All Saints’ SUNDay
Sunday, November 7, at 10:00 am
The form for this service can also be found in The Book of Common Prayer, page 355. Spoken responses are in bold typeface.
Today’s mass begins with a Litany of the Saints. The People gather in the Garden for the litany before processing into the church. Those who prefer to be in the church may go there directly, and await the arrival of the procession at the church door.
A Litany of the Saints
Adapted from the Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book
Celebrant Lord, have mercy upon us.
People Christ, have mercy upon us.
Celebrant Lord, have mercy upon us.
O God the Father, creator of heaven and earth, have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us.
O God, the Holy Spirit, sanctifier of the faithful, have mercy upon us.
O Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy upon us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Michael the Archangel, pray for us.
All holy angels and archangels, pray for us.
All holy orders of blessed spirits, pray for us.
Holy Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, pray for us.
Holy Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel, pray for us.
Holy Moses, Miriam, and Aaron, pray for us.
Holy Ruth and Naomi, pray for us.
Holy David, Samuel, and Elijah, pray for us.
Holy Zechariah and Elizabeth, pray for us.
Holy Joachim and Anne, pray for us.
Holy John the Baptist, pray for us.
Holy Joseph the Stepfather of our Lord, pray for us.
All holy patriarchs, matriarchs, and prophets, pray for us.
Holy Peter, Apostle and Bishop of Rome, pray for us.
Holy Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles and our patron, pray for us.
Holy Andrew, James, and John, pray for us.
Holy Thomas, James, and Philip, pray for us.
Holy Bartholomew, Simon, and Thaddeus, pray for us.
Holy Mathias and Barnabas, pray for us.
Holy Matthew, Mark, and Luke, pray for us.
Holy Mary Magdalene, pray for us.
All apostles, disciples, and evangelists, pray for us.
Holy innocents, pray for us.
Holy Stephen, deacon and first martyr, pray for us.
Holy Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr, pray for us.
Holy Polycarp of Smyrna, bishop and martyr, pray for us.
Holy Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs of Carthage, pray for us.
Holy Alban, martyr of Britain, pray for us.
Holy Constance and the Martyrs of Memphis, pray for us.
Holy Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jonathan Daniels, martyrs of America, pray for us.
Holy Óscar Romero, martyr of El Salvador, pray for us.
All holy martyrs of our God, pray for us.
Holy Gregory and Chrysostom, pray for us.
Holy Basil and Martin, pray for us.
Holy Ambrose of Milan and Augustine of Hippo, pray for us.
Holy Columba, Aidan, Patrick, and Brigid, pray for us.
All holy teachers, confessors, and doctors, pray for us.
Holy Anthony and Benedict, pray for us.
Holy Aelred and Hilda, pray for us.
Holy Augustine of Canterbury, pray for us.
Holy Anselm and Thomas à Becket, pray for us.
Holy Francis, Clare, and Dominic, pray for us.
Holy Agatha and Lucy, pray for us.
Holy Agnes and Cecilia, pray for us.
Holy Catherine, Anastasia, and Helena, pray for us.
Holy Julian of Norwich, pray for us.
Holy Richard Hooker and Lancelot Andrewes, pray for us.
Holy Nicholas Ferrar and George Herbert, pray for us.
Holy Samuel Seabury and William White, pray for us.
Holy Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, pray for us.
Holy John Keble and Edward Pusey, pray for us.
Holy Frederick Maurice and Charles Gore, pray for us.
Holy James Huntington and Richard Benson, pray for us.
All holy bishops, priests, and deacons, pray for us.
All holy monks and hermits, pray for us.
All holy women and men, saints of God, pray for us.
From all evil and from all sin, Good Lord, deliver us.
From the crafts and assaults of the devil, Good Lord, deliver us.
From everlasting damnation, Good Lord, deliver us.
By your holy incarnation, Good Lord, deliver us.
By your holy nativity, Good Lord, deliver us.
By your baptism, fasting, and temptation, Good Lord, deliver us.
By your cross and passion, Good Lord, deliver us.
By your death and burial, Good Lord, deliver us.
By your glorious resurrection and wondrous ascension, Good Lord, deliver us.
By the outpouring of your Holy Spirit, Good Lord, deliver us.
By your coming again in glory, Good Lord, deliver us.
That there may be peace among all nations and an end to poverty, famine, and disaster, we pray to you, O Lord.
That all peoples may come to know you in the fullness of your grace, we pray to you, O Lord.
That the Church throughout the world may be renewed and strengthened for your service, we pray to you, O Lord.
For all those commended to our prayers, and those in any need or trouble, that they may be relieved and protected, we pray to you, O Lord.
The procession arrives at the church door. As the bell is rung, the People in the church may stand.
Celebrant The righteous live for evermore;
People Their reward also is with the Lord.
Celebrant Let us pray.
O God, the King of saints, we praise and glorify your holy Name for all your servants who have finished their course in your faith and fear: for the blessed Virgin Mary; for the holy patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs; and for all your other righteous servants, known to us and unknown; and we pray that, encouraged by their examples, aided by their prayers, and strengthened by their fellowship, we also may be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Word of God
Hymn 287: “For all the saints, who from their labors rest”
1. For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed.
Alleluia, alleluia!
2. Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might:
thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, the one true Light.
Alleluia, alleluia!
3. O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win, with them, the victor’s crown of gold.
Alleluia, alleluia!
4. O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Opening Acclamation
Celebrant ✠ Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Celebrant
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Gloria: “Glory to God in the highest”
The Collect of the Day
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
First Lesson: Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect.
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Psalm 24
1 The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, *
the world and all who dwell therein.
2 For it is he who founded it upon the seas *
and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.
3 ‘‘Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? *
and who can stand in his holy place?”
4 “Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, *
who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,
nor sworn by what is a fraud.
5 They shall receive a blessing from the Lord *
and a just reward from the God of their salvation."
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, *
of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
7 Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors; *
and the King of glory shall come in.
8 “Who is this King of glory?" *
“The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.”
9 Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors; *
and the King of glory shall come in.
10 “Who is he, this King of glory?" *
“The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory.”
Second Lesson: Revelation 21:1-6a
I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Hymn 656: “Blest are the pure in heart”
1. Blest are the pure in heart,
for they shall see our God;
the secret of the Lord is theirs,
their soul is Christ’s abode.
2. The Lord, who left the heavens
our life and peace to bring,
to dwell in lowliness with us,
our pattern and our King;
3. he to the lowly soul
will still himself impart
and for his dwelling and his throne
will choose the pure in heart.
4. Lord, we thy presence seek;
may ours this blessing be;
give us a pure and lowly heart,
a temple fit for thee.
The Gospel: John 11:32-44
Celebrant The ✠ Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Alleluia
The choir sings the Alleluias, then all repeat them.
The choir sings a verse, then all repeat the Alleluias.
The Sermon
After the sermon, the choir sings a sentence of Scripture in response.
The Nicene Creed Said in unison
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
✠ and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Peace
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And also with you.
The ministers and the people greet one another with a sign of peace.
The Holy Communion
The Celebrant begins the Offertory with a sentence of Scripture.
During the Offertory an anthem is sung, and the Altar is prepared with the elements of Holy Communion.
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Offertory Anthem: “Panis Angelicus” G. P. Palestrina
Panis angelicus,
Fit panis hominum;
Dat panis caelicus
Figuris terminum:
O res mirabilis!
Manducat Dominum,
Pauper, servus et humilis.
O angel bread divine,
Made bread of man today;
This bread so heavenly,
With old rites does away.
How great and wonderful!
Mankind receives the Lord,
Humble, lowly and worshipful.
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A
The people stand and the Celebrant sings
The Celebrant continues
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
A proper preface is sung.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
Sanctus: “Holy, holy, holy Lord”
The Celebrant continues
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.
He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant and People
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
The Celebrant continues
We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.
Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. ✠ Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
People and Celebrant
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. A period of silence is kept.
Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Fraction Anthem
The Celebrant sings the Antiphon, then all repeat it.
The Celebrant sings a verse, then all repeat the Antiphon.
Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God.
Spiritual Communion: Act of Reception
During Communion, you are invited to say the following prayer form for receiving Spiritual Communion. Know that the grace of God is made present in your heart, even though the Sacrament is not received with the mouth.
In union, blessed Jesus, with the faithful gathered at every altar of your Church where your blessed Body and Blood are offered this day, I long to offer you praise and thanksgiving, for creation and all the blessings of this life, for the redemption won for us by your life, death, and resurrection, for the means of grace and the hope of glory.
I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament, and, since I cannot at this time receive communion, I pray you to come into my heart. I unite myself with you and embrace you with all my heart, my soul, and my mind. Let nothing separate me from you; let me serve you in this life until, by your grace, I come to your glorious kingdom and unending peace. Amen.
Come Lord Jesus, and dwell in my heart in the fullness of your strength; be my wisdom and guide me in right pathways; conform my life and actions to the image of your holiness; and, in the power of your gracious might, rule over every hostile power that threatens or disturbs the growth of your kingdom, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Communion Anthem: “Verily, verily I say unto you” T. Tallis
Verily, verily I say unto you:
Except ye eat the flesh of the Son
of man, and drink his blood,
ye have no life in you.
Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh
my blood, hath eternal life;
and I will raise him up at the last day.
For my flesh is meat indeed,
and my blood is drink indeed.
He that eateth my flesh,
and drinketh my blood,
dwelleth in me, and I in him.
Hymn 594: “God of grace and God of glory”
1. God of grace and God of glory,
on thy people pour thy power;
crown thine ancient Church’s story;
bring her bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
for the facing of this hour.
2. Lo! the hosts of evil round us
scorn thy Christ, assail his ways!
From the fears that long have bound us
free our hearts to faith and praise:
grant us wisdom, grant us courage
for the living of these days.
3. Cure thy children’s warring madness,
bend our pride to thy control;
shame our wanton, selfish gladness,
rich in things and poor in soul.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal.
4. Save us from weak resignation
to the evils we deplore;
let the gift of thy salvation
be our glory evermore.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
serving thee whom we adore.
After Communion, the Celebrant says
Let us pray.
Celebrant and People
Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Welcome & Announcements
Blessing & Dismissal
The Celebrant blesses the people and dismisses them.
The people respond Thanks be to God.
Postlude: “Holy, Holy, Holy” Jeffrey Blersch
Service Participants
Celebrant & Preacher: The Rev. Daniel T. Moore
Organist: W. Edward McCall
Eucharistic Minister: John Black
Acolyte: Emma Ward
Lector: Trudie Benton
Ushers: John Fraser, Maureen McGraw
Altar: Jacky Grande, Jean Rollo
Flowers: Susan Roberts
A/V: Blaine Masters
Choir: George Achilles, Trudie Benton, Wendy Brumbaugh, Carol Fox, Melanie Moyer, Shelley Reed, Robert Risch, Mike Roberts, Sue Roberts, Caitlin Stein, Marian Wentworth
Online giving is available through Realm E-Giving and PayPal. We thank you for your generous giving to St. Paul’s.
A Litany for All Saints’ Day
Today’s celebration of All Saints’ begins with a litany and procession into the church. This litany is adapted from the traditional Litany of the Saints, with additional Anglican and Episcopal worthies, as found in the Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book.
Financial Presentation
Please join us on Sunday, November 7 at 9am in the Parish Hall for a financial presentation sponsored by the Stewardship Committee. There will be a question and answer period following the presentation.
Stewardship Sunday: November 14
Next Sunday, November 14 you are invited to bring your pledges in support of St. Paul’s for this upcoming year. A basket will be placed by the font to receive pledges (if you need a pledge card, please see an usher). Following each mass, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will offer a light breakfast of coffee/tea/hot chocolate and individually wrapped donut holes. Please join us on this special day for fellowship, fun, and great food!
SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Our next meeting is at 7:30 PM on November 9th, the usual 2nd Tuesday of every month. Join us on Zoom (login credentials can be found in the most recent Weekly E-Notes email). Contact chair Jim Massey with any questions. All are welcome!
Little Free Pantry
The Outreach Committee is sponsoring a new service to the needy of the community. Watch for the Little Free Pantry that will be located on Oakland Ave. in front of the church.
The Little Free Pantry, which has the same concept as the Little Free Libraries, will be stocked with non-perishable goods...canned food, hygiene products etc. The motto is “Take what you need, leave what you can.”
Additional details will be available in the very near future!! Questions? Contact Mary Lou Parry using the church directory.
NEW CONFIRMATION & RECEPTION COURSE
A new course is starting up for adults and youth (ages 14 and older) who are interested in being Confirmed or Received into The Episcopal Church. This course will take place in-person throughout the fall, winter, and spring. Masks will be required for all attendees when meeting indoors, and we will plan to meet in the Parish Hall so that we can spread out as needed. Depending on the weather conditions, outdoors sessions may be a possibility. For more details about this course, please contact Fr. Daniel Moore.
Blue Jean Drive
On behalf of the Archdeacons and Deacons of the Dioceses of Pennsylvania, I would like to thank the St. Paul’s family for donating a total of 145 pairs of “blue” jeans to those struggling with housing insecurity in the greater Philadelphia area. As a Diocese we were able to collect over 2,300 pairs of jeans as part of the annual convention outreach project. The Diocese has partnered with Project Home to take advantage of their 21 distribution points throughout the Philadelphia area. This is in addition to donations to various other smaller clothes closets supported by deacons and parishes throughout the Dioceses. Thank you for your continued support of both St. Paul’s and the Dioceses of Pennsylvania! Jim Massey
Thanksgiving Gift Card Collection
Dear St. Paul’s members, The Outreach Committee is collecting supermarket or Visa and MasterCard cards for Thanksgiving for families in need at Doyle Elementary School. Please make the cards $25 or $50 so they can give them to families to buy what they need. Please leave them in the church office or with Mary Smith at church between services. Questions? Contact Mary Smith using the church directory.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY DEVOTIONALS FOR NOVEMBER-JANUARY
Forward Movement is a ministry of The Episcopal Church dedicated to forming adult Episcopalians in the faith. Forward Day by Day is one of its publications: a devotional booklet with brief meditations on a passage of Scripture appointed for each day. Paper copies for the three-month period of November-January are now available. To request one by mail, please email the parish administrator, Angela Stoots. You can also read these daily meditations online on the Forward Movement website.
Seamen’s Church Institute
Seafarers on cargo ships suffered terribly during the pandemic, many isolated on board their vessels for months at a time and unable to leave for home at the end of their contracts. Please help us thank them for bringing us goods and produce from all over the world by helping to fill ditty bags full of gifts for the holiday season. Suggestions and ideas for donation are:
· Hats and scarves
· Work socks and gloves
· Hygiene products such as razors, shaving cream, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, etc.
· Gum, candy,
· Writing paper and pens
· Monetary donations are also very much appreciated.
A collection box will be available in the coat closet at church until Nov. 14th. Thank you for your support and generosity. Questions? Contact Mary Lou Parry using the church directory.
CARING FOR FRIENDS
Caring for Friends has resumed our meal packing at the church. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, November 20 from 9:30-11:30am. We are asking for anyone who would like to cook at home to bring the food to church on the 20th to pack. Please include a list of ingredients for all meals. For everyone attending we will be social distancing and wearing masks. Casseroles with a protein source, meats like meatloaf, chicken, beef, turkey breasts with a side of rice or potatoes are some other ideas. Donations of canned goods are appreciated, especially fruits and vegetables. Hope you can make it on the 20th.
For questions, please contact George Wiemann, Mary Smith, or Myra Parker using the church directory.
Christmas in Doylestown
Continues this year
as an Outdoor Lights Tour December 10-19th from 5 to 9 pm
Last year’s Christmas in Doylestown Re-Imagined House Tour was a great success. This year, due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, we are preparing for a similar safe and free holiday experience. Save some time in mid-December to stroll or drive through Doylestown for a special display of exterior lights and decorations created just for this event! Online voting will determine the winners. The success of this event will depend on borough residents willing to decorate the exteriors of their own homes and entering our competition. Registration details will be posted shortly.
Christmas Wreaths
House Tour Decorators will once again
turn their talents to decorating wreaths for the parish.
Pre-Order & Pre-Pay for your wreath by November 21
for pick up on Sunday December 5th.
Wreath order form is available here.
For questions, please contact Jean Rollo using the church directory.
CHRISTMAS COOKIES
We are baking cookies for parishioners only. Pre-Order & Pre-Pay
for your cookies in November for pick up on Sunday December 12th.
$25 per 1-pound box containing an assortment of approximately
60 cookies (9 varieties). Orders will be taken until we sell out.
Cookie order form is available here.
For questions, please contact Kay Johnson using the church directory.
CHRISTMAS ATTIC
The Christmas Attic is on pause this year. We continue to accept donations from parishioners.
Questions? Please contact Kay Johnson using the church directory.
Auditions for Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s Messiah and The Gondoliers
Auditions for Messiah soloists will be Sunday, November 7 from 2 to 5pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 84 East Oakland Avenue, Doylestown, PA, in the Choir Room. The entrance to the Choir Room is on Pine Street. Messiah Performance date is Dec. 18 at 2pm and/or 7:30pm. Call Lee at 267 205 0174 to set up an audition time.
Auditions for The Gondoliers Leads and Chorus will run concurrently with Messiah auditions on Sunday, November 7 from 2 to 5 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 84 East Oakland Avenue, Doylestown, PA, in the Choir Room. The entrance to the Choir Room is on Pine Street. We are in particular need of tenors, basses & altos for the chorus, who enjoy choral singing and can learn simple, youthful dances. Rehearsals will be Wed. and Sun. evenings starting in March 2022 (with time off for holidays). Performances will be Father’s Day weekend, June 2022 at Delaware Valley University. Call Lee Milhous at 267-205-0174 to set up an audition time. Once you schedule a time, we can supply the songs and dialogue that Gondolier leads will audition with.
ALTAR FLOWERS
Today’s flowers are given by Michelle and Don Morel to the glory of God, in loving memory of their father Donald E. Morel, MD.
