Worship at StGs

We know that the church is not the building in which we worship – but the people who worship and share God’s love with the world. At StGs we strive to worship in the most joyful, welcoming, inclusive, and participatory way possible. We change how we worship seasonally, and involve multiple voices in every service. Each new person at worship expands our community to better reflect God's infinite love.

Sunday Worship

Onsite AND online worship - every week at 9:30am!

Over the pandemic, we installed the technology that enables our online and onsite worshippers to share in our sacred space together. If you're in the sanctuary, you'll see a screen that shows the faces of our online worshippers, and hear them participate in readings and prayers fully. A large portion of our worshipping community comes to us online, so we are happy to bring the diverse parts of the body of Christ together.

To link to the Live Stream

Link to Sunday's Bulletin

Wednesday Worship

Join our Wednesday morning worship online at 8am to anchor your mid-week in prayer. This worship service includes prayers for healing (of body, mind, heart and soul), and prayers for the broader community.

How Do We Prepare for Worship?

Almost every event that has significance requires some sort of preparation in order to reap the full benefits of the event. When we have a dinner party, we plan the menu, clean the house, and perhaps put fresh flowers on the table. When we compete in sports, we stretch, carefully select our attire and equipment, and mentally prepare our minds and bodies for what is coming. The same holds for worship! While we believe that the Holy Spirit will fill us whenever and wherever we open our hearts and minds to God's presence, we also know that we are usually more able to be fully open to God's presence when we are conscious of our effort. Therefore, preparing for Sunday morning worship on Saturday afternoon or evening can be a way to more fully engage in worship of the Lord, and the promptings of the Spirit.

Everyone's preparation for worship will look and feel different, but some things to consider are:

Pray - yes, prayer can be a preparation for prayer! Pray that God will prepare your heart, mind, and soul for worship. The Book of Common Prayer has one written on page 833 that you may want to use as a beginning of your time with God: "O Almighty God, who pours out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
Set out what you need for the morning - When you set out everything you will need the next morning (coffee cup, juice glass, clothes, Bible, muffin, etc.), you are free to begin your day with more time for thoughtful movement instead of hurried activity.
Check your technology - If you are joining us online, check your Zoom link, download the bulletin, make sure you have restarted your computer lately, refresh your browser widow, and do any upgrades to Zoom that are necessary. All of these things make computers run more smoothly, and guard against last minute scrambling. (For Sunday Zoom links, you can find them on our website - make sure to refresh your browser if you have one open from a previous viewing of the site)
Parents - blessings be with you! - Preparing children (especially little ones) for worship is exhausting. It can help to start talking about it the night before: to ask questions about what they think they might see or hear, and how they can participate. If you'll be onsite, you can pack them soft toys that might help them keep hands busy while ears are listening, but we do have plenty of toys, games, coloring pages, etc in our Prayground. Children - and the noise and laughter and crying that accompanies them! - are fully and warmly welcomed into our space. If you are planning to attend online with your little ones, consider having them help you prepare a sacred space to be during worship, pull out legos to build something that relates to one of the readings, and/or paper and crayons or markers to draw things that come up in worship.

Last Sunday Worship Services

To see other Worship Services, click on the icon on the far right (Playlist) to view a list of other videos.

Prayer Request

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Music/Choir

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