Christmas at St. Paul’s – Pray & Prepare

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Prepare

Online Advent Calendar  ~  throughout Advent

Reflect day by day with parishioner-selected meditations. Each morning a new window is revealed! Bookmark this link for daily use during Advent.

To avoid confusion – remember the numbers on the Advent calendar correspond with the day of Advent, not the days of December!

Advent Retreat  ~  December 4, 9:30 – 11:30 –  onsite and online

Explore the richness of the Advent season with guided prayer, group reflection, and solo time in nature, in the context of a simple Eucharist. Meeting in the St. Hilda Room and church grounds. In-person attendance is NOT limited, but please sign up with this link to help with planning. Use the button below to join by Zoom.

Gather

Small Joys Art Show  ~  Opens December 2, 6 pm

A fabulous display of cash-and-carry artwork, featuring artists from St. Paul’s. Gallery hours are listed on the St. Paul’s events calendar.

Music & Merriment  ~ Friday, December 3, 6:30 pm

Tagged to the lighting of the Christmas tree on the Green – come to enjoy some festive organ music, hot cider and a bonfire on the steps of the church as we welcome the neighborhood through our open doors.

Pray

Weekday Daily Prayer  ~  throughout Advent

Join for prayer and meditation on Facebook or Zoom each weekday (see events calendar for schedule).

Give

Support Laundry Love

Offer hope and community with your gift of time or money to one of our partner ministries. Speak to Marsha Dunn or find more information here.

Worship

Compline By Candlelight  ~  Sundays, 9 pm  –  onsite and online

End and begin the week immersed in the beautifully chanted prayers of the church.

Advent Lessons & Carols  ~ December 12, 5 pm –  onsite and online

Readings, carols, and anthems expressing the wonder and hope of Advent

Light in the Darkness  ~ December 19, 5 pm–  onsite and online

A service of prayer and healing for those struggling at this time of year.

Christmas Eve  ~  December 24

3 pm       Children and Families celebration

6 pm       Festive Eucharist with Choristers   –  5:45pm Choral Prelude –  onsite and online

10 pm     Festive Eucharist with Adult Choir  –  9:30pm Choral Prelude –  onsite and online

Christmas Day  ~  December 25, 11 am

Traditional festive liturgy of lessons, carols, and Holy Eucharist

Christmas Lessons & Carols  ~  December 26, 11 am –  onsite and online

Readings and carols of comfort and joy, with Holy Eucharist

Reflect

Burning Bowl  ~ December 31, 6 pm

A popular year-end ritual to let go and carry forward what we need.

All online worship can be accessed on Facebook – No account necessary, just use the button below:

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