St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Dover Parish in the Diocese of Virginia

Schedule of Services

Summer Worship Schedule

Morning Worship
10:00 a.m. In New St. Mary’s, our service of Holy Eucharist will alternate with Morning Prayer throughout the summer, from May 30 through September 5

10 a.m. Summer Sunday School Ages 3-6 beginning Sunday June 6.
Nursery is open every Sunday

Evening Worship
5 P.M. service of Evening Prayer and Communion in Little St. Mary's Church.

 

Sundays after Labor Day

9:00 A.M. Service - Holy Eucharist, Rite I – Little St, Mary’s Church
A full liturgy with music and sermon. Child care is provided in the nursery.

11:00 A.M. Service - Holy Eucharist, Rite I or II; Morning Prayer, Rite I; or Holy Baptism (according to season) – New St. Mary’s Church

Full liturgies with music, choral anthems, and sermon. Sunday School students are dismissed for class during the sermon. Child care is provided in the nursery.

Children’s Chapel for grades Kindergarten through Age Three meets in Little St. Mary’s during
the 11:00 A.M. service on the second Sunday of each month from September through May.

5:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service in New St. Mary's - Liturgy for Evening Prayer followed by Communion

Second Wednesday of Each Month

11:30 A.M. Service – Morning Prayer, Rite I – Little St. Mary’s Church
The Daily Office, led by St. Mary’s clergy, is read without music or sermon. Personal meditation and silent prayer are encouraged at this service.

Special Liturgies

Advent-Christmas
A Service of Lessons and Carols – 11:00 A.M. on the Third or Fourth Sunday in Advent – St. Mary’s Adult Choir and selected readers lead this traditional service developed by King’s College, Cambridge.

Christmastide
Children’s Service of Lessons and Carols – 5:00 P.M., December 24, New St. Mary’s Church -- The children of St. Mary’s, including choirs, readers, instrumentalists, and participants in the Christmas story, lead a service that combines Lessons and Carols with a traditional Christmas pageant.

Christmas Eve Communion – 11:00 P.M., December 24, New St. Mary’s
Church – a service of Holy Eucharist, Rite II, including choral anthems, carol singing, and sermon.

Christmas Day Communion – 11:00 A.M., December 25, Little St. Mary’s Church – a service of Holy Eucharist, Rite II, including carol singing and sermon.

Lent

Ash Wednesday Communion – 12:00 Noon, the Special Liturgy for Ash Wednesday with the Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Little St. Mary’s Church – a communion service beginning the season of Lent, including sermon.

Holy Week

Maundy Thursday Communion – 5:30 P.M., the special Liturgy for Maundy Thursday with the Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Little St. Mary’s Church – a full service with music and sermon.

Good Friday Communion – 5:30 P.M., the Special Liturgy for Good Friday, Little St. Mary’s Church – a meditative service with readings, hymns, and prayers.

Easter Day - 9 and 11 A.M. Holy Eucharist, Rites I and II, respectively, in New St. Mary's Church; 5 P.M. service of Evening Prayer and Communion in Little St. Mary's Church.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day Communion – 9:00 A.M., the Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Little St. Mary’s Church – a full  liturgy for Thanksgiving Day, including seasonal music, hymns, and sermon.

 


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