Hello – This weekend there are three events to mark Christmas. 1. Christmas Eve worship is at 5pm and lasts about an hour. 2. Christmas morning worship is at 10am and also lasts about an hour. 3. Immediately following the Christmas morning service is our annual Pot Luck Christmas Feast. Over 20 people have already said they’re coming so food and company will be plentiful.…

Hello – Come to St. Paul’s on Monday at 7pm for a great hour of music and singing. This is our second annual Singalong for Saints an Sinners with terrific fun for all. It’s a great event for you to enjoy and to share with a neighbor of friend. Come and savor our great choir…

Hello – This Sunday we’ll be celebrating all those in our community who have birthdays or anniversaries in either November or December. If this applies to you, please email me at cmartin@stpaulssanrafael.org. On Friday, December 16th, we will be giving, from inside the church, the Angel Tree presents to the families of the De Colores…

Hello – In the next two weeks you have two opportunities to serve at St. Paul’s. Both are in Duncan Hall. 1. Late tomorrow afternoon help Mike make bagged lunches to be given to homeless folks through Vinnies. Email Mike at mjesgreen@gmail.com. 2. Next Saturday, December 3rd, join Erin, Nancy, me and other folks as we…

Hello – Here are seven events at St. Paul’s between now and the end of the year: 1. Sandwiches for Vinnies. Join Mike G. and others to make bagged lunches for homeless folks in Duncan Hall on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 23rd. Email mike at mjesgreen@gmail.com. 2. Write Christmas Cards to Prisoners. Join Erin, Nancy and me in…

Hello – This Saturday, Chloe and I host a lunch to honor the St. Anne’s Guild. It will be in Duncan Hall and begin at 11:30am and conclude by 1:30pm. Joy Moss, our church historian, is preparing a display of notices and mementos from the last 80 years of the ministry of the Guild. Chloe…

Hello – After a brief struggle with lung cancer, our dear sister Brigitte McCulloch died a week ago Sunday. There will be a celebration of life this Sunday afternoon at Point Reyes Station and a Memorial service with Eucharist and choir at St. Paul’s on Saturday, November 5th at 10am. Here’s the information from the…

Hello – Two things. 1. This Sunday we’ll be celebrating birthdays and anniversaries for BOTH September and October. Please email me at cmartin@stpaulssanrafael.org if you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary in either of those two months. 2. Next weekend is the Book Faire, the last great event of the St. Anne’s Guild. There are lots of…

Hello – This morning’s gospel was the perfect set up to talk about the work we’re doing together on Wednesday evenings. Jesus’ hard teachings about loving God above all, following Jesus by picking up our cross makes us ask, how? Reading one of Kierkegaard’s essay, Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing, out loud with other…

Hello – I just sent packets and the Zoom link to Joanne, Jay, Carol and Joe for tomorrow night’s class introducing Kierkegaard. It’s at 7pm both on Zoom and in person. If you intend to join via Zoom, or would simply like the packets ahead of time, please email me at cmartin@stpaulssanrafael.org. After a first session…