St. Alban's Episcopal Church

Service Schedule

We celebrate the Holy Eucharist (Communion) every Sunday and on Holy Days.

Sunday Services

Holy Eucharist Rite II -- Sunday 8:00 a.m.

(Rite I on the 5th Sunday of the month.)

Holy Eucharist Rite II -- Sunday 10:30 a.m.

(With Chancel Choir. Nursery care available.)

Christian Education for Youth and Adults -- Sunday 9:15 a.m.

(Nursery care available.)

Christian Education for children ages 3 - 5th grade -- Sunday 10:15 a.m.

Celtic Services

Second Saturday of the month at 5:00 p.m. during the school year.

Other Services

Morning Prayer is offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:15 a.m.
When Davidson College is in session, the Eucharist is celebrated at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday in Lingle Chapel of Davidson College Presbyterian Church.
Holy Eucharist is celebrated at The Pines Retirement Community on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Holy Days

Services of various kinds are held on Holy Days, particularly during Lent and Holy Week. Some of these are focused towards adults, and some towards families and children, but all are welcome at any service.

Our Faith

Worship in the Episcopal church is participatory. Instead of a seated performance, the congregation is active in worship sharing with joy in the words and music. The bulletin you receive from an usher will guide you through the service, and you will use the Book of Common Prayer and the Hymnal that are found under your seat.

The central moment of our worship is the celebration of Holy Eucharist (also called "Communion," "The Lord's Supper" or “Mass” by some Episcopalians). Eucharist is a Greek word meaning “thanksgiving”. The first part of the liturgy consists of hymns, prayers, scripture readings and a sermon. This is followed an Affirmation of Faith (The Nicene Creed), the prayers of the people, confession of sin, absolution, and the exchange of peace. The second part of the liturgy begins with the offerings of the congregation, then proceeds with the Eucharistic prayer, consecration of the bread and wine, Communion, the post-Communion prayer, blessing and dismissal.

You may wonder when to stand or kneel. Practices vary---even among individual Episcopalians. The general rule is to stand to sing, for the affirmation of faith and for the reading of the Gospel. We sit during readings from the Old Testament and New Testament Letters, the sermon, and the choir anthems. Some stand, while others kneel for prayer.

All baptized Christians are welcome to receive communion in the Episcopal Church. A baptized child may receive Communion at any age; that decision is left up to the child and his/her parent.

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