St Pauls on the Hill Ossining NY in Westchester

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

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The SPIRE Volume 65

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Number 9 September 2019 What equips us to follow Jesus’ directions, what gives us the will to seek God’s kingdom before our personal needs and desires? Relationship! Like any other meaningful endeavor our discipleship grows out of relationship, our relationship to God through the person of Jesus. Our commitment to follow Jesus’ way of generous sharing grows from our own closeness to Our … [Read more...]

4 Pentecost (Proper 9)

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July 7, 2019, Trinity Episcopal Church, Charles D. Mayer A couple of weeks ago, as we began our journey through Ordinary Time, I said that a distinct characteristic of Ordinary Time is that we are journeying with Jesus and his early followers through their experiences beforethe events of Easter and Pentecost and Ascension. So we do well to try to suspend some of what we know happens later in … [Read more...]

Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul

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June 30, 2019, Charles D. Mayer I have shared a number of times from this pulpit that while I felt called to ordained ministry quite early in my life, I was also quite resistant to the idea. It really was for me an experience of being pursued by the “hound of heaven.” For a lot of my life, my sense has been that what I was resisting most was what I pictured as the lifestyle of the clergyperson. … [Read more...]

Summer Service Schedule

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In the summer our schedule of services changes and services alternate between St. Paul's and Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Ossining. Note that services at St. Paul's are at 9:30 AM on Sundays, while Trinity's Services start at 10:00 AM. Sunday, July 7th: 10 a.m. Joint Service at Trinity. Celebrant/Preacher: The Rev. Charles Mayer. Sunday, July 14th: 9:30 a.m. Joint Service at … [Read more...]

The SPIRE Volume 65

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Number 7, 8, 9 June - August 2019 The Wonderful Pilgrimage to Ireland To read the entire Spire, including many photos from Ireland, from the Spring Youth Music Program Concert and more, click here. Below - Members of the Pilgrimage including Elaine Blair, Julie Gross, Sally Evans, Mo. Cooper Conway, Ann Edmonds, Bill Langham, Art Hightower, and Carolyn Black. … [Read more...]

2 Pentecost (Proper 7)

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June 23, 2019, Charles D. Mayer I have always found this particular Sunday in the church year to be a very interesting one.  We have just concluded the six months of the year that are devoted to festivals:  Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost.  And now we have entered the six months of Ordinary Time, devoted not to the high points of the story of Jesus and … [Read more...]

Summer Music Camp

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ST PAUL'S YOUTH MUSIC CAMP BEGINS, July 8, 2019Our program provides small group music lessons for children (between the ages of 4 and 17) in:  SINGING, KEYBOARD, DRUMS, DANCE, and GUITAR. The program serves young people from the community as a whole and does not include religious content. COST: $50 per family per week; $100 for 2 weeks. SCHEDULE: July 8 – 19, Monday-Friday, 6 PM to 8 PM. … [Read more...]

The Holy Spirit will teach you everything

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June 9, 2019, Day of Pentecost, Charles D. Mayer “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all I have said to you” (John 14:26).  In John’s Gospel, Jesus promises the Advocate – or Paraclete – to the disciples as the one who will continue to teach and guide them after Jesus returns to the Father (Jewish Annotated … [Read more...]