All Are Welcome!
​ ¡Todos están Bienvenidos!

​We welcome as friends everyone, of any race, gender, creed, denomination,
political affiliation, or
sexual orientation, 
for all of  us
"are one in Christ Jesus" 
(Galatians 3:28) 

St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Bakersfield welcomes you to worship.  We invite you to join our inclusive community as we deepen our awareness of the presence of Jesus Christ in us through the Episcopal tradition of inclusivity, worship, and service.  We welcome all to share His joy and love with us, rejoicing in the transforming power of the Spirit.​

---

Hearken to my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for I make my prayer to you.
​
In the morning, Lord,
you hear my voice; *
early in the morning
I make my appeal
and watch for you.
Psalm 5:2-3

Praying Together at St Paul's in the Week of Lent 5
(March 29 - April 4)

Dear People of God at St. Paul's,

More than ever the world needs the Church's round of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving. As such, Morning Prayer will continue to be said in our chapel as it has been for some time now - Monday through Thursdays at 8.30am - albeit privately. I am inviting each of you who are able to say Morning Prayer at the same time, and thereby affirm the fundamental connection and communion we has as members of Christ's body. More than that, I would encourage you to make the Daily Office (Morning and Evening Prayer) part of your offering to God at this time when all public worship has been suspended.

Our Bishop's Warden, Brian Whitfield, has produced two very helpful videos to guide people through Morning and Evening Prayer, and I have produced some materials as well. There are "cheat sheets" for the Morning and Evening Prayer, and each week I will produce a sheet detailing the psalms, readings, and prayers for each day of the week. A number of our members will not be familiar with the Daily Office, and so we hope these will serve as gentle introductions. For those who are familiar with it, we hope they will be handy references.

Your find Brian's videos here: Morning Prayer Evening Prayer

You can find the "cheat sheets" here: Morning Prayer Evening Prayer. These are for Lent, and materials will be produced and made available as we move into Eastertide.

Here you can find the appointed Psalms, Readings, and Prayers for Holy Week which begins on April 5 with Palm Sunday. By Saturday of each week a similar sheet will be produced and made available online via Midweek, a special Constant Contact blast, and our Facebook page.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at frluis@stpaulsepiscopalbakersfield.org

Click to set custom

HTML

Updated 03/31/2020

Church Office Hours:
​Tuesday-Thursday 
​9am to 1pm.

Please visit our Facebook page for information on Online worship opportunities by clicking ---> here! 

Also, join the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin for live Sunday Worship on
Sundays at 10 am
by clicking --> here!

​Click here to learn
about using ZOOM for future worship opportunities.. 

​St. Paul's Episcopal Church
2216 17th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 869-1630
Email St. Paul's

Wednesday Evening Compline 

compline_for_weds_evening.pdf
File Size:	1133 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

---

St. James Cathedral Holy Week Services

Palm Sunday
April 5 | 10:00 AM  HERE

Morning Prayer
April 6 | TBA
HERE

Reaffirmation Service
April 7 | 12:00 PM
ZOOM & Live

Evening Prayer
April 7 | TBA
HERE

Compline
April 8 | TBA
HERE

Maundy Thursday
April 9 | TBA
HERE

Stations of the Cross & Good Friday
April 10 | 12:00 PM
HERE

Holy Saturday
April 11 | 9:00 AM
HERE

Easter Sunday
April 12 | TBA
HERE