January 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. Baptism , Sunday, Jan 7 the First Sunday After the Epiphany If interested, please speak to a member of the clergy. New Adult Class Forming: A Rule of Life? Sundays, Jan. 7, 14, 21, 18 & Feb. 4 & 11 during the educational hour from 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. The Annual Parish Meeting

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Winter Family Retreat at the Episcopal Camp at Wrightwood, January 19-21, 2007

This year the Fall Family Retreat scheduled to be held at Camp Stevens in Julian has been re-scheduled for a Winter Camp at our Episcopal Camp in Wrightwood, California. Nestled in the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the mountain setting is perfect for winter activities. There is a warm fireplace as well as plenty of hot chocolate. Plan for fellowship, fun and maybe a little skiing at the near by Mountain High Ski Resort. Save the date for this not to be missed parish event. One of the cabins there was refurbished through a grant from St. A's and is named "St. Augustine by-the-Sea Cabin." Look for it when you go. Registration materials available on the patio.

 
Twelve Days of Christmas & Epiphany
by The Rev. Laura V. Queen
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" song was actually written with a serious purpose. It is more than just a list of twelve strange gifts. The song was created to assist in teaching… MORE

Saint A's Gets Greener!
by Eben and Melissa Cook
No, we aren't talking about the annual appearance of our holiday garland—we're talking about reducing our environmental footprint! A few of the exciting projects we're working on are… MORE

New Adult Class Forming: A Rule of Life?

by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The monastic movement in classical Christianity brought together strangers from many different backgrounds to form a community. These communities needed structures and rules to endure. More guidelines than rigid orders, monastic rules were… MORE

Newcomer's and Inquirer's Class Forming Now
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The decision to formally join a church – to move from being a "habitual visitor" to a "committed member;" to move from outside to inside the circle – is a highly subjective choice… MORE

Stewardship: A "Last Word
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
I want to address something we all want to avoid, and yet is one of the only things I can guarantee awaits us all: death… In a sense, from the day we are born, we are dying. And if we think about this long enough, we most often think about our legacy. What will it be? MORE

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