Annual Parish Events
ECW White Elephant Sale
The White Elephant Sale is held on Shrove Tuesday in conjunction with the EYC Pancake Supper at St. Paul's. This sale was begun in 1951 by the members of St. Cecilia Circle to provide funds for Miss Rachel Wolff in her mission to India and Nepal. In 1994, St. Anne's Circle decided this sale would become an annual Circle project for them along with the assistance of other ECW members. Each year after the sale, the proceeds are presented to the ECW Council, which in turn divides them among the EYC Scholarship Fund and other youth-oriented community projects.
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Kanuga Weekend
Kanuga is an Episcopal Conference Center and Camp located in the scenic western North Carolina mountains near Hendersonville. Kanuga has 1400 acres of woodlands for guests to explore along with a 30-acre lake. St. Paul's yearly parish weekend is the first weekend in May. Parishioners can choose from three types of accomodations: traditional cottages, guest houses or the Kanuga Lake Inn. All meals are served family style and linens are provided. At Kanuga people find there is always plentry to do, yet there is no pressure to do anything. Bring your tennis rackets, bathing suits, fishing poles and hiking shoes, or just a good book, and expereience the beauty of spring in the North Carolina mountains away from the rush and chaos of your everyday life.
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ECW United Thank Offering
More than 100 years ago, the women of the Episcopal Church devised a simple way of expressing their gratitude for the blessings of each day - both large and small - that God had given them. The blue box on your windowsill or table is a symbol and the container for the United Thank Offering. As we recognize the presence of our heavenly Father in our lives by dropping coins into the box, we help to address the needs of the world.
The money collected at the Spring and Fall Ingatherings (May 11 and October 12, 2008) in each parish is counted and forwarded to the Diocesan chairman. A presentation is then made to the National Church where a select committee considers the many requests that have been made. Your coins make a difference to those less fortunate.
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ECW 2008 St. Paul's Bazaar
The 62nd annual St. Paul's Bazaar and Luncheon will be held Wednesday, November 12, 2008. This year's theme for the Bazaar will be "Everything Old is New Again." Sherrie, Missie and Julie worked on Bazaar committees many years ago and are considering themselves to be the first items to be "recycled!" While one of the main goals of the bazaar is to raise funds for many charities, missions, and programs, it is also about ECW fellowship. To foster this fellowship, Bazaar workshops will be held during mornings and evenings. It is a great time to get to know your fellow church women while preparing crafts for the Bazaar sale. All information concerning the Bazaar will be printed in ParishLife. Questions, concerns, ideas? Feel free to call or email any or all of the Bazaar chairs.
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Women’s Retreat
This annual retreat is designed is to carve out sacred time and space for reflection, learning, prayer and fellowship during the first weekend in Lent. Sponsored by St. Paul’s and Centenary United Methodist, it is open to all women.
Retreat…Return…Renew
The Feast of Lights
The Feast of Lights is an annual worship service that marks the beginning of Epiphany and the end of the Christmas Season and celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the world. It is scheduled to take place no later than the first Sunday in Epiphany and will next be held on January 4, 2009. The Feast of Lights service is a pageant that includes the Holy Family, the Disciples, the Wise Men and leaders of the Church. The service is notable for the Christmas hymns that are sung, the music of the Adult and Youth Choirs and the candlelight that is passed from the Christ Candle through the Disciples to the congregation.
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