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
- Pamela Bleisch
- Sandy Fisher
- 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.
Week of April 3rd, 2022
Sunday, April 3
8:00 am – No service
9:20 am – Bible Conversations
10:30 am – Eucharist service – (also live-streamed on FB)
Monday, April 4 RECTOR’S SABBATH
Tuesday, April 5
9:45 am – Prayers for the Morning (Zoom)
10:15 pm – Spiritual Conversation (Zoom)
5:30 pm – Vespers service: in person and on Zoom
Wednesday, April 6
6:00 pm – Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, April 7
11 am – Lord Teach us to Pray: in-person and on Zoom
Sunday, April 10 Palm Sunday
8:00 am – Contemplative Communion (in-person and on Zoom)
9:20 am – Bible Conversations
10:30 am – Eucharist service – (also live-streamed on FB)
Service leaflets for Sunday services and Vespers are available under the Worship tab on our website:
https://www.stbenslososos.org/category/service-bulletin/
ANNOUNCEMENTS
EASTER IS COMING: Full service schedule is available here: https://www.stbenslososos.org/worship/easter-and-holy-week/. To dedicate flowers for a loved one please make your donation of $10 or more in the Easter flowers envelope available at the back of the church. Dedications will be included in the Easter Day service bulletin.
SPRING RENEWAL: Faithful Ways, Fresh Vistas – a special diocesan online gathering, April 29 and 30. It will include a celebration of the ministry of Canon Brian Nordwick, an exciting presentation by Bishop Sean Rowe, and a lunchtime Celebration of Ministry. Full information and registration here: https://www.realepiscopal.org/calendar-event/spring-renewal/
COMING UP April 22, at 6:30pm, in celebration of Earth Day, a pre-release showing of the film Youth V. Gov. In-person and on Zoom.
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.
SAVE YOUR CARDBOARD – the landscaping committee needs cardboard for weed suppression.
TUESDAY SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION The weekly Spiritual Conversation is based on the book “In God’s Presence: Theological Reflections on Prayer” by Marjorie Suchocki. This conversation is open to anyone and everyone whether or not you read the book. On-line via Zoom on Tuesdays at 10:15am. A service of Prayers for the Morning is also available on Tuesdays, starting at 9:45 on Zoom
LORD TEACH US TO PRAY – a study of the spirituality of the Lord’s Prayer started March 3 at 11am and continues every Thursday during Lent. You may join at any time.
OFFICE HOURS: Hannah-Jay is in the office on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2-5. If you need something at other times please contact Caro+
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK—
- April 5 Daphne Myers
PERSONAL PRAYER – A member of the Healing Prayer Ministry team is available each week (except the 5th Sunday) after the 10:30 service to pray with you for special concerns. If you’d like this prayer support during the week, contact Lisa Gonzalez at (805) 441-3386. If no answer, please leave a message and your call will be returned. Prayer requests may also be emailed to prayers@stbenslososos.org.
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.
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CONVERSATION – Sunday Morning Bible Conversation is held each week between the two morning services starting at 9:20 in the classroom. Lisa Gonzalez and Lorienne Schwenk will be leading the discussion.
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS – Hannah-Jay’s office hours are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2-5pm
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.
DONATIONS – Collection plates are not passed during the service, but you may put your contributions in the plate by the usher’s station before the service, or contribute on-line at: https://www.StBensLosOsos.org/support-us/ or by mail to our PO Box. Thank you for your offerings! We are grateful for God’s financial providence and blessing.
ST. BENEDICT’S CONNECTIONS – Please do not hesitate to reach out to each other to stay in contact, and feel free to contact Caro+ at 805-704-5826 or caro@stbenslososos.org She loves to hear from you. In an emergency, texts are best.
IN-PERSON SERVICE AT ST. BENEDICT’S – To help lessen the chance of spreading Covid – or Flu or colds – please observe the following behaviors when worshipping at St. Ben’s. Thank you.
- Masks are required at all times inside the church, except when putting the communion bread into your mouth, or when reading the lessons or making announcements from the lectern.
- Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently.
- Maintain safe social distancing – spread out in the pew to maximize space both from side to side and before/behind.
- When coming forward for communion, spread out the circle to keep from standing too closely together.
- During communion the consecrated bread will be dropped into your palm for you to consume.
HOW TO FIND OUR SERVICES
Our 8am and 10:30 am services each Sunday 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. Communion will be distributed in bread only. Wine will be received by sight.
The 8:00 am service will also be available on Zoom.
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