May 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 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

May, 2002 - Volume 33, Number 4 - ARCHIVE

 
Pentecost: the Birthday of the Church
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
"Pentecost" is the Greek name given to the Jewish Feast of Weeks and the word itself means "fiftieth day" because the feast fell 50 days after Passover. At this Feast ... MORE

Marriage and Membership
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
My generation, the Boomer Generation, was the first generation to arrogantly question the need for marriage. To be sure, outlaws in every generation resist marriage as an unnecessary institution ... MORE

An Easter Message: a Sermon preached on Easter 2002
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
If you're hearing this story for the first time, a few words need to be said to put it into context. Without that context, the event we are here to celebrate together would make no sense. How is it possible that this man's life so impacted the world ... MORE

Another Step in the Journey
by Kate Lewis
Good question. A quick and easy way to picture the different ministries of priests and deacons is to imagine the priest standing at the altar, ministering to the sacramental needs ... MORE

You're Being Ordained a What?
by Kate Lewis
It was six and a half years ago that I "went public." That's when I told you about my growing sense of call to the priesthood and began a formal process of discernment ... MORE

Saying "YES" to our Baptism
by The Rev. Joyce Stickney
Some of you have heard the story of my baptism, one I love to tell, but I equally enjoy sharing about my confirmation. I knew nothing about the rite until I joined ... MORE

Interview with Peter Gomes
by Kate Lewis
I'm absolutely convinced that the Bible, the power of the Bible, is not so much in its lofty theologizing or its sort of doctrinal purity or clarity because ... MORE