On Sunday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m., a small ensemble, featuring our Choral Scholars, sings music of the Renaissance and plainsong by candlelight, for the ancient office of Compline. Music of Robert Parsons, William Mundy and Palestrina. Join us for this peaceful, beautiful, candlelit service. Join us for this peaceful, beautiful, candlelit service.

St. Paul’s is joining forces with Child Health Partnership to collect 200 coats for children and their parents across the Greater Charlottesville area. Child Health Partnership is a local nonprofit whose mission is to provide at-home support to children and parents to promote the health and wellbeing of families facing challenges in our community. 

To sign up to provide a coat for a particular individual or for a whole family, or to provide a financial contribution towards the effort, please contact Assistant Rector Caroline Carter at caroline.carter@spmcuva.org.

Join us in helping our neighbors stay warm this winter!

Parents with kids birth through high school are invited to a social mixer on Friday, November 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the home of William Taylor and Jacqueline Langholtz. Drinks and light bites will be provided. Contact the church office for more information: to office@spmcuva.org.

On Tuesday, November 5, we will have a prayer service at 8 a.m. as well as our regular Tuesday Eucharist at 12:15 p.m., both of which will include special prayers for the nation as we remember the sacred responsibility of elected officials and voters to seek justice and peace for all people.

Parishioners, newcomers, and friends in their 20s and 30s are invited to a social brunch—no host, no RSVP, no stress—at a local restaurant on Sunday, November 3. Meet in the parish hall during the Common Hour reception. For questions or to be added to our 20s & 30s email list, contact Assistant Rector Caroline Carter at caroline.carter@spmcuva.org.

On Friday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m., the St. Paul’s Parish Choir, conducted by Deke Polifka and accompanied by guest organist Edward Alan Moore, will present music of Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9 for choir, organ and soloists; Prélude, adagio et choral varié sur le Veni Creator, Op. 4; Ubi caritas, Op. 10.

On Wednesday, October 30, immediately following our informal, all-ages 5:30 p.m. service in the chapel, all are invited for an outdoor (weather permitting) pumpkin-carving and pizza party. Bring your own pumpkin and something to carve it with (we'll have a few extra carving tools to share). Halloween costumes are encouraged! Activities for kids include a special Halloween Egg Hunt, a photo booth, and face painting. Parishioners, friends and neighbors are all welcome.

Parishioners, friends, and neighbors are encouraged to participate in IMPACT's Annual Assembly on Monday, October 28, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at Church of the Incarnation (1465 Incarnation Drive). St. Paul's is a founding member of IMPACT, a faith-based justice ministry coalition of more than two dozen local congregations with a proven track record of effecting positive change for the poor and marginalized in the Charlottesville area. We will gather with IMPACT's other member congregations to kick off the next year of doing justice together, drawing inspiration from testimonies and stories from neighbors yearning for a more just Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

St. Paul's will host a choral evensong on Sunday, October 13, at 7:30 p.m. with Zephyrus Early Music Ensemble.

Parishioners, friends, neighbors, and pets of every description are invited to gather in the church on Wednesday, October 2, at 5:30 p.m. for a brief, beautiful, and potentially chaotic service of prayer, music, and pet blessings. Dinner for all will follow on the lawn outside the church. Blessings will be available for any live animal you care to bring, as well as for stuffed animals and photographs of absent pets.

St. Paul's will host a choral evensong on Sunday, September 29, at 7:30 p.m. with the combined choirs of St. Paul’s and Christ Church, Charlottesville.

On Saturday, September 7, at 7 p.m., Nathan Laube, one of the world's foremost organists, will present a solo recital to celebrate the completion of the total restoration and expansion of our 1926 E. M. Skinner pipe organ, Op. 597, by the A. Thompson-Allen Co. of New Haven, Conn. Mr. Laube will play works by Widor, Wagner, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, Sowerby and Jongen.

Parishioners, friends, neighbors, and visitors are invited to this free concert and the festive reception that follows.

This year's Cville Pride will take place on Saturday, September 7, from noon to 7:30 p.m. at the Ting Pavilion. The Mission & Service Committee, with help from The University Fellowship (TUF) and the St. Paul’s Youth Group, is taking the lead on representing the parish. Parishioners are invited to help out or simply to stop by the St. Paul’s table as we celebrate and share with our neighbors the good news of inclusive, LGBTQ-affirming, Christian community. For more information, contact Assistant Rector Caroline Carter at caroline.carter@spmcuva.org.

Families with nursery-aged kids are invited to an informal gathering at a parishioner’s home on Saturday, September 7, at 10 a.m. There will be a toddler-friendly waffle bar with plenty of toppings, fruit salad, adult-friendly bites, and lots of coffee! Please contact Director of Children’s, Youth & Family Ministries Heather Annis for more info: heather.annis@spmcuva.org.

Parishioners, newcomers, visitors, and friends are warmly invited to St. Paul’s on Wednesday, August 28, at 5:30 p.m. as we resume our Wednesday Evening Prayer service in the Chapel, followed by a Welcome Back Picnic. Help us celebrate as we begin our program year and welcome new and returning UVA students. The Primary, Junior, and Parish Choirs all resume rehearsals that day as well.

On Sunday, August 25, we will kick off our fall programming, including fellowship and Christian formation programs for all ages. The 7:30 p.m. evening worship service, preceded by the 6:45 p.m. dinner for undergraduate students, will also resume on the 25th.

Did you know that Shrine Mont, the Diocese of Virginia’s mountain retreat center, is also the home of an important collection of artworks by John Douglas Woodward? Woodward was one of the country’s best-known illustrators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the uncle of Shrine Mont’s founder. He is also the subject of parishioner Sue Rainey’s new book, Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt: Artworks and Letters by John Douglas Woodward, 1878-1879, documenting Woodward’s travels in the Holy Land. Parishioners, friends, and neighbors are invited to a presentation and celebration with Sue right after the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, June 16. Refreshments will be served, and Shrine Mont staff will be on hand with books for sale and information about Shrine Mont’s role as steward and conservator of Woodward’s work.

The Building Centennial Campaign Committee invites all parishioners to a presentation and festive reception to share an update on the campaign’s progress to date and discuss the path forward to September 2027. Rachel Cornwell, one of our campaign consultants from The James Company, will be with us to share information on bequests and other deferred gifts. The reception will be held this Sunday, June 9, at 4 p.m. at Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge (250 Pantops Mountain Road). RSVP to the church office: office@spmcuva.org.

Join us on Sunday, June 2, for a potluck picnic on the front lawn after the 10 a.m. service where we will recognize our acolytes, high school seniors, and junior choir graduates. Fried chicken and drinks will be provided; other main dishes, sides, and desserts are potluck. Please bring a dish to share! Food contributions can be dropped off in the kitchen before the service.

At our 10 a.m. service on Pentecost Sunday, May 19, we will celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the earliest community of resurrection believers. Wear red!

A reception (with strawberry shortcake!) will follow the service on the front lawn.

Parishioners, newcomers, and friends in their 20s and 30s are invited to a social brunch—no host, no RSVP, no stress—at a local restaurant following the 10 a.m. service and Common Hour on Sunday, May 12. Meet on the front steps right after Common Hour. For questions, suggestions, or to volunteer to help welcome newcomers or be added to our 20s and 30s list, contact Elliott Pryor at pryorelliott@gmail.com.

Members of the Building Committee and Centennial Campaign Committee will lead a St. Paul's building tour on Sunday, May 12, from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. The tour will focus on the existing church structure and the changes proposed in the Master Plan. All parishioners (newcomers and longtime members and everyone in between) are invited to use this opportunity to learn about plans for the building renovations and expansion. Advanced signups here are appreciated.

St. Paul’s will observe Ascension Day (May 9) with a special Thursday edition of our weekly Tuesday Eucharist in the Chapel at 12:15 p.m., including music featuring the Jane Rotch Memorial Chamber Organ. Bring a sandwich or bag lunch to eat in the courtyard immediately following the service.

On Wednesday, May 8, parishioners, friends, and neighbors are invited to St. Paul's for a screening of the documentary The Philadelphia Eleven.

In July of 1974, The Philadelphia Eleven became the first women ordained as priests in the Episcopal Church, two years before General Convention affirmed and explicitly authorized the ordination of women to the priesthood. Pizza and conversation will be available in the parish hall beginning at 5 p.m.; the movie will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. and end just before 7 p.m. Watch the trailer here.

The Rev. Dr. Jennifer M. McBride will visit St. Paul's on Sunday, April 28, preaching at the 10 a.m. service, and speaking briefly during Common Hour following the service. At 5:30 p.m., McBride will deliver the 2024 Koinonia Lecture entitled Faith and Advocacy on Death Row.

McBride has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Religious Studies from UVA. She is Associate Rector for Formation at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Atlanta. Previously she served as an Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and held the Board of Regents Endowed Chair in Ethics at Wartburg College in Iowa. After a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Emory University, McBride directed a theology certificate program for incarcerated women through Emory's Candler School of Theology.

McBride is the author of You Shall Not Condemn: A Story of Faith and Advocacy on Death Row.

Parishioners, newcomers, visitors, and friends are invited to St. Paul’s on Wednesday, April 17, for our 5:30 p.m. service, followed by fried chicken and our new Gaga Ball Pit (don't know what that is? ask an 11-year old!). Please bring a salad, side, or dessert to share. To help out with set-up or clean-up, contact Heather Annis at heather.annis@spmcuva.org.

Tony Potter and Pat Punch, members of the Building Committee, will lead a St. Paul's building tour on Sunday, April 14, from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. (after Common Hour). The tour will focus on the existing church structure and the changes proposed in the Master Plan. All parishioners (newcomers and longtime members and everyone in between) are invited to use this opportunity to learn about plans for the building renovations and expansion. Advanced signups are appreciated.