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…

Hello – 2019 starts with two opportunities to deepen your faith- St. Paul’s 101 and With Gladness and Singleness of Heart. • St. Paul’s 101 begins on Sunday, January 13th at 11:30am, right after the 10am service. It will meet every Sunday well into February. I will be answering all your questions about who we…

3 Invitations to Serve this Week Hello – Our mission at St. Paul’s is simply “following Jesus together in worship, prayer and service.” Here are 3 ways you can serve this week: 1. Buy helpful things and put them in a barrel. Go to Target or Walgreens or a similar place and buy a few…

Hello – Here are significant dates in December at St. Paul’s. 12/9  Sunday   Christmas Cards to be signed and sent to our brothers on Death Row appear in Duncan Hall. You sign a few cards, we send them. 12/14  Friday     The Ritter Center picks up the barrel collecting our Christmas contributions to the…

Hello – On Sunday, Brigitte and Tanner offer a half-hour long service centered in silence at 8am. They will also be offering a sumptuous coffee hour following it. It will be a one time opportunity to worship in a slightly different way in our sacred space. Last week I wrote that our two services at 8am…

Hello – Every Sunday morning we offer two different ways to worship God. The 8am service features silence, the 10am service features music. Both provide strong paths to the culminating event of sharing the one cup and the one bread. Next Sunday, December 2nd, for one time only, the 8am service will go even more…

Hello – As you consider what to put on the pledge card you bring to church on Sunday for In-Gathering Sunday, gaze for a brief moment on the 5 things St. Paul’s is making happen this Saturday: • Richard invited his friend Terry, who lives in Thomas Keaton’s monastery of Snowmass for 11 months of the year,…