SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:30 a.m. | Holy Eucharist Rite II, livestreamed
Welcome to St. Alban's!
SUNDAY WORSHIP
8:00 a.m. | HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE II
10:30 a.m. | HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE II
This service includes music and is livestreamed to our YouTube channel for those worshiping online. View service bulletins here.
Sunday School for ages 4-12th grade begins at 10:15 a.m. downstairs. Register here. Nursery is available for ages 0-3 during the 10:30 a.m. service.
Sunday morning spiritual education programming for adults is typically held from 9:10 – 10:10 a.m. View the schedule on our Adult Formation page.
Apostle-ing
Outside the Lines:
Jesus, Magdalene,
and Us
Lent 2025 @ St. Alban's
All four Gospels report that Mary Magdalene, deemed the “Apostle to the Apostles” by Thomas Aquinas, was among those who discovered the empty tomb. And yet, for centuries, Magdalene was wrongly identified as a prostitute, while she and the other women disciples are treated as footnotes by the Church. This Lenten season, we’ll get to know these women in a deeper way, and discover what their apostolic leadership can teach all of us about following Jesus faithfully today.
Sundays @ St. Alban's
9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Our Sunday morning spiritual formation offerings for adults during Lent will focus on exploring what it means to be an apostle, for Mary Magdalene and the other women who followed Jesus, as well as for us today. Come and learn! View the spiritual formation schedule HERE.
Soup & Spirit @ St. Alban's
Wednesday Nights in Lent
6:00 PM Lenten Soup Supper
Come to the Parish Hall for a simple yet delicious meal of soup, salad, and bread cooked by Lisa McDonnell and her amazing team of sous-chefs. $10 per adult/youth, $5 per child under age 12, with a $25 max per family. All soups and salads are vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free. Anything containing dairy, gluten, or nuts will be labeled and served as an optional side.
Ticket purchases are encouraged by Sunday evening of each week. (Sorry, no refunds for cancellations or no-shows.) Interested in more healthy recipes? Visit Lisa McDonnell's website: The Radish.
Weekly Soup Menu:
March 19: Vegetarian Bean Chili
March 26: Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Curry Soup
April 2: Red Lentil and Carrot Soup
April 9: Eastern Spiced Chickpea Stew
Purchase soup tickets for the weeks you plan to attend HERE.
6:45 PM Evening Prayer
After supper, we will hold a brief service of Evening Prayer for all ages in the Parish Hall.
7:00 – 8:00 PM Apostles-in-Training Series
After supper and evening prayer, stick around for these enriching and fun classes designed to introduce you to the basics of a variety of spiritual practices and deepen your apostolic skill set. While some of these practices may seem outside your comfort zone at first, you will be in a safe and supportive environment, and nobody will be expected to do anything they are not ready to do! View the schedule HERE.
The Stations of the Cross
12:00 p.m. on Fridays in Lent
Each Friday throughout the Lenten season, we will gather at noon to walk the Stations of the Cross. The Stations of the Cross (or The Way of the Cross) is a prayerful devotion that recalls the series of events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. In the early centuries of the Christian faith, pilgrims to Jerusalem often visited the places connected to the final hours of Jesus’ earthly life. Over time, Christians unable to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem developed the practice of recalling those events using images and “stations” to imitate the Jerusalem pilgrimage and to meditate on the final hours and events of Jesus’ life.
Whenever weather permits, we will gather outside at the entrance to the Prayer Trail, near the SEEDS Garden Shed. In wet weather, we will meet in the narthex by the doors to the nave. The service will last about 20 minutes.
Reclaiming Mary Magdalene:
A Special Lenten Lecture & Retreat
Thursday, April 3 & Saturday, April 5
Beth Maczka, a Davidson College and Vanderbilt Divinity School graduate, centers her studies around questions about Mary Magdalene and why she is absent from much of art and liturgy. She highlights the lack of images depicting this profound passage in Mark and the need to commission art that depicts women in positions of authority, as noted in the Gospels. In partnership with Davidson College Presbyterian Church, and the Chaplain’s Office and the Religious Studies Department of Davidson College, we are offering two exciting opportunities to take a journey through scripture, art, and history, tracing the steps of Mary Magdalene:
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Public Lecture: Thursday, April 3, 7-8 p.m. in the Hance Auditorium at Davidson College (No RSVP required)
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Spiritual Retreat: Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Congregation House at Davidson College Presbyterian Church (Cost $15, Register for Spiritual Retreat)
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Spiritual Formation Class & Anointing Ritual: Sunday, April 6, 9:10-10:10 a.m. in the Parish Hall at St. Alban's. (No RSVP required)
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson, NC is a friendly, inclusive, and growing congregation that seeks to honor the Lord Jesus Christ through worship, fellowship, and outreach. St. Alban’s is a parish in the Diocese of North Carolina, part of The Episcopal Church, and the worldwide Anglican Communion. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. We invite you to join us in worship as we strive to be faithful disciples of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
