Special News

Special news

This is a personal publication of Kim Batson to share information with members and friends of St. Paul AME Church and is not an official Church publication.

Collect Back-to-School Snacks
Schools are back in session and St. Paul’s Women’s Ministry is collecting healthy individually wrapped snacks for TABLE, Inc. The goal is 500 individual snacks!!! As of Friday, August 31 they have collected 185 individual packets. The collection time will end on Sunday, September 9th. Examples of healthy individual packaged snacks are peanut butter sandwich crackers, granola bars, little raisin boxes, fruit bars, fruit cups. We can reach the goal if every member brings at least one packet. Thank you in advance for helping to alleviate childhood hunger in our community

ST. PAUL MARTIAL ARTS FITNESS CLASS
The class is led by Brother Russell Blackwell who is trained in the Shorin Ryi (pronounced “show rin-ree-u”) style of karate. Martial Arts fitness is for people of all ages and fitness levels and will help with mobility of joints, flexibility and strength and endurance. To be healthy you have to move your body so come and join the class on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. at St. Paul.

INTER FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE
Most needed items for September for IFC Food Pantry - Food = canned tuna and Non-Food = toothpaste. Please be a blessing to your neighbors in need and bring at least one item and place your donation in the white IFC basket in the St. Paul church foyer. Thank you!

PULPIT FLOWERS
Would you like to honor someone on their birthday or the memory of a friend or relative? You can do so by sponsoring the pulpit flowers on a selected Sunday. The cost is $55. Please provide check and wording to Mrs. Gentry at least two weeks before the Sunday on which you would like the person(s) honored.

Congratulations to members of the St. Paul Village Community Walk and 5K Run Planning Committee under the leadership of Sister Anissa McLendon and Brother Joe Bynum on another successful event.
Great turn out!!

Congratulations to Sister Mae McLendon for being awarded the Service Learning Award in honor of Ned Brooks by APPLES Service Learning for her work with UNC Students as volunteers and interns.