Welcome To St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
The third oldest Episcopal Church in Maine, we are a strong mix of tradition and new vitality. We have been welcoming people since 1844, and are happy to count you among them. We invite you to explore this website to get a sense of who we are, all that we offer spiritually, and do with and for each other, and for people in the local, state, and international communities of which we are a part. We invite you to get a sense of who we are and why we choose to be a part of this vital and energized worshiping community.
We hope that you will try us out as well.
Sunday Worship Schedule
Notice for our online parishioners, please access our live feed for Sunday Worship at the 10:30 am service on our website. You may also find past recordings of the Holy Eucharist 10:30 am service on the website.
Sunday, July 31, 10:30 a.m. A Day of Dedication of the New System and Thanksgiving for Your Generosity. During 10:30 a.m. worship, we will have a brief dedication of the cameras and sound system that includes giving thanks for the many things we depended on for spiritual nourishment in worship online and in-person during the pandemic. We will have a chance to bring some of the things that have helped us worship safely to the conclusion of service.
9:00 Family Eucharist in the Great Hall & on Zoom
9:30 Family Group following the service
10:30 Holy Eucharist in the Nave & Live Streamed
12:00 Middle & High School gathering (meets 2nd & 4th Sundays)
On the first Sundays of the month, we join together for a single worship service t 10:30 am
in the Nave at 10:30 a.m. called First Sundays Life Together.
Spiritual
Reverent
Joyous
August 7, 2022 Sermon preached by The Rev. Katie Holicky
8.7.22 First Sundays Life Together Worship Rev. Katie Holicky, Assistant Rector Y’all I just love these First Sundays when we all come together to worship, learn, and grow as one big church family. Last time I preached at a First Sunday Life Together service you might remember that I combined my preaching styles. I am […]
July 31, 2022 Sermon preached by Carolyn H. Eklund
Year C; Proper 13FB; 7.31.2022 Luke 12:13-34 Last week I viewed a short video of a conversation between an “Angel” and “God.” The video was a parody of God, and focused on God’s creation of dogs. Naturally, I tuned in! The angel and God were the same actor, a young man in whose Instagram […]
July 24, 2022, Sermon preached by The Rev. Carolyn H. Eklund
Year C; Proper 12; 7.24.2022 Luke 11:1-13. Lord’s Prayer, Pater Noster Five years ago, I spent three weeks in Frankfurt, Germany filling in for my dear friend, the rector of Christ the King Episcopal Church while he and his spouse vacationed. The church was founded by Episcopalians who were stationed in and near Frankfurt […]