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Promising and Compelling Candidates

The Rector Search Committee’s task is becoming more difficult, because there are quite a number of promising, even compelling, candidates.  Of course they have different skills and experiences, which makes them hard to compare.  So we make sure to compare them not so much to each other as to the rector qualities the parish said […]

Choral Evensong: Sunday, March 21

Sunday March 21 • 5 p.m. 5 p.m. Evensong | Bulletin | Give to Music at St. Paul’s Join St. Paul’s Staff Singers, Organ Scholar Emily Amos, and Director of Music Dr. Andrew Kotylo for a Lenten Evensong. Repertoire:  Largo from Sonata No. 5 in C, BWV 529 – J. S. Bach — Preces and Responses […]

Interviews are underway

The Committee is now meeting two evenings a week, Tuesday and Thursday, so pray-ers, please pray for us twice! We’re doing this to move things along a bit faster, since we still have some first interviews scheduled but will also be starting second interviews soon – there are that many promising candidates. One of the […]

Official Beginning of Construction

These pictures might not look like much more than people meeting on the street, but it’s actually a significant milestone in our construction.  These photos are from a kickoff meeting on Wednesday 03 March with the Philadelphia Water Department and representatives from the streets department to review the sewer construction.   That marks the official beginning […]

Looking for the green leaves

I find myself looking for encouraging yet simple signs in nature as I open the curtains each morning. The white blanket of snow is receding while still showing the stark outlines of empty trees and barren branches. When will the buds appear? Sunnier brighter mornings auger the mystery of spring. I saw my first groundcover […]