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 Women's Retreat April 4-6 Registration information is Available on the patio. Yoga Class Begins Sunday, April 13 from 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Sign up on the patio Centering Prayer Workshops 6 Wednesday evenings at 7:30-9:00 p.m. April 23 – May 28 in the St. Francis & Clare Room Baptism The next opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Baptism will be Sunday, May 11 (Pentecost) Please speak to a member of the clergy by Sunday, Apr. 27 Feast of Pentecost Party! Sunday, May 11 After the 10:30 a.m. service Community picnic & cook out! Come for the biggest birthday celebration & wear something red Women's Retreat: "Mindful Living" April 4-6, 2008

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Holy Week and Easter Schedule

Head vs Heart: Yoga as a Spiritual Practice
by Gina Shelton
The next adult Sunday school session will explore Dr. Pearsall's book and the idea of a different way of living, where we (re)learn to slow down and listen to our own heart and the Holy Spirit residing there. The class will utilize a variety of yoga practices and techniques that expand the opening, range of motion and circulation of the outer house of our heart, translating to deeper connection with our inner "heart-brain"… MORE

Episcopal 101: Anglican and Episcopal History
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
After the death and resurrection of Jesus, missionary activity of the infant Church was limited to the Jewish/Christian synagogues as the disciples awaited the imminent return of Christ. After the martyrdom of St. Stephen in about 35 A.D. and even more so, after the destruction of the Temple by Roman troops in 70 A.D., the Gentile and Jewish-Christian sects split which in turn led to the scattering of the Gentile mission… MORE

Learn the Practice of Centering Prayer
6 Wednesday evenings, 7:30-9:00
April 23 to May 28
These workshops will be led by Marie Howard, who has worked closely, in a variety of leadership positions, with Fr. Thomas Keating and Contemplative Outreach, which he founded in 1984 as an ecumenical network of faith communities committed to the restoration of the contemplative dimension of the Gospel… MORE

Telepreachers and Websites: A Reflection
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
Neo-Luddism is a modern movement of those who, while not necessarily seeing all technology as inherently evil, nevertheless believe that many technologies impact human nature in ways that degrades the overall quality of human life… MORE

Centered Prayer: A Pathway to the Presence of God
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
Those interested in developing a life-long practice of the presence of God are encouraged to consider attending these six sessions to experience and learn what Fr. Keating has called: "The Prayer of Consent."

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Pentecost
by The Rev. Laura Queen
On the day of Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, the disciples are all together in one place. They are waiting to be given power from God, because that's what Jesus promised. They are not passing time; they are praying with hope and patience. Suddenly the heavens open… MORE

Baptism
by The Rev. Laura Queen
The Episcopal Church defines baptism as "full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ's Body, the Church" (Book of Common Prayer p. 298) and recognizes any baptism administered with water and in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, regardless of the church in which the rite was performed… MORE

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