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Special Bicentennial Celebration & Potluck Luncheon!
SMEC 200 Bicentennial Pot Luck Celebration
Pentecost Sunday after 10:30 service.
LGBTQIA+ Ministry offers Film Viewing May 17, 2026, 2pm to 4pm
May 17, 2026, 2pm to 4pm, Fellowship Hall
Last Taco Wednesday before summer!! May 20th
in the Fellowship on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
February Taco Wednesdays:
Feb 4 at 6 pm
Feb 18, following the Ash Wednesday Service
Siembra NC offers ICE Verifier Training
Sunday, May 24, 2026, 1pm to 3pm, Education Building
Heaven Practice at St. Matthew’s June 7th, 6:00 pm
June 7th, worship at 6:00 pm with dinner to follow, St. Matthew’s
The 36th Annual Pauli Murray Awards
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 3-6pm Whitted Human Services Center, 300 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, NC
Women’s Retreat: Storytelling as a Spiritual Practice: May 9, 2026, 10am to noon
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10am to noon, Education Building
Orange County Public Hearing on Housing Department Funds, May 12, 2026, 7pm, The Whitted Building
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 7pm, The Whitted Building, 300 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, NC
What is Love? February 14, 2026 10am-noon
Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10am to noon in the Sanctuary with a coffee and cookies reception as well as information tables from local organizations following the panel in the Education Building
Women’s Ministry Book of Esther
Study of the Book of Esther, academic texts analyzing the book, and a discussion of the history of Purim to be held during the Sunday Forum time on February 15, 2026; Museum Visit Sunday March 1, 2026, following 10:30 service.