“Practicing Belonging”
Dear Friends, I hope you’ll join us for worship this Sunday as we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord, a day centered on water, grace, and belovedness.
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“The Road To Take”
A new year gives us a chance to think through the road we’ve been traveling and consider whether we might change direction. That’s true for my life, and it’s true of our communal life as well. The magi are the stars (!) of the Epiphany story. But the real gift they bring to the Holy Family is to reconsider the road they were planning to take, choosing resistance rather than capitulation. Choosing Jesus over Herod. A life-saving decision for Jesus! And a life-changing decision for those of us who call ourselves Christians.
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“Midwives of the Light”
On this first Sunday of Christmas, we pause to remember that the light shines in the darkness—and the darkness does not overcome it. Whether you are feeling full of joy, carrying quiet grief, or simply catching your breath in the midst of a busy season, we offer this word of hope and peace to you. May the love made known in Christ meet you exactly where you are today. Love and blessings!
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“The Whole Story” (Christmas Eve)
On this Christmas, we pause to remember that the light shines in the darkness—and the darkness does not overcome it. Whether you are feeling full of joy, carrying quiet grief, or simply catching your breath in the midst of a busy season, we offer this word of hope and peace to you. May the love made known in Christ meet you exactly where you are today.
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Service of Lessons & Carols
We’ve waited all year – it’s almost here! The cherished St Paul & St Andrew Service of Lessons & Carols, that is! This Sunday at 11am, Dr. Frank Glass, the Choir, and wonderful instrumentalists will join together to bring Christmas closer.
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“Night Watch Club” (Christmas Pageant)
Come this Sunday at 11am for the fabulous St. Paul & St. Andrew Christmas Pageant! This year’s pageant is “Night Watch Club”. Written by Pastor Lea, produced by Pastor Andrea, directed by Julie Haggerty, costumed by Yuling Wang Tan, Nancy Meyers, Camber Carpenter, Connie Chiang and Elizabeth Stilwell, technical directed by Brent Ness, and music directed by Brooke Berry-Wolf and accompanist Danton Bankay, this year’s pageant is sure to be another smash hit!
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“Crying in the Wilderness”
“In those days, John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness…” Matthew 3:1
The central character of the Advent season isn’t Santa, or even Jesus. It’s John the Baptist. Everyone’s favorite weirdo.
The image we have of John (if we have one at all) is a bit cartoonish. He’s the guy who lives out in the desert, eats bugs, smells like a camel, and screams at the Pharisees.
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“Keeping Watch In the Dark”
Dear Friends, This Sunday marks the beginning of Advent, a season that starts not in bright lights and carols, but in the dark. It begins with tremors and shadows, with stars falling and the ground beneath us shifting.
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“Showing Up”
‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you something to drink?’ Matthew 25:44 It occurs to me that some of the most caring and generous people I know don’t understand how unusual they are. They go through life with a natural sensitivity to what is going on around them. And not responding to an opportunity to give, seems unthinkable to them.
“Serving the City”
“When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones …Jesus said, ‘As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another.'” Luke 21:5-6
That’s not a great lectionary text to show up as we’re celebrating the start of the big roof project! But it is another reminder that it’s not our lovely and quirky building that matters, but the vital work of love that the building makes possible.Â
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