September Calendar   Notes & Notable Mark Your Calendar!   Homecoming Sunday September 8, 2002 Pot-luck Brunch in the Courtyard Registration for Sunday School Classes Acolyte & Ice Cream Social for new & returning Acolytes September 28, 2002 3:00 -5:00 p.m. in Sanctuary Blessing of the Animals September 29, 2002 at the 9:00 a.m. service 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

September, 2002 - Volume 33, Number 9 - ARCHIVE

 

The Rector's Rant: A Historical and Theological Reflection on These Economic Times
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
The American Experience, since its inception, has been shaped by an essential contradiction: the need to protect the privileges of the elite coupled with a fear of the masses in tension with the professed ideals of democracy ... MORE

Top 10 Reasons to be an Episcopalian
(from the comedian Robin Williams, who is an Episcopalian, on a recent HBO special) ... MORE

Homecoming Defined
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
It is a time of recovering a consciousness of this place where we find our life. It is being at ease with each other, and being available to one another in this place in which we have found a new beginning ... MORE

New Curricula in Our Sunday School Classes
by Patricia Hendrickson
Our Sunday School has adopted a lectionary-based curriculum called Living the Good News for our children in Pre-K through Grade 6 ... MORE

September 11th Anniversary Gathering
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
You, your family and your friends are invited to gather for worship on Wednesday, September 11th at 7:00 p.m. ... MORE

"Benedictine Experience" Adult Christian Education
by The Rev. Joyce Stickney
St. Benedict in his teachings continually points us toward Christ himself, and I am hoping that in our class and conversations together, we will also have a Benedictine Experience ... MORE

Why We Bless The Animals
by the Rev. Kathy MacKenzie
On Sept. 29, we will be celebrating the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with our annual Blessing of the Animals after the 9 a.m. worship service ... MORE