St. Paul's Episcopal: Manheim, PA

05/04/2026

This is an excerpt from the book, "Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's Meditations on Hope and Courage" by Steven Charleston.

04/05/2026

03/28/2026

Please join us for Holy Week services and Easter morning. All are welcome in the house of the Lord.

03/01/2026

WHAT FEEDS YOUR SOUL?

DROP IN. St. Paul’s Episcopal in Manheim and St. John’s Episcopal in Marietta are taking turns on alternate Tuesdays in Lent – 6 to 8 pm - to host DESIGN YOUR OWN LENT.

This Tues., March 3rd, it’s our turn. Drop in between 6 to 8 pm for a simple soup, salad, and bread supper, fellowship, or crafts.

In the Sanctuary will be a quiet place to pray and reflect.

In the Gathering Room, 7 to 8, will be an informal Lenten study on spiritual disciplines.

Drop in and leave when you please. More details are on our Upcoming Events page on our website.

02/28/2026

Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Military Strike on Iran

Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church,

Here in the United States, we awoke this morning with alarm to the news that the United States and Israel have launched a large military strike on Iran. This violent attack comes despite weeks of negotiations that many of us had hoped would prevent armed conflict in this fragile region, which is home to so many religious traditions and faithful people.

Bishop Jeffrey Mello of Connecticut and a group of pilgrims from that diocese are in the Holy Land now, and when we spoke this morning, he let me know that they are safe at St. George’s College in Jerusalem. I ask you to pray fervently for them and their safe return.

Pray, too, for all the people of the Holy Land, and especially for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East and its leader, Archbishop Hosam Naoum. I had planned to be with Hosam today and tomorrow when he made a long-planned visit to our church. Many Episcopalians who had hoped to see him and assure him of our support will feel his absence keenly in the coming days. I commend to you the letter that he has sent to the people of his diocese this morning.

As news reports tell us of fear and panic in Iran, I ask you to pray especially for the people of the Diocese of Iran and for all of the Iranian people. In recent weeks, we have mourned as the regime in Iran has killed peaceful protesters, and watched with alarm at both its increasing repression of the Iranian people and the escalating response of the U.S. government. As Christians who follow a Prince of Peace, we mourn that today’s attacks will surely mean further hardship for the most vulnerable Iranians and, as retaliation inevitably follows, suffering that will spread across the entire region.

Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

The Most Rev. Sean Rowe
Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church


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02/21/2026

It’s that time again! St. Paul’s Sandwich & Soup Sale. Order by March 1st for March 12th pick up. We appreciate your support!

02/19/2026

Dear Members of the Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna,

Grace and peace in the name of Jesus.

Today we begin the season of Lent — a period of prayer and fasting, self-examination, repentance and self-denial — a spiritual wilderness of sorts that invites our focused attention and discipline. Through the work of our Lenten journeys we are prepared to greet the dawn of Easter, renewed and rejoicing in the power of the resurrection.

This season is a gift. Our liturgical calendar gives us time and space to study our relationships with God, our Creation, and each other; to work towards reconciliation in areas of our life that are broken; and through discipline, to build strength to meet the challenges before us.

Earlier in the Epiphany season I invited us to spend time in discernment about God’s call to us as we keep our baptismal promises. Lent is a time to keep listening for God’s direction to us as we seek new ways to be faithful.

The Ash Wednesday service begins with a collect that admits our human frailty and bids our repentance, but at its core it offers the assurance of God’s unending mercy and grace. This promise of God’s unconditional love for us is the base from which we can look inward with courage and then, with intention, strive to grow ever more closely in the mind of Christ.

This year may our Lenten journey be one of discovery and devotion as we travel together in the wilderness and prepare for the joy of Easter.

In the Way of Love,

+Audrey

The Rt. Rev. Audrey C. Scanlan
Bishop Diocesan

02/18/2026

Important preparation for tonight's 6:30 Ash Wednesday service.

Join together as we begin a new Lenten season.

02/15/2026

Ash Wednesday, February 18th at 6:30 p.m.
Please join us. All are welcome!