Teachings and Resources

 
 

Explore Your Faith.
Deepen Your Understanding.

Faith is a lifelong journey of learning, questioning, and discovery.

At St. Paul's, we believe that growing in faith means making space for curiosity, thoughtful conversation, and spiritual reflection. Whether you're exploring Christianity for the first time or looking to deepen your understanding, we invite you to learn and grow with us.

Formation Hour

Learning Together. Growing in Faith.

Our Formation Hour recordings offer opportunities to explore the Christian faith, ask meaningful questions, and reflect on the beliefs and practices that shape our lives.

Originally recorded during live discussions, these teachings invite you to engage with Scripture, theology, and the Christian tradition at your own pace.

Listen online or download recordings to enjoy wherever you are.

Lent, Holy Week, and Easter

Explore the meaning and traditions of the seasons leading to Easter, including Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil.

St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - The Easter Vigil
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Good Friday
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Maundy Thursday
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Ash Wednesday

Advent & the Incarnation

Reflect on the meaning of Advent, God's presence in our lives, reconciliation, hospitality, and the mystery of Christ's birth.

St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - The Incarnation (11.28.21)
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Repentance and Reconciliation
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Hospitality and Welcome
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Divine Judgement

Understanding Our Faith

Explore the foundations of Christianity through the Outline of the Faith from the Book of Common Prayer. Topics include Scripture, prayer, worship, the sacraments, and the central beliefs of the Church.

St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: Human Nature
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: God the Father
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: God the Creator
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: Being a Creature/Caring for Creation
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour: Outline of the Faith - The Old Covenant
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Ten Commandments
St Paul's Episcopal Church Formation Hour: Outline of the Faith - Sin and Redemption
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: God the Son
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The New Covenant
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Creeds
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Holy Spirit
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Holy Scriptures
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Church
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Ministry
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: Prayer and Worship(1)
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: Prayer and Worship(2)
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Sacraments
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: Holy Baptism
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Holy Eucharist
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: Other Sacramental Rites
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Outline of the Faith: The Christian Hope

Other Topics

Discover additional conversations about Scripture, Baptism, and living a life of faith.

St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Scripture
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Newburyport Formation Hour - Baptism

Learning to Pray

Finding God in Everyday Life

Prayer can take many forms, and there is no single right way to begin.

Our Learning to Pray series introduces different approaches to prayer, helping you discover meaningful ways to connect with God, reflect on your experiences, and make space for stillness in daily life.

Explore the videos, try the practices, and discover what speaks to you.

Sermons & Reflections

Words of Hope, Wisdom & Encouragement

Continue reflecting on Sunday's message throughout the week.

Watch past sermons and worship services on our YouTube channel, where you'll find Scripture readings, reflections, and messages that connect faith with everyday life.

Links for Spiritual Formation:

These are helpful resources for learning and spiritual growth.

Daily Prayer and Devotions

You can use this document for brief daily prayers at home.

For daily prayer: Bede’s Breviary. This resource offers different versions of prayer books for Morning and Evening prayer, noon prayer, and compline (night prayer) – select the time and version you want to pray. A more attractive and user friendly website for daily prayer is this one put out by the Church of England: Daily Prayer. Universalis is a wonderful resource for prayer throughout the day, including short orders of prayer for morning, mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon, evening, and night, as well as the readings for the daily Eucharist. Some of these websites are available as apps as well.

“Forward Day by Day” is a daily devotion published by Forward Movement Press.

Articles and Books

The St Mary Magdalen School of Theology – a group of theologians in England (whom Fr. Jarred continues to work with) developing resources for those seeking to grow in or learn more about the Christian faith. There are articles available for free on various topics. They also publish books, of which Fr. Jarred is an author and editor. One of them, Love Makes No Sense, takes a look at essential Christian beliefs.

Building Faith is a ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary that seeks to foster spiritual formation for individuals and churches. They have resources for children and families as well as for adult formation and education.

Podcasts

The Way of Love is Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s podcast (the Presiding Bishop is the leading bishop in The Episcopal Church)

On Being is a beautiful and rich podcast with interviews with people from all sorts of religious and spiritual backgrounds – artists, priests and pastors, rabbis, actors, activists, poets, and the list goes on and on. The podcast relates to spirituality broadly understood, not particularly Christian spirituality, and seeks to dive into life’s big questions. Some excellent episodes include poets Christian Wiman, Pádraig Ó Tuama, and Mary Karr, and geophysicist Xavier le Pichon, but conversations stretch back for years with everyone from the late John Lewis to Yo-Yo Ma to actor Martin Sheen. Pádraig Ó Tuama’s brilliant poetry podcast Poetry Unbound is also put out by On Being Studios.

Mental Health Resources

If you are living with mental illness, anxious or depressed, finding it difficult to cope with loneliness and isolation, we want to help you get the support you need. Contact our priest, Fr. Jarred, anytime, and make use of the following resources. You are not alone, being unwell is not a source of shame, and there are people who love you who want to help.

National Institute of Mental Health

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Find numerous resources at Mental Health First Aid

Continue Growing With Us

Learning is richer when we share the journey.

Whether you're interested in joining a discussion, exploring our beliefs, or participating in a formation program, there is a place for you at St. Paul's.