May 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. Film Night, Saturday, May 13, 7pm – 9pm Women’s Retreat May 19-21 Teen and Adult Education: Spring Semester May 21-June 25 Men’s Retreat June 9-11 Vestry Party June 24 beginning at 6pm Graduation Sunday June 25

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May, 2006 - Vol. 37, No. 5 - Archive - Search

The Parable of the Busy Young Man
(David Henderson via the Anglican Digest)
Jesus waited patiently for the young man to finish the call. Then he said, "You know the commandments: "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother"… MORE

Calling on the Clergy
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The clergy are here for you. Our greatest delight is to visit with you and offer sacramental and spiritual comfort- especially in times of illness or distress. Sometimes the pain is not physical but spiritual or emotional. When you are in need - feeling apart or adrift from God - that is precise when to call upon your clergy. Indeed, no greater joy is there than being with God's people as companion and friend and spiritual counselor… MORE

Teen and Adult Education: Spring Semester May 21-June 25
Introduction to Yoga: Finding a deeper connection - Gina Shelton: facilitator
A Dialogue with Scripture - The Clergy: facilitators
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Spiritual Practices: An Experiential Consultation for Men The Annual Men's Retreat will be held from Friday, June 9th through Sunday, June 11th at the Mary and Joseph's Retreat Center in Rancho Palos Verdes. The focus will be on spiritual practices as a form of disciple for the spiritual journey of life. … MORE

Community Service
by Rose Kujawa
In October I joined the Friends of Neighborhood Youth Association (FNYA), an affiliate of Neighborhood Youth Association (NYA). Since then I have been approached by members of Saint Augustine's Parish regarding the opportunity to be of service to the community… MORE

Pentecost -The fiftieth day
by The Rev. Laura Queen
Pentecost is the Greek name given to the Feast of Weeks so called because it fell on the 50th day after Passover, according to Josephus. The Old Testament refers to Pentecost as a feast celebrating the first-fruits of the corn harvest … MORE

Graduation Sunday, June 25, 2006
This year we would like to mark the mile stones in the lives of members of our congregation… MORE

Announcing - Yeah! Us Party
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
Over the last decade, we have accomplished many things of which we are justifiably proud (a rebuilt organ, the columbarium, a new kitchen to name but three)… MORE

Resurrection in the time of Jesus: Jewish thoughts and a Christian comment
(Excerpted from a talk by Rabbi Jeffrey Marx on March 29, 2006)
A way that you know that Messiah has come is that the dead have risen from their graves in Israel. (Just Jews- Romans are not being resurrected in the time of Jesus). By the time of Jesus the notion was that yes indeed, there would be an afterlife and it would be on this earth… MORE

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