Hello – We have a full Lent planned at St. Paul’s. What follows is a brief rundown of some of the highlights. Ash Wednesday is this coming Wednesday, March 1st. Services are at 7:30am, Noon and 6:30pm with the imposition of ashes. Basic Discipleship begins on Saturday, March 4th at 8:30am. This one hour class…
Hello – How will you observe Lent this year? It is the Anglican tradition to do something different to mark the season. Here are three things we’re encouraging at St. Paul’s. Fast From Contempt. Contempt has leaked into our culture and politics in a big way in the last two years. It comes from the…
Hello – At the Annual Meeting on Sunday I surprised everyone by my final remarks. People were expecting a sort of run down of events and challenges to come in the next year. Instead, I delivered what was almost a sermon about our needing to take a more prominent and public role in our culture.…
Hello – The Annual Meeting is this Sunday. It starts at 11:15am and ends no later than 1pm. Lunch will be served. This is where we elect new members of the Vestry, our governing board, and also representatives to wider church bodies such as Deanery and Diocesan Convention. We review our finances and the past…
Hello – A quick reminder that this Sunday from 4pm to 6pm is a party for St. Paul’s at our house in San Anselmo. Were off of the Miracle Mile, just above United Market. Email me if you don’t already know the address. Lots of fun and great people of all ages! Blessings, Christopher p:…
Hello – On Sunday I began a new preaching series. For the rest of the season of Epiphany, which ends in March, I will be preaching on Call. In Sunday’s sermon, which was less than ten minutes and can be found on the front page of our website (stpaulssanrafael.org), I shared four things that I…
5 Things Over 2 Weekends Hello – Our season filled with important events continues. This last weekend we had the funeral of Roger, with a service of great dignity and rich emotion. We had the Stop Hunger Now project with 75 people from ages 4 to 94 from three parishes who assembled 10,000 meals in…
Dear Friends – On this day when we inaugurate a new President, St. Paul’s is open all day for prayer. Three things: • I commend to you the recent statement from our Presiding Bishop, the Most Reverend Michael Curry, about the importance of praying for our president. It is one of the finest statements from…
Hello – Tonight at 6:15 we begin a slow read of Paul’s great, short letter to the Philippians. Since the beginning of the year, both of my Bible studies have shifted the way we approach the text. On both Wednesdays at 10am and Thursdays at 6:15pm, we are reading the text in small chunks, without…
Hello – From time to time I feel the need to send you a series short blurbs about a range of things. Here goes: • Tonight the Vestry chooses a bid for the Hardin Courtyard and so decides whether it’s all concrete, all pavers, or a blend. You are welcome to come at 7pm. •…