St Pauls on the Hill Ossining NY in Westchester

Episcopal Church in the Anglican Communion located in Ossining NY in Westchester County

St. Paul’s-on-the-Hill Episcopal Church, Ossining, NY

"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!"

WELCOME TO ST. PAUL'S-ON-THE-HILL

St. Paul's is an Episcopal (Christian) Church on Torbank Hill.

Although our church is more than 180 year's old, it is a very contemporary place. We have teachers, business folks, security personnel, nurses, chefs, lawyers, firefighters, costume designers and retirees (among others).

We like a casual service with singable music and we love children. Every Sunday we gather to enjoy conversation and coffee after our service in our sunny & open parish hall.

If you find yourself in the neighborhood (Westchester County, NY) some Sunday, please drop by.

THE BEAUTY OF ST. PAUL'S MAY SURPRISE YOU.

St. Paul's-on-the-Hill  is a member of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Welcome, Rev.Charles Mayer

As of December 6th, it became official! Our beloved supply priest, the Rev. Dr. Charles Mayer, signed his contract for quarter time work with us here at the Sister Parishes.

As we all have learned, he brings unusual talent to this work. “Charlie” offers insight, guidance, and an ever-listening ear. He will be covering for Rev. Cooper Conway one Sunday each month and also coming into the parishes one day each week (divided evenly between the two.) His title is Assisting Priest and his weekly duties will be largely centered on pastoral visitations.

As we get closer to 2020, a rough calendar of his coverage will be published… (Click title to read the full announcement.)

The SPIRE

The SPIRE, Volume 65, Number 12, December 2018
(Click title to read the Spire.)

More News from St. Paul's

Christmas Services 2019

*ADVENT IV – Dec. 22, 9:30 AM: Advent Readings and Christmas Music.
*CHRISTMAS EVE
5:00 PM: Family and Children’s Candlelight Service with decorating of the creche. Birthday cake following service.
10:30 PM: Candlelight Festal Eucharist, hymns on hammered dulcimer.
*CHRISTMAS DAY: 9:30 AM – Eucharist at St. Paul’s. Hymns on hammered dulcimer.

Bible Study

Bible Study will resume on Sunday, Nov. 24th after church in the Parish hall (grab your coffee & join the conversation).

This Month’s Thoughts by Rev. J. Cooper Conway

Who Is Our Joseph?

Bethlehem in Germany,
Glitter on the sloping roofs,

Panels of nativity
Open paper scenes where doors
Open into other scenes.

Leaning from the cliff of heaven,
Indicating whom he weeps for.
Joseph lifts his lamp above
The infant, like a candle crown.
Let my fingers touch the silence
Where the infant’s father cries.
…Gjertrude Schnackenberg, Advent Calendar

Who is our Joseph, really? He is a figure familiar to us in crêche scenes and Advent calendars…but what do we really know about him?

Well, in Matthew’s Gospel, we are told that Joseph, the carpenter, is a descendent of King David and also of the great priest Zadok. He is betrothed to Mary and when he learns of her pregnancy he thinks “to divorce her quietly.” But shortly after this, we discover what really makes Joseph tick: he is a dreamer. Having decided to put Mary aside, he hears from God in a dream that the child is “of the Holy Spirit” and that he, Joseph, is to care for him and even to name Mary’s child. And that is what Joseph does. He cares for the Mary and Jesus. He names the child. And he follows two more dreams, one that leads the family to Bethlehem and another that leads them back…
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