We are a sacramental church. This means we believe that certain, material items and particular actions communicate something of God's love, grace and commitment to us. When as the church we break bread together, or baptize with water, or bless the bond of love between two people, we participate with items and actions that speak a word  that is both a word from God and to God.  What on the face of it are human words and actions deepen into God's Word and God's action, which communicates the unfathomable mystery of his love in which we share.

Sacraments are not magic. They describe the character of God's interaction with us through God's created order, and invite us further into the divine life and love shared between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe that the sacraments are a grace in and of themselves. The Book of Common Prayer describes a sacrament as “an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace,” a good description for the mystery that takes place in these rituals of the church.

One final word: the sacraments are practiced in the context of a worshipping community. Please take this into account before you contact the Rector or Parish Office. 

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Baptism

Marriage (Holy Matrimony) 

Burial