Visiting St. Paul’s?

Saint Paul’s aims to welcome visitors of all backgrounds, whether they are Episcopalians or not. Christians from many different denominations regularly join us for worship, and we welcome seekers and everyone who wishes to know more about the God of the Bible we honor in our weekly services. We believe the gospel of Jesus Christ is to be proclaimed to the whole world, so we are especially excited when anybody walks through our doors to join us for service.

Visitors will receive a printed program with simple directions for the order of worship to help them follow the different parts of the service. Because Saint Paul’s is a liturgical Protestant church, the congregation is highly involved participating in the different elements of the service for prayers, Scripture lessons, responsive readings, and moving around for the giving of peace and receiving communion at the altar. The priest does not run the service like a spectator driven show before an audience; rather, everyone in the church is dynamically involved praising God.

We do not use projectors and screens for the congregation to watch. Instead, we look at hymnals and beautiful stained glass windows adorning our walls. Our call to worship is the ringing of a real bell that resounds through the whole community to the delight of everyone in town.

A major portion of our formal worship service is the weekly celebration of holy communion (also called the “Eucharist”). Any baptized Christian may come forward to receive communion regardless of what denomination they are from. Confirmation is not required to receive the Eucharist. If you wish to receive baptism, please let the priest know, and he will be happy to assist with administering the sacrament.