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| Acolytes | Grades 6-12 serving at main weekly services and special services carrying crosses, torches, flags, lighting candles, collecting offerings, and assisting priests during Holy Eucharist. | |
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Altar
Guild
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Assisting clergy in preparing for all church services including weddings, funerals, baptisms, and other special services. | |
| Book & Gift Shop | Book and gift sales, staffed by volunteers. | |
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Boy
Scouts of America |
Troop 14, with a history nearly as long as St. Paul's, develops leadership potential and instills values of service to God and country in young men. | |
| Brotherhood of St. Andrew | Episcopal ministry for men and to men, focusing on prayer, study and service to others. Meets Fridays, 6:30 a.m. | |
| Christian Education | Sunday School for all ages. | |
| Cursillo | Cursillo is a Spanish word meaning "short course." Cursillo weekends at Camp Hardtner, Louisiana, provide an educational experience in effective Christian living. | |
| Daughters of the King | A women's ministry of prayer, service and evangelism, dedicated to the spread of Christ's Kingdom and the strengthening of the spiritual life of the parish. | |
| Day School | Providing a happy, positive, fun learning environment to promote physical, mental, emotional and spiritual development for 3, 4, and 5-year old children. | |
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Flower Delivery Committee Top of Page |
An arm of the Altar Guild, delivering flower arrangements to the ill in hospitals, homes and nursing homes. | |
| Funeral Committee | A men's ministry. Working with Altar Guild, providing ushers, comforting members of families in their grief, and working with funeral directors. | |
| Hosts and Hostesses | Greeting members, guests, and visitors weekly. | |
| Inquirers' Classes & Confirmation | Held each spring and fall for adults and throughout the school year for sixth graders. Explores the implications of church membership and helps participants come to a commitment to Christ, to fellowship in His church, and ministry in His name. | |
| Lay Curates | Men's ministry, serving meals at parish gatherings and assisting in transporting members to church when requested. | |
| Lay Eucharistic Visitors | Lay people taking the sacrament of Holy Communion to parishioners unable to attend services. | |
| Lay Readers | Reading lessons and prayers and other offices, and service as chalice bearers. | |
| Lay Weeders | Maintenance of our flower beds, gardens and planted areas is a fulltime job for this group of dedicated volunteers. | |
| Library | St. Paul's library, located in the east wing of the church, provides entertaining and enlightening material. Books may be checked out on the honor system. | |
| Men's Fellowship Dinner | First Monday of each month. Food and fellowship for men. | |
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Mother's Day Out
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Child care and early learning program for pre-school children, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Open to parishioners, friends, neighbors and community. | |
| National Organization of Episcopalians for Life (NOEL) | Network sustaining the Church's witness to the value and sanctity of all human life. | |
| Newcomer Committee | Visits to first time visitors and assistance in incorporating newcomers into parish life. | |
| Nursery | Caregiving for young children during church activities, enabling parents to be involved in church functions. | |
| Order of St. Luke the Physician | The Order of St. Luke promotes and practices the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. The chapter meets on third Tuesdays each month to study Jesus' individual healing encounters recorded in the Gospels. | |
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Tape Ministry |
Taping and making available at minimal cost tapes of main Sunday service and selected guest speakers and Christian education classes. | |
| Ultreya | Post-Cursillo fellowship, sharing, prayer and singing functioning as part of convocational Ultreya. At St. Paul's, meets on Sunday mornings during the Christian Education hour. | |
| Ushers | Directing seating, distributing order of service, assisting with flow of traffic for communion. | |
| VIPs | Fellowship and food for older parishioners and senior citizens in the community, monthly. | |
| Women of St. Paul's | Focusing on Christian education, fellowship and service to the church and community. | |