

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.

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.

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.

Prison visitation 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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

St. Francis celebration
The Saint Francis celebration on October 8 will begin at 4:30 pm with a pizza party and will continue at 5:15 pm with an all-ages friendly worship service.

Prison visitation 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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Prison visitation 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.

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.

Prison visitation 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.

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.

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.


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.

Prison visitation 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.

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.

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.

Prison visitation 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.

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.

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.

Prison visitation 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.

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.

Spiritual Practices for Resilience and Resistance
Spiritual Practices for Resilience and Resistance, 7:00-8:30 pm at the Vicar’s House
Confirmation Sunday & Bishop Visitation
Confirmation Sunday and Bishop Visitation * Sunday, June 15, 10:30 am Eucharist service in the church.

Migrant God book conversation with Isaac Villegas
Migrant God book conversation with Isaac Villegas * Tuesday, June 10, 7:00-8:30 pm at Vicar Lauren’s home. Questions? Email Vicar Lauren.

Prison visitation 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.

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

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.

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.

Prison visitation 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.

Casserole Baking
Casserole Baking
* Join other St. Josephites to bake casseroles for our weekday breakfasts * Wednesday, May 7 from 6:30-8:00 pm.
Location: Parish House
Questions? Email Deacon Lachlan at breakfast@stjosephsdurham.org
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.

Newcomer Soiree
Save the date Newcomers Soiree * Friday, May 2, 5:00-7:00 pm at Vicar Lauren’s home. RSVP here. Questions? Email Lauren Norton.

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.

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.)

Prison visitation 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.

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.

Prison visitation 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.

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.

Casserole Baking
Casserole Baking
* Join other St. Josephites to bake casseroles for our weekday breakfasts * Saturday, April 5 from 9:30-11:00 am.
Location: Parish House
Questions? Email Deacon Lachlan at breakfast@stjosephsdurham.org

Migrant God conversation and book signing
Migrant God -- a conversation and book-signing with Isaac Villegas, Jed Purdy, and Vicar Lauren on Saturday, March 22 from 5:00-6:30 pm in the nave.
Questions? Email Vicar Lauren.

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.

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.

Prison visitation 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.

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

Casserole Baking
Casserole Baking
* Join other St. Josephites to bake casseroles for our weekday breakfasts * Wednesday, March 5 from 6:30-8:00 pm.
Location: Parish House
Questions? Email Deacon Lachlan at breakfast@stjosephsdurham.org
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.