“There is one Body and one Spirit;
there is one hope in God’s call to us;
one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism;
one God and Father of all.”
from the service of Holy Baptism

ABOUT OUR WORSHIP

For nearly two thousand years, followers of Jesus have gathered together listening to stories of brave and troubled kings, foolish men, and the lessons they learned. They chanted Psalms created centuries before and broke bread.

​St. Paul's gathers on Sunday during which we worship and praise the Lord.

• Holy Eucharist (Communion) is the norm. We are incredibly blessed to currently have Julie Beitelschees, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) as our priest-in-charge. Having a Lutheran pastor maintains our recent history of leveraging the partnership between the ELCA and Episcopal Church that provides for a sharing of clergy resources. A side benefit is that we have access to programs and resources from both denominations.  

Common service elements regardless of the type of service:

• The Collect of the Day (always beautifully written and inspiring)
• First Lesson - from the Old Testament
• Second Lesson - usually an Epistle
• The Gospel Lesson
• The Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed
• Prayers of the People
• The Peace

The above elements, as well as Holy Eucharist and Morning Prayer, are drawn from The Book of Common Prayer, acclaimed as "one of the major works of English Literature" for its history and beautiful language. The Book of Common Prayer simply gives a familiar structure to the service while providing different variations that can be utilized from week to week. 

  On May 18, 2022, members of St. Paul's rang the bell from 5-6p to ​remember the
​1 million people that have died of COVID during this pandemic. What a crew who braved the rain!