Welcome to St. Aidan's, where we invite all people to participate in spiritual growth.
Our church was founded in 1962 and has a membership of more than 250 people. Our members probably could be characterized as being on a journey. We are comfortable asking questions about our faith and seeking answers that guide us in leading a Christian life relative to our 21st century global community.
Our Worship Leaders Jonathan Bryan, Priest Associate Our Vestry Members |
In 2003, when St. Aidan’s Vestry charted a strategic path for the future, we realized that our values, gifts and strengths gave our church a certain personality, which opens numerous opportunities for ministry. At that time, we stated that:
The way we behave toward one another and other people is the fullest expression of what we believe.
Among us are those who hope for a better world and those who have lost hope.
Some of us find more grace in the search for understanding than we do in dogmatic certainty; more value in questioning than in absolutes.
We can help equip one another for the work we feel called to do: striving for peace and justice among all people, protecting and restoring the integrity of all God's creation and bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers.
We have found an approach to God through the life and teachings of Jesus and that being followers of Jesus is costly and entails selfless love, conscientious resistance to evil and renunciation of privilege.
We support, nurture and encourage the ministry and gifts of all, from the youngest to the eldest among us.
We recognize the faithfulness of other people who have other names for the way to God's realm, and acknowledge that their ways are true for them, as our ways are true for us.
We understand the sharing of bread and wine in Jesus' name to be a representation of an ancient vision of God's feast for all peoples.
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Who Was Saint Aidan?
Saint Aidan was an Irish Celtic monk, born about 600 A.D., who became a bishop and walked throughout Northumbria (today’s northeast England) preaching the Christian faith. He died in 651, having established a monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, as well as a school for boys and monastic homes for women in Northumbria.