Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion University City

There is a certain freedom to be found when we are willing to let go of our flailing attempts to control our circumstances. When we stop trying to think our way out of our own discomfort, we might just find the mental space to notice one another.

The Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders III, assistant professor of theological ethics at Eden Seminary, will be with us as we look at the place of the Black Church within American and worldwide Christianity. Professor Sanders and the Rev. Mike Angell will dialogue together about what it means to be a person of faith in today’s America.

The Rev. Chester Hines, Elizabeth Hines, and Lisa Gould of the diocese’s Commission on Racism will explore the socioeconomic, political, psychological, and religious consequences of the closure of institutions which have served St. Louis’ Black community.

In her last sermon at Holy Communion, before heading off to be Vicar of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church outside Indianapolis, the Rev. Beth Scriven preaches about God's promise and a surprising understanding of rainbows from the Hebrew.

This class is an introduction the Holy Eucharist. Also called Communion, the Lord’s Supper, The Mass (among other names). Eucharist is the way we most often gather in The Episcopal Church (outside a pandemic). The rector talks through the central questions of Sacraments and Communion.

Without a doubt, the Ashes are a powerful symbol. They hold meaning for many, but in this year when most of us won't receive Ashes, in a year when we've already given up so much, I want to invite you to take the chance to pause, to reflect, to get some perspective.

In 1808, on the day the trade of enslaved Africans became illegal, the first black Episcopal priest, Absalom Jones climbed into the pulpit. The day was remarkable, the sermon even more so...

Maharat Rori and the Rev. Mike Angell will dialogue together about what it means to be a person of faith in today’s America. Christianity and Judaism share many perspectives, and the important differences in our history, especially the violent history of Christian anti-Semitism, mean that our two faiths have important differences.

The Rev. Gabrielle Kennedy and Jeff Schulenberg share research developed by St. Louis-based Faith for the Sake of All on the causal impact of housing policy on racial inequity. Join us Sunday at virtual Coffee Hour as we continue the conversation.

Holy Communion, we are called by God in our spiritual lives to be the balm of Gilead for those we encounter who are suffering and have ailments of the heart, mind and spirit.