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​​​​St. Paul's Lutheran Church

​Durham, North Carolina

​1200 West Cornwallis Road
Durham, NC 27705-5731
919-489-3214 

"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

 

Welcome to St. Paul's!

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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.


​Adult Sunday School

Starting January 5, we will have a 7 week long session on Creation Care and God's written Word. We hope you can come join us during the sessions (9:45-10:45 am) in Trinity Hall for these thought and action producing sessions. 

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Thursday Morning Bible Study

We are continuing in 1 Thessalonians. We meet Thursday mornings at 10:30 in the conference room and via Zoom. Notes and Zoom link are emailed early in the week. All are welcome to join! 


Chili & Cornbread Cook-Off - Wednesday, Jan 15

Don't miss St. Paul's annual Chili and Cornbread Cook-off on Jan 15 at 6:00 pm. If inspired, please bring a crockpot of chili or a pan of cornbread. Or just show up to taste the  marvelous selections! We will then be voting on our favorite chili and favorite cornbread. Awards will be presented. Add-ons, salad and dessert will be provided.


​​UMD Volunteer Update 

Amanda Anderson

Volunteers are needed for shift at Urban Ministries Community Cafe. 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.


​​​​Dropped Stitch meetings gather at 1:00 pm on the fourth Fridays, in the church atrium sofa area. 

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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.


​​Growing thru Grief is continuing to offer grief support to those grieving the loss of a loved one. Here is our upcoming schedule.​

Jan 14 -- Kathy Pittman, Facilitator, topic to be announced

Jan 21 -- Artie Hendricks, Chaplain at Duke Hospital, topic to be announced

Jan 28 -- Lynn Heath, "Three Secrets of Resilience"

We meet at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, from 4 to 6 pm. All are welcome.

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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!


Preschool registration

Registration opens for members of St. Paul's for the 2025/2026 school year on January 6. Classes are offered for children 10 months to 4 years old. Class offerings and registration information can be found at https://stpaulspreschooldurham.weebly.com/enrollment.html. Feel free to contact Candace King, preschool director if you have any questions.


Young In Spirit

January 8th at 11:30 am

Our first YIS meeting of 2025 will be a program by  Vicar Ashley. She will present her faith journey. Please bring your own lunch and join us for a time of fellowship and an opportunity to know our Vicar.


St. Paul's Readers -- January 16

We welcome all readers to join us at our next book club meeting on Thurs, Jan 16 at 3:00 pm in the Conference Room. Vicar Ashley Bowen will lead our discussion of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear by Michael J. O'Loughlin, 2021. 


Working Adult Group

Time to tee off in January by playing a round or two of miniature golf at ParTee Shack in Raleigh on Jan 17 at 7 pm. Contact Megan Cunningham.


ELCA event for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The social ministry committee would like to invite you to participate in the ELCA's National Day o Racial Healing on Tuesday, Jan 21 (the day after MLK Day). The event will include live Zoom events throughout the day, from 11 am to 3 pm. The content will include a variety of workshops and opportunities for reflection. The topics of the workshops include educational opportunities on the lived experiences of people with various racial and ethnic identities, how people are working to address racism in their communities and beyond; and how we as Lutheran Christians can be actively antiracist. The panelists include ELCA churchwide staff, bishops, authors, artists, pastors, theologians, and others actively involved in doing the work of racial justice. You can find more information about the event here: https://www.elca.org/our-work/publicly-engaged-church/racial-justice-ministries/national-day-of-racial-healing


​​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.


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   ​​​​​​​​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.

WORSHIP:  In-Person, Live Streamed, Recorded ​

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. 

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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."

An ELCA ​​Congregation!