Ebb and Flow, the online newsletter of St. Augustine by the Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Monica, California Ebb and Flow, the online newsletter of St. Augustine by the Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Monica, California
March Calendar
Notes & Notable
Mark Your Calendar!

Sunday Services
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
All are welcome!


Market Mass
Wednesday, 8:30am
(No Market Mass March 9)


Mardi Gras
Tuesday, March 8
6:30-8:30 p.m. in Pierson Hall


Ash Wednesday Services With Imposition of Ashes
Wednesday, March 9
7:30 a.m.; 12Noon; 7:30 p.m. (NO Market Mass; resumes on Mar. 16)


Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 13. (remember to advance your clocks 1 hour on Saturday, March 12 before you go to bed)

 

Ebb and Flow , the online newsletter of St. Augustine by the Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Monica, California
Published by and for The Members and Friends of
St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
  Winter, 2011 - Vol. 42, No. 1 - Search
 
St. A's Books By-the-Sea
by Lorri Shundich

Our book and gift shop had a great Christmas. Thank you everyone for your support during the big, end-of-year sale. It's a new year and we have oodles of new merchandise for you to check out, including: fun toys for kids or the kid in all of us, elegant and unique scarves for the chill in the air (and the church), just the right jewelry for that final touch, sporty gifts for a sporty him and new lines of greeting cards to send that perfect message. Come visit us between services and say hello. If you have any recommendations for further orders, we'd like to hear from you.

Epiphany: Season of Light and New Beginnings
by The Rev. Mark D. Stuart, Interim Rector
Many people don't even wait until the Twelfth Day of Christmas, Epiphany, to start putting away all the Christmas decorations. As a child growing up my family took all the holiday décor down the day after New Year's. MORE…

Mardi Gras
by Fr. Mark Stuart, Interim Rector
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" (in ethnic English tradition, Shrove Tuesday), referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which started on Ash Wednesday. MORE…

A Challenging Time for the Facility Dedicated in October 1967
by Linn Wile, Property Warden
Peter Haight and Marc Crocetti did a survey of the buildings and grounds and came up with a list of issues that need to be addressed - everything from ceiling tiles and replacing doors, to scraping and painting the belfry staircase. MORE…

St. Augustine's Women's Retreat
by Marianne Anderson
The annual St. Augustine by-the-Sea women's retreat is scheduled for May 20-22 at the Serra Retreat Center in Malibu. Mother Gwynne Guibord will be leading us in considering "Women as Healers, Women as Peacemakers". All who have been a part of the retreat in the past know it is a gift of time away, together and with God. MORE…

Journey to a New Rector Search Committee Report to the Parish
by Jennifer Pavia
He is ever present when His words are shared, love is present, and everyone understands that they have been claimed as His own. It is where children learn the stories that can help them recognize God at work in their own lives. MORE…

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