Hello – Next Sunday at 1pm, the 21st, we host Rise Against Hunger, an event we’re sharing with 3 other Episcopal Churches where together we package over 10,000 meals for the most hungry people on earth. Please sign up here if you would like to come. Last year, more people showed up than had signed up. The organizers…
Hello – Today I offer a quick run down of January at St. Paul’s: 1/6 Saturday 11:30am- Funeral for Mandy Wick. 1/7 Sunday 10:00am- Christmas Pageant and Baptism. 1/21 Sunday 1:00pm- Rise Against Hunger. Here’s the link to sign up to help package 10,000 meals to be shipped to a place of greatest need.…
Hello – A brief rundown of the services tomorrow and Monday. 8am Advent 4. This is the only Sunday morning service. There is no 10 am service. 5pm Christmas Eve. Eucharist. Children are welcome at 4:40pm for a ritual assembly of the creche scene, with music, led by Libby. 11pm Christmas Eve. Eucharist.…
Hello Everyone- These are the announcements that will be in the bulletin for the services on Christmas Eve. You will be hearing about these events many more times, but it’s never to early to get them in your calendar! Two Big Weeks for St. Paul’s Next Year ~ 2018 Starts with a bang at St.…
Hello Everyone- Mary Anne, whom you may know as the cheery woman who loves to play the piano during coffee hour, is a huge Star Wars fan. She is also currently in hospice care at Marin Post Acute. With the support of the staff there, I will be picking up Mary Anne on Friday afternoon…
Hello – Helping the poor is a year round value at St. Paul’s. Our mission statement is “Following Jesus together in prayer, worship and service.” By service we mean serving the least among us in a spirit of friendship. In this Advent season, there are three ways we invite you to help the poor: •…
Hello – December bears two strong and contradictory messages. The church asks us to be still and keep watch. (Jesus is coming!) Culture and family life tends to ramp up to a high pitch. At St. Paul’s, I want to largely simplify our messages this month to Isaiah and Outreach. Isaiah. This book gives us…
Hello, This Sunday is the first Sunday of the season of Advent, the time of preparation for the coming of Jesus. Here are three cool things to know: • Psalmathon. We kick things off on Saturday with our fourth Psalmathon. This where a group of us start at the beginning (“Happy are they who have not…
Hello – After this Sunday, we shift fully to the season of Advent when we are invited to prepare our hearts and so make room for Jesus. As we approach this shift in church season, I ask you, if you haven’t already, to take care of one last piece of important business. Please pledge. There…
Hello – As our major renovation efforts draw to a close- the scaffolding in front of the Rose Window is due to come down Friday- I write to you again about Nickel. You may remember that Nickel is a french expression for a place or a thing that is very well taken care of. We…