https://spechurch.org/around-the-church daily 0.75 2026-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783180047069-6LNBG5IW86A6I3PQNRPT/image8.jpeg Around the Church - Northeast corner The nave as built in 1911. As mentioned by a placque on the north wall of the nave, the adjoining churchyard is a burial place for ashes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783180047069-6LNBG5IW86A6I3PQNRPT/image8.jpeg Around the Church - Northeast corner The nave as built in 1911. As mentioned by a placque on the north wall of the nave, the adjoining churchyard is a burial place for ashes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1784334828793-4WL3MT6JQHLYGVLMGAFR/image-asset.jpg Around the Church - St. Paul's front porch. St. Paul’s photogenic front porch feature three arches, two doors with artful windows and a small rose window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783180074541-0WQ4MMQMQBH3SJ0E02YP/image6.jpeg Around the Church - Southeast corner of St. Paul's. View of the southeast transept from the Memorial Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783543495022-BFONVCVTYYOXOY2T646Q/20250531_114618.jpg Around the Church - Entrances to Parish Hall and to Loaves & Fishes The Parish Hall hosts Sunday Coffee Hour and varioius church activities. The food bank Loaves and Fishes has fed the hungry of Union County since 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783180104756-F3FMK7C96LJ60DJE5GT1/image2.jpeg Around the Church - Rear window featuring "St. Paul on Malta". Until 1921 this was the rear of the church. The orientation was reversed when some parishioners complained about the image of a viper above the altar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783905943174-A2R2KM87OOVSUNVQ7112/image0.jpeg Around the Church - Altar with window portraying "Christ the Good Shepherd." This window was placed in the church in 1921, when extensive remodeling was done. One of the major changes was to move the Altar from the east to the west end of the church, and this window was installed over the Altar at that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783544110169-Z3XMHSYU10P2JJRN9YR0/Memorial+Garden.jpg Around the Church - Entrance to the Memorial Garden. Located on the former site of the first rectory, the Memorial Garden contains The Columbarium and restful seating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783181293741-HJ742TPOMTU8XSNE6UO8/MVC-134X.JPG Around the Church - The Sundial Comlpleted in 1990, The Sundial served as a landmark for outdoor, social-distanced services during the COVID Era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783543576047-A15FBCV720XJDC0ZJD2N/St.+Francis+Garden.jpg Around the Church - St. Francis Garden This area is specifically utilized for the annual Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783181489398-A6761G3MO5M6Y2TV25NG/20240504_131516.jpg Around the Church - Labyrinth Dedicated in 2023, the Labyrinth is a place of comfort for people of all faiths in downtown Monroe. It occupies the site of the former Laney-Lee house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1783181885325-BBMAN3NME1K2KEEH3FA1/IMG_5233.JPG Around the Church - The Little House Reputedly the oldest (or second oldest) structure still standing in Monroe, it serves as a stage for outdoor events or storage at other times. https://spechurch.org/events daily 0.75 2026-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1e6e0d85-c41d-4d50-9ff7-9d855696c41e/Shrove+Tuesday+02-17-2026+%281%29.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1784324955273-ILDPU7RO5I0JT9I33U9E/Shrove+Tuesday+02-17-2026+%281%29.jpg Events - Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper The annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is traditionally hosted by the E-Males. The community is invited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1784324967849-367J5Z56AG2MZWO7P6YU/Get+to+Know+the+Candidates+01-29-2026.jpg Events - Get to Know the Candidates 01-29-2026 Before Monroe’s primary for council and mayoral candidates, St. Paul’s held a "Get to Know the Candidates" meeting. The meeting was open to the community. We live streamed the event so anyone could watch. Our senior warden, Melinda Plue, organized the event. The moderator, Dr. Joseph Ellis of Wingate University and vestry member, asked each candidate a total of five questions. Two mayoral candidates and five city council candidates were guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1784339876163-41RBIN2XEMWGL91X1D4M/Greening+the+Church+Christmas+2025.jpg Events - Greening of the Church After the Fourth Sunday in Advent service, members traditionally stay to decorate the church for Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1784326505188-R7PBVW4CCV2JQK1MPPGG/Caroling+with+the+neighborhood+12-21-2025.png Events - Caroling in the neighborhood The evening of December 22, 2025 members from St. Paul's joined people from the community to carol on nearby Church St. and Houston St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8185773a9171350274ff22/1784326955702-YQS55ZUZ88PT4469SFI9/Blessing+of+the+Animals+10-05-2025.jpg Events - Blessing of the Animals St. Paul’s annually hosts a “Blessing of the Animals” for the Monroe community. 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