St. Paul's on-the-Hill Episcopal Church 1527 Senseny Road Winchester, Virginia 22602 540-667-8110
St. Paul's on-the-Hill Episcopal Church 1527 Senseny Road Winchester, Virginia 22602 540-667-8110
Thank you for visiting our website. We invite you to visit us in person; we would be delighted to meet you. If you have any questions, give us a call or contact our priest by email at hspoth@gmail.com or send an email to our secretary at spothoffice@gmail.com.
Beginning Sunday,September 25th,we will resume two services on Sundays. The services are scheduled at 8:00 a.m. (Holy Eucharist Rite I or II) and at 10:30 a.m. (Holy Eucharist Rite II).
Adult education will be from 9:15 a.m. to 10:10 a. m. on Sundays.
The Saturday 5:00 p.m. service will continue to be held.
Just moved to the area? Our priest would be delighted to come and bless your new home.
Sunday School for Children
Kindergarten thru Middle School during our 10:30 Sunday Service.
Our program “Feasting on the Word” is based on readings we hear during our church services each Sunday. This exciting series is lead by these enthusiastic teachers and assistants; Brenda Wiens, Josh O’Hara, Linda Binder, Tricia Arthur, Mary Ann Herrmann, Amber and Barbie Hummer.
Book Club
The St. Paul's on-the-Hill book group meets on the 1st Thursday of every month. Please call Barbara Epperson at 662-5463 if you would like to join us and select a book for the group to read and discuss.
2012 Book Group Reading List
February
The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin
Joanne Killough
March
Acts of Faith by Erich Segal
Joan Inger
April
A Single Thread by Marie Bostwick
Barbara Epperson
May
The Help by Kathryn Stocket
Jan Ritter
June
to be announced
July
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Amanda Epperson
August
An Acceptable Time by Madeline L'Engle
Jane Mauck
September
to be announced
October
to be announced
November
to be announced
December
Christmas party and planning for 2013
Adult Education - Christian Formation
Sunday Adult Education during Lent from the Biblical Association for the Church of Ireland
“Last year BACI sponsored a Lent course on the theme of creation.Once again this year’s theme has been chosen so that the Church of Ireland can participate in the Anglican Communion’s “Bible in the Life of the Church” project (see www.anglicancommunion.org). This three-year project has two specific aims:
1.to discover how Anglicans worldwide read their Bibles and
2. to begin to provide some of the tools that will enable a deeper engagement with
Scripture.
The Lent course for 2012 is, appropriately enough, on the theme of economic justice.Week by week, selected passages are given along with short commentaries, suggestions for further reading and questions for group discussion.”
Please let Hilary, our rector, know if you would like a copy of the booklet printed for you. We will begin this study on Sunday February 25th. Adult Education meets in the Library from 9:15 am to 10:10am every Sunday.
Rector's Read
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Children
St. Paul's on-the-Hill is a friendly and welcoming place for children. Children are encouraged to join adults for worship! At the beginning of our services, our priest has a special prayer with them. Children's bulletins and crayons are offered to help them to connect with the scripture readings for the day in a fun way. For our youngest members, the nursery is available during the 10:30am Sunday service. Elementary-age children can attend Sunday School following the prayer with our priest at 10:30am on Sundays.
Youth Group
The Youth Group wrote this script and directed the action.
What is Lent?
Outreach
We take part in my local programs to help the needy of our area. In the fall of 2006, we expanded our Outreach Program to include gleaning. Over 20 of our members went to local orchards and collected apples from areas already harvested. The apples went to feed the needy of our area. Our children and youth are learning about the needs of others and helping by raising funds for the Heifer Project. We also started a feeding program called St. Paul's Table; currently we are serving in teams at the Salvation Army and at the Men's Mission. We walk in the Crop Walk each year. We take part in the Chain-of-Checks program; we support CCAP; we provide gifts for those in need at Christmas. On the first Sunday in January, 2008, we are opening a Food Pantry at our church, 1pm - 3pm. The Food Pantry will be open the first Sunday of every month. Our church is focused on helping others and we welcome your participation. Join us in serving Christ by serving our neighbors.
Directory
The church directory is available here. You must have the password to view the photos.
Handicap Accessibility
We strive to accessible to all! We have a ramp into the building and our main worship space is on that level immediately to your right when you come into the building. In the worship space, there is room designed for wheelchairs in first pew on the right side. One could also be in the back of the church or on the side of a pew. The unisex restrooms are immediately to your left when you enter the building. The second restroom is wheelchair accessible, although there are no handrails in either of the bathrooms. The priest's office, the main office, the nursery, and all the Sunday school classrooms are also on that floor. The parish hall, where we often gather for fellowship time, is downstairs. By driving around the back of the church, the parish hall is wheelchair accessible--a ramp provides access into the hall. If you were to visit us and provide suggestions for how we could be more accessible, we would welcome and value your input.
