Hello – Thirteen years ago I spent a weekend at a church and it changed my life. I write to invite you to come to St. Paul’s next Saturday, the 7th of March, for a two hour experience that I hope will give you some small taste of what I experienced thirteen years ago. The…

Lent Has Begun Hello – Lent is a season of great power and richness. Embracing the experience of Lent is one of the most valuable things we can do if we want to embrace the fullness of what it means to be Christian. With that in mind, I want to share with you words that…

Hello – Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. Lent is a period of forty days of spiritual preparation for Holy Week. The custom is to assume some practice to mark the season. Some give up something such as a food or alcohol. Others add something like daily scripture reading…

Hello – Many have the custom of setting aside time during Lent to do some reading. While I primarily want to encourage the PrayWorshipServe rhythm as a Lenten practice (20+1+5), I also want to recommend three books that could help deepen your experience of Jesus. (For each, the title also serves as a link to…

Hello – This Sunday is our second annual Fat Tuesday Sunday. Last year, nearly seventy of you stayed after church to eat great food, hang out with great people and generally enjoy a Mardis Gras atmosphere. It’s time to do it again! Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. As you may know,…

Hello – The basic rhythm of life at St. Paul’s is PrayWorshipServe. The season of Lent starts two weeks from tomorrow. Lent is the perfect time to try out something new for yourself for forty days. Here are three things to keep your eye on: • Pray. This Sunday, after the 10am service I finally…

Hello – This Sunday only, as a reward for being a good citizen of St. Paul’s, you get Tiramisu! Yes, that’s right. delicious Italian desert for you! All you need to do is be in Duncan Hall starting at 11:15. You get to hang out with great people, learn about the breadth and depth of…

Your Thoughts and Experiences Hello – Sunday, February 1st is our Annual Meeting. This is the time we gather to review the year that has past, take necessary votes for the healthy running of our community and look to the year to come. A central part of that gathering will be a consideration of our…

Hello – This Sunday, the first Sunday of the season of Epiphany, we offer invitations to you to pray, worship and serve in some new ways. Pray. At 11:30, after the 10am service, I begin teaching my class on Christian Practices. I begin, as always, with teaching about daily prayer. My assumption is that everyone…

Hello – Four things start this week: • Tuesday at 12:30 we begin our study of the Gospel of John. • Wednesday at 10 we begin our study of Augustine’s short handbook on Faith, Hope and Love. • Thursday at 11 St. Anne’s resumes weekly lunch. • Sunday at 11:30 I begin my class on…