June Calendar   Notes and Notable Mark Your Calendar!   Newcomer's Class on Friday, May 31, at 7:30pm & Saturday, June 1, at 8:30am Adult Confirmation & Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows Sunday June 2, 9:00am Kate Lewis' Diaconate Ordination Sunday June 2, 11:00am Homecoming Sunday September 8 St. Augustine's Parish Retreat October 4, 5 & 6 at Camp Stevens Interfaith & Ecumenical Unions Are you married or in a committed relationship with someone from a different faith tradition? If so, please call the church office (310-395-0977) and either speak with our office manager or leave a voicemail message. We are planning a social for the Spring to honor those of you in "mixed marriages" and our records need to be updated. We appreciate your help in this.

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

June, 2002 - Volume 33, Number 4 - ARCHIVE

 
Red Doors and the Right of Sanctuary
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The stand off at one of Christendom's most holy sites, the Church of the Nativity in Palestinian Bethlehem, between the Israeli army and hundreds of Palestinian civilians, some said to be terrorists, has been widely misunderstood ... MORE

Baptism and Work
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
At the Easter Vigil, six children and infants were baptized into the Christian faith. As always, when we baptize children under the "age of reason," we baptize them based on the faith of their parents and sponsors ... MORE

The Compass and the Point
Submitted by Richard Peace
"In one homily, Dorotheus of Gaza (6th c.) exhorts the brothers not to judge or condemn each other, but remember that love of God and of other people are so closely related that it is impossible to love God and have contempt for the sins and weaknesses of other people at the same time." ... MORE

Camping with Jesus
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy, Kiyoshi Houston and Jasmine Miller
My experience of Christian summer camp was that it presented an alternative living and relating experience grounded in Gospel values of nurturing and loving ... MORE

Articulations
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
On June 2nd, at 9 a.m., several young people and adults will be "confirmed in the faith." That is to say, these disciples will publicly in worship, before God and Bishop, own as their own the baptismal vows entered into on their behalf by their parents and godparents when they were infants or young children ... MORE

A Year in the Life of a Newcomer: June 2001 - June 2002
by Christa Buswell
My spiritual journey was one giant detour. I got stuck on that detour for some 50 years or so. To make matters worse, I rode that road like a male driver! Never asking directions, and ignoring all directional signs ... MORE

Reflection on Women's Retreat "Dear Women of St. A's"
by Sylvia Johnson
I now am 80 years old and had never been to a retreat before. I really didn't know what I had been missing ... MORE

L.A. Works Day 2002 - June 8, 2002
by Peter V. Haight, St A's Parishioner
L.A. Works is a community service agency that brings together volunteers from churches, other charitable organizations, schools, etc. ... MORE

Robert Neuerman is Coming to Town!
(Recipient of the RN Fund)
by The Rev. Joyce Stickney
Our Easter Offerings this year were designated to support Robert Neuerman as he enters his last year of studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY ... MORE