St. Paul's In-Person Worship Guidelines
• Here is a listing of the Sign-Up Genius links we are presently using to accomplish our many needed tasks. Please fill in as you are able. You can bookmark these sites to make it easier to return to them.
- Devotions – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044eabad28a3fd0-daily1 Please send your devotions to Vicar Ashley Bowman at vicar@stpaulsdurham.org
- Sunday Morning Worship Tasks which include setting up, lector, worship assistant, altar guild, communion assistants, and ushers, you can sign up at this list link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0944a4a72fa5f58-sunday1
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 ELW, which is printed for the entire service.
- 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 Setting One of the ELW, which is printed for the entire service.
- 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 complete Worship Bulletins in PDF format which are full bulletins, attached is another PDF which are announcements. They coincide with the live or recorded worship services.
- Oct 6, 2024 -- 20th Pentecost October 6, 2024 -- Announcements
- Oct 13, 2024 -- 21st Pentecost October Cross Connections Newsletter
- Oct 20, 2024 -- 22nd Pentecost October 20, 2024 -- Announcements
- Oct 27, 2024 -- Reformation Sunday October 27, 2024 -- Announcements
- Nov 3, 2024 -- All Saints Sunday November 3, 2024 -- Announcements
- Nov 10, 2024 -- 25th Pentecost November Cross Connections
- Nov 17, 2024 -- 26th Pentecost November 17, 2024 -- Announcements
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.
This week at
St. Paul's
Worship with us in person on Sundays at 8:30 and 11:00 am. On Sundays, we are using Setting One of the ELW. 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 using Setting One in the ELW 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.
Pastor's Bible Study: 1-2 Thessalonians
Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. We have now in a new study on Paul's letters to the Thessalonians. All are welcome to join!
Adult Sunday School (Trinity Hall, 9:45am - 10:30 am)
- Nov 17 -- Dwelling in the Word: Praise with Pastor Jan Huntley
- Nov 21 -- Dwelling in the Word: Faithfulness with Megan Cunningham
- Dec 1 -- Dwelling in the Word: Forgiveness with Vicar Ashley
Children's Sunday School is meeting each week from 9:45 to 10:45 AM, downstairs in the Genesis room (the downstairs kitchen). All children are welcome and encouraged to join us for a time of Bible stories, crafts, cooking, and fun! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carole Ostrowski or Betty Hinshaw.
UMD Volunteer Update
Amanda Anderson
Moving forward, we are back to the original time frame, 11:30-1:30 pm. We'll help with meal prep before serving lunch just as we did previously, only four volunteers are needed. Volunteers MUST sign up online to participate. Sign up here: https;//bit.ly/UMD_Signup As always, please reach out to Amanda with questions about of volunteering.
Fran Whitfield Funeral
The funeral for Fran Whitfield will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 2 pm. Interment in the Columbarium will immediately following the funeral. A reception in Trinity Hall will follow the interment.
Women's Connection will be sponsoring the Giving Tree again this year. It will be available beginning Sunday, 11/24. The Giving Tree benefits the Parktown Food Hub and Burton Elementary School.
Dropped Stitch meetings gather at 1:00 pm on the fourth Fridays, in the church atrium sofa area.
The Tongue and Thimble group creates small quilts which are distributed to nurseries at local hospitals for their young critical patients. They meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 10:00am - 12:00pm downstairs in the Fiber Arts/Music room off Genesis Hall.
Young In Spirit
YIS looking ahead to December: mark your calendar for Friday, Dec 6.
Prime Time Players is presenting "That 70's Christmas" with a recreation of the 1974 "Candy Williams Christmas Special (the story of Candy Williams, a pop star in the '70s, now a retired Chapel Hill resident), 2:00-4:00 at Seymour Senior Center, 2521 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. A freewill donation is accepted.
Growing thru Grief is continuing to offer grief support to those grieving the loss of a loved one. Here is our upcoming schedule.
Nov 19 "Preparing for the Holiday Season in the Midst of Grief," with Margaret Albert and the Duke Bereavement Center Team
Nov 26 "Supporting Children and Teens When a Loved Ones has Died," with Jean Hartford-Todd
Dec 3 "Keeping Your Loved Ones Close While Saying 'Yes' to Life," with Donna Kaye
We meet at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, from 4 to 6 pm. All are welcome.
Veterans Appreciation at Wednesday Supper - November Nov 20 at 6:00 pm
Join us for supper as we honor our veterans on Wed, Nov 20 at 6 pm. Menu includes a choice of meatloaf or chicken tenderloins, also including sides and, or course, dessert.
Veterans Pictures Wanted for November supper!
On Nov 20th, St. Paul's fellowship supper (6-7 pm) will pay tribute to Veterans. During this fellowship hour, a Veterans Day remembrance program will be presented. We're planning to personalize our short program by presenting a military tribute slideshow containing images of St. Paul's veterans. If you or anyone in your family served in the United States Armed Forces and are willing to share active duty photos while in uniform here's my request for help in arranging a meaningful slideshow: Contact Steve Mzyk for details on submitting information.
St. Paul's Readers - November 21 at 3 pm
Our final meeting for 2024 is on November 21 when we will discuss The Engineer's Wife: A Novel by Tracey Enerson Wood Brooks. This book is the fictionalized story of the real couple who undertook the immense Brooklyn Bridge construction project. We welcome suggestions for our 2025 reading list which will be chosen in the next several weeks. We try to select books from different genres to stretch our own horizons, as well as to appeal to a wide range of readers. So, if you have a favorite book that you think our readers would enjoy, please let us know.
Learn about Bees and Beekeeping
On Thursday nights from January 16 to March 20, St. Paul's will host "Bee School." This course is offered every year by the Durham County Beekeepers Association, and it's a great chance to learn more about honey bees. Some people take it as preparation to become beekeepers while others are just bee conscious." The course always fills up, so don't delay if you're interested. Details and registration can be found at durhambeekeepers.org. Talk to Tina Bessias, Theresa Oertel, or Bill Gresham anytime about the hives at St. Paul's!
PASTA for PARKTOWN!!
Help Stock the St. Paul’s Shelf at Parktown Food Hub!
Keep it coming! THANKS to your generosity the “St. Paul’s Dry Boxed Pasta Shelf” stays stocked and ready to help hungry families. Please continue to add dry pasta to your shopping list to share with the St. Paul’s shelf. The Women’s Connection Group is leading this initiative to support the Parktown Food Hub.
Join a musical Ensemble at St. Paul's!
Interested in participating in worship or learn more about music? You should join a musical ensemble at St. Paul's! Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings, handbells from 6:30-7:15 and choir from 7:15-8:30. Ensembles normally perform at the 11:00 service but occasionally at the 8:30 service. Ability to read music not required. If interested, contact Ted Turner, director of music at music@stpaulsdurham.org.
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"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