December Calendar   Notes & Notable Mark Your Calendar!   Advent Labyrinth Walk on Wednesdays, December 4, 11 & 18 in St. Augustine's Pierson Hall Punch and Cookies immediatly following our walk Market Mass 8:30 - 9am every Wed. St. Nicholas Party Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002 2 -5pm in Pierson Hall Christmas Eve Worship: December 24, 2002 Children's Mass: 5:30 p.m. Candlelit Mass: 10:30 p.m. OFFICE CLOSED from Wed., December 25 through Thu., Jan. 2, 2003

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

December, 2002 - Volume 33, Number 12 - ARCHIVE

The Corazon Mission, Young People and Stewardship
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
Those who attend Corazon missions often report that the experience changes their lives and young people especially report that they come away with a deeper appreciation for how fortunate they are... MORE

Spring Women's Retreat Planned
by Sheila Harrington, Vestry Member
The 5th Annual Women's Retreat is planned for April 25-27, 2003, at the Mary & Joseph Retreat Center in Palos Verdes. ... MORE

Goodbye Stuff...
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
Stuff was a bold experiment in "entrepeneurial philanthropy" in which profits from the store were designated to support social service and social change ministries and programs in the community ... MORE

Advent: Standing on Tiptoe
by The Rev. Joyce Stickney
The season of Advent, which begins the Christian year, represents four thousand years of waiting on the part of the Hebrews for the promised Messiah. ... MORE

Reflections from St. A's Parish Retreat Weekend
If you ever want to get away from all the noise of the big city, then come to Camp Stevens next year. Once you come, you can't wait to come back ... MORE

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!
by Jennifer Wagner
Join your parish family and friends for an afternoon of fun in Pierson Hall for children's crafts, games, caroling, our famous Holiday Bake Sale, a poinsettia sale, and pictures with the "man in red" himself! ... MORE

The NYA Gifting Tree
by Susan Amlotte
Stuff was a bold experiment in "entrepeneurial philanthropy" in which profits from the store were designated to support social service and social change ministries and programs in the community ... MORE