I’m used to Episcopal worship, but in other churches or dioceses. What’s St. Dunstan’s like? 

St. Dunstan’s is a warm and lively mid-sized Episcopal church, averaging  about 10  people at our 8am Sunday service, and anywhere from 50 to 75  at our 10am service, with another 30 – 35 worshipping regularly on Zoom.

Our worship texts and music are eclectic, using the breadth of liturgical resources available to us, not just the Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal 1982. We use seasonal worship booklets, so that all the liturgical texts and service music are in one place for ease of use – plus a printed Sunday Supplement listing each Sunday’s Scriptures & hymns.

We are a parish that actively and intentionally welcomes kids in our worship. Read more about that here and here!

Our Sunday 8am & 10am worship services are essentially the same, except that 8am worship does not include any music. One exception is our monthly All-Ages Worship, usually on the last Sunday of every month. The 8am service generally  follows our normal pattern of worship, while the 10am All-Ages Worship may shorten or skip some elements, or handle them in a different way (such as dramatizing one of the Scriptures).

We are currently rebuilding our practices of shared music-making. Singers who’d like to participate in our choir are invited to practice after church for two Sundays in a row, before sharing an anthem in 10AM worship on the third Sunday.  Our Director of Music Ministry, Steve Johnson, is always eager to hear from singers and instrumentalists who’d like to get involved in any way. We use some paperless music and welcome folks familiar with that tradition to help teach and lead.  Speak with Rev. Miranda to learn more or get involved.