Hello – This fall you have a new opportunity to learn with Christians from throughout Marin. On the first Wednesdays of September through December, St. Paul’s will be hosting three classes, happening simultaneously. You choose one of the three classes, enjoy learning, and then enjoy hospitality with people taking the other classes. Each of the…
Hello – A major theme of the summer has been my daring our attention to two practices that are the core of both our mission statement at St. Paul’s and The Restoration Project- prayer and service. In both cases, the words mean something specific. Prayer means being by yourself for 20 minutes each day to…
Hello – This week we begin work in creating our St. Paul’s archive. At the moment, we have interesting things from our 150 year history loosely collected in various spots. Joy and Jay have been excellent stewards of this trove of documents and pictures. Twice, once in the 70s and again in the 80s, our predecessors even…
Hello – 3 things to come to, in reverse order. 1. Beach Picnic! This Saturday all in the parish are invited to come to Hart’s Desire Beach, just past Inverness out in Point Reyes. It’s a beautiful and mellow beach with areas to cook for, fun paths for adventures and of course swimming. Kati will…
Hello – Two things that make St. Paul’s different than other churches are our mission to follow Jesus together in prayer, worship and service and our structure of Discipleship Groups. Together, these things invite us into Christian spiritual depth. But if you’re new, how do you get started in embracing our values at St. Paul’s?…
Hello – Our mission is following Jesus together in prayer, worship and service. In each of those three Core Christian Practices there is an open door for you right now: Prayer At the request of the original Discipleship Group I have created a one-pager that distills the seven most helpful things I’ve learned about getting into…
Hello – I write with deep thanks for the great work Mike Struck and our choirs do in leading our worship. I am a believer in music. St. Augustine is often misquoted as saying “the one who sings prays twice.” Even if this phrase doesn’t bear the authority of a great saint, the sentiment strikes me…
The icon of Mary and the Infant Jesus placed over the entrance door to St. Paul’s Church is a memorial to Sarah Jane Hastings. Sarah Jane was a long time member of St. Paul’s Church. In 2006 shortly before she died, she attended a woman’s retreat called “Entering the Heart of Mary” lead by Rev. Mary Louise Hints. The…
Summer Epistle
Hello – This Sunday at the 10am service I start a four part series called A Guide to Sunday Worship. Our worship service is like a four part play we all perform together for an audience of one (or one and three!), that is, for God. For the next four Sundays, just before each part,…