St Pauls on the Hill Ossining NY in Westchester

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

Bring Us Together in Peace and Love

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Advent 3A 2019 Arthur Hultgren of the Lather Seminary once said “these days we live in a world where people are divided into two categories” [those who are valued and those who are not valued] “but Advent introduces an opening to New Ways of Thinking.” And at no time is that more true than on the 3rd Sunday of Advent when we both recite the Magnificat (Mary’s Prayer) and hear today’s … [Read more...]

Who Is Our Joseph?

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Bethlehem in Germany,Glitter on the sloping roofs, Panels of nativityOpen paper scenes where doorsOpen into other scenes. Leaning from the cliff of heaven,Indicating whom he weeps for.Joseph lifts his lamp aboveThe infant, like a candle crown.Let my fingers touch the silenceWhere the infant’s father cries.Gjertrude Schnackenberg, Advent Calendar Who is our Joseph, really? He is a figure … [Read more...]

Welcome, Rev.Charles Mayer

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We held a special welcoming service for Rev. Charles Mayer on Friday, December 6th 6:00 PM at St. Paul’s. A reception followed at Trinity Church at 7:30 PM. 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 … [Read more...]

Keep a Balance

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“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise [one.]" Euripides As we enter November, Fall draws to a close. This has been a particularly busy season. The churches have (together and individually) restarted choir, reopened the Lantern shop, launched Youth Music Program, … [Read more...]

Advent 1

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December 1, 2019, Charles Mayer Listen again to these words from our epistle lesson: “Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep.  For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near” (Romans 13:11-12a). I’ve spoken before from this pulpit of the remarkable young Associate … [Read more...]

All Saints Day

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November 3, 2019 Charles D. Mayer Listen again to these words from our epistle lesson:  “I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers” (Eph. 1:16-17).  There is a lot packed into these two verses!  First, there is the simple word “saints” – in … [Read more...]