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November Calendar
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Notes & Notable
Mark Your Calendar!
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Market Mass
8:30 - 9am every Wed.
The Sacrament of Baptist
Sunday, Nov. 7
at the 11 a.m. service
If interested, please see a member
of the clergy.
Thanksgiving Day Service
Thursday, Nov. 25
10:30 a.m.
Greening of the Church
Sunday, Dec. 19th
After the 11am service
Christmas Services
Friday, Dec. 24th
5:30 p.m. - Children's Mass
10:30 p.m. - Midnight Mass
Men's Retreat
June 10-12, 2005
at Mary and Joseph Retreat Center,
Palos Verdes Estates
Women's Retreat
April 29-May1, 2005
at La Casa de Maria,
Santa Barbara
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Published by and for The Members and Friends of
St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Parish Weekend Reflection
By members of St. A's congregation
It was clear that this would be a glorious weekend of fellowship, fun, meditation and reflection. The retreat was held at Camp Stevens, a lovely, open facility with comfortable lodges and delicious organic meals… MORE
Donations for Flowers
by Suzanne Pipkin
Altar flowers are donated to the glory of God by our parishioners in memory to loved ones or in thanksgiving for life's blessings… MORE
We Gather Together
by Christa Buswell
We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing on Thanksgiving, that uniquely American Holiday. There are harvest celebrations in many cultures and creeds. In Europe, altars are surrounded by the bounty of the earth… MORE
Bringing Ritual, Tradition
and Art to Advent
by The Rev. Joyce Stickney
This November and December the clergy are offering a different sort of Adult Education class on Sundays during the 10 o'clock hour, Nov. 14 - Dec. 19. All are invited to participate in this six session series where we will learn and discuss the various Advent/Christmas traditions available to us in our faith… MORE
All Saints Day and
the Communion of Saints
by The Rev. Joyce Stickney
There is a medieval legend of Jacobus de Voragine which gives an account of the first celebration of the feast of All Saints in year 605. It was instituted as a safety net, so that no saint would be forgotten or possibly offended… MORE
Turning of the Time:
A Steward's Reflection
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
November 28th is the beginning of Advent (or Coming), a season in which we both look forward to the second coming of the Christ in world history as well as look back and recall the events surrounding his first coming… MORE
The Advent Labyrinth Walk:
A Direct Encounter with the Holy
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
To this day, a labyrinth walk has the nature of a pilgrimage, both external in the walking meditation and internal in the quiet introspection the walk engenders… MORE
Columbarium Sale Ending Soon
by The Columbarium Committee
Construction of the St. Augustine Columbarium, at this writing, is nearing completion: a new floor has been installed, mill workers have done their best in building cabinetry which matches well the woodwork throughout the church and the electrician has installed recessed lighting in the new wooden columns to highlight the niches… MORE
Home Advent Wreath Ceremony
by Helen McLoughlin
Advent begins Sunday, November 28th. Advent wreaths may be purchased at Cotters Church Supplies (for more information, call 800-446-3366) or most art supply stores or in our very own Books by-the-Sea store. See article for guidance on blessing your family's wreath… MORE
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