ON-GOING ACTIVITIES AT ST. BEN’S
ABUNDANCE SHOP– Thrift shop at 2025 9th St.
COMMUNITY DINNER – Providing and serving food at SBCC, on 1st Thursday of odd-numbered months, in conjunction with Los Osos Cares.
EARTHCARE – Discussion/action group seeking local solutions to environmental concerns. 3rd Wednesdays 3:00 pm on Zoom
HEALING SERVICE – 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. Currently: “Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of St. Benedict”
LAUNDRY LOVE – Helping low-income families with funds, soap, and friendly assistance at Osos Clean Laundry. 11am and 4pm on last Wednesday of each month.
MEN’S BREAKFAST GROUP – Morning social gathering, 3rd Saturdays 9am at Celia’s Garden Cafe
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN – Providing and serving lunch at 40 Prado, 1st Saturday of even numbered months
VESPERS AND CONVERSATION – 5:30 pm Tuesdays
VESTRY / PARISH COUNCIL – 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,
- Benjamin Nucum
- Helen Schnieders
Week of February 20th, 2022
Sunday, Feb 20
8:00 am – Contemplative Communion (in-person and on Zoom)
9:20 am – Bible Conversation
10:30 am – Eucharist service – (also live-streamed on FB)
Monday, Feb 21 RECTOR’S SABBATH
Tuesday, Feb 22
9:45 am – Prayers for the Morning (Zoom)
10:15 am – Spiritual Conversation: Benedict’s Dharma (Zoom)
5:30 pm – Vespers service: in person and on Zoom
Wednesday, Feb 23
3:00 pm – Prayer Meeting (Zoom)
11am and 4pm – Laundry Love
6:00 pm – Choir Rehearsal
Friday February 25
6:00 pm – Parish Council Retreat @ home of Helen Schnieders
Saturday, February 26
9:00 pm – Parish Council Retreat @ Monastery of the Risen Christ
Sunday February 27
8:00 am – Contemplative Eucharist service (also on Zoom)
9:20 am – Bible Conversation
10:30 am – Eucharist (in-person and live-streamed on FB)
12:30 pm – Parish-Staff Liaison Group Meeting
2:00 pm – Deanery Meeting (see below)
Service leaflets for Sunday services and Vespers are available under the Worship tab on our website:
https://www.stbenslososos.org/category/service-bulletin/
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHANGE IN OFFICE HOURS: Starting this week Jay will be in the office on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2-5. If you need something at other times please contact Caro+
CLERGY RETREAT: Caro+ and Susan+ will be attending the SLO deanery residential retreat this week from Tuesday afternoon to Friday afternoon. Caro+ will be available by text. If you have concerns during the week please contact Jay in the office 805-528-0654 or Maureen, Presiding Warden 805-441-7262
SPECIAL DEANERY MEETING with speakers Lauren Brown and Vance Rodgers of the SLO4Home organization that is putting together an effort to help in the resettlement of Afghan refugees. February 27 at 2pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88412212033?pwd=L2R0MnpIb01pb0p1aTVqU3pkdHNYdz09
LORD TEACH US TO PRAY – a study of the spirituality of the Lord’s Prayer starts March 3 at 11am and continues every Thursday during Lent.
PRAYER GROUP continues on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 3pm. (This time may change) On Zoom only for now. This will be for us to bring the concerns of the whole congregation to God rather than interceding for individual people. All pray-ers are welcome.
TUESDAY SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION The weekly Spiritual Conversation is currently based on the book, Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of St Benedict. 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
ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK—
- Feb 25 Don and Liz Maruska
COMING UP:
- March 2 Ash Wednesday; Ashes to Go and 7:15 Service
- March 3 Lent Course starts, Lord Teach us to Pray starts
- March 3 Community Dinner
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 Louisa Beeler at (805)543-2898. 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.
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. The consecrated wine will be served in individual cups throughout Epiphany Season.
- No physical contact with people outside of your family unit.
- We will only have coffee hour if someone signs up in the kitchen in advance and agrees to follow the diocesan food service guidelines posted there.
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