Hello – A major theme of the summer has been my daring our attention to two practices that are the core of both our mission statement at St. Paul’s and The Restoration Project- prayer and service. In both cases, the words mean something specific. Prayer means being by yourself for 20 minutes each day to…
Hello – This week we begin work in creating our St. Paul’s archive. At the moment, we have interesting things from our 150 year history loosely collected in various spots. Joy and Jay have been excellent stewards of this trove of documents and pictures. Twice, once in the 70s and again in the 80s, our predecessors even…
Hello – 3 things to come to, in reverse order. 1. Beach Picnic! This Saturday all in the parish are invited to come to Hart’s Desire Beach, just past Inverness out in Point Reyes. It’s a beautiful and mellow beach with areas to cook for, fun paths for adventures and of course swimming. Kati will…
Hello – Two things that make St. Paul’s different than other churches are our mission to follow Jesus together in prayer, worship and service and our structure of Discipleship Groups. Together, these things invite us into Christian spiritual depth. But if you’re new, how do you get started in embracing our values at St. Paul’s?…
Hello – Our mission is following Jesus together in prayer, worship and service. In each of those three Core Christian Practices there is an open door for you right now: Prayer At the request of the original Discipleship Group I have created a one-pager that distills the seven most helpful things I’ve learned about getting into…
Hello – I write with deep thanks for the great work Mike Struck and our choirs do in leading our worship. I am a believer in music. St. Augustine is often misquoted as saying “the one who sings prays twice.” Even if this phrase doesn’t bear the authority of a great saint, the sentiment strikes me…
Hello – This Sunday at the 10am service I start a four part series called A Guide to Sunday Worship. Our worship service is like a four part play we all perform together for an audience of one (or one and three!), that is, for God. For the next four Sundays, just before each part,…
Hello – The Annual Self-Assessment for our Seven Core Christian Practices closes on Sunday. If you haven’t already, please join nearly 70 others in this 2 minute assessment. Hep us help you! Here’s the link. Thank you! Blessings, Christopher p: (415) 456-4842 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGrWAmI6sdjYS8BrmMS4csWUIjCj3KV-rFErHjEFLuyjAAqw/viewform
Hello – This Sunday our later service will be at 10:30am at Nativity Church at 333 Ellen Drive, just off of the intersection of Las Gallinas and Lucas Valley Road in Terra Linda. Why 10:30am? Because we know that some people will come to St. Paul’s at 10. That way they can still make the…
Hello – In case you’re not on the email list for The Restoration Project, here’s the text of my recent email blast. You’re invited and encourage to take the Self-Assessment too. Email me if you would also like to be on The Restoration Project list. Dear Friend, This email is an invitation for you to…