Upcoming Events

JUNE​​

• Tuesday, June 17: Cleaning up the Cottage Garden
  Meet at 3 p.m. at the Cottage on Church Lane to help weed and clean up the garden beds and get the property ready for a renter. 
  
  
• Tuesday, June 17: Vestry Meeting
  Vestry meets at 5:30 p.m. in the Belden Room at the Parish Hall.
  
  
• Friday, June 27: 14 Gold Street Series -- Jonathan Blunk
  North Kingstown Free Library
  At 5:30 p.m., Jonathan Blunk will read from a recent essay on James Wright, Walt Whitman, and Federico García Lorca. He will also discuss his James Wright biography, James Wright: A Life in Poetry, which will be available for sale and signing after the reading.​

JULY

• Friday, July 11: Art Festival Dinner
  ​St. Paul's Parish House
  Usher in the Wickford Art Festival weekend with a simple meal alongside parishioners and artists.
  
  
• Saturday, July 12: Loaves and Fishes
  Delivery truck leaves the St. Paul's Parish Hall at 11 a.m. for distribution to those in need in Woonsocket.
  
  
• Sunday, July 27: Confirmation Service
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  The Rt. Reverend W. Nicholas Knisely will join St. Paul's to celebrate the Confirmation Class of 2025 during the 9 a.m. service.

The Annual Calendar

year-round: 14 gold street series

January, February, June-November
Roughly 10 times a year, St. Paul's and the North Kingstown Free Library team up to celebrate great authors and highlight the town's rich arts and culture community. Readings are usually held at the library on Friday evenings at 5:30 p.m., and may include light refreshments at the rectory.

Current line-up:

• June 27: Jonathan Blunk
  
• August 8: David Yezzi
• September 12: Rowan Ricardo Phillips
• October 31: Tom Lynch
  
• November 14: Sophie Cabot Black and Pádraig Ó Tuama
• December 5: Moira Egan
  
• January 30, 2026: Dante Micheaux
• February 13, 2026: Jane Hamilton

march: the passion

A dramatic reading of the Passion narrative on Palm Sunday, staged by Terry Shea and Laura Ash of the West Bay Community Theater.

april: easter

After Easter Sunday service, the St. Paul's community gathers on the rectory lawn for an Easter Egg hunt, coffee, and the annual planting of a prayer tree.

NOVEMBER: jingle jangle jamboree

Featuring music from the St. Paul’s Choral Scholars and a surprise visit from Santa Claus, this event offers holiday shopping, lessons in letterpress printing, and the opportunity to learn about church activities and ministries.

december: christmas pantomime

Complete with creative costumes, live animals, angels, a cranky innkeeper, and the Holy Spirit on a zip line, St. Paul's celebrates Christmas with a British-inspired pantomime.