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Presented by Hoapili Productions, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist Patrick Landeza will perform on Saturday April 23 at 7 p.m. For tickets ($20) call Yvette at (805) 878-6793 or for details please visit www.santamariahula.org.

Finding Christ through Buddha Four Thursday evenings. April 14 & 28 and May 5 & 12 from 7:00-8:30 pm. During this four week class we will explore the ways that an understanding of some aspects of Buddhism can enhance our experience of Christian spirituality. Group members will be encouraged to share books, authors and practices that they have found useful. The key text will be “Without Buddha I could not be a Christian” by Paul F. Knitter. Knitter describes his…

During this four week class we will explore the ways that an understanding of some aspects of Buddhism can enhance our experience of Christian spirituality. Group members will be encouraged to share books, authors and practices that they have found useful. The key text will be “Without Buddha I could not be a Christian” by Paul F. Knitter. Knitter describes his difficulties with Christianity – many of which will seem familiar to Hollister Institute readers, and how his understanding of Buddhist insights helped…

Starting on Tuesday March 15, Linda Seeley of Mothers for Peace will lead a Study-Action Group using the book Active Hope by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone as the cornerstone. A study-action group allows everyone to participate equally, and it helps people discover their own gifts and resources for healing the world. Active Hope is a great guide to work from. Participants will read 2 (or so) chapters before each meeting, discuss the chapters, and practice the Work that Reconnects together. The group will meet…

St. Benedict’s will host the Los Osos-Baywood Park Chamber of Commerce mixer. Music will be provided by Music Director John Cribb and there will be food and drink. Y’all Come!

Speaker: Steve Hendricks What You Should Know About The Seafood You Eat! The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY!!! What are the best seafood choices and why? Does it matter how seafood is harvested or farmed? What seafood is healthy/unhealthy for me? We will explore various commercial fishing methods, including fish farming, and their impacts on the marine environment. Steve Hendricks grew up on the Central Coast. He holds a B.S. in Fish Biology from Humboldt State, an M.S. in Fish…

The grass is growing and the squirrels are getting fat. So are the weeds, and the cobwebs.  Join us to clean the brass and silver, spring clean the sanctuary and maybe even the kitchen; and weed and prune the gardens. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level – we’ll find something for you to do! Lunch will be served and a good time will be had in the service of God and each other.

You’ve seen it around the community – sahara mustard is an invasive plant which quickly robs native plants of the ability to get nutrients, thus taking over large areas. It also is a prolific seed producer so spreads quickly and it grows fast in disturbed land. Celebrate Los Osos! has asked for help to get rid of it before it takes over. Join St Ben’s Earthcare and friends for a couple of hours of weed eradication. We agreed to focus…

Here is a great opportunity to try out some new soups at the same time as helping Syrian refugees. Best selling author and food writer, Barbara Abdeni Massaad, has brought together 80 chefs to produce a wonderful book of soup. The proceeds from its sale will be donated to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR to provide urgently needed food relief for Syrian refugees. In addition to offering soup to sample and books to buy we will show short videos about…

Take a few hours out of your schedule to reflect on the events of Holy Week. During this Quiet Morning we will meditate on the meaning of the passion of Christ and Jesus’ crucifixion, and together create Stations of the Cross. The “stations” or stops along the Via Dolorosa – the path Jesus took to the cross – help us to think more deeply about the great love he showed for us and also the places of pain and of grace in our…