St. Paul's, Salem, Burton Hall

Burton Hall

Built in the 1880s as the classroom building for the parish school, Burton Hall housed community service programs of the parish and Washington County for many years. Due to the high energy costs, the building was closed in 2007 and has been offered for sale.

St. Paul's Guild - Thrift Shop

For nearly forty years, the women of the parish (St. Paul's Guild) operated a thrift shop, selling good used clothing at a nominal cost. The thrift shop occupied the whole lower floor of Burton Hall where the boys' school once had a bowling alley. A substantial portion of the income of the shop was returned to the community, helping to underwrite a variety of worthy causes. The thrift shop also provided clothing and housewares at no cost to those with particular needs. Competition from several similar enterprises in Salem have led to a decline both in business and in donations of clothing to the thrift shop and it, too, will close at the end of September 2006.

Washington County Office for the Aging
Senior Citizen Meal Program

The Washington County Office for the Aging sponsors a hot meal for senior citizens from Monday through Friday. The lunch program ensures a nutritious meal, a congenial social setting, and a variety of other services and activities for many of the elderly residents of Salem and neighboring towns. Providing a facility for programs such as this is regarded by the parish as part of its outreach ministry. For nearly thirty years, the meal was served in Burton Hall. When that building was closed in 2007, the lunch program moved into the rectory to continue to serve senior citizens in our community there. For more information or to make reservations for lunch, please call 854-7294 between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday.