Hello – I taught the first session of our new Transcending Contempt Practice Group yesterday. Here’s the teaching on YouTube. The three pillar practices are Breath, Stability and the Sacred Word. I believe these are practices we can all benefit from, just as we all benefit from getting enough sleep, exercising and brushing our teeth. Finding…
Hello – Happy new year, lads and lasses. Here are four things at St. Paul’s: 1. Be Still. This Transcending Contempt practice group begins this Saturday at 8:45am in Duncan Hall. Learn daily practices to move from being anxious to being centered. 2. Epiphany Pageant. The liturgy of the word at our 10am service this Sunday will be…
Hello – At St. Paul’s we follow Jesus together in worship, prayer and service. Here are four ways to dip your toe in the water of our service in the next few weeks. 1. This Sunday sing Christmas Carols with Mike and Peggy at the San Rafael Health Care Center right after the 10am service at this facility…
Hello – We are fresh off of two extraordinarily successful events. The Singalong was the best yet with great music, lots of singing and an infectious warmth and joy. Last night’s distribution of Christmas gifts to the 36 children of the De Color’s preschool couldn’t have been more lovely, cute and moving. Thank you to…
Hello – Here are the major events in the next month at St. Paul’s, from this Saturday’s preview of Be Still to the Epiphany Pageant on Sunday, January 5th. 12/14 Be Still: A Preview. 9am in Duncan HallAn hour long combination of teaching and discussion for a Transcending Contempt Practice Group. 12/16 Singalong for Saints and…
Dear Friends, This Saturday, December 14th, at 8:45am, I will be hosting a Review/Preview of Transcending Contempt. It will be at St. Paul’s in Duncan Hall and last just one hour. We will be reviewing the work of the First Transcending Contempt Seminar and Practice Group. I’ve written up the primary teachings and will have…
Hello – Here’s a quick rundown of the major events into early January at St. Paul’s. 11/23 Saturday Death Row Christmas Cards. Join us at 3pm in Duncan Hall for music and snacks as we write simple Christmas Cards to our 20 friends on the Row. 12/14 Saturday Preview of Be Still. Come at…
Our own Mike Green is working with the Rotary Club of Marin to furnish a home for a family in need. Their story and what would make their new-to-them house a real home can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/nov23welcoming . Can you help? Please go to the link above to sign up to help. The donation drop off…
Hello – This Sunday we do two things to mark the shift toward remembering the birth of our Lord. First, we honor one of the Old Testament images for Jesus, the Wisdom from on high, by the choir chanting at the beginning of the service and an image on a small banner. Each Sunday we…
Hello – There seems to be a particularly tricky email going out right now that pretends to be from me. Please always check the email that it’s coming from. If it’s not cmartin@stpaualssanrafael.org or c.h.mrtn@gmail.com, it’s not from me. If you got one of these, I don’t think you’ve been hacked. Rather people hunt around to find emails…