Welcome to St. Alban's Episcopal Church! You are invited to be our guest any time we open the doors to St. Alban's. You do not have to "join" the parish in a formal way in order to worship, attend classes, participate in activities, and support the ministries of the parish.
If you are interested in becoming a member of St. Alban's, there are several ways to do this, please read on.
If you are an Episcopalian:
If you are a member of another Episcopal congregation, or were ever confirmed in an Episcopal Church, you can transfer your membership.
Provide our parish office with the name and location of the church and the approximate dates of your membership or, if you were confirmed there, the approximate date of confirmation, and we will send for a letter of transfer, or you may wish to contact your previous parish yourself. (The office has a directory of all Episcopal Churches, with addresses and telephone numbers.)
If you are a member of another Christian denomination:
If you were baptized with water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in any Christian denomination, you may become a "baptized member" of St. Alban's. Just provide the parish office with your birth date and place and your baptismal date and place.
If you have not been baptized:
Call the parish office or speak with one of the clergy to arrange a baptism. Anyone baptized at St. Alban's is a "baptized member."
If you wish to be confirmed or received:
The Book of Common Prayer defines Confirmation as "the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop." Youth Confirmation classes and adult inquirers' classes are offered each year. Any baptized adult, and any baptized youth in sixth grade or higher, is eligible. Persons who have been confirmed in another denomination by a bishop in the apostolic succession (most often Roman Catholic) are received by the bishop rather than confirmed. Those who have been confirmed or received are classified as "confirmed communicants." Speak with one of the clergy if you are interested in confirmation or reception.