This Sunday is Godly Play with Chloe and Michelle! May 8th – Family Sunday with Children’s Choir May 15th – Prayers and Saints with Kati and Alison, then a quick practice of some choir songs and a trip to 5th Avenue to perform for their residents. ***More details to come, in case you’d like to…
Hello – In May, I’m going to offer three different time slots for Basic Discipleship. These are Sundays at 6pm, Thursdays at 12:30 and Saturdays at 8am. Each time slot is limited to four people. The starting dates are May 15th, 19th and 21st. In Basic Discipleship I teach how to pray and then encourage…
Hello – So far I’ve had five great small group conversations about the necessary dimensions for a rigorous church. We’ve had discussions at two Sunday Spiritual Forums and have taken time at each of our three weekly Bible Studies. The last of these planned open conversations is tomorrow night, Wednesday, at 5:30pm in the Upper…
Please let us know if you’d like to join us on May 15th to 5th Avenue to sing for the residence and then on May 29th to travel to SF for worship at Grace Cathedral. Both of these outings will take some organizing, so I’d love to get a head count. ALSO, we are in…
Hello – I believe that rigorous churches will survive and thrive in our increasingly secular age. I also believe St. Paul’s is becoming a rigorous church. For over a decade, we have been gradually devoting ourselves to the core Christian practices of prayer, worship, service, generosity, learning scripture, listening for call and Discipleship Groups. That’s…
Sorry for the belated email, but being off schedule with Spring Break has me a bit behind. Here’s the calendar for the next few weeks, please read carefully for details and events. This Sunday – Prayers and Saints with Kati and Alison April 24th – Stories and Songs with Jim and Janet May 1st –…
Hello – I have an important teaching I’m finally ready to share with you. I plan three times to share this teaching- the next two Sunday Spiritual Forums, which are 9:00 to 9:40 in Duncan Hall and a special session on Wednesday, April 27th, from 5:30 to 6:30. As you may know, my life was…
I hope you’ve all had a nice peaceful week. This is a quiet weekend at St. Paul’s for the children, as it’s the beginning of Spring Break. The kids choir will not be there and there will not be Sunday School. However, Michael Struck’s wife has brought in a couple of students from San Domenico…
Hello – For the second year in a row, a substantial number of people from St. Paul’s are involved in Cursillo, which means ‘short course’ in Spanish. Cursillo has an interesting history. It was started in Spain by people who had been keepers of inns, or ‘albergues’ along the Christian pilgrimage route, the Camino. They…
Hello – After a brief break for Holy Week and Easter Week, our full range of classes start tomorrow. 1. The Spiritual Forum resumes its slow and deep exploration of life as a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. (Sundays 9:00am to 9:40am) 2. Confirmation Class for youth continues with an introduction to prayer. (Sundays 11:30am to 12:30pm)…