“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” On the morning of Ash Wednesday we came to the Chapel of St. Paul’s Cathedral to pray together, emptying ourselves to take on the mark of the ashes, to take in this truth, and to be fully with Jesus during these forty days. Then, … READ MORE…
I was not raised in a church tradition that observed Lent. Our small congregation of a fundamentalist sect of the Christian faith in a small town had banned all reference to what its founders considered ‘papist’, including any mention of saints, crucifixes, and church seasons except for Christmas and Easter. The reasoning behind such … READ MORE…
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Members of the St Paul’s community fanned out this morning to provide “Ashes to Go”. This movement has been gaining momentum across the Episcopal Church over the last few years, where clergy or lay people take to the streets on Ash Wednesday, to provide an opportunity to busy commuters who might otherwise be unable to … READ MORE…
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Laissez le bons temps rouler! All welcome to join us next Tuesday night for our annual “Mardi-Gras” mass as we usher in the season of Lent like no other. Bring your beads, costumes and masks and kick up your heels to the music of Zydeco Patrol. Music begins at 5:45 with the Eucharist at 6:00 … READ MORE…
Have you ever thought of volunteering for a ministry, but the time commitment made you anxious? Accept the 40 Day Lenten Challenge! Try volunteering for a ministry (or 2 or 3) for the 40 days of Lent. If you find a certain ministry is not for you, there’s no obligation to stick with it. The … READ MORE…
Try googling “Lent”. On Wikipedia you will find that “The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer—through prayer, penance, repentance, almsgiving, and self-denial.” Most Christians would agree with this. However, I would like to ask those of you in the St. Paul’s community to think about Lent as a time to volunteer. … READ MORE…
Heavy Lenten themes can morph into upbeat self-discovery—sometimes in a flash. Recently, during a browse at Hillcrest’s Bluestocking Books, I came across the late Madeleine L’Engle’s science-fiction classic, “A Wrinkle in Time,” (Square Fish Publishers 2007, an imprint of Holtzbrinck Publishers, New YorK and now celebrating its 50th publishing anniversary (Farrar Straus and Giroux 1963) … READ MORE…
Homelessness is a growing phenomenon in America. It takes many forms: There are bankruptsies, foreclosures and short-sales. Banks collect homes when the unemployed default on their mortgage payments. Some people are homeless because of natural disasters like Haiti and Japan. Some are homeless and without kin, who are called orphans. Others are homeless due to … READ MORE…