Vestry & Delegates

Why I Call St. Paul's Home: It is said that home is where your heart is, AND the hearts of those you love and trust. I trust and love this community not because we are perfect people, have all the answers, and always do things right. Because that is not who we are. I trust and love this community because while we know that we aren't perfect, don't have all the answers, and don't always do things right - we are always working together to do the right things. That is my experience of St Paul's - and it is why I call St Paul's home.

Why I Call St. Paul's Home: For me, St. Paul's is where faith, community and personal growth intersect. It is the place that embraced my family's arrival eight years ago, as if we were long lost friends. To be engaged with the St. Paul's community is to experience unconditional love, acceptance and the daily practice of living (and learning) in Jesus' grace. As part of the current lay leadership, I feel supported to lean into empathetic, loving and sometimes difficult decisions over what would be easy. The more time I spend with the people of this parish the more I appreciate the diversity of thought and experiences woven into the fabric of the St. Paul's community. I can't imagine calling any other place my spiritual home.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: I visited several churches when we moved here over 20 years ago and St. Paul’s was just what I’d hoped to find: a blend of casual & traditional; a community of warm, down-to-earth people who support each other’s faith journey; music that stirs my soul; and sermons that help guide me to live Christ’s love more fully each day

Why I Call St. Paul's Home: I've been a member of St Paul's for more than twenty years. After some church shopping, I found that St. Paul's embodied the things I was looking for in a faith community: caring and compassionate members, a view to do outreach locally, nationally and internationally, and people that greeted you like they wanted to know you. I have participated in many fellowship, outreach and fun, active events that characterize St. Paul's. I've deepened my connection to this community and to my faith over these years.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: St. Paul's is a very welcoming place with a congregation that embodies Christ's love. No matter what your background, color, gender, orientation, or where you are in your spiritual journey, you will fit in. My family and I have experienced that first hand from the moment we first started attending. Many of our closest friends are people we have met at St. Paul's. St. Paul's provides wonderful opportunities for fellowship, does a lot of community outreach, and constantly challenges me to grow spiritually.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: When my husband, Chidi, and I moved to the area from Somerville we went ‘church shopping’ every Sunday. We got to St. Paul’s and our decision was made. St. Paul’s felt just right! Everyone was friendly and inviting. That was over 15 years ago now. St. Paul’s embodies my interpretation of striving to be Christ-like: Active in the pursuit of God’s work yet accommodating, forgiving and warm. That’s why we keep coming to St. Paul’s.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: St. Paul's has been my faith home for close to 20 years. I've had the joy and privilege of raising my children in the St. Paul's community, and I deeply value the people here and the many opportunities to contribute to the congregation as I strive to live a faith-filled life. Being part of St. Paul's has been such an important part of my adult life, and I am so grateful to be in community with everyone here.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: St. Paul’s is my ever-growing extended family and my spiritual home. It is so much more than a wonderful place to worship. Our incredibly supportive community is deeply engaged and thoughtfully ready to celebrate with you, pray with you, and grieve with you. At St. Paul’s you never walk alone.

Why I Call St. Paul's Home: St. Paul's is the place where I can come as I am and be known. My guard comes down because I am in a safe place and that is how relationships are formed. The worship services are wonderful and the sermons are thought-provoking and inspiring. It is truly my spiritual home.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: I was baptized (as an adult) and married here, and our family has grown up here. I worship here, I am fed here, and I rejoice and lament here. Where else would I call home?

Why I Call St. Paul’s Home: My family and I call St. Paul's home because there is no place quite like it. Warm and welcoming, the St. Paul's community has embraced us with loving arms since we first arrived more than a decade ago. Over the past ten years we have laughed together, cried together, celebrated marriages and births, mourned losses and dug into the difficult work that has both challenged and inspired us. St. Paul's is a community that accepts us as we are while continually inviting us to become the best versions of ourselves as we seek and serve Christ in all persons. For me, when I gather with the St. Paul's community - whether virtually or in person - I feel like I am home.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: When I was 7 years old, my family moved from Boston to Natick. After a few days in our new home, the rector from St. Paul’s showed up at the house, introduced himself and invited our family to St. Paul’s. He had received a call from our former rector in Boston letting him know that our family was very active with the church and was moving to Natick. Since my parents were the decision makers, we became members of St. Paul’s; and I have been a member ever since with the exception of the five years that I lived out of state. I was very active during my youth (Sunday School, Acolyte, Jr. Choir, Jr. Altar Guild, UPON Youth Group Leader) and continue to be involved as an adult (Usher, Women’s Retreat Co-Coordinator, Lay Reader, Altar Guild, Diocesan Delegate and Vestry). These are many of the reasons why I enjoy calling St. Paul’s home.

Why I call St. Paul's Home: We joined St. Paul’s when our oldest child reached Kindergarten. Our primary focus was Christian education for our children but we found so much more for all of us. We are grateful for the friendships we have made and the love that we have received. Our lives are often busy and rewarding but also filled with stress and anxiety. I call St. Paul’s home because every week I am reminded of what really matters; serving God and one another in our community.

Why I Call St. Pau's Home: St. Paul's was the place that welcomed us and made us feel loved for the past 20 years. I've met so many people and made so many lasting and loving friendships. It is the place where we raised our children and learned to live a life of faith. St. Paul's is such a special place, I feel comfortable whenever I'm here.

Why I Call St. Paul’s Home: My husband and I came to St. Paul's over twenty years ago. Growing up, faith was always a part of both our lives and we were looking for a church that was near our home, had some diversity, a good sense of community, and a variety in its church music. I found all these and more at St. Paul's. St. Paul's provides many opportunities to serve and people who are there when I am in need. My children were raised in faith and have gone out into the world with a good foundation, and I've made some friends with values and views that reflect my own. Finding a place that feels like home is a good place indeed.

Why I Call St. Paul’s Home: I call St. Paul’s home because of the supporting and welcoming community. Everyone, whether you’ve known them for ten minutes or ten years, are always positive, warm, welcoming, and encouraging.

Why I Call St. Paul's Home: I call St. Paul's my spiritual home because the people here truly love, support, and challenge one another, openly grapple with both the joy and pain of this world, and push me through their words and actions to embrace radical love.