Archive for 2022
St. Paul’s History Project
Are you curious about the history of this Church? Who were the people who sat in the pews,what was it like when folks walked through the door, were they radically welcomed, or did theyexperience feelings of not belonging? Who were the priests and what was their leadershipstyle like and how did it influence who we […]
Continue ReadingGetting to Revisit our History
Gail Bindley-Taylor writes: Have you ever wondered whether our Church was involved in the trans-Atlantic trade in persons also known as slavery? Did members or priests in the Episcopal Church own enslaved people? How long did this last? These are just a few of the questions that a small group of parishioners have undertaken to […]
Continue ReadingLetter from Fr. Daniel 6/24/22
Dear St. Paul’s Community, With today’s action by the Supreme Court handing down a ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade, we enter an even more difficult chapter of our already divisive national life. It will affect us unevenly; those who will suffer the most under these policies will be those with the fewest resources and carrying […]
Continue ReadingJuneteenth – A Refelection
I have never celebrated Juneteenth-June 19th. Nor did I know anything about it’s history until I started reading about it and its significance as it became a federal holiday. I am originally from the Caribbean, so freedom and independence for me have meant very different things. Slavery was abolished in the British Caribbean on 1 […]
Continue ReadingR&SJ Videos
The Race & Social Justice Coalition will meet on Wednesday, June 15 via Zoom; sign on here — https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84836759576 You are invited to watch one or more of the following videos which we’ll discuss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fbQBKwdWPg For Children and Parents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5eA43fd3qI Race Matters: America in Crisis, A PBS NewsHour Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMdZOTc2a40&t=66s ECCT Poor Peoples March. Moderated by our fellow member […]
Continue ReadingOur Resurrection Mandate
In today’s Gospel of John Jesus says: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you” That is the resurrection energy in a nutshell: As me, so you. Jesus is the prototype, the mandate, for our lives. I want to talk with you about what this resurrection mandate might look like in our lives […]
Continue ReadingRegathering Update
Dear friends, Since the very beginning of this pandemic we have taken a careful approach to safety in our gatherings, and have made our decisions about COVID protocols at St. Paul’s based on the guidance of public health experts and local government requirements. Beyond those guidelines, our mandate has always been to safeguard those most […]
Continue ReadingMeet Ethan Haman
Ethan Haman from Fremont, CA, is the organist and assistant conductor at Noroton Presbyterian Church in Darien, CT, and organist at Yale University’s Marquand Chapel. He completed a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance in 2021 at the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music studying with Jon Laukvik and Craig Cramer. […]
Continue ReadingMeet Sarah Johnson
Sarah Johnson is a candidate for the degree of Doctorate of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music, where she studies with David Higgs. A native of Garland, Maine, Sarah began her organ lessons with Kevin Birch, organist and music director at Saint John’s Catholic Church in Bangor, where she was recently featured as […]
Continue ReadingMeet Josh Ehlebracht
Joshua Ehlebracht is 23 years old and pursuing a master’s degree in organ from the Yale School of Music in the studio of Prof. Martin Jean. Joshua has always had a passion for music and his previous studies include a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from the Eastman School of music studying with Professors […]
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