Marie Ashworth

Marie Ashworth

I was born in James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington on October 17,1939. So you don’t have to count on your fingers: I am 82 years old. My home on Wrightsville Sound was directly across the street from what is now Dockside Restaurant but then was the...
Joy Blake Donat

Joy Blake Donat

I grew up in Pinehurst and spent summers at Wrightsville Beach.  It was those summers, with all the smells of the salt air, marsh and ocean that solidified my love for coastal North Carolina. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989 and...
Jerry West

Jerry West

A native of Erwin, NC (where Fr. Ray Hanna is currently serving as Interim) I attended UNC Chapel Hill and graduated with a major in chemistry, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. In 1977 I moved to Philadelphia to attend Pennsylvania College of Optometry. While...
Faith Formation

Faith Formation

Please know that I am not trying to rush the seasons, but as I stand before you this morning, I am reminded of Father Caleb’s Christmas message this past year. He likened St. Paul’s to a living nativity scene, and we, her faithful, to a diverse collection of witnesses...