This photo was taken to show the abundant Easter flowers decorating St. Paul’s Church in 1913. The church had not yet moved from its original location of Fourth and E Street. Looking behind the Easter lilies, it is possible to glimpse the brass altar rail. Recently, Eric Guastavino polished the cross on the gate of…
October 2018 Epistle
Hello – Thank you to the 80 of you who filled out the Spiritual Life Inventory. Jacob will now be leading the team that will be considering the picture that emerges from all of our responses. We have four meetings, the first one this Saturday, the last in early December. I am so grateful we…
Hello – The annual St. Anne’s Book Sale is this weekend. I was just part of the large crew helping to set it up and I can tell you it’s filled with great stuff. The people in our extended community have great libraries! Saturday 10am to 3pm Sunday 9am to Noon Paperbacks ar 50 cents Hardbacks are a…
Hello – From Jacob: Life moves fast. Very much so when work seems to require more and more time and effort. There are times that 20 minutes of prayer a day feels impossible. It can be easy to let reflection on our spiritual life fall by the wayside. I found it so helpful to take the…
Dear Families, Thank you so much for the amazing potluck on Sunday! We outdid ourselves and made our congregation very happy – and full. Again, THANK YOU! It was a great way to welcome Fall. This Sunday, I will lead Godly Play and Karin will be the greeter. Please begin in church and Karin will gather the children before the readings. We…
Hello – Tanner says: Make sure to find a quiet 30 minutes before this Sunday to complete the Spiritual Life Inventory. I assure you that you will find the Inventory a thought-provoking encounter with your faith — we often just don’t think about these things in the basic — I’d even say homely — way…
Hello – Why should I complete the Spiritual Life Inventory? Because if you don’t, you won’t have earned the right to help shape St. Paul’s spiritual direction. It’s like voting – if you don’t exercise this privilege you have no say in the direction of our city, state, country and you certainly haven’t earned the…
Hello – Over the next three days our sister church, Redeemer, is hosting 3 Conversations That Matter. Jim Ward is facilitating the first, Kirsten Snow Spalding is facilitating the second and I am facilitating the third. They are from 5:30pm to 7:00pm: TODAY: Raising Moral Children Thursday: Aging in Marin Friday: Stress and Civility Together, we’ve carefully crafted…
Hello – We’re halfway there! 42 people have taken the Spiritual Life Inventory. Each person that takes the anonymous Inventory gives us a more full and rich picture of where we are as a community. Here’s the link to take the Inventory today. We get updates every Tuesday and Thursday from RenewalWorks. Each Inventory taken is another…