ON-GOING ACTIVITIES AT ST. BEN’S
ABUNDANCE SHOP– Thrift shop at 2025 9th St. (If you would like to volunteer, please contact at (805) 528-1370)
COMMUNITY DINNER – Providing and serving food at SBCC, on 1st Thursday of odd-numbered months, in conjunction with Los Osos Cares.
EARTHCARE – Zoom 3rd Wednesdays 3pm. Discussion/action group seeking spiritual and practical solutions to environmental concerns. MEN’S GROUP – Morning social gathering, 3rd Saturdays – 9am at Celia’s Garden Cafe.
HEALING SERVICE – FACEBOOK – A time for prayers for healing at the 10:30 service on 5th Sundays.
HOLLISTER INSTITUTE – Opportunities for stimulating discussion and thoughtful exploration on Tuesdays at 10:15am on Zoom.
LAUNDRY LOVE – Helping low-income families with funds, soap, and friendly assistance at Osos Clean Laundry. 11-1pm and 4-6pm on last Wednesdays
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN – Providing and serving lunch at 40 Prado, 1st Saturday of even-numbered months
VESPERS AND CONVERSATION – Zoom – 5:30 pm Tuesdays
VESTRY / PARISH COUNCIL – ZOOM – 3rd Sundays at 12:30pm.
- The Rev. Dr. Caroline Hall, Rector
- Maureen Titus, Presiding Warden
- Lisa Gonzalez, Treasurer
- Sandy Fisher, People’s Warden
- Pamela Bleisch
- Cathy Gildea
- Esta Kandarian
- Helen Schnieders
We are grateful for God’s financial providence and blessing. Thank you for making your offerings by mail to our PO Box, or on-line.
THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
| A Message from Bishop Lucinda |
| Dear Beloved of El Camino Real, Over the last few days, the images from Lahaina on Maui have left many of us shocked and saddened. It’s almost unimaginable to see so much destruction in such a short time. The Diocese of El Camino Real understands the devastation caused by wildfires from our own experience a few short years ago. We also know the impact prayers and support can have. The Right Reverend Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Bishop of the Diocese of Hawai’i, asked for prayers in a message on August 9th due to the fires on the islands of Maui and Hawaiʻi (“the Big Island”). The Lahaina side of Maui has been particularly devastated. If you feel moved to donate to the victims of the fire, you can make a donation through Episcopal Relief and Development. The Diocese of Hawaiʻi is also coordinating immediate Diocesan relief efforts through the Diocese’s A CUP OF COLD WATER (ACCW) which is a separately incorporated subsidiary of the Diocese that serves the houseless on Maui. Bishop Robert and the Diocese of Hawai’i have invited you to pray along with them and have offered these prayers: Almighty God, who is our strength and our refuge; be with those who are besieged by fire, guide those who evacuate so that they may find care and comfort in a safe place; protect their homes and their pets, their neighbors and their friends, so that they may return home to a loving community. We ask this in the name of Jesus your son, who abides with you and with the Holy Spirit. Amen. O God, whose love encircles us; sustain those who respond when wildfires roar, keep them safe from harm and hold them in your sheltering embrace so that they may complete these burdensome tasks, return home to their families, and keep the lives and homes of all they protect safe from harm, in the loving name of Jesus, who gave his life for all. Amen. Loving God, our strength in times of despair, be with all those who have lost their homes to wildfire, comfort them in their distress, strengthen them for the journey ahead, and sustain them with your loving embrace, that they may find a sense of home once again. We ask this in the name of your son Jesus Christ, who heals the sick and restores the lost. Amen. Faithfully,  |
“Resonance”, the a capella choir that Brian and I sing with, has its annual concert this weekend. We’re now doing two concerts: 8PM at Mission SLO, and 3PM at Community Church of Atascadero. See a “teaser” of our concert at: https://fb.watch/mmzX8VrtEY/
Get tickets at: https://resonanceslo.com/
Sunday Flower Arrangements
The Flower Guild is in need of new members very soon. Only one person is available for August. Please talk with Sharon Porter, who will appreciatively provide you with more information.
Vespers on Tuesday evening at 5:30
Begin your week with a short in-person service of prayer, readings and discussion on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 at the church. Led by Rev. Jen and lay people, all are invited to participate and share prayers and daily concerns.
Sunday Service at 8:00 am offered in person and on Zoom
St. Benedict’s tradition of contemplative services continues on Sunday mornings at 8:00 am, in person and by Zoom. The Eucharist is celebrated at least two Sundays per month, when Rev. Jen is “in residence” for that Sunday. The service includes prayer, readings, discussion and “holy silence” to explore our spiritual relationship with God. Access to the service and the worship booklet are available at www.stbenslososos.org.
SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION – This week we will continue a conversation based on the ideas in Rediscovering God by Fr. Cyprian Consiglio. You do not have to read the book to participate. Tuesdays at 10:30 on Zoom.Meet Author and Musician Prior Cyprian Consiglio
The Monastery of the Risen Christ and St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church invite you to join us as Prior Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam., releases his newest book in San Luis Obispo on August 17th. He will give a general overview of the work followed by a discussion. Books will be available and signed.
Prior Cyprian is a Camaldolese Benedictine monk at the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur. As a monk, musician, composer, author, and teacher, he also travels in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, studying, teaching, and performing.
Monastery of the Risen Christ
2308 O’Connor Way, San Luis Obispo, CA
Thursday August 17th at 5:00 PM
Diocesan Visionary Task Force the Visioning Taskforce is leading an important guided conversation about our changing diocese, calling us to stretch our imaginations toward God’s dream for our future in ministry and mission. Each conversation will last for 90 minutes and will include small group discussions. Sessions are filling up quickly, so register soon click here to see which dates are available and to register.
You are invited to attend an in-person conversation on one of the remaining dates (all zoom sessions are full at this time):
- Saturday, September 9, 10 a.m., St. James, Paso Robles, in-person
Take Action on Our Church’s Values: The Episcopal Church provides a great set of Action Alerts on key issues before Congress. The alerts help Episcopalians automate expressing our views to our representatives in Congress. You also can edit your messages to personalize your concerns. A recent Alert of note is “Urge Congress to Pass Voting Rights Legislation.”https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/office-government-relations/action-alerts/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f100768%2fRespond
PERSONAL PRAYER – If you’d like prayer support during the week, contact Lisa Gonzalez (805-441-3386). If no answer, please leave a message and your call will be returned. Prayer requests may also be emailed at any time to prayers@stbenslososos.org and requests for pastoral care may be sent to pastoralcare@stbenslososos.org.
The Altar Guild serves each Sunday by setting up and creating sacred space and then putting the vessels and linens away at the end as well as by looking after everything we use in worship. There are openings for two or more people to join the team. If God is calling you to this special ministry please talk to Diana Hammerlund.
BIDDING BOOK PRAYERS – If you’d like to request prayers for someone to have their names read out during the worship services on Sunday, please write them in the bidding book on the stand by the usher’s station as you come into church.
This Week at St Ben’s
Sunday
Monday
- 3:30p Liturgy Meeting: Zoom
Tuesday
Wednesday
- 3p Earthcare Meeting: Zoom
Friday
- 5:30p Messy Church
Saturday
- 9a Mens Breakfast @ Celias
Sunday
Service leaflets for Sunday services and Vespers are available under the Worship tab on our website:
https://www.stbenslososos.org/category/service-bulletin/
ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
RALPH’S CARD: Please consider registering your Food for Less or Ralph’s card as donating to St Benedict’s. In the last quarter 20 households contributed this way and we received over $200. How to do this here: https://www.ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program
A reminder that all organic waste must now be put into a green container not into the trash. Thank you to Ron Thompson for getting us a new compost container – note that it is WHITE. Less organic waste in the landfill means less methane and less global warming. In SLO County green waste means food waste and paper napkins/paper towels that have been used for food waste, flowers and other organic material but NOT items that are labeled compostable like plates, cutlery etc. Thank you for caring for the planet and obeying the law. No bags of any kind may go in the compost or the recycle bins.
The Altar Guild serves each Sunday by setting up and creating sacred space and then putting the vessels and linens away at the end as well as by looking after everything we use in worship. There are openings for two or more people to join the team. If God is calling you to this special ministry please talk to Sarah Chesebro.
BIDDING BOOK PRAYERS – If you’d like to request prayers for someone to have their names read out during the worship services on Sunday, please write them in the bidding book on the stand by the usher’s station as you come into church.
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES in Poland need help. We are sending money to Caro’s sisters church in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Please put “Ukraine” on your check or on-line gift.
NAME TAGS – We are asking everyone to wear a name tag. Please check the name tag board by the door for yours. If you don’t have one, or if an old one has become too shabby, please ask the office to make one for you. In the meantime, you can fill out an adhesive tag for the day.
HOW TO FIND OUR SERVICES
Our 8am and 10:30 am Sunday services are Eucharist services, held indoors at the church for anyone wishing to attend in person. Masks are required, and we will continue to ask people to maintain social distancing by having no more than three people per pew.
The 8:00 am service will also be available on Zoom. There is no 8am service on the first Sunday of each month.
The 10:30 am service will also be live-streamed for those who watch remotely — either on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stbenslososos/ or through our website at http://www.stbenslososos.org/facebook-including-live-stream/
Service leaflets for both services are available under the Worship tab on our website: https://www.stbenslososos.org/category/service-bulletin/
Unless otherwise stated, our meetings happen on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7977776046?pwd=VUFZSXY3UVpNVitJaDl2VmhPS3E2UT09 Passcode is: 93402
ON-GOING ACTIVITIES AT ST. BEN’S
ABUNDANCE SHOP– Thrift shop at 2025 9th St.
COMMUNITY DINNER – Providing and serving food at SBCC, on 1st Wednesday of odd-numbered months, in conjunction with Los Osos Cares.
EARTHCARE – Discussion/action group seeking local solutions to environmental concerns. 3rd Wednesdays 3:00 pm on ZOOM
HEALING SERVICE – A time for prayers for healing at the 10:30 service on 5th Sundays.
HOLLISTER INSTITUTE – Opportunities for stimulating discussion and thoughtful exploration on Tuesdays at 10:15am on ZOOM.
LAUNDRY LOVE – Helping low-income families with funds, soap, and friendly assistance at Osos Clean Laundry. 11am and 4pm on last Wednesday of each month.
MEN’S BREAKFAST GROUP – Morning social gathering, 3rd Saturdays 9am at Celia’s Garden Cafe
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN – Providing and serving lunch at 40 Prado, 1st Saturday of even numbered months
SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION – a lively on-line conversation, often based on a book. Tuesdays 10:15am
VESPERS AND CONVERSATION – 5:30 pm Tuesdays