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
SEARCH COMMITTEE The Parish Council is seeking volunteers to serve on the Rector Search Committee. The primary tasks of the Search Committee are to finalize the Parish Profile, to interview Rector candidates, and to present a slate of candidates to the Vestry for approval. A committee of 5-8 members would be ideal and the Parish Council will be selecting members to insure broad representation from the parish. Statement of Interest forms are located on the Usher’s Table and are due to Maureen Titus, Presiding Warden, by May 7. Act NOW!
THE BENEDICTION Newsletter is coming out soon. The deadline for articles is May 1. Please send your contributions to Cathy Gildea.
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN; We are looking for someone to lead this ministry going forward. For more information talk to Pat Henry or to Caro+.
Donations for Diocesan Spring Renewal Missional Project: The Deacons of the Diocese are asking congregations to donate the following items for distribution to those impacted by the recent floods. There is a box by the ushers table where you can drop your donations by Tuesday April 25.
Deacon Jen is also accepting gifts of cash or gift cards.
Donation items requested are: Diapers, Baby Wipes, Toilet Paper, Period Products (Tampons, Sanitary pads), and Hygiene Products (Bar Soap, Shampoo and conditioner, Toothpaste, and toothbrush). *Please, no opened or slightly used products.
If you have questions, please email Deacon Jen at jen@stbenslosos.org.
We know you are looking forward to sharing Caro’s Retirement Party with her, our church and community members on May 19. The Parish Council invites your donations to defray the costs. Donations may be made at church, by mail or online. Please mark your gift for Caro’s Party expenses. We appreciate your generosity to make this a wonderful celebratory day.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! May 19 6:30pm Party in Caro’s honor at the church – bring your friends – there will be a DJ, food and dancing as well as a time to honor Caro+; Sunday May 21 3pm at ST Barnabas, Combined Deanery choirs sing Requiem by John Rutter: Sunday May 28 is Caro+’s last Sunday: Wednesday May 31 at 6:30 Bishop Lucinda will officiate A Service for the Ending of a Pastoral Relationship.
SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION – This week we will continue a conversation based on the ideas in The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren. You do not have to read the book to participate. Tuesdays at 10:30.
The Diocesan SPRING RENEWAL is April 28-29 in Salinas. This year, the Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, is the Keynote Speaker. She will engage us more deeply with our theme for 2023, “Courage in the Wilderness.” Participants will worship, share a banquet to honor our ministries, enjoy presentations and conversation, and most of all, simply be together as a diocese. Spring Renewal is an in-person only event and there will not be an online option available. Everyone is welcome. Registration is now open.https://www.realepiscopal.org/spring-renewal-2023/
PERSONAL PRAYER – If you’d like prayer support during the week, contact Jill Denton (805 534-1101). 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.
This Week at St Ben’s
Sunday
- 8am Contemplative Communion in-person and on Zoom
- 10:30am Eucharist in-person and livestreamed on FB
Tuesday
- 9:45am Prayers for the Morning: Zoom
- 10:30am Spiritual Conversation Zoom
- 5:30pm Vespers, followed by supper
Wednesday
- 11am and 4pm Laundry Love
Thursday
- 6:45 Choir Practice
Friday
- 9am Gentle Yoga in the Great Room
- 5:30pm Messy Church in-person
Sunday
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
RALPH’S CARD: Please consider registering your Food for Less or Ralph’s card as donating to St Benedict’s. In the last quarter 20 households contributed this way and we received over $200. How to do this here: https://www.ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program
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
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 Wednesday 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.
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
SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION – a lively on-line conversation, often based on a book. Tuesdays 10:15am
VESPERS AND CONVERSATION – 5:30 pm Tuesdays