Sunday Worship Services
Reconciliation of a Penitent
The priests of the parish are available to hear confessions at any time of the year. Lent is a season when many are moved to seek this confidential celebration of God’s healing love. Information on the rite is found on page 446 of the Book of Common Prayer and two forms follow. Contact a member of the clergy for an appointment or to learn more.
Be a part of A/V
A/V Guild members have a largely invisible but vital role each Sunday: they make sure that all parishioners can hear and see what’s going on during services and forums. If you can navigate a DVR or adjust the volume on your car stereo, you have more than enough technical skill to operate our camera and microphones. Most volunteers serve once a month at the service they regularly attend. We’re especially looking for people who’d like to help with sound and recording at Sunday Forums. Contact Elizabeth Terry (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) for more information.
Our worship schedule from
early September through early June:
8 am | 9 am | 9:15 am | 11:15 am | 5 pm | Child Care | Links
8 am Eucharist in the Church Nave
This early service has a quiet and intimate style, celebrated without music but with a sermon.
Sunday Child Care
Child care is available for infants and children through age 3 from 8:45 am to 12:45 pm every Sunday during the program year (early September through early June).
9 am Eucharist in the Church Nave
This Eucharist draws many families with children, and the lively and accessible music includes offerings by the Boy and Girl Choirs as well as one of our adult choirs, the St. Columba Singers, every Sunday. Our youngest choristers in the Primary Choir (1st and 2nd graders) sing every four to six weeks. Before the sermon children ages 3 to 8 may leave for storytime, which features an age-appropriate story, music and prayers that mirror the worship continuing in the church nave. They rejoin their families in time to exchange the joyful greeting called the Peace. At the offertory children take gifts of non-perishable food in an informal procession to baskets located near the altar. This food is donated to Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington. Of course, people of all ages, with or without children, resonate with the energy of this 60-minute service.
9:15 am Eucharist for pre-school children and their families in the Great Hall
This family-friendly, 30-minute service, one of two offered each Sunday morning in the Great Hall, is a rich worship experience for young children and their parents, grandparents and guardians. Everyone participates in lively singing, action and movement, and the children gather in front of the altar for an engaging presentation of the Gospel story and the offering of prayers. Children enjoy a thoroughly age-appropriate style of worship and all may receive Holy Communion. Experiencing the Great Hall services is a great preparation for taking part in the 9 am Eucharist in the church nave when children reach school age.
11:15 am Eucharist in the Church Nave
This celebration of the Eucharist might be described as our most formal of the day but still, it is relaxed in flow and features some of our best musical talents. Our adult choirs, the St. Columba’s Singers and the Singers Ensemble, are sometimes joined by handbell choirs and orchestra to put forth the best of Anglican music as well as music from diverse traditions. Good preaching, vibrant congregational singing and deep prayer rounds out the last Sunday morning service in the church nave.
11:15 am Eucharist for pre-school children and their families in the Great Hall
This family-friendly, 30-minute service, one of two offered each Sunday morning is the Great Hall, is a rich worship experience for young children and their parents, grandparents and guardians. Everyone participates in lively singing, action and movement, and the children gather in front of the altar for an engaging presentation of the Gospel story and the offering of prayers. Children enjoy a thoroughly age-appropriate style of worship and all may receive Holy Communion. Experiencing a Great Hall service is a great preparation for taking part in the 9 am Eucharist in the church nave when children reach school age.
5 pm Eucharist in the Church Nave
This late afternoon service has an intimate style; we gather around the altar for the Eucharistic prayer and communion. Worship includes hymns and occasional offerings by solo singers and instrumentalists. On the first Sunday of the month our youth lead the music and set the tone for our last worship service of the day.
Click on the following links for more information:
Summer Worship Schedule (early June through early September)
Making Sense of Our Worship
Child Care
Primary Choir
Boy and Girl Choirs
St. Columba’s Singers and Singers Ensemble
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington
Photo: Jay Treadwell
