April Calendar Notes & Notable Mark Your Calendar! 2 Sunday Services 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. All are welcome! Market Mass 8:30 - 9am every Wed. Palm Sunday on Apr. 1 Holy Week: Easter Vigil on Sat. Apr. 7 Easter Sunday on Apr. 8 Pentecost Cook-Out Sunday, May 27 Women's Retreat June 1-3, 2007 at Holy Retreat Center Corazon Build on Sat., June 16

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Holy Week & Easter Schedule

April 1 - The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday-regular services at 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

April 5 - Maundy Thursday with Foot Washing at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m. Members from St. A's will join the worship at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 958 Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Monica.

April 6 - Good Friday: Services at 12Noon at St. A's followed by Confession; 7:30 p.m. service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 958 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica.

April 7 - The Great Vigil of Easter: 10:30 p.m. service at St. A's.

April 8 - One Easter Sunday morning service at 10:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt at 9:45 a.m. in the Courtyard.

Women's Retreat
The Women's Retreat will be held on June 1-3, 2007 at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. The program will include both large and small group activities and opportunities for discussion and creativity. All women in the parish are invited to attend. Registration materials will be available March 11th on the patio.
 
A Step Closer to Tithing
Anonymous
My decision to pledge more spurred a long and difficult - but productive - conversation with my husband about money. St. Augustine's has a long list of good deeds, and our tithe is a part of supporting those good deeds.… MORE

A Day in Mexico… Reflection on Corazon
by Mindy Staley
I remember the joy and fellowship experienced by raising a roof after a lunch lovingly prepared by villagers. I remember watching with pride as my then 12-year old son, Max, shingled that same roof. But when I remember the mud of Cumbre, I know that miracles happen in this life and that more than a few of them happen courtesy of Familia Corazon… MORE

Serve God, save the planet, and have some organic wild mushroom risotto.
by Melissa Cook
I could not possibly be more excited about the event we are hosting in honor of Earth Day this year: a talk from Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action… MORE

Speaking of Faith - Adult Education Discussion Classes May 13 & 20, 2007
Discussion will be facilitated by The Rev. Laura Queen
Krista Tippett, host of American Public Radio's Speaking of Faith and her guest Prabhu Guptara, Director of Executive and Organizational Development at the Wolfsberg Center, a subsidiary of USB of Switzerland, a practicing Hindu and self-described follower of Jesus will provide us with information that will help us to engage in a conversation about the gods of business… MORE

Spring Class Forming "Portraits of Jesus from the Original Gospel"
by Richard Peace
What I propose to do in the three Adult Education classes that I will teach this spring is look at some of the Jesus stories. We will examine the text inductively to get a sense of how Mark went about describing Jesus… MORE

The Healing Legacy of the Church
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
What can be said with confidence is that Jesus was gifted at curing diseases and infirmities. He was also a gifted exorcist. And it is certain that the effects of his ministry in theses areas also enabled people to be restored to community - both their clan and the "People Israel…" MORE

9th Annual St. Augustine's Women's Retreat…
"Rejuvenate & Recreate" June 1-3, 2007
by The Rev. Laura Queen
At the Annual Parish Meeting on Jan. 28th, time was given for individuals to write prayers or thoughts for the diocesan, national and international churches of the Anglican Communion - indeed of all the Christian Churches - struggling with homosexuality and inclusion. Here are the prayers you wrote… MORE

A Prayer by Archbishop Oscar Romero
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,
it is even beyond our vision… MORE