Come Jam with the Pullen Pickers!

August 29

6:30–8:30 pm in Finlator Hall

Do you want to learn how a music pickin' jam circle works? The Pullen Pickers will lead an open jam circle and want to encourage other music-playing Pullenites to join. Pickers will be on hand to lead songs and explain the process. Singing and harmonizing are a big part of it all. Songs tend to be simple with 4-6 chords.

Jam-friendly instruments include the guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass, and banjo. Other instruments like autoharps, dulcimers, penny whistles, and clawhammer banjos are also welcome. And you can even be a beginner on your instrument. Jamming is a great experience! Come join the fun!

For more information, email Noelle Schofield or text Noelle at 919-274-6626.

-Noelle Schofield

Sunday in the Park!

September 7

11 am–1:30 pm on Gregg Museum lawn (1903 Hillsborough St., Raleigh)

Join us for this annual outdoor worship service, as we commune with the wisdom and wonder of the wild! Don't worry, we won't be going into the wilderness. We'll gather next door on the Gregg Museum lawn. With grass under our feet, trees filling out the congregation, and birds joining our choir and orchestra, we will pay attention to the ways in which the natural world serves as a portal to seeing and experiencing the sacred.

After service, we will continue the fellowship over a potluck meal. If you are able, please bring a dish to share with 6-8 people. You can drop off the food in Finlator Hall before worship.

So, grab a lawn chair and join us for Sunday in the Park!

-Chalice Overy, Associate Pastor

Film Screening: My Name is Pauli Murray

September 12

7:00–9:30 pm in Finlator Hall

In a time of historical erasure, we remember a local hero, Pauli Murray. As an activist and lawyer, Murray fought vigorously against Jim Crow and Jane Crow and continued to break barriers as the first Black woman ordained in the Episcopal Church. Murray's legacy continues as a historical figure in the trans rights movement, based on Murray's writings and expression of their own gender identity. 

The screening will be followed by a conversation with Rev. Racquel Gill, who is on the board of the Pauli Murray Center in Durham and the Theologian in Residence at the Resource Center for Women in Ministry in the South.

There is no cost for this event. Please RSVP here.

-Chalice Overy. Associate Pastor

The Table: Summer Schedule

Summer Schedule

August 20

5:30 pm in Finlator Hall 

Join us at The Table for our last summer gathering. We will connect as a community over a meal, share the joys and concerns of our lives, and have fun and engaging conversations. We begin with dinner from 5:30–6:15 pm. Then, we share celebrations, prayers, and community announcements before beginning the topic or activity for the evening. Dinner is $10 for adults and youth (grades 6–12), $5 for children (grades K–5), and free for preschoolers. Pullen children’s and youth activities are also offered during this time.

August 20 program — Meet Sarah Brim, Community Watershed Ambassador at Partners for Environmental Justice. Sarah will have an engaging presentation that explores the organization's deep-rooted history in Southeast Raleigh, its current initiatives, and the environmental challenges it tackles. Discover the critical importance of environmental justice, and learn how you can take meaningful action by getting involved. Together, we can foster a healthier, more equitable future for our community. 

Looking ahead: Weekly gatherings at The Table will resume on September 10. Join us to learn about the threats facing immigrant communities, bail reform, and how art therapy has been a kind of escape for those who are incarcerated.

Prepay for dinner here.

-Chalice Overy,Associate Pastor