Author Discussion with Cait West and Anna Gazmarian
St. Joe’s will host Cait West (author of Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy) and Anna Gazmarian (Devout: A Memoir of Doubt) in a discussion about their books and the writing life on Saturday, June 8 at 7pm in the sanctuary.
The event is co-sponsored by Eerdmans and Image Journal. RSVP here (RSVP optional but appreciated, and everyone who does RSVP will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Image.) Books will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of The Regulator Bookshop.
Worship at North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women
St Joe’s prison visitors will lead worship at the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh.
Summer Book Club
Join us for our long-form summer book club discussing Miss Macintosh, My Darling by Maguerite Young at the Vicar’s house. This first session will discuss chapters 1 through 23. Email Vicar Lauren, vicar@stjosephsdurham.org for the address or more info.
Summer Book Club
Join us for our long-form summer book club discussing Miss Macintosh, My Darling by Maguerite Young at the Vicar’s house. This second session will discuss chapters 24 through 50. Email Vicar Lauren, vicar@stjosephsdurham.org for the address or more info.
Summer Book Club
Join us for our long-form summer book club discussing Miss Macintosh, My Darling by Maguerite Young at the Vicar’s house. This third session will discuss chapters 51 through 74. Email Vicar Lauren, vicar@stjosephsdurham.org for the address or more info.
Worship at North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women
St Joe’s prison visitors will lead worship at the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh.
Summer Book Club (Copy)
Join us for our long-form summer book club discussing Miss Macintosh, My Darling by Maguerite Young at the Vicar’s house. This fourth and final session will discuss chapters 74 through 82. Email Vicar Lauren, vicar@stjosephsdurham.org for the address or more info.
Queer Theology 101
St. Joe’s will offer a catered lecture series, “Queer Theology 101” in the Parish Hall at 4:45-6:00 PM on Sunday evenings during Eastertide. Join us for dinner and a lecture the following days:
May 12. “Love the sinner, hate the sin?” with Erica Ridderman
To ensure enough food, please RSVP by email to office@stjosephsdurham.org
Queer Theology 101
St. Joe’s will offer a catered lecture series, “Queer Theology 101” in the Parish Hall at 4:45-6:00 PM on Sunday evenings during Eastertide. Join us for dinner and a lecture the following days:
April 28. Trans Theology, with CJ Surbaugh
May 12. “Love the sinner, hate the sin?” with Erica Ridderman
To ensure enough food, please RSVP by email to office@stjosephsdurham.org
Queer Theology 101
St. Joe’s will offer a catered lecture series, “Queer Theology 101” in the Parish Hall at 4:45-6:00 PM on Sunday evenings during Eastertide. Join us for dinner and a lecture the following days:
April 21. The Queerness of God, with Gene Rogers
April 28. Trans Theology, with CJ Surbaugh
May 12. “Love the sinner, hate the sin?” with Erica Ridderman
To ensure enough food, please RSVP by email to office@stjosephsdurham.org
Casserole Baking
Casserole Baking
* Join other St. Josephites to bake casseroles for our weekday breakfasts * Saturday, April 13, 9:30-11:30 AM (though we’ll stop early if we finish early…sometimes we get a dozen casseroles baked in an hour!)
Location: at the Vicar’s house
Questions? Email Countess at breakfast@stjosephsdurham.org
Queer Theology 101
St. Joe’s will offer a catered lecture series, “Queer Theology 101” in the Parish Hall at 4:45-6:00 PM on Sunday evenings during Eastertide. Join us for dinner and a lecture the following days:
April 7. Queer Theology and the Bible, with Chris Redmon
April 21. The Queerness of God, with Gene Rogers
April 28. Trans Theology, with CJ Surbaugh
May 12. “Love the sinner, hate the sin?” with Erica Ridderman
To ensure enough food, please RSVP by email to office@stjosephsdurham.org
Worship at North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women
St Joe’s prison visitors will lead worship at the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh.
Textile Group
St. Joe’s textile group will meet March 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM at Deacon Jan’s house. Beginners are welcome!
Email Jan with questions or for the address- deacon@stjosephsdurham.org
Practices of Death and Dying: A Sunday morning study
March 10 * Mourning and bereavement * In our final session, we will explore Christian practices of mourning - what they are, and how they help the bereaved.
Book Club
Bookclub * Minor Detail by Adania Shibli * discussion led by Allison Wattenbarger and Joel Marcus *
March 4, 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Vicar’s house.
Here’s how Anthony Cummins began his review of Minor Detail: “In Adania Shibli’s third novel, a young Arab woman is raped and murdered by Israeli troops in 1949. The difficulty of portraying the atrocity lies at the heart of a highly sophisticated narrative that pitilessly explores the limits of empathy and the desire to right (or write) historical wrongs by giving voice to the voiceless.”
Note: usually we reserve 90 minutes for bookclub; because we hope this bookclub will open up larger conversation about Israel and Palestine, we have reserved two hours.
Practices of Death and Dying: A Sunday morning study
March 3 * A last will and testament * How might we think about that all important document, one’s will? In our third session, Vicar Lauren will explore some of the ways wills from eras past shed light on how earlier Christians thought about and made spiritual and theological sense of death, and lawyer Lori Bernstein will guide us in thinking about the hows and whys of these important legal documents.
Worship at North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women
St Joe’s prison visitors will lead worship at the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh.
Practices of Death and Dying: A Sunday morning study
February 25 * Aquamation * Most of us know about traditional burial, and about cremation, and even about green burial - but what about aquamation? What is it, and why might we consider a plan to have our bodies ‘aquamated’ after death? Our discussion will be lead by Hunter Beattie, who owns and runs one of North Carolina’s three aquamation centers (and to whom our beloved Walter chose to entrust his body after death).
Practices of Death and Dying: A Sunday morning study
For four weeks, as soon as the morning service ends, we invite you to get a cup of coffee and make your way back to the nave for a class ~ Sunday evening worshippers who wish to join the class can assume we’ll begin around 11:50.
February 18 * Anglican prayer around death * The Book of Common Prayer’s liturgies around and for death are some of our traditions most beautiful and profound prayers. In this first session, we will explore how the prayerbook invites us to think about death, and what it invites us to say to God when we are in the nearness of death.
Textile Group
St. Joe’s textile group will meet February 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM at Deacon Jan’s house. Beginners are welcome!
Email Jan with questions or for the address- deacon@stjosephsdurham.org
Plants in the Bible study
Isaac Lund will be leading us in a discussion of plants in scripture. Join us, 6:30-8:00 PM, at Lachlan’s House (11 Zelko Ct).
Plants in the Bible study
Isaac Lund will be leading us in a discussion of plants in scripture. Join us, 6:30-8:00 PM, at Lachlan’s House (11 Zelko Ct).
Textile Group
St. Joe’s textile group will meet January 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM at Deacon Jan’s house. Beginners are welcome!
Email Jan with questions or for the address- deacon@stjosephsdurham.org
Book Club
Book club on Astra Taylor’s - Age of Insecurity - Taylor is a leading commentator on debt and a cofounder of Debt Collective.
In this book, Taylor urges us to think not only about economic inequality, but economic insecurity: “We are all, to varying degrees, overwhelmed and apprehensive, fearful of what the future might have in store. We are on guard, anxious, incomplete and exposed to risk. To cope, we scramble and strive, shoring ourselves up against potential threats. We work hard, shop hard, hustle, get credentialed, scrimp and save, invest, diet, self-medicate, meditate, exercise, exfoliate. And yet security, for the most part, eludes us.”
Location: Vicar’s house.
Lessons and Carols
On this third Sunday of Advent, our evening service is a Festival of Lessons and Carols, with hymns and readings from scripture. Join us for this festive, beautiful, candle-lit service in anticipation for Christmas.
St. Nicholas Day Festival
Kids of all ages are invited for this fun service, with carols, hot chocolate and Christmas tree decorating (and a special guest!).
Book Club: Towers of Trebizon
Join us at the Vicar’s house for a discussion of Rose Macaulay’s Towers of Trebizon.
"Money in Scripture and the Christian Tradition"
Join us at the Vicar’s house for a series of conversations about money in the bible and the history of the church.
All Saints Day Eucharist
An Evening Celebration of the Holy Eucharist for the Feast of All Saints. Join us for this festive occasion.
"Money in Scripture and the Christian Tradition"
Join us at the Vicar’s house for a series of conversations about money in the bible and the history of the church.
Bible Study: Plants in the Bible
Join Junior Warden (and Duke Garden Botanist) Isaac Lund for a discussion of how plants appear in scripture and what they might teach us about God. We’ll meet at Lachlan’s house (email him for the address, office@stjosephsdurham.org)
Work Day
Join us to prune, plant, sweep and scrub our campus. Get to know other St. Josephites and help us care for our buildings and grounds.
Bible Study: Plants in the Bible
Join Junior Warden (and Duke Garden Botanist) Isaac Lund for a discussion of how plants appear in scripture and what they might teach us about God. We’ll meet at Lachlan’s house (email him for the address, office@stjosephsdurham.org)
Breakfast Volunteer Training
Learn about safe food handling, conflict de-escalation and how our Community Breakfasts run!
Bible Study: Plants in the Bible
Join Junior Warden (and Duke Garden Botanist) Isaac Lund for a discussion of how plants appear in scripture and what they might teach us about God. We’ll meet at Lachlan’s house (email him for the address, office@stjosephsdurham.org)
St. Francis Day Blessing
Bring your pets for a special blessing and liturgy commemorating the Feast of St. Francis. Friendly animals of all species welcome! (Hot Cider available for human animals)