After Easter

During the Sundays between now and Pentecost, we will be introducing and singing new parts of the Franz Schubert mass into our current liturgy/setting. This will lead up to Pentecost Sunday (May 15) when we'll be completely switched over to the new setting and use the new booklets in the pews. The pieces are probably quite familiar, but may not have been referred to as that title, but are in the current Evangelical Lutheran Worship book.

Christian Preismeier, a direct descendant of Martin Luther, will be on a North Carolina Tour, stopping at St. Paul's on Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pm for Dessert and Conversation about Luther and Life. He is a voluntary preacher in the Lutheran Church and a member and secretary of the Board of "Lutheriden Association" in Zietz. This association brings together the descendants of the reformer Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora or one of his collateral relatives and altogether are called "Lutheriden." Current there are about 200 enrolled members, without the spouses and children of the current estimated 3,000 to 4,000 still living descendants. This evening is open to the public.

Our Vacation Bible School program this year is "Cave Quest" which will take place

Monday through Friday, June 20-25, 9:00 am until 12:30 pm. Children will see how Jesus gives us hope, courage, direction, love, and power throughout the week as they travel to different areas in the church for music, stories, crafts, science, Bible quests, recreation, snack and cinema. Applications are available on the website under the tab "Resources," look for the page: "Forms".  Children aged 3 through grade 5 are invited to attend. We also are looking for adults and teens to help shepherd the children through the week.