Time after Pentecost - What some call Ordinary Time

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Easter - then Pentecost and Holy Trinity, the year is going by so fast!

We are blessed to have so many music lovers and musicians at St Paul and in our community of Aiken. The music in our worship and concerts is enhanced by the attitude of appreciation our musicians experience in this community! 

We finished a Concert Season of Celebration on May 26th - with the Memorial Weekend Concert honoring those who died in service to their country, and with patriotic singing led by our choirs. 

What's next? We will have regular Sunday worship - with 2 special Sundays - July 7th and September 1st, where we have one service (a Unity Service) at 10 am on those Sundays - our worship will be inspired by musicians from all services and a blended service - a time when those who worship at 3 different services come together to worship at one service.

Our musicians continue to enhance worship this summer - even though some travel. Worship will include a variety of inspiring music with choirs at 8:30 and 11:00, and music at 9:45 with Chris Morgan and Donna Derrick, which is always rich in texture and beauty.

A new concert season will be announced later this summer for the coming Fall - Spring season. If you are interested in that, check back on the website for updates. Meanwhile, during the warmer days coming up, slow down a bit, and listen for the melodies around you. Music warms the heart and sometimes, it can bring us a bit closer to who God created us to be.

Soli Deo Gloria!


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