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St. Paul's In-Person Worship Guidelines
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WORSHIP: In-Person, Live Streamed, Recorded
- We are open on Sunday mornings for worship at 8:30 and 11:00 am.
- The 8:30 am worship will be in-person only using Setting One of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship booklets. Pick up a bulletin which will provide the lessons, hymn titles and numbers as well as announcements.
- The Sunday morning 11:00 am worship service is in-person or can be viewed on our live feed which is https://vimeo.com/event/1478223. You may access this in any way you wish: phone, tablet, computer, or even on Smart TVs, using the same link every week. The 11:00 am worship will also be recorded to our Vimeo site to be viewed at your convenience. We are using ELW Setting One which are printed in booklet form in the pew. Pick up a bulletin which will provide the lessons, hymn titles and numbers, and announcements.
- You may visit this Vimeo Site: https://vimeo.com/stpaulsdurham/videos to view any Sunday worship recordings. This site also has other recordings such as Bible Study, special services, informational videos of our committees, and musical occasions.
- Download the following 11:00 AM complete Worship Bulletins in PDF format which include Lessons, Hymns, Prayer requests, and Announcements. They coincide with the live or recorded worship services.
- February 25, 2024 -- Second Sunday in Lent
- March 3, 2024 -- Third Sunday in Lent
- March 10, 2024 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent
- March 17, 2024 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent
- March 24, 2024 -- Palm Sunday
- March 28, 29, 30, 2024 -- Paschal Triduum (7 pm services of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Vigil of Easter)
In celebrating the beauty and strength created through diversity, we welcome, value, and include all of God's children regardless of race, culture, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, ability, appearance, or citizenship. St. Paul's is committed to racial equity.
"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ."
1 Corinthians 12:12
If you are not attending in person and would like to make a contribution online, you can make a recurring contribution in the "giving" tab on this website or use the QR code to the left to get you there directly.
We have a live link to our Sunday morning Worship Service which begins at 11:00 AM.
Click HERE and you will be taken to the live feed on our Vimeo Link.
VIDEOS at St. Paul's Lutheran Church -- This link will take you to our VIMEO page and you may select any Sunday or special worship service, as well as an assortment of other videos related to St. Paul's, anytime.
Worship with us in person on Sundays at 8:30 and 11:00 am. On Sundays, we are using Setting One of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship book at both services. The 8:30 service will be in-person only, the 11:00 am will be in-person, live-streamed (information below) and recorded for our Vimeo channel.
St. Paul's Mission Statement: "The mission of St. Paul's Lutheran Church as a part of the family of God is to share God in Christ with the world by equipping one another through worship, learning, witness, service, and support."
Announcements
We are worshiping at 8:30 and 11:00 am and using ELW Setting One for both services. The 8:30 worship will continue to be in-person only, the 11:00 am service will be in-person, live-streamed, and recorded.
- Holy Week through Easter Worship Schedule
- Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024
✛ 12:00 noon Holy Communion
✛ 7:00 pm Holy Communion and Foot Washing -- Vimeo live link: https://vimeo.com/event/4073589
- Good Friday, March 29
✛ 12:00 noon The Way of the Cross
✛ 7:00 pm Tenebrae -- Vimeo live link: https://vimeo.com/event/4073602
- Vigil of Easter, Saturday, March 30
✛ 7:00 pm. There will be a reception following the Easter Vigil. This service will only be in-person, no recording
- Easter Sunday, March 31
✛ 8:30 am Worship
✛ 11:00 am Worship, live streamed at https://vimeo.com/event/1478223 and recorded for viewing on vimeo at https://vimeo.com/stpaulsdurham/videos
✛ 9:30-10:30 am Easter Breakfast in Trinity Hall. We will be serving pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits, fruit along with beverages.
✛ 10:15 am Children’s Easter Egg Hunt. Assemble on the main entrance patio. Bring a basket to gather eggs from the playground and ark areas
- The church office will be closed April 1-5, 2024.
- Adult Sunday School classes
Sunday School will not take place on March 31, Easter Sunday – please come and enjoy our Easter Breakfast! Here are our April leaders and their topics:
April 7 – Bill Dahl – Diaconal Life, part 2
April 14 – Lorrel Strom-Jensen – the Caring House
April 21 – Morris Casper – Martin Luther bowl of worms and ban
April 28 – Aaron Klink – End of life decision making in Faith
- Thursday Morning Bible Study: The topic for Thursday’s Bible Study is the Gospel according to Mark. They meet on Thursdays at 10:30-11:45 am in the Conference Room and by Zoom. Bible Study will not meet March 28 or April 4. Study notes will be emailed before the meeting. Join Zoom Meeting -- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82845097165?pwd=YWEyd1o1TmQvTXVPaFJwYi9SZkFVQT09 -- Meeting ID: 828 4509 7165 Passcode: 165276
- The Durham CROP Hunger Walk is celebrating 50 years of walking to end hunger in our community and around the world! You can make a donation here:https://events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/team/st-pauls-lutheran-church-of-durham If you have questions or need assistance please reach out to Joan Pepper.
- Next Meeting of the Social Ministry committee will be held Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm in Whitesell Hall. All church members and regularly attending visitors are always welcome to join us; hope to see you there!
- Young In Spirit – The April activity for Young In Spirit will be a meet-and-eat at 11:30 am on Wednesday, April 10 at Monterrey’s Mexican Grill, Oak Creek Village shopping center (same shopping center as JoAnn Fabric). Anyone available for a daytime lunch “date” is welcome to join us for delicious authentic Mexican food and good fellowship with our St. Paul’s family.
- Earth Day Recycling
Spring cleaning – time to discard things that are just taking up space on the shelf or in the closet. St. Paul’s is celebrating Earth Day by providing an opportunity to dispose of many home items not accepted by local trash recycling. From April 9-15, accepted items can be dropped off in an area that will be clearly marked at the back of the parking lot between the mobile classroom and the shed. Please do NOT leave them anywhere inside the church building. Items will be picked up on Tuesday, April 16 by “Anything With A Plug Recycling” from Raleigh.
Accepted items can include:
▸ LCD, LED, or flat screen TVs up to 4 inches thick
▸ Computers, printers, copiers and related items
▸ game consoles
▸ SMALL kitchen appliances
▸ cords, cables, stereo equipment
▸ Kids’ toys (plastic, bikes, powerwheels)
▸ Cell phones, batteries, all plastic except bags
▸ Plastic or metal furniture
Items NOT accepted:
Styrofoam, CRT Tube Type TVs, light bulbs, wood items, smoke alarms, large items such as home appliances, grills, and furniture; vhs or magnetic tapes
Additional information can be found at anythingwithaplugrecycling.com
- Working Adults – On April 12, the group will be going to the Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro for one of the Twilight Tours. We will meet there at 5:15 pm to sign our very important safety waivers and go over the safety rules before we go in and learn about the sanctuary and what is being done for these majestic large cats and what we can do to stop the cruelty in the private illegal large cat industry. If you ever want to hear or see what we are up to or will be doing soon, reach out to Megan Cunningham.
- PASTA for PARKTOWN!! Please continue to help stock the “Pasta Shelf” at Parktown Food Hub. It would be helpful if you could add a package – or two – of dry pasta to your shopping cart to support this important community ministry and keep the St. Paul’s Pasta Shelf well stocked. Place donations in the collection box by the bulletin board. The Women’s Connection Group is leading this initiative to support the Parktown Food Hub, a ministry of South Durham Connections, led by Pastor Sharon Schulze.
- Growing thru Grief
The spring “Introduction to Grief” series begins on March 5 and will be led by Aaron Klink. He noted, “There is no single “right way” to grieve. People respond to loss in different and varied ways. In The Five Ways We Grieve, therapist Susan Berger proposes five different responses to loss, each with strengths and weaknesses that help and hinder our ability to move toward healing and wholeness. This Spring’s Grief 101 will explore five different approaches we can take toward grief. It will also explore the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches, and what each of them says.”
• Mar 19: The Memorialist
• Mar 26: The Normalizer
• Apr 2: The Activist
• Apr 9: The Seeker about our need for meaning and wholeness
Please contact admin@growingthrugrief.org if you have questions.
"Let us begin by acknowledging the land upon which we gather today. This land has been playground and campground for many generations of people, including the Lumbee, Skaruhreh/Tuscarora, Cheraw, Catawba, Occaneechi, and Shakori Nations. Its waterways were their highways, its flora and fauna their banquet table, its starry skies their canvas upon which their stories were painted. They cared for this land, and we remember their lives here with gratitude. We give thanks for all Indigenous peoples who continue to care for this land and to call it their home."
-- Vicar Amanda Spangler