Back to St. Paul’s This Sunday Hello – Last Sunday, for the Offertory Anthem, about 16 singers, blended together from the choirs of Nativity and St. Paul’s, surrounded the gathered congregation at Nativity, and sang a beautiful and haunting “Alleluia.” It was a fitting conclusion to a season of generosity, patience and hospitality. Thank you…

Hello – As of today, Thursday, we are still on track to have the first day we can use the campus be Sunday, June 4th, which is the feast of Pentecost. If that’s when we return, here’s what that means: • On Pentecost, which is on June 4th, we hope to be back at St.…

Hello – We are three weeks into the project of creating the Hardin Courtyard. It is already even more beautiful than I had imagined. I write to tell you what we know at this point about the completion of the project. We believe that we are two weeks away from being able to use the…

Hello – The installation of the Hardin Courtyard is well underway and it looks fabulous. So far, they are ahead of schedule, but stay tuned! In the meantime… • Worship at Nativity went even better than we all expected. People from both congregations were reporting how moving, powerful and sweet it felt. God is good.…

Hello – Our worship this Sunday is at Nativity at 333 Ellen Drive in San Rafael. I will be preaching, our choir will be singing at the 10am and half of all the people serving as Acolytes, readers and ushers will be from St. Paul’s. This will truly be a shared worship experience. I cannot…

Hello – I write to you from Duncan Hall where I am looking out at the upper Courtyard, stripped of most of its concrete. This is the first day of the work on the Hardin Courtyard and the folks at Black Diamond pavers have made a strong start. In addition, the school has made good…

Hello – On Monday, work begins on the Hardin Courtyard. While the Preschool will continue to be on our campus, everything else moves up to Nativity Church at 333 Ellen Drive for the month of May. Last week, I shared with you the news that our shared worship services on Sundays will be at the…

Hello – This morning the tree people came and took out the smaller of the two Pear Trees in our courtyard, one of the necessary steps before the big work on the Hardin Courtyard begins on Monday, May 1st. This is the first of a series of emails to help you get ready for our…

Hello – The first two of our three great services have been unusually powerful and well attended. Now, for the third and final act, you have three choices: 1. The Easter Vigil. Saturday at 7:30 pm. The most important service of the year. ‘Nuff said. 2. Easter Sunday 8am. Lots of the “A” word, no…

Hello – The next three day are the great three days. I often write this email to you with an invitation for you to consider coming to something or participating in something. For what I write in this email, I simply don’t have words powerful enough to express my encouragement that you do everything you…