Parish Work Day
Aug
23

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Silent Prayer in the nave
Sep
5

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

When? The first and third Friday of every month, beginning September 5.

Where? The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions? Email Lauren Norton.


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There is No Place for Us Book Club
Sep
8

There is No Place for Us Book Club

There is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone Book Club at Fr. Lachlan’s home from 6:00-7:30 pm. 

September 8 will focus on the Introduction and Part 1. 

September 15 would focus on Part 5 and the Epilogue (that said, Part 5 will make much more sense if you’ve read parts 1-4!).

Led by Deacon Jan and Fr. Lachlan.  


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Children’s Chapel Open House
Sep
14

Children’s Chapel Open House

Children’s Chapel Open House, Sunday, September 14 from 3:30-5:00 pm, Parish Hall

Spiritual formation and conversation with caregivers: We will host a family open house in Children's Chapel. During this time, adult caregivers will meet with Debra and Deacon Kelly to learn more about children's spirituality and materials in Children's Chapel as well as engage in peer conversations about nurturing children's faith. Childcare will be provided.


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There is No Place for Us Book Club
Sep
15

There is No Place for Us Book Club

There is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone Book Club at Fr. Lachlan’s home from 6:00-7:30 pm. 

September 15 would focus on Part 5 and the Epilogue (that said, Part 5 will make much more sense if you’ve read parts 1-4!).

Led by Deacon Jan and Fr. Lachlan.  


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Silent Prayer in the nave
Sep
19

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions: email Lauren Norton.


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Parish Work Day
Sep
20

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Durham Pride Parade
Sep
27
to Sep 28

Durham Pride Parade

St. Joe’s is on the route of the Durham Pride Parade. Meet Fr. Lachlan on Saturday afternoon, September 27th, to hand out popsicles and water to parade goers.  We’ll meet around noon to set up. (We expect the parade to go by around 1). Note that you may have to park farther away and walk in.

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Durham Pride Eucharist
Sep
28

Durham Pride Eucharist

St. Joseph's in West Durham is honored to host the annual Pride Eucharist on behalf of the Durham Convocation of Episcopal churches.

This year, the service will take place at 6:00 pm on Sunday, September 28th, to conclude the weekend's festivities.

A festive dessert reception will follow. All are welcome at St. Joe's, 1902 W Main Street. 

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Silent Prayer in the nave
Oct
3

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions: email Lauren Norton.


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Silent Prayer in the nave
Oct
17

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions: email Lauren Norton.


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Parish Work Day
Oct
18

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Esther Bible Study
Oct
20

Esther Bible Study

Esther Bible Study. Join Vicar Lauren for a study of the Book of Esther on Monday, October  20th from 6:00 to 7:30 at her home. This Bible study is scheduled in advance of our trip to The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrant exhibit at the NCMA, but is open to all, regardless of one’s plans to visit the exhibit. 



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NCMA trip to the Esther Exhibit
Oct
23

NCMA trip to the Esther Exhibit

Vicar Lauren and Fr. Lachlan invite you to see The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt, an exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.

Gather at the NCMA at 11:00 am. We’ll make a lunch reservation of 12:30 pm. Please fill out this google form to let us know you’re coming and if you’d like to carpool. (We plan to have a Saturday trip in January or February).


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Silent Prayer in the nave
Nov
7

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions: email Lauren Norton.


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Silent Prayer in the nave
Nov
21

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions: email Lauren Norton.


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Parish Work Day
Nov
22

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Silent Prayer in the nave
Dec
5

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions: email Lauren Norton.


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Silent Prayer in the nave
Dec
19

Silent Prayer in the nave

“In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence. “In silence, God ceases to come an object and becomes an experience.” - Thomas Merton

Prayer begins sometimes with words and sometimes with quiet. Join other St. Josephites to pray together in silence.

The nave of St. Joe’s. (“Nave” is the technical church term for the main part of a chruch building, where the congregation sits. It’s from the Latin for ship - as the church is a ship that holds us aloft and bears us home!) we’ll begin at noon; please arrive at 5 or 10 minutes till, so that you can be seated and ready to enter into quiet at noon. And don’t worry if you’ve never kept silence before. Curiosity, even anxiety, are properly part of the experience. Questions: email Lauren Norton.


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Parish Work Day
Dec
20

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Breakfast Reset
Jul
21
to Jul 25

Breakfast Reset

Beginning next week, July 21-25 we are doing a reset for the breakfast ministry to update the parish hall.

We need many hands to make it happen. We could really use your help! I ask you to please consider volunteering for a shift or even an hour to help out.

Learn more about our daily projects and sign-up here. You can contact Brent Heiser via email or 919-544-0684 with questions.

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Parish Work Day
Jul
19

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Parish Work Day
Jun
21

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Spiritual Practices for Resilience and Resistance
May
26

Spiritual Practices for Resilience and Resistance

Spiritual Practices for Resilience and Resistance, 7:00-8:30 pm at the Vicar’s House

Weeping. Praying for those in peril. Lamenting. These are practices that Christians have taken up, especially in times of violence or political unrest, for centuries — and they are practices that many of us have been moved toward in recent months. This May and June, the Vicar will lead three conversations about spiritual practices that connect us and our concerns to God, that nourish us to endure long seasons of disquiet, and that empower us to be agents of resistance in the world. We’ll consider what the deep tradition of Christian fasting has to say about how we manage our news intake. We’ll consider what the psalmist shows us about weeping, lamenting, and praying about our enemies. And throughout all these discussions, we’ll be trying to thread connections between practices of social and political resistance and more interior practices of Godward attention.

Only three sessions have been designated for this discussion, but it is the Vicar’s hope that these three sessions will deepen relationships among us so that some core group of people may find itself coalescing around the questions “How, then, do we want to continue in a path of deeper spiritual practice?” and “To what practices of resistance in the world might God be calling us as a community?” and “How can we support one another in a season when resilience feels scarce and exhaustion threatens?”

You are welcome to join into one, two or all three sessions in May and June. Questions? Email Vicar Lauren.

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Parish Work Day
May
24

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Spring Family event
May
6

Spring Family event

Spring Family event * Tuesday, May 6, 4:30-6:00 pm at the Barton-Philips home. All families with young children are invited to a time of fellowship, play, breaking bread, and conversation about children’s ministry. RSVP to Deacon Kelly.


 

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Fellowship Opportunity for Folks 40 & Older
Apr
30

Fellowship Opportunity for Folks 40 & Older

Fellowship Opportunity for Folks 40 & Older * Newcomers and others! If you're 40+, please join us at our first monthly St. Joe's “Food & Fellowship” lunch! We will gather at The Refectory Cafe at 11:45 am on Wednesday, April 30, to enjoy each other's company and welcome newcomers into the weave of St. Joe's parish life. Questions? Please email Julia Hoyle or Frances Dowell.

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Parish Potluck lunch
Apr
27

Parish Potluck lunch

Parish Potluck lunch * Sunday, April 27, immediately following the 10:30 am service outside (or, in the parish house if weather is terrible). If your last name starts A-I bring: salad/veggies; if J-R: cold cuts/cheese slices; if S-Z: dessert. Drinks and bread/rolls will be provided. Questions? Email Jan Krause. (Please note - there is no May potluck; it has been replaced by the newcomers’ soiree.)

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Parish Work Day
Apr
12

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Song in a Weary Throat discussion
Apr
7

Song in a Weary Throat discussion

We will gather to discuss Song in a Weary Throat chapters 19, 20, 26, 27 and 31 - plus one chapter from Jane Crow by Rosalind Rosenberg (chapter will be made available in church on Sundays starting mid-Feb).

The group will meet at Fr. Lachlan’s house from 6:00- 7:30 pm. Come to one or both. Questions? Email Fr. Lachlan.

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Parish Work Day
Mar
22

Parish 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. Questions? Contact Isaac Lund, isaaclund14@gmail.com.

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Song in a Weary Throat discussion
Mar
17

Song in a Weary Throat discussion

We will gather to discuss Song in a Weary Throat chapters 2, 3, 12, 13, and 14 - plus one chapter from Jane Crow by Rosalind Rosenberg (chapter will be made available in church on Sundays starting mid-Feb).

The group will meet at Fr. Lachlan’s house from 6:00- 7:30 pm. This is a two part series and will meet again on Monday, April 7. Come to one or both. Questions? Email Fr. Lachlan.

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Parish Potluck Fellowship Dinner
Mar
13

Parish Potluck Fellowship Dinner

Parish Potluck Fellowship Dinner * Thursday, March 13, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm * Join other St. Josephites for dinner and fellowship. Location: Parish house. Questions? Email Hannah, office@stjosephsdurham.org.

A main dish will be provided. You are invited to bring a dish to share as follows:

  • Last name starting A-M: Salad/side dish

  • Last name starting N-Z: Dessert

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Ash Wednesday Eucharist
Mar
5

Ash Wednesday Eucharist

Ash Wednesday * Wednesday, March 5, join us for Morning Prayer at 8:15 am or for Eucharist at 6:00 pm in the church to receive ashes.

Following Eucharist, we will host a casserole baking for our breakfast ministry beginning at 6:30 pm in the Parish House. Questions? Email Fr. Lachlan.


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