Bicentennial Observances
In honor of the church’s 200th anniversary, St. Paul’s has commissioned bicentennial service music composed by William Bradley Roberts, a series of lectures by eminent scholars on various historical subjects relating to worship in the church and its architecture, as well as other celebrations. All of these events culminated in a visit from the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church USA, the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori. In June 2009, the St. Paul’s Choir went on a pilgrimage to England where it performed in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, St. James’s Church, Piccadilly, and other venues.
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