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Light at the end of the tunnel
Unexpected discoveries are an inevitable feature of every organ renovation. However exhaustive the preliminary inspection of an old instrument may be, the sheer complexity and tightly-packed structure of a pipe organ mean that full access and examination are impossible until it can be dismantled into its individual components. Unpleasant surprises are commonplace. The current renovation […]
Choral Evensong, March 19

Sunday March 19, 2023 at 5:00pm Fourth Sunday in Lent Officiant – The Rev. Eric Hungerford Sung by the Adult Choir of St. Paul’s Church Music Director – Dr. Andrew Kotylo Assisting Organist – Charles Grove, Organist and Choirmaster, Washington Memorial Chapel No reception on this day. Click to watch the livestream Organ Prelude – […]
Taizé Service

Sunday March 5 at 5:00pm Songs & Prayers from Taizé with St. Paul’s Schola and instrumentalists This contemplative service on the labyrinth includes meditative song and silence, against an atmospheric backdrop of candles and iconography. It is an ideal part of a Lenten spiritual journey. All are welcome. What is Taizé? Taizé (pronounced ta-ZAY) is […]
Five Fridays IV: flute and guitar

Julietta Curenton, flute and Jordan Dodson, guitar Friday March 10, 2023 at 7:30pm on the labyrinth at St. Paul’s Church, Chestnut Hill Julietta Curenton and Jordan Dodson return to the Five Fridays stage, following their acclaimed performance together in February 2014. Since 2011 the Five Fridays series has raised funds to benefit two local organizations that […]
Lenten Adult Education Course: The Golden Key

In our Lenten course for 2023 we will explore enchanting stories and mystical lessons crafted by Christian authors JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, JK Rowling & George McDonald. Fantasy and Science Fiction stories of brave princesses, wounded knights, alien creatures, and magical teachers herein speak to the spiritual struggle of a human life; the […]