St Paul's Lansdowne

12/06/2021

Take a listen to this lovely Christmas tune sung by a local artist, Mara Levine . . . "Straw Against The Chill" written by Bob Franke, this beautiful, moving nativity story unfolds with powerful imagery and lush angelic harmonies that will put you in a mindful Advent mood...

Mara Levine's beautiful cover of Bob Franke’s moving song about the nativity “Straw Against the Chill ”featuring Joe Jencks, Bob Harris and Chad Hammer The ...

01/19/2021

Our bells tolled this evening in memory of American lives lost to the Coronavirus as part of a national moment of unity and remembrance.

03/14/2020

An Update for Sunday, March 15

(1) We will be open for our usual 10 a.m. service. The Rev. Nancy Haigh Ross will preside, and deliver the Word.

(2) Communion will be celebrated -- but only the bread (host) will be distributed.

(3) Remember: Stay home, if you --

a. Feel sick or have a fever or cough.

b. Have traveled outside of the US in the last 21 days.

c. Have been in close physical contact with someone who has traveled to any area that has experienced a COVID-19 outbreak.

Visit us again for further updates!

The image below is "Christ the Ruler of the World" by El Greco, from the National Museum of Scotland. I am struck by Christ's long face, his deep, piercing eyes -- against a darksome, looming backdrop.

03/07/2020

Friends -- As we approach Sunday worship, here's some helpful guidance -- from the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton.

See you in church! - Pastor Tung

As we are facing a potential global pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19), I direct all of our congregations to revisit their current liturgical practices in order to maximize the safety of all worshipers. In an effort to encourage confidence during this time, we issue these guidelines for human in...

02/29/2020

https://relevantmagazine.com/god/deeper-walk/heres-why-lent-still-matters/?utm_source=Relevant_Main&utm_campaign=57a65d0627-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_26_05_03_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7fb1b39e4e-57a65d0627-266585157&mc_cid=57a65d0627&mc_eid=47c9a1f59a

Editor’s note: This piece originally ran in 2017. In the six weeks between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, Christians around the world observe the season of Lent. However, in many…

02/26/2020

Ash Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Service of Holy Communion
Message: "Being a Disciple"

02/15/2020

This Sunday, February 16 at 10:00 our friend Ron Dziuk, a candidate for ordination in the Lutheran Church, preaches on “The Power and Gift of Asking for Forgiveness.” Join us!