St. Paul's Episcopal Church
220 Valley Street
Willimantic CT 06226
Rev. Jaci Sheldon, Priest-in-charge
What's Happening at St. Paul's
Weekly
Schedule:
Every
Sunday: Holy Eucharist or Morning Prayer at
9am followed by a coffee hour.
Every
Wednesday: Community Service 12:30 to 1:30.
Spiritual refreshment, relaxation, and renewal
– an ecumenical service.
Office
Hours: Rev. Sheldon – every Wednesday 10:00-5:00
p.m. (Office open Tue & Fri 9:30-1pm, Wed
9:30-3pm)
Monthly
Schedule:
1st
Sunday of the month: Community
breakfast after service
by the Men’s Group.
2nd Sunday: Worship Committee meets
after service
3rd Wednesday: 7pm benifit concert for the Soup Kitchen
3rd
and 5th Sundays: Make and
distribute sandwiches for the soup kitchen
4th
Sunday: Vestry meets after
service
5th Sunday: Morning Prayer service
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Welcome to St. Paul's website. Make
yourself at home, poke around the site - you'll find out a lot about us,
where we've been, and where we hope to go.
If you're in the neighborhood come
visit us, join us for a service, a meal, either or both. You'll find us at
a little stone church on Valley Street. It's in Willimantic, a
Connecticut mill town.
Our church has served all kinds of
different people through the years. The Willi Food Co-op started in our basement. About a quarter century ago we founded the Covenant Soup Kitchen
- and supported it until it could become independent. The soup kitchen
is now at 100,000+ meals/year - and strong enough to take over
ownership of the church property. Much more recently, St. Paul's
founded the beginnings of an orphanage in Kakata, Liberia.
On Wednesday October 28 we started a series of noon hour
services designed to bring God's love, peace, joy, healing - Ubuntu -
to the whole Willimantic community. More details at the in Willimantic page.
Is there something missing in your
life, a need for spirituality, a safe place to be yourself? Perhaps
you just want to connect with some different people. Drop in, you'll
be welcome - and you just might find what you're looking for!
To find out more about what's been happening with our church, check out our blogs, and for some of the nitty gritty details see the Parish notes page. |
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Special dates
2/17: A desert journey thru Lent starts at 12:30 with Ash Wednesday and the imposition of ashes
2/21: Community Conversations with Deacon Ellen begin and then continue on 3rd Sundays
3/28: Palm Sunday service starts Holy Week
4/1: Maundy Thursday service at 5pm, Foot washing and Holy Eucharist
4/2: Good Friday service at noon, followed by Guided meditations until 3pm
4/4: Easter Sunday
4/25: Inquirers Classes to prepare for confirmation, reception, renewal of baptismal vows begin after worship for 5 Sundays
5/23: Pentecost celebration
6/12: confirmation, reception, renewal of baptismal vows
6/13: Bishop Aherns visits
Our Mission: to nurture
and inspire the worshiping family of individuals who have chosen to
share their unique responses to God's word, to carry the message of
Christ, and to minister to all.
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