What to Expect
At St. Alban's, we do not merely borrow the language of tradition—we inhabit it. Our parish is shaped wholly by the rhythm of the Church's historic life, drawing you into the true and eternal worship of heaven.
Our Worship
While it has become common to claim “liturgical” or “catholic” identity without the substance, our parish is shaped wholly by the rhythm of the Church’s historic life. We order our days around Morning and Evening Prayer, keep the feasts and fasts, and worship with vestments, incense, and bells—not for aesthetics alone, but to be drawn into the true and eternal worship of heaven. Ours is not innovation draped in old language, but a living participation in the faith once delivered to the saints
Our Community
The makeup of our energetic parish is broad and includes many young families, military members and college students.
Children
We welcome the joyful sounds and sacred restlessness of children in our worship. We do not send them away, because we believe the liturgy forms the whole person—and that formation begins not in a classroom, but in the presence of God, among the prayers, hymns, and sacraments of the Church. As Christ Himself said, “Let the little children come to me.” We take Him at His word. Children belong in the heart of the Church’s worship, learning by presence long before comprehension. Here, they are not a distraction from sacred things—they are part of the sacred pattern of life being handed down.
Beauty
In the Anglican tradition, rightly ordered beauty serves the proclamation of God's truth. Icons are windows into the mystery of Christ—visual proclamations of the Gospel, calling the mind and heart to contemplate the Incarnation and the redemptive work of God in history.
Sacraments
We believe that baptism is not symbolic membership—it is membership. To be baptized into Christ is to be joined to His Body, the Church, and we receive that reality as the Church always has: with reverence, not red tape. We do not delay communion to the baptized, regardless of age, Read more...
