July Calendar   Notes and Notable Mark Your Calendar!   The Labyrinth 7:30 PM the first Wed. of every month All are welcomed to come walk the labyrinth Market Mass 8:30 - 9am every Wed. Homecoming Sunday September 8 St. Augustine's Parish Retreat October 4, 5 & 6 at Camp Stevens

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

July, 2002 - Volume 33, Number 7 - ARCHIVE

 
Our Big Summer Repair Project
by Ann Mohr
Last year we replaced the roof and this year we are taking on another very important, and much needed project - painting the outside of the church ... MORE

The Circle and the Spiral: Symbols of the Spiritual Journey
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The text of a lecture given at the end of the Inquirer's/Newcomer's class that attempts to address the question of "why join this particular church? ... MORE

Another Ordination?
by Pat Hendrickson
What? Another ordination to the diaconate! Yes, it is true, but there is a difference. I have spent the past three years in Berkeley studying at The School for Deacons and The Church Divinity School of the Pacific to prepare myself ... MORE

Confirmation Reflections
by Velina Hasu Houston
The days prior to my confirmation, I contemplated the meaning of Confirmation, both in spiritual and literal terms. I came to a personal understanding of Confirmation ... MORE

Three Great Years as Director of Children's Education
by Judith A. McBride, Ph.D.
Three years ago, Hartshorn asked me if I would work with him and Nancy Brown to determine a new focus for the Sunday School ... MORE

St. A's Goes to the Mountains (Again!)
by The Rev. Joyce Stickney
The good smell of nature, the cracking of twigs beneath my feet, the glimmering sun beams through the trees, all told me, "it's the Lord's Day!" ... MORE

Wow! What else can I say?
Kate Lewis
I am so grateful to have been ordained to the transitional deaconate from this place - - St. Augustine's rocks! ... MORE

How Do I Listen to God?
by Sheila Harrington
I find that this involves a long process of preparation, with little immediate assurance that I'm making contact. I believe that God is more, more everything, than the human mind can comprehend ... MORE

My Confirmation
by Daniel Perez, age 15
After my confirmation I was thinking over it. There wasn't a feeling of completion, rather a feeling of beginning ... MORE

Reflection on L.A. Works Day
by Suzanne Gross
We came to beautify their campus and that we did. There were flats of impatients and ice plants waiting for us, along with shovels, trowels, and lots of dirt ... MORE