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Music

For centuries, music has played a significant part in Christian worship. The earliest Christians were Jewish people who sang psalms in the Temple, and Jesus and the Apostles sang hymns and psalms together at the Last Supper.

St. Paul, our patron, commands Christians in the New Testament to “sing hymns, psalms and spiritual songs unto God.” Music helps us to bring words alive and make them memorable. Music adds beauty and splendor to the liturgy and lifts the hearts of those who sing and those who listen. Much church music, composed over the centuries, was specifically written in our Anglican tradition of worship, and we are honored to be the bearers of this rich musical heritage.

Our Parish Choirs exist to support the worship of the people, and as such, have various duties. They lead choral worship at the Eucharist on Sundays and also at the high holy days of Easter and Christmas. The repertoire the choirs sing is exceptionally varied and encompasses over a thousand years worth of music. Read on to explore and please make contact if you wish to become a part of making music at St. Paul's Parish.


Dulcimer Group

St. Paul's dulcimer group is composed of folks of all levels of ability and experience playing the mountain dulcimer.

The Dulcimer group meets first and third Thursdays from 1:30 - 3 p.m. in St. Paul's parish hall. Join us!




Exultate Choir

This treble choir, composed of women, girls, and boys with unchanged voices, participates monthly at the 10:30 a.m. service. The choir offers anthems and leads the congregational hymns and service music.

Young people in the choir each have an adult mentor to help them learn the music, teach them about vesting and processing, and answer any questions they might have. Young people a…

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Parish Choir

St. Paul's Choir is the principle parish choir that sings for the 10:30 a.m. Choral Eucharist on Sunday mornings as well as monthly Evensong, Lessons & Carols, and other special services during the liturgical year. The choir has made two international tours with residencies at Gloucester and Canterbury Cathedrals and have produced the recording Love Bade Me Welcome on the Zarex-P…

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Recorder Group

The Mary Vars Recorder Consort of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is one of the many educational arms of the East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation's Fisk Academy. The group meets at St. Paul's every Tuesday morning and performs regularly for church and community events. Please contact Jon Shaw if you have interest in this marvelous wealth of consort music from the Middle Ag…

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St. Nicholas Choir

This choir is for children from kindergarten to third grade. They sing at the 10:30 a.m. service once a month.

This choir provides a unique and fun way for young parishioners to participate in a church service. We also hope to engage children in a wider musical understanding of worship.


The Fisk Organ

The Perkins and Wells Memorial Organ, C.B. Fisk, Opus 126, was dedicated in 2005. The organ has 3 manuals and 58 ranks. Its principal function is supporting congregational song and choral accompaniments each Sunday morning. It is also the main teaching and performing instrument for East Carolina University's School of Music programs in organ and sacred music.

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Jonghee Yoon
Cathee Jean Huber Organ Scholar
Daniel Shirley
Interim Director of Music

Jonghee Yoon

Cathee Jean Huber Organ Scholar

Jonghee Yoon is the Cathee Jean Organ Scholar at St. Paul's, having joined us in 2021. She is pursuing her Master's degree in Sacred Music and Organ Performance at ECU. In addition to her passion for the organ, Jonghee also plays harpsichord and violin. She graduated from EWHA Woman’s University in Seoul, South Korea. Jonghee likes to ski, snowboard, take pictures, and she especially likes to play with Margaret Brooks's dog, Duncan.

Daniel Shirley

Interim Director of Music

Dr. Daniel Shirley is delighted to serve as interim Director of Music at St. Paul’s. A professor of voice and opera at the ECU School of Music, Daniel has performed opera, concert works, and musical theater across the United States and Europe. He has been involved in the music ministries of Episcopal parishes for the past 20 years. He and his wife Caitlin live in Greenville, and all three of their kids attended (or currently attend) St. Paul’s Preschool.

Music Dulcimer Group Exultate Choir Parish Choir Recorder Group St. Nicholas Choir The Fisk Organ

Upcoming Events

Adult Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2023, 7:00 PM
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Choral Evensong
Sunday, Feb 05, 2023, 5:00 PM
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St. Paul's Recorder Group
Tuesday, Feb 07, 2023, 9:00 AM
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Adult Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday, Feb 08, 2023, 7:00 PM
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St. Paul's Recorder Group
Tuesday, Feb 14, 2023, 9:00 AM
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Weekly Services

Sundays - 8 a.m. - Holy Eucharist
Sundays - 10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist
Wednesdays - 5:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist


St. Paul's Episcopal Church
401 E. 4th St.
Greenville, NC 27858
(252) 752-3482 • Contact Us


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Service Times

In Person Worship

Sundays

  • 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist. No musical accompaniment.
  • 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist. Choir accompaniment. Godly Play for age 3 through grade 5 is held during this service.

Wednesday Evenings

  • 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in the chapel. No musical accompaniment.

Live Stream

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist streamed live on our website, Facebook, and YouTube. Be further assured that, wherever you may be, God will be present with all of us, continuing to gather us as the community we have been called to in St. Paul’s.


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Greenville, NC 27858

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Whoever you are, wherever you are on your spiritual journey, and whatever else it is that you seek in a Church community, it is our sincere hope that you find God’s gracious welcome with us at St. Paul’s. In so many ways, we do not all look alike, think alike, or even act alike here. But in one thing we are certain that we are all the same: God graciously welcomes us all.

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In the Episcopal Church we acknowledge that God is present in every occasion of our lives. Some of these we mark together with special celebrations of worship to highlight the ways in which God is always at work throughout the events of our lives. As Episcopalians, we believe that these observations reveal God's grace to us in new ways.

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As Episcopalians, we believe that all baptized people are called to minister in the Church. Everyone has a different role. Our clergy serve as the spiritual leaders of our congregation, our staff is responsible for overseeing our program ministries and day-to-day responsibilities, and our vestry is responsible for parish decision-making.

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We as Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. St. Paul's is part of the Episcopal Church, a church that is both rich with ancient tradition and relevant to life in the 21st century. We believe that God loves you - no exceptions.

We believe in following the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the whole world.

Our parish's motto is this: "To Know Christ and to Make Him Known."

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