Hello – This is the fifth of five descriptions of the sessions of Transcending Contempt, which begins Saturday, January 6th at 8:30am. I’ll send a description of the last session after the first of the year. Session Five: Countering Scorn through Listening; Exploring the Works of Simone Weil and James Baldwin  The contempt we may…

Hello – 1. Come Together. Chloe writes: Saturday Dec. 16th from 2-4pm.  1123 Court St. San Rafael. Call or email with questions: 415-464-7149. We’ll have some time of singing a few winter songs, and then I’ll give a little talk on David Brooks’ book How to Know a Person.  Then we’ll break into small groups like last time for…

Hello – On January 27th I teach the fourth of the six sessions of Transcending Contempt. Below please find a brief description. The purpose of the seminar is to help us all be beacons of light and love in what is sure to be a difficult election year. Also, please check out and share the…

Hello – As promised, I’ll keep them brief: Lunches for Vinnies. Join Mike, Felicia, Byrd and others today at 4pm in Duncan Hall. Zoe is a Radium Girl. She’s the lead in the play tonight at 7pm at Archie Willams. Join me! Erin will be a Deacon at 4pm on Friday at Grace Cathedral. Carpools gather at 2:45pm in…

Hello – Here’s another description of what you can expect from Transcending Contempt, my seminar that begins on January 6th and prepares us to be beacons of light and low in a deeply challenging election year: Session Three: Separating from the Crowd and the Works of Soren Kierkegaard and Virginia Woolf This post previews the…

Hello – Happy Thanksgiving! Although this great American holiday isn’t on the liturgical calendar, it is certainly congenial for Christians. As we say every Sunday “it is right to give God thanks and praise.” I hope this Thursday is a rich and meaningful one for you, with friends, family and good food. And I pray…

Hello – At the back of the church we now have a stack of beautiful postcards, designed by Jessica, that promote my January seminar, Transcend Contempt. Not only do I hope you plan to come starting Saturday, January 6th at 8:30am, I hope you invite your neighbors and friends. Those of us who are already…

Hello – In one year it will be the first Tuesday in November of 2024, a Presidential election year. We can expect a very noisy year, filled with anger, fear and contempt before we have the opportunity to vote. How can we be better than all that? My best response is to offer a seminar after the first…

Hello – We continue our busy pace of events that confirm our identity as a good Christian community. • This Saturday is Jack “Bless Your Bones” Beggs funeral at 2pm. It will be followed by a reception featuring the delicious food of Chef Cynthia. This will be a true community event and we expect a remarkably big…

Hello – On Wednesday I sent out a thank you note, with a personal handwritten note, to each of you who participated in Consecration Sunday. It just came to me attention that, due to a computer glitch, the addresses don’t match the names on the cover of the envelopes. Please return those thank you letters…