Hello – This past Sunday I concluded a four-part teaching on our worship. Through the four Sundays of teaching, I asked us to picture that we were all putting on a show together for an audience of One, that is, of God. Worship is at the heart of what we do. Liturgy means “work of the people”…
Hello – Yesterday, young conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated while leading a debate at a college in Utah. His death comes after a series of politically motivated killings or attempted killings in America. If you find this trend disturbing, as I do, I offer two prayers and a reflection on our life at St.…
Good afternoon, St. Paul’s, We have an exciting opportunity coming up that I want to share with you! On Oct. 26th at 3pm, St. Paul’s will host the Marin Deanery’s families in packing 10,000 meals for hungry folks in Southeast Asia. We will be partnering with Rise Against Hunger, an international aid organization, in this…
Hello – This is a big weekend at St. Paul’s. On Saturday, I begin leading my next Practice Group, Angels- Your Translators of Love. We’re going to be retrieving ancient Christian practices to help us listen to the angels of our souls. Listening to our angels helps us set love in order in us and so…
Angels and Our Bishop Hello – It’s a full two weeks coming up at St. Paul’s. First, though, I want to tank Kati, Judy, Doug and Matthew who did such a gracious and good humored job of hospitality at Sunday’s BBQ. What a great event! • This Sunday, join Erin in the Upper Room after…
Are you interested in attending an ecumenical Christian retreat, which provides a chance to deepen your faith with likeminded Christians in a peaceful setting? Marin Cursillo will provide men’s and women’s weekends this Fall at the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo. The women’s weekend will be October 9 – 12 and the men’s…
Hello – 1. Nativity joins us for worship in August starting this Sunday. Our two churches were featured in a 9 minute video that the Diocese released this week on the theme of Collaboration. I’ll be showing the video and leading a discussion in the Upper Room starting at 11:15 this Sunday. 2. This Wednesday…
Hello – As advertised: 1. Tomorrow we’ll be blessing folks with birthdays and anniversaries in July at our 10am service. Come get your blessing! 2. Monday evening at 7pm on Zoom is the presentation of the second of the core values of our Diocese, Collaboration. The intro video features the relationship between St. Paul’s and Nativity. Here’s the link to…
Hello – At our Minute for Mission time on Sunday, Jacob made a powerful presentation about the good work he, Felicia and Nancy are doing in being leaders of our Diocesan Strategic Visioning Process. They’ve been doing that good work for nearly a year. Tomorrow night we get a first look at the fruit of…
Hello – Hello, St. Paul’s extended family! It’s good to be back. I had a rich and wonderful time away. It was deeply refreshing, Chloe and I had the opportunity to spend lots of time with family and friends and it was even productive. I wrote an essay synthesizing my thoughts and beliefs about angels.…