February 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. The Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, January 28 after the 10:30 a.m. service. All are welcome Ash Wednesday Services February 21, the First Sunday After the Epiphany at 7:00 a.m., 12Noon, & 7:00 p.m. Newcomer's Class Fri, Feb. 23, at 7:00 p.m. & Sun, Feb. 25 at 12 Noon Wednesday Lenten Program begins at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 14, 21 & 28 Palm Sunday on Apr. 1 Holy Week: Easter Vigil on Sat. Apr. 7 Easter Sunday on Apr. 8 Women's Retreat June 1-3, 2007 at Holy Retreat Center Corazon Build on Sat., June 16

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February, 2007 - Vol. 38, No. 2 - Archive - Search

An Early Christmas Present: Our 2006 Advent Dinners at St. Augustine's
by Ted Fogel, St. A's Parishioner
I guess we anticipated no more than that we would have good fellowship with other parishioners, good leadership from the events' organizer Rev Laura Queen and good cheer from our always welcoming Rector, Hartshorn. Fortunately for us and the others who also were able to be there, the Advent dinners met and greatly exceeded our hopes for the Advent season of "expectation"… MORE

Healing − A Lenten Dialogue
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
In these days, there is a fascinating re-imaging − or perhaps better: discovering − of other meanings of the crucifixion in addition to "substitutional sacrifice" (that Jesus paid the debt owed to God for our sin/violation of God's law in our stead and thus "saved us from our sins.") Such rich theological dialogue leads to a broader conception of who Jesus was and what his mission was… MORE

A Christmas Sermon: Midnight, December 24, 2006

by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
There is no room for them, in the Inn. Years later, pursued by Herod's soldiers, Jesus will complain that the Son of man − unlike, birds who have their nests and foxes who have their dens − he has nowhere to lay his head. As the condemned King of Israel, he has no crown but one of thorns, no throne but a cross… MORE

The Annual Parish Meeting
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
...it is also a time for some fellowship and I thought this year, given the turmoil in all the churches of Christ, to reflect in this New Year on the challenges to the churches which are engaged in change. Change is always a challenge for the Church. As an institution with a very long memory, change is a value that we rarely embrace… MORE

Mimi Adams 22nd Annual Luncheon A Huge Success
by The Rev. Pat Hendrickson
On Saturday, December 23rd a diverse community of volunteers came together to lend a hand and meet a need. Over 350 homeless people were fed a delicious meal and provided with warm clothing, clean socks, and blankets or a sleeping bag… MORE

Welcome to St. Augustine's Church!
by The Rev. Laura Queen
We invite you to explore further. St. Augustine's offers many ways to go a bit deeper and discover a warm caring community and a place of belonging while you get to know us and what we stand for. You will be warmly welcomed and shown full respect for where you are in your faith journey… MORE

The Importance of the Homeless Christmas Luncheon
by Sebastian Boberg
The homeless dinners at Saint Augustine's give us a great opportunity to help those who need it most. Food, clothes, and hygiene packs are were distributed so they can walk away fed and warm. But perhaps our greatest gift to offer was our friendship and hospitality… MORE

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