Hello – Three quick ones: 1. Tomorrow night is the bi-monthly meeting of the Death Row Ministry. (Wednesday 5:30pm to 6:30pm) Come and learn and maybe begin by writing a few letters. (And check out the beautiful thank you letters from men on Death Row in the bulletin board in the entrance to Duncan Hall.)…

Hello – Three things for Lent: 1. Basic Discipleship+ begins tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 8:30am and Sunday morning at 11:30am. In this four or five week class I coach people in the Christian practices of daily prayer, telling our own story, listening well to others and doing the work God gives us to do. It’s…

Hello, Over the next 5 days there are 5 invitations to become a spiritual leader of your own faith: Wednesday- Ashes. Ash Wednesday services are at 7:30am, noon and 6:30pm. They are Eucharist with the imposition of ashes. Thursday- Flour. At 10am help us place heritage flour into bags and then pray over them before…

Hello – Chloe and I will be hosting a Mardis Gras Party for St. Paul’s on Sunday from 4pm to 6pm at our home in San Anselmo. We live just above the United Market on the Miracle Mile. Email me at c.h.mrtn@gmail.com if you don’t already know the address. Not only will there be King Cake,…

Hello – Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is March 6th. Lent is the 40 days that lead to Holy Week, the most important time of the Christian year. 3 Things: Open House. On Sunday, March 3rd, Chloe and I will host an Open House at our home in San Anselmo. Please come! These are…

Hello – Tomorrow night, Thursday, I begin leading a Bible Study of one of my favorite books of the Bible, Isaiah. It promises to be delightful and deeply edifying. Join our crew of 6 or 7 in the Downing Library at 6:15pm. And now a word from Jacob, the leader of our RenewalWorks Group: “The…

Hello – Last Sunday, we began a new chapter in the life of St. Paul’s. It was our Annual Meeting and it was unlike any Annual Meeting we’ve had before. I led from behind and your brothers and sisters in Christ led from the front. At least 12 different people stood up and presented on…

Hello – Two important conversations are starting right now at St. Paul’s and you are invited to be a part of both of them: • Christian in Marin/Call Last Saturday over 20 of us gathered in a circle in Duncan Hall and began to consider both of these intertwined realities. Judy took careful notes, out…

Hello – This weekend there are two opportunities to learn at St. Paul’s. • Call/ Christian in Marin For the last month I’ve been sharing a simple prayer, made up of two prayers from our Sunday worship: “O God, send me to do the work you have given me to do, with gladness and singleness…

With Gladness & St. Paul’s 101 Hello – Two excellent opportunities for you to take your next step in the life of faith are coming in the next 10 days: 1. St. Paul’s 101. This is simply an opportunity for you to make St. Paul’s, even more, your spiritual home. I will be leading this…