St Pauls on the Hill Ossining NY in Westchester

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

The Rabbi and the Magi

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The Rev. Dr. Charles D. Mayer The Epiphany of the Lord January 9, 2022 Good morning, and Happy New Year! As I thought of wishing you a Happy New Year from the pulpit this morning, it occurred to me that our scripture readings for this great feast of Epiphany, at the beginning of the new year, announce emphatically not a new year, but a new era of God’s journey with humanity. In a … [Read more...]

Link to Livestream Sunday Service

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Here are the links to today’s livestream of our service of Holy Eucharist, celebrated at our Trinity campus and our St. Paul's Campus at 10:30 AM, on alternating weeks. (For the near future, there will be no in-person congregation.) We will begin the live stream at 10:25 AM on the Trinity or St. Paul's Facebook page and on our YouTube channel. Here are the links: St. Paul's … [Read more...]

Search Committee

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Our committee continues to meet every Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall at the St. Paul’s Campus. We have bonded around our shared goal of efficiently and effectively finding a new priest for Grace Church.  Our current task is producing an appealing and honest written representation of Grace that shares our history, our current circumstances, and our hopes for our future. The Church Profile … [Read more...]

Christmas Eve Sermon

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December 24, 2021 Christmas Eve Grace Episcopal Church, Ossining Charles D. Mayer “So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.  When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.  But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them … [Read more...]

Christmas Services

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Christmas Eve Because of the spiking of COVID cases, we have reluctantly canceled the 5:00 PM Family Service at our St. Paul’s campus. The only in-person service for Christmas will be the First Mass of Christmas, held at our Trinity campus at 11:00 PM. Masks, social distancing, signing in, and attestation of vaccination and/or a negative COVID test are still required--and we will be ensuring air … [Read more...]

We Are John the Baptizer, 12/5/21, Advent 2

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Charles D. Mayer There is starting to be a different way of thinking about the pandemic, at least in my observation.  It is very difficult to say out loud, but it is very important to do so, because I have heard it expressed enough in recent days to think that many of us may be carrying it unconsciously.  It is certainly influenced by the appearance of the Omicron … [Read more...]