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Worship Ministries

We worship to thank God for our blessings, to acknowledge our failings and ask for forgiveness and to gain strength to carry out God’s plans for us and for the world. At St. Paul’s we worship formally every week on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, and at special times such as Lent, Advent, Christmas and Easter. Informally we worship in small groups, with our interfaith neighbors, and with those who cannot come to our church buildings because of illness, age or disability. We strive to make our worship services “user friendly” - our facilities are accessible and we provide nursery care on Sunday mornings.

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Altar Guild

Altar Guild volunteers work behind the scenes, caring for all the ceremonial objects used in worship. Liturgy begins and ends with the behind-the-scenes work of the altar guild. They prepare the church and the chapel for worship for all regular services as well as funerals, baptisms and marriages. These volunteers care for and polish the sacred vessels, provide the bread and…

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Altar Ministers

Acolytes show us that how we worship God as a church expresses both who we understand ourselves to be and what we are called to do. Acolytes show us how to be "doers" of the word (James 1:22) in service to God and others. Youth and adult acolytes participate in Sunday worship services, memorial services, evensongs, weddings and special services, as well as holy days such as East…

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Flower Guild

Flower Guild is a ministry designed to enhance the worship experience by bringing the beauty of God's creation into the church and chapel. Members arrange the flowers and other greens to enhance the worship service and glorify God with thanksgiving by sharing His bounty of beautiful flowers. In addition to arranging flowers for the church and chapel for Sunday worship services, g…

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Streamers

St. Paul's streams our 10:30 a.m. service live on our website, and a dedicated team of folks works to make that happen.



Ushers

Ushers are often the first people whom worshippers meet when they arrive at the church. Working in teams, the ushers assist in the ministry of hospitality by welcoming people, especially guests or strangers, at services in both the chapel and church. Ushers hand out the worship bulletins. Their other functions are to help everyone find seating in the more crowded liturgies; be pr…

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Wedding Guild

Wedding Guild volunteers assist the engaged couple during wedding planning through the rehearsal and the wedding. The guild member acting as coordinator meets with the bride and/or groom to discuss the plans for the wedding and to ensure that they understand St. Paul's wedding guidelines. This information is then exchanged among all involved, including altar and flower guil…

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Welcome Team

Welcome Team members work to create an inclusive environment among St. Paul's parishioners so that all guests and newcomers feel warmly welcomed at all St. Paul's events and worship services. Team members wear red nametags at worship and other events; each member shares duties of greeting, meeting and recording information about guests of St. Paul's each Sunday and follows up wit…

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The Rev'd Andrew Cannan
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    The Rev'd Andrew Cannan

    Rector

    Andrew appreciates the diversity of the journeys that bring people to find a home at St. Paul's. He was baptized a Methodist, majored in religious studies at a Baptist university, married a Presbyterian, received a Master of Divinity as a Devil (the blue, basketball-crazed variety), and was ordained in a congregationalist church prior to finding his way as an Episcopal priest. "I was drawn to this strange Church that accepted the messiness of life and embraced it with grace and dignity. That sounded like a place where I could learn to live with God. That and I was always wanted to dress like Johny Cash.” In their downtime, Andrew and his wife, Ashley, enjoy East Carolina evenings in the backyard with their sons. On days off, he likely won’t be found fishing a remote section of the Eastern Pamlico that he is reluctant to disclose.

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    St. Paul's Episcopal Church
    401 E. 4th St.
    Greenville, NC 27858
    (252) 752-3482 • Contact Us


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    Service Times

    In Person Worship

    Sundays

    • 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist. No musical accompaniment.
    • 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist. Choir accompaniment. Godly Play for age 3 through grade 5 is held during this service.

    Wednesday Evenings

    • 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in the chapel. No musical accompaniment.

    Live Stream

    10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist streamed live on our website, Facebook, and YouTube. Be further assured that, wherever you may be, God will be present with all of us, continuing to gather us as the community we have been called to in St. Paul’s.


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    St. Paul's Episcopal Church
    401 E. 4th St.
    Greenville, NC 27858

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    Whoever you are, wherever you are on your spiritual journey, and whatever else it is that you seek in a Church community, it is our sincere hope that you find God’s gracious welcome with us at St. Paul’s. In so many ways, we do not all look alike, think alike, or even act alike here. But in one thing we are certain that we are all the same: God graciously welcomes us all.

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    In the Episcopal Church we acknowledge that God is present in every occasion of our lives. Some of these we mark together with special celebrations of worship to highlight the ways in which God is always at work throughout the events of our lives. As Episcopalians, we believe that these observations reveal God's grace to us in new ways.

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    We as Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. St. Paul's is part of the Episcopal Church, a church that is both rich with ancient tradition and relevant to life in the 21st century. We believe that God loves you - no exceptions.

    We believe in following the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the whole world.

    Our parish's motto is this: "To Know Christ and to Make Him Known."

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    Annual commitments pledged to St. Paul’s support our operating budget, which directly supports worship, formation, community and global outreach, building and grounds, staff and other programs. Annual commitments are crucial to the work of St. Paul’s. We strive to maintain a balanced budget each year, with every dollar accounted for and put to good use in the people, places and plans of our parish.

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