Hello – A quick run down of services and then a beautifully crafted invitation to invite others written by my friend and colleague, Nathan. (I was going to take his idea and modify, but he put it so well, I’m simply stealing!) Holy Week • Sunday– Palm Sunday services at 8am and 10am with blessing…

Hello, On Friday I will be sending you an email with the full rundown of Holy Week services. Today, I want to help you get spiritually oriented through May and into June. The first of the three Landmarks that the RenewalWorks Group shared with us is for each of us to “become spiritual leaders of…

Hello – Sunday, after both services, you are invited to gather with others and share or hear experiences with Lenten Practices. Whether or not you adopted a Lenten discipline, come hear the experiences of others in the conversation area of Duncan Hall at either 9am or 11:20am, In response to the 84 of us who took…

Dear Friends, There is never anything more important to us at St. Paul’s than the worship services of Holy Week. Remember, our mission is simply “following Jesus together in worship, prayer and service.” At the heart of following Jesus together in worship is following him closely through the four great worship services of Holy Week. They are:…

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…