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Baptism

The Book of Common Prayer states, “Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ's Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God.” The sacrament of Holy Baptism is essentially the initiation rite of passage into a community of Christians who have also made the same promise to follow Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. The Episcopal Church baptizes both children and adults. In the case of a child baptism, parents and sponsors make the promises on behalf of the child and commit to raising the child within the Church. At a baptism, not only are the candidates for baptism making promises, but the Church, the community promises to support and guide the individual into a deeper relationship with God. If you are interested in Holy Baptism, please talk with the priests of St. Paul’s to learn more.

Preparing for Baptism

On the Saturday preceding the scheduled baptism, St. Paul’s holds a class led by one of our Baptismal Counselors. These counselors are parents and members of the congregation who meet with all participants in the baptism to explain the logistics of the ceremony, and to help parents and godparents fully understand the significance of their intention to support the child by prayer and example in their Christian life. If you wish to schedule a baptism, please complete the form below and contact the Events Coordinator, at 703-549-3312 x22. Please note that no baptisms are scheduled during the season of Lent.

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
228 South Pitt Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: 703-549-3312

Office Hours:
The parish office is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m..

Staff are best reached via email or you may reach them via the auto attendant on the phone message.

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Service Times

Sunday In-Person Worship - At this time masks are optional for all in-person services.

The Summer Service schedule begins Sunday, May 29 and continues through Labor Day weekend, Sunday, September 4th.

8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite One a traditional spoken service

10:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite Two Livestream available.

5:00 pm Holy Eucharist: Rite Two a contemplative service with candle lighting and prayers for healing

Monday - Friday

9:00 am Morning Prayer in the chapel

Wednesday

12:00 pm Holy Eucharist Livestream available.



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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
228 South Pitt St
Alexandria, VA 22314

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703-549-3312

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