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Next Newsletter Deadline:
February 20 at 10:00 a.m.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Letter From The Rector The Rev. George Adamik
FEBRUARY 2013 VOLUME 38, ISSUE 1
Dear Friends:
Continuing a series of articles on those who have influenced my spiritual
journey. I first encountered Richard Rohr soon after my ordination to the
priesthood over 33 years ago. His words and teaching came to me through a
series of talks given to priests during a clergy retreat in the late 70’s or early 80’s.
I remember listening to the entire series of tapes, yes tapes, it was that long ago.
They had a lasting effect on me and helped shape my early ministry. I do admit
that I lost touch with Richard over the years but was reunited about 6 years ago
while on sabbatical, and ever since I have continued to engage with Richard’s
wisdom, which you often hear in my homilies and teachings. Richard Rohr, a
priest who is a member of the Franciscan Religious Order, is the founder of The
Center for Action and Contemplation located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I
encourage you to check out the centers website at www.cac.org.
I would like to share three areas of Richard’s work that are continuing to
influence my thinking. The first is his brilliant work with the Enneagram, which
was developed in Egypt by the early Desert Fathers over 1500 years ago. While
it seems to have been lost for many centuries it was rediscovered by Franciscan
missionaries to the Muslim world in the 14th century. It had been refined by the
Sufi Schools of spiritual direction over the years and finally reached the west
through the Jesuits and others. Richard Rohr believes the Enneagram is a tool for
discernment and a gift of the Spirit which can help transform lives, lead people to
God, and release the great giftedness in each of us. For more on the Enneagram I
refer you to The Enneagram Institute at www.enneagraminstitute.com.
Another area that has nourished me deeply is Richard’s teaching on non-
dualistic thinking, which is the way of the wisdom tradition. So many of us live in a
dualistic world of either/or that it seems impossible to live into the wisdom of
both/and. Jesus was a person of this kind of wisdom. How deeply we need this
today.
And a third area is Richard’s thoughts on a new understanding of religion and
the faith journey. What draws me to his thoughts is his reference to his being
radical in the deep meaning of that word. Radical comes from the Latin word
“radix”, which means rooted. So for Richard, to claim to be radical actually
means to become rooted. I interpret that in my own words to mean being rooted
in a radically new ancient tradition. While that may sound contradictory, it really
isn’t. Rather I consider it to be very engaging and emerging from wisdom.
I would like to recommend some books of Richard Rohr, although I find his
CD’s and videos to be as wonderful. Richard is a powerful teacher and preacher.
Go to YouTube and type in his name and listen to numerous talks. One can also
order CD’s on the website for The Center for Action and Contemplation. The most
recent book I read and highly recommend is entitled “Falling Upward.” This is a
great book for those in the second half of their lives. It is described as helping
“us to understand the tasks of the two halves of life” and teaches us that those who
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cary is home to an active, caring, and diverse congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of North
Carolina. Through corporate worship, spiritual development, fellowship, and service we continue to grow together in faith. We
strive to be Christ's welcoming, reconciling, and transforming presence in the world through our many and varied ministries.
What’s Inside
About Our Church 3
Angels at St. Paul’s 6
ASP Spaghetti Dinner 5
Bread Ministry 6
Children’s Ministries 7-9
Daily Office Readings 7
Endowment Fund 12-13
Episcopal Youth Community 10
Fellowship Events 5
Heifer Project News 11
Inclement Weather 3
Kids’ Club Notice 13
Memorial Garden 13-14
Mini Ministry Fair 4
Ministry Leader Resources 4
Ministry of the Week 4
Music Ministry 11-12
Name Tags 4
Newcomer News 5
Outreach: Food Drive 11
Preschool News 7
Safe Church Training 6
St. Nicholas Ministry 11
Stewardship 13
Valentine’s Lunch 4
Vestry - Meet at Coffee Hour 3
Warden’s Corner 2-3
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Rector’s Letter
Warden’s Corner Wow – what a year this has been!
The JOY of St. Paul’s surrounds us.
Our growing ministries and programs,
our celebrations and fellowship and our
growing number of parishioners!
There were some challenges this
year, but with staff, clergy, and
leadership working together and with the
support of the parish, we have weathered
the bumps, and we look forward to a
vibrant new year!
The vestry undertook several
initiatives this year. Our VISIONING
PROCESS, which will help develop the
Five Year Plan for the parish has now
finished Phase I. I invite you to read
these results (http://stpaulscary.org/
images/stories/
stewardship/2012_vision_statement.pdf)
and engage with us as we refine and
develop ways the parish can live into ITS’
VISION.
A second initiative of the vestry was
to develop governance guidelines to
standardize the way in which we
administer our policies and procedures.
As we grow into a resource-sized church,
we need a more formalized process to
promote consistency across the parish.
2012 also saw the return of the
Human Resource Subcommittee. The
group is working with clergy and staff to
develop job
descriptions, HR policy, and will
address compensation in the
coming year.
The vestry also determined that
the stewardship cycle would change in
the 2013 calendar year. This is so that
budget, pledge, tax, and calendar years
all align. It is our hope that this change
will help the parish have a clearer
understanding of our goals for giving. It
will mean that there will be two
stewardship campaigns this year. The
spring campaign will provide financial
support from April-December 2013,
while the fall campaign will support the
budget for 2014.
It has been a busy year and there is
much left to do. I would like to extend
my thanks to my fellow vestry members
for their dedication, passion, and
commitment to St. Paul’s. I feel blessed
and fortunate to serve with such an
outstanding group of people. So…
THANK YOU – Frank Bricio, Susan
Coulter, Heather Gates, Bill Holmes, Tad
Richard, Katie Robinson and Glenda
Swann. I look forward to our next year
together and welcoming our new
members.
I would especially like to thank
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Vestry
have failed, or gone down, are the only ones who can really understand “up.” Those
who have somehow fallen, and fallen well, are the only ones who can grow spiritually
and not misuse “up.” What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as
“falling upward!” Another book is “A Lever and a Place to Stand” which offers “a
critique of religious attitudes that create an alternative pious world for their believers
without really challenging the oppression, materialism, and sectarianism of our
modern world.” A third book I recommend is “Things Hidden - Scripture and
Spirituality” where you will learn a method for reading Scripture that puts heart and
head together; discover how a theme unfolds inside the entire Bible, creating a
spirituality that is grounded, traditional, and yet frequently “counter-intuitive” in its
mature form; and give the Biblical text true authority, yet avoid “fundamentalism.”
George
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Rector’s Letter (continued)
Vestry
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About Our Church We celebrate the birth of Cameron
Marie Jennings, daughter of Dave and
Suzanne Jennings.
We express our sympathy to Mary
Catherine Troxler for the death of her
grandfather, Merle Clarence Whitney, Jr;
to Steve Duke for the death of his mother,
Ramelle Duke; to Rob Varner for the
death of his aunt, Jacqueline Varner; to
Jenny Cole for the death of her mother,
Virginia Patterson; to Mark Evaul for the
death of his father, Bill Evaul; to Steve
Zapadinsky for the death of his
grandmother, Martrie Norfleet; to Alison
Arnold for the death of her uncle, Wilfred
Geldard; to Lois Reardin for the death of
her friend, Grace Durkin; to Bonnie Walt
for the death of her brother; Gordon
Brindley; to Dee Jewell for the death of
her mother, Etta Leighty; to Jane Womack
for the death of her friend, Julia
Patterson; to Tom Lawlor for the death of
his sister, Pat Jaget; to the family of Faith
Reilly, friend of St. Paul’s; and to the
family of Mary Frazier, wife of former
rector Rev. Donald Frazier.
We rejoice in the baptisms of
Grayson West Yan Day, son of Michael
and Kelly Day; and Fiona Yvette Jernigan,
daughter of Brandon and LaQuinta
Jernigan.
Submitted by Melanie Fairbrother Office Manager
Charlotte Heath, Bev Hope and Brad
Williford for their three years of service
on the St. Paul’s Vestry and to Larry
Cupitt, our “retiring” senior warden, for
his patience, leadership, and dedication.
I would also like to thank Lanny Wase
and John Goehrke for the support and
council they offer the vestry on a daily
basis, and to our wonderful staff and
clergy – for their understanding, support
and belief in what St. Paul’s is and can
be. Thank you, Melanie Fairbrother,
Chris Lewis, Christine Ingram, Mary-
Catherine Troxler, Laura Gorman, Rob
Varner, George, Sally, Lauren, Lois, Toni
and Candy.
I look forward to 2013 being a year of
JOY and growth for our St. Paul’s
community.
Regards.
Sue Remavich
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Warden’s Corner (continued)
Come meet our 2013 Vestry – Sunday, February 17th at coffee hour in the parish hall.
Meet the new Vestry
How will I know if St. Paul’s is open or
closed if we have winter weather?
In case of inclement weather, check St.
Paul’s website at www.stpaulscary.org ,
call the office at 467-1477 extension 10
and listen to the Office Manager, Melanie
Fairbrother’s voicemail, or tune into
WRAL for closing information. You can
also visit WRAL’s website at
www.wral.com/closings for the latest
information.
Inclement Weather? Learn More
Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care
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Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care
As we begin this wonderful year
together, let’s remember to wear our
name badges to worship and to other
church events. It is wonderful to
remember a face, but sometimes not so
easy to recall a name. Wearing our name
badges shows our newcomers that we
welcome them and we want them to
know us! Wear your name badge,
please. Don’t have one yet? Envelopes
for ordering name tags can be found in
the narthex/lobby at the newcomer desk.
The cost is $7.00 per badge, but
whatever you can contribute toward that
cost is greatly appreciated. Lost your
name badge? Please re-order a new
one…the old one is sure to turn up! Then
you’ll have one for the car, one for the
‘fridge!
What’s in a name?
Won’t you be our Valentine?
The “older,” wiser generations of parishioners are
cordially invited to a Valentine’s Day lunch hosted by the
youth of St. Paul’s.
When: 12:30 p.m. (or after the 11:15 service)
Sunday, February 17
Where: St. Paul’s Parish Hall
Please RSVP to Lauren Kilbourn by February 15.
919-467-1477, [email protected]
Ministry of the Week
Feb 3 Women’s Beach Week
Committee
Feb 10 Mini Ministry
Fair
Feb 17
Vestry:
Meet new members and hear about Parish Goals
2013
Feb 24
Pre-EYC
(Children’s
Ministry)
Winter Mini Ministry Fair
Sunday, February 10 Parish Hall
Coffee Hour
Come to the fair, enjoy coffee and refreshments, and find out
what’s happening at St. Paul’s and how you can get involved.
We’ll have representatives from all areas of parish life,
including:
Altar Guild, Appalachia Service Project, Eucharistic
Ministers, Julian Gathering, Kairos, Men’s Group, Mystery
Book Group, Prayer Stitchers, Youth Ministries, and more.
Sponsored by the Ministry Leader Resource Committee.
MINISTRY LEADER RESOURCE NOTE
Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care
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ATTENTION: ASP Spaghetti Dinner Fans! The Annual ASP Spaghetti Dinner is
getting a facelift! We will still host our
favorite fundraiser (to support the EYC
on their service trip to Appalachia) on
Friday, March 15th, only this year you
will notice a few changes. The major
change is that there will not be a huge,
silent auction. We will still have a small
mini-auction for vacation weeks /
weekends, so if you are a vacation home
owner, and have a time slot to donate, we
would LOVE your donations (email or
call Lauren: [email protected] or
919-467-1477)! This year we are trying
something new. We want an opportunity
for the family of St. Paul’s to gather for
fellowship and fun. We also want the
opportunity to share a little more about
who we are and how Appalachia Service
Project has changed our lives and the
lives of people around America. This
year at the dinner we will be
giving our community
the chance to
“take stock” in the
lives of their young
people by offering
their gifts of money,
prayer, or service.
So again, no huge
auction (only a small
one for vacation
rentals), more
spaghetti, more
fellowship, more fun.
Please join us for this
spectacular night!
Stay tuned…a spring newcomers
series will begin soon, but the exact
dates will be determined after the
newsletter has gone to press. The series
will take place weekly for three or four
weeks in the evenings, and child care is
provided. Anyone new to St. Paul’s
during the past year or so should receive
an invitation in the mail, or, if you have
provided your e-mail address, an
“E-vite.” Either way, “All Are Welcome”
to join and come to the series for any or
all of the weeks you can make it.
The series is led by the Rev. George
Adamik, the Rev. Dr. Sally Harbold, and
the Rev. Lauren Kilbourn. In three
sessions, the clergy will describe the
ministry, community, and sacramental
life at St. Paul's. At the conclusion of the
third session, or during a fourth evening
of the series, the Newcomer Ministry
hosts an informal gathering with
refreshments, which is attended by
several St. Paul’s ministry
representatives. This is a great way to
find out all that is happening at St. Paul's
whether being a "newcomer" means you
have been here for a week or a year!
Anyone who has not had the opportunity
to attend a newcomer class is welcome
and encouraged to come. The classes
will be held in the youth wing 7 – 8:30
p.m., and child care will be offered.
STAY TUNED to the bulletin, newsletter,
website, and e-news for exact dates as
they are set! Please feel free to contact
the Newcomer Ministry at
[email protected], or contact
the church office at 919-467-1477
([email protected]) to express
your interest in this series.
The Newcomer Ministry supports a
wide-range of responsibilities to our
newcomers, from delivering bread to
first time visitors, to telephoning
newcomers, to greeting on Sunday
mornings, to document preparation,
name badge ordering, and events
planning. This ministry is open to
anyone who would like to assist with
these various functions. At the present
time, we would enjoy having some
additional greeters, bread deliverers,
and telephone callers. Contact via e-mail
at [email protected] for more
information about these ministries.
Submitted by Ann Lockhart
Newcomer News
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Hospitality, Parish Life, and Pastoral Care
As we begin the new year, I would
like to take this opportunity to thank the
“legions of angel volunteers” who have
served our parish so
faithfully throughout the
year. You are the folks who
keep us aloft on your wings.
So if you are someone who
helps with maintaining the
property… cutting the lawn
or weeding the garden,
replacing the light bulbs,
painting a room, cleaning
the kitchen – thank you!
If you are one of the many
who help the office staff by counting the
Sunday collection, preparing the
bulletins, answering the phones,
stocking our visitor literature or
preparing one of our many
communications – thank you!
If you installed the new sound
system, built a choir riser, sewed a
costume or painted scenery – thank you.
It truly takes an army of volunteers to
support our church, and there are
countless hundreds of folks who
volunteer their time and talent each day
to further the mission of our church and
ministries.
So if you volunteer to enhance our
worship service with music or service
support (greeters, ushers, readers, EM’s,
acolytes, Altar Guild) - thank you.
If you volunteer in our children’s and
youth programs as a teacher, advisor,
cook or committee person, thank you.
If you provide a ride, a meal or a
willing ear to a fellow parishioner in
need – thank you.
If you serve as a member of one of
our dozens of ministries please know that
your time, effort, and talents are
appreciated.
You are all Angels of St. Paul’s!
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Remavich
The Angels of St. Paul’s
How easy would it be to deliver just
one loaf of bread to a newcomer or
visitor that lives on your way home from
church? This ministry of sharing bread
with our visitors is so easy and so
welcomed. On your way home from
church, you simply stop at the address
given on a pew card and leave a loaf of
bread at the door. Delivering bread on
the same day as the newcomer visit
completes a nice circle. The bread is
provided by our bread baking ministry.
The newcomer ministry is blessed with
many bread bakers, but we could use a
few more bread deliverers. Just one loaf
to one neighbor…how easy! Stop at the
newcomer desk after church to lend a
hand. Or, contact
[email protected] to find out
how you can help.
Submitted by Ann Lockhart
Just One Loaf
Did you know that every volunteer in
the Episcopal Church who works with
children under the age of 18 must be
certified in Safe Church Training every
three years? This is an easy program to
follow and attend, and we offer it for free
at St. Paul's. Our next Safe Church
Training will be Sunday, February 17, at
12:30 pm (or right after the 11:15 service)
in the youth wing. Trainees should bring
a sack lunch, and can expect to be in
session for about two hours. We will
supply desserts and beverages for all
who attend.
Again, this training is for anyone who
works with children 18 and under at St.
Paul's (Sunday school teachers, music
helpers, youth advisors, VBS helpers,
etc).
Contact Christine Ingram or Lauren
Kilbourn for more information.
Safe Church Training
Educational and Spiritual Development
Page 7 Readings of the Daily Office
On February 13, 2013, this coming
Ash Wednesday, a group of 14 gifted
readers from the St. Paul’s community
will have completed over 730 audio
recordings of the 2 year cycle of Daily
Office Readings, as found in the back of
the Book of Common Prayer. The Daily
Office project features 5-8 minute
recordings of the Bible readings for each
day in a calendar format, easily
accessible to anyone who logs on to the
St Paul’s website. These readings will be
used in the future to keep the Daily Office
available. The readings can also be
heard on an internet radio station and
broadcast online on The Church
Broadcasting Entity Radio (THE-
CBE.ORG) at 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
While there are many prayers and
meditations available on the web, there
are few audio recordings that enable the
listeners to hear the Word of God in a
short format. I am deeply grateful to the
generosity of the group of 12 who made
this idea a reality and to Gordon Werner,
who posted the readings &
enthusiastically supported us. If you
have enjoyed these
prayerful Bible
recordings, please thank
Emery Anderson, Alison
Arnold, Simon Bate, Bill
Bystrynski, Sarah Collins,
Larry Cupitt, Olivia Ittoop
Delahaye, Mary Hemperly, David
Lindquist, Jennifer Lindquist, Bill
Shenton, Kim Smith, Jane Speight, and
Jules Coco for their hundreds of hours of
work. If you haven’t yet tried this quick
way to add Bible study to your busy day,
log onto www.stpaulscary.org, click on
the “Worship” tab, then “Daily Office,”
and listen to God’s Word today.
Submitted by Mary Hemperly
Happy 2013 from St. Paul’s Preschool!! I hope you had a fabulous Christmas
and are ready for all that the new year
has to offer. At preschool, the new year
brings our registration for the 2013-2014
school year. Please call the office, 919-
467-3788 to learn about our wonderful
program and the offerings for the next
school year. I have surveyed the parents
to see if longer hours and/or more days
will benefit their families. I do not have
the results by this newsletter deadline
but will know by the distribution time.
The class offerings and openings will be
on the webpage, so check it out and give
us a call.
After break the children moved
quickly back into their routine and are
loving school. We see growth each and
every day and are so proud of their hard
work. The staff was excited to see how
easily the children picked up where we
left off before Christmas break. I
continued to be humbled by how smart
the children are and how they care for
their classmates.
I hope you have a blessed today and
the days that follow!!
Mary Catherine Troxler
Preschool Director
Children’s Chapel We have grown again! We have so
many kids in our 9am children’s chapel
that we are splitting the group into two
groups: one for age 3 to kindergarten
and one for 1st and 2nd grade. To
accomplish this we need assistance from
volunteers to teach! Please visit the St.
Paul’s website and sign up to teach one
of the groups.
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Christine Ingram
Children’s
Ministries Director
467-1477, ext. 19
Children’s
Ministries
Communion Class Communion Classes will be taught
February 24, March 3, and March 10
during the Sunday school hour (place to
be announced). Classes are taught by
clergy and are open to all children in 1st
grade and up that have not received
prior communion education. Classes are
cumulative and children are encouraged
to attend all 3 classes. Class participant
registration is available on the St. Paul’s
website. For planning purposes,
participants must be registered by
February 17. Participants must be
baptized prior to communion class
participation.
During the Sunday school hour on
March 10 a parent communion class, also
taught by the clergy, will be offered to all
parents of children participating in
communion classes. However everyone
is welcome to attend!
A special communion celebration
will be held on March 17 at the 9:00am
service for those children who have
completed the classes (dress attire is
recommended) and a coffee hour to
honor the children will immediately
follow the service.
Lent for Children Lent is a time for reflection and
prayer-even our children can take part in
the ceremonies of the season. Here are
some ways you and your children can
take part in the Lenten season:
Pancake Supper-February 12: Look for
the Children’s Ministries craft table
at the Pancake Supper. Come make
a mask with us!
Ash Wednesday Service for families-
February 13, 5:30pm: Join the clergy
for a special (brief) service for
families with children, but all are
welcome!
Mite Boxes-Available on Feb. 10:
Encouraging the use of mite boxes is
one way to instruct children (of all
ages) about God’s call to
stewardship.
Good Friday/Stations of the Cross-March
29 at 10am: Join the clergy for an
informal education about the Stations
of the Cross. Children are welcome!
Easter Sunday Service-March 31 at 9am:
Join us in the Sanctuary on Easter
Sunday at 9am for a worship service
with a special children’s homily.
Easter Candy Donations Needed We are beginning our collection of
Easter candy in preparation for St. Paul’s
Annual Easter Egg Hunt which will be
held on March 31 (Easter Sunday) after
the 9am worship service. All children
age 0 to 5th grade are invited to hunt
eggs. Last year we hid over 1800 eggs
so we will need lots of candy this year as
well. We do not need plastic Easter eggs
-just candy. Candy should be small,
individually wrapped pieces that do not
contain nuts. Candy donations may be
dropped off with Christine Ingram at the
church office at any time prior to March
After last year’s rewarding
experience of writing our own VBS
curriculum, we are venturing out again to
write our VBS this year! We are working
with a Lenten/Easter theme and have
already started creating our craft ideas.
If you are interested in joining the VBS
writing crew, please contact Christine
Ingram. VBS planning meetings will
begin in February.
Vacation Bible School - July 8-12, 2013
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Children’s Ministries Upcoming Events / Dates Date Event
Feb 10 Pre-EYC visits Glenaire / No Afternoon Pre-EYC Meeting
Feb 12 Pancake Supper
Feb 13 Ash Wednesday Service for Families at 5:30 p.m.
Feb 23 Pre-EYC visits Food Bank from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Feb 24 Pre-EYC hosts Coffee Hour - No Afternoon Meeting
Communion Class #1
Mar 2-3 Pre-EYC overnight retreat
Mar 3 Communion Class #2
Mar 10 Communion Class #3
CMC Meeting at 11:15 a.m.
Mar 17 Communion Celebration at 9:00 a.m. Service
Mar 24 Palm Sunday - No Sunday School
Mar 31 Easter - No Sunday School - Egg Hunt
Apr 7 Easter Break - No Sunday School
Apr 28 Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Brunch - 11:00 a.m.
May 5 Last day of Sunday School
Pre-EYC All 4th and 5th graders are welcome
to attend Pre-EYC. Join us for food,
fellowship, and fun. We meet twice a
month on Sunday afternoons from 4:00
p.m.-5:45 p.m. in the parish hall.
2013 SPRING PRE-EYC CALENDAR
Date Event Time
Sunday, Jan. 27 Outreach Planning
Retreat Forms Due 4:00 - 5:45 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 Glenaire Valentines
No Afternoon Meeting 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23 Raleigh Food Bank Visit 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 24 Hosting Coffee Hour
No Afternoon Meeting 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, Mar. 2
Sunday, Mar. 3 OVERNIGHT RETREAT (To be arranged)
Sunday, Mar. 10 No Afternoon Meeting
Sunday, Mar. 24 Meeting 4:00 - 5:45 p.m.
Sunday, Apr. 14 Meeting 4:00 - 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, Apr. 20 SSPCA Dog Walk (To be arranged)
Sunday, Apr. 28 Meeting in parish hall 4:00 - 5:45 p.m.
May (Date to be
arranged) Off-site Picnic with your family To be arranged
Sunday, May 26 RISING 6TH GRADERS ONLY - Pool
Party with EYC 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Upcoming EYC Events in February:
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Youth Rev. Lauren M. Kilbourn Associate Rector for Youth [email protected]
The CONFIRMATION Program begins with an overnight retreat on February 22nd at Camp Chestnut Ridge. Confirmation is open to high schoolers, with preference given to 10th grade and up. The confirmation program
this year will be different from all other years. There will be a retreat, and then students will be invited to
explore their faith and life journey on their own, checking in with each other and with Lauren through a private
Facebook group, and with individual meetings. There will be a dinner and Eucharist planned at some point, and
then a day retreat right before the Sunday of confirmations. Both of those will be scheduled with the group, once
we have everyone’s schedules. Please note that you do not have to be confirmed at the end of this program. It is
your decision to make and some might choose to be confirmed at a later date. Applications can be found in the
narthex or online on the youth page. Hurry and apply! There are 13 spaces left!
Tackle Hunger at the SOUPer Bowl!
This year on Super Bowl Sunday (February 3) St. Paul’s Youth will collect non-
perishable food items for Urban Ministries of Wake County. If you would like to make
a donation, please bring your items to the church by that Sunday. Suggested items are:
canned meats (tuna, chicken, etc), canned fruits and vegetables (no corn or green beans,
please), canned soups, dried beans, mac & cheese, peanut butter and jelly, dry pasta,
rice, cereals, and powdered milk
3 SOUPer Bowl Collections: Please note the time change: 4-6 pm, both groups together, no dinner provided. Come on out for a fun time collecting and sorting goodies for Urban Ministries!
9-10 High School Lock-In: Starts at 6pm. Bring board games, video games, movies, sleeping gear, and church clothes
12 (Tuesday Night)-Mardi Gras Pancake Supper: Put on your Mardi Gras beads, and come out for a night of pancakes and fun! This year we will not be
hosting a carnival for the kids, rather we will host tables at which we can
decorate masks, make banners, and play relay games! All are welcome and
invited to attend!
17 Valentine’s Luncheon: Back by popular demand, our annual El-derberries Valentine’s Luncheon! Please wear a white button-down (if
you have one) shirt, and black pants/shoes for this event. We will host
the older generations of our church, make and serve them lunch, and
get to know them at this fantastic event! Please come at 10:00 am, and
plan on staying until about 3:00 (no evening program that night).
24 Soccer Time?: do you like playing soccer? Do you want to try to play a pick-up game? We originally did not have anything planned for Feb 24, so we are hoping to get
a good game of soccer going. The time will be probably 2-5. We are hoping that both
adults and youth would like to come out and play. Email Lauren ([email protected]) if
you’re interested!
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Outreach
St. Nicholas sends a big thank you to
each of you who made St. Nicholas Day a
success again this year. St. Nicholas
visited St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on
December 9th at the 8:45 and 11:15
services. The spirit of Christmas burned
brightly as gifts poured into our nave for
494 children from the migrant families at
Tri-County Health Center, Thompson’s
Children’s Home, The Healing Place, the
Episcopal Housing Ministry, The Carying
Place, and PLM Families. Some of you
also provided monetary contributions
which will be used to provide gifts and
further support throughout the coming
year. Your generosity is impressive and
is what makes this ministry such a
success. Thank you for your many
contributions.
Submitted by Mary Marsha Cupitt
St. Nicholas Ministry Coordinator
St. Nicholas Day 2012
A big “Thank You” to everyone who
donated to Heifer International in 2012.
St. Paul’s total donation for calendar year
2012 was $7579. This is a wonderful
contribution. We have been able to buy
a Gift Ark and a half! The $5000 "Gift
Ark" provides pairs of livestock--
including cows, sheep, goats, oxen,
water buffalo, camels, llamas, donkeys,
pigs, and beehives--to needy families
around the world, and provides training
that helps the families improve their
nutrition and generate income in
sustainable ways. Thank you all for
supporting Heifer International in its
efforts to transform people’s lives.
Submitted by Alison Arnold, [email protected].
Heifer International
Liturgy
As the Music Ministry Program
begins the new year, we are excited
about the programs we are offering at St
Paul’s and encourage you to check us out
and explore the possibility of join this
ministry that enhances our worship
experience each week through music
and song. Contact Rob Varner, Minister
of Music at [email protected].
Explore The Music Program
Rob Varner, Minister of Music &
Director of Music Ministries Music Ministry Program News
The Outreach Committee and Urban
Ministries encourage you to support
needy families in Wake County by
bringing non-perishable food on
February 3 and 10. Specific requests
include rice, dry and canned beans,
pasta, soup, cereal, peanut butter, and
canned tuna fish. We can also use
canned fruits and vegetables (no corn or
green beans, please). We will also be
happy to have your extra grocery bags,
plastic or paper. Thank you for your
support.
Submitted by Anne Pilgrim
Urban Ministries Food Drive
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Liturgy
Music Ministry Schedule
Tuesdays 5:45-6:45 pm Canterbury Handbells (6th -12th grades)
6:45-7:45 pm Youth Choir (6th -12th grades)
Wednesdays 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm Epiphany Choir (K- 2nd grades)
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm Junior Choir (3rd -5th grades)
6:30 pm – 7:15 pm Proclamation Handbells (3rd -5th grades)
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm St Paul’s Choir (adults)
Thursdays 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Guitar Ministry (6th -12th grades)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm The Bells of St Paul’s (adults)
7:15 pm – 8:45 pm Jubilate Choir & Band (adults)
Music Ministry Leaders Mr. Michael Taranto – Drama Ministry “The St Paul’s
Players” Mr. Earl Barber & Mr. David Crow – Guitar Ministry Mrs. Denise Franz & Mrs. Heather Gates– Proclamation
Handbells Mrs. Olive McKrell, Ms. Christa Magee, and Ms. Krista
Gilewicz– Epiphany Choir Mr. Rob Varner, Ms. Sue Harrison, & Mr. Matt McKrell –
Junior Choir Mrs. Ann Lockhart & Mr. Rob Varner - Canterbury Handbells Mrs. Susan Gilbert – Jubilate Choir & the Jubilate Band Mr. Rob Varner – Youth Choir, St Paul’s Choir, and the Bells
of St Paul’s Mrs. Sue Harrison – Music Librarian Be sure to visit our Music Homepage at stpaulscary.org where
you will find descriptions and news about each music group,
their calendar, and contact information.
There has been a date change!
Saturday evening April 13th at 7 pm will
be the new date for the 2nd annual St
Paul’s Musical Cabaret that the entire St
Paul’s parish and community are invited
to. A fun-filled evening of having the
chance to sing-a-long to your favorite
Broadway Tunes, enjoying decadent
desserts, wine, and listening to musical
selections shared by our cabaret
musicians. Flyers are located in the
narthex and outside the music room.
Tickets are $5.00 per person and $20.00
per family. You can order tickets on line
by emailing [email protected] and
in the narthex between services on
Sunday mornings. There will be
opportunities for open mic throughout
the evening; you can email the music
ministry program if you are interested in
sharing a song with all of us during the
evening.
TICKETS If you have already purchased tickets
for the former cabaret date of Saturday,
February 9th, please save your ticket(s)
for the new date. If you have a conflict
with the new date, please see Rob
Varner, Music Minister or email him at
Musical Cabaret: Change of Date
The Music Ministry calendar is
posted on the Music Ministry website.
Please visit the webpage for the 2013
spring dates. Copies of the calendar will
be also available in the music room.
The 2013 Music Ministry Calendar
Stewardship
While St. Paul’s was established 55
years ago, our parish has only had an
endowment for the past 3 years. In that
short time, St. Paul’s endowment has
grown to more than $56,000, and our
generous parishioners have already
committed to donate an additional
$420,000 in planned gifts. Once total
assets exceed $100,000, the endowment
will begin to make distributions from
investment income to support St. Paul’s
mission and ministries beyond what is
possible in the operating budget.
Growth of the general endowment
and its special subfunds in 2012 is
detailed in the table that follows.
An Update on St. Paul’s Endowment
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Facilities Management
An Update on St. Paul’s Endowment Thank you to all who have already
donated or promised to donate. We ask
all St. Paul’s parishioners to keep the
endowment in mind during legacy
planning.
The Endowment Board would like to
thank our outgoing members, Mike
McInerney and Kay Burgess, for the
dedication, ideas, and energy that they
brought to the board over the past three
years. We also welcome John Hemperly
into the position of Endowment Board
chair for 2013.
Submitted by Dan Loughlin
St. Paul’s Endowment Fund
General
Endowment
Fund
Outreach
Subfund
Grounds
Beautification
Subfund
Total
Endowment
Assets
Beginning Balance,
Jan 1st, 2012 $23,690 $11,699 $1,000 $36,359
Ending Balance,
Dec 31st, 2012 $27,093 $14,680 $14,273 $56,046
Memorial Garden Expansion to Include
Columbarium The Memorial Garden Committee,
with the approval of the vestry, has
decided to pursue the addition of a
columbarium as an interment offering to
our current in-ground interment of ashes.
When the Memorial Garden was built in
1992, we were the “little church in the
woods”, and it accommodated the
church’s membership at that time.
Today, our membership has grown to
reflect the corporate size of our church,
and our beloved garden must expand its
offerings to meet the needs of our
growth. The garden’s design with three
markers, listing the names of the
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Stewardship
This year our spring stewardship
campaign is centered around the word
“JOY.” Our stewardship committee is
focused on sharing with you the JOY at St.
Paul’s. We have seen JOY in many
aspects of St. Paul’s: outreach, music,
children’s ministries, fellowship and
worship. Over the next weeks you will
have a chance to here some parishioners
share with you the JOY they have
experienced at St. Paul’s. You will also
receive your pledge packet. We hope as
you have a chance over the next few
weeks to prayerfully consider your
giving to St. Paul’s that you will reflect on
the JOY you receive from being a part of
St. Paul’s faith community. We are
grateful for all of your financial gifts. By
pledging you make a personal
commitment to St. Paul’s but also provide
the vestry and finance committee with
valuable information so they can best
budget and plan for St. Paul’s future. This
year we will be asking parishioners to
consider a pledge to St. Paul’s. Whether
you are starting to pledge for the first
time, renewing your pledge or consider
increasing your pledge to help meet our
budgetary needs, we are very grateful
for your financial gifts. We are asking
you to consider at least one of the above
options because with Just One Yes, we
can live into God’s calling for our faith
community.
In Christ, Mary K. Wood
Stewardship Chair
Sharing the JOY
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Stewardship
Memorial Garden / Columbarium (continued)
deceased, is what determines the
number of interred ashes/plots, and, with
this limitation, the number of available
plots, due to interments and pre-
payments, is dwindling.
As our committee realized that the
garden would need to expand its
interment offerings, we began to look at
what other churches have done in the
way of memorial gardens. Over the past
year, our members have visited 15 sites:
14 churches with memorial gardens /
columbariums and one YMCA memorial
garden. We discovered that, if churches
had the mass area, they offered a choice
in its interments of ashes: in-ground,
scattering, and niches in a columbarium.
If the church did not have the area, then
only a columbarium was offered. A
columbarium is a structure that is
comprised of a group of compartments
(known as niches) designed to repose
cremation urns.
Each niche can
accommodate two
urns and has a
protected,
secured front.
This allows the
ashes of two
deceased persons
(in urns) to be
placed in one
niche, thus
accommodating
the desires of
spouses, family
members, and
partners who want
their ashes to be
interred together.
The columbarium
uses far less space
than in-ground
interment and can
contain a large
number of niches.
After our many
“road” trips, meetings, and discussions,
the committee decided that it is
paramount to retain the design of our
beloved Memorial Garden and to
maintain the sense of the sacred for those
who come to visit the garden to
remember loved ones in a peaceful
setting. Any expanded interment
offerings we pursue must reflect the
above values. We unanimously decided
that a columbarium can accommodate
the needs of our growing parish by
supplementing the interment option
provided by the garden as it currently
exists. This recommendation was made
to the vestry in November, and was
approved. Additionally, we discussed
the possibility of using “marked” plots in
the lower quadrants of the Memorial
Garden, but we decided that, at this time,
to hold this idea. Hopefully, a creative
way of listing names in our garden can
be found so that we can continue to offer
in-ground interment in the current
manner.
In December, we met with a
landscape architect to discuss a design of
a columbarium which will blend in and
enhance our lovely Memorial Garden.
The columbarium would be built in the
area where the St. Francis statue is
currently placed and would not be a
large structure (see diagram). As soon
as a design is completed, accepted by
the committee and vestry, and costs
determined, it will be presented to the
parish. For further information, please
stop by the Memorial Garden
Committee’s table at the Mini-Ministry
Fair in February.
To see some of the sites /
columbariums visited by the committee,
go to St. Paul’s website and click on
About St. Paul’s/ Facilities/ Memorial
Garden. Members of the committee are
The Rev. George Adamik, Frank Bricio,
Anne Brock, Lisa Brown, David Buchanan,
Dorothy Duke, Katie Robinson, Kurt
Robinson, Pete Stockett, Jackie Straub,
Gordon Werner, and Keith Wood.
Submitted by Jackie Straub Chairperson, Memorial Garden
Committee
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ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday Services: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
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Church Phone: 919-467-1477
Fax: 919-467-0152 Web Site: www.stpaulscary.org
Clergy The Rev. George Adamik, Rector
x 13 | [email protected]
The Rev. Dr. Sally L. Harbold, Associate Rector
x 37 | [email protected]
The Rev. Lauren M. Kilbourn, Associate Rector for
Youth Ministry
x 23 or 467-0976 | [email protected]
The Rev. Lois Reardin, Priest Associate
The Rev. Antoinette Wike, Priest Associate
rector [email protected]
The Rev. Candy Snively, Deacon
Non-Profit Organization
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Permit #38
Cary, NC 27511
7:30 a.m. Eucharist Rite I
8:45 - 12:30 Kids’ Club
9:00 a.m. Eucharist Rite II
9:00 a.m. Children’s Chapel
10:00 a.m. Fellowship-Coffee
10:10 a.m. Education Hour
11:15 a.m. Eucharist Rite II
11:15 a.m. Children’s Chapel
4:00 p.m. Middler EYC
5:15 p.m. Shared EYC Dinner
5:45 p.m. Senior EYC
Sunday Service Schedule
Staff Melanie Fairbrother, Office Manager
x 10 | [email protected]
Chris Lewis, Financial Manager
x 21 | [email protected]
Mr. Robert Varner, Minister of Music
Minister of Music Office 467-6241
x 15 | [email protected] Susan Gilbert, Music Associate: [email protected]
Mary Catherine Troxler, Preschool Director
Preschool Office 467-3788
x 16 | [email protected]
Christine Ingram,
Director of Children’s Ministries
Church School Office 467-2578
x 19 | [email protected]
Laura Gorman, Nursery/Kids Club Director
Vestry Senior Warden:
Junior Warden: Sue Remavich
Susan Coulter, Bill Holmes, Glenda Swann; Frank Bricio,
Heather Gates, Tad Richard, Katie Robinson; Beth Barnes,
Linda Cozzolino, Mike Krannitz, TBD
Treasurer: John Goehrke — Clerk: Lanny Wase
THE PEOPLE OF ST. PAUL’S
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221 Union Street Cary, NC 27511