JoyFest

Worship & Music presents Reformation Sunday/ Kirkin’ of the Tartans with potluck lunch; SAPC Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall

Come join us for this special celebration which kicks off our JoyFest season!

• Kirkin’ of the Tartans with bagpiper and drummer
• Participatory art offering to honor our church’s heritage
• Potluck lunch immediately following worship (both warm and cold dishes welcome) Desserts and beverages will be provided

Worship & Music presents All Saints Day Evensong Service, SAPC Sanctuary

This is a simple service of scripture and song, of liturgy and prayer, of lifting up the names of those beloved folks we have lost. The service will be about 30 minutes long, with a reception that follows. Consider joining us for this event, certainly if you have lost a loved one, but even if you haven’t. It is a time to give thanks to people who have touched our lives and give thanks to the God who receives us graciously into a heavenly home.

Fellowship Committee Presents 20’s and 30’s on Thursdays, Dinner at the Goble’s House

These outings are for our post-school members in their 20’s and 30’s who feel young at heart. Let’s get to know each other better through Food and Fun! For details, contact Meredith Goble at 919-810-7963 or Olivia Chambers at 919-757-8683.

Facilities presents Church Workday

The committee will hold a churchwide workday on Saturday, November 4 starting at 9am. There will be tasks for everyone young and not so young, both outdoors and inside.

Outdoors we will clean up the property and spread pine straw. Bring rakes and work gloves. Indoors we will wash windows, door frames, and baseboards, scrub the stall walls in the restrooms, and more. People with pickup trucks are needed to take a load of old furniture to the dump.

Come one, come all, many hands make light work. For more information, contact Elder Kris Baiocchi at krbaiocchi@gmail.com

SAPC Kids present Family Fellowship, Ken’s Korny Corn Maze

SAPC Kids invites your family to join us in Garner for an afternoon of fall fun!  We’ll meet at Ken’s Korny Corn Maze, where we can get lost in the corn, enjoy a hayride, and slide, swing, & play in their adventure zone!  

Click here to register.

Committee for Social Justice presents Matthew 25 Monday: How is Raleigh Addressing the Affordable Housing Problem? Zoom

The City of Raleigh, like many growing urban areas, has a shortage of affordable housing. Over 29,000 low-income renters and 15,000 homeowners pay more than 30% of their income for housing costs. Join us by Zoom on Monday November 6 at 7:00 pm to hear our special guest, Raleigh City Council Member Jonathan Melton, tell us about how the city is working to preserve and create more affordable housing. Councilman Melton will tell us how the city is using the $80 million housing bond.

Contact committee co-chair Mike Schley at michael@schley.us or at 919-810-0060 with questions.

You may register here. Once you register, you will receive an email with the zoom link.

SAPC Youth presents Election Day Eats, Metro Diner

Youth – do you have the day off from school? Come have brunch with your SAPC friends! Metro Diner is located at 6325 Falls of Neuse Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615

Men’s Fellowship Group presents Monthly Lunch Fellowship, Vivo Ristorante

In participation with JoyFest, the SAPC Men’s Fellowship group will gather one week early for lunch and fellowship at Vivo Ristorante at 7400 Six Forks Rd. Each person will order from the regular menu.

Please contact Bob Simmen at robertgsimmen@gmail.com or by text at 919-349-3953 to RSVP. All men of SAPC are invited. 

Presbyterian Women present Game Night, Fellowship Hall

Ladies – save the date for Game Night! Join in on a game of Bunko or Left-Right-Center with snacks, drinks, fun and prizes!

Fellowship Committee presents 20’s and 30’s on Thursdays: Board Game Night, The Kitchen Table

These outings are for our post-school members in their 20’s and 30’s who feel young at heart. Let’s get to know each other better through Food and Fun! 

For details, contact Meredith Goble at 919-810-7963 or Olivia Chambers at 919-757-8683.

Mission & Outreach/ SAPC Youth present a Coat Drive Service Opportunity for Adults & Youth, Refugee Hope Partner’s Welcome Center

Give a few hours of yourself, your time and your talent to help with the distribution of donated coats to your refugee neighbors. The annual coat sale will be at the Refugee Hope Partners Welcome Center located at 6625-015 Falls of Neuse. It is located in the back of the plaza behind Hand and Stone in the plaza where TJ Maxx is.

Adult volunteers will assist shoppers and restock tables. Youth Volunteers will help with a game room for kids whose parents are shopping.  

Sign up to volunteer here. Contact Beth Mielcarek at  refugeesupport@sapc.com with questions.

Men’s Fellowship Group & Fellowship Committee present Veterans Day Remembrance, SAPC Memorial Courtyard

Vets and family members of vets are encouraged to join us for a service and mission event in the Memorial Courtyard. We are working with CASA, a Raleigh non-profit assisting veterans in moving out of homelessness. Help us prepare New Home Baskets by bringing the following items: dishwashing soap, sponges, disposable plates, utensils, toilet paper, paper towels, hand soap, laundry detergent, and kitchen cleaning supplies.

Stewardship presents CELEBRATION SUNDAY, SAPC

Don’t miss a celebratory worship service to show our gratitude for the wonderful gift that is Saint Andrews and the gifts of our various ministries. Bring forth your 2023 pledge cards during service and make plans to stay for lunch and music on the Main Entrance Portico.