Hello – Two weeks from tomorrow, on Sunday August 14th, is the first of what we hope will be our annual Back to School BBQ. This year, we will feature the music of a great youth jazz ensemble, good food and an opportunity to write messages of love and support to families and others in Odessa, Ukraine.…

Hello – Chloe and I leave tomorrow for a three week vacation. While I’m gone, I have one request. Please invite the families in your life to the Back to School BBQ on Sunday, August 14th. When I return, we will acknowledge the completion of the first year of being on our five year Runway…

Hello – Today I share with you an email I sent to a bunch of folks. If this sounds of interest, please email me at cmartin@stpaulssanrafael.org: Dear Friends- I believe each of you has expressed some level of interest in Basic Discipleship and Discipleship Groups. I write to let you know that Basic Discipleship starts this…

Hello – Thank you to so many of you for making our first annual Pentapalooza such a success. 40 of us got our picture taken and filled out a form. Half of those forms had boxes checked “tell me more” concerning a small group, meaning interest in our ministries is growing. Five of the pictures and forms were…

Hello – Sunday is the feast of Pentecost, when we remember the birth of the church in wind, flames and speaking in many tongues. It is also the first of our annual Pentapalooza celebrations. This summer marks the one year anniversary of St. Paul’s being on a Runway for Growth. Deliberately, strategically and with many…

Hello – Tomorrow night I invite you to use your imagination to learn to love your neighbor. In Duncan Hall and on Zoom, at 7pm, I offer a one hour class. The heart of the class will be two teachings. In the first, I offer a spectrum of ways we treat other people, from contempt…

Hello – Next Wednesday night and next Sunday morning mark two new beginnings at St. Paul’s. On Wednesday night, June 1st, I begin teaching how to love our neighbors through reading three chapters of a great novel. Together, we are going to humbly use our imaginations to picture ourselves in the midst of three extreme situations…

Hello – This Sunday, we celebrate those who have birthdays or anniversaries in the month of May. If that’s you or someone you love, please email me at cmartin@stpaulssanrafael.org and I’ll be sure and include you in the list of folks we pray for. Cara will be our preacher. Also, there are three important things in…

Hello – This Sunday is a celebration of flowers at St. Paul’s. This year, May 1st, which is an ancient day to celebrate Mary the mother of Jesus with flowers, falls on a Sunday. To celebrate that coincidence, we are doing two new and exciting things. • Our worship at 10am will begin with a song…

Hello – Tomorrow is Good Friday, one of the most important days of the Christian year. At noon we have an hour long service in the church that features the bringing in of the cross. After the service, we will set up Stations of the Cross in the courtyard and you are free to come…