End of October

Reformation Weekend with a "Trunk or Treat" Mixed In

Friday, October 27 at 7 pm -- Service of Prayer at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill NC. This is an event for Catholics and Lutherans to celebrate the things we hold in common. This will be led by our Bishop Tim Smith and the New Catholic Bishop of the Raleigh Diocese. Everyone is invited to attend.

Saturday, October 28 at 5-7 pm -- Trunk or Treat at St. Paul's -- Come with decorated trunks and in costume to share fellowship and offer our younger members a safe environment to Trick or Treat. It begins with a simple hot dog supper, guests are invited to bring side dishes or sweet or salty snacks.

Sunday, October 29 is Reformation Sunday and we will be celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. There will be a special setting of the worship service utilizing the hymnody of Martin Luther. We will have a luncheon at 12:30 pm. Other items of interest during the event: Participate in Martin Luther Trivia, have your photo taken with Martin and Katie Luther, pin the Theses on the door and much more. In addition, we will be confirming two of our youth at worship that morning.

October Fall Happenings!

We are having a Silent Auction!

On Wednesday, October 12 at the Oktoberfest celebration this year we will have a silent auction. We are asking for donations such as gift baskets, babysitting, weekend cottage, fishing trip, golf game, house cleaning, and anything else you can think of that someone else would want to bid on. If you know of businesses who could contribute something that would be terrific. Proceeds will benefit Trinity Hall Kitchen, Camp Agape, and our Troop 12 Cub Scouts. For details on the Silent Auction, contact Bess Line.

 

More details on Oktoberfest:

Wednesday, Oct 12 beginning at 5:45 pm will be our Oktoberfest celebration. If you have a dish you think would go well, contact Karen Hassett asap as we are planning the  menu.  The "Rusty Pipes" band from Croasdaile will be on hand from 5:45 to about 6:25 to play great music for us. We will start the evening with pre-dinner snacks and the meal will begin about 6:15 pm. There will be a sign-up sheet coming soon so we can get an estimate of numbers attending. This will be our only Wednesday night meal in October.

 

Michael Burkhardt Hymn Festival

On a different "note" there is the Michael Burkhardt "Living Voices of the Gospel" festival on Sunday, Oct 16 at 4:00 pm in the sanctuary. This is inspired by Luther's belief that music is a living voice of the Gospel, and is in light of the upcoming celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. This hymn festival will highlight the hymns of Martin Luther, paired with hymns of a variety of times and places.

Yard Sale!

Start gathering items to bring to our annual yard sale! The sale takes place on Saturday, Oct 22 beginning at 7:00 am. We will accept small items at this time in the smaller room in Whitesell Hall. After the Oktoberfest, we will then receive items in Trinity Hall until the sale on Oct 22. Start fall cleaning and clear your extras before the holidays. We hope for everything to be in good working order, useable, wearable, etc. Keep in mind our "regifting" category which is for "essentially new" items that people can give as presents. Items not sold are donated to Habitat for Humanity, TROSA, or Scrap Exchange. If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Karen Hassett! Proceeds will benefit Trinity Hall Kitchen, Camp Agape, and our Troop 12 Cub Scouts.

If you are not into Yard Sales -- you can consider gathering friends and doing the Fall Work Day at Camp Agape on Sat, Oct 22. There will be plenty of jobs for everyone! Breakfast and lunch are provided. If you want to arrange for a group from St. Paul's to go, contact Pastor Scott. If you need more information, contact Mir at AceEd@agapekurebeach.org at Camp Agape.

We cannot forget about our Pumpkin Patch!

Pumpkins are scheduled to arrive on Sunday, October 9 at 4:00 pm. Plan to attend and help with the pumpkin pass chain! We will have sign-up sheets available soon so you can pick your times to sit in our beautiful patch and help our neighbors and friends pick their finest pumpkins.

 

Trunk or Treat!

We'll finish out the month with the Trunk or Treat evening on Friday, October 28 beginning with a simple hot-dog supper at 6:00 pm. We invite you to come in costume, bring along some sweet or salty treats to share, decorate your trunk to hand out treats from.

 

We hope you get these on your calendar and make plans to attend. Invite others to join you!

 

 

Leaves are changing colors...

It's Fall at St. Paul's...

We always have a very busy October and this year is no exception. 
Our Oktoberfest on Wednesday night, Oct 14 was absolutely the best! Over 130 people enjoyed great German foods, a lesson and tasting of Lefse, and wonderful music from the "Rusty Pipes" band from Croasdaile Village. Nothing like a great Lutheran German festival to ring in the fall!

Our Pumpkin Patch is up and in full swing -- stop by to pick up your very best pumpkins from very little ones to huge ones, we also have gourds available. Hours are Sunday through Friday, 12:00 noon until 8 pm and Saturdays 9 am until 6:30 pm.

Full Rooms -- Our committees, group meetings, and social ministries are all back up and running which make the building very busy; as well as 9 Girl Scout patrols and 5 Cub Scout patrols, and several self-help organizations and German classes for children. We appreciate having so many people use our building and help us care for it.

Saturday, October 24 we will have our annual Yard Sale indoors in Trinity Hall -- still requesting lots of things to sell. They can be brought to Trinity Hall at any time, 9-5 Monday through Friday are open hours. The Sale begins at 7 am and runs until 1 pm.

Friday, October 30 is our Trunk or Treat event. We will have a hot dog supper, a magic show, and enjoy the Trunk or Treating on our Pickett side parking lot. People are invited to come, decorate their car trunks and hand out goodies from there. Please consider bringing some salty or sweet treats to share with others at the hot dog supper. The popcorn machine will be going most of the night. You are invited!

The Bartlett Theater group has been rehearsing in one of our fellowship halls the month of October. They are new to the area and will be performing The Glass Menagerie at the PSI Theater in the Durham Arts Council in downtown Durham in November. You can check their website bartletttheater.org for details.

The Gretchen Wilson Organ Concert will be held on Sunday, November 1 at 4:00 pm in the sanctuary. The recital will feature organ works based on chorales from all liturgical seasons, performed by Jacqueline Nappi, Susan Beschorner, and Tom Kraska. 

The Katherine Circle is collecting food items for Forgotten Soldier packages for soldiers. Service members who are currently deployed in countries overseas will be able to receive the items with the hope it will inspire and encourage each recipient during their separation from loved ones and friends. Items such as individual packets of snacks, jerky, drink mixes, breakfast bars, ramen noodles, trail mix, etc. are welcome.

Lutherans Got Talent -- Prepare ye for the third annual Lutherans Got Talent on Saturday, November 14 at 7 pm. Talents of both the mainstream and absurd will be performed by Lutherans of all ages and levels of skill. Visual arts will also be on display. Join us at 6:30 pm for a potluck dessert bar and then sit back, relax and enjoy the show at 7 pm. Still accepting talents -- sign up in the foyer! All are welcome!

Fall = pumpkins, Trunk or Treat & Reformation

Pumpkin Patch at St. Paul's, Durham Oct 2014

The autumn colors are starting to appear on the trees in shades of yellow, gold, and red, but the color orange is definitely noticed on the grounds of St. Paul's Lutheran Church lately. We have received our New Mexico pumpkins and they are great -- all sizes, big, medium, small and also elf houses! Pumpkin Patch hours are:

• Sunday -- Friday, 12 noon--8 pm
• Saturdays 9 am -- 5 pm

Proceeds from the patch benefit the youth group's journey to the ELCA National Youth Gathering next summer in Detroit, as well as the Interfaith Hospitality Network which houses and assists families through their homeless program.

YARD Sale -- Saturday, October 25 at 7 am - 1 pm inside Trinity Hall
Items can still be brought in for the yard sale and workers can volunteer to help with pricing, set-up tasks, and especially with the sale itself that Saturday. If you want to get involved, contact Karen Hassett or Amanda Stoen. EVERYONE is invited to come out to the sale -- you may find some different items to take the place of the ones you put in the sale!

The Rite of Confirmation will take place on Sunday, October 26, Reformation Sunday at the 11:00 am Service. We will celebrate with our young people as they continue their baptism journey of serving, learning, and growing, according to God's gracious gift of faith. A reception will follow the service.
NEW -- A new Bible Study class will begin on Monday, October 27 at 7:00 pm meeting in the conference room with Vicar Daniel Locke leading. Studying the lectionary will start the class off.  Plans are to meet every Monday at 7:00 pm.

"Trunk or Treat" takes place on Wednesday, October 29 at 6:00 pm. You may arrive up to 6 pm on the Pickett Road side parking lot to prepare your trunk for the treaters. If you are just attending but not treating from your trunk, please park on the Cornwallis Road side and in the rear.  At 6 pm we will start the party with hot dogs, "trunk or treating," 'smores at the fire pit, among other activities. Start getting those costumes and trunk décor together. Bring some sweets or salts to share.

Looking ahead -- we are getting ready for our next annual "Lutherans Got Talent!" show taking place in Trinity Hall on Saturday, November 15 with supper at 6 pm and show at 7 pm. Participants of all skill levels and ages are welcome. There will be tables for those that wish to share their visual art and hand crafts.