April Calendar Notes & Notable Mark Your Calendar!   Spring Newcomer's Class On Friday, May 16th & Saturday, May 17th Market Mass 8:30 - 9am every Wed. Women's Retreat April 25 - April 27, 2003 at the Mary & Joseph Retreat Center in Rancho Palos Verdes 1st (hopefully) Annual Men's Retreat Friday, May 30st & Sunday, June 1st, 2003 at The Mary & Joseph Retreat Center in Palos Verdes Estates

Published by and for The Members and Friends of
St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

April, 2003 - Volume 34, Number 4 - ARCHIVE

Revisiting the Mission Statement
by Ann Shepphird, Vestry Member
The mission statement for the past couple years - The Mission of St. Augustine-by-the-Sea is to include all people and to challenge them to follow Christ - has always bothered me ... MORE

Liturgy and Sacramental Action -
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
At Easter, we rise with Jesus to a New Life and at Pentecost, are filled with the Holy Fire of the Spirit: empowered for mission and witness ... MORE

Deaconing?
by The Rev. Pat Hendrickson
I am not a recreation leader who serves as a deacon at my parish. I am a deacon who holds a job as a recreation leader. The difference is subtle but important. Put another way, The Rev. Pat Hendrickson is who I am. Recreation Leader is one of the things I do. ... MORE

An Easter Prayer
(from Death to Life was selected from the writings of Frederick Buechner by permission of Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.)
O You Who Comes,
  who are the hope of the world, give us hope ...
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Easter Sunday Family Portrait
Robert Downs, a professional photographer and new member of our parish, has graciously volunteered to take family photos on Easter Sunday ... MORE