St Paul's Legacy Endowment Fund.  Growing in Faith.  Abounding in Thanksgiving.  





Legacy Endowment Campaign Kick-Off Event

Monday March 12 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
at the St Andrew's Club on A1A


Everyone is invited & we are hoping for 100% turnout



The St Andrew's Club is located at 4475 North Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach (just 3 miles north of Atlantic Avenue on A1A).  Click here for a map.

Order of Events

6:00 pm - Reception & hors d'oeuvres
7:00 pm - Special presentation

Special Highlights:

- No tickets - no cost
- Complimentary valet parking
- Special room with supervision & light dinner provided for the children of the Parish

SIGN UP IN THE COURTYARD AT CHURCH NO LATER THAN SUNDAY MARCH 4 SO THAT WE KNOW YOU WILL BE ATTENDING


Leadership

St Paul's is blessed to have a wonderful group of dedicated parishioners lead the Legacy Endowment Campaign.  They are working together with their team of ambassadors to reach every member of St Paul's during this campaign.  The ambassadors are contacting church members to provide details of the campaign and asking for their prayerful consideration in supporting St Paul's in all of its vital missions.

  • Committee Chair - Kristen Murtaugh, PhD
  • Advanced Gift Co-Chairs - Robert D Chapin Esq & Ellen Walton
  • Congregational Gift Co-Chairs - Nancy Ganyard & Joanne Grubman
  • Communications Chair - Valerie Smith
  • Kick-Off Event Co-Chairs - Tommy & Margo Vuicich
  • Spiritual Emphasis Chair - Barbara Filipowski
  • Campaign Consultant - Sarah George
We welcome any questions you may have, so please feel free to talk to us or you may call Sarah George in the church office at 561 276 4541 for more details.


St Paul's Legacy


St Paul's circa 1904
In 1904, a group of young and bold settlers blessed the community of Delray Beach with a beautiful Church.  Guided by the Holy Spirit, through times of hardship and times of prosperity, those who came before us thought beyond their own generation.  They thought about the future generations of St Paul's Church.



St Paul's Episcopal Church 2012
As they were called in their time, now we are called to find ways to prepare for the next generation, even as we continue to meet the needs of today's congregation. This is our time to demonstrate our abounding gratitude for the lives and faith of those who passed this church into our hands. They endowed us with many material and spiritual gifts, and it is our time to pay those gifts forward.  It is our time to impart our values and commitments to future generations.


Not only will the Legacy Endowment Fund help finance current ministries, but future members of our church will be able to use its earnings to continue to make a difference in the community, in the nation, and in the world.  The Apostle Paul said, 'According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder, I laid a foundation and another person is building upon it.' (1 Corinthians 3:10).


We honor the past, and through God's grace, we are growing in faith into the future, knowing that God calls us constantly to renew and revitalize our ministries.


By listening to God's voice and giving to the Legacy Endowment Fund, we will build upon this foundation for all of the people of St Paul's Church, leaving a legacy of strength, faith and generosity to our children and their children.





A general endowment will strengthen St Paul's ministry by allowing us to:



St Paul's Sanctuary
  • Remain faithful stewards in the maintenance and enhancement of our extensive campus and our historic and beautiful sanctuary, beacons of light and hope in our community, by providing for contingency funds for large repairs and upkeep projects.

  • Enable the temporary part-time Youth Ministry position to become permanent, restore the position of Children Youth and Family Ministry Director to full-time, and restore funding to the children and youth ministries budget line.


    •          
        J2A & Rite 13 Group            3rd Graders          1st & 2nd Graders                Godly Play

  • Fully fund St Paul's Choir and the music program.


    •         
          St Paul's Choir                    Christmas Instrumentals          Music For Our Beach Services

  • Fully fund our Mission and Outreach Budget, which serves the community, the nation, and the world through such ministries as Paul's Place, Family Promise, I Want to Learn English (IWLE), participation in CROS Ministries' Caring Kitchen and Community Food Pantry, and collaboration with the South Florida Haiti Project, which operates St Mary Madeline School in Bondeau, Haiti.


    •       
            Paul's Place                  Family Promise     Gleaning for CROS Ministries   S Florida Haiti Project

  • Restore the Administrative Assistant and Assistant Sexton positions to full-time from part-time.


    •    
    Administrative Assistant      Assistant Sexton
In his letters to the early Christians, the Apostle Paul encourages us to be generous and cheerful givers.  He teaches us to give as we have decided in our heart to give.  Paul equates giving with 'thanksgiving.'  'You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.' (2 Corinthians 9:12).  The purpose of the Legacy Endowment Fund is to help sustain projects and ministries which are part of the life of St Paul's.




Now the campaign is launched, gifts and pledges may be made in cash or stocks.  The Internal Revenue Service Code encourages planned giving to allow persons to make wise financial decisions that can benefit them or their loved ones, while supporting their church.





We hope that St Paul's is a significant part of your life and that you will consider taking the necessary steps to support our church's future.