The Saint Paul's Choir sings Evensong Sunday, November 11, at 5:30 PM instead of the Celtic service. Evensong, a service of sung evening prayer, finds its roots in the Medieval English church and has become one of the most beloved liturgies of the Episcopal Church.
Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Eve service where we gather around the Lord’s Table in gratitude for God’s generous blessings to us all. The service includes joyous music, featuring members of the Saint Paul's and Canterbury Choirs, and lessons and prayers of thanks and praise. Our Thanksgiving Offering again this year will benefit the DCCM (Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries) Food Bank.
Our children will hold the "Children's Liturgy for Christmas Eve" on the last Sunday of Advent, December 23. During our 11 AM service, the children will process and place each figure and piece of our parish Nativity to help our church prepare to celebrate Christmas. Throughout Advent, the children are gathering to practice and then reflect on the sacred story […]
This celebratory service incorporates Holy Eucharist, traditional carols for the whole congregation to sing, and wonderful anthems from the Canterbury and St. Nicholas Choirs accompanied by local musicians. A nursery is available at the 4:00 p.m. service in the Children's Ministry Wing. Collect for The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day O God, you have caused […]
This celebratory service incorporates Holy Eucharist, traditional carols for the whole congregation to sing, and wonderful anthems from the Saint Paul's Choir accompanied by local musicians. The 10:00 p.m. service will be broadcast live on WGAC 580 AM and 95.1 FM. Collect for The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day O God, you have caused this holy […]
Joy to the World! Join us as we celebrate Christ's birth in the Chapel with Communion and Carols. Collect for The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day O God, you make us glad by the yearly festival of the birth of your only Son Jesus Christ: Grant that we, who joyfully receive him as our Redeemer, […]
On the First Sunday of Christmas, December 30, the Canterbury and Saint Paul's Choir will combine, along with readers from the congregation, in A Celebration of Lessons and Carols at 11:00 AM. The traditional nine lessons will be read, each followed by a carol or hymn. Join us along with your families and out-of-town guests in […]
“The Lord Almighty, grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end.” COMPLINE - closing prayers for the day Bring your mid-week evening to a prayerful close in a still, candlelit sacred space with one another and God. Compline is a much beloved, simple prayer service for the end of the day. It also may […]
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week we gather in the Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul at noon for Holy Eucharist.
The tradition of an evening celebration of the Eucharist on this day began in the early fifth century under the name "Cena Domini" ("the supper of the Lord.") "Maundy" comes from the Latin word "mandatum" ("commandment"), referring both to Christ’s words "a new commandment I give you, that you love one another as I have […]
