Hello – Tomorrow night the second year of New College of Christian Practice begins. I am so excited about all 4 of the classes we’re offering this year. I wish I could take the other 3 that I’m not teaching! Below, I’ve included the full class descriptions given by our teachers, The Rev. Carol Luther,…

Hello – There are lots of ways to learn and grow with St. Paul’s this week. Thursday • Come to Book Passage with a gang of us at 7pm to hear Sr. Helen Prejean talk about her new book. She is the person Susan Sarandon played in Dead Man Walking. (Note: 6:15pm Thursday Bible Study…

Hello – There are four ways to learn important things at St. Paul’s in the next two weeks. The Work is Very Near You. Over the last year and a half, with help from many, I have come up with a new and useful way to make our post-communion prayers real in our lives. We…

Hello – With the school year ramping up, here’s a quick run down of some major events over the next 3 weeks: Sunday 8/25 • 10am. Blessing of our Students • 1pm. Pacifics Baseball Game- Our Choir Sings the National Anthem Saturday 8/31 • 8:30am The Work is Very Near You- Session One Sunday 9/1…

Hello – The next few weeks we have a special focus on our Children and Youth. We’ve got a back to school blessing and gift at the 10am service this Sunday, a family friendly baseball game at the San Rafael Pacifics and an effort to assure St. Paul’s is as safe as possible for children. 1.…

Hello – In the next few weeks we will be doing two things to make clear our deep love of and commitment to our children and youth. I invite you to participate in both of them. First, at the 10am service on Sunday, August 25th, we will invite all the children and youth to come…

Hello – This Saturday is our second annual Beach Day at Hart’s Desire Beach on Tomales Bay. Kati will be arriving there when it opens at 8:30am to save us a prime spot on the beach. Last year it was a ton of fun with little hikes, playing and swimming in the water and, for…

Back From Vacation Hello – Today is my first day back at church after vacation. I already had lunch with the Belles of the St. Anne’s Guild and have been in touch with a wide range of our excellent leaders. It’s been good to hear of how much has been done while I’ve been gone…

A potluck is a situation in which one must take a chance that whatever is available will prove to be good or acceptable.  To me, that sounds a little like faith.  A potluck is also defined as a community gathering where each person brings a homemade dish of food to be shared.  And has faith…