October Calendar   Notes & 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. St. Augustine's Parish Retreat October 4, 5 & 6 at Camp Stevens, Julian Newcomer's Class Friday, October 25, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. & Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sign up sunday or reserve by phone. All Saint's Day November 3, 2002 Baptisms at 9:00 a.m. Service New Members Welcome at 11:00 a.m. Service

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

October, 2002 - Volume 33, Number 10 - ARCHIVE

 

Framing Worship at 9 a.m.
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The "shape" of the worship is very predictable and thus comfortable. We gather, read a lesson from the Gospels, hear a sermon, share in the prayers, consecrate bread and wine, and then share Eucharist ... MORE

What is the Altar Guild?
by Sheila Harrington
The Altar Guild is a group of men and women who act as the set designers for the church and communion service ... MORE

A Just War?
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The Christian Church has a gospel obligation to speak in a prophetic voice of dissent when it is intimated that this contemplated foreign aggression is, by conservative TV pundits, claimed to be a "just war." ... MORE

Wanna Re-connect? Make Friends?
by Liesel Friedrich
Time to make friends, time to re-connect with old friends, time to relax long enough to enjoy each other and to realize how much we have in common ... MORE

Reflections of New Members
by Liz Levine Arlotto
and Janet Lonsdale
What is it about St. A's that drew me into its community? ... MORE

Homecoming Sermon
by The Rev. Canon Malcolm Boyd
Homecoming in college was such a huge event. A football game. Beauty queens. Star athletes. The smell of greasepaint, the roar of the crowd. Bigger than life. At St. A's this morning there's no football game ... MORE

Making Room: the Ministry of Hospitality
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
In Jewish tradition, the kindness extended to family and other relatives was typically called "loving kindness." ... MORE

Welcoming the Stranger
by Ann Shepphird
We will hold a group consultation on "Welcoming the Stranger" following the 11:00 a.m. service on October 13. Ushers - and those who'd like to usher (!!) - vestry members, and anyone else who enjoys the role of greeting ... MORE

Collect For September 11th
O God, you created us to live in families where love and gentleness are shared ... MORE

A Day in the Park
by The Rev. Pat Hendrickson, Deacon
Our prayers were answered. The weather was perfect and God's glory was evident not just in the beauty of the surroundings, but also in the faces of those present ... MORE