazon: “An unforgettable memoir October 9 – Challenge Deep by Neal about a young girl who, kept out of Shusterman. school, leaves her survivalist family and We would love to have you join us for goes on to earn a Ph. D. from Cambridge our discussion – even if you haven’t University.” This should be an finished the book! If you have any interesting book to discuss. questions, contact Leah Dail at Our upcoming books include: [email protected]. July – no meeting Submitted by Leah Dail August 14 – The Language of Flowers by

St. Paul’s youth and adults will be going to Fentress County, Tennessee to help repair homes and build community. This is a powerful week of work and fellowship. Please keep the participants in your prayers for safety, fun, and meaningful encounters with Christ among the families they serve. Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care

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SUMMER SERVICE SCHEDULE Starting May 27th 7:30 a.m. – Rite 1 Eucharist 9:00 a.m. – Rite 2 Eucharist 10:45 a.m. – Rite 2 Eucharist EXCEPT for the Bishop’s visit on June 17th Rite 2 services will be at 9:00 & 11:15 a.m.

Lobster Fest 2018, Saturday, October 6 LOBSTER FEST – First Saturday in may not already be on our list from prior October. October 6. Savor the date! We years? Don’t worry, our Mail Chimp keep repeating the date as at least two of mailing system will eliminate you out there have failed to mark your duplications, so if your friend is already calendar…. OK, that’s better. on our list, he / she won’t get a second HONOR ROLL: Of course, the Roll of notification. Send your e-mail Honor is our Quarta Pounda Lobsta Roll, “nominations” to packed with a quarter pound of tender, [email protected]. juicy Maine lobster meat, served on a GRADUATION: If you have marked grilled La Farm Bakery brioche bun. But your calendar and sent us a couple of e- a second Honor Roll is the mailing list we mail addresses, you have passed all use to notify guests outside of St. Paul’s of courses and now are entitled to a degree our upcoming Lobster Fest and order site in Shellfish Enjoyment! (and enjoy your opening. First notification will be sent in summer). P.S.: Advanced degree credit a few weeks. This will be an will be earned when you sign up to help Announcement / Reminder / Invitation. with Lobster Fest this fall. Can or would you give us any e-mail Submitted by Ted Straub addresses of friends & associates that Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care

Page 7 Baptisms at St. Paul’s To help you prepare for the baptized and the godparents. It is sacrament of baptism for your child, appropriate for the godparent(s) to be please know that you are required to baptized Christian(s). You may choose attend baptism instruction class. The any number of godparents, and they are class is offered the first Wednesday of not required to be present at the service every month at 7:00 p.m. in the bride’s to fulfill this role in your child’s life. If room of the church building. When you you have further questions about this begin to think about baptism for yourself process, please speak to one of the or your child, please follow these steps: priests or to our office manager. first call and speak with our office While baptism instruction is manager who will check the church scheduled for the 1st Wednesday of every month, the class only meets if someone Baptism Service Dates plans to attend. Please call the church June 10, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. office by the Friday July 15, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. immediately preceding the August 12, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. scheduled class to let September 23, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. us know that you will October 14, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. be there. You may November 11, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. also contact the church office if you have additional questions. calendar and help you determine the Baptism services are scheduled date for your baptism. At this time, you about 10 times per year on particular will be mailed a baptism form. Second, Feast Days as well as other dates. make sure that you have given yourself Baptism is most often celebrated at the enough time to attend the Wednesday 11:15 a.m. service. Please reserve your night baptism instruction class. Finally, date through the office manager, Melanie please fill out and return the form for Fairbrother at baptism. This will enable us to prepare [email protected] or the appropriate certificates for the 919-467-1477 ext. 10.

Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope Resilience is a powerful movie about unable to RSVP the long-term effects of childhood trauma online, you can – as well as exciting approaches to call the church preventing or modifying these effects. All office at 919-467- adults are invited to attend a showing of 1477.) Please Resilience at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June RSVP soon – 3rd. Immediately after the movie, there space for the will be a light dinner in the parish hall for dinner and those adults who have pre-registered. discussion is (RSVP by May 30 at: http:// limited. The bit.ly/2KPSmVp. Also, see posts on the movie, dinner, discussion, and childcare St. Paul’s website (www.stpaulscary.org) are all FREE. and in the flyer for the event. If you are Education and Spiritual Development Page 8 Preschool Update St. Paul's preschool had a wonderful Patricia Denz, Maggie Howard and 2017-2018 school year. Thanks to our Christine Ingram). fabulous teachers, the children have Thank you to Father George for grown and learned so much this year. announcing all the lucky raffle winners. Laura and I have loved getting to know The money raised will be used for all the precious children and their playground upgrades such as mulch, families. We feel blessed to be sand toys, big trucks, and a power surrounded by such supportive and washer. loving preschool families. We are excited about Summer Fun The 3’s, 4’s and TK end of year Camp. The teachers have lots of fun program was a huge hit with the themes and activities planned for the “Sunshine” theme. The children wore children. Some of the themes include: yellow and orange sunshine. Puppets, Magic Show, Disney Cruise, T-shirts and sunglasses. Special Construction, and much more. thanks to Ms. Chrissy for making our Special thanks to all the Pre-EYC t-shirts. The children did a fantastic job families who helped with the playground reciting “The Pledge of Allegiance” and clean-up last month. The teachers, “The Lord’s Prayer,” as students, and families were excited to well as, singing see all of the hard work you did to make Dates to Remember several songs such the playground clean and safe. as “My God is So Please continue to spread the word Big” and “You are about our excellent preschool. We have Parent Orientation my Sunshine.” We Thursday, Aug 30 a few spots open for the 2018-2019 school 7-8 PM – Parish Hall were extremely year. Meet the Teacher proud of their Friday, Aug 31 performance! If you have any questions about the Time varies from 9 AM -12 PM preschool, please email Our 5th annual ([email protected]) or Tuesday, Sep 4 First day of Preschool Summer FUNdraiser call the office (919-467-3788). was a success. Thank you to all the parents who helped Happy Summer! with donations and gathering items for Blessings, the raffle. Special thanks to our amazing Brooke Bowersox Preschool Board (Amy Munn, Amy St. Paul’s Preschool Director Borbet, Callie Simrill-Hester, Jenny Smith, Victor Talbird, Laura Gorman, Education and Spiritual Development Children’s Stewardship: Page 9 Note in the Pocket Children’s A HUGE thank you to our generous volunteer. Ministries children for their contributions to this Starting on June 4, 2018, the children year’s children’s stewardship basket. will begin another collection for “A Note From June 4, 2017 to May 13, 2018 the In The Pocket” www.noteinthepocket.org children collected $2554.72 to This organization collects new and rd fund the June 3 Note in the like-new clothing for Pocket Sort Day. We still need impoverished children in Wake volunteers to help with the County. In addition to collecting sorting event. It will begin at funds in the Children’s Brown Christine Ingram 10:10 a.m. and will last about Basket, we will have several “in Children’s Ministries an hour and will be held in the season” clothing drives, a couple Director St. Paul’s parish hall. Please of “sock and undies Sundays,” help us organize clothing and another sorting event in the parish hall 919-467-1477, ext. 19 shoes … this is an easy way to participate and more! Please keep an eye on your in outreach, right at your backdoor! email for information on how you and Contact Christine Ingram to sign up to your children can participate. Sunday School Teachers Needed We are already making plans for that so many teachers want to return Sunday school to start on September 9, to this special ministry. Join us by 2018 at 10:10 a.m.! Teachers are still contacting Christine Ingram needed for the fall in the kindergarten, ([email protected]). 3rd grade, and 5th grade classrooms. Sunday school teacher and Safe Church Thank you to all of you who have already training will be offered in August. signed up to teach – we are so thankful Journey to Bethlehem! We are so excited to welcome our Christine Ingram to check on 2018 VBS participants and volunteers to participant availability. We are still in our “Journey to Bethlehem” VBS which need of youth and adult volunteers, so will be held June 18-22! We are going to please let Christine Ingram know if you have a wonderful time! Official want to help out. registration is closed, but contact Pre-EYC Mark your calendars! Our twice a elderly, St. Paul’s, animals, other month fun, fellowship, and outreach children local service providers, the program for 4th and 5th graders is kicking homeless in our community, and the off on Sunday, September 23, 2018 from environment. Pre-EYC is a wonderful 11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Pre-EYC meets on opportunity for our children to start the the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, lives of service to others! We also do September through April. Pre-EYC is a things just for fun … including our community building program for annual overnight retreat which is children – we play and build friendships already scheduled for March 2019. with a light touch of church to help grow Parents of rising 4th and 5th graders the spiritual lives of the children. We are should keep an eye on their email for also heavily involved in many different registration information. We hope your types of outreach projects! Past outreach 4th or 5th grader will join us! projects have included helping the Education and Spiritual Development Page 10 Communion Class Congratulations Congratulations to our Communion Mohammed-Reyes, Riley Jane Blake, Class participants. These children Violet Ainsley Dailey, William Blake completed three instructional classes Moon, Thomas Davidson Moon, Penelope with our clergy and were honored at a Martha Louise Hobbs, Isla Elizabeth special coffee hour on May 6. This year’s Wilson, Chelsea Noel Wilson, Jonah communion class participants are: William Muller, Benjamin Bao Xiong Charlotte Seraphina Bracken, Aidan Lowe, Elise Victoria Litzinger, Reese David McGinley, Zoraya Amira Katherine Spencer, Charlotte Brianne Mohammed-Reyes, Matthew Bertolozzi, West, and Benjamin Michael Concini. Elana Clarise Sousa, Julian Alexander

Children’s Ministries Calendar

Date Event 5th Grade Recognition / Note in the Pocket Sort Day June 3 Resilience Screening / EYC Pool Party (rising 6th graders) June 18-22 Vacation Bible School July 8 No Children’s Chapel July 15 No Children’s Chapel Aug 19 No Children’s Chapel Backpack Blessings at 9 AM Service Aug 26 Safe Church & Sunday School teacher training Sep 9 Sunday School Resumes Sep 16 60th Anniversary Celebration Sep 23 Pre-EYC begins Oct 20 Fall Festival (formerly known as Pumpkin Carving) Dec 16 Christmas Pageant Adult Formation – Summer 2018 St. Paul’s offers a wide range of adult summer. Each video is about an hour formation (adult education and spiritual long and anyone who wants to discuss growth) opportunities for adults. The the content, can stay and participate. Adult Formation Committee is offering The videos will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the the following events during the summer. youth wing. Join us for interesting discussions and The list below gives ongoing adult fellowship. formation offerings. You can find out Summer offerings will be more more on each on the St. Paul’s website. relaxed and perfect for “attend when you Centering Prayer can” scheduling. The activities will not Cursillo start until June so watch for a beginning Education for Ministry date notice. Ministry of Mothers Sharing (MOMS) Sunday morning – The Rob Bell People of All Colors and Culture NOOMA videos will offered in the Youth Together (PACCT) Wing between services. The short Women’s Study Group videos will be followed by discussion, Would you like to be part of the but feel free to head to the parish hall planning? The Adult Formation and grab some coffee first! Committee is happy to welcome new Wednesday evenings – History of members. For more information, contact Christianity. This BBC series was so Gerri Batchelor, [email protected], appreciated we are offering it again this 919-380-1285 Education and Spiritual Development

Fostering the love of Page 11 Christ in the youth of St. Paul’s. Youth Coordinator Leah Dail [email protected]

Youth Formation Episcopal Youth School’s out for the summer! Classes Community Regular EYC Programming takes a break for the resume on September 9th, so watch for summer, but we will still have some fun activities that notifications about that later. you can drop in on throughout the summer. Mark your calendars for our Fall Kickoff on September 9th.

June 3 June 3 – End of Year Pool Party End-of-Year Pool Party Join us for an evening of fun and fellowship. We will 4 - 6 PM swim, eat, and maybe show off some cannonball skills! It’s also a chance to welcome the rising 6th graders and show them what an awesome group we are. The party will be at Cary Swim Club (536 Walnut St., Cary) from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Parents of 5th graders, please come and sign your child in and fill out a waiver. Then you can stay if you want – or not. Just make sure to come back and get them!

Other Summer Events

June 17 – Bishop’s Visitation and Confirmation: Come celebrate the sacramental rite in which the candidates “express a mature commitment to Christ and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop” (BCP, p. 860). Bishop Anne Hodges-Copple will be with us.

The middle school youth will be traveling to the Episcopal Farmworker’s Ministry (EFwM) in Newton June 18-21 – Middle Grove again this year. It will be a rich experience full of fun, fellowship, learning, and service. The cost is $100.00 which covers meals, transportation, and a day trip to Wrightsville Beach. The registration form and $25.00 non-refundable deposit is due by June 3rd. The form can be found on the youth page of the St. Paul’s website. If you have any questions, contact Leah. Education and Spiritual Development

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St. Paul’s youth and adults will be going to Fentress County, Tennessee to help repair homes and build community. This is a powerful week of work and fellowship. Please keep the participants in your prayers for safety, fun, and meaningful encounters with Christ among the families they serve.

July 7, 9 AM - 12 NOON: Food Bank Volunteering We will go to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC in Raleigh to do task like sorting and repackaging bulk food items and helping our partner agencies pick up food. Please sigh up with Leah. Volunteer slots are limited.

Back by “Shake It Up” Popular Sundays June 10 July 15 August 12 6 - 8 pm

Let’s keep the fun going throughout the summer! Come to the youth wing for milkshakes and fun activities. We will play games, maybe watch some movies, try some art projects, and go outside for Compline. It will be a fun relaxing time to stay connected through the summer. Come when you can! Outreach St. Paul’s Volunteer News: Dorcas Shop Page 13

We welcome Kristen Wilson and her should be no daughter, Isla as our newest volunteers. larger than 10- Kristen and Isla have helped in many 12 individuals areas from hangers, to pricing clothes during the and toys, running clothes, and bagging week and 12-15 customer purchases. And what’s even on Saturdays. better, they volunteer on Saturdays Shifts are no which is our busiest time of the week and more than 3 when we need the most help. hours. Toilet Paper Collection News The age policy is We continue to have wonderful 11-13 must be parish support for toilet paper collection. present with a So far for 2018 we have had 935 rolls parent/ donated which is 39% of our goal. Thank guardian for you for supporting this effort. Just as a individual reminder, you can donate anytime by volunteering. dropping off your donation in the sage With group colored bin located in the hallway volunteers, the outside the choir. age range is Dorcas Ministries News the same and Dorcas will have a Celebration we do request Worship Service to celebrate Dorcas chaperones be Ministries 50th Anniversary. Everyone is present. invited to attend at the First United There is limited availability for groups Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m. each month, so please be aware of The 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving that as you request a date. It is first Breakfast will be at the Embassy Suites come, first serve with scheduling. on Harrison Oaks Blvd on Nov 1 from 7:30 Dorcas Training News to 9:00 a.m. Please let me or David The June calendar is shown above. Coulter know if you are interested in When available, the July and August attending. calendar can be found on St. Paul’s web Reminder that Dorcas sponsors a site at: http://www.stpaulscary.org/ Mobile Health Clinic with free nursing outreach-inreach/dorcas-ministries- care for those living with chronic news/. diseases from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the —————————————— 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. No appointment is The Dorcas Thrift Shop is located at needed. 187 High House Road in Cary. If you are Volunteers are always needed in the interested in becoming a volunteer or thrift shop, pricing, or intake. learning more about Dorcas Ministry, contact Nancy Fierke at If you think you would like to volunteer, contact Ellen at [email protected] or call 919-467- [email protected] or call 919-469- 8807. 9861, ext. 101. I can provide a paper Submitted by Nancy Fierke application or you can apply online for Dorcas Ministry Leader any volunteer position: http://dorcas- cary.org/donate-volunteer/. If you are a part of a group that is interested in volunteering at Dorcas contact Ellen as indicated above. The guidelines are as follows: Group times are available Monday – Saturday during store hours. Groups Liturgy Page 14 From the Minister of Music We are finishing up another busy preparation for the coming program year program year in music at St. Paul’s. for me. Music is selected, obtained, Thank you to the many people who prepared, etc. and music for vacation regularly share their skills in music and Bible school is planned and presented. make the program possible. Special There is time for special projects that thanks to Joann Li, organist, and to help things run more smoothly during the Andrea Dreier, music associate, who do busy season. Much happens always an enormous amount of good work here behind the scenes to prepare for what that we could not do without. you see and hear from music ministries And thanks to the children who are during the year. honing their skills in music. We have We are blessed with many talented made significant progress with the volunteers, but we always need more children this year. I look forwarded to voices in all five vocal choirs. If you or welcoming more children into the your children are interested in joining program, as well as continuing with many any ensemble, please contact Rusty that remain in the program. And we are McKinney, Minister of Music graduating some into the youth section of ([email protected] or call music ministries, which is also exciting. 919-467-6241). You don’t need to wait Though midweek rehearsals stop until fall to call. In fact, the sooner I hear over the summer, there is whole different from you the better! set of tasks that I attend to during that I look forward to all that we can do time. Summer is a time of planning and together. Music Ministries in the Summer During June, July, and most of Paul’s Choir meets at 10:15 a.m. for pre- August, six of Music Ministries’ eight service rehearsals. Summer time is a ensembles are on hiatus and mid-week good time to join either of these two rehearsals for St. Paul’s Choir are choirs. We need singers each week, but suspended. Special music is offered at the workload is less demanding than both 9:00 and 10:45 a.m. services when during the program year. It is expected soloists or small ensembles are that folks will come and go during the available. summer for vacations, so come when you On Sundays during the summer, can. 9 O'clock Choir meets at 8:30 a.m. and St. Music Ministries in the Summer For the 2018-2019 program year, the under way for some ensembles, we will start-up for all ensembles will be on all need to get back to work as soon as August 29 and 30 in the usual time slots. possible to be ready for the 60th Even with musical preparations already Anniversary celebration on Sunday, September 16th. Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Once rehearsals begin they 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Epiphany Choir (Children Gr. K- 2) Choir Room / Church Grades K-2 continue, for the most part on 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Advent Choir (Children Gr. 3-5) Choir Room / Church Grades 3-5 these days and times each 6:45 - 7:15 p.m. Advent Bells (Children Gr. 3-5) Church Grades 3-5 week. Check the Google 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Choir Choir Room / Church Adults Calendar for Music Ministries on the church’s website for Thursday, August 30, 2018 more detail. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Bells of St. Paul’s (Adult) Church Adults 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Canterbury Bells (Youth Gr. 6-12) Church Grades 6-12 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Canterbury Choir (Youth Gr. 6-12) Choir Room / Church Grades 6-12

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