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Dear Friends, It was a busy summer! While summers are usually a time when church life slows down, the summer of 2026 was anything but quiet. We were blessed with higher average Sunday attendance than in recent years, a wonderfully successful community yard sale, and several youth events. I thought I would recap just some of the ongoings here at St. Paul’s this summer: May was full of activity! We held the Annual Parish Picnic at Longleaf Park, Brendan hosted a Robert Winst

We had a wonderful meeting of the congregation in regard to the Building Our Future renovations. Please click below for a recap of that meeting plus a financial update. Here is a link to our handout.

The Vestry has unanimously approved the final contract with Chambliss & Rabil, allowing St. Paul’s renovation to move forward. Work has begun in the narthex and south basement, with safe access to the children’s wing maintained. Watch for details about a Special Congregational Meeting to learn what comes next.

This summer marked an important milestone in St. Paul’s renovation project as plans moved from preparation into active construction. In June, the Vestry approved a contract with Chambliss & Rabil for a new narthex bathroom. Before construction could begin, asbestos abatement was required in the narthex, with remediation work starting on June 29. By early July, portions of the narthex had been sealed off and some church entrances were temporarily unavailable while the work was

Spring 2026 marked an important transition in St. Paul’s renovation project as years of planning began to translate into visible changes around the campus. One of the first signs came in February, when St. Paul’s announced that the 2026 Summer Arts Camp would be held at St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound Episcopal Church because of the upcoming renovation. By late May, parish staff offices had also officially relocated to the Ormond Center, while volunteers continued helping visitors