ON-GOING ACTIVITIES AT ST. BEN’S
ABUNDANCE SHOP– Thrift shop at 2025 9th St. (If you would like to volunteer, please contact at (805) 528-1370)
COMMUNITY DINNER – Providing and serving food at SBCC, on 1st Thursday of odd-numbered months, in conjunction with Los Osos Cares.
EARTHCARE – Zoom 3rd Wednesdays 3pm. Discussion/action group seeking spiritual and practical solutions to environmental concerns. MEN’S GROUP – Morning social gathering, 3rd Saturdays – 9am at Celia’s Garden Cafe.
HEALING SERVICE – FACEBOOK – 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.
LAUNDRY LOVE – Helping low-income families with funds, soap, and friendly assistance at Osos Clean Laundry. 11-1pm and 4-6pm on last Wednesdays
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN – Providing and serving lunch at 40 Prado, 1st Saturday of even-numbered months
VESPERS AND CONVERSATION – Zoom – 5:30 pm Tuesdays
VESTRY / PARISH COUNCIL – ZOOM – 3rd Sundays at 12:30pm.
- The Rev. Dr. Caroline Hall, Rector
- Maureen Titus, Presiding Warden
- Lisa Gonzalez, Treasurer
- Sandy Fisher, People’s Warden
- Pamela Bleisch
- Cathy Gildea
- Esta Kandarian
- Helen Schnieders
We are grateful for God’s financial providence and blessing. Thank you for making your offerings by mail to our PO Box, or on-line.
THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
TIME SENSITIVE THANKSGIVING: Please sign up today for Thanksgiving on Thursday 24th —please tell us how many will be in your party as well as what you plan to bring. If you won’t be at church or you forget please contact Hannah-Jaye in the office. We plan to eat at 1pm so please be here a little earlier with your contribution. There is a sign up sheet
If you didn’t return your pledge card with you financial commitment for 2023 last Sunday, please do so very soon as the Finance Committee needs to start preparing the budget for next year. Thank you.
This SUNDAY
- 12:30 Parish Council
- 2pm Transgender Day of Remembrance; Meet at the Courthouse and walk to GALA center for Vigil
- 3pm the SLO Ministerial Association invites you to an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Congregation Beth David or on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82138374878?pwd=b3M4QXNqcmVkbHFDaHU5aFNpbDE0QT09
- 3pm The French Connection -Master Chorale at the PAC
SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION – this week the conversation will reflect on the ideas in Pema Chodron’s book, Welcoming the Unwelcome. You are welcome even if you don’t read it.
ADVENT REFLECTION booklets Living Well through Advent – Practicing Simplicity with all your Heart, Soul, Strength and Mind. are now available on the ushers table. Consider joining an in-person conversation happening on Thursdays at 10am for about
an hour in-person at the church, starting on December 1st for four weeks.
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN: We are serving lunch to our neighbors at 40 Prado in SLO on December 3rd. Please let Pat Henry know how you can help.
ADVENT RETREAT Saturday, December 10th, 9:30—3 at St. Stephens Episcopal Church (1344 Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo), We will gather at 9:30am for worship, Bible study, and reflection. You are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and bring a journal or computer, if you are someone who enjoys writing while reflecting. Lunch will be provided (suggested donation $10) The theme of the day is “Courage in the Wilderness” and it will be hosted by Canon Martha Korienek. Questions? Please email Canon Martha at canonmartha@realepiscopal.org. The registration link is in the Benediction Weekly.
SAVE THE DATE: the Christmas Carol concert will be on December 18 at 3pm.
Bishop Lucinda’s Diocesan Convention address, COURAGE IN THE WILDERNESS, is now available here.
PERSONAL PRAYER – If you’d like prayer support during the week, contact Helen Schnieders (818) 324-2646. If there is no answer, please leave a message and your call will be returned. Prayer requests may also be emailed at any time to prayers@stbenslososos.org and requests for pastoral care may be sent to pastoralcare@stbenslososos.org.
BIRTHDAY: Nov 23, Pat Stoneman and Maria Kelly
This Week at St Ben’s
Monday
- Rectors Sabbath
Tuesday
- 9:45a Prayers for the Morning: Zoom
- 10:15a Spiritual Conversation Zoom
- 5:30p Vespers in-person only
- 6:15p Choir Rehearsal
Thursday
- 1:00p Thanksgiving Dinner
Friday
- 9:00a Gentle Yoga
Sunday – Advent Sunday
- 8:00a Contemplative Communion in-person and on Zoom
- 10:30a Eucharist in-person and livestreamed on FB
Service leaflets for Sunday services and Vespers are available under the Worship tab on our website:
https://www.stbenslososos.org/category/service-bulletin/
ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Everyone is invited to GENTLE YOGA Fridays at 9am. For more info see Maureen Titus
A reminder that all organic waste must now be put into a green container not into the trash. Thank you to Ron Thompson for getting us a new compost container – note that it is WHITE. Less organic waste in the landfill means less methane and less global warming. In SLO County green waste means food waste and paper napkins/paper towels that have been used for food waste, flowers and other organic material but NOT items that are labeled compostable like plates, cutlery etc. Thank you for caring for the planet and obeying the law. No bags of any kind may go in the compost or the recycle bins.
The Altar Guild serves each Sunday by setting up and creating sacred space and then putting the vessels and linens away at the end as well as by looking after everything we use in worship. There are openings for two or more people to join the team. If God is calling you to this special ministry please talk to Sarah Chesebro.
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.
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES in Poland need help. We are sending money to Caro’s sisters church in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Please put “Ukraine” on your check or on-line gift.
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.
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.
- 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.
HOW TO FIND OUR SERVICES
Our 8am and 10:30 am Sunday services 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.
The 8:00 am service will also be available on Zoom. There is no 8am service on the first Sunday of each month.
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