We will not be meeting in person until we have established safe practices to keep us all well and healthy.
Unless otherwise stated, our meetings happen on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7977776046
The 10:30 am Sunday service is live-streamed on Facebook www.facebook.com/stbenslososos/ but you do not have to sign up for Facebook in order to watch it. You can also watch it on our website: https://www.stbenslososos.org/facebook-including-live-stream/
Sunday, June 21
- 8 am – Contemplative Service on Zoom
- 10:30 am – Worship on Facebook Live www.facebook.com/stbenslososos/
- 11:15 am – Coffee Hour on Zoom
- 12 pm – Parish Council Meeting
Monday, June 22
- 9:45 am – Lectio Divina – an opportunity to delve deeply into the Scriptures. Led by Helen Schneiders
- 8:00 pm – Compline with Lorienne Schwenk
Tuesday, June 23
- 9:45 am – Prayers for the Morning
- 10:15 am – Soul Feast – a conversation and practice of spiritual deepening based on the book by Marjorie Thompson. This week: Entertaining Angels Unaware and Putting it All Together
- 5:30 pm – Vespers – a short service of prayer, readings, and conversation
Wednesday, June 24
- 8:30 – 10am Blessings to Go – come to get a blessing in person outside the Abundance Shop (Your last opportunity for now…)
- 3pm Laundry Love at Los Osos Clean Laundry
- 7pm Sermon by Rev Dr William J. Barber with a discussion afterwards (see announcements)
Thursday, June 25
- 11 am -Bible Study: Colossians Chapter 3, 4 Everyone is welcome whether you know anything about the Bible or not.
- 2 pm – Rooted and Rising; A Book study led by Earthcare
- 6:00 pm – Grief Support Group Session 6. This is a closed group with a separate Zoom address
- 8:00 pm – Compline with Lorienne Schwenk
Sunday, June 28
- 8 am – Contemplative service on Zoom
- 10:30 am – Worship on Facebook Live www.facebook.com/stbenslososos/
- 11:15 am – Coffee Hour on Zoom
Announcements
Several of you have asked for the homework that Pat asked us to do following Friday’s panel. Here it is:
- Educate yourself on Black History, the real story, not just prominent figures in the civil rights movement.
- Speak up
- Speak out
- implict.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
- https://youtu.be/xXow7olFyIM
On Wednesday 24th at 7pm please join us on Zoom to watch together the Rev Dr William Barber’s sermon preached in National Cathedral on June 14 and for a discussion afterward. This is a follow-up to the virtual Poor People’s March on Washington and will continue to deepen our thinking about the inequality in American society. If you don’t want to join in the discussion but would like to watch the sermon on your own, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eviTAayTGT4
Coming Soon: Starting on Tuesday July 7, there will be an opportunity to read and discuss the book “The Untethered Soul; the journey beyond yourself”https://www.amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379 by Michael A. Singer. This is not an explicitly Christian book but rather an exploration of consciousness. One reviewer says, “Psalm 42:8 says, ‘Deep calls unto deep.’ Within each human soul there is a longing for more, and the thirst can be quenched only by God. In The Untethered Soul, Michael A. Singer helps the modern person who is seeking this experience to come to a better understanding of the action in their soul. I highly recommend this reflection of one soul to another on the journey.” Another says, “The Untethered Soul is a brilliant treatment of the path of spiritual consciousness. It is clearly and powerfully written. Michael A. Singer provides a firm step for those on a spiritual journey.”
On July 2, we will be serving our neighbors in Los Osos with a July 4 themed dinner. Please contact Maureen Titus by phone at 805-441-7262 or by email at naseema6@sbcglobal.net.
If you would like someone from the healing team to pray with you by phone, Jill Denton is available this week. (805) 704-1364
We are grateful for God’s financial providence and blessing. Thank you for making your offerings by mail, or on-line. You can do so here: https://www.StBensLosOsos.org/support-us/
| May Income: | $10,875.05 | Year to Date Income: | $70,654.00 |
| May Budget: | $14,233.34 | Year to Date Budget: | $71,166.70 |
| Shortfall: | ($3,358.29) | Year to Date Shortfall: | ($512.70) |
Please stay in touch with your cloister, and do not hesitate to contact Caro+ at 805-704-5826 caro@stbenslososos.org. She loves to hear from you. In an emergency, texts are best.
Be well, be safe, and stay in touch