January 2017 Epistle
Leading up to St. Paul’s 150th anniversary, let’s take a look at some of the former church members. Looking around the church we see many plaques that name former members of the congregation who are memorialized by their gifts to the glory of God and in remembrance of loved ones. The choir stalls at St.…
Merry Christmas! I hope you have enjoyed a well-deserved break this holiday season. As a reminder, we’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming… 1st Sundays – Family Sunday (no Sunday School) 2nd and 4th Sundays – Godly Play 3rd Sundays – Music Sunday with Libby 5th Sundays (rare) – Coffee Hour hosted by us, potluck!…
Dear Families, Christmas is upon us! I hope that shopping and stress haven’t taken over your lives, but that you’ve been able to truly appreciate the preparation for Christ’s birth. Here is your friendly Christmas reminder about the services: 4:30pm on Christmas Eve – Come early to help set-up the Nativity Scene! 5pm Christmas Eve…
Hello – This weekend we have three Christmas worship services. 5pm Christmas Eve. This is the family service with a short homily for people of all ages. 10:30pm Christmas Eve. A marvelous choir performance starts at 10:30 and the Eucharist service starts at 11. 10am Christmas Morning. Although Christmas morning is a Sunday, this will…
Dear St. Paul’s Families, This Sunday the kids will learn Hark the Herald with Libby during Sunday School, then after rehearsing it with the congregation in Duncan Hall we will all head down to 5th Avenue for Caroling! We will have learned 6 Christmas songs which we will share with the residents. On Christmas Eve,…
Hello – Last week we filled two large barrels to overflowing with much needed items for the homeless of all ages in San Rafael. Yay us! Our next shared project is to send Christmas cards to our nine brothers-in-Christ on San Quentin’s Death Row. We did this for the first time last year and the…
Dear Families, Happy Advent! Preparing Him Room is an amazing time of year, when we slow down for some family time and remember ‘the reason for the season’. On December 18th the kids will learn Hark the Herald with Libby during Sunday School, then after rehearsing it with the congregation in Duncan Hall we will…
Hello – Over the last five years we have been strengthening the connections among the Christian Churches of Marin. We share our campus offices and our Ash Wednesday and Maundy Thursday services with Grace Marin. With Episcopal Churches we share a Youth Group. In the last year we’ve started a 5pm Sunday Eucharist together and…
Dear Families, Thank you so much for bringing your beautiful children and grandchildren, and then your angelic voices to Duncan Hall these past Sundays. I am so grateful for my St. Paul’s Family! This Sunday Chloe will lead Godly Play and then teach the children The First Nowell (which then of course we’ll sing in…