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Advent and Christmas at St. Paul’s

Please join us at our Advent and Christmas services! Friends, family, newcomers, visitors, and neighbors are all warmly welcome, either in the sanctuary or livestreamed from home.

Throughout the season of Advent, we invite you to participate in our Advent Giving Tree, providing financial support for missions and ministries both local and around the world.

Sunday, December 1: First Sunday of Advent
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist in person and live-streamed on YouTube.

Saturday, December 7: Advent Fair
Our annual parish holiday fair from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Come shop for your favorites: gorgeous gift baskets, handmade crafts, country kitchen goodies, a raffle, silent auction, and more!

Sunday, December 8: Second Sunday of Advent / Bishop Gallagher Visitation
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Episcopal Visitation with The Rt. Rev. Carol Joy W. T. Gallagher, in person and live-streamed on YouTube. Pageant rehearsal during the service for children and youth.

Sunday, December 15: Third Sunday of Advent / Pageant
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and annual Christmas Pageant in person and live-streamed on YouTube. 

Sunday, December 22: Fourth Sunday of Advent / Lessons & Carols Service / Caroling
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist in person and live-streamed on YouTube, featuring Advent Lessons & Carols. A festive and reflective service featuring string quartet, adult & youth choirs, & nine Biblical and other readings about Advent! 

4:00 p.m. All-Parish Caroling! Meet at church and travel to sing for parishioners at Carleton Willard and elsewhere.

Tuesday, December 24: Christmas Eve
4:00 p.m. Family Service of Holy Eucharist with Youth Choir and Carols 
A festive communion service for all ages, similar to our Sunday morning format, with familiar carols led by our Youth Choir, a Christmas sermon by Rev. Chris, Holy Communion, and candlelit signing of “Silent Night.” This service is expected to last one hour and will be live-streamed.

9:00 p.m. Festival Service of Holy Eucharist with Adult Choir and Carols
A nighttime service featuring carol singing led by our adult choir, Christmas sermon from Rev. Chris, and candlelit singing of “Silent Night.” A musical prelude with organ and strings will precede this service, beginning around 8:45 p.m. for those who arrive a little early.  This service is expected to last an hour. 

Wednesday, December 25: Holy Eucharist for Christmas Day with Carols
10:00 a.m. Join Rev. Thea for a fun and joyful Christmas Day Eucharist. 

Sunday, December 29: Christmas 1
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist in person and live-streamed on YouTube. 

 
Outreach

The Outreach Committee coordinates congregational activities such as regular mission trips and Bread for the World’s annual Offering of Letters. In addition, we participate locally in the Bedford Community Table and Food Pantry, the Diocese’s B-SAFE summer youth program, several knitting ministries (including Project Linus), and other local activities.

Worship & Music

Worship is the centerpiece of our life together in Christ. Our adult choir sings at every Sunday service. We rehearse at 7:00pm on Thursday evenings and 9:00am on Sunday mornings, before church. The children’s choir sings approximately once a month, on Family Sundays, and rehearses Sundays after church.

Education

At St. Paul’s we believe that we are all continually striving to understand our relationship with God more fully. Children’s education on Sundays uses the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for preschoolers and a Kairos model for elementary ages. High school and middle school youth groups meet monthly. Adult education takes place through study groups and learning forums.

Fellowship

St. Paul’s is a family of God, and as a family, we enjoy being together, sharing our time, our interests, and our faith. We share food and fellowship at weekly and annual events throughout the year. We also provide meals, rides, prayers, and other support for our members in times of need through our Inreach Committee.

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