Hello – This is the most important week of the church calendar. We have two services coming up. Good Friday service will be at noon this Friday. It includes the bringing in of the cross. I will be preaching on the question “Why did Jesus have to die?” Easter service will be at 10am on Sunday. This…

Hello – Here’s are brief descriptions of highlights at St. Paul’s between now and Easter morning, which is April 9th. • This Sunday there will be palms so that those who would like to can make palm crosses for the following Sunday, which is Palm Sunday. I will be teaching on the stories of three controversial…

Hello – Four things: 1. Stations of the Cross will be led by Mike G. and me at 5pm today in our courtyard. We’ll set up our 14 images of the 14 stages of Jesus’ journey and walk through them with prayers, reading and silence. It takes about half an hour. 2. Tanner will be offering a St.…

Hello – Tomorrow night, Tuesday, at 7pm, I will be sharing with you three powerful passages from the letters of St. Paul that taught me who Jesus is. The class will be both in Duncan Hall and on Zoom. Here’s the link if you’d like to join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/85788399611 I’ll talk for about 20…

Lent Begins Hello – That Christian season of Lent, a season of preparation for Easter, begins to morrow. The 40 days of Lent are an echo of Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness at the beginning of his public ministry. Here are five things at St. Paul’s this week, in reverse order, to help you…

Hello – This Sunday is our Fabulous Fat Tuesday Fest! From 11am to 1pm enjoy New Orleans style vittles prepared by great St. Paul’s cooks, many from Louisiana, and hear fun music from local jazz trio Ain’t Misbehavin’. And can you find Baby Jesus in the King Cake? It’s a perfect t occasion to bring a friend or…

Hello – Many of us like to read a good book to help us keep a spiritual focus through the season of Lent. This year, thanks to a good conversation with Alex while we were setting up the Annual Meeting, I’m going to be reading The Sacrament of the Present Moment by Jean-Pierre De Caussade.…

Hello – As we approach Lent, here are four things to know about life at St. Paul’s: This Sunday we welcome the singers of the Marin campus of the San Francisco Boys Chorus. This is always a delightful Sunday with the opportunity to welcome families into our community and our sacred space. Next Sunday, February 19th, we…

Hello –This Sunday after our 10am worship service is the Annual Meeting. A fabulous lunch by Alex R. of chicken, quiche and salad will be served starting at 11:15am. By 11:30am we plan to start our meeting where we elect our new officers, review our healthy finances, review the past year and look forward with our plans for growth.I will be thanking a bunch of great…

Hello – Please look down the list of what’s coming up at St. Paul’s and think of who you might invite to dip their toe in the water. • This Sunday, come and meet our two new Sunday Morning Child Care workers, Kathy and Jasmine, in our brand new Child Care space by the conversation end of…