Saturday/Sunday Services

Join us on Saturdays at 5 p.m., or on Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. or 10 a.m. Saturday evening services include a Taizé service on the first Saturday of the month. Sunday 8 a.m. service is a more contemplative service without music. Our 10 a.m. service features the St. Mary’s Choir and a sung liturgy.

The Emmaus Way Series – Jazz Vespers

Introducing The Emmaus Way Service
On the road to Emmaus, two disciples discovered the risen Christ walking alongside them, though they did not recognize him at first. It was only in the breaking of the bread that their eyes were opened. That story reminds us that Christ often meets us in unexpected ways and unfamiliar forms of worship. With that spirit, St. Mary’s is launching The Emmaus Way – a new monthly service offered on the third Saturday of each month. Each service will try out a different liturgical style, inviting us to encounter God with fresh eyes and renewed hearts.

This initiative grew directly out of the strategic planning small group conversations, where many of our parishioners expressed a longing for more diverse and creative ways to worship together. Each liturgical style will be offered for three months, after which a new expression of worship will be introduced.

Our current (Jan – April) series is Jazz Vespers. This contemplative evening service weaves scripture, silence, and soulful jazz into a spacious hour of reflection. This music doesn’t perform at you so much as pray with you. It’s a place to exhale, to listen for God in unexpected harmonies, and to end the day held by beauty rather than hurry.

Join Us This month! February 21, 2026 – 5 PM

Please note that there is no communion during the service itself. However, for those who wish to receive, communion from the reserved sacrament will be offered in the Lady Chapel from 4:30–4:50 pm, prior to the service. Jazz Vespers begins at 5:00 pm.

For questions, please reach out to Fr. Michael on the contact page.

Taizé

On the first Saturday of each month, St. Mary’s hosts a Taizé Eucharist at 5 p.m. This peaceful, meditative service follows the style of worship from the Taizé community in France. It features simple chants, silence, and moments of reflection, offering a time for deep prayer and connection with God.

Children’s Church

The first Sunday of the month we hold our Children’s Church during the 10 a.m. service. Children’s Church is offered for children ages 5 to 12 years during the school year. The goal is learning, fun and friendship. The lessons are taken from the Godly Play curriculum which is appropriate for all ages. It is lead by a volunteer group of teachers.

Books & Breakfast

Thursday Books & Breakfast starts with a Eucharist service. This group meets weekly at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday for worship, breakfast and conversation centered around a book selected by the group.

Choir

Music is an integral part of life at St. Mary’s. Not only is it a central vehicle for the praise of God, but it binds us as a community as well. Our parish choir is made up of dedicated people who are enthusiastic about the role music plays both in their personal lives of faith, and in the weekly experience of our congregants. Learn more about our St. Mary’s choir here.

The St. Mary’s Organ

The organ at St. Mary’s was built in 1986 by the firm of Karl Wilhelm, Inc., Mont St. Hilaire, Québec, Canada as their Opus 109 (Wilhelm’s first organ in Massachusetts). The organ consists of 20-stops and 23-ranks of pipes…a total of 1,184 pipes…played via mechanical key and stop-action from an attached keydesk of 2 manuals / 56-notes and a flat pedalboard of 30-notes. The natural keys with their bone facings and the sharps of rosewood, together with the drawknobs of rosewood, provide a contrast to the stained and oiled oak of the case. The casework is made of white oak joined by rabbeting or tongue-and-groove methods. There are no nails or screws to join the case together, nor any metal framework or supports for the organ case. The carved pipeshades recall with their design the carvings of the earlier reredos behind the previous altar. Metal pipework is made of varying percentages of tin and lead, while wooden pipework is made of white oak. On-site final tonal regulation was accomplished by Martin Pasi and Karl Wilhelm. The organ received its dedicatory recital by Wolfgang Rübsam on 25 February 1987. In 2002, the organ was rededicated to the glory of God and named in honor of the Rev. David E. Allen on the occasion of his retirement as Rector (1979-2002). Learn more about Music at St. Mary’s.