Hello – Tomorrow the purple season of Lent begins. 1. Ash Wednesday Service is at noon on Facebook Live and our St. Paul’s, San Rafael YouTube channel. It should last about half an hour. I’ll be at the curb on Court Street from the end of the service to about 3pm and from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.…

Hello – First of all, please treat yourself to a delightful five minutes and watch this slide show that Chloe put together. It is of pictures from over the last decade of so many beloved faces of people from St. Paul’s. It is guaranteed to make you smile and cry. Here’s the Youtube Link. Notice that…

Hello – Tomorrow, Sunday, is our Annual Meeting. It starts at 11am and is on Zoom. Here’s the Zoom Link for the meeting: Topic: Annual Meeting Time: Feb 7, 2021 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85621800311 Here’s the schedule: 11:00  A gorgeous slide show by Chloe with a collection of…

January 28, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Annual Meeting of St. Paul’s will be on Sunday, February 7th at 11am. I write to encourage you to attend and to request that you spend some time looking at the financials and John’s excellent summary, both included in this mailing. At the end of…

Hello – As advertised: 1. The book signing for my new book, With Gladness, is this Saturday from 9am to 10am. My friend the Rev. Suzanne Wille will be interviewing me and then we will open things up for questions. Here’s the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e3Wb-5baTPKRtIagfdk8-Q 2. We celebrate birthdays and anniversaries from January this Sunday. Please…

Good Morning Church! Our Coffee hour this morning is at 11am and it features a conversation between our own Kati and author Cara Meredith, who will also be our preacher. The Zoom link is below. Michael Green and I will be on hand to facilitate your questions and thoughts. Here’s the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89759279543?pwd=OXlXRW5vU2Myb2xOTEwzYTJ1UWQxUT09 Also, with everything…

Hello – The next three weekends each have an important event at St. Paul’s. 1. This Sunday, January 24th, we welcome author Cara Meredith as our preacher. Here’s Kati’s introduction and invitation to the after church book reading: Cara wrote the book Color of Life and will be reading, discussing and book signing on Sunday…

Hello – Just a quick note to let you know that both the pledge envelopes and the Forward Movement Day by Day books for February to April are on the pews on the porch in front of Duncan Hall. Come by any time to pick up either one. Ordinarily, of course, both are in the back…

Hello – It’s going be a beautifully full couple of weeks at St. Paul’s. There is much to learn and hope you’ll join us. 1. Mom’s Mini-Retreat is this Sunday Afternoon. Email Kati at kdombrosky@gmail.com if you an active Mom and would like to be a part of it. Chloe and Kati will be reading excerpts of…

Hello – My gratitude for the Book of Common Prayer knows no bounds. In these disorienting days, I find orientation in the beautiful and powerful words from this prayer on page 820. There are several other powerful prayers for National life that follow this one, and I commend them to you. Let us pray… Almighty God, who…