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BIG Weekend at St. Paul’s

Hello – It’s a big weekend at St. Paul’s. There are three things to know. • Saturday from 9am to noon is the second Discipleship Group workshop. The first one this spring had thirty people representing nine congregations. Half the folks were from St. Paul’s and you all were awesome! Come or come again and…

Our Discipleship Group Workshop

Hello – A week from this Saturday we host a three hour workshop on Discipleship Groups. We did this workshop in the spring and there were thirty of us there representing nine congregations. Please come. I consider this event just as important as Christmas and Holy Week in expressing the core of who we are…

Morning Prayer, Hebrews, Genesis

Hello – Our ordinary schedule for the ‘school year’ begins this week, the first week of September. Morning Prayer. This half hour, lay lead service is Tuesdays at 7:30 am. The entire service is printed out on an 11 by 17 bulletin. It’s easy to jump right in. Hebrews. Study of this great, under-appreciated book…

Baseball This Sunday!

Hello – The first of three big events to kick off our ‘School Year’ is this Sunday. At 1pm our local ball team, the San Rafael Pacifics, begins their last home game. And our St. Paul’s Choir is singing the National Anthem! Yes, this is the second Annual ‘St. Paul’s goes to the Pacifics’ Sunday.…

7 Invitations to PrayWorshipServe

Hello – A great Christian teacher once asked me whether churches are just ‘hospitals for sinners’ or if they’re also ‘schools for saints.’ I’ve always been haunted by that question and have wanted to be sure that the churches I serve are both hospital and school. Here are seven ways to learn to learn to…

Launching the Fall at St. Paul’s

Hello – I’m back from a rich summer experience with time to be with many family and friends, time to relax and time to pursue some creative projects. Already, I’ve had the opportunity to reconnect with many of you and look forward to seeing many more of you this Sunday. I write to give you…

Three ‘Save the Dates’

Hello – Saturday we leave for our summer break. Everything is in great shape for the summer. With Judy Rowcliffe, Mike Struck, Jim Ward and your many other leaders, all will be well. Here are three dates to save now so that we start strong together in the fall. Baseball! The San Rafael Pacifics have…

Our 7 Outreach Communities

Hello – It is a great testament to the character of St. Paul’s that our church, with about 90 people on an average Sunday, has 7 healthy outreach projects. Each involves 3 or more people and most happen every week. I know it can all be hard to track so here, in one email, is…