Worship

A Typical Sunday:
8:30 or 10:30 AM Holy Eucharist

Entering The Church

Pick up a paper bulletin on the table or from the usher.

Our Worship

Encounter the Living God through the prayers. The service includes singing hymns, hearing or reading prayers from the Episcopal Book of Common prayer, readings from the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, a sermon, reaffirming the Nicene Creed, and end with Holy Communion. We carry the cross down the aisle to the front of the church reminding us that we are on a journey, leaving the world behind and moving toward communion with God . All baptized persons from any church are welcomed to receive the bread and the wine of communion.

Bringing Children

Children of all ages are welcomed to join in worship.

No stress parents because lively children remind us of our growth as a congregation.

A Children's sermon before the sermon takes place most weeks.

For younger children and infants we have child care provided from 8:00AM-Noon while parents are attending the service.

Children's Church for ages 4-10, at the 10:30AM service are dismissed after the Children's Sermon and brought back before communion.

Holy Eucharist

The principal worship service in the Episcopal Church is called the Holy Eucharist, which has two parts: the Word of God (Bible Readings, Sermon, Creed and Prayers) and Holy Communion (eating and drinking the holy bread and wine).

According to the Book of Common Prayer, the Eucharist is "the sacrament commanded by Christ for the continual remembrance of his life, death, and resurrection, until his coming again."

These are the gifts of God for the People of God—and Christ invites everyone to be known and fed here.

All are welcome to the table for Holy Communion! At Baptism, we are initiated as full members of the Body of Christ and can and should partake in the bread and wine of the Eucharist.

If you have not been baptized, simply place your arms over your chest at the Communion rail to receive a blessing—and let the priest know if you would like to be baptized.

The Episcopal Church as a whole has a great respect for traditional music and practices. The Episcopal Church service usually has lots of church calisthenics (kneeling, sitting, standing, etc.)

Don't worry if you don't know what to do. Do what you are comfortable with. We utilize our whole body in worship. There are times to stand and listen to music, to kneel in prayers asking for God's forgiveness, and to sit and listen to the Word of God in both the scripture and the sermon.

There are also times in the service when you will see people cross themselves, some people genuflect or bow when entering or leaving a row of pews, some people prefer to kneel during a prayer while others stand.