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Here is the LINK to their webpage which offers the opportunity to make a donation, search their blog, or just get updates on ongoing situations.
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.
Adult Sunday School classes
Here are our leaders and their topics:
▸ April 28 – Aaron Klink – End of life decision making in Faith
▸ May 5 – Dedication of Lutherwoods: St. Paul’s Preschool Outdoor Education space
▸ May 12 – David Franzen: Mental Health and Faith
▸ May 19 – St. Paul’s Constitution Review/Updates Question and Answer Session #1
▸ May 26 – St. Paul’s Constitution Review/Updates Question & Answer Session #2
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. 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
Young In Spirit – Wed, May 8 at 11:30 am
Come travel with us as Tim and Kim Hoke share their travels to the southeast Asia countries of Vietnam and Cambodia. Bring your own lunch – there will be dessert to share. This will be our last gathering for now – we will resume meeting in September.
St. Paul’s Readers, May 16 at 3 pm
Please join us on Thursday, May 16, at 3 pm in Trinity Hall as Kim Hoke leads our discussion of The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny. This mystery is about many things – the effects of a pandemic on society, for one – but mostly it is about family. How to find it in the most unexpected of places. The secrets that we keep from each other. And how far we would go to protect those we love. Chief Inspector Gamache and the village of Three Pines, Quebec, emerge from the pandemic to confront something even more monstrous. The chancellor of the local university is hosting a lecture on statistics. The community considers this a dry topic until they realize that the number crunching concerns the benefits that would accrue from mercy killing. The subject matter polarizes audiences violently with angry crowds gathering on both sides. The lecturer approaches a tipping point, with endorsements from politicians and others who make her radical ideas appear more reasonable, even tenable. The inevitable murder that follows on the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve strikes painful chords in everyone. No one balances tight plotting, compassion for her flawed characters, and a broader vision of humanity like the author Louise Penny.
UMD (Urban Ministries Durham) Food Prep!
We will volunteer our services on the third Saturday of each month, 11:30 am-1:30 pm. Next date is May 18, 2024. During the shift, you will prep for the dinner meal and serve lunch. Sign up online at this site: http://bit.ly/UMD_Signup Volunteers must be 13 years old, must wear closed toed shoes and shirts that cover armpits. Hairnets and aprons are provided – you can bring a hat and apron as well. Urban Ministries is located at 410 Liberty St, Durham NC 27701. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Anderson.
The next Social Ministry committee meeting will be held Tuesday, May 14 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!
Volunteer Opportunities with ongoing Social Ministries:
Urban Ministries: Volunteers to serve lunch at UMD’s “Community Café” on the 3rd Saturday of each month: bit.ly/UMD_Signup
Creation Care: New CC team members to assist with the increasing number of CC projects
The Refugee Support Team: Additional female drivers
Camp Destiny & Burton Magnet Elementary (BME) Community:
BME - Volunteers to read 1:1 with 1st graders* - weekly commitment on your choice of weekday/s
BME - Volunteers to assist students with homework during afterschool program* - weekly commitment on your choice of weekday/s
Growing Thru Grief
Growing thru Grief is continuing to offer grief support to those grieving the loss of a loved one. Here is our schedule for May.
May 7 “Yoga and Healing,” by Anne Rea
May 14 “Practices and Rituals in Times of Grief: Considering What Supports Your Journey,” by Jim Lewis
May 21 To be Determined
May 28 “The Grief Wheel” by Lindsay Gallo
We meet at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, from 4 to 6 pm. All are welcome.
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, led by Pastor Sharon Schulze.
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 Gina Schaefer 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 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.
- March 31, 2024 -- Easter Sunday -- The Resurrection of Our Lord
- April 7, 2024 -- 2nd Sunday of Easter
- April 14, 2024 -- 3rd Sunday of Easter
- April 21, 2024 -- 4th Sunday of Easter
- April 28, 2024 -- 5th Sunday 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.
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 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."
Welcome to St. Paul's!
"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