by Julie Martin | Jul 15, 2022 | Members Corner
It is said that “God works in mysterious ways,” and we are living proof that is true. How else to explain how a small-town boy from southside Virginia and a city girl from southern California ever met, much less fell in love and married? Our lives were so different....
by Julie Martin | Jul 8, 2022 | Members Corner
My name is David Tousignant, and I have been a confirmed Episcopalian since 1979. I grew up in Connecticut, graduated from Syracuse University as a Forestry major, and worked in the paperboard packaging industry for 39 years. Additionally, I served in the U.S. Army as...
by Julie Martin | Jul 1, 2022 | Members Corner
In 2015 Kenny and I lost my son David. He was only 35 years old. (Kenny’s stepson). I had previously left the Episcopal Church because my son requested that I attend a different church with him. After his death, I could no longer attend this church without crying,...
by Julie Martin | Jun 26, 2022 | Members Corner
My life started in Canada where I was born and lived until I graduated from nursing school in 1977. When Canadian RNs were being recruited to the US, I moved to Raleigh and worked at Wake Medical Center. After 6 years, I began working at Duke University in Durham,...
by Julie Martin | Jun 16, 2022 | Members Corner
Hello Fellow Parishioners, My name is Joyce Connelly. I am happy to share a bit about myself so when you see me wearing my St. Paul’s name tag at church or one of our many activities, you’ll be able to say “hi” and we won’t be strangers any longer! I was born in...
by Julie Martin | Jun 10, 2022 | Members Corner
We moved to Wilmington in December 2003 to be closer to our two sons and their families. Family means everything to us, and we felt that God had a hand in this move as He has always had with every step of our journey together. After our marriage in August 1970, our...
by Julie Martin | Jun 5, 2022 | Members Corner
When our friends in the Winston-Salem area where we lived found out that we were planning to move to Carolina Beach, they said, “So, you have family there.” We replied that we did not. When others asked if we had friends at the coast, we answered that we did not....
by Julie Martin | May 31, 2022 | Members Corner
We joined St. Paul’s in October 2011 after moving to Wilmington full time from Kernersville, NC, where we were parishioners at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. While part-time residents of Wilmington, we attended many of the Episcopal churches in the area,...
by Julie Martin | May 24, 2022 | Members Corner
I moved to Leland about 11 years ago in Preparation for retirement. Professionally, I have worked and taught students as a Certified Nurse Anesthetist practitioner for over 36 years. Shortly after moving, I started looking for a Wilmington church to call home. One...
by Julie Martin | May 13, 2022 | Members Corner
We moved to Leland from Leesburg, Virginia, in December 2019. John had served as rector of Church of Our Redeemer in Aldie, Virginia, since 2001. Knowing we would have to move at John’s retirement, we did what many do—a lot of research. Location, weather, health care,...
