Hello – On Friday, I tested positive for COVID. Since then I’ve been home isolating with mild symptoms. Chloe is testing negative and we’re taking all due precautions to make sure she stays that way. If you and I were together on Wednesday or Thursday, please be sure and take a COVID test yourself. I intend to…
Photo Directory V. 1 Hello – We are well on our way to creating a wonderful tool to help build our community- a directory of faces, birthdays and small group participation. Right now, and through labor day, there are two matching three ring binders, one one each of the round tables in Duncan Hall, with all…
Hello – Here are a few things to know about August at St. Paul’s: • The Wednesday Bible Study returns tomorrow at 10am. All are welcome to join us as we read Paul’s letters in the New Testament. • Our new photo directory is almost ready and will be available to view in Duncan Hall either this week or…
Hello – Two weeks from tomorrow, on Sunday August 14th, is the first of what we hope will be our annual Back to School BBQ. This year, we will feature the music of a great youth jazz ensemble, good food and an opportunity to write messages of love and support to families and others in Odessa, Ukraine.…
Hello – Chloe and I leave tomorrow for a three week vacation. While I’m gone, I have one request. Please invite the families in your life to the Back to School BBQ on Sunday, August 14th. When I return, we will acknowledge the completion of the first year of being on our five year Runway…
Hello – Today I share with you an email I sent to a bunch of folks. If this sounds of interest, please email me at cmartin@stpaulssanrafael.org: Dear Friends- I believe each of you has expressed some level of interest in Basic Discipleship and Discipleship Groups. I write to let you know that Basic Discipleship starts this…
Hello – Thank you to so many of you for making our first annual Pentapalooza such a success. 40 of us got our picture taken and filled out a form. Half of those forms had boxes checked “tell me more” concerning a small group, meaning interest in our ministries is growing. Five of the pictures and forms were…
Hello – Sunday is the feast of Pentecost, when we remember the birth of the church in wind, flames and speaking in many tongues. It is also the first of our annual Pentapalooza celebrations. This summer marks the one year anniversary of St. Paul’s being on a Runway for Growth. Deliberately, strategically and with many…
Hello – Tomorrow night I invite you to use your imagination to learn to love your neighbor. In Duncan Hall and on Zoom, at 7pm, I offer a one hour class. The heart of the class will be two teachings. In the first, I offer a spectrum of ways we treat other people, from contempt…
Hello – Next Wednesday night and next Sunday morning mark two new beginnings at St. Paul’s. On Wednesday night, June 1st, I begin teaching how to love our neighbors through reading three chapters of a great novel. Together, we are going to humbly use our imaginations to picture ourselves in the midst of three extreme situations…