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/s/7977776046?pwd=VUFZSXY3UVpNVitJaDl2VmhPS3E2UT09
Password if asked is: 93402
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 to watch it. You can also watch it on our website: https://www.stbenslososos.org/facebook-including-live-stream/
Service leaflets are available under the Worship tab on our website: https://www.stbenslososos.org/category/service-bulletin/
Calendar
| Thursday, September 24 | |||||
| 11:00 AM | Hollister Institute: Epistle to the Romans Book Discussion | ||||
| 3:00 PM | Healing Ministry via Zoom | ||||
| 4:00 PM | Safely Distanced Silent Meditation on the veranda led by Celeste Pennington and Carol McPhee Norton – St. Ben’s Veranda | ||||
| 4:00 PM | People’s Church, Palisades Avenue, Los Osos | ||||
| Sunday, September 27 | |||||
| 8:00 AM | Contemplative Service via Zoom | ||||
| 9:30 AM | Short Service – St. Ben’s Parking Lot – BYO Coffee | ||||
| 10:30 AM | Worship via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/StBensLosOsos/ | ||||
| 11:30 AM | Coffee Hour via Zoom | ||||
| 2:00 PM | Riforgiate Wedding Rehearsal | ||||
| Sunday, September 28 | |||||
| 2:00 PM | Riforgiate Wedding | ||||
| Tuesday, September 29 | |||||
| 9:45 AM | Prayers for the Morning | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Vespers | ||||
| Wednesday, September 30 | |||||
| 3:00 PM | Earthcare Meeting | ||||
| 3:00 PM | Laundry Love | ||||
| Thursday, October 1 | |||||
| 11:00 AM | Hollister Institute: Epistle to the Romans Book Discussion | ||||
| 4:00 PM | Safely Distanced Silent Meditation on the veranda led by Celeste Pennington and Carol McPhee Norton – St. Ben’s Veranda | ||||
| 4:00 PM | People’s Church, Palisades Avenue, Los Osos | ||||
| Saturday, October 3 | |||||
| 12:00 PM | People’s Kitchen | ||||
| Sunday, October 4 | |||||
| 8:00 AM | Contemplative Service via Zoom | ||||
| 10:30 AM | Worship via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/StBensLosOsos/ | ||||
| 11:30 AM | Coffee Hour via Zoom | ||||
| 2:00 PM | Blessing of the Animals at The Abundance Shop | ||||
| 4:00 PM | Blessing of the Animals at Los Osos Middle School | ||||
Streams of Living Water – A conversation – Consider joining a conversation about the great traditions within Christianity and the spiritual practices that each one recommends. This well-written book by a beloved author will help you to understand Christians from other traditions of spirituality and to explore new ways of approaching God that may open your heart and mind to new realms of the divine mind. The conversations will be led by the Rev. Caroline Hall and other participants. All sessions will be on Zoom. Every Tuesday at 10:15 AM starting on October 6 for six sessions
October 3 at 12 PM – People’s Kitchen – If you would like to assist with this outreach. Please reach out to Pat Henry to help. Please contact Pat Henry at 661-340-2291
Blessing of the Animals – October 4 Come out to either The Abundance Shop at 2 PM Drive-up Animal blessing for St Francis Day. Animals will be blessed curbside, within your car or Los Osos Middle School field at 4 PM
Blessing of the Animals for St Francis Day. Animals must be on leash or otherwise controlled.
People’s Worship – Thursdays at 4PM – This service will be led by Rev. Mike Eggleston and Caro+, and maybe others, at the end of Palisades outside the parking lot of Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church. It will last no more than 30 minutes and we are hoping that some of our unhoused neighbors will feel able to join us.
Safely Distanced Silent Meditation on Thursdays on the veranda led by Celeste Pennington and Carol McPhee Norton. For more information, please contact Celeste Pennington at 805-771-8974
Forward Day by Day booklets available now! If you are interested in receiving a copy of this great publication, please let the office know at (805) 528-0654 or office@StBensLosOsos.org
| Happy Birthday to: | |
| 24-Sep | Julie Bailey |
| 25-Sep | Liz Maruska |
| 29-Sep | Barbara Hirahara |
| 30-Sep | Faith Watkins |
General Operating Fund Income
Aug Income: $10,798.60
Aug Budget: $14,233.34
Shortfall ($ 3,434.74)
YTD Income: $131,723.45
YTD Budget: $113,866.72
Surplus $ 17,856.73
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/
Healing Prayers
If you’d like someone to pray with you by phone, contact the healing prayer minister of the week, whose name and phone number is: Jill Denton at 805-704-1364
Celebrate Cristosal #20!
Thursday, October 8, 5 pm
Cristosal, a Central American human rights organization born in the Episcopal Church, has been a grantee of the Diocese of El Camino Real’s Partnership Commission for several years. In gratitude, Cristosal extends an invitation to all members of the diocese to attend our 20th Anniversary (Virtual) Gala. Please join us for an evening of arts, culture, and serious human rights talk. Featured guests include Austin-based musician/activist Gina Chavez, poets Carolyn Forché and Javier Zamora, and the National Choir of Guatemala. The event is free to attend (please RSVP here). We hope you can join us!
Season of Creation
Once every year, during the four Sundays of September that precede St Francis of Assisi Day (4 October), we join with churches around the world in celebrating a Season of Creation. This is an opportunity to bring the celebration of Earth fully into the orbit of Christian worship as a natural and integral part of the church year. During the Season of Creation, we rejoice in the good gift of creation and reflect on how we care for it.
St. Benedict’s will be celebrating the Season of Creation with special themed liturgies and sermons at the
10:30 AM service:
September 27 – The Kinship and Unity of All Creation in Christ
Then in October, we will honor St. Francis of Assisi:
October 5 – St. Francis Day Observed
Take the Faith Climate Justice Voter Pledge
When people of faith vote our values, elected officials take note. We can help make change by electing leaders who are committed to ending structures of oppression, ending environmental injustices, and tackling climate change.
While it’s not the place for St. Ben’s to say for whom you should vote, we can let people know the values for which we are voting. It’s easy to do online. Members of St. Ben’s Earthcare Committee have signed the Faith Climate Justice Voter Pledge and invite you to join us. See https://www.faithclimatejusticevoter.org/pledge-to-be-a-faith-climate-justice-voter/. The Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign is a nonpartisan Interfaith Power & Light led campaign and includes several faith and climate partners.
Creation Care Webinars from our Diocese
Each of us can make a difference by being good stewards of creation through easy-to-do actions. St. Benedict’s Earthcare Committee recommends your participation in the upcoming Zoom meetings offered by St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church (Mountain View) Creation Care Task Force. We hope you will join us in taking advantage of the invitation to join these free sessions at 7:00-8:30 p.m. on the designated dates:
| Wednesday, October 7 | Environmental Justice An intergenerational, multi-racial movement promoting environmental, economic, and social justice for where we all live, work, play, learn and pray. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/CC-EnvJustice |
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.