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Advent Fair

Advent Fair logo with holly and red, green, and blue Christmas baubles.

St. Paul’s Advent Fair is an annual all-parish event that provides a major portion of our annual fundraising revenue and a wonderful opportunity for fellowship. The 2025 Advent Fair will be Saturday, December 6, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

What can you do to help?

If you are a guest, friend, or shopper:

Mark your calendar for the first Saturday in December, and come prepared for a wonderful Christmas market, featuring:

  • Handmade crafts
  • Gorgeous gift baskets
  • Raffle of a compilation of dozens of gift certificates from local restaurants and businesses
  • Homemade baked goods, from breads and sauce to cookies and pies
  • Silent auction of goods and services
  • Gifts to support our mission and outreach

If you are a parishioner:

  • Attend a basket workshop in the loft on Sundays after church or Thursday mornings, or donate supplies
  • Attend a crafts workshop or create crafts on your own (see weekly email and bulletin for locations)
  • Contribute a gift card to the raffle
  • Bake or can something for the Country Kitchen
  • Bake cookies for the Cookie Walk
  • Donate an item to the Silent Auction
  • Help advertise the Fair with a lawn sign (see Emily Mitchell for details) or a flyer
  • Donate good-quality new or gently used items for our White Elephant sale
  • Volunteer to set up, help during the fair, and/or clean up

If you have any questions, or if you want to help, please contact Cathy McSwain or John Mitchell at adventfair@stpaulsbedford.org. 

Please note: The St. Paul’s Advent Fair is staffed by parish volunteers and features handmade items by crafters and cooks at St. Paul’s. We regret that the Fair is not open to participation from outside vendors or retailers.

 

Outreach

The Outreach Committee coordinates congregational activities including support for immigrants, advocating for bills addressing food insecurity, and helping restock local food pantries. In addition, we have a knitting ministry (including Project Linus), we support the Diocese’s B-Safe summer youth program, and our youth participate in service projects and mission trips. Our international mission includes partnerships with programs in Haiti.

Music

Worship is the centerpiece of our life together in Christ, and music plays a vital role. Our adult choir sings at every Sunday service from September to June. We rehearse at 9:00am on Sunday mornings before church, and again at 11:30am after church. The children’s choir sings approximately once a month, on Family Sundays, and rehearses Sundays after church.

Education

At St. Paul’s we believe that we are all continually striving to learn and understand our faith and our relationship with God more fully. Christian formation with and for our children on Sundays uses a variety of curricula. High school and middle school youth groups meet regularly during the church year. Adult education takes place through study groups, adult forums, and groups for men and women.

Fellowship

St. Paul’s is a family of God, and as a family, we enjoy being together, sharing our time, our interests, and our faith. We share food and fellowship at weekly and annual events throughout the year. We also provide meals, rides, prayers, and other support for our members in times of need.

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