Come Worship with Us!
10:30 a.m. Liturgy and Eucharist, Rite I (during Advent)
Our secretary, Peggy, is in the office Mondays 8-2; Tuesdays 8-Noon;
Wednesdays 8-1; Thursdays 8-Noon. There are no office hours on Fridays.
The office email is stpaulsoffice@att.net; and you may leave a message on the phone voicemail (330)455-0286
We at St. Paul's welcome you.
We hope to be able to greet you soon in person, because that is a lot more fun!
Should this be your first contact with St. Paul's or any Episcopal church, we invite you to explore the Seekers Center, which offers a detailed look at our traditions, practices and the application of our beliefs in today’s world.
Please join our church family to see us firsthand in all-encompassing, loving action.
Our secretary, Peggy, is in the office Mondays 8-2; Tuesdays 8-Noon;
Wednesdays 8-1; Thursdays 8-Noon. There are no office hours on Fridays.
The office email is stpaulsoffice@att.net; and you may leave a message on the phone voicemail (330)455-0286
We at St. Paul's welcome you.
We hope to be able to greet you soon in person, because that is a lot more fun!
Should this be your first contact with St. Paul's or any Episcopal church, we invite you to explore the Seekers Center, which offers a detailed look at our traditions, practices and the application of our beliefs in today’s world.
Please join our church family to see us firsthand in all-encompassing, loving action.
Our Mission Statement:
St. Paul’s is a radically welcoming Episcopal community in downtown Canton,
grounded in faith, called by God’s Love to minister to the world.
St. Paul’s is a radically welcoming Episcopal community in downtown Canton,
grounded in faith, called by God’s Love to minister to the world.
At a Glimpse:
YOUR FAITH, YOUR LIFE…
An Invitation to the Episcopal Church!!
We meet in the Priest's office (downstairs) following the Sunday Service. This class (and the above book) is for those who would like to know more about the Episcopal Church, and then decided if they do indeed want to join as a member of St. Paul’s. AND it is an excellent REFRESHER resource for those who have either been “cradle Episcopalians” or those who joined later on. Therefore, I HIGHLY recommend you signup for the class TODAY. The Sign up sheets are in the entrance to the church Fr. Phil+
INQUIRER'S/REFRESHER Class
Resumes December 1st
12.1.19---Chapter 7--Spirituality: Created for Prayer
12.8.19---Chapter 8--Worship: Responding to God's Blessings
Interlude: Called to be...In Love
12.15.19--Chapter 9 Sacraments Symbols of Grace
12.22.19--Chapter 9 Sacraments cont'd, wrap up
An Invitation to the Episcopal Church!!
We meet in the Priest's office (downstairs) following the Sunday Service. This class (and the above book) is for those who would like to know more about the Episcopal Church, and then decided if they do indeed want to join as a member of St. Paul’s. AND it is an excellent REFRESHER resource for those who have either been “cradle Episcopalians” or those who joined later on. Therefore, I HIGHLY recommend you signup for the class TODAY. The Sign up sheets are in the entrance to the church Fr. Phil+
INQUIRER'S/REFRESHER Class
Resumes December 1st
12.1.19---Chapter 7--Spirituality: Created for Prayer
12.8.19---Chapter 8--Worship: Responding to God's Blessings
Interlude: Called to be...In Love
12.15.19--Chapter 9 Sacraments Symbols of Grace
12.22.19--Chapter 9 Sacraments cont'd, wrap up
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Saint Paul’s hosted Soprano Suzanne Woods on Wednesday, December 4 as part of the church’s Concert & Compline series. Under the title of Ding, Dong, it must be Christmas, Ms. Woods offered a program of Christmas gems and light selections of the season. Photo by David Rotthoff.
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To view our latest newsletter, courtesy of Rick Senften and M.L. Schultze, click here.
Christmas memorial poinsettia orders are due by Monday, December 16th. Please place your order in the collection basket or send to the office. The Mitten Tree is located in the Narthex, waiting for your donations. The scarves are from Carol Duncan. Save the date for the Half-Day Parish Advent Retreat – Saturday, Dec 7, 2019. Details above. |
On December 8th, there will be a staged reading of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol at 3:00 p.m. in the Guild Hall, followed by a traditional English Tea.
All are welcome to join our Social Justice Book Club: Next session is December 10, 2019. Books provided – snacks provided. Currently we are reading “How to be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi. We meet at 6:30pm in the Guild Hall. For more information visit www.starkfresh.org/calendar. Mark your calendars today ….. Greening of the Church will take place after service on December 22nd. We need your help! |
Weekly events: (Mark your calendar!)
Sundays: 10:30am Worship (Choir warms up at 9:45 a.m.); Coffee Hour in Guild Hall after worship service
12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Inwardly Digest Study Group
Wednesdays: 9:30 am Book Club
Thursdays: Choir practices at 7 p.m.
Fridays: At 6 pm join us for Evensong.
Sundays: 10:30am Worship (Choir warms up at 9:45 a.m.); Coffee Hour in Guild Hall after worship service
12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Inwardly Digest Study Group
Wednesdays: 9:30 am Book Club
Thursdays: Choir practices at 7 p.m.
Fridays: At 6 pm join us for Evensong.
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Above, left: This December, Pete Taflan and family celebrated his 98th birthday. Congratulations, Pete!!! Right: Happy Birthday to Linda Kendrick as well! (Hi, Bill!)
Another Successful Year for Thanksgiving Baskets!!!
Below: Volunteers sort through thousands of donations that came into St. Paul’s for the annual Thanksgiving Baskets distribution on Nov. 23. More than 1,100 local families received turkeys and bags of food to prepare their Thanksgiving dinners.
The interfaith effort including churches, synagogues and mosques has been underway for 40 years. Photos courtesy of David Rotthoff.
Below: Volunteers sort through thousands of donations that came into St. Paul’s for the annual Thanksgiving Baskets distribution on Nov. 23. More than 1,100 local families received turkeys and bags of food to prepare their Thanksgiving dinners.
The interfaith effort including churches, synagogues and mosques has been underway for 40 years. Photos courtesy of David Rotthoff.
The Feast of all Saints, Solemn Evensong Rite II.
November 4th, 2019
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Canton. 150th Anniversary
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Massillon, 183rd Anniversary
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Canton, 65th Anniversary
Photos by David Rotthoff.
November 4th, 2019
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Canton. 150th Anniversary
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Massillon, 183rd Anniversary
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Canton, 65th Anniversary
Photos by David Rotthoff.
Below: Additional Evensong photos by Bill Rand, St. Mark's.
Below: video of the Solemn Evensong choral performance, courtesy of M.L. Schultze.
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Left: Jefferson McConnaughey, acclaimed organist from Columbus, performed at Wednesday night’s concert and compline on St. Paul’s E.M. Skinner organ, which has been restored by Kegg Pipe Organ Builders. McConnaughey’s selections included “The Last Chord,” a poem by Adelaide Anne Proctor set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan. “ I have sought, but I seek it vainly, that one lost chord divine, Which came from the soul of the organ and entered into mine.” St. Paul’s offers concert and compline the first Wednesday evening of each month beginning at 7 pm. |
Above: Opening Remarks from Senior Warden David Lewis at St. Paul's 150th Anniversary Celebration Dinner on Saturday, October 26th. Photos by David Rotthoff.
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Left: Artisans from Radiant Arts removed the Lady Chapel window and another along the south wall this week to begin their restoration. The Lady Chapel story of the Annunciation and Nativity is the oldest in the church. The Beach City company’s work restoring the nearly 100-year-old windows began with the image of Saint Paul’s above the balcony. |
Below: More repair of stained-glass windows:
Photos by David Rotthoff
Below: October 3rd's Concert and Compline featured Erin Byrne, soprano, and Joanne Fox, dulcimer. Photo by David Rotthoff.
St. Paul's presence was very strong during its annual Hall of Fame Parade outreach on August 3rd. Early risers handed out doughnuts, bottled water, and good will to bystanders. Photo by David Rotthoff.
Housewarming party for Larry and Vicki Simpkins on Sunday, July 28
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On Sunday, July 7th, the African Children's Choir appeared at St. Paul's during their "Just as I Am" hymns tour, and performed a riveting concert of music and storytelling! Details below. Photos by David Rotthoff, videos courtesy of Rick Senften and M.L. Schultze.
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Praise, thanks and a joyful noise
For three days this week, the sounds and dreams of 16 children from Uganda are filling St. Paul’s. Thanks to Olivia Johnson, our church is hosting the African Children’s Choir on their “Just As I Am” North American tour, beginning with a concert that drew 125 people in out of the pouring rain Sunday night. Children from Canton stood on the pews to join their counterparts from the other side of the world in a combination of song, dance and story telling ranging from traditional Ugandan rhythms to “This Little Light of Mine.” But children weren’t the only ones moving -- and moved -- by the performance. The evening raised more than $900 to to sponsor the choir, which is part of Music for Life -- a program begun by Ray Barnett in Uganda, which was then dominated by dictatorship and war, 35 years ago. Today the ministry extends to a half-dozen African countries. And while music is its backbone, the goal is education -- of both the children and the world. The children, most ages 7-10, spend six months preparing for their nine-month tours. When they return home, they’ll attend boarding school through university graduation, an expense their families could never afford. From there, as they told the audience at St. Paul’s, they’ll become doctors, nurses,teachers, scientists, police officers. For Music for Life, the goal is that they’ll become leaders of their home countries, and help counteract the stereotypes of those countries as places hopelessly caught in poverty, tyranny and greed. In Canton, the children are spending their days at the church, doing school work, enjoying favorite meals (spaghetti, top of the list) prepared by Beth Paynter, Carol Sutek, Judy Arrington, Brenda Denning, Bonnie Frazier, Nancy Suba and others -- and rehearsing for their next stop in Columbus. They and their chaperones are staying with host families -- the newest “aunties” and “uncles” in their lives. |
For more on Music for Life and the African Children’s Choir,
go to africanchildrenschoir.com. |
On June 23, St. Paul’s marked our 150th anniversary, as well as the dedication of our current sanctuary 96 years ago, with a family friendly picnic and ice cream social!
Newcomers and old friends joined us for the service (below left), music, games, food and fellowship, church tours and glimpses of St. Paul’s (and greater Canton) over the years. The festivities began at 12:15 p.m. at the spot where St. Paul’s took root in Canton 150 years ago: 425 Cleveland Ave. SW (below right).
Newcomers and old friends joined us for the service (below left), music, games, food and fellowship, church tours and glimpses of St. Paul’s (and greater Canton) over the years. The festivities began at 12:15 p.m. at the spot where St. Paul’s took root in Canton 150 years ago: 425 Cleveland Ave. SW (below right).
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Below, far left: Well over one hundred people helped us celebrate these two very special occasions. Below, left: the Lilly family was among those competing in a photo scavenger hunt and other games celebrating St.Paul’s and the Episcopal church. Below, right: a barbershop quartet entertained. Below, far right: friends from Mt. Olive Baptist Church, who have been our partners on the Courageous Conversations discussion of racial reconciliation, joined us for the picnic and ice cream social.
Preserving the stained-glass story of St. Paul's
Photo courtesy of David Rotthoff
Update: Jim Foltz of Radiant Arts met with the congregation on May 26 to outline the most immediate needs to repair and reinforce the stained-glass windows that illuminate our sanctuary. The estimated cost is about $23,000. We've had pledges for approximately half the cost and the Vestry is launching a matching-gifts campaign.
St. Paul’s has had more than three-dozen windows installed over time. The high-altar window and its more than 10,000 piece of glass was installed by the time the church was consecrated in 1929. The last of the windows were dedicated in 1946.
The window depicting our namesake, St. Paul, looks down over the balcony. It was dedicated in 1936 to the late Rev. Walter McCowatt, the dynamic priest who led St. Paul’s for nearly two decades and built our current church. The window faces west, which means its been battered by wind, snow, rain, hail and everything else Mother Nature has thrown at it over the last 83 years. For a complete list of the windows and their subjects, please see the News page.
Photo courtesy of David Rotthoff
Update: Jim Foltz of Radiant Arts met with the congregation on May 26 to outline the most immediate needs to repair and reinforce the stained-glass windows that illuminate our sanctuary. The estimated cost is about $23,000. We've had pledges for approximately half the cost and the Vestry is launching a matching-gifts campaign.
St. Paul’s has had more than three-dozen windows installed over time. The high-altar window and its more than 10,000 piece of glass was installed by the time the church was consecrated in 1929. The last of the windows were dedicated in 1946.
The window depicting our namesake, St. Paul, looks down over the balcony. It was dedicated in 1936 to the late Rev. Walter McCowatt, the dynamic priest who led St. Paul’s for nearly two decades and built our current church. The window faces west, which means its been battered by wind, snow, rain, hail and everything else Mother Nature has thrown at it over the last 83 years. For a complete list of the windows and their subjects, please see the News page.
