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October Calendar
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Notes & Notable
Mark Your Calendar!
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2 Sunday Services
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
All are welcome!
Market Mass
8:30−9am every Wed
Newcomer's Class
Fri, Oct 12 at 7:30−9:30pm
&
Sun, Oct 14 at 12Noon−2:00pm
Prayer Retreat Day
Sat, Nov 17, 2007, 9:00am−2:00pm
St. Nicholas Party:
Breakfast With Santa & Bake Sale
Sat, Dec 1, 2007,
9:00−11:00am
Christmas Caroling
in Santa Monica based nursing homes
Sun, Dec 16, 2007
after church
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Published by and for The Members and Friends of
St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Swinging Seniors Calendar of Events
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October 6 − 6PM -9PM | Art Exhibit Opening: Alice Lunsford
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October 17 − 11AM − 1PM | Luncheon Pierson Hall Guest Speaker
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November 21 − 9 AM − 11AM | Pie Making for Civic Center Dinner
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December 19 − 11AM − 1PM | Advent Party
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January 16th − 9AM − 2PM | San Antonio Winery Tour and Lunch
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For more information Contact: Sylvia Johnson @ 310/453-6786 or Mary Lloyd @ 310/828-8398 or molloyd@mac.com
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Conversion: Shared Traditions, Faithfully Observed
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
I've been thinking a great deal lately about "conversion." Conversion, in the ancient world, meant to shift belief from one god to another. Part of the genius of the Roman system − and one of the factors which contributed to the Pax Romana (Roman Peace) − was its strategy of incorporating foreign peoples' gods… MORE
Advent
by The Rev. Laura V. Queen
Advent is the first season of the church year, beginning with the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continuing through the day before Christmas. The name is derived from a Latin word for "coming." The season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming celebration of our Lord's nativity
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The Susan Tree
by The Rev. Laura V. Queen
The Susan tree is an annual way that we offer up charity for the children in the Neighborhood Youth Association programs… MORE
A Journey Through Prayer
by Rose Kujawa
I know that when I can't pray, God listens to my heart. On my first visit to Saint A's in the fall of 2005, I sat alone in the front pew and looked around the church. I knew I was in a safe place where I would learn again how to pray… MORE
Episcopal 101
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
Recently, one of the painters who was here doing some work in our altar guild sacristy asked me what denomination we were. When I told him "Episcopalian," he asked me if that was Christian… MORE
Steps for a Meditation
Source - Avery Book
To be used with any object such as rock, a glass of water, the flame of a candle, a shell or something from nature, whatever is chosen. Choose an object for your meditation… MORE
Liturgical Silence
Reprint of an article by
The Rev. Thomas McCart, Rector,
St. Paul's, Rochester, New York
Liturgy is at the heart of Anglicanism. In fact, the creation of the first Book of Common Prayer in 1549 preceded any theological explication of Anglicanism. In other words, we worshipped God before we talked about God… MORE
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