Worship

Sundays

8:00 am, Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:30 am, Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Adult and children's choirs provide musical leadership for the 10:30 a.m. service. Children ages 3-6 begin worship with their families in church, and may leave at the sequence hymn for Children's Liturgy in the Chapel. They return at the peace. Parents whose children are in the nursery for the early part of the service often leave after at the peace and bring their children into church for the Great Thanksgiving. Children are always welcome in church for the entire service.

Weekdays

Holy Eucharist is celebrated in the chapel on Wednesdays at 5:30pm.

There are special services on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday.

The Young Child in the Pew

Adults sometimes wonder why we bring small children into the church. Having them there is rather like having them eat at the supper table even though their manners are not elegant. They wiggle, poke and swing their legs simply because they are children; they also sing, pray and give with us. We do not want our children to be disruptive or hamper the church's worship; but on the other hand, we must remember that baptized children are members of the Body of Christ--the Church--and children should be among the worshipping people. They must participate in their own way, for they cannot participate as adults. They are growing in understanding and learning to take their place in the church family. Human beings, both large and small, attain meaning only after they have experiences to interpret.

We as adults can accept and perhaps even value the children's restlessness during worship, but they are learning:

  • that it is important to come to this place on Sunday;
  • that the sights, sounds and feelings of the church are good, though they aren't always understandable;
  • that something is expected of them in this place; and
  • that they respond with song and prayer and offering.