Hello – This Sunday I begin teaching a newcomer class at 11:30am in the Upper Room. It continues through the Sundays in January and February. The last Sunday in February, the 28th, Chloe and I will be hosting an Open House at our home in San Anselmo at 4pm for all the parish, but with…

Hello – After the baby is born the baby grows up. You, too are invited to grow up as a human being and as a Christian. Here are five ways you can take a next step in your spiritual life starting in January. • PrayWorshipServe is the rhythm of life at St. Paul’s. We pray…

Hello – Here are four easy ways, in the next few days to give. 1. Give your voice. Come to the San Rafael Health Care Center, on 5th across from Marin Academy, for a half hour of singing Christmas Carols this afternoon (Saturday) at 2pm. [Note that this already occurred 12/19.] 2. Give your unused…

Hello – This is a season where it’s easy to feel like a fully saturated sponge, not able to take in any more. I know I frequently feel that way. But because of the cycles of the moon, which determine the date of Easter, everything comes pretty thick and fast after the first of the…

Hello – Tonight I plan to experience a ‘Blue Christmas’ service for the first time and I invite you to come with me. For many years, many of our sister churches have had these ‘Blue Christmas’ holiday services. These quiet services are intended to console those for whom December can be a sad time. Tonight,…

Complete With Figgy Pudding!

Hello – In the weeks ahead St. Paul’s offers a rich array of experiences to help you follow Jesus in prayer, worship and service. • This Sunday is the debut of our new Children’s Choir. They’ve been practicing every Friday afternoon and will even practice twice this week to prepare. Come and rejoice in this…

Hello – As you probably know, St. Paul’s is ‘ground zero’ for a national Christian reform movement called The Restoration Project. I write this week to ask you to fill out a brief survey which we’re also sending to our national TRP email list. The survey can be found here. St. Paul’s is the leading…

Hello – This Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent, the season marked by the four Sundays before Christmas. We shift to the color purple, the creche will be in the Narthex, there will be a beautiful set of four Advent candles at the front of the church and, because it is the beginning of…

Thank You and Follow Through Hello – We had a very strong Stewardship Ingathering this past Sunday. Thank you to all of you who have handed in pledge cards for next year. But the work is not yet done! As is typical, we know there are some who have not yet handed in their pledge…