Benediction Weekly – Sunday, October 8, 2020

Benediction Weekly – Sunday, October 8, 2020

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/

Thursday, October 8  
 11:00 AM Hollister Institute: Epistle to the Romans Book Discussion
 4:00 PM People’s Church, Palisades Avenue, Los Osos
   
Saturday, October 10  
 5:30 PM Saturday Online Worship via Zoom
   
Sunday, October 11  
 8:00 AM Contemplative Service via Zoom
 9:30 AM Outdoor worship – St. Ben’s parking lot
 10:30 AM Worship via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/StBensLosOsos/
 11:30 AM Coffee Hour via Zoom
   
Tuesday, October 13  
 9:45 AM Prayers for the Morning
 10:15 AM Hollister Institute: Streams of Living Water
 5:30 PM Vespers
   
Thursday, October 15  
 11:00 AM Hollister Institute: Epistle to the Romans Book Discussion
 4:00 PM People’s Church, Palisades Avenue, Los Osos
   
Sunday, October 18  
 8:00 AM Contemplative Service via Zoom
 9:30 AM Outdoor worship – St. Ben’s parking lot
 10:30 AM Worship via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/StBensLosOsos/
 11:30 AM Coffee Hour via Zoom
 12:30 PM Parish Council

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Save the Date!   October 24

On-line Gratitude Gala with real dessert!  More details coming soon.

The November/December Benediction Newsletter will go out on November 1st.  Deadline to submit articles, pictures, etc. is Wednesday, Oct. 28  Send submissions to Ed Himmelblau at ehimelbl@calpoly.edu

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  October 6 through November 17

Time to Renew Ralph’s & Food4Less Community Cards

Both Ralph’s and Food4Less require annual registration in their community rewards programs which

enables St. Benedict’s to receive a small percentage of every dollar spent there.   Log-on to www.ralphs.com (or create an account if you are not already registered.) Enroll in the Community Rewards program, using St. Benedict’s organization number #HV013.  Register your Food4Less card in the same way at www.food4less.com  

Our organization number with them is #DH925Thank you to all who have been utilizing their Ralph’s and Food4Less Community Cards.   Last week St. Ben’s received two checks from Kroger (Ralph’s) totaling $216.17

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.

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:
10-OctRob Ross
11-OctLaura Thompson
15-OctDeb Garza
  
Happy Anniversary to:
9-OctBill & Joan Hayes

Giving in September – St. Benedict’s Operating Fund

Sept Income:  $26,293.12

Sept Budget:  $14,233.34

Surplus:         $12,059.78

YTD Income:  $158,016.57

YTD Budget:  $128,100.06

YTD Surplus: $ 29,916.51 (PPP Amt:  $21.250.00)

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:  Louisa Beeler at 805-543-2898

Bidding Book Prayers

If you’d like to request prayers for someone and have their names read out during the online worship services on Sunday, please submit their names to stefshuman@sbcglobal.net during the week (by Friday).   

Opening Doors of Interfaith Understanding – Zoom Meeting Invitation

Please mark your ZOOM calendars for Monday, October 12th at 7:30 PM, the beginning of our sixth year! Hope all of you are hanging in there during these unprecedented times. Know that our gathering together truly helps!

This gathering will include Fr. Jim Nisbet of Mission San Luis Obispo presenting the hopeful book “THE BOOK OF JOY” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We thought it would be a great idea to then have Rev. Mark Bloodgood, Head Priest and Guiding Teacher of the San Luis Obispo Zen Circle, present an Introduction to Buddhism. He has joined our Steering Committee and makes our ZOOM gatherings happen.  It will be possible to schmooze afterwards as we have always felt the most important part of our gatherings is getting to know one another. With hope, Rev. Luanne Griguoliv

Zoom Meeting Information:

https://tinyurl.com/Doors-of-Interfaith-10122020

 Meeting ID: 881 2320 9000  Passcode: 406979

 Dial by your location:  +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)  +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

St. Benedict’s Connections

Please stay in touch with your St. Benedict’s 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.