Visitor's Guide
The congregation of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church welcomes visitors to every worship service. We hope this visitor's guide will be of help to you.
When you worship with us, we ask that you complete the visitor's card in the pew and place it in the offering plate. After each 10:00 a. m. Sunday service, we offer coffee and fellowship in the Parish Hall. We hope that you will join us there.
How can I participate in the service?
On Sundays, you may pick up a Parish Bulletin, which outlines the
congregation's part of the liturgy and the hymn numbers from the
hymnal, as well as the scripture readings in the inserted
bulletin. We customarily stand when we sing, sit to hear lessons, sermons,
or announcements, and stand or kneel when we pray. We follow the liturgy
in the order of service in the prayer book and participate audibly in
the people's responses, including the "Amen" at the end of each prayer.
Members of the congregation will be glad to help you find the place, and
you may stand, sit and kneel with the congregation as you feel comfortable.
May I take Communion?
People who have been baptized with water in the name of the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit, and who receive Communion in their own church are
welcome to take Communion at St. Paul's. Our custom is to come to the
altar rail, kneel, and receive the Communion Bread in our open hands.
After consuming the Bread, we receive the Cup, guiding it to our lips for
a small taste of Wine. Alternatively, people who do not wish to sip from the Cup may
receive intinction, in which the Bread is dipped in the Wine before being
eaten. Children receive Communion at St. Paul's at about
age 6 or 7, but younger visitors who take Communion in their home church
are welcome to receive it here. Children who do not receive Communion are
encouraged to accompany their parents to the altar rail, put their hands
together, and receive a prayer of blessing. For those celebrants
who cannot come to the altar, notify the usher and the priest will deliver
the Sacraments to you.
For more information, please contact the parish office at 724-4771.
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