St Pauls on the Hill Ossining NY in Westchester

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

A Response to the President’s use of St. John’s

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The bishops of New York write in support of the Right Reverend Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington,and the Most Reverend Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop, in their outrage at the President’s use of Saint John’s Lafayette Square June 2, 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters, We write to express our love and support of the Right Reverend Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington, and the Most … [Read more...]

Pentecost, Sunday May 31, 2020

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The Rev. J. Cooper Conway, the Day of Pentecost, Morning Prayer, SUNDAY, May 31, 2020, with music by Christopher Fasulo and Sally Evans; From Mo. Cooper's sermon responding to the killing of George Floyd by police: "I know what the world has done to my brother and how narrowly he has survived it and I know, which is much worse, and this is the crime of which I accuse my country and my … [Read more...]

Upcoming Services During Covid 19

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Sunday Services will be available live on our Facebook page at the times posted below. They may also be viewed at any time after they occur on our Facebook page. Just click the link below.  You do not have to be a Facebook member. Previous services, including weekday Compline services, may be viewed on our website under the Worship tab - Virtual Church Services. … [Read more...]

Suspension of Public Worship Extended to July 1

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May 1, 2020: The Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, Bishop of New York, today announced the continued suspension of public worship in the Diocese of New York until July 1, 2020. In an email sent this morning to the clergy of the diocese, he wrote as follows: “In March, when I suspended public worship in the Diocese of New York until May 17, I followed the CDC guidelines which asked that we avoid … [Read more...]

Monday Update 4/21

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At our Zoom coffee hour this week, we learned that the lack of food is a severe and growing problem in Ossining and the greater Westchester area.  Thousands of people are out of work and left with no resources. After some discussion, we thought that those of us fortunate enough to have some discretionary funds or, perhaps, the expectation of a COVID-19 check from the U.S. government, might like … [Read more...]

Is God’s Own Creation beyond Capacity?

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As I began to think about this week’s sermon – against the backdrop of the Corona Virus pandemic, and my own family’s experience of voluntary self-quarantine – I found that my thoughts turned to childhood memories of time spent in the outdoors.  The memories were primarily of two important summer places.  The first was the state park just a short bicycle ride from my boyhood home.  … [Read more...]

What We Are Doing

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Today, March 27, I want to bring you up to speed on some of the latest news from the Diocese.  1.) Clergy have been warned away from home visits.  The purpose is to prevent the spread of the virus (especially among our home-bound.). This is something we have been doing for 10 days, so no big change there.  2.)  Since you, the people of the church, are removed from our … [Read more...]