Hello – The next two weeks at St. Paul’s are spiritually rich. Here’s the rundown of what’s going on: 1. Annual Assessment of Christian Practices. Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out the Annual Assessment of Spiritual Practices. It’s just 12 multiple choice questions. It’s open form now until June 9th, Pentecost. Here’s the link.…
Thanks to St. Paul’s San Rafael for hosting the first Values in Action Event “We had a delightful, community-building event preparing the bags of Honore flour for our sister churches throughout the country. We started and began with prayer and had a productive, sociable and flour-covered two hours together. Our one piece of advice is…
Hello – I want to briefly draw your attention to four ways people are being spiritual leaders of their own faith at St. Paul’s. But first, a public announcement. We are getting the parking lot sealed over the weekend so it will be closed for Sunday services. The lot across the street is available as always.…
Hello – Here’s an orientation and update to five stories unfolding at St. Paul’s this month and into the summer: • RenewalWorks. The RenewalWorks group is keeping us focused on becoming spiritual leaders of our own faith. This Sunday, after both services, we are invited to gather with them in Duncan Hall and share stories…
Hello – The bathrooms by Duncan Hall and the upstairs office are again temporarily unusable. The bathrooms at the top of the stairs in the education wing can still be used but accessibility is an issue. We have the plumbers coming as soon as possible to fix the problem, but it may be some days. We just replaced the pipes going through…
Hello – At St. Paul’s we invite you to become a spiritual leader of your own faith. With that invitation in mind, here are three next steps, in reverse chronological order: 1. Confirmation. In the four Sundays in May, join a group preparing to be Confirmed, Received or Re-arrirmed as an Episcopalian on Saturday, June…
Hello – You have 3 ways to celebrate Easter at St. Paul’s: 1. Easter Vigil. Saturday at 7pm, a shared service with Redeemer and Nativity and featuring the baptism of Leila and joyful little party afterwards. The greatest service of the year. 2. Simple Easter Morning. Sunday at 8am the service will be joyful but…
Hello – This is a brief daily reminder of Holy Week Services. • 12pm- Good Friday. The service lasts just over an hour and includes the brining in of the cross, hammering of nails into the cross and ringing the bell 33 times, once for each year of Jesus’ life. Please also remember to invite…
Hello – Tomorrow is the first of the three great days, Maundy Thursday: • 7pm Maundy Thursday. This is an ordinary Eucharist service with foot washing in place of the prayers after the sermon. At the end of the service, in one of the most dramatic moments of the church year, the altar is stripped.…
Hello – With all that goes on in Holy Week I want to send a short daily email through Saturday to keep you up to speed. First, though, thank you to those of you who have already told me of the folks you’ve invited to church this week. Keep those invitations going! Easter Sunday at…