Events (Page 4)

Events (Page 4)

Messy Church @ St. Ben’s

Messy Church will gather on Friday September 26th, at 5:30 pm, for a New Testament story, a craft activity, and dinner. Looking forward to seeing you there! Friends and family are welcome to join. 

Blessing of the Animals

Join the people of St. Benedict’s on October 2 for a Blessing of the Animals! This tradition is conducted in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures. Join us at: 2:30pm outside the South Bay Community Center 2180 Palisades Ave.And3:30pm Los Osos Middle School back parking lot : South Bay Blvd & Pismo Ave.

Gentle Yoga @ St. Ben’s

Yoga at St. Benedict’s in Los Osos Fridays at 9AM – 10AMBeginning Sept. 23,2022Instructor: SeannaDonation $10-$15 per person Must RSVP to Maureen @ 805 441 7262 or naseema6@sbcglobal.net , to determine space available. Must bring a yoga mat, water, blanket or any other props you may need. Looking forward to seeing you!

Spiritual Conversation: Happiness

Our Spiritual Conversation on Tuesday at 10:15 on Zoom is about Happiness based on a study described in a TED talk by Robert Waldinger. Please consider joining us for a generous conversation. Next week we will be starting a new conversation on the Bible using novelist Stant Litore’s book Lives of Unforgetting.

A Storied Pilgrimage on Race

Our Diocese has put together a twelve session series which explores the personal stories of those across the diocese on issues of race.

Walk in Love: Zoom

This short online course is for anyone who is interested in being received or confirmed into The Episcopal Church, and anyone who would like to know more about the church. In Walk in Love, the Revs. Scott Gunn and Melody Shobe unpack the basic beliefs and practices of our tradition. Everyone is welcome – each session will last about an hour and will include four video segments with conversation in between. They will take place in our normal Zoom room…

Brynn Albanese – One-Woman-Show

Brynn is a well-known and loved multi genre violinist on the California Central Coast. She has been seen front and center as Soloist and Concertmaster on numerous Performing Arts Center stages with a wide variety of groups in the area as well as the ever-popular World Music Band, Café Musique. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Cambria’s largest Concert Series, Cambria Concerts Unplugged. Brynn is now a Therapeutic Music Practitioner and End of Life Doula in Hospitals and…

Forgiveness – Finding Peace by Letting Go

Spiritual Conversation Starts July 26. In this conversation we will be watching and discussing a video series created by Adam Hamilton, author of Forgiveness: Finding Peace through Letting Go so there is no need to read the book, though of course you may!  From the blurb:“If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread; if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.” Proverbs 24:17 (CEB) There is nothing more crippling than holding on to anger. Anger, more than any…

Church Cracked Open

As St. Benedicts faces its own transition of leadership, as our diocese calls us to New Church, and we are all in a world that is constantly changing, this book is a lifeline. Let’s read it together.  There will be a study of this book during July. We will meet on Zoom every Wednesday evening beginning at 7 o’clock and we will do two chapters per week. The book is brief and is available at book stores everywhere. Discussion led…

Celebrate Juneteenth

In honor of Juneteenth, the celebration of emancipation, consider joining a conversation about race in California and in our lives. On Saturday June 18 at 7pm we will start by watching a 10 minute TED talk from Prof. Candis Watts Smith addressing three myths about racism. Dr Watts Smith challenges us to look at racism in our own state, so after we have had a chance to talk about our responses to her talk we will watch a short report on the recently published…