Welcome!

Thank you for worshipping with us at Saint Alban's! We are happy that you are here. All baptized Christians are welcome to fully participate in worship and take Communion alongside members of the parish.

The Church of Saint Alban is now the oldest Episcopal Church in El Paso, and part of the Diocese of the Rio Grande. The parish is moving in exciting directions as we strive to continue share Christ's message of love and forgiveness in a stressed-out world.  Come and join us as we move toward our 100th year of common witness and worship. For more detailed information about our Parish Life and ministries, our Parish Profile is now available for viewing and download in the "About Us" section of our site, or just click HERE. 

 

We got some nice publicity in the El Paso Herald Post! Visit the link here!

 

 

 

Celebration of a New Ministry!

On Sunday, Sept. 10th at 9:30 AM, in one combined Sunday service, Rev. Dr. Lin Lilley will be installed as Rector of St. Alban's Church; with Bishop Vono presiding. The installation will be followed by lunch in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to attend!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65th Annual Convention

The 65th Annual Convention of the Rio Grande will be held in El Paso October 19-21, at the airport Marriott Hotel, with the parishes in El Paso hosting. We need volunteers to assist with convention registration, to be sergeants-atarms, and to bake cookies. Please consult the signup list on the bulletin board by Rev. Lin’s office and indicate how you can help.

 

 

 

 

  

 

Flower Guild Starting

 

 

 

 We are in the process of forming a Flower Guild. Please consider volunteering to share the flower arranging work with others. Also, if any of you would like to sponsor altar flowers for a specific Sunday, please sign up on the sheet located on the bulletin board outside Rev. Lin’s office.

 

 

 

Wednesday Morning Bible Study

 

Please join us for Wednesday morning Bible Study at 10:30 AM, with the Gospel of Matthew. The regular Noon Mass follows afterwards in the Lady Chapel. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interested in learning more about the Episcopal Church?

Are you interested in learning more about the Episcopal Church and about St. Alban’s? Rev. Lin wants to begin a six-class session designed to inform anyone who wants to know more about the Episcopal Church and its traditions. These classes also contain all the elements needed to prepare for baptism, confirmation, or reception. If you’re interested, please let Rev. Lin know your schedule so that we can find a time when the most people can attend. You may contact Rev. Lin here.

 

 

 

St. Alban’s Rector Elect = The Rev. Dr. Lin S. Lilley

 

Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that “for everything there is a season.”

 

I am pleased to announce that on March 15, St. Alban’s begins a new season as it enters a time of ministry led by the Rev. Dr. Lin Lilley.

 

Rev. Dr. Lin was ordained in the Diocese of the Rio Grande in 2011, and then completed additional certification in transitional (interim) ministry. She completed a fifteen-month curacy at St. Francis Rio Rancho before serving for two and half years as interim Priest-in-Charge and Campus Ministry Chaplain of St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Albuquerque. After Canterbury, Lin was called to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Durango, Colorado where she served as interim Rector for a year. In addition to her work in the parish, Lin has served in the Diocese of the Rio Grande in various positions including three years as chair of the Commission on Ministry of the Baptized.

 

Prior to ordination, Lin had a 35-year career as a trial consultant. Her PhD is in communication, and for several years Lin taught university speech classes and trained secondary speech teachers. She is single but proud of three step-children and 10 grandchildren who all live in Iowa.

 

We look forward to welcoming Lin to our church family. Please keep Lin in your prayers as she moves from Albuquerque to El Paso and begins her journey with us.

Blessings,

 

Sal Saldivar,

Sr. Warden

 

 

 

Our Lady of Walsingham

 

On Sunday, October 16th we celebrated the Feast Day of Our Lady of Walsingham. St. Alban's hosts the only Shrine to Our Lady of Walsingham in the Diocese of the Rio Grande. For more information on our Shrine, and Our Lady of Walsingham's history, click HERE. 

After the service we hosted a potluck lunch and Fall Festival in the parish hall, brought to us by our Sunday school (including a pumpkin raffle and cake walk). A good time was had by all!

 

The Blessing of the Animals

 

On October 4 St. Alban's observed the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Animals, with a “Blessing of the Animals” service. 

Parishoners and neighbors in the community came by for a short service and a blessing. For more pictures and highlights of the day, visit our events page here, and/or our Facebook page here! 

“All praise to you, Oh Lord, for all these brother and sister creatures,” 

Saint Francis of Assisi, from Canticle of the Creatures