St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Epiphany Bonfire planned for January 8, 2012

crhage — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:32:07 +0000

Please make plans to join us January 8^th as we begin the season of Epiphany. We begin at 5:00PM with a celebration of the Holy Eucharist, hearing the story of the visitation of the Wise Men. Then we share a hot dog supper followed by the burning of the Christmas Trees.

We begin our celebration of Epiphany with our annual bonfire at the Field Trial Barn on the Ann Springs Close Greenway. We gather to burn our old Christmas Trees (the real ones!). If you have never seen it, the tower of fire that these trees create is awesome! It lights up the dark night revealing the faces of all who gather around. This tower reminds us that there is another light who has come into our world – Jesus Christ. He is the light of God in our world. And he has come to reveal the truth to our world – the truth of God’s life and God’s love.

Join us for this year's bonfire!

Christmas Services at St. Paul’s

crhage — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:25:23 +0000

Join us for all of our services celebrating Christmas!

Christmas Eve, December 24:

Special Music 4:40PM

Family Service and Children’s Pageant 5:00PM

Special Music 10:30PM

Midnight Mass 11:00PM

Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25:

Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00AM

2012 Stewardship Campaign Kick-Off – Saturday, October 8th, at 6:00PM

Jim Lozier — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:30:02 +0000

Mark your calendars now for Saturday evening, October 8th, at 6:00PM. St. Paul’s Stewardship Committee – with help from the Vestry – will host a dinner to kick-off the 2012 Stewardship Campaign. Dinner and beverages will be provided along with nursery care for children after dinner and entertainment. Yes, entertainment! After dinner, professional magician and entertainer Chris Hannibal (chrishannibal.com) will perform. Chris will have returned from performances in Berlin and London before performing at St. Paul’s.

Then you will hear about the needs of a few of the important ministries at St. Paul’s and learn about past pledge campaign and giving results at St. Paul’s. The event will start at 6:00PM with dinner starting around 6:15PM.

To help the Stewardship Committee plan for the event we are asking people to sign-up if they plan to attend. See a Stewardship Committee member to sign-up – Stephanie Krafft, Fran Schrag, Ray Weir, or Ed Reuille.

Stewardship Devotional & Talks

Jim Lozier — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:29:20 +0000

As a lead in to the kick-off dinner, the Stewardship Committee has a series of Stewardship devotionals available after the services on Sunday, September 25th. In addition, Stewardship Committee members will continue sharing their thoughts on Stewardship during the Sunday services leading up to the October 8th kick-off.

2012 Stewardship Campaign and Time & Talent Survey

Jim Lozier — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:27:48 +0000

The 2012 Pledge Campaign will begin with the Kick-off event on October 8th and continue through October 30th. Members who do not attend the Kick-off event or October 9th services will have their pledge information mailed to them on October 11th. This is a challenging time financially for us individually and as the community, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

The results from the Pledge Campaign will be a key component in formulating the 2011 Statement of Mission [SOM]. Please take the time to prayerfully consider and return the Stewardship Campaign and Time & Talent materials by October 30th.

A Note From the Senior Warden

Jim Lozier — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:15:42 +0000

Fall has always been my favorite season…I seem to get more energized as Church School, choir rehearsals and our monthly breakfasts begin again. Our offerings to be involved at St. Paul’s abound. We have two parish-wide events occurring in October – both on Saturdays.
On Saturday, October 1st, we will all gather at 10:00AM in the parish hall to package 10,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now. Your generosity toward exceeding our goal of $2,500 is an outward sign of our intention to “…Serve His People”. Any proceeds collected above our purchase of these meals will be donated to our own Fort Mill Care Center to help with its growing needs to feed the hungry in our community.

On Saturday evening, October 8th from 6:00 – 8:00PM, your Vestry and the Stewardship Committee, under the leadership of Ed Reuille, will provide an evening of entertainment and ministry information to kick off the Stewardship Campaign for the year 2012. Our whole Church Family is invited for dinner, a show by a world class magician (thank you, Chris Hage, for arranging), and information sharing about our ministries at St. Paul’s. After-dinner child care will be provided. I think you will be impressed with the opportunities to be involved at whatever task and level you choose.

On a personal note, I like to collect quotes that I find meaningful to me as I solve the “Cryptoquote” from the newspaper. The quote I am sharing with you is from Winston Churchill: “We have a living by what we get, but we have a life by what we give.” Please give of your time, talent and treasure as we move forward with our mission of “Growing in Christ – Serving His people”.

In peace,
Julia

Newcomers Class

Jim Lozier — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:11:51 +0000

New to St. Paul’s? Want to find out more about our parish? We have a one day Newcomer’s Class on Saturday, October 29th, from 10:00AM – 12:00 NOON. This is an opportunity to meet other people, to discover more about the Episcopal Church, and to find out how to get more involved in St. Paul’s. Are you wondering how to use the Prayer Book? Do you want to know more people at coffee hour? Have you been hoping to find out how to become involved in one of our ministries? Well this is a wonderful opportunity to find out more. If you need child care, please let Rev. Sally know and we will arrange for it.