The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Christmas Eve and Day

Join us this Sunday, December 22 for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Holy Eucharist is at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. La Santa Eucaristía - 5:00 p.m.

Join us also on Christmas Eve - along with our friends from Iglesia Episcopal La Esperanza de Familias Unidas, St. Patrick's and St. Thomas' or on Christmas Day!

Our food drive for the Northeast Louisiana Foodbank continues until the Epiphany. Please keep bringing your donations.

Chanukah with Friends

From our friends Temple B'nai Israel.

Handel's Messiah

I hope to see you all at this - No Theology Tuesday this month, so come listen to Handel's Messiah - 7:00 p.m. at Northminster Church.

Christmas - Navidad

Advent in 2 Minutes

Join us for the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new Church year (Year A of our lectionary cycle) this Sunday, December 1, for Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Community Thanksgiving Eve Eucharist

Community Thanksgiving Eve Holy Eucharist at St. Alban’s on November 27 at 6:30 p.m. All area Episcopal Churches are invited to join us! 

Our offering of food and money will be given to the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana. Canned and dried foods are welcomed. Please be generous!

Veterans Day

Veterans Day - Say a prayer of thanks...  November 11, 2019
Día de los Veteranos - Diga una oración de gracias... 11 noviembre 2019

Inter-generational Christian Formation

This Sunday, November 10, we continue our Inter-generational Christian Formation Program. During the 2019 - 2020 school-year, St. Alban’s will follow the Way of Love Curriculum, based on the initiative by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. We will meet in McLean Hall at 9:30 a.m. This program is designed for all ages, youth through older adults, in inter-generational table groups. Join us as we share food, spend time, laugh, and learn with one another and follow Jesus in the Way of Love.

Camp!

The 2020 camp schedule is out! Mark your calendars now.

All Saints' Baptism

Set your clocks back on Saturday night, and join us for All Saints' on Sunday - Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m. - Holy Baptism at 10:30 a.m.

Boo!

The scariest thing you'll see this Halloween! Join us tonight for our Front Porch Halloween Party at St. Alban's to see the real thing. 

Boo! I shaved my beard today for the first time in 26 years. My children have never seen my bare face. Support my Movember Men's Mental Health and Suicide prevention effort here - https://mobro.co/14075349?mc=1

Fall Back on Saturday Night

Fall Back! Set your clocks back one hour when you go to bed on Saturday night!

Welcome Bishop Jake Owensby!

Tomorrow, October 20, the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, at 10:30 a.m., is Bishop Jake's visit and a special welcome for all our new members! Join us for it all!

This Weekend and Next!

This weekend, October 13, is our Way of Love Intergenerational Christian Formation Introduction at 9:30 a.m. in McLean Hall.

Rita Jefferson is our guest preacher!

Next week, October 20, at 10:30 a.m., is Bishop Jake's visit and a special welcome for all our new members! Join us for it all!

Blessing of the Animals

September 23

Dear Friends: The birth of a child is a joyous and solemn occasion in the life of a family. It is also an occasion for rejoicing in the Christian community. I bid you, therefore, to join Kristen and Stephen in giving thanks to Almighty God our heavenly Father, the Lord of all life, for the gift of Madeline to be their daughter and with Rachel and Hannah for a new sister. Congratulations to the whole family!

Tomorrow

Guess who's coming to dinner...

Come and see tomorrow at 8:30 or 10:30 a.m. for Holy Eucharist.

Mr. Rogers and Loving Your Neighbor Formation Class at 9:30 a.m.

La Santa Eucaristía, 5:00 p.m.

Way of Love: Evangelism Summit

Please consider attending the wonderful event - Register here.

Join Us!

Please Share!

Labor Day

This is Labor Day weekend. Join us on Sunday, September 1, The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, for Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m, 10:30 a.m. (La Santa Eucaristía –  5:00 p.m.) This year we pray, especially,  for those in the path of Hurricane Dorian. 

Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend, and if you're traveling - travel safely!

A reminder that the church office will be closed on Monday, September 2. 

The Collect for Labor Day:
Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of other workers, and arouse our concern for those who are out of work; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Dr. Charles Smith Burial

The Burial of the Dead: Rite Two with Holy Eucharist for Dr. Charles R, Smith, will be held at 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 31, 2019, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Thomas Whitfield Stodghill, III, officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. 

Visitation will be Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until the service time in McLean Hall. 

Save the Date!

August Fourth's Preacher

Our preacher for August 4, The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, is the Rev’d Lee G. Jefferson. Join us for Holy Eucharist at 8:30 or 10:30 a.m. (or at St. Luke’s in Grambling at 2:00 p.m.) If all his grandchildren show up, we’ll have a big crowd!

Interactive Timeline of Women's Ordination - Episcopal News Service

Interactive timeline of the history of women's ordination - Episcopal News Service: Editor’s note: The timeline is currently available by clicking here. To interact with this timeline, close the introduction and use the slider at the bottom to scroll through the events. …

Tomorrow - Mañana

In the midst of life's storms, come in tomorrow and be filled. Holy Eucharist at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

En medio de las tormentas de la vida, ven mañana y llénate.
La Santa Eucaristía - 5:00 p.m.

Independence Day (and Eve)

Have a safe and happy Independence Day on the 4th of July (the office will be closed that day)!

Join us for worship on Wednesday, July 3 at 5:30 p.m. and/or on Sunday, July 7 at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost.

Theology Tuesday

Reminder!

Just a quick reminder that this Saturday, June 22, is Ordination Day at St. Mark's in Shreveport! Lee, Garrett, Meg, and Brooks will be ordained as priests.

That means that on Sunday, June 23, The Second Sunday after Pentecost that The Rev'd Lee G. Jefferson will celebrate the Holy Eucharist for the first time at St. Alban's at our 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. liturgies. Join us!

Centennial Celebration!

Tonight!

Ascension Day

Today is Ascension Day!

Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting.  Amen.

End of May!

Join us this Sunday for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

This Monday is Memorial Day. It is time to remember and honor all the people who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

The church offices will be closed on Memorial Day.

Ordination!

Join us to celebrate...

Founders Celebration

Farewell...

Doubt?

What happens to us when we have doubts? Let's talk about it tomorrow, The Second Sunday of Easter, April 28. Holy Eucharist at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio

Blessed Holy Week

Blessed Holy Week to you all.

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence is kept.

If I have wounded any soul today,
If to the weak I have refused my strength,
If in rebellion I have strayed away,
Dear Lord forgive me.

If I have spoken words of cruelty
If I have left some suffering unrelieved
Condemn not my insensitivity,
Dear Lord forgive me.

If I have insisted on a peaceful life
Far from the struggles the Gospel brings
When you prefer to guide me to the strife,
Dear Lord forgive me.

Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee;
Forgive the secret sins I do not see;
O Guide me, love me, and my keeper be,
Dear Lord forgive me.

Receive O Lord, the ardent word of prayer,
And free me from temptation’s subtle snare
With tender patience lead me to your care.
Dear Lord forgive me.

Amen.

Words adapted from Si fui motive de dolor:
If I have been the Source of Pain by Pablo Sosa.
Thanks for sharing to Jo Popham.

From Bishop Jake...

Click on the image to see a larger copy. Please be generous. Checks made to St. Alban's should include a note designating the fund to "Baptist Churches" in the memo.

Living Stations of the Cross

Canterbury@ULM will present Living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday morning, April 19, at 9:30 a.m. If the weather allows, the stations will be outdoors around the parking lot in front of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 3706 Bon Aire Drive. If it's raining, the stations will move into the nave. ALL are welcome!

Holy Week

Join us for some or all!

Workday and Spring Cleaning Day

Join us for a Pre-Holy Week Workday and Spring Cleaning Day at St. Alban's, this Saturday, April 13th - 9:00ish till Noonish.

Reminder!

On Sunday, March 24, The Third Sunday in Lent, Bishop Jake Owensby will visit St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 3706 Bon Aire Drive, to preach and preside at their 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist. The Bishop will also confirm, and receive folks from St. Thomas', St. Patrick's and St. Alban's, including Lala & Morris!

All members of St. Alban's and St. Patrick's are invited to attend this joyful event. A reception will follow on the Sunporch at St. Thomas' with appetizers and finger food. If you are able to bring something to share, it would be appreciated. Hope to see you all there!

Note: Morning Prayer: Rite Two will be read at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. at St. Alban's by the Rev'd Deacon Lee Jefferson.

This Saturday!

One more time, this Saturday...

All current Altar Guild Members, Eucharistic Ministers, Acolytes and those interested in learning a new ministry should attend one of these Ministry Training Workshops. For more information contact Rita Jefferson or Father Whit. Click below to find your training time.