St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wickford, will be hosting a diocesan wide Children’s and Youth Choir Evensong on Sunday April 29th at 4:00 PM. Choirs and musicians from St. Paul’s, Pawtucket, St. Luke’s, East Greenwich, St. Martin’s, Providence and St. Michael and Grace Church, Rumford will be participating in this festival evensong which will premiere an Anglican Chant composed by our own Mark Steinbach to commemorate St. Paul’s 300th Anniversary. There will be a reception following in the Parish Hall.

In honor of the 300th Anniversary Celebration of St. Paul’s there will be a tour of the Old Narraganesett Church (built in 1707) immediately following the service. All are welcome to support the talents and enthusiasm of these young musicians. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 55 Main Street, Wickford. Admission is Free. Handicapped accessible. For information call 294-4357.

Evensong is the traditional Anglican service of Evening Prayer, often rendered chorally. Evensong was created by Thomas Cranmer from the sevenfold monastic cycle of prayer - the two offices of Vespers and Compline are combined. Choral Evensong is essentially a service of reflection - of leaving oneself open that God may speak to us through the psalms and readings and canticles which are the core of the service. Within this service you may forget the ceaseless activity of daily life and be still.